Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 4

Bulletin _has the largest of any paper in Eastern and from three to four than that of say in delivered 20 over 053 houses n Nor- v ninety-three per ple. In Windham to_over 900 houses, d Danelson to over in all of these places it jered the local daly. Eastern Connecticut has forty- ine towns, one hundred and sixty- five sixi fice districts, and delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold In,6 every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, AVErage....ccesccescz.. 4,412 2905, average....cereseeses..5,920 . 9239 THE GOVERNOR’'S MESSAGE. Once again in an inaugural address has Governor Holcomb téuched upon matters which are of great import- ance to the state. He has called at- tention to some of the accomplish- ments in the past two years in a briet manner, but he has at length review- ed_those which still need to be done. The governor aidn't waste any words in launching out in his message upon what the general assembly is eonfronted with in the way of work. He pays a compliment to the state militia and points out that steps ‘should be taken now to see that the ; constitution 1s so amended that in |case they are again at any time call- led upon for service outside of the it will not be necessary to call a session of the legislature ig order to give them the right to vote fn an election occurring while they ere away. e makes an excellent sugsestion regarding the investment of the sur- plus which has been produced over ex- Penses during the past two vears, and he points out why little change ought to be expected in the way of reduc- tions in state taxes during the next two years. ‘With reference to the insane, epilep- tic, feeble minded and Inebriates he points out the wisdom of providing for their needs, but as he said in his address to the governors in session at Washington more ought to be known about what the federal gov- ernment is going to do with the mil- tia before any more expenditures are @uthorized for armories. As to the demand for a reforma- . tory for women he considers that ‘there is an increasing need for ff, but Ssuggests that the possibility of such work belng carried on in connection ‘with the state school for girls ought to be investigated before action is taken. He likewise considers that the ’“ml)flnlu of the jails about the state <should be thoroughiy looked into, and ithat more power should be given to the state board of health. Good results have been ohtained from the consolidation of commissions in accordance with his recommenda- tions two_years ago and he seos whers there is a chance for a continuation of this good work. In view of the'many additional du- ties which have been created for the secretary of state by the motor vehi- cles which are constantly increasing in number, it is not surprising that he advises the creation of a motor vehi- cle department. It is manifest that there are duties required of the state secretary in this regard which are far _An appeal for permanent highways is sounded, together with the comple- of those sections of the trunk ‘which have never been built, and takes occasion to direct attention the ‘misuse of the good roads by gwn; and heavily loaded vehi- He is entirely right when he Bays that a reasonable limit should be piaced upon the tonnage ‘which _motor trucks should be allowed ‘to . earry over our highways and bridges. ~ Now that the legislators are to be con d for their transportation he well says that there is excuse for non attendance and he ght In urging such application to that adjournment can be by the first of May, and he even have put it the first of ‘word 0t warning against ex- because of the record of two years is most timely is a bit of cxcellent advice . calls for the exercise of pa- n rather than partisanship in tration of the state’s busi- Holcomb has set forth many facts which m throughout the ses- fewfoundl has gone sle that Maine will feel business. % B of their oil wells, whi abandoned to the victy 1t has been said dered total destructy have also been 2, that little or no done, have ne troufle them for thels use. Britisheor- actidn aua that the order was compl with, but there B halfopened in the air while he glared lous damage was and thay the invaders would reconstructing The man with a bad case of dys- pepsia left his newspaper suspended. at the young couple who had just tak- en seats across the aisle of the sub- urban car. “Huh!" away from ’em! he said. “You can’t get It has alf depended upon the side|is infested with ‘em!” from whiy but flelds was “terrible, surpassing every- thing of the kind during the war.” This of course does not prevent the Teutons from driving new wells but it means that they will have to wait a long time before they will get the benefit which they expected from that country. Certainly #t must have been apparent that to leave such property would be of the greatest valuo to tha central powers, and petroleum is one of the things whigh they could make excellent use of. 'Still the finding of this terrible destruction is only what they must have anticipated. It could mnot be expected that such a rich prize would be turfed over to them un- harmed. That isn't the way in war. GOVERNMENT FOR THE ISLANDS Now that_the offer made by _this country for the purchase of the Dan- ish West Indies has been sanctioned by the people of Denmark, and all that remains is to go through the formal- ity of turning over the money and signing the necessary papers, it is but proper that immediate attention should bg given to the question of the gov- grnment which Is to be set up in the islands. The islanders have been anxious over this matter for some time. They have anticipated the outcome of the deal and they have given expressions to their likes and disitkes. In view thereof, and of course such an atti- tude is cnly what might be expected, this country must be ready to assume the responsibilities connected with the acquisition as soon as the final pa- pers have been passed, and in this connection progress is being made when it is repogted from Washington that congress will be asked to act upon this matter at the present session and that it will be recommended that the islands be placed under the same sort of government as that at Guam, where a governor selected from the navy establishment is appointed by the president for a period of three years. This doesn't give the islanders a chance to select their governor, but it is likely to mean that they will get an administration of their affairs such as they need, which will eliminate the possibility of revolts and be prefer- able to the selection of a governor from among civilians with all the po- Utical entanslements that. might fol- ow. BETTER RANGE FINDERS. ' Not a flittle significance must be attached to the claim that the navy department is in possession of an in- vention which will greatly increase the range finding ability of the va- rious battleships. As yet it is in an the reports came as to the exteyft of the damage, and be- cause of the conflicting statements it has bodn next to impossible to judge just swhat the situation actually is, nfirmation of the Beitish claim thad the oil wells were totally destroy- to the value of $150,000,000 is fur- fhed by the statement of a German 4ficer and published in e Volks Zel- tung of Cologne to the effect that the destructive work in the Rumania oil “What?” demanded in some alarm man with him. “Couples!” snorted the dyspeptic. “Couples engaged or about to become engaged, couples one-half of - which are trylng to get engaged while the other partner to the sketch is trying as desperately to get away! My life, which should now be one of peace and sweetness, is permanently embittered by these couples! Particularly do they haunt me at the movies! Why, I ask you, should a pair of lovers waste money attending the movies? And, if they do, why should they al- ways pick me out to sit behind? “My wife asserts that should she gtep two inches inside a ten acre lot with cows grazing peacefully at the farther end the animals will at once snort, toss their horns into working order and come galumphing furiously across the ten acre lot after her! Pre- cisely after the same fashion any pair of lovers, entering a darkened movie ralace, unerringly and joyously locate me and plump down behind me! They don’t want to watth the pictures—they don't care whether the screen is show- ing a triumph of art or a recipe for buckwheat cakes! They want to converse, and my plaint is that they could converse infinitely better in a coal cellar or on a front porch. If I could _get head or tail to their talk it wouldn’t be so bad!” “Yes, you do, too! Agnes!” he protests in deep, throaty tones. ‘As though I could!’ ‘But I know you do!' says the lady with a sad sigh, ‘that’s all there is about it!” ‘Agnes! 'It isn’'t so!’ says the fellow. ‘How -can you say so? ‘Because, Reginald’ she says still more sadly. ‘sou know it Is so! You do ;: couldn’'t!’ says he. °‘Oh, yes, you could!’ counters she. ‘I cannot stand says the girl. THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society Zante, -the fafous currant island of the Ionian Sea, where the revolution ary movement asainst the policy of King Constantine followed close upon the heels of similar manifestations of discontent in Crete and Lesbos, is de- scribed by the National Geographic Society in the following war geogra- phy bulletin: “The frequency with which Zante is visited by earthquakes of disast- Tous severity accounts, in some meas- ure, for the comparative lack of pros- perity on this Ionian island which en- joys a salubrious climate, is abundant- Iy watered by springs, still deserves the appellation of ‘wooded Zacynthos’ applied to it by the poet Virgil, and whose central plain is a veritable gar den spot with its succession of vine- vards and olive groves. “Zante lies eight miles south of the island of Cephalonfa, and is nine miles west of the nearest point on the Peloponnesian coast. Its greatest length is about 25 miles and it has a baximum breadth of 12 miles. The western balf of the island consists of 2 series of bare, limestone mountains which terfinate in precipitous cliffs on the seaward side but which slope gradually down to the eastward until the luxuriantly fertile central plain is reached. The eastern side of the isl- ant also is elevated but here the hills are clad with vines and groves of fig, experimental stage, but several ves- sels are being fitted out for a test and no improvement In recent years is likely to be watched with greater in-' terest. Guns have been perfected which can do effective execution far bevond the limit to which the human eve is re- stristed. Range finding apparatus which is in use at the present time helps out in that respect but the new invention will even exceed . that if what is clalmed for it is true. By it, the curve In the ocean’s surface can be overcome if everything works out properly and with it there is a fire control system which exceeds any- thing now In use and this country, has one of the best, If not the best, among the nations of the world. It is but natural therefore that theré should be a thorough trying out of this invention. It promises a marked advancement In the ability and effec- tiveness of the navy, and if it proves to be a success, it wiil show again that the Inventive mind is never satisfied but ever actlve and progressive. ~When it comes to making the navy more efficient there can be no limit. This country needs and should have the best. EDITORIAL NOTES. The question which they are trying to settle out in Arizona is, When is & governor not a governor? olive and orange. The olives of Zante are, with the exception of those grown on 'the neighboring island of Corfu, the largest in this part of the world. “The chief product of the island and the principal article of export is the currant (which derives its name from its native city, Corinth). This small grape, which grows on a dwarf vine, has played and is still playing an im- portant role in the economic life of Greece. A mania for currant culture swept over Zante and other sections of the country adapted to the vine's growth during the last quarter of the 19th century. Farmers seemed to g0 mad in their haste to raise tnis crop, just as the Dutch went wild over the cultivation of tulips a_previous century. This feverish impetus to the industry came as the result of an in- sect pest which destroyed a jarge part of the French grape crop in 1877 Dried currants were used by French manufacturers as a - substitute in making_a certain grade of blending wine. Prices soared, and Greek cur- rant planters saw enormous fortupes within their grasp. Olive groves and orange orchards were destroyed ruth- lessly to make room for currant bushes. The reaction was inevitbale and disastrous, for when the ravases of the phylloxera were checked in the vineyards of France that nation im- posed heavy import taxes on Greek currants in order to rehabilitate their own wine industries. It became nec- essary for Greece to evolve some method of protecting the Zantiots and other currant raisers, but emergency laws have not proved altogether effi- cacious, so that what with earth in The man on the corner says: In time a nursed grievance becomes as painful and bothersome as a sore thumb. —_— From the way in which the law of supply and demand is blamed for high prices, it 1s about time some one made a move to repeal the law. The list of good resolutions shrinks with each succeeding day. Those that survive the first week-end ought to be tramed. The allies have apparently told the central powers what they must do it they wish to have a conference re- garding peace. The Philadelphia mint broke the record last year in the production of domestic coin but that hasn't appar- ently had any effect upon the high cost of living. Even though no great battle is in progress, the fact that the British lost 1549 a day in December makes it plain that the war has not halted be- cause of the peace talk. Except for the fact that those who made them are calling attention to their prophecies for the ' past year, most people would not have recalled that they had ever been made. When Berlin claims that 191 vessels were sunk by ‘submarines during No- vember, there can be little wonder that the allies have reached the con- clusion that the submarine menace needs greater attention. It Carranza deals with the other problems in Mexico as he has with the proposed protocol with this coun- try, thers is no wonder that he is not getting anywhere or that opposition is springing up aguinst him on al sides. Quakes' and the glutting of the cur- rant markets the lot of the island has not been a happy one during the last two decades. “Zante was colonized either by the Arcadians or Achaens in very early times. It remained independent for any generations, but in the middle f the fifth century before the Chris- tian era the Athenian admiral Tol- mides forced the inhabitants to ack- nowledge the supremacy of his city, while Sparta’s sway was accepted_af- ter the Peloponnesian war. In 357 B. C. the island was used as a base from his native land, his property confis- cated and his_wife given to another by the tyrant Dionysius. The expedi- tion was a success but Dion’s carecr as master of Syracuse was short-lived for he fell a victim to the assassin Callippus, one of his own Athenian followers. “The Macedonians conquered Zante in 217 B. C.; and they were followed by ‘the Romans under whose regime the island was a part of the province of Bpirus. Vandals, Normans, Franks and Turks held the island in turn un- til 1485 when the Venetians bought it from the last named conquerors. The long suzerainty of the republic city is reflected today not only in the appear- ance of the people but in their lan- guage, and most of the Zantiot aris- tocracy* boast of - their Venetian de- scent, while they speak both - the Greek and Italian lancuages. “In 1797 the island became a French possession, and shortly afterward was occupled for a brief season by. the Russians who were followed Dy the British. In 1864 England ceded Zante and the other Tonian islands to the medern kingdom of Greece. “An interesting natural phenémenon of the island is a shallow soring on the Bay of Keri where both pitch and water bubble up. The pitch has been used by the natives in caulking their boats since the days of Herodotus, “On the east coast is the capital Every spot on earth | this, Agnes!’ he nearly sobs. ‘You will drive me craay if you persist!” ‘Now, can you blame me for get- |ting all wrought up wondering what in creation it Is that she says yes does and that he claims no he TLe expensive. heroine on the screen may be falling down a volcano's cra- ter with the mos on the dear old homestead clutched in her little fist and the hero on the brink struggling with a boa constrictor which has been Sicked on by the villain, but I miss it a = S Or else there are murmurs. He' murmurs, “Ocodle-google _duzzum- bluzzum-fluff,’ while she giggles and retorts, ‘Izze -wizzle-ickum - ackum- goo!' T mearly get brain fever try- ing to twist those sounds into buman words. It jsn’t that 1 am in the least interested in what they are talking about, for I don’t care a hang, but rere human nature mechanically. in- sists on resolving their maunderings into real words. If they'd only hold harids'and look into each other's eves and shut up! But it seems nowadaye, such is the 1estlessness of this generation, that you cannot be in love without con- stant verbal _accompaniment! ‘Do you really mean it, Harry? she will ask just as the screen unrolls a film that cost a hundred thousand dollars, the lives of two daring actors, three directors’ jobs and a copyright law- suit. ‘Of Course I do, Eisie!’ he says fervently. ‘But how can I be certain? she msists. ‘Do you doubt-me? he asks in anguished horror. ‘Not just she confesses. ‘Then what? he “Oh, T can't just express it!’ she “But you must tell me!" says couldn’t!” says she. ‘Elsie!’ he gasps out. ‘Why do you torture me s0? “‘Oh,” Harry!’ eays she, “if you really feel it so—why you must, after all!”" T always have!’ says he. “By this time my brain is reeling. The lady on the screen has just swal- lowed poison by mistake and the baby heir to the fortune is being kidnap- ped in the ashman’s cart, but I can- not afford the spectacle the attention it deserves. I am obliged to suffer with Harry and Elsie. 1 don’t want to suffer in the least. “I came to the movies to forget my ¥n_sorrows and snatch a little cheer. Everybody else is having a good time 2nd getting 15 cents’ worth, but there I am, all tangled up In the fortunes of Harry and Elsie ,uteer strangers to me, people that I don’t want to know and who would reject me as an ac- auaintance with scorn! I ask you, is it fair? You can see how the Jjinx works—there were plenty of seats at the forward end of the car. yet those two deliberately sat down as near me as thev could get! I'm afraid to stop talking because I know Il have to listen to them He ceased for want of breath and in the silence the voices of the young couple came clear. “The gas bill was $2 bigger than it should have been this month,” the young man was say- ing. “And for heaven's sake, don't zet anything else downtown! “Whoopee!” chortled the dyspep- tic, unfolding his paper and looking jcyous. “Why, they're married! I can understand that kind of _ talk! There's some sense to it!"—Chicago he | aoesn’t? one that is open to young and old In the old days when any one a desire for the taste exhilaration of this cold fresh air pastime, wanted to enjoy it he had to visit ponds or lakes. of deep water, and often too thin ice, and the skating season brought many fatalities. Nowadays the danger is largely eliminated in the cities of the nation by the establishment of the mu- nicipal skating rinks on public play- grounds or parks. That at Hamilton park is ideal, as far as it does. It may not be large enough to suit some, but it is good enough for a “starter’ and it is sure to be a place of peasant mem- orfes yelars hence among those who have earned how to skate there. Wa- terbury is put to comparatively little expense in providing this center of recreation and could hardy hope for a better form of investment to bring rich_dividends in ‘good will and good health. As the city expands it will do weit to look about for other paces to flood and let freeze, that not only those with leisure hours, but also the busy people of all sections of the city may be accammodated when they want to cut the figure eight or. snap-the- ‘whip outside of working hours.—Wa- terbury Republican STORIES OF THE WAR What France Has Been Supplying. France was deprived of fifty per cent of her resources in coal, 90 per cent of her iron ore, and 80 per cent of Ler iron and steel manufacturing es- tablishments by the German invasfon. At the same time, the developments of the war multiplied her needs of pre- cisely the things which those re- sources supplied. Official figures just furnished to The Associated Press show how, crippled as she was, France metamorphosed her remaining indus- tries and improvised new ones so as to utilize to the maximum her re- maining resources, not only supply- ing her own army but handing over nearly a quarter of her output in arms and munitions to her allies. France has supplied to the Belgians, Russians. Italians, Serbians and Ru- News. OTHER VIEW POINTS Shelton and Huntington become a city with a population which, at the last census, was considerably in ex- cess of 11,000. Ansonia now estimates its population at almost 16,000. Derby probably has in excess of 10,000 now. This means that though there are more than 37,000 people in that small area, each city has people enough to give it support and a substantial iden- tity and future. So the number of Connecticut citles which was long at a standstill, grows. Meanwhile there is Manchester, another rapidly growing and substantial manufacturing com- munity, wondering why it isn't a city in name as well as in substance. ‘We may expect it as the next addition to the list—New Haven Register. The incoming legislature will be ask- ed to make generous appropriations for new armories .and plenty of pres- sure will be brought to carry them through. There is a question as to the wisdom of such expenditures at this time, and the public will undoubtedly side with Governor Holcomb, who gives expression to the view that large appropriations are not warranted un- til the status of the national guard is more definitely fixed. If the militia scheme is to be adanboned by the fed- eral government in favor of more di- rect and general service it is hardly necessary for Connecticut to go on building costly armories. Watchful waiting_ is good policy here at this time.—Bristol Press. The fact is becoming more and more apparent that while the war trade is a mighty fine thing for the big compan- ies and their employes engaged in it, for a large portion of American busi- ness and for thousands of Americans it is Iess of a boon than expected. It presents to all not engaged in it problems of a most serious character— in many instances of really vital char- acter. Everybody engaged in the print- ing and newspaper business realizes this unpleasant fact and is bearing a burden of anxiety from which there is no sign of relief. The essence of the situation is that the war trade is throwing a burden of expense upon ev- erybody while only a comparatively few are enjoying profits large enough to compensate them for the increased costs. The companies that are able to pay bonuses and their employes who receive these bounties are to be con- gratulated, but what about the rest of the great body of Americans? Per- haps_everybody should get into the war business—Torrington Register. Bishop Willlam Lawrence of Massa. chusetts, chairman of the committee which is raising $5,000,000 to put into effect a plan to _pension all _retiring clergy of the Protestant Episcopal church, announces that $4,000,000 of the necessary amount has been raised. He is configent that the $1,000,000 needed to complete the fund will soon be se- cured, and then it will be possible to provide substantial life annuities for aged and disabled clergy and the widows and dependent orphans of de- cease clergy. A similar effort to pro- vide a pension fund for Methodist and Congregational preachers is being made and doubtless will be successful. Billy Sunday says that it is important that every minister be relleved of anx- iety concerning finances—a _minister should be on easy street so far as ways and means are concerned—thats’ what Billy says, and he has been living on that street for some time. Feeling sure that you are to have enough for all the rainy days must be a mighty pleasant feeling to have. We hope all the min-~ Isters will soon feel that way—and the rest of the people, too. Some day there will be a universal pension system in this country. ‘We are drifting that way fast—New Haven Journal-Courfer. No one who has seen the crowds of cif and chief seaport, Zante, oeccu- the site of the anclent city ‘of thos. Its 14,000 people repre- ment a third of the total population of the island” happy skaters at Hamilton park can doubt the wisdom of providing munic- ipal skating rinks for the free of the public. There ful ice sport than. 5 manians great quantities of such arms and munitions as she has manufac- tured herself and has abandoned to lLer allies a considerable portion of what she has bought abroad. “The cessions of war supplies France has made to her allies are not regarded as sacrifices,” an officer of the General Staff says. “We simply delegate thus a part of our energles to those who are in a situation to em- ploy them to the best advantage.” Of its total production since the be- ginning of the war, France has turn- ed over to its Allies quantities that lepresent the following proportions: | Per Cent. o SR Cartridges e 23 Field gun shells ...... 20 Heavy artiliery ammunition .. 20 Trench mortars ...... 13 Hand grenades . : o %7 13 Protecting Masks against suf- focating gas . 10 Powder ... 2 Other explosives 5 A French officer says that up to Oc- tober 16, France had supplied Russia with more than 600,000 rifies and more than 300,000,000 cartridges; sent her several hundred pleces of heavy artil- lery, millions of projectiles for field guns, milllons of hand grenades, and thousands of aeroplane motors. French technical experts and spec- ialists were also sent to Russia to in- tensify the home production,” he said. “There are now 22 officers and 236 subaltern officers an dsoldiers of the French army occupying important posts in Russian munition factories.” The most important French mission sent to Russia was that headed by Colonel Pyot, who transformed into nunition facfories a great many es- tablishments that had not previously worked for national defense. Raw materials and coal have been sent in large quantities from France to Italy, together with a number of bat- teries of heavy artillery with a supply cf shells to go with it. Besides keep- ing up the provision of projectiles for these heavy guns, France furnished Ttaly with a considerable number of charged 3-inch shells and engaged to supply regularly several thousand empty shells per day. Five hundred thousand helmets, 40,000 trench shields more than 100 trench mortars, hun- dreds of tons of aluminum and chemi- cal products, were among the things furnished to Italy, while a French Flying Corps constitutes the defense or Venice ‘sgainst Austrian sir at- tacks. From the end of 1814 until the evac- uation of Serbia, France supplied the Serbian artillery’ with 2,000 three-inch shells per day. After the retreat it ‘was France that undertook the trans- portation and t! reconstitution of the Serbian army at Corful. The - ament and ammunition were furnished exclusively by France and were iden- tical with those of the French dlvi- sions; the rest of the material and jupplies were furnished in common by Trance and Great Britain. One hun- dred and fifty vessels were required for the transportation, constituting another great privation to France, in such dire need of better ocean trans- portation factlities. Seventy six vo: ages were required for the entire op- cration, and it was accomplished without a single incident. France also supplied _entirely the Rumanian army with war material and munitions from the day of its en- try into the war. France's donations to Rumania inclide more than 100 thousand rifles, with 80 million cart- ridges, and additional supplies of 14 thousand rifles per month, more than a 1000 machine guns with the necessary munition supplies, more than a million hand grenades. She furnished her with field guns, heavy artillery, trench guns and anti-air- craft guns with an initia Isupply of munitions for each and with the un- dertaking to keep that supply up tc the requirements. France gave thc Rumanian army all its engineerins material, including telephonic and tel. cgraphic lines, and all its wireless out- fit. with a certain number of automo searchlights of different calibres, wit: tons of wire. All the a.vmdmnrm used b Satorday i KEFTH ~" E TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS SIX PEOPLE 'MARDO & HUNTER In the Hilarious Novelty “THE _CRAZY RECRUIT” LILLIAN CISH In the Five Part Triangle Feature _“THE CHILDREN PAY” the French Flying Corps ceded to them 200 machines for pursuit, bombard- ment and reconnoitering, while 100 other machines were built in Ruman- ia with material or parts furnished by French industry. France made 200,000 steel helmets, 500,000 gas masks, and 500 apparatuses against asphyxiat- ing gas for Rumania. In September and ~ October of this year, France shiped to Rumania more than 5,000 tons of material. It went by way of Archangel and over Russian raflroads. Twenty French officers and 300 French soldiers, trained in the avia- tion service were sent to Rumania im- mediately after the declaration of war and formed the nucleus of its flying cerps. SHADE TREE IDEA. Appeals to Business Men as Benefit to Property and Its Marketability. The Newark Shade Tree Commission in_its report says: It is encouraging to note that the “Shade Tree Idea” is spreading. Not only does it find multiplied expression in munjeipal commissions empowered by law Zut is taking hold of real estate men and recommending itself to them from a money making point of view. Accordingly we find these hard-head- ed business men investing In the set- ting out of street trees along the thoroughfares fronting their marketa- ble properties. Fo rins:ance, a cer- tain company holding extensive tracts in the outskirts of the city have sought to enhance the desirabiiity of their sites by setting out rows of the beau- tiful Magnolia tree. One of the com- pany was much taken with a photo- graph of Oxforq street, Rochester, where two hundred magnolias burst into bloom #rery spring. He conceiv- €d, and carried out, the idea of set- ting some in pazking strips along the thoroughfares in which his company was interested. Although these mag- nolias were paid for by the realty company, we may note that they came into possession of the city when plant- ed; and the city’s tree commission will very gladly do all in i‘s power to pro- tect these trees and foster their growth and development. In Waste Tanbark Now Used to Make Roofing. A method for using waste hemlock tanbark to partially replace expen- sive rag stock in_the manufacture of felt roofing has been devcloped at the Forest Products Laboratory and is now being used commercially by cooperating mil's, according to an an- nouncement made by the lorest Ser- vice. It is stated that, in these mills, from 20 to 20 per cent of the rags is being replaced by waste bark and that the quality of the finished pro- duct is equal to that manufactured solely from rages. Members of the Forest Service who have been con- ducting the experiments say that the utiliation of the bark will make it possidle to cffect a considerable sav- ing in the manufacture of felt roof- ing. According to the census of 1909, over 698,000 tons of hemlock bark were produced each vear in the Uni- ted States. After tne tarnin is ex- tracted this park is msed for fuel purposes for which it i« said to have a value of 30 cents per ton. The extent of the savings rendered possible by the new methods is point- ed out by the fact that the roofing mills of the United States have a to: tal estimated annual production o 237,000 tons of finished roofing of all equal to about 11,300,000 By a “square” of rcofing is meant 100 square feet. The utili- zation of the waste bark in this in- dustry should, it is said, enable the mils to reduce their manufacturing costs appreciably. co: is an in co: act pe thy ed. DAV ~ MAYME REMINGTON M And Her Bunga-Boo-Loo Ba A LIVELY hUNGI{l IN CHARACTER SONGS AND DANCES RELATIVE COST OF THE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR wail and about one cent more than the cost of production in Cuba, statements made here by members of Department of Commerce, ton, mation as to sugar production costs. Similar studies have been made in Kut-el-Amarz recalls an insular char- beaten has warlike capacities that in lleve it.—Manchester Union. » es- FLORA BELLA RS The Speed Queen of Musical Comedy Under the Dissctien of dohn Cort FIVE MONTHS AT WME CASINO THEATRE, NEW YORK E—The loosl gnt s N?x::ma.a in the d weelds tour Broadway. \4 SPECIAL SCENERY EDMUNDS & LEADON In the Comedy Skit “GOING TO THE WEDDING” MACK SWAIN In the Twe Reel Keystone “HIS BITTER PILL” of this plece Matines at 2:30 Eve. at 7, 5330 All Seats 100 TODAY AND TONIGHT VIOLA DANA in “THE GATES OF EPEN” rwo;:::::-::l-(::::m o5 IT.AIN .uvrrfim; COMING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ANN PENNINGTON ia “SUSIE SM’PLKE" ENTIRE NEW CHARLIE CHAPLIN in NIGHT OWLS 2 REEL COMEDY Felix Martin and The Strand Musical Comedy Co. 14—PEOPLE—14 SARAH BERNHARDT '™ A5 600" PHOTOPLAY AT HOME I DESIRE 0 THANK ALL THOSE who pa such merriment and good ch fon of ated in making the recent holiday season the odb r to the patients at the Stats Sana- torium. They join me in wishing all health and happiness through out the coming year. HUGH B. CAMPBELL, Superintendent. INCREASED LIMIT COST FOR SCOUT CRUISERS To be Asked for in Congress by the ‘Navy Department. ‘Washington, Jan. 3.—Congress pro’ ably will be asked by the navy d partment to increase the limit of cost for the new 35 knot scout crulse nearly a million dollars. Of the fou ships authorized by the last appro priation bill, only “one ntract been awarded under the 0,960 itation. Re-advertised bids ope today showed only one offer for ships at a price $900,000 above Porto Rico and Hawaii About One Cent a Pound More Than in Cub: San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 3.—The st of producing sugar in Porto Rico approximately the same as in Ha- a pound according to the unofficial 1im twi investigating commission from the ‘Washing- who have been obtaining infor- The commission, composed of five |limit. members, has completed its work after Secretary Danfels and his counef obtaining cost figures direct from the | considered the situation — withou books of twenty-three sugar companies | reaching any conclusion. As the ap propriation act requires that the ship before Marc all sections of the island. be under construction Hawaii, Cuba and Louisiana to de- |29, it is impossible to fit governmen termine the cost of domestic cane sug. | Yards for th ework in tims. It is ar production as compared with the |hoped, however, that with the pric limit raised, all three can be place st of production in Cuba. in private yards A Distinctive Characteristic. The coming back of the British at What We Need. We don't want the sick, the pa the criminals of other lands. Immigra tion laws shutting out brawn and mus cle are anti-American in spirit ax purpose. We wish the United State senate would take that view, but it will not—Brooklyn Eagle. One Way to Look at It. teristic that has made history. A ople that does not know when it is e long run make themsclvesgespect- ew York World. Must Be Exempted. President Hadley of Yale may stick to his opinion that “organized emotion | One useful function of a nationa can never take the place of brains,” |academy is to show the scarcity but he can't make the cheer leaders be- | timber _tall enough for the academ! grove. Nobody can feel it more ly than the academicians.—Spring Republican. Hawail is making pricks from lava. In addition to the use of the boark for roofing, papers made at the For- est Products Laboratory on the basis of S0 per cent of wasto tanbark, nave been successfully printed on a’ com- mercial _ twelve-color _ wall-paper printing machine, and give promise of being entirely satisfactory. Other paper of the same make-up has been made into fibre conduits by a com- mercial manufacturer. Other possible uses of waste bark which suggest themselves, say the Forest Service paper experts. are the use of bark mixed with ground wood for the production of wall board, or with sulphite &creerings in the man- ufacture of car liners. Studies ai- réady made at the Forest Products Laboratory indicate that it may be possible to use waste hemlock and oak tanbark in making sheathing paper, carpet liners, bottle wrappers, deadening felt, and the like. Seems Paradoxical. took it for sever the end of that time found my health w ever since. 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