Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 24, 1917, Page 4

‘which e senate has seven days and: Goufics take action a governor for the B B will be appointed by the president. It 121 YEARS OLD also provides for an executive coun- cil composed of commissioners of jus- Su: tion price 12c a week: S0c a lontis 000 » ear. tice, finance, interior, education, agri- culture, labor and health. The nb{; Entered at th tfice at Norwich, |Ney general and treasurer are to Conn., as :m::m:- 'u‘m‘?u;‘r. appointed by the president and other Felephome Calls: members of the government; the legis- Bulle 'n Busin g lature will be elected by the people Balletty Bfitorial Fooms a5 and this in turn will select the com- etin Jo! s 35-3. Wilimantic Office, §7 Church st |iissioner torthe United Ctates. but Telephone 210-2. Saturday, Feb. 24, 1917. the president will have the power of veto on all the measures which come before the legislative body. This means that the government of the isi- and will be under the considerate di- 'recuon of -this country, that it will !have an incentive to greater accom- { plishments and that being a Porto Ri- can will mean more than it does to- iday. It is a step that is only dealing | justly with this island dependence. THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. While such widespread attention is being directed to the high cost of food, it is apparent that the government canrot sit idly by and do nothing to- !wards bringing about relief, especial- {17 when or If such advanced prices are e result of studied efforts to corner he market rather than being the re- i sult of an actual shortage of the pro- ducts. There have been many in stances of such operations and cer- tainly the public should be protected against such unjust practices and the part which the government can play in such a matter ought neither to be overlooked or sidestepped. There are instances where the de- termination of the government to as- certain the facts and start criminad prosecutions have resulted in those who are fixing prices with an iron hand climbing down off of their pe- destal and offering to submit to a fix- ing of just prices by a sovernment commission on a basis of justice to all. In all probability that situation would be unearthed in still other di- rections and there is no doubt but what food products would be included in_the list. ! But while there is a demand for that action, it is also possible for the peo- ple to do much for their own protec tion. We are frequently told that we eat too much, that we eat what please: rather than what does us good and| that a readjustment of our diet would prove beneficial to our health as well ! as our pocketbooks. That being the " Norwich, H Hi i H § 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 2o over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivcred to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1.100, and in all of these places it is considered tbe local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred 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. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION | i i H | 1901, VErage...eecesecees.ee r case it might be well if there was a 4905, average. more genera] participation in the op- portunities of helping ourselves. Such in combination with government ef- forts ought to accomplish the desired results. PREPARING FOR THE DRIVE. There is an occasional bit of evi- dence which goes to show that the en- tente nations are preparing to make greater use of the armies which they have stationed at different points along the war fronts than they have in the past. This is shown by the in- creased activity of the British forces on the Tigris. There they are endeav- oring to make up for some of the past reverses. A certain measure of suc- cess is being obtained even though it is not all that could be desired. While the progress made may be slizht there H ; February 17 STATE SANATORIA NEEDS. The report of the state tuberculosis sommission makes it plain, if it has not already been realized, that the ef- forts which are being put forth by this commeonwealth for the purpose of fighting the white plague are meeting with desired results. The state sana- toria are a help to the afflicted and a protection to the others and that is what Connecticut has been striving for. It is apparent, however, that the ithe two is the additional consideration that they are keeping engaged the Turkish forces, to such an extent that those in that locality are constantly on the alert but also to the end that the pos- sibility of transferring troops from Asia Minor to Europe is greatly de- creased. There is thus a double ob- ject in the Tigris campaign. The same situation is developing on the Macedonian front where it has present institutions are not able to take care of the.demands which are made upon them. It is necessary to maintain long waiting lists, when those on that list are in need of the institutional treatment and when un- der certain conditions they can be a menace to the public. It is the opinion of the commission, the members of which are thoroughly familiar with the situation that whatever the state !fiia | fi g! 4 A i § e £ op ave to the moth, or the toad, or the sfock or the stone, or to any creature who does not sense that God is All in All Intelligent workers do not have to be associated long with the things which express life to be sure there is more back of production than chemical n_and reaction. They do not mistake life for form or energy, but as the user of energy and the perfector of design. The clothing of the earth in beauty shows design in all its multitudinous variety, and gives evidence of the existence some- where of a designer in whose real presence we should be over-awed. Have you eve thought how strange it is that man will sit up! nights, or eell his_soul to the devll,l for money he does not need; but is| slower than death very often in de-; veloping the spiritual qualities he does need. As a free agent it is not in evidence that he has a broad com- prehension. The things he needs most he hopes for, but doesn’t work for; aoa the things which are temporal he hustles for often like a galley slave, but seldom prays for. He supports his faith with expectancy, and his jack of it with works of an intensely selfish character. When 1 recall the quotation: “What is man that the Lord should be mindful of him!” I feei like giving it up. I know this is not the picture of man usually paint- ed, but there is no false color about but there are a few men and many more women who are imbued by the divine spirit, and who keep alive the evidence that man and woman are capable of becoming . the sons daughters of God. and Do not feel discouraged if that boy of vours doesw't take high rank in school for man’s life-record shows that it is not the boy at the head of his ciass who becomes ;great in the affairs of government o as a leader aniong men. Many youths at West Polnt lined up anead of Ulysses S. Grant; but no man of war stood above him when men were needed to pre- serve tho Uion. Jacob Riis, = who made fame in this country and be- came the friend of President Roose- veit writing of his boyhood days in “Jacob -and Hans were dullest ‘boys in a class of fifteen members, and were the only ones later in life who were honored and decorated by the king” Do not nag the slow and dull kids, but pa- tiently dribble out to them evidences of patience, love and ideals and trust to the future for their development. No one can fathom “the glooms and Denmark says ! gleams that dart across the school boy's brain.” The boy may fore- shadow the man, but we cannot in- terpret the shadow. lions for missions and to aid the poor, annually, we are told. Man spend fifty- five times as much money to poison himself as he does to extend the gospel to the poor and to alleviate their dis- tress. Here is a problem which if worked out by any rule of proportion would fail to show evidence that this is a Christian nation. If we are a Christian nation why ‘do we permit such a volume of un-Chrisian traffic. Man, it is said, jdges by quantity— God by quality; but with such figures as these on the blackboard against us the Almighty judging us by quantity and quality could not withhold con- These figures spell not impaired citizenship but a defective progeny, more than half demnation. only an t e ‘equipped wi nition and to_be the 10th of Decemi The rendezvous was New London. Immediately the towns were scoured for provisions. The county was em- bargoed for two months and wheat, cheese, beef, pork, Indian corn, oats ant of the fact that he who does not wish to see a fool must not only shut up himself alone, but also must break his own looking glass. I like the plain common sense re- ligion that does things ¥or others oftener than it prays for itself. Why lots of people make of their selfish- ness a_ fetich which they imagine will save their souls. Some of the most selfish people on earth today think they have formed a partnership with the Almighty, and that He is co- operating with them. They do not seem to comprehend that a pretence of familiarity with God appears to the humble like rank blasphemy. A good- clothes exhibition in itself is still only a secular performance; and the Sun- day coat is no better than the circus coat when it is brought down to a close comparison It is a human weak- ness to pretend that brass buttons are gold ones: but it is folly to push the pretence into the presence of St. Peter. The only true religion there is is the religion which can be measured by the Golden Rule and not fall short. It fits right into a good conscience: and it doesn’t find excuses for every kind of a sin of omisslon and com- mission and cherish the worthless thought willful wickedness may be ex- cused in the eleventh hour because of a filmsy pretence. Sunday Moming Talk THE DUTY OF BE;—;G STRONG. When Charles Kingsley was asked: “Wat is your favorite motto or proverb?” he replied, “Be strong!” That he well exemplified the motto was indicated when Dean Staniey preached his funeral sermon in West- minister Abbey from the text, “Watch ve, stand fast in the.faith, quit you iike men, be strong.” The lessons of the great Englishman’s character and career were strikingly summed up in his own watchword. Thousands of mortals seem to think they have a right to be wobblers and quitters in the game of life. It is no disgrace, they assume, to flinch under difficulty or temptation. Human nature they say, is feeble, and fickle, and full of inherited weakness. Man is as prone to err as the sparks are to fly upward, and his mistakes should surprise no one. How much of such lazy philos- -ophy is abroad! I recently visited a man who, for vears, has been something of an in- valld. *T enjoy very poor health, you know,” he wailed, feebly. It almost seemed that he actually did enjoy it. At least, he was wonderfully resigned to it. Yet the physician had said that in his case, there was no organic trou- ble. What he needed was a little res- olution, exercise, and fresh air. George D. Percy is the “Hercules of Harvard.” Although 20 pounds lighter than the college strong men of recent years, this student has won out does. in the way of extending the tu- berculosis work should be devoted to- wards the eniargement of the sana- torfum in this city and the comple- tion of the work at Sheiton and if any new sanatorium is to be attempt- ed it should be the one for.the treat- ment of bone tuberculosis located at some point along the shore. This must be looked upon as good judgment. There are advantages to “be gained by enlarging existing sana- toria where the overhead expense must be met anyway, rather than to push ahead increasing the overhead without obtaining any better results. The cramped conditions should be relieved. The waiting llsts should be provided for and by devoting appropriations for new work to the institutions recom- mended by the commission there will be a reduction in the per capita cost of caring for all patients. It appears to be a straightforward business prop- just been announced that the Italian forces have joined with the allied ar- mies in that locality and that an in- creased number of Italians are being sent forward in that direction. This is one of the fronts where the entente forces have thus far failed for vari- ous reasons to accomplish what was expected of them. But with Italy tak- ing a deeper interest there and the large army that has been under or- ganization at Saloniki for many months ready, it is apparent that the enemy must concentrate much atten- tion in that quarter. That these are all efforts made in preparation for the much discussed spring drive seems fair to believe. It all remains to be seen henceforth whether the well laid plans carry or miscarry. EDITORIAL NOTES. & If you haven’t had a chance to help don’t our school children under medical supervision being registered as de- defectives. Twenty-six states have taken a stand for state-wide prohibi- tion, which in time is as sure to be- come continent-wide as was the abol- ishment of slavery. against the whole college is the gym- nasium tests. The young man attri- butes his success to a fixed determfna- tion to be strong; and to persistent training. When he entered high school eight years ago, he was both small and a fragile youth. He began with mild gymnastic exercises that in- creased in vigor till, at last, by day- break each morning, he was tackling cords of wood with a bucksaw. Now, the once frail lad was a wonderfully development and his muscles stand out lie whip cords. Everyone ought to be strong—just as strong, that is, as unalterable de- ficiencies of physique will allow. Peo- ple who show a disposition to “enjoy” poor health, who rest placidly in | have noticed that people who pro- fess to devote their time to the wel- fare of the public never in the slight- est degree neglect their own welfare. Under our system of government look- ing out for number one is such a necessity that it naturally becomes a habit. Those people who make a liv- ing by their wits include reformers of every class as well as politicians. White we have the virtue of unselfish- ness impressed upon us from the re- ligious side, we are impressed by all our dealings with men with the fact if we do not look out for ourselves no The duty. The moral invalidism in which thousands slouch through life is th most shameful kind of all. Their one will stand sponser for us. world says ‘“every tub must stand upon its own bottom;” that “poverty is no disgrace to a man, but that it is chronic invalidiem should be made to; see that they fail in a great human| | sixt; ight, name is legion who are too feeble in | the four tomrmy the census takers, despair. osition and as such ought to be so There’s an opportunity awaiting you. treated. “BONE DRY” LEGISLATION. Prohibition forces have reason to look upon the action taken by con- gress and which bids fair to be ap- proved by the. president, as a decided The fellow who is referred to a3 small potatoes has a ready comebacl with the present day price of the tubers. The man on the corner says: There vietory. It is certainly in accord with It are certain things which will grow in the wave of prohibition which has| . ana ‘gloomy places, but griev- been sweeping over the country and § ances need air. encouragement was lent to the latest action by the recent decision of the| Carranza’s note may have been sup: court bearing upon that sub- | prome a1y the British ofl properties, ct. If signed by the president, the bill means that in those states which have declared for prohibition and they now total 22, it will not only be impossi- ble to sell liquor but it will be against the law to import it into the state. It means that the prohibition signifies just what it sa-s. Henceforth in a number of these states those who have wanted liquor have been able to have t sent to them for their personal use but not for sale. This privilege will ; be cut off and nc wet goods can come Into the state except in violation of the law. This is a different situation than was intended in most cases when pro- hibition was declared for. It will re. ceive a warm or a cold reception in accordance with the feeling of the people upon the personal use of li- quor but If it is enforced it will re- sult in prohibition to the full extent of the word's meaning. Just what effect this will have upon the movement in the future remains to be seen. Such a state of bone dry- ness may be so far in excess of what the majority are contending for that it will result in a decided change of attitude. That, however, is a matter which will have to be determined later. but it doesn’t appear to have smooth- ed the troubled waters. The hardest task the new Austrian ambassader has had since reaching these shores is the fight he is forced to put up for recognition. A sugar famine is predicted in a number of cities. but scme relief can De expected when the swest spring hats make their appearance If the U-boat blockade is going to increase the shortage of typewriter ribbons, that ought to insure an end of the note writing proeciivities. ‘With the food riots in a few of the large cities in this country, some idea can be gained as to what they must be in some of the European cities. Those among the school children who started garden plots last summer will have a chance to put their experi- ence to good use on a iarger scale during the coming season. There is many a vacant lot which would have gone a long way towards providing a winter's supply of pota. toes and onions, and saved a pret! penny when those vegetables are $¢ and $8 a bushel respectivel PORTO RICAN CITIZENSHIP. On the list of bills which the pres- ident asked to have passede at the opening of the present session of con- gress was that of providinz for the citizenship and the civil goveiament of the people of Porto Rico. In their present situation there is nothing else for them to do but to refer to them- selves as people without a country and what they want is an autonomous An investigator who has retirned from South America declares that 90 per cent. of the business of those coun- tries which we are now getting will re- turn to former channels when the war closes, not because our goods are not satisfactory but because they. are not satisfied with our way of doing busi- ness. There is still a chance to clinch that trade. confoundedly inconvenient.” This is not an unselfish world; and it is the well-to-do who soar and roost high and play the part of the hawk. Hence those who openly profess to be unsel- fish are at once put in the class under suspicion. ' A youth may be taught ideas are worth a dollar apiece without being greatly benefitted: but if they grasp the fact that picking up good man- ners is like picking up money they will soon realize the truth of it. “Civility,” we are assured, “costs nothing, and buys everything. The errand boy, never mind how poorly he may be dressed who says “excuse me,” when he has to pass in front of you,: not only surprises you but awakens an interest in himself—leaves a good ! impression. To pick up £00d manners ! saves one from being regarded as a| Jout. Edmund Burke, the great Fng- lish jurist, @id@ not hesitate to say: “Manners are of more ‘mportance than | laws. Upon them, « gresi measure, the laws depend. The law can touch us here and there, now and then. Manners zre what vex or soothe, cor- rupt or purify. exalt or debase, bar- barize or refine. by a constant, steady, | uniform, insensible operation, iike that of the r we breathe in. They give their whole form and color to our lives. According to their quality, they aid morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them.” Good manners need be cast in the mould of natural- ness to be given their full force, for artificiality puts upon them the mark of being second-hand. The world will never lack for fools: and those who are great in their own conceit are among the royal fools of earth—they look down upon everybody and evervbody looks down upon them. To get right after the fools that are worth noticing we must realize “none but a- fool is always right” There are more kinds of fools than there are cats; and those who are bookish ap- pear to have been elected to prove that “a little learning is a dangerous thing.” The proof that fools are very m%ch more common than knaves is found in the fact that if they were not, so many knaves could not exiet. Bismarck concluded the fool who ex- cels the fool who says in his heart “there is no God.” is the one who does not know whether there i{s a God or not.” T am aware this is not a very safe topic to discuss, but I have ven- This nation spends eleven hundred million dollars for liquor and five mil- |is yet environed “with power. tured upon it Because I am not iznor- spirit to offer any real resistance to easily besetting sins, too fragile of purpose to endure defeats, too languid of will to overcome obstacles. They are bent double under burdens that might be carried with shoulder erect —through a dash of resolution. Few duties are more frequently urged in the Pible than that of being strong. “Be strong, and show thyself 2 man” is King Solomon’s final in- Jjunction to his son, David. “Be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus,” writes the aged Paul to youthful Tim- othy. In our vernacular. the advice becomes: “Brace up!” “Grow a back- bone!” “Don’t be a mollycoddle!” In Scripture, the matter is not left as vague exhortation. Duty is always coupled with opportunity. Faith is feadfastly held up as the sovereign source of energy. Jehovah gives “power to the faint, and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” Men are to be conquerors, and more than cotquerors, through the heavenly gifts of grace. Because strength in all the vicissi- tudes of our lives is possible, it is laid upon us as a duty. Human nature, full of weakness and infirmity as it is, The power 1s available for those who will take it. One has no right, after all, to remain feeble. Here is a strenuous gospel to be sure, but many there be who need it. = Be stron, ‘We are mot here to play—to dream, to darift. ‘We have hard work to do and loads to life. Shun not the struggle—face it; God's gift. Be strong! It matters not how the wrong, How lhl.ni the battle goes, the day how ong. Faint not—fight on! Tomorrcw comes the song. THE PARSON. ‘tis deep intrenched into biscuits. Ten men from every SRt e instead of swords guns, the way through the forests and thickets. s = . Major Treat went forward with the army. {Xhm 'll' %l;‘!t‘hl: lf;ontl‘r d at e mercy o dians, :‘io might suddenly cross the Quine- baug, and make a dashing raid upon the settlement, with every W success, while so rthany of her men were in the field. In alarm, she applied to the council of war for a guard, and 26 men were accordingly detailed “to lye in garrison at Nor- wich.” And now the colonies resounded with the deep echoes of the Narragansett fort fight, which, Miss ‘aulkins ob- serves, “gave such a mournful notori- ety to Dec. 19th.” Eighly out of Ma- jor Treat's little army were slain _or fatally wounded, 138 more _disabled from duty, so he hastened back to New London with his battered forces. The gallant Capt. John Mason, feas- fully wounded but not despairing of recovery, was brought by the aid of his Indian warriors with great care to his own home. Nine of his little com- pany were killed or badly wounded one of the killed was Thomas Howard, usually classed among the first band of Norwich proprietors. He was left dead upon the field of battle. Captain_Mason ultimately died of his wounds, Sept. 18th, 1676. Captain Gallup of Groton, who commanded the Mohegans and Pequots, was slain in the battie. This was, the torian tells “em- phatically a winter of gloom.’ Nor- wich was a garrisoned town: 20 or 30 soldiers were quartered upon the in- habitants; a blockhouse was buflt; private houses were fortified. It was a general order throuyghout the colony that the inhabitants carry arms and ammunition with them to every public meeting; but at this time upon the frontier it was gecessary to keep a ioaded musket continually at hand, to be well armed in passing from house to house, kand especially in driv- ing cattle or tending sheep. The woods were supposed to be haunted with prowling enemies. The Indians of Uncas, quick, fearful and imaginative as children, with their rumors and fancies increased the gen- eral alarm. On the 25th of January, 1676, Major Treat left New London on a second expedition into the wilderness, with a force of about 300 men. Rev. Mr. Fitch accompanied him as chaplain— Uncas and his warriors as scouts. They were absent 12 days and killed and captured about 70. During thi: terval Norwich ex- perienced more than mere rumor and panic. The tomahawk swept along her eastern border, leaving slaughter in its track. A band of Indians, posed to be Narragansetts, prowling along the east side of the Shetucket, killed two men and carried off a young lad as prisoner. The only contemporary account of this affair is contained in a letter from Major Palmer of New London to the council of war, under date of Jamh 29th, with the news: This morning early came post from Norwich with the sad intelligence of two men and a boy being taken and killed, who went over Shewtucket river to spread flax, viz.: Jos. Rockwell and his boy of 15 or 16 years ould, and John Renolls. Jun., of Norwich. The said Rockwell and Renalls were founfl dead and thrown downe ye river banke, theire scalps cutt off: the boy is not 7ot found, supposed to be caryed away alive, Rev. Mr. Fitch was absent with Major Treat's expedition at the time of this outrage, otherwise there might have been a more detailed account of it. On the records of the town the deaths of the two men are registered without any comment upon their tragic ehd. The captive boy, Josiah Rockwell, Jr., was soon afterwards recovered by the aid of a friendly Indian. The first account gave an error in his age; his birth is registered as in June, 1662, which would make him but 14 when captured. The inventory of Josiah Rockwell, his father, was exhibited in the County Court in Sept. 1676. A wife and six children are mentioned, the oldest this Josiah, the voungest not born until after the father's de- cease. Early in February, an expedition of impressed men from the four towns of this county, under Capt. Denison and Lieut. Miner, with Mohegan and Pequot flankers, assem- bled at Norwich and marched toward Wabequasset, to disperse the lurking foe in that quarter. After this, the noise of clashing arms and tramping hosts passed around to the North, the seat of war heing transferred to theg neighborhood of Connecticut River. Edward Culver and his Indian scouts trailed off In that direction, and in this county a short period of security intervened. The towns were nevertheless kept lively by frequent raids made by vol- unteer parties into Narragansett and the Nipmuck country, to hunt out the mn—d._i-l‘h?bulnmrnp ¢ THE DICTAGRAPH. - Ci ing Lights. Mr. Editor: r, listening for two hours to a boyish talk and boy- ish efforts on the part of some ex-gas and electrical experts to square them- selves with the public for some of their past performances, the meeting ad- urned, having done the work which ‘been mapped out for it, and which could have been done in ten minutes. During the evening ex-Commission- er MoWilliams had the floor not less than eight or ten times, making vision- ary statements and asking sfily ques- tions, consuming the time of a good- patured citizenry who were assembled for the purpose of transacting a plain, simple, business preposition. When we think of the past performances of the MoWilllams regime and think of his resignation from that department, throwing the department to the merey of the winds, and when we think of his making such a foolish statement as “when the commissin was changed from three to five,” his oft-repeated old chestnut, nauseating to the puhlic, the wonder is that, after the perform- ances of his (and he was on the com- mission nine years, and in that time sat as a _commissioner and approved his own bills with the consent of his colleagues to the extent of nearly 000, without even the semblance of competition, to say nothing of _the other methods or performances which were being carried on under that regime), the wonder is that a more sensible course was mnot taken, and, instead of increasing the commission from three to five, abolishing it entire- ly. With his performances upon that commission, he certainly has a colossal gal to stand up before a body of eiti- zens and attempt even to justify him- self for anything he has ever dome im the interests of that department. No one in the audlence saw him coming forward to meet the $200 challenge which Mr. Higgins laid at his feet to prove the assertions which he endeavored to make before the body of citizens there assembled. Mr, Hig- gins’ remarks were certainly entertain- ing to the audience, as was proven by the ‘cordial reception which was corded him when he ceased speaking. Mr. Higgins' method of dealing with the promulgator of visionary state- ments reminded one very much of a Ecohm,l teacher dealing with a naughty V. It is easy to show profits when the proper deductions are not made from the earnings or so figured that the public are unable to grasp them. Where is the profit which the com- pany is making from the contract with the Thermos Bottle works? That con- tract was made under the McWilliams regime; that contract is still to run another year; and he would attempt to criticise the present management for what he is a party to, and I would state in this connection that the news- paper has twice stated that this con- tract should be abolished. I would draw their attention to the fact that contracts cannot be broken as easily as that, but I assume that they make this statement with a lack of know- le¢ge that that contract-is to run an- other year before it expires, and in justice” to the present regime it may be well to so inform the public. I un- derstand by that contract the depart- ment is losing one thousand dollars or more a year. Good business, T don't think: but the ope to thank for it is the McWilliams regime. Mr Tracy made a statement that he Is able to buy coal at a very low fizue and his contract is good He is a fortunate man. Investigation of that subject will show that there is prac- tically nobody who has made a coal contract who has been able to have it lived up to, and prices have gone up enormously. In fact, everyone en- gaged in any line of industry will ad- mit that the cost of production has gone to anywhere from 20 to 35 per cent. higher. Also another interesting fact crops out in the meeting, and that is one which also adds to the deficiency of the present department. The mayor and city government ordered a new pole line pjaced along North Main street, and in doing so are tacking an extra burden on to the department, which is already cramped for funda. It seems to be the impression that this pole line which has been replaced would have been good for the next ten years. Pretty poor business methods, incurring expenses of that nature at a time when the cost of everything has gone upward in leaps and bounds. It AT DAVIS T :nut the taxpayers have got to pay the Rev. Mr. Worcester seemed to have a pretty sensible vi upon the sit- uation, and Mr, Shea's feeble retort to Mr. Worcesters remark, which wa never intended to be construed in the Hght in which Mr. Shea construed it, was anything but edifying. Mr. Shea attempted to justify him- seif for a past performance for which he was repudiated by the citizens as- sembled in city meeting, but at the meeting the other high? Mr. Shea was really left to his own resources, the chairman of the board being absent, for reasons best known to himself, and we must commend Mr, Shea for what_he did in his efforts to clarify the situation, and especially for bring ing to light the fact that it was th: McWilliams regime who made that five-year contract with the Thermos Bottle works, which contract is mow causing the department to lose money every single month in the year. Mr, Worcester's idea of having a couple of men paid a sufficient salary to give the proper time and considera- tion to the management of this impor- tant municipal enterprise is one which is worthy of some consideration, and an amendment to that idea I would suggest that the men who might be placed in charge of that department should be men who have nothing ta sell to the department, and in that way the department may be relieved of its previous embarrassments. After sizing up this situation, with every other manufacturing industry showing a similar increase in the cost of production of approXimately 30 per cent., or more in some instances, afte) observing the loss of money sustained by the department owing to a con tract made by the McWilliams regime with the Thermos Bottle worlks? whick contract does not expire for & year, and considering the which the city is put to by the (" C ing by the mayor of pole lines Wh were good for ten years, and then con- sidering that we have got another thousand to epend for an expert to 8o over the plant and tell us practical- ly what we already know, the question does not become a very momentous one except to one who may be Inter ested in advancing himself personally or politically, but it becomes an a-b-o matter which one of very ordinary ability should be able to answer. For the benefit of future city meetings and in the Interest of transacting business without the unnecessary distribution of hot air, the city of Norwich might erect a monument to Mr. MoWilliams as the man of many words and few facts and for the little information which he gave them upon fhe affairs of that department: in fact, there would be no trouble in erecting a mon- ument as lofty as the Washington monument if we were simply to use the bricks which were laid and relaid In that department while he was act- ing as a commissioner. A TAXPAYER, 1917. Norwich, Feb. 23, WHY SHADE TREES? Because Trees make for beauty, shade, cool- nees and health, A city of beauty, shade, coolness and health attracts new residents. So trees make for growth in prop- erty values. Trees put a bit of God's country into vour street. Trees make your home more home- like; and this is better than fine gold. A city of homelike homes is a city beloved. Which is another way of saying Trees make for civic patriotism. I Model. submontane at- would arouss C.) State Spec Nothing less than tacks without warning the Swiss—Columbia (8. Protect § Your Family From Winter Colds with may look pretty to have it changed, | ATRE W WAY Hale’s Honey Of Horehound and Tar 1t stops coughs before they become serious. tains no opium nor anything injurious. Sold by all druggists. 1.30, 3.15, 6 and 8.15 VAUDEVILLE Singing and Talking Skit DOROTHY GISH in THE LITTLE YANK Five Part Triangle Feature GUZAMANI TROUPE Sensational Athletic Marvels On Their Rolling Globes T DICKENS & FLOYD | LEMHTON & KENNEDY e e eso—————— The Nonsensical Duo CHARLIE CHAPLIN l in EASY STREET His Funnoest Comedy MONDAY AND TUESDAY Valeska Suratt | Caught in the Toil Heels of Crime. Her Struggle SELIG TRIBUNE WEEKLY Up-to-Date News Presented By WILLIAM FOX in Production of “THE VICTIM?” An Innocent Girl, Against Whom All the World Seems to Conspire, is of a Giant Conspiracy, and Crushed Beneath the Iron Terrific But She Finally Wins. KATE PRICE AND BILLY RUGE In Terrible Kate ows B .HTODAV, 130, 3.15, 7, 845 TODAY GAIL KANE and CARLYLE BLACKWELL Dangero;s Ground 5 PART BRADY FEATURE “THERE'S MANY A FOOL” Fox Comedy Released Monday, February 19th MRS o K R SR SR U ot AL SR | RSO e B Sk Mo U “WAR BRIDES” 8 Reels Wednesday MONDAY AND TUESDAY PAULINE FREDERICK “ASHES OF EMBERS” BY FORREST HALSEY > 'FR NCIS X. BUSHMAN BEVERLY E T EMOTIONAL ACTRESS PLAYS THE DUAL bl o GRI:O‘E OF'TWIN SISTERS THE GREAT SECRET TODAY AND TONIGHT VALENTINE GRANT n “A DAUGHTER OF MacGREGOR” PATHE WEEKLY SEA NYMPHS, Comedy