Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 16, 1917, Page 4

Glorwich Bulletin and Goufied 121 YEARS OLD Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bully in Businsss Office 488 alletin Egitorial Rooms 35-8. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantic Office, 67 Church Telephone 210-2. Narwleh. Friday, Feb. 15, 1917. St The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and Som thres to four times larger than that of any in § Norwich. It is delivered o over 3.000 of the 4,053 houses n Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. ‘Windham it is delivered to over 900 houses, in Putham and Danielson to over 1,100, and In all of these places it is considered tbe local dally. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postofice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION AVerage...ccreeecnenien -5,920 THE SCANDINAVIAN PROTEST. After a full deliberation upon the action of Germany in declaring for intensified submarine warfare and marking off a section of the ocean from which it attempts to exclude all shipping, whether between neutral or belligerent ports, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have presented identical protests to the German government. They mhke no threats, but they call Germany’s attention to the manner in which it is disregarding the laws of nations, to the fact that it is virtually establishing a blockade without com- plying with the international require- ments in connection therewith and that it is deliberately interfering with their commerce to a considerable ex- tent, and in doing so they reserve their right of action in the future. These notes direct Germany's at- tention to the rules of blockade, and by so doing to the fact that they are not being observed, which causes neu- trals to suffer unjustly as well as the belligerents. They also point out that instead of the war zone being such as to affect solely the allied powers, it denies the use of the/high seas to vessels which are plying between neu- tral ports. They also make’ it plain that while they are inspired by a spirit of perfect loyal impartiality, they recognize that Germany is treat- ing friend and foe alike. These countries therefore make it plain that they are entirely out of sympathy with the German move and that Germany is disregarding its obligations in the course which it is taking, and but for the fact ghat they are virtually in Germanyw dooryard it is probable that the protest might take a different form. 1907, 4905, average.....s. RIGHT TREATMENT. Through the medium of a rider, a determined effort was made to bring about most important changes in pos- tal rates, and it had the support to a large degree of the postoffice depart- ment. The plan was to raise the rates of second class matter so that the newspapers and magazines would be obliged to pay more for the sending of their product throughout the coun- try and it was also intended to use this additional revenue for the meet- ing of the expense which would Te- sult from the adoption of the one cent rate for first class matter. Such an amendment could not be. made to the postoffice appropriation bill without a suspension of the rules and it was in the action upon a motion to bring that about that the fate of the proposition was sealed. The sen- ate by a good sized margin failed to show the necessary two-thirds vote favorable to the idea of suspending the rules and the effort is therefore lost. It is action which was deserved and the senate is to be commended for the stand which it has taken thereon. It was no time to agitate such a mat- ter in the first place for the incréas- ing of the rates for carrying news- papers and magazines would of nec- essity result in the jumping of the price to the purchaser and the restric- tion of papers to a stated locality in- stead of the whole country. It would also mean that a higher price would be placed upon reading matter when everything else is on the wupward trend and when the people are being gouged too much in certain directions already. The right treatment was ac- corded the ‘amendment. THE SITUATION IN TURKEY. Rather a serious situation appears to be presented by the state of af- fairs which exists in Turkey, follow- ing the break between the United States and Germany. "Turkey has not as yet subscribed to the intensive na- val warfare of the German govern- ment. Whether it will or not is not known, but ever since the severance of diplomatic relations between this country and Germany it has been im- possible to get into communication with Ambassador Elkus &mfl- - SN s St and for the purpose of the Americans who have been l‘!-l!- ing transportation. It is natural therefore that there should be much anxiety as to the conditions which really exist in Asia Minor, for even though Turkey is to follow the policy of the German government there should be no objection to the depar- ture of subjects of this country. But in view of the manner in which Ger- many has been acting nothing better can be expected of Turkey. THE CASE OF THE LAW. From such reports as have been re- ceived concerning the sinking of the American _ sailing vessel Lyman M. Law, bound from Maine to Sicily with a cargo of lumber for making fruit boxes, while it was not far from th lane of safety in the Mediterranean, it will not serve as the overt act which would cause this country to go to war with Germany. The fact of the matter is that the schooner was sunk by an Austrian submarine and with that country the United States still maintains diplomatic relations, but it is shown by the report that the vessel was warned, that the crew was given an opportunity to get away and to a place of safety before the ship was destroyed, and it is further claimed that the cargo was condi- tional contraband. There is nothing in the affair which indicates the ruthlessness which has been practiced by Germany in the treatment of vessels in the war zone or that which is authorized by its unrestricted naval policy. The vessel was not shelled, it was not sunk without warning and there is nothing to indicate but what the wel- tare of the crew was given consid- eration by the commander of the un- derwater boat. There is thus noth- ing different in the treatment of the Lyman M. Law than there was in that accorded the Housatonic which was torpedoed on the third of this month off the Scilly islands. The cases are similar to those of the Frye sunk early in the war and are in violation of the view taken by this govern- ment relative to such destruction, but they fall short of an act of war. CARRANZA’'S ATTITUDE. In the plea which he has made to the neutral nations of the world, Car- ranza is being charged with being the agent of Germany. It is plainly evident that the proposition that he has put forth is favorable to the Ger- man cause. It is in keeping with the famous resolution which was offered in the congress of this country some months ago for the restriction of the exportation of munitions. But whether Carranza is acting upor his own suggestion or that of some one else, it will be interesting to note what effect his position will have upon the British interests in his own country. It is well known that Great Britain places mueh dependence upon the British oil properties in Mexico. If Carranza attempts to shut off this supply and tries to seize or damage the British wells or rail- road lines there are reasons for be- lieving that Great Britain will either look to this country to give its prop- erty the protection that it needs or else it will undertake to perform that service itself. za has no love for this coun- try and he can understand what a handicap it would be to the United States to attempt to look after British interests in Mexico now that trouble with Germany is seriously threatened. Our interest in such a matter would be due to the Monroe doctrine, but in- asmuch as there would be no attempt at conquest on the part of Great Brit- ain should it find it necessary to pro- tect its Mexican property, it is not likely that there would be any objec- tion by this country to the landing of British forces for that purpose. Car- ranza may find that if he pursues his policy too far he will have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. EDITORIAL NOTES. The potato is running high in price but it has not as yet developea the strength of the onion. The man on the corner says: One way to waste advice is to spend time trying to tell an excitable person to keep cool. There are lot of people up in Maine who will have more sympathy after this when the cook allows her potatoes to burn. The war spirit appears to be hold- ing its grip on the baseball players and managers regardless of the les- sons which Europe is teaching. Cuba is going into the revolution business just as if it was obl on the part of the small republics to take part in the game every so often. The destruction of a hotel or a bus- iness block now and then shows that there are other buildings besides mu- nitions factories which can catch afire and burn. It may be as Colonel Bryan says that he is in Wi m to hel President Wilson if needed, but the | president may have a different view of his presence. _——— A lot of people are giving greater attention to the advocacy of industrial efficiency than they did some months ago, especially when it comes to the question of preparedness. Perhaps Germany will yet announce that it As holding the sailors from the Yarrowdale as hostages for the same reason they have deported the Bel- glans—for their own good. —_— Even Thomas W. umnunln amused at the revelation that the in- formation offered by the woman who rushed to his support vu pnidled about by a gossiping child. —— Carranza thinks that the end of the war would be hastened by stopping all rts from the neutrals. Villa appears to be thriving, nevertheless, regardless of the embargo he has Mm*. “Fi! PSS be oy New Haven, Conn., Feb. tween twflli-lw and hundred peop! the doors le crowded Vfwl”mnmmhtimdfi‘;: cessul affairs of its kind that ever seen. After the Rev. Robert C. Denison’ invocation and the singing of “The Star S, Banner, dent part as follows: at present at its command a number of rellef workers to be called into action from every part of the country in case of national disaster. If we went to war, however, many homes in this audience would feel the effects. Innumerable kinds of relief work have to be done. Perl the one in which you are most interested is that of military re\lef work—the base hospitals. “Let me explain to you exactly what these base hospitals are: Bach con- tains 500 patients. The equipment of one would fill seven freight cars. Many supplies are donated to the hos- pitals, but there is still a great need for more. “In case of war the entire per: sonnel of one of these base hospitals weuld be able to go direct to the front. All the members are well acquainted with one another. At present in New York we have half a dozen hospital units, all packed, all ready to be sent out in case of war, This is com- forting. “There are many other things the Red Cross has done for preparing us for war. A new wave of patriotism is sweeping over the country. Ameri- cans still foster the hope of aiding their native land. “Those in charge of the work, how- ever will never become fully prepared until every American gets behind the work and gives it his support. The New Haven chapter has done some splendid work. Many times at th Bush terminal have I seen_well-fill- ed cases coming from New Haven. “But although the New Haven chapter is well organized and pre- pared, it will not be fully prepared un- til every one here tonight pledges f as a member of the Red Michael F. Sweeney, who has spent year as athletic advisor at Yale, will Teturn to The Hill at the close of OTHER VIEW POINTS ‘This is ice weather. There have been frequent long peri- ods of cold weather of the sort that produces the refrigerator supply in sufficient amount to satisfy our needs. Ice ought to be cheap next summer. But. Labor is scarce and expénsive and feed for horses likewlise. So about May 1 be prepared for the careful and elaborate explanation of the reasons which make an increase in prices.necessary.—Hartford Post. There are several bills now before the legislature introduced at behest of the state board of education that sHould receive the immediate atten- tion of the executioner. They have the earmarks of that member of the board known as E. D. Robbins and they no more deserve a place in the statute book than he does on the board. These bills propose to take from the school boards in towns un- der state supervision the purchasing books and giving that power to the state board, ‘which would make five year contracts with publishers of its choice. It is a char- acteristic _attempt at usurpation of power and one that every town con- cerned should resent—Bristol Press. A year ago there was no thought of the restoration of capital punishment in Rhode Island. But the possibilities of war have brought the subject be- fore the general assembly. Capital punishment under the bill presented yesterday in the senate is limited to persons who burn or dynamite bufld- ings, ships, dams, bridges or railroad tracks and equipment in time of war. It is essentially a measure devised for the enemies of the country who may not be impressed by the penalties of fine and imprisonment. Thus it is proposed to inflict the death penalty only under unusual circumstances, and this is already permitted in this state when murder is committed by a per- son while serving a life sentence: Providence Bulletin. Every bit. of accurate news that comes from the warring countries goes to sustain the belief that all the war- ring nations have reached the conclu- sion that the land situation at present is practically a deadlock but that if it can remain so, the allies will win the war because Germany is _starving— not starving for food alone ,but for co; per, nickel, brass, rubber, oil—all the supplies which are consumed 0 heav- fly in war time. The failure of the German subma- rine campaign would probably be fol- lowed by a renewal of a desperate etruggle, for a time on land, but there is no reason to believe that the out- come would be other than what it has ‘written in B.rlln. but not by Germans. —Bridgeport Telegram. Canada fixes maximum prices fol‘ certain commodities, and makes felony '.0 deal Wltll food as, for ln- stace, & large Chi cago speculator re- prime ‘margin on his industry, then to l!?l the goods to the consumer by the shortest, cheapest and most efficient route, with the maximum elimination of middle men. crime in every nlrt- ‘world.—Bridgeport Mc VOTERS FAVOR TAKING POST OFFICE FROM POLITICS National Civil Service Reform League Supports Poindexter Amendment to Legislative Appnprhflou Bill. NO" York City, Feb. 15:—‘- lfilg- ment made )luk . tional | League agree- ment with thl Yale lmflfl-, ‘which m‘h approval of t Meigs, at the Hill, provided thlt he should be away on a leave of absence for only a year from the school with which he has been s0 long and so successfully iden- tifled. Great as must be with which Yale sees Mr. Sweene; severing his official connection wi the athletics in the university it must be realized the regret | dexter that at The Hill, Mr.|adm serving Yale in no small field, turning out athletes like Tom Shevlin, 1906; M. H. Bowman, 1905 S; . T. Francis 1912, famous football player and track star; Jesse Spalding 1913, captain of the football team and J. W. Overton, 1917. permanent organization of college- traiviod taehnical won to aid the in the event of war or other national emergency was inaugurated at the first meeting of the Intercollegiate In- telligence Bureau, which was held at the New Willard hotel last Monday. Yale was represented by Prof. Joseph W. Roe, of the Sheffield _ Scientific School and Dickinson W. ~ Richards, 1917. ‘The fifty college delegates met to co-operate in the preparation of data showing the names of American college students and alumni _ having “the characteristics, thestraining and the willingness to enter the service of the United States Government in time of actual or expected war.” The func- tion of the newly established bureau is t obe distinct from that of the Council of National Defence, which as an ad- visory intelligence bureau merely pro- vides machinery to fulfil government needs. - The organization is unique in the history of the world. The plans provide for a salaried secretary at ‘Washington, and also for an adjutant with a committee active in as many colleges, technical schools, and uni- versities as possible. ‘The central to be established in Washington will be in a direct touch with the War and Navy departments. Sub-committees ‘will be formed In the different colleges and universities, and these latter will enroll men of special training and will ascertain their willingness to serve when called. It is expected that most of the actual work will be done by the individual college committees, and that the Washington department will act merely as a sort of clearing house. This morning the delegates met Sec- retaries Baker and Daniels. Both were heartily in accord with the idea of tne bureau. shows that many repregentative mem- bers of commercial organizations, granges and other civic organization desire Congress to place presidential postmasters under civil service rules. Letters from all parts of the coun- try, it is said, demonstrate that the voters are ready to support President ‘Wilson and Postmaster General Burle. son, who have advocated the Poindex: ter amendment to the legislative ap- propriation bill. This is the amend- ment which transfers 10,000 post of- fices to the non-political class. It 1s now before the conference committee and will undoubtedly receive consider- ation during the present week. That its acceptance by the conferees would be overwhelmingly endorsed by the American people, was announced by George T Keyes, Secretary of the league, who directed atention to the attitude of the voters toward the merit system. Large majorities have been the rule whenever referenda on civil service legislation have been held. The league strongly backs up the President, it is stated, and strikingly emphasizes the fact that the leaders of both parties favor this step in advance, attention being called to the favorable attitude of Gepvernor Hughes during the last campaign. Particular reference is made to the Tecent report of the council of the league, which showed strikingly the evils flowing from the patronage sys- tem regulating post office appoint- ments. The Poindexter amendment, it is said, might properly be character- ized as an act to relieve congressmen from twenty-five per cent. of their po- litical foes and those patriots who be- come “oblivious to recognition” after appointment to post offices. The council of the league, which has thoroughly studied the appointment of postmasters during the several ad- ministrations, finds that in many cities there is a mad scramble for the offices, which are normally filled upon the recommendation of the senator and congressman, by a president who has other and more important responsi- bilities. The council of the league ex- impending conflict. The next step in administrative progress is the abolition gr the post omoes as footballs of poli- cs. Prominent Mun Pointdexter Pro In view of the mtivlty of the ieague in favor of the Poindexter amendment, the personnel” of the council is inte- resting. Not only are its members prominent, but they represent widely diversified interests and both of the principal political parties. Beside Mr. Richard H Dana, the president of the league, some of the vice president are: Edwin A. Alferman of Charlottes- ville, Va., president of the University ol Virglnh. Charles W. Eliot of Com- ridge, a former president of _the “‘“ ‘Judge George Gray of Wil- mington, a prominent democrat; Jo- seph H. Choate of New York, who al- so has served as president of the league; former President Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft; and aCrdinal Gibbons of Baltimore. Some of-the members of the council include William B. Hale, its chairoman n_nd Edgar A. Bancroft, both of Chi- Nelson S. Spencer, president of the New York City club, George Mc- Aneny ,John A. Sleicher, Harold Phelps Stokes and Charles C. Burling- ham, all of New York City, George Burnham, Jr., of Philadedlphia, former Works; Ansley Wilcox, Henry W. president of the Baldwin Locomotive Sprague and Clinton T. Horton, all of Buffalo; Charles B. Wilby, an at- torney, and Henry T. Hunt, former mayor, of Cincinnati; Mayo Fesler of Cleveland, Ohio; W. W. Grant, Jr., of Denver, Colo., and John Joy Edson and Charles Noble Gregory, both of Washington, D. C. NEW TYPES OF PREHISTORIC BUILDING Discovered by Smithsonian Ethnolo- ogist During Field Work in Mesa Verde National Park. Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, ethnologist, in the Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology, who returned recently from his field work in the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, reports that his work has revealed for the first time a new type of prehistoric build- ing, possibly over 600 years old — a pueblo, commonly defined as a terraced community building, not attached to a Cliff, but constructed in .the open. During the past few years the Smith- sonian Institution, 'in co-operation with the Department of the Interior, has directed the excavation and repair of several prehistoric ruins in the Mesa Verde National Park, among them the Sun Temple, excavated by Dr. Fewkes last year, which proved a unique example of aboriginal build- ing specialized for religious purpose: and Spruce Tree House and Cliff Pal ace, characteristic ciff dwellings of the culture of the early dwellers. The building excavated last summer forms one of what is known as the Mummy Lake group of mounds which might be termed a type locality for it seems representative of a consider- able region. According to Dr. Fewkes, the area now comprising Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico was inhabited in prehistgpic times by In- dians similar to those of any other region of North America, but their dwellings were very different. This unique_territory, therefore, bears the name Pueblo Culture Area. ‘When the building was excavated 40 domiciliary rooms and four cir- cular, ceremonial kivas were found on the ground floor. The former were mainly two stories in height, the raft- “THE PRIDE OF THE CLAN" Trh loFlay Louiss. 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The main north wall of the pueblo measures 113 feet from east to west, and was, apparently about 20 feet high. The east and west walls extend toward the south, 50 and 64 feet, respectively, averaging 10 feet in height. The masonry throughout i good construction, but shows all faults of the cliffdwellers’ work joints unbroken and corners not pro- perly bounded to the other walls. The ends and sides of the stones adjoining each other are not hewn or cut fat, but the irregularity in the courses was overcome by chinking with thin spalls of stone set in mud. No trowel marks of the builders were found, but the prints of their hands and fingers are to be seen it the mud mortar. Of the different rooms discovered, Dr. Fewkes, mentions ceremonial rooms, or kivas; storage rooms, milling rooms, sleeping rooms and circular room used mainly for ceremonials and look outs. An almost complete adult skele- ton was found buried in one of the kivas. Among what of fatrly the is known as minor | Children’s Mat. Sat. 5c antiquiti Dr. Fewkes found a fine series of stone hatchets and mau generally grooved and polished, 2 arrowheads, spearpoints, and ing stones, a number of bone imple- ments, three animal figures belleved to have been idols, some pottery, corn and animal remains. Unlike some _ archeologists, Dr. Fewkes does not believe that the cliff- dwellers or the inhabitants of this pueblo were exterminated by their e emies, but rather that they migrated to the plal Regarding the age o the dewllings on Mesa Verde, he is in clined to believe that they date well within the beginning of the Christian era, regarding none of them as r than 1000 A, D., altl h he th man lived in _that locality for time previous.In general, the « man of this region is belleved to first lived in the cliffs from whi hoved to the open community dv ings on the plateaus before m to _the valleys where his cliff cu still apparent among the le: living pueblos, such as. the North Carolina has three negro nar mal schools. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Don’t You Want Good Teeth? Dces the dread of the dental chair cause you to neglect them? 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