Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 19, 1916, Page 4

'wfiurwid Bulletin i and Goufier £ Bubseription price 1Zc a week; S0e a month: $8.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, /Conn., 85 second-clags matter. , Felephone Ci 1 Bulletin Businsss Office 450, Bulletin Bditorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Offica 35-2. Willlmantlo _Office, G7 Church St. {Telephione 210-2. i g 120 YBEARS OLD The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the Ilargest eireulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from tbree to four times larger than that of any in} Norwich. It is delivered to over $,000 of the 4,063 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivcred to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,00, and in all of these places it 18 considered tbe local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- gine towns, one hurdred and sixty- five postoftice districts, and sixty zural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, average........couees 905, average, ) i INSISTING ON CLEAN WALKS i In the six months that it has been power the present city administra~ on has done some excellent work in behalf of improved sidewalks. 'Some of the eyesores and danger spots which had existed altogether too long disappeared and in their place ‘jare to be found smooth and attractive Kealie.. Tho sezt. m-thia direstion has dbeen most gratifying and there will a continuation of it as soon as the 4 ther permits, so that when the work s finished Norwich will ‘have such accommodations for the pe- destrians as everyone will have rea- ison to be proud of. | But having gotten the attention of ithe property owners directed towards ibetter walks, it is apparently the pur- of the administration to see that walks are kept clean and safe Jduring the winter time, else all the |§0od Work that has been done to im- ve them will have gone for nought ¥or many months of the year. | There has always been too much flaxity in regard to the clearing of s after & snow storm and in them following an ice storm. is time that something was done the authorities to corvect this sit- juation, for -all the walks, and not simply & few of them should be made for those who uso them. made it manifest that it In- tends to see that tho sidewalks are following storms “there ought be nothing but the heartiest coop- kration on the part of everyone, prop- ‘erty owner or tenant, to see that the Fequirements are lived up to. The in- mistence upon the removal of snow and ice from the walk is an excellent « (thing but it would come with less jar mzy #f it had been required In the THE IMMIGRATION BILL. Ot course if it depended: upon the Bize of the vote in the two houses of | congress to determine whether Pres- dent Wilson would apply his sia- to or veto the immigration bill there could be no question as to,what i be would do. The senate has ap- ; proved the slightly altered Dill which % hevertheless contains the literacy test Bnd which has also established zeo- Phical lines where the people within feh will not be admitted to this pountry, by a very large majori bnly seven senators opposinz. But Js not the vote of cither house which Betermines the president's action. Such a bill has been vetoed three times before and there is no reason Lo belleve but what the president will pdhere to the position which he has taken in regard to the literacy test (hnd will so state when the time comes for him to express hiraself thereon. The one significance of the substan- tial majority s that it is far above the two-thirds mfjority which is re- guired to pass a measure over the A :'veo of the chief executive, and the i Bituation in the house is much the Bame as it is in the senate in that re- . It two-thirds of each house the bill following a veto, it be- law, but thus far there have Been enough congressmen Avho ve been willing to take after ‘the president it s to be sincereiy hoped that @re not prepared to do anything the kind durine the present In behalf of a measure containing clause so un-American, . IMPRESSING THE POLES. % Germany is losing no time in get- I the kingdom of Poland started. Tt well acqueinted, with the failure in 3 of Russia to carry out prom- 8 which have been made to its sub- ‘and it knows the feeling of the in that regard. It wants to get the help that it can from the Poles that the quicker it h is going to the quicker and espo of those fore the larger ments for the Peutonic forces. That all the Poles will not rush in- to such a scheme is believed, for they cannot but appreciate the urpleasant position in which they would find themselves in case the central powers should lose instead of win. , hpwever, 1s doing its best to take ¢he wind out of the Russian sails in ‘so far as the Polish question Is congerned, and it is doing it by acting promptly in the setting up, of the new government. There has al- ready been selected a regent, the na- %omal council is to have its first meeting _this week and by February there will be a session of the national nssembly. Germany is therefore get- ting the credit of action, while all that Russia. has to offer now is prom- ises, but for the Poles the important question to be decided is which will be the better for them in the end, end it is that very question which Germany is trying to answer for them. STOP BEFORE CROSSING. In view of the lagge number of peo- ple who are killed every year at rail- road crossings and the fact that a good proportion of thém are made up of motorists, it 1s impossible to over- look the effort which was made at the recent conference ofgthe Ameri- can Railway association to bring about some uniform legislation, which would apply to the entire country relative to these danger spots. There were two propositions con- sidered. One would have the auto arivers slow down their cars to ten miles an hour at least 100 feet from the crossing and the other would have them come to a full stop before crossing a track. Opposition of course was manifested to both, bacause the first might develop Into a speed trap and because the latter would require the stopping of a motor car at many crossings where the Zriver has a clear view of the track m both directions. In both instances there would be some effort made on the part of the driver to give some consideration to his own 1ife and to the safety of those who are with him, and the greater safety waald be Insured by the latter proposition. It would of course mean & Yew seconds delay but even if it did, It is far preferable that a few sec- onds, or even minutes should be lost than that there should be such a kill- (@ as took place at the crossing be- fow Stafford Springs this month, where if the car had brought “to o full stop before crossing the track, there would have been prevemted onc of the worst accidents of the kind the state has experienced. Blectric cars are forced to stop before crossing rail- way tracks and there is no reason why the same rule should not prevail in regard to autos especially where the crossings are blind and extra hazardous. Safety is worth all the de- lay that may be caused at such a place. be the reinforce- NEEDLESS PUBLIC BUILDINGS. From the attitude which is taken by the democratic leaders In the house, little thought is appare) be- ing given to economy or to the re- port of Secretary McAdoo of thg fyeas- ury department, in which he sai& thag as the result of the study he had made in regard to the methods pur- sued in the past 15 years of provid- ing public buildings, he was convinced that many buildings which were not needed had been constructed apd at an expense which was clearly unjustf- fled. Yet in the face of that and the pres- ent state of the national treasury, the democratic leaders are insisting upom the passage of the public buildipss bill at this session of congress. Théy want to continue the practice against which there has been so much com- plaint in recent years. They want to plle on an additional burden of $85,- 000,000 through the pursuit of the “pork barrel” policy and they are ap- parently asking for these appropria- tions in one lump sum when it must be recognized that in most instances they are not required and when it fails to_show good business judgment. In a number of instances appropria- tions are asked for sites in places having a population of between 600 and 1800, where the postal recelpts last year did not reach in any case $5,000 and where the rent was not over $600, and these appropriations must, of course, be followed by others later for buildings. Anywhere from $35,000 to $82,000 is asked for bufld- Ings in places ranging from 800 to 2100 in population, where receipts did not exceed in any case $3500 last year and where the highest rent was $660. Is there any wonder that the secretary of the treasury opposes the methods used in making such appropriations or that there is a constant cry against pork? EDITORIAL NOTES. It is about time that a straw vote was taken on the outcome of the Ger- man peace proposition. Villa is now reported as wanting to be let alone, but in that he is no dif- ferent than a lot of other trouble makers. ‘With coal miners asking for a seven hour day, there appears to be the be- ginning of a move to keep up the high price of coal. The man on the corner says: The trouble with a 10t of the self made people is that they show evidence of baving hastlly completed the job. All the ultimatums are not being issued in Furope. The housewives of New York have put forth the latest in declaring a boycott on butter for three week: It may be too late to think of being glven a medal for early Christmas shopping, but there is still a chance of bringing some relief by doing it early in the day. EE i RO R Germany talks about returning to conditions before the war. But how is it going to revive the dead, restore the ruins and make up for the suffer- ing and hardship? ‘While Germany proposes peace in the name of humanity in one breath, there is the promise in another that If peace is not arranged war will be carried on ruthlessly. The way in which the Russian duma disposed of the Germany peace propo- sals indicated that emough had been heard from that quarter to warrant a refusal without learning the terms. A sign of progress is furnished by’ the plan of the post office depariment to determine the merits of aerial pos- tal service, but while that is being shown there is evidence of a step backward in planning to replace tube Hon. Howard orton said and banged the déPk most em- phatically, following it by two more exhibitions of his pusilistic skill and the repetition of his negative expres- sion, each time giving it mre empha- sis than the last. Mary times in this time he meany to keep his word! And each time nls daughter, Marion, Who had beeg the objoct of his re- fusal to da Something or other, had 'slowly waked away from him, head in alr, and exactly the same determined &xpression on her winsome counten- ance as that worn by her august par- ent. And each and every timg she had won out, and secured whatever she T:ad asked for, and each and every time he had immediately forgotten it and had said, “No'” just as emphati- cally the npext time a favor which he did vot deem cxpedient to grant what had been asked for. Considering the matter sottled, he pressed a button in his desk with three sharp punches, which summongd the chauffeur in haste from the gar- age with the car headed for towm, With all the airs of a determined groucl, the iHon. Howard shortly aft- erward appeared on the top step, cap- Ded and coated for his run tp the of- flce. A little figure in br broad- cloth and fur, golden hair Fippling in the sunlight, and eyes alight with the glory of battle, at the pame time slipped into the seat beside Michael, and with a gay Mitle nod and a sug- gestion that she thoughy she would ride in with “Papa since the day was so_jolly, they were off. “Michael,” growled ard, in tones meant t forbidding, “underst: NO ONE, I say, is je_Hon. How- be decidedly me. No one, r to drive this STORIES OF THE WAR | Taking Wounded Over Shell Roads. Alden Davison of New York, who was one of the first three Amcticans serving with the American Ambulance Corps in France to receive the Croix de Guerre for gullantry under fire, has been keeping his_mother Inforincd in a series of letters, of his experi- ences at Verdun and other hotly cor- tested points on tire - French battle line. Mrs. Davisan has consented to the publication of excerpts from her son's diary, for that is what the let- ters really are. ‘The country out here,” writes Mr. Davison in one of his Jetters, ‘is most desolate. No living thing is visiole, if you will pardon a very slight but ob- vious; observation, except rats ard fleas and birds. There is not a single tree, hardly a blader of grass between our’ outermost post and the Irencn first line, and I suppose for some dis- tance still beygnd the German lines.” Referring towthe hail of shrapnel over the trenches and behind the bat- tle lines. Mr. Davison says that the science of getting out of the way has developed to such a point “that, one put it aptly the other day, ghance here is just about the saiiie us it is of being hit by a goif ball un the links at home. Here is a reference to-a famous French infantry regiment, tne Sixts- seventh: “Yesterday Swept we went to scc a re- view of e regiment, 3,000 men. The occasion Was the review of the troops and the presentation of the officers to a new general. It was a wonderful sight—pregentation of the flag and bat. It was no chocolate soldier ir, either, as the Sixty-seventh 'n the hardest hit of all the regiments. Thirty thousand jsed through its ranks, and 13 this W that means only one thing nother letter describes the work of bripging in the wounded from the Verdun front: “Way up there were tw gagements. ~ Half as counted seventeen ‘saucissons’ or ub- servation ballons. Next came the hills ‘which surround this city and on which there are some thirty forts. As we were on the highest of the nilis, had a perfect view of the st furi- ous bombardment imaginable. (Say, 1 can't write this stuff. It's now 12:30 A. M., and I'm in charge of the burean tiil 3 when I go to the fort for “blesses’ They're raising sgeneral merry hell, and there will be more dead men on the hills tonight.) I can assure you we are getting FLied Cross work here, with accent on the od. Last night I worked till 3 without lights on the most terrible roads im- aginable, full of shell holes auc past huge convoys of ammunition that simply won't draw out. “My last ride especially was a night- mare. I had three severely wounded men, one of whom wass choling ali the time in his own blood from torn lungs. I got through the woods all right, though not without tasumg some most soul-rending plunges in which I could just see my poor victims being bounced against the cefling, only to get on his frightfully long alil and have both brakes give out. To add to my general discomfort a battery of ‘soixantequinzes’ let loose just by the side of the road and pulléd over iy head. They make the most deafening rending noise, and a large oattery, such as this one, shoots about ten to the second. I swear every concussion lifted my little car off the giound, and one low direction would have liited it to Berlin. I forgot to state that gning up this same hill with six orancard- iers inside my car caught on fire and I had to crawl under and throw dirt on it after getting the men ou.. “The wood I mentioned Just this sid® of the fort is like the piciures in The Times, only more so. W.agons, automobiles, trees, shell hHo.es. all mixed up together, and the whole pra- sided over by the overpowerins es- sence of dead horses, whose bodies lie about the road. Are the Senegalese good fighters? Mr. Davison answers that questlon, and this is what he has to say on the subject: E “As regards the Senegaicsc, who have beeh largely responsible for the retaking of Fleury and Thiaumont in the last two days, they are demons at hand-to-hand _fighting, buc whether because the sight of blood maddens them, or the old racial instinctive ha- tred between black and white crops out, they kill any one who geis in the way, be he French or Germai. They carry regular meat axes for hand-to- hand work, “Speaking of this, did T ever men- tion that every company has scveral men detailed as_‘nettoyers de tiench- ers'? Bill and I came upon this as- tounding fact over a bottle oo beer that we were splittin with a 1nost lovable, almost spiritual littie chap- to whom we had been attracted after hearing him sing in a beautiful tenor voice. He produced a huge clasp knife, such as we had often seen, but never connected with any sinister purpose. As we asked him about his work it transpired that this lovely fellow's work in an attack was to stay in a newly taken trench or abri, and ‘clean it out’ with knife and reva!l- ver. This is very necessary work, though, for ft keeps wounded ani hiden Germans from shooting _the French in the back as they scramble out of one trench and on to tne next.” aerial en- high again I . 1 make no excep- ug;lm-wm‘ er had he left the ear ‘than another order was given. “The flenton road, Anton.” At which Mi- chael grinned and looked most un- comfortable. “You ‘see, ~Michael, it sounds so much better when 1 am talking to the other girls about you to_say ‘Anton’ than -Michale- " - Flattered to think he was the sub- ject of conversation with. her and her fashionabie friends, he offered no pro- test. As soon as they were well out on the smooth couniry road he re- ceived further instructions. “Stop the car end change seats. I'm ready for my lesson.” ), T don't dare, Miss Marion,” he repiied. “I'll surely lose my job it ever the Honorable finds out that ya are learning to run the car, after his orders.” “All right,” said the littie lady, with a witching emile. “Then don't expect me to fix it so that you can take Mary out with you Thursday aft- ernoon. Wheat, with a grin and a sight of resignation, he obeyed orders. ‘Shure, I'll be losing me job one of thesa foine days. said “Anton.” “Now dom't you worry one bit” was her repty. “I haven't brought Daddy up ail these years not to know how to jnanage him now. Just as s00n as 1 get my license T am going to give him the surprise of his young Tife. . Slowly, carefully she drove. guid- ing the car with stendy hand, avoiding ruts, turning out silifully. “Shure” said Michael, T couldn't do it better mesilf, Miss Marion. Came a 3ay when a license was granted (o Miss Marfon Horton, duly signed and sealed. . Today, then, was the Honorable Howard to be sur- prised. Today, little Robert Horton, playin with his chums at “being aviators” climbed to the ridgepole of the gar- age- -another thing. by the way, agaicst which the IHonorable Howard had given strict orderg in his most stentorian tones. The Hon. Howard Horton arrived at heme, after a sudden call over the telephone, to find Robert lyinz white- faced on' the couch, his mother and the servants leaning over him and trying to restore him to consoiousness, Why, isn't Dr. Brown here by this time?” he asked. ‘He's out of town.” “Then get French for him.” ‘Mike ‘s away. oft.” was_th Tell Mil reply. to %o It is his afternoon Call a taxi and send for French.” “A fhe taxis are out on account of the ball game. They will 5f1d one as soon as it comes in. Dr, French is out on the Fenton rcad a case.” Howard groaned. ile was used to being obeyed—excent by his two children—and also was used to hav- ing things ccomplished In short or- er. In the midst of the confusion no one had seen a little brown-conted, fur- caped flgure slip by the door, Ko one had heard the chug of the motor, no one had seen the little roadster speed- ing up the street. The Hon. Howard flew up and down like a madman, giving impossible orders, keeping everyome busy doing impossible errands. Tn the midst of the turmoil, in walked the doetor,-im- mediately set to work, and in @ ehort time, thought it seemed a !fict'me. the boy was restored to consclousness und was lying, white and weak, but alive, in_his mother’s arms. Wien all _had heen done, and the honorable Howard. his wife and daugiter and the doctcr, were taking a cup of tea in thne library, the fath- er of the family began to wonder just how it happened that the dactor ar- rived so soon when he was awAdy from his office ,when the big -mathine had gon~ from the housc and go taxieab could be secured. Then e Mar- ion's little triumph. She igdeed zave him the “surpriss of his young life,” and under the circumstances, what could he do? “Well, as usual, minx,” he said. “Don’t you think T ought some reward for what I have done this day?” eaid Miss Impertience And the honorable Howard Horton, Judge appustomed to give orders and rece! plicit obedience from great men small, we: id, “Yes, even it of my kingdom. “Tiiat wouldn't please me muck. as that darling little been wanting for so long.” And, not a bit to her surprise, she was soon in possession of a check suficient to purchase the present desire of her heart. “While T have my 1 may vou have your way, to have half_as car T've checkbook out, as well make out one for you, doctor,” said the judge. “What is thc particular desire of vour heart?” “Nothing more or less than the owner of the darling little car your have just purchased,’ said Dr. French, with a peculiar gesture in the direc- tion of Marion which convinced the judge that the doctor knew what he wanted. No, no, ro!” stormed he. bringing down his fist on the desk as he had been known to do hefore. Then seeing: the look on his daughter's face he ad- ded. “But I suppose I may as well give in first e las And he might jus for he had learned by 18 years of experience that he would have to sive in in the end if he did not at first. — Boston Post. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Snow Shovelling Law. Mr. BEditor: This gquestion of the removal of the snow from walks with- in three hours of the conclusion of a storm has in it the possibility of great injustice. There are aged men and women who are not able to shovel their walks, and help is not so plenty that they can get it to do the work in this limited timé for love gr money. There are widows who might be de- layeq far beyond three hours in get- ting help to remove the snow. This is a law which should be en- forced, but it should be enforced with charity and consideration. : Law that is good law may easily be made persecution and unjust by a rat- tle-headed and inconsiderate enforce- ment of it. BILL. Norwich, Dec. 18; 1916. To Southerner. Mr. Editor: May I through your paper say to Southerner the following? Politically speaking, the north and the south are united. But are we really united? Your letter and some of those written in roply might cause some to say: “No, we are not. In spirit we are still north and south, and not the United States of America.” In all truth We can say that war does not unite spirits. What does unite spirits? Is it not love? And where can we get love? The Bible tells us that love is of God. Southerner, here is something for you that is not what I tell yom, but What the Bible tells us all: “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, seid unto them, ‘Ye rulers of the people and elders, if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to any impotent man, by means this man is made whole: be it known unto you all. and to all 'Deople of Israel, that in the name Jesus Christ of A DIAMOND RINGS in the city ot be y Rings in great RINGS at $25 to $50 can for the price. Other BRACELET WATCHES, in Hamilton, Elgin, Wal- ) Hlinois and Swi b WATCHES are bur specialty, and in this line we can suit everybody. W show you some fine Watches u&lshfls.aflnfl:“fi:m310h$7& PENDANTS to suit the most particular, in handsome iam and Fancy Stone designs—our leaders, $6 to ;Aou-mszsoszs. complete line of FRENCH IVORY TOILET, SHAVING and MILITARY SETS at popular prices. OPEN NIGHTS 25 and 27 Franklin Street ENGRAVING FREE THE WM. FRISWELL CO., crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in Him doth this man stand here before you whole. He is the stone which was set at nought of you, the builders, which was made the head of the corner. And in none other Is there salvation; for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.'” Acts 4: $-12, R. V. Now from what are we to be saved? From sin. Do you. think the way is too narrow? Just narrow enough that the monster sin_cannot walk in it. Do_you think that God is too exact- ing because he gives us only one name wherein we must be saved? He is not too exacting. There is only this one thing great enough to save us —being born of the Spirit of this same Jesus of Nazareth. Southerner, all the righteousness we an attain to in our own name will us miserably, now and alwa ganmot possibly live up to the GO Rule untll we are born of the Spirt, R of His CHMER. . No @ghér 'influence can ‘make us really loye a§ we ought. This blessed influence is for all who will have it. Are the north and south, then, aito- gether separate in spirit? ‘Thani God. no' To me and to a large part of the north a Christian of the south would not often be thought of as a southerner but as a brother or sister in_Christ. I feel sure there are many men, women and children in the south who have the same feeling for the Christian people of the north. It is a greater thing to be a subject of the Heavenly King than 4o be a citizen of the®United States, t lov- ing God makes us love our country better. “His banner over us is Love.” JUST® YOURS. Norwich, Dec. 18, 1916. THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographlc Soclety irit of the Living God and | Galatz, Rumania’s largest and most important commercial city situated on the Danube, is the subject of the fol- lowing war geography bulletin issued by the National Geographic Society “If Field Marshal von Mackensen's drive through the Dobrudja had ex- tended beyond the Tchernovada bridgehead’ to the mnorth as far as Galatz, Rumania would have been cut off entirely from gthe Black Sea, and the traffic of the Danube would have been bottled ups a populatiop of more than the chief lumber port of dom and stands second to grain_shipments. “Galatz enjoys signal commercial adventages In its situation on the left bank of the Danube between two great_tributary arteries“of tiafiic, the Sereth and the Pruth, the former ris- ing in Bukowina and dralning all of central Moldavia, while the latter ris- es in the GFalician Carpathians and flows in a southeasterly direction, forming the boundary line between Rumania and the rich Russian pro- vince of Bessarabia. The mouth of the Sereth is three miles southwest of Galatz and the Pruth enters the Dan- ube 10 miles east of the city. “The new section of Galatz takes the form of an amphitheater spread out upon an elevation some distance to the north of the river, and the ‘old town’ occupies the low land between the cliff and the water front. Most of the residences are in the new sec- tion, while the flour and paste mills, e ‘grain elevators and the immense ain magazines are located ia the old town. “Galatz is defended by three lines of fortifications, resembling - an en- trenched camp. The Sereth line of defense, which extends to the- north- west as far as Focshani, a distance of 45 miles, is well supplied with Krupp and Gruson guns. “For a number.of years Galatz has been the headquarters of the Kuro- pean Commission of the Danube, which had control of the improve- ments and the maintenance of the channel through the lower reaches of the river, the Sulina mouth of the waterway being 90 miles east of the city. At the time of the outbreak of the war this commission was com- posed of representatives of Austria- Hungary, France, Great Britain, Ger- many, Italy, Rumania, Turkey and Russia, all of which nations are now involved in the war, so that for the time being the commission is com- pletely disrupted. “Galatz’s rapid growth from a town of 7,000 inhabitants to a piace ten times as large began in 1834, the year that ‘the first steamer arrived here after a successful and historic voy- age down the river from the Iron Gates, on the distant Hungarian bor- de) This city, which has 70,000, is the king Braila in ‘The region between Galatz and the Pruth River is a forbidding swamp or mere, covering 50 square miles, where fowl and half-wild swine arc to be found in great numbers. The swine have been known to attack the peas- ants who frequent the lowiand to gather the gigantic reeds which are extensively used for fuel. The Pruth, incidentaliy, is held in aversion by ali Rumanians, who believe that many of the calamities to which the flesh is heir have come from beyond that wi terway—cholera, war, and famine. And a jesser ili. but one which tries the patience of the peasant farmer, is the burr which is brought over from Bessarabia in the tails of the Russian borees. These burrs creep up clothing like things alive and make an inextricable tangle of wolly fabrics. When they get in the manes and talls of animals they form a stiff, heavy mat like an immovable board or club. S0 handle the imports of textiles, ma- chinery and coal. 'To the tourist the most interesting building fn Galats is the Church of St. Mary’s, which contains the tomb of the celebrated Cossack chief, Mazep- pa, whose intrigue with the wife of & noble at the Polish court and his dire’ punishment (being bound naked to the back of a wild horse and set adrift on the.desert) have been immortal- ized in Byron's poem. The tomb i supposed to have been rifed of its re- mains by the Russians during one of their several descents upon the city, for the memory of Mazeppa js exe- crated by the soldiers of the Czar in- asmuch as he became an ally of Charles XII of Sweden. He died of poison in’the same year that Peter the Great defeated Charles on the ficld of Pultowa.” OTHER VIEW POINTS ONE OF THE BEST HEAI LY'S BLACK & WHITE A Modern Minstrsl Creation. 8psdial ARAMOUN AQ METRO FE £ PHOTOPLAYS TODAY AND TONIGHT _ DUSTIN FARNUM in DAVY-CROCK PATHE WEEKLY | BRASS BUTTON ROMANCE COMING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN & BEVERLY BAYNE in “IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE” Monday Tuesday AUDITORIU SHOWS 2:30, 7 and 8:40 Mat. 10c—~Eve. 10c and 200 BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAYS INCORPORATED PRESENT Hearst Weekly UNDINE A Story of the Sea Featuring Ida Schrall. Similar Yot More Lavish Tl | .Frank Daniels’ Comedy Neptune’ ughter. catching senators young, wifen the spirit is high and ambition a driving force, and keeping them till-they are old, gaining in wisdom, strength and usefulness every year and giving superior services even after physical vigor and spiritual enthusiasm have It is pitiable when a criminal wants to be hanged and the state refuses ta accommodate his desire, but the board of pardons did the right thing in refusing to grant this request to the prisoner at Wethersfield who says he wants the infliction of capital punishment upon him because the little girl he criminally assaulted has died as a result. If his conscience troubles him to this extent hanging would be letting him off too easily as a_punishment for this most atrocious of all crimes.—Hartford Post. The new ordinances for protecting New Britain consumers against dis- eased meat are in successful opera- tion. In November about 260 head of cattle were slaughtered under the su- pervision of the health department. No one thought there would be so many; but there they are, and it is now plain that the municipal abattoir will be nearly if not quite self sup- porting. The resuts so far are encour- aging, not alone because all meat now offered for sale has been inspected, but unscrupulous buatchers no longer dare slaughter diseased cattle or hogs here. Hartford, however, is beginning to worry lest the bad meat formerly | 8! sold here is now being distributed theré and the Hartford Post is urging action by the health authoritles. Go to it, meighbor, you can do no better than follow our lead in this important matter. For full information apply to Chairman Talard and Superintendent Reeks of the health board, this city.— New Britain Herald. Announcement by the health board that a vigorous crusade will be made against restaurant owners who fail to comply with the regulations requir- ing that all milk be sold in bottles, is gratifying. Public health should be carefully safeguarded by eternal vigilance on the part of the board and its inspectors. If there are mot enough to make thorough inspection, they should be provided. Bridgeport is large enough to have an edequate health corps. While on this crusade, it might be well to Investigate the sanitary conditions under which res- taurant food is served, as well as the quality of foodstuffs purchased for public’ consumption. To the person obliged to visit some of these restau- rants for meals, there is a.suspicion that some of them are buying any- thing that will pass as focd. This branch of the health board service is most important and should be fol- lowed closely, with heavy penalties for violations.—Bridgeport Standard. Under its labor management the ‘New Haven” road has been show- ing a commendable desire to secure the confidence of the public, share- holders and mere observers. Not long ago the company published a list of all its employes who receive as much as $10,000 a year. This was, if we are not much mistaken, an unusual proceeding. It made a preced:nt that, so far as appears, has not proved dangerously contagious. It would be of immense interest if all the roads would follow the open-handed, if in- Judicious, example of the ‘New Ha- Ven.” The information might shed a g00d deal of usefuf light om the solu- tion of the pending problem. If there are family sinecures, these will be shown up, and, if there are none, the rumor that such exist will be disposed of. Perhaps, if the interstate com- merce commission is given more pow- er, it will require such information- Certainly the stockholders will not be found resenting such a demand. — Hartford Courant. Rhode Island has not amounted to much-in the Senate since Mr. Aldrich retired. The Boston Herald thinks that Mr. Lippit and Mr. Colt, both able men, were too old when they entered the ‘Senate to make their abilities count. It takes experience, famillarity with the atmosphere and machinery of the Scnate, to make a senator. The Herald might have found Mr. Lodge. who is one of the ablest men in the Senate, because long exper: ences reinforces great natural ability. Connecticut has, in Mr. Brandegee, a senator who is showing every vear the advantage such a combimation of ability and experience gives. If he had a little more ambition, which is such a strong motive force behind Mr. Lodge, he might make a greater statesman, for he is free from Mr. Lodge's weakness of temperament and manner, which make him disliked even when respected. X A study of the Senate, a comparison of the changes in the power which states have there, according to the quality of the men they send and keep there, ought to be profitable. The lesson taught is the need of declined—Waterbury American. HOW PERU CELEBRATES. Recourse to Ice Stalls to Kecp Up the Pacy A Christmas celebration n Peru has peculiar features. In the cities and. more especially in Lima, there are bewildering scenes of activity on Christmas eve. The streets and squares are crowded with a Zayly dressed people. ~Droves of donkeys are to be seen in every direction iaden with fruits, houghs from tns moun- tains, liquors and other merchandise Ice stalls provided with chairs and benches are crowded by the perspir:ng pleasure-seekers, who find ice neces- sary on sultry Christmas. As night approaches the streets are packed with a noisy people, and joke and-jest and merry pranks becoinc the rule.” These are participated in most- Iy by strangely - attired peisons in masks. Music of guitars, clatteriag castanets and pebbles ratluig _in gourds fill the air with mingiea a‘ cordant sounds. No door s closs There are music and danci.g and ¢he distribution of gifts i every gouse. All are welcome to _enter. trangers aressgre of a heuriy wei- ‘gome, and to e & foreigner .s to Lave 2 double clai n_hospitality and to receive a_dos weicome. All cere- mony and restraints are absent. In many houses the love of the Christ- mas drama is shown by cacatricy) representation of the Nativil 7 the same characters as are sesn the world over. Suddenly the scene changzs. The curtain falis on the play, the music and dancing cease and the peopie &0 from their homes. The midniglhi Lell at the cathedral has summoned all to mags. The houses and etrects are nearly desecrted, while the churches. with their decorations and Yigzing tapers; .are thronged. Worghippers arc the m¥Py shrines that line tncir walls, and wherever they can find au place where one of 1o many waxen imuges of the saints is displayed. Wit the organ peal and the entering of the richly vested priests and plalaly zt- tired monks, begins the celebration of the mass. Again on Christmas the strec crowded and the markets thronged, but at 9 o'clock churches are again filled. Ai'cr the services co feast, games and the sports. Of the sports bull-fight- img is the stmas fight is gener- 1 the bestBE the season, as § or 10 bulls are frequently killed on that day, besides several horses, and not infrequently one or two of the fight- ing men. In this sport the women ap- pear to take more enthusiastic pieas- ure than the men. When night comes there is a grand kneeling vefore s are are the. roccssion headed by the sto and Dk oo v toliowed By tie &0l- diers and people. All are gayly dressed, and many in_fantastic Gus- tumes and masks. Banners, flags. streaming ribbons and green Joughs are _carried, and music Slis the air. In the midet of the procession ther is held aloft the figure of the 31 donna bearing in her arms tne Holy Child. er a lonp march .kctm; cession return to the sathedral, disbands and the Christthas day cels- bration is at an end. November Exports Show an inereads: November export figures seem likely to show a considerable. increase over those of October and may approxi- mate the high record of Septemoer i the total value of the merchandisc ex ported A compilation by the Foreign) Trade Department of the Nadonal City Bank of New York shows that the exports of the port of New York in November are about 35,000,000 above those of October, while thows of, the port of Philadelphia also show & large gein in the month of Novcmber, being more than double those o the corresponding month of last year. War supplies continue to be the chicf feature of this increase both at New. York and Philadeiphia, while wheat and flour show a reduction comy with last vear, this reductlon eing due in large part to our small wheat crop in 1916. Should other ports of the country show _in s corres ponding to those of New Yok and Philadelphia, the total for November will probably exceed the $491,000,000 record of October and may approxi- mate the high record figures ol Bep- tember which totaled $515,000,009. MAKING IT | The Pure Food and Drug Laws aim to protect the public by preventing/ mis-statements on the labels of prepa- rations but some people continue to accept “extracts” of cod fvers think- ing they will get the benefits of an emulsion of cod liver oil. I The difference is very great. An' “egnulsion” contains real cod liver oil, which has bad the hearty endorse- ment of the medical profession for many years, while an “extract” is a product which contains o o and is highly alcoholic. 5 | Scott’s Emulsion guarantees the high- est grade of real Norwegian cod liver oil, skilfally blended with glycerine and hypophosphites. Secott’s is free from the false stimulation of alcobol and is en- dorsed by good physicians evi ere. <ectt & Bowue, Blocwdeld, 16-18 IVHEN YOU WANT to put your bus. iness before the public, theéro o medium better than thfough the ad- vertising columns of The Bulletin. or any other night you’ll find an : EVEREADY FLASHLIGHT