Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 27, 1917, Page 4

and Goufied 121 YEARS OLD Subscription price 12¢ a week: 50e a month: $6.00 a yean Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: n Businsss Office 450. Balletin Editorial Roors 35-3. \ Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantis _Office, 67 Churoa St Tealephone 210-2. —————————— Norwich, Tuesday, March 27, 1917. —_— e Bull The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and fro; three to four times larger than t of any in Norwich. It is delivered o over 8,000 of the 4,053 houses in Ner- wich and read by ninety-three cent. of the people. In Win it is deliverad tw_over 300 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it ts considered tbe local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postofiice districts, and sixty iural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is eold In every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION averagl 1901, CALLING OUT THE GUARD. The calling out at this time of twenty or more regiments in various states throughout the country by the war department simply means that the government is ailve to the need of prevention and that it is taking this step before any rerious trouble occurs In this country, rather than waiting until semethinz really occurs which would necessitate such action and thereby, by not mroviding against it, appear to ba lending encourage- ment to it. The nationa! guard which has been called upon ard will be sworn inte the service of the government is for the purpose of nrotection. There has been nce furnished, by the ich have been revealed, to show that it would be unwise not to take precautlonary measures. A few mizht cause an cndiess amount of harm through the blowing up of man- ufacturing establishments or the wrecking of bridges to cause this country serious embarrassment. not only in its work of preparation but in guarding its own interests. The opportunity for preventive work has been recosnized, and it is such service which the state militia winl called upon. to render at this tim: Most of these regiments which have been called out have had more or less service during the past vear on the Mexican border. That has been of value to them and they must be looked upon as possessing greater efficiency as a resuit thereof. By calling out these regiments now they will be at their posts and prepared for any trouble, which may arise from such action as congress may take when it convenes next week. WHAT THIS COUNTRY WiLL DO. In the present state of affairs it is hut natural that there should be con- sideration given and opinions offered as to what assistance ecan or should be rendered by this country in the event of an actual declaration of war, It has heer suggested that this country should raise a large army, place at the head of it a former president and send it to Europe for service on the western front as an exprassiongof the determination of the United States to insist upon its rights. There is also of course the suggestion that has been made regarding the sarvice which should be rendered by the navy in the rrotection of the commerce of the country and the removal of the men- ace which is offered by the subma- rines which are being operated under the order of ruthlessness promulgated hy the imperial German government. Tn addition the suggestion has also been made that this country should lend or zive to France the sum of $1,- 500,000,000 as a means of aiding that -ountry to prosecute the war and as an - expression in keeping with the service which France has rendered to this country. While such opinions are being of- fered, it cannot be forgotten, however, that this country must give deep con- sideration to itself in consideration of the part which it must play in pro- viding resources mnot only for itself but for other nations which are fight- inz a nation which would be an ene- my of ours. This country has exten- sive interests which must not oniy be protected but which must be fully de- veloped if we are to get the benefit of sur. resources. We have apparently gotten only to the poimt of prepara- tion and until that has been fully taken care of we cannot rush into the danger of crossinz too many bridges before we get to them. VERMONT AND DOGS. According to the report which comes from Vermont relative to the action taken by the’ legislature of that state to encourage the sheep raising indus- try, it is shown that while that com- monwealth has already taken some steps to reduce the dog menace, it is not prepared to go further at the present time. Two measures were proposed to the ‘mont has done to restrict of dogs is the imposition of fee of one dollar each year, says to the sheep raisers, in a where sheep raising should be a itable industry, that if they want to engage therein they must take to protect their own business ventures for the degs are to be allowed the same freedom that they have had in the past. This can hardly be looked upon by the farmer3 as an attitude to pro- mote the development of the mutton and wool output of that state, but it may at thé same time be an admis- sion upon their part that they prefer jthe dogs to the sheep even If their business opportunities are limited thereby, but how they can show fa- vor to the sheep killing dogs is hard to understand. NAVY AT WAR STRENGTH. There ¢an be no question but what the step taken by President Wilson in authorizing the recruiting of the navy to its war strength of 87,000 is called for under the prevailing con- ditions. The number of men in the navy has been far below that neces- sary to man the ships that are avail- able for use. The number has been so low that it has been necessary, in order to secure-a proper complement for the new vessels as they are launched, to remove those serving on some of the first line ships and place those vessels.on the reserve list. It cannot help being recognized that much is to be expected of the navy whenever this country becomes in- volved in difficulties with other na- tions. It is the first line of defense and it must be depended upon for im- portant service in case of any aggres- sive action. It is therefore of the ut- most importance that the number of men required to man each and every vessel in the nmavy should be secured at the earliest possible moment, not solely for the sake of seeing that the ranks are fliled but for the purpose of giving them the training and get- ting the recruits acquainted with the duties which they will be called upon to_perform. It would have been well for that reason if this step had been taken some time ago, for in addition to the reserve flect there are new vessels which are going into commission be- fore long and the number of men re- quired for them ought to be availaBie without seriously interfering with the personnel of the other first ¢lass ships. The importanece of a strong, well equipped and well trained navy must not be overlooked. GERMAN VANDALISM. There can be no surprise that France has decided to make a protest against the methods which the Ger- man army is using in its retreat frem the northern part of France. The Germans are not only taking away everything which could in any way be of use to the enemy but they are destroying the property of the meo- ple, burning their homes, blowing up and smashing monuments, dama<ing public buildings in many cases beyond repair, wrecking orchards and doing their utmost to destroy the fertility of the soil. It can be expected that they should leave no stores for the use of the pur- suers, or leave behind any ammuni- tion or military equipment of any kind which might be utilized, and that they would do. their best to tear up rail roads and make the highwayvs impas- sable. All that would in the in- tersst of their own safety but when they go beyond that it is simply a dis- play of vandalism which ought never to be resorted to by a civilized nation even at war. It is a different thing when such destruction is caused in battle but in the German retreat it is epparent that mo such excuse can be offered. The policy which is being carried out is resulting in no military advantage, to the German army, be- yond what has already been mention- ed. They are simply acts which call for retalation such as Germany has bad cause to complain of when the allies as the resuit of the unjustified killing of women and children by Ger- man airships gave them a dose of their own medicine: Such acts, however, are in keeping with German methods that have been revealed duMng the war and for that reason, though France is justified in protesting it is doubtful whether it will result in any modification until Germany is brought to its knees. EDITORIAL NOTES. In their effort to get the enemy but of the trenches, the Germans met with much greater success than did Henry Ford. It iz getting to the point where al- most every week has its crisls, and there are times when they seem to come almost daily The man on the corner says: Those who are seeking a substitute for pa- triotism ought to know by this time that there isn't any. What kind of citizenship does In- diana Insist upon, when a county com- missioner orders the American flag hauled down lest it might offend Some- one? It is perfectly apparent that the president would be running around in a circle if he attempted to follow the directions of all those who are ready with advice. Governor McCall of Massachusetts has usked the legislature of his state to provide for a home guard. The good example of Connecticut is again bearing fruit. Perhaps the leaders of the German army in the west are beginning to re- alize that it is not as easy to atop the forward movement of the British and French as they bad anticipated. Many appeals are being made to keep the Belgian bables from starv- ing, but from the way in which Ger- many has been sinking the relief ships that is the country where the peti- tions ought to be cireulated. It would be interesting to know whether there would have been any thousht on the part of the general as- sembly judiclary eommittee of provid- ing for an assistant prosecuter and clerk for the city eourt, if our sena- tor and representative were not con- nected therewith. Getafii’nf head aches,” said the architect. _I".l.y“ rheumatism and pains my back and an all-gone feeling! am a complets wreck. I have just come from an interview with a lady m..wtid. to build a house!™ iy and I would go miles to have speech with her. When she phoned me to come out and see her because she in- tended to build a house T was a gay and blithesome man. She said: ‘How much does it take.to build a house?” “I looked at her a moment. Louise,’ said I—we are old friends—how much does it take to build a dress?” ‘That,’ she repl ‘is an entirely different question. hat is the use of an architect if he can’t tell how much a house costs? “Then we proceeded in her car to the ing stop - dropping into It is caey to prepare, and is pleasa1i to one who has Catar- BY JEANIE MACPHERSON BASED ON THE LIFE OF JOA! The Most Wonderful Photopiay Ever Staged, Now in Its Fifth Manth of Ceaseless Capacity at the 44th Strest Theatre, New Yerk City, SPECIAL MUSIC BY AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA rights than Plainfield and Kilingly, 3 8HOWS DAILY a house that was exactly like the one Srhime wan look it each with very near 10,000 population? T :::- it :r.:'um“t:ux:fe fi‘n.’.‘:‘s".o much Why should Norwich be allowed to FEATURE At 2:30, 7, 8:30 P. M. easier. It was a new colonial house, have a free Sunday and Baltic, Jewett PHOTOPLAYS ALL SEATS 10c City, Montville and Colchester people be compelled to take train, trolley or automobiie out of town for the same Sunday amusements? What is right for Norwich is right for Jewett City, and what is wrong in Plainfield should be wrong in Willimantic. 1If the eiti- zens of the eitles of over 10,000 popu- lation can be trustod to pass their own laws, why ie it that the citizens of smaller towns cannot be trusted in the same way? 1 do not mention Plainfield and the other towns because I consider them any more entitled to local option ‘nan |Lisbon, ~ Canterbury or Salem—all should’ be used alike The great trouble is a lot of sap- heads who happen-go have money enough to secure a party nomination g5t into the lower house each seswlon. 'hey have no ideas further than those attached to the end of the Roraback or Cummings whips. They know no more about what is right when they get through than they dld at the start. They waste time and money scrapping over skunk, cat and other fool measures, load down the public acts with foiderol and rot, go back to their towns, spend what the‘ | still unoccupled, so we ‘entered. “Of course, she explained, she wanted it just like this one, only not colonial. Colonial was too much in favor. I must think up something more unusual, she insisted. Then she wished me to take mote that her living room and dining room couldn’t be like this at all. There must be a large fireplace here instead of there, and the dining room, on the other side must have a glassed-in breakfast room. All the walls must have sliding wood panels, with concealed cupboards behind them., Of course she supposed that would mean that the walls would have to be a little thicker, wouldnt they? But that couldn't make much difference. And the upstairs wouldn’t do in the least. Except for these minor changes she considered the house ideal—and oh, yes! She be- leved, on the whole, that she would simply love a house built sround a semi-inciosed court. Spanish style, with a fountain and flowers, but still following the general idea of this model. “At the low moan that burst from my pallid lips at this point she looked contrite. Goodness gracious, what had she been thinking of! It was wa: past lunch time! Not a word till we had something to eat! So she un- hitched her champing electric and whirled me to her home and fed me such good eats that I temporariiy for- Zot my troubles. And then ad- journed to her living room. “There was one thing, she said, that she wanted to impress upon me most emphatically — that the new house should not be like her old one. There TODA>Y AND TONIGHT Dwen Moore and Marguerite Courtot in“THE KISS” COMING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY [ stricken dumb. His remarks kept up a low yet distinct obbligato to my frantic sBciety conversatibn down here, much as the bass cello provides a background to the meiody when an orchestra plays. Also when the cook’s finance calls upon her their lovemaking in the kitchen is distract- ing. If we are trying to concentraté on bridge. Yowll simply have to find out what the trouble is and make our new house different. “T told her T could mention the se. cret of the trouble right off the bat— it merely was the lack of a few thous- and dollars in proper material when the house was built. That reminded her at once to ask just about what the kind of a house she had so dis- tinetiy- outlined to me was going to cost and T said $20,000. “My goodness gracious!” cried Iduise. She wasn't =o0ing to spend a cent over $12,000 for such perfectly simple tiny place and 1 please go back to my. office 5 T2 nut A way whereby she could get every single thing she wanted for that price! There must be some way That was what an ar- chitect was for, anyhow, to find it So she cast me out into the coid world with my cute little problem! Cheer up!” said the real estate man. “T know a woman who keeps coming back to say If that lot she liked was only on the west instead of the east side of the street she'd take it in a second! And I still have hopes of selling it to her."—Exchange. - Matinee 10c Evening 10c-16c WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG IN A WORLD PICTURE “THERISE OF SUSAN” A PLAY TELLING A BEAUTIFUL STORY Beautifully Staged and Beautifully Acted. During the Unfolding of the Tale Miss Young Wears Several Gowns of Originality 7TH EPISODE “PATRIA”X OF THE FAMOUS SERIAL ness and impartial dealings.—Ansonia Sentinel. B WILLIAM FOX Presents GLADYS COBURN —IN— “THE PRIMITIVE CALL” #h EPISODE OF “The Secret saloons in Hartford didn’t get of their alaries in the two for five cent cigars, swagger around as an “ex-Hon.” for a while and finai.y strike their level— just nothing. There are good men ampnz them, and these good men some: és vote for such unjust laws as the one passed rhis week: they are honest in their convictions. and while the Lord alone knows it's hard to see where a town of less than 10,000 peo- ple should be discriminated against. there are men who were honest in voting for this measure.’ Consequently we have to call on such men as the honorable gentlemen who represent us the state senate to place their mark of disapproval on the whole thing. " et’s have one law for ail, whether he ‘ive in Union, where Judge came from, New Haven. where Ullman re- ith MRS, ERNOEN cost of handling cargo at Tampico is two-thirds that at Vera Cruz, 1allroad-car, in normal LETTERS TO THE EDITOR T about from ship to —_——— At least one of the answers to the - sides. or Stamford, the home of the |times, being abcut $2.00 per ton. De. a 5 { mighty Homer. tween Tampico and Tuxpan stretcnes |question, why the war ‘hfi l%'_urfig; Another Ctiy Court Official. appears feasible, makes an easy step C. B. MONTGOMERY. a canal running from the Pannco |should raise pflzen in 'i‘ P 41':0 = Mr. sditor: In the good old days|in the direction'of vocational courses| Packer. March 24, 1917 river into the great Tgmiahus " Lax: Btates, is thee tbls country I3 fo & when Judge Brown or Judge Keilogg |that may be introduced when means -~ una, through Lakes >Mojarras an xtent fing Grgst Bty are avail. 2 i ve into the Tux-|and the chief countries o wore the judicial ermine in our €ity | in® ateantarociy hiil® Dresent fits i g oo et e the exception of Germany. Where we in advantageously with local tions and needs. Very truly yours, J. P. HUNTINGTON Norwich, March 26, 19 . Help the French Kiddi 9! pan river, “As a place of residence Tampico is fair'y attractive~despite the some- what (rying heat. The yellow fever, which was onec prevalent there, has been driven out. , One of the fincst eea heaches in the world is to b efound at to which wains run several formerly imported we now export. In- stead of importing butter, as in otier days, for example, we now export it— sending Europe more than nineteen million pounds last year, thus furnish- ing not only the bread hut the butter. Relatives scarcity and high prices i THE WAR PRIMER By Naiional Geographic Soclety court three court officials were thought sufficient, judge, prosecutor and cierk. When the judse was sick or absent, he paid a. justice' to sit in his p! when the prosecutor was absent, a pro tem. prosecutor was called in who Mexico—But little of the . Tampico, La Barra : took the fees for the cases he prose-| Mr. Editor: In this solemn hour, g ; ; e are comfort- | the case of most of our products have cuted: and when the clerk was absent. | wnen the whole world seems fated fo|MSIOTY of Mexico has been recorded |times a dav. Tne notels are comort- |Las cate OF 0N ul P O bngion the judge or other officia: did his work. Now we have four officials, with the number of cases about the same, and it is proposed to add a fifth. And with two of the city court officials in the legislature, attending to the duties of their constituents, further help would be real nice. But perhaps present ccnditicns will not always continue. A few years ago it was thought something of a gain for the taxpaver when the compensaticn of the prose- cuting attorney was ¢hanged from the fee system of $2.31 for each case 1o a fixed salary of $1,200. This was sup- posed to have reduced expenses at least $200. But later the office of as- sistant judge was created and that advantage was wiped out. Of course, if the rate of taxation is not likely to be large enough, a new office better be created, and if this will not do it, iet salaries be increased, including that of the new incumbent. Judge Back of Danielson, who it will be recalled took a fatherly inter- est in Norwich upon the new town question two vears ago, and who still keeps his weather eve open in this direction, thinks conditions here are quite scandaloas and must be changed, for the reputation of the state, if not for our own good, and possibly there is no appeal from this opinion of his rendered from the bench of the judi ciary committee. He pronounces con- ditions here quite anomalous in thi respect and knows of only one other case in the eastern part of the state which is as bad. TAXPAYER Norwich, Conn., March 26, 1917. in which Tampico bas not figured. Recently it came into public notice because of the rumor that the Mexi- can Government contemplated plai sn embargo on shipments of oil waich leave tnat port in vast quantities ¢ signed to Great britain. Tampico was the scene of the incident which re- | sulted in a demand from Mavo for a saiute from Hue: jthis M>xican metropolis today letin of the National Geographic So- will find in ttc|Register. near M: Mirn- all within essy )mé interesting pre- {lover ot a de be armed with weapons of bloodshed and death, there is one definite tuing we women may do, and do it immedi- aiely, stretch out ‘4 heiping hand to the Trench “kiddies” across the water who are fatheriess and will be lost unless assisted by outsiders. Out of the 600,000 little hoys and girls father- less, 150,000 are’desgituze, their moth- ers are struggling to keep them alive on 10 cents a day, waich is all the government can allow. The appeal made recently Ly Miss Fell and Miss Schofield, two Efglish women, who knew what they were talking about, at a great mas: meeting, when they touchingly described the mental and physical conditions of these helpless kiddies through malnutrition, enough to awaken the sympathies of the most indifferent hearts. _Their plan of relief was the adoption of these children—10 cents a day, or $36. a vear for two vears—to care for ome of these French children would mean | adopting” it. Each person or organ- ization contributing the above sum receives the name of a particular child. I have met several wamen who have thus adopted these children and keep in touch with them through letters— one woman from Boston has six and her joy in the work grows each day. I have thought that this work might appeal to the D. A. R. women in Con- necticut. What mote fitting work as an organization can we do? We re; resent our ancestors who were helped 150 yvears ago by the French, who came to the assistance of the Ameri- cans then struggling for independence, and the liberty me now enjoy. Then transport facilities were very primi- tive and money scarce; in spite of it the French peocple did not stop to count the cos: or difficulties. Shail we in our great prosperity be indiffer- ent to the great needs of these suf- fering allles? We are not asked to crogs the water, but just to give the small sum of $36.50 per year to save one child from worse than death. If every D. A. R. chapter in Con- necticut would adopt one of these precious kiddies for two years, think of how much it would mean to France! 1If every organization of ev- ery sort and kind would enter into this plan, it would be no burden to anyone, and theusands of these father: less children would be saved to bless France. As a D. A. R. woman I hope pur Connecticut womern will take these The state senate aid well in knock ing out the perhaps well meant, bift cruel. amendment that would have for- bidden liitle boys from selling news- papers. The rumored threat that, | this was opposed, there . would ' be something more sweeping pushe through, has mot materialized as yet The little boys earn money needed at home, they acquire an early knowledge of business, they are workers and the: should not be kept from this indus- ltry. It is generally understood ~that when it was first proposed the sen- iitors quite gemerally favored the idea. on sentimental grounds, but when thes found how it would work they saw a new light—Hartford Courant. center Tam when the poli Mexic, are ov oce dis- pro:ch- merk in_pop- capital of Tam- of ltrurbances the tow jing the quarter m ke Repsblic, {most richly endow: mber trac the town .was sacked by corsairs, probably a part of the notor- Nick Van Horn’s band. an erpedition set out from ifor the Spanish reconquest of Mexi- co, following the final decree of cx- ipulsion of the Spaniards from. tnat | country, signe: by President Victoria in 1827, The Spaniards effected a landing a few mies from Tampico, the vesseis were sen! back to Havana, the troops, under rradas, entered the city, but after several bloody en- counters with the Mexicans under | Santa Ana anc Teran. the Spanfards i capitulated, were treated with the | honors of war. neariy 2000 of them re- embarked during Noyember and De- | cember, and Spanish political infiu- | ence in the richest of her New World poseessions, which had extended over a perio@ of 30¢ years, was brought to an inglorious close. Teran, who had so_distinguishcd himseif in this re- pulse of the Spaniards. in 18 led an attack against General Estevan Moc- tezuma, commindante of Tampico, who had hoisted the flag of federailst revolt, but zo severely defeated was Teran in that engigement that in chagrin he plurged his sword into his body. Again, in 1838, a_federalist up- rising took place at Tampico, and Canalizo was sent to reduce the town. During the asrault a terrific - explos- sion occurred, Canalizo’s troops be- came panic-stricken and were driven ; but when in 1539 the federalist revolter, Urrea, took refuge in Tampi- co, throush the treachery of Barbar- the town was taken—a heavy v to the feceralist cause. ‘After the capture of Montarey by the United States troops ,in 1846, the Tinited States contcmplated a des- cent on the guif coast and an invasion by way. of Tampico of the rich State of Tamaulipas, but Santa Ana. through an irfercepted despatch, gof wind of the plan, hastily evacuatcd, hozits of and seer mmited wl Tt wi' be an intrw- r for the ‘ourist or traler xico once more comes into was Poor Head for Business. The ease with which Von Pupen handed ont good-sized fortunes may be explained by the fact that he was only a military attache with a poor head for busir¢ss.—New York E-en- ing Post, \ OTHER VIEW POINTS | The nation is paying about $300,000,- 000 a year for highiay maintenance and construction The rate of expendi- ture is rapidly increasing and will con- tinue to do =0. Of our 2,450,000 miles of roads, only 11.3 per cent. are yet surfaced. The task is one that can inever be really finished. There will always bs more roads to build, and all roads bullt will always need repairing. But the public is beginning to realize that, no matter how great the out! the money is never wasted if the roads are well built. It pays big dividends in making country life pleasanter, cheapening transportation and raising real cstate values. And the federal contribution is destined to bear frult out of all proportion to its actual amount, because it serves to adveriise and popularize road-building every- where.—Meriden Record. There’ll Be Others. Reports from Wheeling indicate that it is one place where La Folicite is not iikely to deliver what he cails {a great speech And it is entirely possible that there will be others— Indianapoli: i l More Approprist A little group of wilful men is what the President calls the unpatriotic ob- structionlsts in the Senate. A wilful group of little men wou.d seem to be a more appropriat: des! Springficld Republican. A Pre-Vecational School. Mr. Editor: It is a matter for regret that all parents of children in _the public schools could not have been present at the Chamber of Commerce last Friday and heard the compre- hensive report in favor of a pre- vocational school which was made by the committee that have devoted themselves to investigation of the stb- ject during the past winter. Those acquainted withl the condi- tions agree that there is urgent need of additional school room in Norwich. It is over 20 years since the last school building was erected, while some of those now in use have done service for three generations and not only are they unwholesome piaces for chil- President Wilson has scored a per- sonal victory in the confirmation of his nomination of Dr. Grayson as a rear admiral. He has triumphed over rea- son, civil service regulations and de- cency, but it is not a victory that should give him much satisfaction. His personal physician has been ele- vated to high rank over the heads of 100 better men and more experienced men, who are prevented from gaining dren to spend their growing years in j duancem: but they are unduly expensive to|kiddies to their hearts and in this|and the town was occupied and gar- |Just aduancement by his unmerited maintain. Furthermere work is car-|small way show our appreciation of |Tisoned by Commodare Perry. e a wrill president has alienated the good wili of many who are his sincere friends and who wish him well. He bas made many, who are giving him loyal sup- port, distrust him, when his personal interests are involved. The game is not worth the candle. He has won but a few more such victories would “Once more, in 1566, Tampico oc- cupied a page in__ Mexican history, when' certain «f Mcximilian's treops surrendered the port to General Pavon. This was fol'owed n month later by the surrender of Tuxpan, €o that Vera Cruz remained the only port in ihe ried on with a serious loss of efficiency because of inability to properly dis- tribute and apportion pupils and teachers. In visiting other cities cne is impressed by the modern, commodi- ous, well lighted and well appointed schoolhouses that have become nu- the great debt we owe France. [t is a debt that time canpnot cancel. Our men can go to the battlefield on be half of France, struggling for her Iib- erty—we women cannot: but we can heip save the children, the future men and men of France. It is not simply Duffys Pure Mali Whiske y I'Mankind merous in recent years throughout the country, and it must be admitted that Norwich is not abreast of the times in this fundamental matter of ade- quate quarters. If then the time has come for the erection of a modern building it would appear to be a favorable opportunity 1o carry out the recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce and adapt the new building to the needs of pre- vocational work. The investigation of the committee has established the edu- cational value of such work in teach- ing children to apply the knowledge Bained from books and to become self- reliant and resourceful. Faellity in manunal work, co-ordination of the faculties, increased usefuiness and. in- terest in home affairs and guidance toward the career for which they are best qualified are further advantages to the puplls from this training. A trade school is hardly attainable at present, in view not oniy of the high initial cost of constructing and equipping a building confined to that purpose but especially beeause of tI far greater cost per pupil for mainte- mance, as compared with such a school | do not wish te be eonsidered either in | ried on practically aill the vear round., 203 MAIN ST. NORWICH. CONM. as the committec advocates, which is|favor of or against such legisiation if |exccpt when the *“Northers” are on A M toBP. M not essentially different from - what | it is fair, but why ehould the city of | which make it dificult to cross the Lady Agistant Talophone will seoen be required for the ordinary curriculum. The ~committee’s pian a privilege, it is our duty. too indifferent in the past two years of awful waste of life. battle, too—or should be. been Tt Let We have is our us_as patriotic womer: Jose no more time but gird ourselves for real work. French kiddies appeal to These me—they seem to me to be crving out to us women of leisure to heip them, to keep . Mr. Editor: time to "speak out in meetin.” speak out good and them from starvation. MARINDA C. BUTLER ROBINSON. New York, March 23, 1917, trong, The Question of a More Liberal Sun- it may be well at tais Yes, and ask the senators from the 28th and 29th senatorial districts that include the great towns of Kiliingiy and Plainfield to do all in their power to kill unjust, prosressive measure passed U ouse a few days ago, allowing cities foolisi un-American, by the anti- Lhe of over 10,000 population the righ: of iocal option on the guestion of a more iiberal and more American Sund: Willimantic that claims to have more than 10,000 population have more imperial, or French hands, and that they soon relinquished. “Tampico is situated near the mouth of the Panuco river, about midway be- tween the port of Vera Cruz and the moyth of the Rio Grande. Prior to the improvements undertaken by the Mexican Centra! Railway, at this por the bui'ding of the Mexican Rallwa. from Vera Cruz to the City of Mex- ico had drawn most of the commerce to Vera Cruz, to the detriment of Tampico. The Central liné puts the capital within 12 hours of Tampico, and the project of eventually extend ing this road to follow the cops* to Matamoras_and connecting with the St. Louis, Brownaville and Mexico line has been broached, an extension which would be of enormous value in the trade between Mexico City, New Or. leans and the Southern States of thi country. The port of Tampico is not exactly on the coast, but several miles up the river Panuco, “in which the navies of the world eeuid rids at ease,” and which accommodates the largest ard deepest ocean steamers. Loading and unioading can be car- bar, but these “Northers” put a stop to work at Vera Cruz. Moreover the I } be the grave of his reputation for fair. Does the dread of the dental chair crowned or extracted CONSIDER THESE STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUM, 1§ thess appeal to you, call fei charge for e-w’ lmlza. OR. F. C. JACKSON Don’t You Want Good Teeth? need have no fears. 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