Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 22, 1916, Page 4

Jlorwicl Bulletin and Coufied . 120 YFEARS OLD Subseription price 12¢ a week; 50c a month: u year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Felephone Cails: Bulletin Businass Ofiice 450. Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Offico #5-2. Wilimantiz _Office, 67 Church St Telephone 210-2. e Norwich, Friday, Dec. 22, 191&. The Circulation The Bulletin : The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper. in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to aver 8,000 of the 4,063 houses 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 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hu and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty 1ural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION® BVErage....eetecceenian 1901, 4412 *905, average......s December 16, P THE NOTE’S EXPLANATION What sort of a reception the note of President Wilson will receive among the belligerent nations is difficult to anticipate. There are reasons for be- lieving that there ought to be no se- rious objection to an expresston of their views, that the neutral world as well as the belligerent should know what the exact situation is, but wheth- er it will be accepted at its face value or whether there will be a df¥pésition to see something back of it, which is | not acceptable remains to be seen. The explanation which has been given by Secretary Lansing as the fea- son for sending the note injects a new and undiscerned feature in connection with the note. He asserts that it is not considered a peace move, elther by the president or by himself, but merely an effort to get the belliger- ents to define the ends for which they are fighting, because the situation surrounding our rights is becoming increasingly critical and we are draw- ing near the verge of war ourselves as the result. The only inference from this can be that this government is endeavoring to find out where it stands and on what it can act in case we are pushed nearer to the brink by a continuation of the unjustified vio- lation of our rights.. This course in sending the note to all belligerents is apparently considered necessary in or- der to know where this country stands relative to the respective causes of each side in the war, inasmuch as it is pointed out that both sides are in- volving“us through a violation of our rights. The explanation presents a new phase from that indicated by the note and it is one which cannot fail to exact much more_serious attention. It doesn’t necessarily contain a threat but it makes it plain once more that we are gong to ipsist upon our rights being respected. FEED THE BIRDS. It only requires afigood sized snow fall to cover up the feeding ground of the birds, which means that large ‘not only means a radical step but it is a méve which cannot fail to arouse deep interest among the neutral na- tions. 4 Up to now there have been mérchant vessels which have been taken over by the government, but no attempt has been made to include them all. For that reason it has been ' possible for this country, as a neutral, to demand that proper respect be paid to mer- chant vessels of any nation, that they be given warning and that their crews and passengers, {f there are any, be put down+in a pi of safety. This has been: promised by Germany, al- though there have been numerous in- stances where such respect has not been given and where American ljves have been lost as well as those of other nations. Germany has pointed out its rights to sink vessels of the allied govern- ments, inasmuch as they are outside the classification of merchantmen, and when England puts all its vessels un- der government contrpl it makes them liable to just the attacks against which remonstrance has been made. It is to be supposed that all vessels will under this practice be armed, and pos- sibly not solely for defense, and in that case Germany will have the op- portunity to elaim that the subjects of other countries aboard such have n claim to protection. . THE ELECTRIC S8IGNS. The position which has been taken by the city government relative to the sizns is one which cannot help being regarded as sound and sensible under the prevailing conditions. When the ordinance was passed during the term in office of the late Mayor Thayer, it concerned the non illuminated signs which were suspende@ over the side- walk in a manner where much danger was threatened to pedestrians, and which because of their large number were a serious handicap to th@ fire- men, to say nothing-of the manner in’| which the appearance of the streets was affected. For a time the prdinance was en- forced. More recently there has been less attention paid to it. Signs were eregted regardless thereof, and in a few instances since the electric signs ‘have become so popular, there have been permits secured for the illumi¥)| nated signs which have been erected close to the buildings. In many cases such a permit was not obtained and the situation was gradually getting back to the conditions before the or- dipance was adopted. That the illuminated signs are of much benefit to a city in the way of light and as a demonstration of pro- gressiveness cannot be doubted. Take them in any community and it gives evidence of enterprise. To order them down would be a step backward wherever they are safely and secure- ly eracted. That there should have been permits obtained, though there were not, indicates ys much of a lax- ity upon the part of the city as upon the person erecting them. That they were not stopped indicates to a cer- tain extent approval, and in view of the large expenditures it is but just that thosé which are reasonable in the amount of space occupied should be allowed to remain and that better at- tention should be given to this matter in the future, by way of enforcing re- spect for the ordinance. e THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. Preparations are under way in an- ticipation of the taking over of the New Haven railroad bridge across the Thames at New London, whith has been given to the state and will be turned over to it as scon as the new railroad stracture just above the old one is completed. The idea in making this gift is to afford a means of Cross- ing the riveg at that point otherwise than by train and ferry, something which has’ long been needed, and of University Day in February—The Tentative Programme —Plans of University Orchestra. — %MOM‘ELLO ( The VaFiety Trlo in & Clever Gom- |- | 4 Novel Skating Act DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in AMERICAN ARISTOCRACY The Best Feature This Noted Star Has Ever Appeared in Most of the Scenes Were Taken at Watch Hill, R. L« " CHAS. MURRAY in a Two Reel Keystone Comedy Mat. 2:15, 10c; Eve.8:45 and 8145, 10c, 15c and New Haven, Dec. 21.—The TUniver-|seems to the committee in cnarge to sity orchestra plans to malke fiouult be appropriate to consider profcssion- two out of town _trips the coming |al education after the emphasis that year. One will be ¥o the Yale club of | was, placed last year on the work of New York where a concert wiil be|the graduate school. 7 given the latter part of February. In the afternoon there wiir ve 2 Another trip will be to Nortiilampton, | memorial meeting in honor of the late Where a joint concert with thc Swikih | President Dwight. An historical ad- Glee club is being In ad-|dress will be delivered by Prol Ben- dition concerts will be scheiuled in|jamin W. Bacon and tributes wili be. one of two of the neighboring ecities, | paid to ; President Dwight by other —possible Hartford or Waterbury.|prominent representative gradutes. The season will close as ususl.with Other features of the -day which the annual Lawn club concart imjhave become well established will be March. The orchestra plans to re-|continued including the .vists to] sume the Campus concerts in the |classrooms, the luncheon for .uembers spring, provided the undergraduate in- |of the facuity and graduates, and the terest and support is sufficient . annudl dinner of the New Haven warrant the underaking. . : ni Association in the evening. It > —_— g‘“aveg{ l’l;‘&! gll‘ f‘ra.t]emlrtllel and so- An opportu o obtain instruction | SoUe8 S Ny IO to qualify & m ry aviators will he | JSaf meetings in New Haven will ar- offered to Yale men this summer. The course of training will be carried Tange to have them on the previous evening, namely, Wednesday, Febru- on under the supervision of ta» Uni-|8F¥ 21st. The definite programme W ted States Flying Corps at govern- ment aviatoin fields. The men who be announced later. wish to take the course will b2 quar- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ter@d in regulation army quarters at the a@erodomes. They will be theréd A Touching Appeal. until they have received a military| Mz Baitor: I s to two and one-half months of daily|Secretary Howard {his appeal and it flying.” During tHis time they Will he | ougirt to be given to all tho peopis of paid a small salary. After complei-| Eastern Connecticut for their comsid- ing the course and receiving” a mil- | gration, He writos: itary pilot's Jicense, the candidate|" Dear Sir: Suppose that a little girl Wil receive a commission in th> Acrial | whom you love were starving. Sup- Flying Reserve of the United States. [pose that a well-fed friend of yours As an alternative a man m2y ha saw her plight and passed by on the | nodding, said: “Yes, but we have been the use of the machines and bg in-|other side. What would you think of | Over ‘it before’ Then I continued: structed by army fliers, obtaining a|your friend? “I: hear the Germans want peace. pilot’s license in the same way, Now, my dear sir, the little refugee’| What do you think of that?" very small tuition. Under thu girl#, famishing in holes in the grounds “Oh, a lovely peace their peace,” rangement the man need not live in Albania, are little gfrls whom God | Was the reply. Then I said: the flying field, but may have ull of |loves. What will He think of us if| ‘“Well, what's the answer? its privileges without putting up a|we let them starve to death? At this the second man lifted &is bond for damages. Will.ypu give one dollar to hush the | finger naively to where the skies were hunffer ries of fifty suffering inno- | eéchoing with the thunder of the gu cents just for one day? and muttered: “Listen to the answe Yours truly, Ana if after this I had any doubts as WM. WILLARD HOWARD, .|to the supreme indifference with Sec’y Balkan Relief Fund. | Which the French poilu treats German No. 70 Fiffh Avenue, New York— |desires it was dispelled by another 213, conversation, held with an old senti- nel, who spat upon the ground and grawled: “Ah, all we've got to eay 10 Boches is—' ' “Well, it was® the untranslatable word of cambronne that followed. The opinion of officers is more politely ex- pressed -but equally decisive. When 1 asked a commanding officer wiat he thought upon the matter he ju.t laughed and. said: “Another sign of their weakness. We who witness ti increasing dribble of deserters—even the capfins and majors who com> in and. throw up their hands—know that the German Empire is rapicly L. |8eing to its doom. “Rumania is in unfortunate circum- stances, v but that is of no strate- gic importance. In the end it's simi- Attitude of the Men Towards Peace. The Somme- front, as I have just seen it, writes a correspondent on the western front, is very dreary—m: heavy mists or.drizzling rain, ruined villages and mud again, mi - where. And yet through that mud, through those mists, the vast enter- prise of war is going on as uninter- ruptedly as ever. OUr party was tak- en to a position recently won from the & JESSE L. LASKY PRSENTs Pictures Ty MJAE MURRAY “The Dream Oirl”’ By JEANIE MACPHERSON PATHE WEEKLY E [ CARTOON COMEDIES ‘were now ‘only bleak mud pits. To me, however, coming from Par- is, buzzing with the talk of changes in'the high command and 6 fhe Ger- man peace proposals, the W‘ { all this upon the men in the trenches was the more interesting. ° In regard to the attitude of the men toward peace, I can think of nothing - better than an encounter with three |} Friday Shows 2:30, 7 and 8:40 classic poilus, cgvered with oilskins S 3 Dl e and drdwing a dledge. along BLUE BIRD PHOTO-PLAYS PRESE NTS the mud. As we met there in tie T"E Y‘a"' A GREAT WESTERN AND drizzling rain and in pools of water sal INDIAN PLAY IN 5 ACTS WITH HOBART BOSWORTH, JACK CURT IS, GOLDA CARDWELL 13th_Episode of Beatrice Fairfax | Big Spectacular Feature COMING XMAS DAY—4 Shows Will be Run at 1:30, 3, 7 and - ice road.” The first of the men, strcams which ran in varl across the region, sometimes cuttin valleys but mostly’ depesiting sed! ments. The time-was one of relative- ly arid conditions, probably i general | similar to the present, the sireams bringing out of the mountains a larger amcunt ¢f sédiment tham the carry through to the grea.tf the east. The process was long con- tinued, and it is likely aiso that at times the stream grades .were Some- what less than they are at present, so that the deposits were not to any great extent deepiy trenched Ly small creeks, as.they are now. It is’ trom the fossil bones found i deposits that the rezion was inhabi- ted by many land animals of a svaage sort very different from those of the present era. There were rhincoceroses, camels, three-toed -horses. elephants, and bisons of peculiar types, as well as a great ‘many species of smaller animals. At certain places in the re- gion large numbers of bones of thcse ply more” wastage for the enemy. We |strange animals have been fo and are on his trall now and nobody, preserved in museums.— nothing, even the weather, can stop|U- S. o us.” When we turned off to pay a visit (o some of the aviation sheds, where we encountered a section of the avioni de chases, the same spirit was equaily evidence. One of our party asked an aviator .if he had no compunction at|the Yukon was until recently but 1 killing -his fellowmen. He smiled and | tle known. In 1912 it was explored by replied, “If they're German, the more | [f A, Eakin, and his results are pre- the merrier.” “Then when the ques-|gented in a report entitled “The Yukon tioner insisted that his opponent, nev- | Kovukuk remion”, recently issued by ertheless; was a man just like himsell, |the U'nited Stztes. Geological Survey he interrupted him with, ‘Bgrdon, he|pepartment of the Interior, as Bulletin is a man who speaks German and I|g31. The region is essentialiy a rolling am a man who speaks French; and one of us has got to die.” In the same escadrille we met Nun- uplané above which rise some higher mountain masses reaching altitudes of 5,000 to 6,000 fee. This wupland is broken by broad valieys an lands. The .mountain slopes are clothed with spruice trees cp to altitudes -of 2,000 feet. Spruce and birch also caover the lowlands. Above timber live the veg- etation is chiefly moss. The timbered areas, notably in the lowlands, are broker by meadows covered with a luxurignt growth of grass. Moose, caribol, and bear still roam over much of thig region, which is seldom visited by white men. No important mineral resoarces have been found in the Yokon-Koyukuk region, but many of the stream gravels carry gome fine of gold. This gold scems to been derived from the contact s of gramtic intrusive rocks, which are abundant in the,regior. That some of these deposits are of commercial impor:ai is shown by the fact that s of the Indian River dis- h in the Yuken-Koyukuk region, have for several years been mined on a small scale. It is not im- probable that other commercial plac- ers may be found in the region, but the prospecting thus far done does not indiczte the presence of any very rich deposits. In helping seniors to decids about their future work the bureau of ap- Pointments is becoming of increasing service. The bureau tries to halp men to start in the work they will do hest. It also tries to help them to find an obening in this work. There are both |, consultation and actual jobs to he had from the department of senior and graduate recommendations of this of— I do’not want to be the fellow who passes that little girl by on the other side, do you? I shall try to keep a hundred inno- cents from suffering just for one day! Some people may not be able to do for more than ten. There are good people living here in eastern Connecticut, and this is easy to prove o Secretary Howard. since we have heard his call. Heaven doesn't bless theasize of the gift—all good givers are equal with od. Yours for suffering humanify, I Norwich, Dec. 21, 1916. fice. Tast vear 115 positions in tcach. ing and tutoring at the specitic busi ness were secured for seniors and re- cent graduates at the specific recom- mendation of the bureau. *Th.s y2ar the bureau wishes to have facts about every well qualified Yale senior who is looking for an opening after gradva- tion either in teaching or in business. Men who are qualified to_teach and to do some coaching in athletics, dra- matics, glee club work, or irstru- mental music, are particularly in de- mand by some of the best boys pre- paratory schools of the ‘count of good qualifications who w take up this work even for two- three years, will find that they will re- ceive larger remuneration at the out- set than in busines: l OTHER VIEW POINTS in Yukon:-Koyukuk Re- gion, Afaska j R — Exploration The Christmas vacation is shorter this year than usual‘in the schools of many eastern cities and towns. The time lost last fall by the deferring of the opening of school on account of the prevalence of poliomyletis is being in part made up by the Shortening .of the December holiday rest. Pupils and teachers who accounted themselvas lucky not to have to reenter school un- til the end of September are learning that that was not all clear gain for leisure. The school authoritiés will, however, doubtless hear much grumb- ling from parents abbut the depriva- . tion of their children in the matter of | 565Ser, second in rank of the French L On the question of the length of| fapility, offered chairs, and wher one school terms. Of coursethe’ children | (P t¥: offered chairs, and wher one are of the same mind; that's natural. | o_ ©'S TERes CEPRec, B on the Dack And the teachers are seldom loth to|}8 & ETeRC TOrD, he smiled, felt both obtain an extra holiday; that's natural, | }1% .0 : e B et It as ot always sensible—| UBut it 16 no exaggeration to speaic Sl g of Nungesser as a hero. A man twice taken from military service and only in the army from sheer will to fight *o the finish, who is crippled, with legs, a hand and half his chin’ blown off, and who wears artificial substitutes, is surely worthy of that title. The same spirit dominates all these Frenchmen. Tarascon, for instanc who when a leg was blown off by shell fragment merely passed his foot back over his shoulder to Ris oo- server with, calmly, “Here, take thus: it's in my way,” and brought his aer>- plane safely to earth, After that he returned to the corps with a wooden leg, and when the wooden leg was s..ot Alumni University Day will be cel- ebrated in the coming year, as usual, on Washington's birthday, Thursday, February 22nd. Interest will be chiefly the professional schools and their work. The alumni advisory board committee which has been appaintcd to assist the secretary of the Univer- sity and_the Alumni Regist imaking plans for the dav are S. C. Bushnell, Howe, 71; SR, . i Bigelow, '81S: C. H. Sherrill, "29; W. B. Luther, 1902; T. Howes, 1910, The tentative programme Is as. fol- lows: In the morning a study of the meth- ods of instruction in the four profes- Sion?-tl gmdua{.e schoolshot tac Uni- glving as much benefit to the state as | iy DAmely, the Schools of Law, slving as much benefit to the state as | Religion, Medicine and Forestry. If which is already in existence. It will - be necessary to make a considerable outlay in converting the bridge into one which can be used for highway purposes but it is far below what would be required to erect a new bridge at that point, so much so that |§ the state cannot fail to apprectate the advantage of the railroad’s gift. The legislature Iwill be asked to meet the expense of conversion when the time comes and it will doubtless be willing to. Otherwise the .gift should have been declined, but inas- much as that will be in the vicinity of a half million and New London has That part of cent-ai 2lasl tween the lower Koyukuk @River and Nothing Lest. The new quarters and half dollars will not be put out until after the first of the year, is said. Oh, well, there is almost nothing cheap enough to be bought with them; anyway.—Inrianap- olis Star. devoted to It is not likely that the factory shut- downs at Christmas will be lengthy. Business is_brisk with all the local concerns. Some of the factories are working_nigptshifts to fill special or- ders. “New Britain industries are not likely to be affected adversely by mar- ket fluctuations due to peace rumors. The local stocks are not of the “war bride” variety, and consequently there is no worry over them. New Britain factory products are of the staple kind and in peace times they seil best. A few sub-contracts in connection with munition supplies were filled here, but |they were only a small item of busi- ness.—New Britain Record. THE WAR PRIMER By Natienal Geographic Soclety Moldavia’s Line of Defence.—Witn the retreat of the Rouamnian armies from Wallachia it is probable that a stand will be made along a line reach- ing from Galatz, at the confluence of the Sereth river with the Danube, to Fokshani, at the foot of the Carpath- ian mountains. profited well from the state in other particulars, the idea has been ad- _“This line is known as the Sereth river line,’ says a bulletin issued here today by the National Geographic so- 1t is some time since so direct and positive an attack on 2 public institu- tion of Connecticut has been made as off in turn it was his chance to lau: Beautiful San Gabriel Range. For the eleventh-hour shopper, here’s a suggestion that’s numbers of those which winter in this climate, including both game and song birds, are sure not %o survive. There is of course bound to be some loss but without the means of getting food starvation will add to the other causes of death. Tt is therefore in keeping with past cfforts and in pursuit of wise counsel that the Natlonal Association of Au- dubon societies should make an appeal at this time to feed the birds. Many there are which do not need such a reminder for they are interested and active at all times in encouraging the birds, but there are others who per- haps only need to have the suggestion made in order to put it into operaticn. The agent of the association in his ap- veal advises the throwin% out to them of hayseed, chaff from the barn floor, crumbs, scraps of meat, bones and suet, in fact anything eatable and “they will repay you a thousand fold by their work in the garden and orchard all the spring. It is not only a fine phil- anthropy but a paying investment for each one of us.” Such efforts are dire to bring ex- cellent returns. It is even advisable that some such consideration be given the hirds even though there is no snow on the ground. Winter Is a period when more than ordinary concern should be manifested for birds as well @s beasts. We do not permit our pets to suffer because the winter is cold or the snow deep so why should we not be humane to the birds? BRITISH SHIPPING. One of the important features of the recent address by Premier Lloyd George concerned the nationalization of the British Shipping. He stated that the vessels af that country are being taken over the same as ths rail- roads have beefi for the purpose of nationalizing of the shipping, during the period of the war, in the real sense of the term. Buch a situatien cannot fail to have wuch concern for more than Great The San Gabriel range, one of the most conspicuous and beautiful ranges of southern California, supplies water for the irrigation of a large part of the foothill valleys.: According to the ciety, “and it is one of the most strongly fortified in Eastern Europe. “At Galatz there are three lines of fortifications. Midway between that city and Fokshani, just below the con- fluence of the Sereth and Berlad riv- ers, is the city of Namaloso, where there is another series of fortifications in two lines. The fortified works at Fokshani consist of three lines. This latter city is on the railroad extending vanced that it should be made a toll bridge. This is only what was done when the bridge at Saybrook was built and what was done in the case of the one at Fast Haddam and from the traffic at that point it ought to be but a comparatively short time before the cost of the changes would be in this manner met. It 1s the proper suggestion and one which will that directed against the New Haven county jail by the Civic Federation of that city. Among the many defects named it is hard to say which is the worse, but the list includes danger|United States Geological survey, De- from fire, unsanitary conditions, lack | partment of the Interior, the range is of segregation of men and women, and |4 long uplifted fault block—that is, the form assumed by the contract sys- [a section of the earth’s crust that has tem. And serious fault is found under | been forced up—boardered on the north each of these headings.—Hartford |and osuth by downthrown areas: On really worth while. No gift grows more indispensable. There are at least a hundred uses for it, about the home, for business—indcors or out. For “her,” for “him,” for everyone there’s an EVEREADY that just suits. Times. doubtless win the approval of the leg- islature, & EDITORIAL. NOTES. It must make Henry Ford a bit ner- vous to think he isn’t taking part in the peace efforts. If the Teports are to be believed, even the Teuton armies failed to find a rest in Bucharest. The man on the corner says: The sharpshooter never lived who hasn't missed the bull's eye. If the school children are going to be satisfied there will have to be a snow storm every day, unless they have to take a hand at the shoveling. It should be remembered that it isn’t too late to rendér much timely assist- ance by contributing to the Salvation Army dinners and by purchasing Red Cross seals. New London apparently sees the de- sirabilty of having fts sidewalks kept clear and safe in the winter time and is following the example set by Nor- wich in that respect. The possibility of having to pay back all that has been exacted from Belgium in taxes has not deterred the Teutons from demanding still greater amounts from the Rumanian cities. When Congressman Kitchin declares that he does not know where new sources of revenue may found or new taxes may be imposed, \t looks as It he had qualified for a e on the tariff commissios General Joffre has yielded his place to General Nivelle, but certainly France cannot afford to dispense with the former's valuable services any more than Germany could with Fal- kenhayn's' after he was deposed as chicf of staff 5 from Bucharest by way of Polyeschi through the heart of M oldavia, and connecting with the line to Jasy, the present capital. All of the fortifica- tions along the Galatz-Fokshani line are in the nature of entrenched camps. The Galatz-Fokshani line is 47 miles long. With one end meeting on the broad reaches of the lower Danube and the other on the border of the Car- pathians, it is well situated for de- fence. . “Fokshani is located in the heart of the grape region of lower Moldavia, and its wines are among the most famous of KEastern Europe. It is a town which has suffered heavily from the vicissitudes of war in the past. In 1789 it was destroyed by the Russians. Rebuilt again, the Turks burned it to the ground in 1822. It is located on the River Milkov, which formed the an cient frontier between the former prin cipalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.” The society also gave out the follow- ing statement concerning Polyeschi and the oil production of Rumania: “Ployeschi is 4 city of 50,000, and is a railroad center of much importance, being at the junction of the road which leads from Bucharest thrqugh Kron- stadt to western Europe with the one which forms the main rail connection between Moldavia and the capital. “This city is the cpaital Dtb:he de- partment of Prahova, through‘which a viver of the same name flo ‘The Prahova valley is in a belt of unusu~ ally heavy precipitatipn, both of rain and snow, and it is this moist condi- tion of the atmosphere that gives Plo- yeschi its name. Not only as.a railroad center s Plo- yeschi an important strategic place, but the region lying contiguous to it is rich in petroleum, salt and low grade coal. HowP important petroleum sup- plies are to the Central Powers at this juncture may be gathered from repurts reaching Washington tha® in Warsaw kerosene oil for lighting purposes re- tails for upward of a dollar @ quart. The Rumanian oil wells products about thifteen million barres of petroleum a year, which gives it fourth rank among the nations of the sarth in that re- spect, the United States, Russia and Mexico ing first, secand and third, raspectively.” = Rockyille has one of the smallest tax rates of any city in the state, which is partly due to the fact that it has spent very littie for permanent improve- ments and has managed to lag behind its neighMbrs about fifty years in the question of streets, sidewalks, gutters and curbings. These are improve- ments whick most every city is judged by, and ones that we should not over- look in our whine for economy. What Rockville needs most of ‘all is a re- assessment of property, which should be done by outside experts on the question of property valuations with one or two disinterested local citizens to aid them. Of course there would he lots of kicks from a good many of the taxpayers when their assessment was increased, and these kicks would mostly come from those who are al- ways kicking about expenses. There should be no discrimination between the small property owner and the large; each should be #dssessed for just what the property was worth in the opinion of the experts. Until Rock- ville. has such a reasessment of its property it will either be necessary to raise the tax rate to get - improve- ments or bond the city. The reassess- ment would be foolish were it not for the fact that the present assessment is unfair ,as some are paying just about half what they value their property at, while others are paying nearly for the full valuation.—Rockville Journal. leaving San Bernardino the can view the great theater, with its numerous ranges and peaks, end Especially fine views may be had of San Gorgoino (aléitude 11,485 the 'highest peak in southern Cali forni: feet), standing like a watch tower at the ‘north end of whieh extends dreds of miles to the end of Lower California times caf>d Mount Baldy: 10,080 feet). highest range, in southern California, as many sup- pose. mbraced in a single view. Guidbook, ments, Washington, D. C.) traveler mountair’ amphi- which lies north of the east of the San Bernardino valley. feet’ San Jacinto (altitude 10,803 the great rangs southward for hun- and San Antonlo (some- altitude San Antonio Peak is' the summit of the San Gabriel but not the highest mountain All three of these peaks may bs . (Sante Fe superintendent of docu- The Great Plains. The Great Plains gre smooth tree- less slopes that extend eastward from the foot of the Rocky Mountains into central Kansas as well as into ad- joining: States on the north and south. Their western argin has man altitude of almost 5000 feet near the Rocky Mountains, from which tb practically altitude of 2,600 to 2,200 feet in cen- tral ‘Kansas, where they merge into Toliing pairies. The plains are trench- ed by the relatively shallow valleys of y make a continvous descent to an many rivers and creeks flowirg to the It is found to be a great temptation in this season of plenty and, for many, of unusual prosperity, to .overdo the practice of Christmas giving. It is true, to a considerable degree, ~that there is not so srxlt & demand for Christ- mas charity this year as in many years past, In' most of the cities. It is true also that many to whom almest ‘any- onhe would feel that he-ought to give in this season do not feel ‘that their benefactors should be so particular about giving for their comfort now .as is~ covered by sands, gravels, Joams of late Tertiary age (about a million years: old) vurying in thick- ness from 50 to 200 feet e part and in general lying on a rela- tively smooth rocks. 5 from the Rodky Mountain région’ by easi, but extensive areas of the re- ‘markably smooth tabular surfaces re- main between these valleys. 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