Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 9, 1917, Page 4

AN A The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern and from three to four than that of It is delivered the 4,053 read The Bulletin is sold ‘in every town and on all of he R. . D. foutes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, everage....... 2905, average...csasss CIVIL SERVICE FOR ALL POST- MASTERS. i A move which calls for much com- fi:-uun is that which has been h by President Wilson, when by ‘-fl!five order he has placed all the 3 of the first, second and s ~alass Gnder civil service from {the first of April.- This means that he ihas the endorsement of such made just previous to elec- tion, after Candidate Husghes had made his declaration for such a re- | form, by action of the same character 48 was taken by President Taft when ‘he placed the fourth class postmas- ters under civil service in just such manner. This change will mean that the nominees for tho positions of post- masters hereafter will be made in ac- cordance with the result of competi- tive examinations after the present terms of the postmasters expire. But it should be understood in connection with this matter that civil service :rules should prevail in conmection With the taking of the examination . and that those whose names are pre- ‘sented to the senate for confirmation, since this must be done as in the . past, should be those who stand at the top of the list and not one from among several of the high stand men who may happen to be in political sympathy with the existing adminis- tration. In other words merit shouM abso- lutely displace politics when it comes o _selecting men to manage the post- affices throughout the country. M- _eleney not partisan.service is what Is desired. It means a decided reversal - of prevailing conditions but for the Benefit of the postal service it is to Be hoped that this new order accom- plishes what is intended and needed. BATTLE CRUISERS. The agreement to accept contracts &t ten per cent. profit entered into by the shipbuilders of. the country with Secretary Danlels of the navy department ouvght to bring a solution to the situation which was presented Dy the inability of the . depart- ment to get its battle crulsers _ Bullt, The previous bids were most discouraging since it was found that there was but one ship building firm that was wiiling to tackle the re- . guirements without a guarantee from ~the government, though several would take the jobs on a percentage basis. The handicap in regard to the maxi- mum sum that was allowed for the _comstruction of these vessels had been _relieved to a certain extent but there _iwas still much uncertainty as to ‘whether the situation had been fully imet even after increased financial al- - {lowances were made. | There were three of these vessels authorized - last year three in- cluded in the plans for year and ' there can be no question but what this country should have the protec- tion which they will afford at the ear- _ llest possible moment. WAt the present time this government has no battle ‘rutsers in its navy. These ships are of yital importance in all of the other leafling nations and it is time that this eountry made up for its nesligence in cruiser is e warship Combines speed with fighting It has figured prominently in work which has been done in the battles across the water and 1 States navy will be lacking & vital force just as long as it o get such equipment. . FIVE PER CENT. REBATE. y in the administration of Pres- & Wilson, for the purpose of giv- trade with i i i i ments, In case the government's opin- fon was wrong. % The case has now made its way through the courts, and the o court of this country has held that the provision is void, that the sum Te- served by the treasury department be- longs to the government and that the advice which was offered in congress at the time of the passage of the les- islation should have kem given more serious consideration.’ instance of reaching too hasty conclu- sions relative to matters of so much tmportance. INDICTING THE COAL MEN. From the way in which the atten- tion of the people of this country has been directed to the high cost of al- most everything that comes under the head: of household expenses, it is but natural that there should be a deep and wide-spread interest in in- dictments which have been brought against 174 corporations and individ- uals by the grand jury of New York for bringing about a combination which would result in the squeezing of the attractive sum of $34,000,000 from the users of soft coal in addition to_what they are already receiving. Even though these indictments ap- ply to only a part of the coal men, and despite the fact that the anthracite barons or agents are not included therein, 4t is highly important that these charges should be thoroughly thrashed out for there is no telling what is planned or underway in re- gard to hard coal prices when it is announcea that the customary reduc- tion on April first is ltkely to be passed over this year. The practice of jumping up price: Just Decause it is the fashfon and the time seems propitious for getting an additiona] profit fannot be discouraged any too soon. There is a penalty of $5,000 or a year in Jall, or both, for the Offense with which the coal men are charged, but unless an unjustified boosting can be prevented there will probably be no objection to the pay- ment of $800,000 or so in fines if the $34,000,000 addition can be, raked in, though it {s probable that a different attitude would be taken regarding the jail sentence prospects. Possibly a Wholesale application of such, if the charges are sustained, woyld help to clarify the price boosting situation. THE EXCESS PROFITS TAX. * Much experience has been had dur- ing the past several vears with nmew forms of taxation. This applies par- ticularly to federal taxes and now in addition to the others there is added the excess profits tax, a provision of the special revenue bill which has just been passed by the last session of congress in order to provide the gov- ernment with necessary funds' and make up for the serfous deficit which it faces. There are certain exemptions from this tax such as corporations exempt from the federal income tax and part- nerships of similar character, as are those partnerships whose income is derived from agriculture or from per- sonal services. There are certain ex- emptions under this new tax as there are under the ineome tax for indi- viduals, whilew. foreign corporations and partnerships are subject to the tax to the extent that their income from domestic sources exceeds the prescribed limits of exemption. The following explanatory example of the application of the tax is given by the Guaranty Trust company of New York: A domestic corporation having $200,000 actual capital invest- ed, and $40,000 annual net earnings would calculate its tax thus: Net an- nual fncome $40,000; amount exempt, $21,000, made up of specific exemption $5,000 and eight per cent. of the capi- tal or $15,000; balance subject to eight per cent. tax $19,000 on which the tax at the rate of elght per cent. would be $1,520. = What the tax will return to the government s a problem, even as the income tax was until it had been tried out, and it will have to be looked up- on as an experiment for many months to come. EDITORIAL NOTES. It doesn’t make any difference how severe the storm is, the sun always comes out bright and cheerful. Germany sank less than half of what it hoped to @o In February and even that was accomplished only by picking on the neutrals. The man on the corner says: No one should be fooled into thirking that the dayiight saving legisiation would prevent people from oversleeping. In view of the high price of the food, it is surprising that Colonel Bryan isw't devoting all his time to his onion farm. The country can spare him. Those who clean the walks in front of their property from the front gate towards the city and neglect the rest of it don’t spend ‘miuch time studying the golden rule. There is something in the reports which come from Cuba which indicate that its revolution is doomed to a miserable faflure. In other words right will prevail. The removal of Harry Thaw to New York is being opposed on the grounds of insapity. It has taken his relatives a long time to become acquainfed with his real condition. A New York man has had his tele- phone takén out because he called the operator names. How many others are there who deserve like treatment for similar lack of control? - Possibly LalFollette was peeved be- | cause the promise made to Mexico by the German government did not in- clu@le the state of Wisconsin along with Texas, New Mexico and Arizona? New York is excited much of the ‘have disappear- relief from the New Haven, Conn. March Ing the next few days a census of . :‘nm.:alu‘m and .-am Yalo branch « ot the e ligence Bureau. The detalled information of the specialized training, both military, technical business, and of the interests and eral abilities of the members university. § 1n2hs, burean 1s an intesTal part of the posaible e-::fim. o ao being made by the feders] government. information asked for 1€ designed to determine what - things, sclentific, technical or military, each collegze man has done, what he can do, whether he is In a position and is willing to serve the government, and if so what kind of service he cansiders himself best fitted, o _give. This will enable each man to offer the government the services which. he can give to best effect, and will ena- ble the government to obtain the trained men needed in time of war. Due to the uncertainty of the diplo- matic_situation, all plans for reun this June are rather uncertin. Four- teen classes will hold reupiorns, eight from Academic and six from Sheff, The oldest class will be '82 holding thein thirty-fifth vear reunion, and the youngest will be 1916, with their one-year reunion. The following is a list of classes known as having made definite plans for reunion: 1916 will have head- quarters at 114 High street, but no other definite plans have been made other than the place of headquarters. 1914, the Triennial class, will be at 48 York street. On Monday, baseball game is scheduled, and dinner at the Sea Clff inn. 1914 S have planned their headquarters at 84 Wall street, and will spend Monday = at Momauguin. ‘The class dinner will be at the Oneco hotel on Tuesday evening. 1911 will have headquarters at the High-Wall but will live in Wright Hall. Mpndav will bo spent at Morris Cove, the New Shoreham hotel. The class dinner wil be at the Lawn club. 1911 S head- quarters at 124-126 ‘Wall street. The class will spend Monday at Momau- guin and the class dinner be at Harmonic Hall. 1907 will have head- quarters at 231-136 York street, with dormitories at 242 York street. No oth- er plans have been made except a luncheon on Monday, at Racebrook club, dinner at the Momauguin hotel, and the class dinner at Music_ hall 1907 S headquarters at 118 College street. Monday, dinner at the Race- brook club, and the class dinner at the Garde hotél. 1902 headquarters at the Taft hotei, with dormitories in Law- rence hall. 1902 S_headquarters at 128 College street. No other plans. 1892 headquarters at 112 College strest. No other plans. 1892 S Head- quarters at 130-132 Wall street. 1887 headquarters at 126 High street. 1887 8 headquarters at 114 Whitney avenue. 1882 headquarters at the Taft hotel. No other pians. le ning unit was held last Monday night In Qéborn Hall. On ac- and | the . A chair- man of the committee, will be in_full charge of all proceedings of the Yale "Nothing has meant so much to the genersl lopment of the athletic side of the university as the recent- way of a locker building and shower baths. Universities which have their gymnasium situated direct~. Iy upcn the margin of the athletic fleld, such as Pennsylvania for in- stance, or universities where large locker 'houses are built adongside of do for many vears. That is the prac- Loal sida of it The other phinss, that of goodféllowship seems equally at- tractive; a large assembly room, with possibly a gr¥l room, ‘should add much to the enjoyment of the club side of the dsvel t. One should al ways bear In mindl, however, that th conditions, with the field such a dis- tance from the Campus, are sure that the main feature of the clubhouse will be that which provides for the prop- er bathing and dressing facilities for all students who take part in any form of outdoor exercises at the field. It should be remembered that the hours of recitation and lecture arg such that except on haif holidavs a great many of the students are oblized to come back to the Campus fairly promptly after their exercise and are pot al- lowed the leisure hour or two to en joy the lounging room and grill. This featurs should grow slowly. however, and to those who can afford the time would prove most attractive. - Tressurer Day states that provi- sions will be made for robably two or three thousand lockers, and if that be the case, and the showers are in proportion, the results will be speedily appreciated, not only in the way of comfort, but undoubtedly in the way of health. There is no guestion but that the former method of riding in to town in athletic clothes, and waiting S0 long before getting a shower has resulted dieastrously to many men. The thanks of the university should go out most heartily to Mr. Lapham and the athletes of a former day will look with envy unon the modern facilities thus provided. - Compulsory Military Training. Mr. Editor: Let us remember that during a period in which we have lost two hundred lives at =ea incident to the war, we have had twenty thous- and citizens murdered in this coun- try, some of them this last year be- ing burned at the stake. Since this war began, we have lost a half million more citizens from death by prevent- able causes than Germany has lost by this war. Let this appalling fact be learned by heart. Let us also remember that the safest Jjob any man has had since we becamea republic was to fight a foreign foe. iIn our three foreign wars, ail of which we began, we lost by foreign bullets fewer than fifteen thousand men in all of them combined. To be a fireman, policeman, miner, sailor, bridge builder or worker on skyscraper has been a far more d: gerous job than to protect Americans from foreign bullets. Compulsory military training to meet a foreign foe is the poorest preparation we can make to meet the real dangers that now menace us. LUCIA AMES MEAD, oivD Houss. Chtoag Tl March 3, 1917, Patriotism and Loyalty. Mr. Bditor: To Englang and her al- lles we owe nothing; to Germany and her allies we owe nothing, and it would be well to inform some of the writers of letters that appear from day to day in your valued paper, that they would be of far more service to their country and themselves if less was sald. Patriotism and loyalty to one’s flag is not procured by cheap talk and I would like to” inform them that the local National Guard is and always will be glad to receive the service of any patriotic citizen of the United States. ANOTHER YANKEE. Norwich, Mar: 7, 1917, Mr. Cummings' Reply. Mr. Editor: I stand upon my rights as an American. citizen; my heart, s here in this land of freédom: founda- tlons of true Americanism, true to the Washington, Jefferson, Adams and to American interests. My motives are Lincoln type of eitizenship, and have nothing ‘but contempt for so-called American degenerates who are faith- less to American interests. My mo- tives are attacked, when I have tried to show the inconsistency of our pres- ent forelgp policy. ~We have short memory If we can forget the scores of Americans who have suffered tor- ture and death in Mexico and their only redress (those who were left alive) was o ‘Eet out of Mexico. An American life is not worth the snuft of a candle south of the Rio Grande. Then we turn about and encourage Americans to travel on_ death traps and floating arsenals. We have two codes of honor. One nation has en- tire control of American trade for some time. Traders who refuse to al- low British agents to dictate to them as to how they are to run their busi- ness can not trade overseas. Trad- ers who allow this and also allow England’s agents to examine their books can then trade with only those who find favor with England. Fur- thermore they agree to give notice to the British consul gemeral at New York, the destination of any shipment outside the United States, which amounts to a blockade of the American coast. If this is not a vio- lation of American rights, what is 1t? For two years not one American ship has been allowed to voyage to Germany or Austria. Countries much ser and more populous than Eng- land, both of these countrics have long’ been heavy customers of ours, and they have always been at peace with us. The law of nations give Amerjcan ships the right to sail to Germany unchecked with food for ci- villan use, and other articles which all nations agreed to at the Hague, Paris and London. Still the fact re- mains that if an American ship in the last two years had attempted to and insisted upon going to Germany or Austria with a cargo, that ship would have been fired_upon and de- stroyed, by the first British cruiser, unless it first stopped and surrendered, to avold this we have given up_our trade with the central powers. Now then, why is it honorable and patrio- tic fo cast away this lucrative trade Wwith the central powers to avoid com- plications with England ana dishon- orable and unpatriotic to cease trade with England for fear of German blockaders? Our ships have avoided capture and a. bérth in Davey Jones' locker by steering clear of the zones, forbidden by British order. If we in- sist on moving into the zones of dan- ger, marked out by the German ad- miralty why did we not assert our rights against the British blockade of The gist of the ques- It was just as dishonor- able to submit to thé British order in council forbidding us to_trade with Germany as it is to submit to the German order. That the Germans sink ships and drown Americans that try o run their blockade while the Brit- ish have not is explained, no British ship has fired on American ships or American citizens, for the very good reason that no American ship has ever armed itself, and tried to run the British blockade. On the other band bad we paid as much attention to the German blockade as we have to the British blockade, no American ships or citizens would have been sunk or drowned. Now Mr. Editor, give me space for a few more words. In answer to some of my well wishers (who can not see beyond the end of their nose) there are some whose mind is always filled with fiith in every sense of the word. It would be unusual to expect thers would bé no fools or traitors the direct descendants of Judas. It would seem they are more abandoned than we can imagine if they da not shiver and shake when they study their consclence which brings them Jlower than the bottomless pits of hell itself. We hear of curs and curs, and every degree of curdom is designated by its own sweet name, but the low- est, meanest, most degraded form of human being that comes witbin the Tange of thought is the one wno will try ‘to blacken and defame the honor and name of true Americans who have always lived a clean life and at whom the finger of écorn has yet to be point- ed. Some of us Mke dogs, that is, the four-legged variety, and we disiike the other kind, who are honored when we call them’ curs. Let them emigrate 0 the land of their hearts desire and they can exchange their wooden heads for wooden iegs. They can then fawn at the feet of the Duke of Brandy- wine and instead of writing it, lo, Be- hold, they can ‘get the accuraté re- Falmouth more than any port is wit- how the war is routes and_trade along the Chann e rine has practically closed the old ports for trans-Atlantic travel, not- ably at Cherbours, Havre and Bou- logne on the French side, and South- ampton and Dover on the And’ even Bordeaux has fallen- in the danger zone under the new menace. So that Falmouth ,while having no act- ual evemption, has none the less reap- phical ipping closed out from many other ports. The port is at the very tip of south- west Bngland, just abreast of the rocky headland of Landsend, and about the first land sighted in com- ing across the Atlantic. It is just east of the Lizard, from which point the arrival of liners is first reported, the same 'as from Sandy Mook. It is ad- jacent, too, to the ‘Poldau wireless station which from this outpost sends its wireless' across the Atlantic and to ships at sea. Nearby is Penzance, where the pirates lived and further on is_the house of Drake. Thus located at the very jumping-oft point of England and the western- most_harbor of the channel, Falmouth has a minimum of submarine danger and at the same time is something like Montauk Point, Long Island, in reach- ing far out to sea and thus permit- ting quick emergency rail connections with the metropolis lying further in- land. These various advantages ahve combined to bring back Falmouth to its old-time shipping glory and to crowd the harbor with the ships of all nations save those of the ememy. One of these new-comers, an Amer- jcan tanker, has just gone ashofe in the - outer harbor and is slowly going to pleces before the heavy surf. There has been no loss of life, but Falmouth is deeply aroused .for a seum of American ofl has spread over the sur- face of the water. “It's one of the worst things ever happened to us” said an old authori- ty of the port. “The oil has got into our oyster beds, among the best in England, and probably killed them for good. It has also killed off all the fish, and even the fish that are living can’t be eaten, they taste so of ofl We've had a big boom from the war, but this oil on the water has set it all back. It's a serious danger ,too, for at some points it has caught on fire and spread a sheet of flame far over the water.” This, however, is only one of the passing incidents of the strenuous sea life in_times of war. But the lasting thing for Falmouth is the great im- petus to shipping and the crowd of ships from all over the world now heading it in and out of the port. The rush has been so great that the port authorities have put on very rigid Tules against crowds of strangers in- vading the town at night. Only the master of the merchant craft come ashore at any time: all the crews are marconed aboard day and night. No small boats from the vigiting ships can e aions e five O'alock Ta the Wit ernoon. Any master or other persons from the ships in town after that is subject to arrest. But the strangest ships in . this crowdeéd harbor are two which loom up high on either side of a liner as it comes from th etrip over the Atlantic. These two. enormous hulks look like water fortresses, with double and triple fighting decks and triple lines of port- holes for heavy guns. The British en- sign is snapping from the peak of both these craft, and yet, clearly, they can- not possibly be warcraft of the present generation, as inquiry proves, for they “Get and Keep Sold in SEALED SHOWS DAILY—at 1.15—3—7 and 8.45 P, e e iasapie, Formerly. the Dousy anvy cak sidds of the ship are AepIY indented and eaten away, and yet ubstntially and nearly 200 feet deep with port- oles for the cannon at regular inter- s. New decks have been laid, but the side bulwarks are the old oak, ap- as substantial as ever. OTHER VIEW POINTS > The February rate of sinking ships, taken together with the rate of new construction in allied and neutral countries, would lessen the world's shiping, outside of Germany, by about § per cent. a year. If Germany, there- fore, could maintain the February rate, which is hardly likely, it would obvi- ously take her many years to reduce shipping available to the allles sufficiently to isolate her enemies. And the German hoped to bri England to her knees in three months! —New London Telegraph. The Attleboro way of dealing with people who mutilate shade trees on the highways in deflance of the law is promising of good results. Prosecution of linemen who cut limbs and .-:llll:ar- wise damage trees without consulting the tree wardens indicates that the officials there are attending to busi- ness. . The state law is not intended to interfere with needed improvements. The companies using poles and wires are simply required to obtain permis- sion for cutting -trees. e unneces- sary destruction caused by lnemen necessitated legislation wheh put the trees in charge of men capable of act- ing intelligently when there was inter- ference with the stringing of _wires. There is nothing unreasonable in a law giving cities and towns control ever shade trees, and employes of- corpora- tions should be made to understand that the penalty for the unauthorized use of saws and axes will be enforeed. Attleboro has set a good precedent for other communities in securing the im- position of a one hundred dollar fine for violation of the law for the protec- tion® of trees—Providence Bulletin. ‘Winter hates to let go, but in spite of the blanket of snow that it has let down upon us again, spring is sure to claim earth as its own within a few weeks. Now is the time to plan & garden, one that grows the potatoes, onions, lettuce, beets and other veg- etables that you have had to curtall on your table this winter because of gh prices. England, France and Ger- many, in_the le in which food has meant so m; have planted parks, lawns, vacant city lots and front yards in order to increase table sup- pligs. The need in Waterbury and other American cities is not nearly so but high costs call for care- economies and foresight. You will find good fun, good heaith and econ- omy combined in a vegetable garden, if you are fortunate <y ough to even a little plot of ground that can be ¢ ay and Tomorrow l » A. BRADY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WORLD PICTURES Fresents | THEL CLAYTO IN_THE FIVE PART PRODUCTION OF BThe Bondage of Fear Supported by Radoliffe Fellowss, Arthur Ashley and John Bowers WILLIAM FOX THREE REEL COMEDY CHASED INTO LOVE Pelgus tonier # A SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION FOR TONIGHT ONLY An Operatic Tenor from New York Conservatory of Mus In Popular Songs - FOUR SHOWS SATURDAY, 1:30, 3:15, 7 and 5,45 KEITH VAUDEVILLE TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS DAV lS T FOUR SHOWS TOMORROW. THREE MUSICAL MISSES A Bevy of Music, Youth and Mirth—The Act De Lux| co———————————————————————————e & Etta Conley | JUGGLING NELSON In Their Comedy Scenic Novelty The Comedy Wonder DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN HIS LATEST COMEDY DRAMA THRILLER, THE AMERICAN Orchestra Bve. 6:46 and ATRE VLY HE AR , .Mat. 2:15; What?”’ A Bevies of Lestures Upon This Vit Bubject to be Glven by the Fam New York Speaker. MENTA STURGEON Tuesday, Thursday Friday Nights, March 6th, 8th and 9tk . At Eight 0’Clock Buckingham Memorial Hall SEATS FREER NO COLLECT Eoonomy in Ewrope. Nearly all Europe has now the saving-daylight scheme. to be about ail there is for ¥ . sav w York World. and cultiyated near your home. Prepare to dot it by getting a seed catalog and planning what you will raise.. Don't limit yourselves to vegetables. When you get the backyard piot planted, go around in front and e_a flower garden. 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