Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 22, 1917, Page 4

¢ THURS,, FRI, SAT. | . THREE BIG KEITH ACTS FRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS fegton OUPE 0"~W-|l’l'fi—lllhvlnfi-9‘ Sensationsl Athietic Marvels On Theis Rolling Globes FRanl | enfnd bR, | MRS Pl ] 'DOROTHY GISH CHARLIE CHAPLIN —IN— AN “THE LITTLE YANK” “EASY STREET” Five Part Triangle Feature His Funniest Comedy ! {4 4 38 ae%i 2 8 cation is nothing compared with ) what it ought to do or what it must ¢ memmu-n. do 1f 1t is Zolng to overcome the con- " -8 o % “On the levei, A Free ditions which are prevailing there to- te et e UIan besit day and which will continue to exist time L your unless some stens are taken to educate -!.'-'.'. have you it -l 5 cally. i the people to different standards. M = o] Soms we sl e Ak fi: E‘zfl‘&l wear ico has long meeded a thorough sys- tem of education. It is the lack of it = which has put it where it is today e bt - nd for that reason it should welcome | whatever between the ears.” exclalm- | -Meroly besause IUa the siyis” ex- the interest which is now being mani- | eq the boy. jerking on his plainet’ ie youns min Dimantly. fested by educators in this country to | “Why waste your time, your valuable | “You may laugh and it may seom & help it overcome its great handicap, |time, on only onme of that kind? Iffsilly thing to say, but I've got larger Mexico must do much to help itself, | youwre intent on the uplift, why not|affairs to bother me, n No more but it ean do a lot in that direction by | €0 out to Dunning or do settiement | college for me. I'm in business. A B e piover sneodragement to|Work? I may be prejudiced, but that|man has to begin early if he wanta i giving the proper = brainless wonder is something that I|place in this world, I t o those from the outside Who are sIn-|oan't see at all. Oh, well, I don't care! | thing to work for now. me how cercly interested in its welfare. I'm going over to see Elsie tomorrow |long are you going to make It thi e———— night, anyway.” time? Can I come Over tomorrow WASHINGTON'S ADVICE. “Pm’ sure you'll have a good time” t? Or Is that rare specimen com. ; = answered the gir], pretending to yawn. The anniversary of the birth of | Eisie’s a very nice girl. Not many | “I can't seo how that intorests you,' George Washington deserves ‘greater | boys like her, though. /Well, good |said the young woman. “You are go- interest than ever this year because | night, Phil!” ing to see Elsle, anyway.” of the conditions which are existing throughout the world and the position which this country is occupying in re- The youtn pulled off his gloves and| I tell youl~ The young man's oy thtew them upon the table. Gram- |sparkled and he flushed thusiastical o e v Foeng mar was pothing to him as he retort. |y as he took up his hat wnd put hi Conditions have chansed since the | 30 NP e om eey o Jet gou put | BADDY Hunchi Oh 1t's & peachi: Sup. time of Washington but the govern-|every little_thing over on me that you |posing I don’t go to see Eisie tomor ment set up in his time has been | fect ke You worry o lot wbout me | row Bisht at all. Seel And suppon maintained and the policies which he | Just for that I won't go and see her.” | ing you call up that escaped lunatic advocated have been strongly adhered to. At the time when Washington was urged to run for president for a third term he took occasion to address con- at the Postorfice at Norwich, second-class matten Telephone Calls: Business Office 450. ‘gmu Uetin Job Office 35-3. your 3 't and it i te :& that m'nv sort of FOUR SHOWS TODAY AT 1:39, 3:15, 6 and 8:18 OUR SHOWS TODAY AUDITOKIUM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Wm. A Brady in Association With World Plotures Presents Gail Kane & Carlyle Blackwell in “ON DANGEROUS GROUND” From Burton,G. Stevensen's Famous Novel 5—Parts—*THE LITTLE COMRADE"—5—Parts 3armen Phillips and Hank Man Featured in' Fox's -Latest Comedy ’ “THERE'S MANY A FOOL” A Burlesque on the Famsus Dramatic Preduction ih i §ad Frances N elson, E. K. Lincoin, and June Elvidge. B PART S-S Becond Episode of “PATRIA” Mrs. ernon Ca €erial Picture i il He paused for a mement and picked {and tell him you have a_ headache. | up his gloves. “Now, look here, littie | Get the idea? ‘Then I wander in here | Miss Dimples,” he continued, “you|at about 5. Some berry I've got on know perfectly well that if you'd lei | my slender shoulders? Right? Isn't me I'd be toddling over here every (that a wonderful thought?” i of any paper in Eastern icut and from three to four larger than that of amy In Norwich. It is delivered to over. of the 4053 houses in Nor- read by ninety-three per the people. In Windham ivered te over 3500 houses, Daaieison to_over all of these places it CIRCULATION 1901, AVErage...cececicencie. H412 e o.5,080 — /THE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION It is Impossible to read the report nade in connection with the annual mot the Norwich Playground n_without being impressed excellent work which is be- the interests of the chil- city. For e period of six ‘B. Stanton has given faith- tion to the demands as head the organization and he has had enthusiastic support of many other _ officials and interested citizens. Once | the needs were clearly set forth there was a response to the requirements | which was enthusiastic and helpful, “Bnd it is but proper that the same ~#pirit should continue to be manifested " i the continuance of this work. . The playgrounds which have been established for the purpose of provid- ing a place for the children to have proper recreation during the long va- eation have accomplished what was In- | tended. The children must play and it s unjust that they should be forced o carry it on In the streets or be | denfed the encouragement for whole- some recreation which comes through the supervised playgrounds. . WWhat has been done in the past may . omly be looked upon as a beginning. { The worth of the playground move- j has been demonstrated. Bvi- g4 of this has been furnished on ‘many occasions and perhaps in no bet- . ter way than the remonstrance that | Tesulted at the time the effort was ‘made to abandon the Lake street grounds for another purpose. And in- . asmuch as this organization has ac- © complished such excellent results, it * #s more than ever deserving of popu- lar support. GLARING HEADLIGHTS. A matter which cannot fail to arouse sress and give his reasons for declin- ing. And in addition to Setting forth those ressons he took advantage of the opportunity to offer the nation some good advice in regard to many of the dangers which wers likely to be _encountered. One of the points which he had al- ways advocated was the avoldance of entangling foreign alliances, He called attention to the perils which lurked behind such s mixing in European af- fairs. “The great rule for conduct for us” sald he on this occasion, “in re- gard to foreign nations is, in extend- ing our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. Europe has a set of pri- mary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent con- troversies, tho cause of which are es- sentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise for us to implicate ourselves.” Washington was not opposed to war if it could not be prevented, but he urged such conduct as would be ex- pected to prevent it. He was an advo- cate of preparedness and what he had to say a century and more ago can- net fail to be of marked Interest to- day. ESREe o WIRELESS OPERATORS. Some time ago the manner in which amateur wireless operators were in- terfering with legitimate business be- came so agsravating that all opera- tors were required to take out a li- ecense. That didn’t drive the amateur away from his fun and experience but it succeeded to a considerable ex- tent in prevenging the mixing up of fun with business. He could listen without doing any harm hut when he attempted to send, and paid no at- tention to what trouble he might be causing, it was as necessary to put a stop to it as it is to attach a severe penalty to the ringing of a fire alarm when there is no fire simply for the purpose of having some excitement or to see the horses run. ‘That there are some who are in- elined to disregard their rights in the use of wireless apparatus is indicated by the fact that shipping along the Atlantic coast has been thrown into a panic on numerous occasions by false wireless messages. After a diligent search it was discovered that the trou- ble was being caused by a 16 year old operator who had located his outfit on the roof of his home in Brooklyn where he apparently considered that he was doing something smart by terrorizing without cause those who were operat- ing vessels or those who were inter- ested in the passengers on certain ships. There is a severe penalty attached to such violations, and there ought to be, for unless wireless messages can be relied mpon they amount to noth ing and the service is at all times too valuable to be played with. A few ex- amples in the. way- of punishment ought to bring those Inclined to joke night in the little old week, ‘with a matinee on Sunday. But you can’t see me for dust. Say, I wish you would let me come every ni€ht. Wouldn't that be some scheme, though? Let's try it out; What do you say?” “It wouldn’t work. You have so many engagements. I wouldn’t want to_tie down such a popular man.” “Say, where do you get that stuff?” “Oh, by the way,” said the young woman, disregarding the question, “tell Bisie that T meant to call her up and ask her whether—' “That's right! Kid me about Eisle! “I don’t understand you. I dom’t blame you for being fond of Elsie. Pm fond of her myself.” < “Go night! You win, down. hands “Well,” hesitated the young woman, allowing one dimple to show. “It does sound like something— % “That's the idea,” sald the young man, energetically. hake hands on it! That's the way Team work! Come on now, Betty, come on! Aw, please, Betty!"™ “Call me up tomorrow and I'll let you know. Good night!™ “Good night! Both hands! Honest, T've lost all interest in Elsie. 'm com- ing over here every single night after this. Tomorrow night? “Good night, Phil ‘You're going to can that bow lef- P, Besides, he left town yesterday for good. Good night, Phil."—Exchange. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parents Suffering Privation. Mr. BEditor: I _was glad to see the letter of “Yankeé” published, although he did not write in_ the same spirit as does your paper. It shows that you are impartial after all. First of all, let me state that I'm an American citizen, born in dear old Germany. We sing “I love thy rocks and rills” so do the Germans, the En- glish, the Irish, the French. Father and mother are over there, suffering privation, and we here, thou- samds of us, helpless, unable to do them a good. The Rev. Ricketts can well afford to hurt the friendless here and there—some men do. Good for “Yan- kee,” whose God is 1ove; g00d for “Ob- server,” who adores many and dares admit it. “Do unto others,” etc., is “Yankee's” motto; “everyone for him- self, etc,” is “Observers.” Here is an abstract from a letter, written by my mother April, 1915: “Spring has come. How foolish of the people not to consider that the dear Lord must let everytning grow, that they must recelve it all from God’s hand, and now—they murder each -other. Surely that is net God's will, for they are all His children and He loves all of them. He created the world that they might live happily and con- tented on earth and not hate each oth- er and be envious of each otker.” What a barbaric spirit in that let- ter and ip the Rev. Ricketts’ sermon, what a message of love! How can a messenger of the gospel deliver such a discourse. “Peace on earth, good will unto all men.’ President Wflson’s address to the senate is a masterpiece, but even we In_America are not yet rémdy for it. “No war without the consent of the people,” and here they want # In- tern poor Mr. Bryan. 1 read it somewhere that the peo- ple over there are crazed. I believe they\are. Hatred, envy, arrogance and now despair drives them to sell their lives as dear as possible. Then let us remain sane and see the flendishness of it all. Is there an ex- cuse for the food shortage? ‘What has the bloodshed- over there accomplished? Are we sure war is the only means to bring peace about? So far as I can see the different countries hate each other to the ut- most, and will they love us the more if we should be able to crush the Ger- mans? Does the south love the ncrth any better? Who has, gained anything by ernment nor its policy in the present serious crisis. A Yankee, styling himself also a gen- uine Yankee, might see after reading his own letter that he is not neutral while being a citizen of a neutral power. In fact, he declares himself a born foe of England and asks us to recall Lexington of '76 and the war of 1812 to back up his hate, althoush Britain is only one of the entente pow- ers at war with Germany. = Appealing to history as he requests, dld not France assist us during the Revolution? Has A Yankee no sym- pathy for France, whom England is helping to defend Paris? . Didn't Russia send a detachment of her fleet to New York at a critical time in our Civil war to express her favor? Has A Yan- kee no sympathy with Russia at this time? If we are to recall Lexingten and other fields, are we to forget the hired Hesslans? 'Must we forget a later epi- sode when a Yankee admiral had to tell & German man-of-war to “get out of the way” when he was about to en- gage the Spanish fleet in Manila bay? O, yes, Mr. Editor, there s a difference in Yankees—and being a Yankee is no guarantee of a man’s doyalty. Some Yankees were Tories during the Revolution, and Norwich—furnish- ing many good patriots, also contribut- ed one genuine traitor of exeerated memory. During the Civil war we, too, bad some who were not in sympathy with us and they were called Copper- heads. Let us here introduce an_extract from the address of a genuine Yankee—also of New Haven ancestry—ex-President Taft, which contains in a few sane sentences the real issue before our country at this time. This address— here in part—was made before the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, after a three- days’ session, in the city of Washing- ton, the present month. Mr. Taft “I had prepared this address before Germany startled this country and all neutrals by her last note. The actual dangers with which it brings us face to face may seem to make what I have been discussing_theoretical, tame and inappropriate. The truth is, however, that this great crisis only emphasizes the igiportance of the purpose and plan of the league in the future history of this country. *“Of all things, we would avold war. We are not prepared for it. The awful consequences we know from Europe’s suffering. Our prayer is for some es- cape from it in this critical hour con- sistent with our national honor and marvelous efficiency, Germany’s manl- test weakness has been in a failure to understand other peoples and to ap- preciate the moral forces working in them. She may not know the spirit of the good-natured, tolerant, war- hating giant she would chalienge. She may overestimate, as she has done be- fore in the case of other nations, tho influence of sordid motives, of the in- ertia of comfort and of dissentient ele- ments among us, which she may expect to paraiyze our action. She may etir an active patriotism in our_ people which she does not suspect. She may shock us into a real preparation for war and the sacrifices it involves as nething else can. “She may push us at omce into a league to enforce just peace. She may force us into an organization of our potential military strength, on the one hand, and into a moral leadership in the maintenance of international jus- tice on the other. Thenceforth our iso- lation from the wars and welfare of the rest of the world would be ot an end. . When peace would come the cyes of our people, in spite of warninss of statesmen who are looking backward, would bg opened not only to the wis. dom but 1o the necessity of our-eading the nations into a permanent world’s league to enforce peace. “The responsibility which now rests on the president and .on conzress is very heavy. They should know, and do know, that the American people will back them to the end in their decision. May God give them good deliverance.” BULLETIN READER. Norwich, Feb. 21, 1917. A Changed Critter. Mr. Editor: Please give me space to say that the Yankee from Ekonk has 50 differentiated from the Yankee of Bunker Hill that thers is no danger of his being recognized as a Son of the American revolution. OBSERVER. Norwich, Feb. 21, 1917. | oTHER viEW POINTS A boging commission for Connecti- cut, That is only another burden as far’/as the people are concerned for commissions, no matter of what kind are created for what there is in them as a rule more than any real pub- lic good. There are provisions enough now in Connecticut to make the people the best in the world, if statute regulations would do it, but the great mass seem to be blinded by an element bent on creating new laws at _every lic—Middletown The best way to abolish a disease germ .is to hit it on the head with flatiron. Such is the opinion express. ed by the United States public health seryice scientists—as a result of ex- periments regarding the elimination of germs from infected clothing. The scientists don’t put way, but it's what they mean. Dis- infectant are not In such favor as they used to be, even in hopsitals. The doctors. agree nowadays that _plain cleanl of the good, old-fashioned sort. more efficacious than dosing and swabbing and eoaking things with evil-smelling liguids. Cleanliness means washing, and the laundress is the prize germ-killer—Waterbury Re- publican. Secrtary of State Frederick L. Perry could have no mors commend- able policy than a determination to prevent the mixture of .whiskey and gasoline as factors in the opération of automobiles. No wman who has been drinking lquor to any extent whatsover is a safe person to be permitted to drive an automobile. He is 2 menace to himself and to every- one who uses the highways and pub- lic safety demayds that such menaces shall not be tolerated. Engineers who drive trains over private ights of way protected by block [gnals and all other safeguards are compelled to abstain from liquor at least while on duty and usuaily at all times. It is even more necessary that the mo- torist who drives over an unprotected highway, open for the genmeral pub- lic, and who often runs his car at ex- press train speed should be a man of equal sobriety. Other secretaries have attempted to check this evil without a success as marked as their efforts have been commendable. Secretary Perry takes a more radical stand, announcing that persons who have been deprived of licenses for this reason, must prove to his satisfaction that they are safe per- sons to be entrusted with the opera- tion of motor cars before their licenses will be renewed We have no idea that Secretary Perry is a prohibition crank, but he appears to be a crank on the question of public safety and a crank of the type who is entitled to all the aid_ police and ecourt officials of the state can give him in abolishing what is probably the greatest meance con- nected with the operation of automo- biles.—Hartford Post. Mayor Quigley will arrive here to- night. His first attention should be calied to the board of public safety. After a review of what took place dur- “They stop the tickle” ‘FOOL THERE WAS". Released Fob. 19. it exactly that; ing his abserce his honor should con- sider well the advisability of dlemiss- ing this board, in toto, or reorganiz- membership 50 as to bring about & harmonious working body. In' short, the safety board is a mis- fit. Further, it has no place in the municipal affairs of a city the size of ty Its demoralising members of the police and fire de: partments is easily seen. eruption of the volcanic safety hoard the two departments directiy under its ce are affected. With every ce’ within the councils of the safety board there is a direct loss of prestige in the police department and in the fire department. men appointed to carrv out the gov- erning _power of these ments have proven themselves Incap- themsclves no one can expect members of the police and fire departments to refrain from similar tactics. is the silghtes: SUPREME FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS TODAY AND TONIGHT ETHEL BARRYMORE - “THE AWAKENING OF HELENA RICHIE” Ll VALENTINE GRANT “THE DAUGHTER OF MACGREGO! As it is now run the and With every called the neither Since the two depart. xercising _restraint among Record. 1t there hint of politics within there must be a cor- Ask For—Get responding amount of {in the two departments. It has come to this: manner in which the safety board is conduc tion has crept into th police and fire depaurtment one reason or another, & s nel of efther de taken as a D insubordination moved from one post to ano to do the new work allotted subordination pure and simpl Britaln Herald. There {s & bill before the 1 employ: should favor. if three or more persons conversation on th of a strike they may be ar would be creating a than obtains in Russia—Ne The muselés of the human ert a force of 684 pounds. RIGGS in such a manner‘to their senses. s 25 A hoy Mentholated OUGH DROPS the house; they prevent colds, sore throats and hoarseness. B conte- illness if taken in time. Pure and wholesome. — Big package 5 cents. ©. A. BRIGGS CO., Cambridge, Mass. this war? The average American? ONE WHO FEELS THE PINCH. Leonard’s Bridge, Feb. 20, 1917. interest and support is the bill the legislature for the purpose of regulating automobile headlights. The dangers which result from the _ umrestricted headlight are too appar- | ent to all users of the highway to need % extended attention. There can be LS few who have not had some ex- perience with the deszling lights or _ who bave not appreciated the mistake _which has been made in not giving at- tention to this matter long ago. " Connecticut is not alone in demand- Ing regulations upon this subject. It is far behind certain other states in ~ not demanding reform before and yet it is ahead of others in asking for ~ legislation at this time. & "There are numerous ways In which evil can be overcome. . The safety o the highways ought to get full con- but one doesn't have to vital interests. But we must face the facts, “In her campaign against her en: mies Germany proposes ruthlessly ta wage war upon the property and lives of neutrals in flagrant violation of their rights. She began with Belgium. She now includes them all. Our na- tional conscience is void of offénse against her. Her cruel and indefensi- ble drowning without warning of more than 2 hundred innocent Americans on the Lusitania we condoned in view of her pledge against a repetition. That pledge is now withdrawn and she avows her purpose to resume her shocking course. S “It war is to come between us, she will be the unprovoked aggressor. We would avoid being drawn into the Bu- ropean vortex by every honorable con- cession. If she forces us into it she will do so by her defiance of plain Principles of justice and humanity ‘which should obtain between civilized nations. “In spite of her great strength and THIS WILL MAKE MILLIONS HAPPY ANY CORN WILL DRY UP AND LIFT OUT, SAYS A CINCIN- NATI AUTHORITY EDITORIAL NOTES. ' The American flag will be the pro- per favor for Washington birthday celebrations this year. A Yankee’s Opinion and Its Worth. | Mr. Editor: When ali partisan feel- 14 ing is being held in abeyance by the | The man on the corner says: An|jeaders under the great stress of na- TODAY 3 echo 1s the only thing that can get the | tional extremity, this is no time for last word in en argument with some |gmaller men to air their lob-sided opin- people. ions which so plainly show that they. are not in full sympathy with our gov- WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY | With potatoes a dollar a peck and onions about twice that much nothing appears to be blocking the path of high cost of living. The fate of three ships has been committed to the tender mercies of Germany by Brazil. The neutral world is anxiously awaiting the outcome. Lent is at hand and it will be easy to make sacrifices this year, but the hens can be expectéd to cackle that this Is just the season they have been laying for. travel over them for a very long pe- " plod without reaching the conclusion this matter has not received the ! it deserves in this commo: In the states of Massachu- ts and New Jersey there are laws ‘on the statute books. which call for he curbing of the shafts of - light @re projected from the front of : The rays are directed in such x that they strike the high- ¥ below the line of vision of other arivers going In the opposite It means that an important § £ Now Is The Time TO HAVE Your Home Wired FOR The report comes from Pennsylvania that the peach crop is going to be a fallure. That cannot be sald of the coal crop however in view of pre- vailing prices. Don’t. You Want Good Teeth? Does the dread of the dental shair cause you to neg them? Yeu have no fears. B have toeth filled, ol or axtracied ABSOLUTELY WITHOUY PAN. > . CC™SIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES : ° ° STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICR STERILIZED INSTRUAINTS eCtric Lignts : TRLER e ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK 1§ these appeal to you, call for sxaminstion and estimate No —— e e THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS Shargy Sor. SessuMatiot. Get Our Estimate Mother ‘Gray's Ennw E,Mm for DR. F. C. JACKSON 4 o | S i, ad seomach, testhing |1 DENTISTS 5 ? (Successors to the Wing Dental Co.) ORWICH, con A MAER M M N When an archduke of Austria en- gages in the ghoveling of snow with other Vienna students, it looks as if a “clean your sidewalk” order had gone fato effect in that city. & o Tt Let folks step on your fest here- It hardly seems eppropriate that the “.mar:‘m shoeg a size smaller If you fenting nations of Murope should de- | Interviewer—If you were alive to- |electrio. sparks of Doty ihesush Fou day would you have time to cut down a cherry tree? ardly! Td be attend the coming drives. George Washington—H: t:;.b':u cutting down my living ex- There was a time when the fellow Wwho had an auto was pointed out as chap, but nowadays it is the a cellar full of coal or a onions. * OR. D. J. COYLE move and reg Telonpone