Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 10, 1917, Page 4

= : JGiorwicl: Bulletin nnvl gnnfiiei 121 YEARS OLD Satscription price 1Zc a week: S0c o mouth: 36.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at N cern., &s second-class matter. Telephome Calls: Bulletin BusineSs Office 480. Bulletin Editoral Rooms 35-8. Bullclln Job Otiice 35-2. imantic_Office. 625 Ma'n Street. Telephone 216-2. - ch, ~ Norwich, Saturday, Nov. 10, 1917. CIRCULA TION 1901, average 2 . 4812 1905, average November 3, 1917 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Prelts is exclusive- - entitled to the use for republica- on of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local ews Di ished herein. All rights of republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. The situation’ which exists in Rus- sia_today i¥ that teward which it has heen headed for some time. That it ould be able to avoid it was the ope of the entemte nations, but in ®pite of the hope. it was difficult to ceel how it was goinz to be aceom- lished in view of th> repeated mani- festations of weaknes Instead. cf anding firmly for a fixed policy the ew government his .been vaccilating in the impossible effort of trying to Lrinz the various factions together. In such dispiays of o lack of strength it was working toward its own down- and_giving encouragement net tor,the’ ddngerous extremists but to the propazanda which the enemy bas been spreading with marked suc- cess throughout the country Indications point to the. fact that the révolutionisis’ are centered at Pe- trograd, which is far from as serfous sapread throughod) ghe coun- . But if the disorganizai is per- mitted to continue throughout the re- mainder of Russfa it will net be lon; before the success of the eounter rev- olution will be complete. The most dangerous feature of the Magimalist policy 'is the demand for immediate separate pedce,, regardless of what that would mean for Russia or for the nations with which it is al- iied. - Even If this.can be prevented to the extent oi cdusing a civil war jn Russia it means that a great ad- Yantage is afforded 1o the céntral powers and the future cf that great malidn made much mére = uncertain than ever. Just what the real situa- tion is thefe will have to await devel- opments but it must be realized that it is mone too soon to prephre for the worst and to make every possible move to offset {t. Looking at the situa- ticn nnder the most faverable lizht, is decidedly bad in view of the con- ditions in italy. * THE WAR CONFERENCE. The war conference which is to be held in Europe, to which this coun- try has sent its gepresentatives, ought to result in the establishment of a policy concerning- thé conduct of the war which will eliminate many of .the uncertainties at the present time and result in a closer cooperation of -the powers involved. That it is not a peace conference has been fully sst forth in the statement of Secretary - Lansing when he deciared that fioth- ing but the iar and its conduct will Le discussed. It is the purpose to determine the most advantageous --methods of working together for an early and successful termination of the great strusgle. Much is expected of this country row that it has:gome into the war. It has realized its responsibiliftes and it is prepared to put forth every energy but it Is mecessery that it should be thoreughly _understood. . where the eatest service can be rendered, how it “should be dome and to what ex- tent. “Inétead 6f €ach pne going ahead on,a plan. oL ifs Qwn.-it is high .time that. there was the' -closest ‘harmony. The purposes are ail along the samg line, the ehemy is a common one, and there should be a marshalling of the ferces:in such a mannet as to accom- plish the desired results. Handicaps and blunders are bound = to- follow where - each one ‘plays his' own game vegardless of “téam work. = It would have "béen well ;had -this effort for a better - understaniding been made be- fore, but ‘it certainly should be straightened-cut now. It is 2 move |n tehalf of more-efficiency. THE SELECTION IN THE FOURTH. Connecticut cannet . overlook the fact that Lio to have g new congress- Mfi"‘ “at the coming syt ot national legisiature. By .the, of Ebenézer 1. Hill there as e(.:m.( mflek one of the ‘weil known and influential members. He kad given his aistrict and state long Faithful service and as a tarise he was widely known. TGy the election of Schuyler Merritt of Stamford, the fourth Connecticut. district is going to be assured of .a representative In congress who can e depended upon to iook as carefully nd ¢ ntiously after the mu r° and the state : his That the that ict have faith in him, con " mdesics ir "his Bility “and belleve flnt be will be frue te every trust-im- posed in him is reflected in the hand- some endorsement which they gave him at the polls. They were guided in their action by his record as a citi- zen and as a business man. His ac- tivity in conneetion with~ civic and philanthropic matters has beem ex- tensive. He was selected because he | measured up to the job and it can be appreciated that it is going to mean no small sacrifice on his part to un- dertake this work in behalf of the peo- ple of his district, and provided he willing to continue it there'is ev- ery reason to believe -that he will have as long and as’ creditable’ a record in congress as ‘his ‘predecessor.. The vot- ers of the fourth district hive every reason to feel that they have .made an excellent choice. BOOST THE Y. M. C. A. FUND. In® recognition of “the service which it has undertaken te perform, thers have been large subscriptions made to the funds for. the carrying on of the work of the ¥. M. C. A. in the training eamps and among the ol dlers wherever- they may be, whether on this side of the Atiantic” or the other. "This agency for looking eut for their weifare and ~entertaimment and the spreading of tife proper. in- fluence among the. men making up the army raised by .the United States, and in fact among the armies of other al- ‘ied nations, is committed to work whigh those at homie are desircus of supborting. ¢ fs fn keeping with the demands, of the men and it ls an in- teresting fact in cénnectjon therewith that it has kept shoulder to shaulder Yvith every prosressive army and navy step of the past six months. But in sdditicn thereto there is plenty of ev dence which gi%s to show that, in providing the soldiers and sailors with leisure-hour amusement, _education, ome atmosphere and varied protec- fon, it has even led thé government. The' army camps are growing and zreater demands are being. made of |'the Y. M. C. A. in all directions. As the army grows there will “be' still zreater. efforts neeessitated and it is only to be expected thdt an appeal will be made to the people to ald in the previsiorr of the necessary funds ‘for carrying it on.:.The campaign which -has. therefore oeen opened - for the- purpose of raising 335,000,000 in the country for this work deserves to succead. “There is°a chance for every- cne to ‘do his part and everyore should avail himself of = that odportunity knowing that it will go for the good of seme friénd or relative at the fromt or soom to go there. ENFORCING AUTO LAWS. It has long been reécognized that the automobile laws of the state have not been enforced as they should be In order to. provide the safety on the|cnly then deoes it become a depend- righwaye thet every vehicke driver|able foundation for the. support . of has' a right to expect. “At the last|fict. Most every ome believes some- sessiofi “of thHé legisiature provisi-m | thing all kis lifc that was not worth was made for the estabiishinen: of an|PelieVing. As a means of salvatfon inspection service in the motor vehi- | Letieving omly supplies ‘h’m‘:f"" e Di- | for doing, .amd belloving without d6- cle départment. the members of whichl ;g js exactly the same as falth with- “’Ill hate the power to examine new |cut works. drivers, investigate - accidents and perform - pelies -duty in 'connection with the insistence upen the respect of the laws. This service having been established and. the inspettors named for the 15 Qistricts, it ean be antici- pated that much good will result from the placing of this force in the field and especially 5o when it is announced at the same time that: the commission er of motor-vehicles -will require these inspectors to make a thorowgh inv tigatier of alt fataiities n-which mo- tor vehicles- figure that he may Tnot nave to rely upen the-findings of the coroners in such cases in' determining where the responsibility There _is need for 'Kéeping closer tabs upon.tha reckless arivers:of an tomobiles. It is bighly. imaportant in the interests of amféty and for the protection of the: observers of the law that the regtilaticns should be closely followed ‘and it is :to be hoped that ese inspeciors will be able to_give valuable help in.that dffection. Those who are going to be_the most affeeted by it are those who have made the step necessary. .The -men who are satisfied 'with themselves, or who have retired.from bisiness have lost their grip upon the aflairs_of life. They have let go' of cverything it was worth while to hold cn fo. Their memory soon begins to t treatherous and they forget their nouns—tie names of fhings and persons do not come to the mind readily and they are annoved, and unless they- set P a.vigorous exereisé of the mind and by repetition of the words lost reestablish their power of retention, old age, that incurable dis- ease (whith gets us all eventually, gradually robs them of physical and niental power, and they become class- ed with the feebls.and decrepid. . Our mistakkes are many, but none are vorse tham these two which produce irertia and -hasten death. If we new. ourseives. . better and realized the price of thipgs. worthless, as well a3 of things -beneficjal, we should cing to the better way and be add- ing to the vigor and J6y of life instead cf pandering to gase and, losing their grip. : o A near-philosopher says: “If would lengthen your life shorten ¥ worries.” As a garbed fact this ad- vice could not be better dressed. The truth it expresses s not -losi in words. All the power of language- is retained ir_it. Worry is a ghost which har- asses victims to the gfave. (t substi- tutes for peacerof mind hoty fear and confusion, and so excites the imagi natiori that one comes to fear what may be, more than what really There is no need ol dur living .in the mist just ahead -of ourselves. We were created to live and thrive in the cunshine, and there is nothing invit- g or inspiriaz about the gloom. Not Ialf the things need happen which the human mind anticipates. It ‘s part of the office of the human soul ‘to. pre- ven{, annoying things from happening, and to make things - happen, which promote its_well-be ‘We should be censcious of our power and exeroise it so that life will be blessed ingtead of lighted. < The man who believes all he says has never et heen guilty of saying 1l he hbelieves:. but he is -usually guilty of having . talked too much. What one believes: is not of such .im- Ecrtance as mcst--people. tdink it is; ard it Is as likely to be untrue as anything else under the sun. “What I believe,” often represents. more em- vhasis than sense. Belief may have much to do with inspiration- when it ie very far from the - truth. Belief Lonestly acted upon often Iands cue in the mire. There is nothing needs be more thoroughly amalyzed. than be- ef if one weuld be safe. Beltef should be founded. upen. what wWe know, no? upun what some. one else has said. inless it -has been weighed by us and fourd te be true. Then and You take no.risk in concluding this is a sour werld, foy -the persem with a our disposition. The person who is blind to the beauties of life only be% lLiolds its incongrugus or metiling ai péefs.” What cné puts .intp life has more to 46 with what people get olt cf life than mest people nrmk or’ most seholars will admit. _There is Pothing pernanent” gbout the 'comdi tions of Hfe. There &re, narrow, Bofi- zons abd broad horizops to it; rhere are restrictive ahd expamsive condi- tions_into which“we ars born: but by olir Own perseption and indust 1-ay change the horigon amd remove the Handicap which was —our in- neritance. * Séeing the best there is in life we shouli grasp it as a worthy ‘example; and recognizing thrift we shoule not hmtate Because of the Work & dae seif-démigl which may be necessary o' progress. - Life ar best is simply sef¥ice ahd' those wwho are” of KTEAtEST service wirn the largest rewarls.- The = resolutfor _to keep sweet, to be patient, to be fust and persistent. sets’ our feet in the way of progress and- suécess. - . bt M S e Do you know that whiskey .mproves with age? But those who_drimk it-do rot seém to!, Those who -discovered this were me: sell not to drimk.. The average drink- €r seems to pe opposed te whiskey's ever geiting oid, or being wasted, al- ugh the use: they..make of it ap- rcars to anlookers ‘to -De Worse ‘than wasting it. Whiskey itself is.net at alf to. blame for nat- becoming old and hetter. and” better as men -are continually .invoked to de. It is the cravimg habft:of the drfnker that is accountable for - the mischief it does. John Barleycorn has no respect.for any ome who tokes him for a friend for he Imews .hc.. is the -Toe of Ta- tionality and -orderliness. He: is weakener .of the muscies and a con- fuser of the schses. . and:- before. judgment courte of man he has been eharged _with robbing men of their Lrains, 4 charge never vet dlsproved. Age seems to the teetotaler to make whiskey worse and woj enly increases its -bedizzening . - power. drinker ‘igmp B "hhkq ako "E‘D!TORIAL NOTES. . That vote on prohibition in the siate ot Ohio was pntiy ncar a fifty-fifty | split. .- X Those nuflruhu who are refusing fo eat are outdoing Hoover on food conservation. It is easier fo understand now what Kerensky meant when he said “Rus- sia Is giving |l] the gid she can.” For some tim Russia,. has been proving to the rest of the world- that it was .more uncertain than the wea- ther.. It would be x»m'fenmg to- know whether William' Jénnings Bryan stop- ved “to talk peace during that xnld bull chase. 5 gardiess of its, one ever cW:.flm | being monotomous, - - - .- e o The price of ham amd bacon :has taken a.drop but it isn't. disclosed whether this is due to-inere hoss or incredsed economy. . it e AP RN A dratt vanuain!nnmhm sent.to whpn t'r 1 Many distressed a ;.: aie asking where Goa nnl&(itfflngl reply is evnrswbon pres- ert. or in Heaven. These are.not the most comforting answers.. Thase who tealize that” God is Love sense that Wwhere love Is Cod is. He is not with e with thoss. love mm '- ays no . < L " the mfln ':: His ‘earth’; rof sJusts and -the anjust, and "“—“‘—*flbfi The British mewspapsrmen are hav- |.ov8 1 “"’ oy e "” e ing ne miore -success “in’ interviewing Colonel” House ghan they- did onhis former’ trip to Burope. - A’ valuable lesson | has r&m: Dby tHe _;lmfl‘“'flwm v ose two. men Who assaylted a oorwlsl at; Camp Devens. - . ey o g Bl pririr B ':‘ama:c t0? ee; s of.- - were ? We pray to Him.for on.r n-z for Bis; and no human Ia &pite .of iis multitudinous Prapident Wilson doesn't mhum‘fl:, importance of ‘going ta the polls and casting his ‘ballot at €ach election: - we | the way of |- who made whiskey to! / (Written Specially for The Builetin.) Picturing - the silversmith shop of Joseph Carpenter, at Norwich Town, a cut of which appeared in Fhe Bulle- tin recently, George Meriden. in his book on in Conmecticut and It attention to the fact that undauhhj\\, the shops of the gold and silver of Colonial times were small affairs, with no cellars or substantial foun- aations, being similar in that respect to those of blacksmiths, They were frequently built on leased or rented land, and could with little difficulty be moved to other sites. When Captain Robert I ila._of Stratford, sold his homestead in 1768, he reserved the: righl fo remove from the premises 2 goldsmith shop. Such reservations were not unusual in early | times in Connecticut. These primitive shops were broken into by burglars, so that Thiet,” mdvertisements in the local pess weré common. The shops of Jeseph and Stephen Hopkins, of Wa- terbury, were entered in this way some cight or ten times in the decade from 1763 to 1775 ecasily “Stop Mr. Curtis recalls a_ visit in i 1o the smithy of one of these ancient artisans. at East Hartford. There, nunv engaged, was an old man forg- ~g spoons for a Hartford jeweler. The Lutlding could not have - been more than fifteen by thirty feet. vet there was ample room for every emergency. The smith had learned the H just as_his predecessors of earlic Las done, and perhaps was the last of che fraternity. 2 The knowledge that America silversmiths _during Colonial e as a surprise and revelation to mBst of-those who were so fortunate as to see the eplendid examples of their work exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, in 1905, Mr. €urtis says. That fhese craftsmen were equal in skill to their English rivals cannot -perheps be -claimed in every respect en account of the lack of demand for tery turned wronz side out is simply slander. The insincerity of the hu- men family aud the selfish motives which too often inspire praise make | 4t a suspicious detail of our daily cxistence. Since our enemies use faint praise damn us, and the zmbitious use flattery to win our in- fiuence, the cautious should always| bear in mind that any praise unde- served is desitned to injure noi to} Lenefit us; and that this ic the dis- wuise in which Satire hits the hard- ést blows. Persons who are constant- Iy exploiting their own merits would not de it we: they familiar with | Zimmerman's _declaration that the fiore one talks about himself the mote likely hé is to be lieing. Those wko enjoy. flattery most give evidence that they induige the habit of flat- tering themselves, fhus creating the conoeit which makes them blind to its falsity. Men is_so_ eonstituted that he questions the fidelity of those who iraise him too much. and hates those Who do not praise Him at a | H LADDERS OF ST. AUGUSTINE.. “St. Augustinz’ well hast thou sald, That of our vices we can ‘rame A Jadder, if we will but tread | Beneath our fcet each deed of sharse All common titmgs.-each day’s events | That with the hour begin and end, CGur pleasures and our discontents, Ave roumds by which we may as- cend.” Here, surelv, is a task for every- bndy—to turn fauits into virtues, to wake that swhich represents waste serve a useful purpose. sort of conservation in the could -be more worth while. It will be remembered that the iad David started as a or_his advefturous ecareer, he re- ceived as his weapon from the friemaly priest at Nob, the sword of his fallen foe. Goliath. The terrible jade that had been turned against imse€lf he now turned against his eremies. Not otherwise, in the lives of ‘men, ‘those faults of dis) or of circumstarice that might S vsefulness may, by the grace of God.- be transfermed into. conquering | pewers. ‘A flery temrer. Tor instance, is a perilous possession. Yet the world 'always netds men capable of whole- some wrath. against inguir Our Lord himself was, on__ eccasion, rfihtemflly irdignant. Tpon the ‘ulers of the synagog who were more fons than-to have a world when fugitive | | to have theif laws observed ick man healed he lcoked with bla: anger. He drove cut the organi: ‘l‘afi‘kl‘! in the tempie courts with a whip of small ‘cords.” No invective in literature ex- ceeds in scorn that with which Son-of Man castigated the hyprociti- <al Pharisees. . The capaoility of anger is neot always and cveryWhere Lad; under ce‘tain comditions it may be a prime mark of virtue. A spirit of emergy and enterprise may make one eithér a clever crook | or a human benefactor. Every trait| of character znd every circumstance o life has its opportunity as well as its period. In every untoward event liex some possible service to n- kird. Horace Eushnell reminded .us years ago of the “moral uses of dark things.” Uncanny. traits dlspos tien, bodily defects, straightening po erty, besetting temptations—all theas ler. us belevs .afe capable of con- SILVER AND EARLY CURRENCY j initials of the owners; atance, if . dry goods dealer sees his business oxpand and concfides that he needs his neighbor's adjoining lot, or which to build an addition to his store, he cannot procure it unless the owner is willing to part with it. ©On the other hand, if a railway company | finds private property nec ry in its business,it.can take It against the will of the owner by paying him a reason- able ‘comperisation therefor. ‘Again, If all meat dealers in Norwich raise priceg 20 per cent. except ome, who raises his 40 par cent, that one vill soon go out of business because s former customers will patronize the other me:t dealers. When a railway increases scu cannot patronize another ihere is only one traversin territory. - A’ railway is in the nature of a monopoly. It is a public service corporation. That the duties charged by such a corporation must be reasonable and rioderate was declared by Lord Hale in his treatise, “De Rortibus Maris. This doctrine was recognized by the United States tupreme court in t¥e case of Munn vs. Illinois. The case highly flerid .oriamentation; bu may be safely stated that American ersmiths produced wares that for beauty of shapé, sense of proportion, an® purity of line were not surpassed i England: and, if occasion demand- ed, eclaborate ornamentation in most decorative designs was within the grasp of American workmen. its rates Working in silver was a most respect- 8 Fates able craft, and many of the men who followsd the trade were of excellent social standing, particularly in Bcas- ton. Mr. Curtis declares that one can vreil say without contradiction that the best silver work in this- country wias done in that cit; The earliest American silversmiths of whom record has been found were Capt. John HuM. colner of the - Pine Tree shilling, mint-master of Massa- and his both of middle of! to be the common law: was approved in the learned opinion by Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, one of the greatest judges who ever occupled that high’ and honorable beneh. It has since been approved and 2pplied by hundreds of cases both in England and America. It stands to- day the undisputéd law of the land. A court will enjoin a railroad from barging unreasonable rates. See “High on Injunctibns T suggest io Mr. One of Péople that he call a meetl the common people in favor o creased fare and see how man sides himself, attend. When Secretary of War Newton D. Faker was fighting for the three cent fare, in Clevelana 6cl up the cry that it meant bank- ruptey . and ruin. -If the majority of the people had taken it for granted, Cleveland would never have had a three cent fare. The result there showed that raliway judgment is not Infaliible. - The Connecticut' company. erates the street railway lines in ths greater part of this state, increased the fare to six cents or 20 per cent. Im- is | mediately the clty muthorities of New $laven, Bridgeport. Hartford, Water- bury and’other cities took action to protect the rights of the citizens. Is Norwich growing faster, more pro- gressive and wiser than the ‘cities named? Here the increase has been from 4( to 30 per cent, and we have been refused action. If we are going to get .a_favorable decision why do we delay? ~Every day means more money out of the peaple's pocket. The re- nsibility for delay in the city - of orwich rests with the common coun- ihe' platesi .| \We may not get a favorable de- cision; but everything s to be lost by delay ‘and, nothing gained. In' my proposed compromise I said to the company: “Increase us 20 per cent. and we will mnot complain, al- thoush they have in New Haven, Bridgeport. and Hartford, but 40 per ccnt. and over is too mueh, even for Norwich.” There is no reason why Norwich sloukl not expand and grow: why it should - not keep pace with the fore- most: cities of the state. It otght to Be the center of progress in eastern Connecticut, Too -much conservatism is as deadly and destructive as too much radicalism. ° "1 consider myself one of the com- monest of the common people and I sign my name so that no one may sus- pect T am an ‘nvestor in the rpilroad. JOHN E. HUGHES. lt Robert Sanderson, his declaration ."an& working in the venteenth century. were succeded by mwn whe past-masters of he craft, as David Jesse, who js thought Lu have béen born.in Hartferd; Jere- h Dumwer; John Coney: John Iixwell. son of the regicide of that name who resided in New Havem for rc many vears; the Edwardses; Id- ard Winslow: William Cowell; ~ the tiree Burts: the Hurds and last but far from least, Paul Revere, father srd son, the laiter the mero of Lomg- feillow’s famous poem. of all the in- be- These men were craftsmen of: the greatest skill, as the many examples of their work extant show. jndicating that they upheld the standards and traditions of their trade. in a manner worthy of the highest praise. The work of a number of the Bos- ton men is to be found in Connecti- today, particularly in the old urches. In fact, a considerable part of the early communion siiver in this state was made by Bosten silver- smiths. 1 which op- Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718) represented by thirteen siiver vessels in Connecticut churches, one more John Dixwell has to nis credit, known many in_the Colony. But Dummer is of interest to_Con- necticut people in another way. When the & ment of Connectiait de- ded. in 1709. to issue paper csgrency; Biils of Exchange, the agents of the Colony apparently selected him' to to the mechanical part of the work: tiat is, the engraving of and thé printing of the bills Jornals of the Council for, 1710 show transactions . Goyernor Saitonstall laid before the Council Doard the bill of Jeremiah Dummer for printing 6350 sheets of this paper currency The inference seems clear, Mr. Cur- tis points out. timat Dummer not only printed, but engraved. the. first paper rrency of Conmecticut. His one- time apprentice. John Coney had the distinetion of engraving the plates for ile first paper money issued: by Mas- sachusetis some vears earlier, the first issued on this_continent Part of the stnith was to ats-of-arms, ade of an early silver- norave on the metal rramentations, of the of ecourse the transition to engraving on copper was casy. Several of the early .engravers did_their first work on siver, Paul cvere and Connecticui's »>wn Amos Loolttle ameng the-number. THE DiCTAGRAPH. ——tne Norwich, No: 9, 1917 Trolley Fares. Mr. Eaitor: It is a very fortunatc tinz fhat there is someone in the eity of Norwich Itke Mr. Hughes who Jias ‘courage énough to open and, dis | cuiss the question of the increased the ame | turned on what Lord Hale had declared | the Common | zo down on the rallway people |if It is in any of great atest im- here is a matter in fact of the g the citizens of and not a D ction has heen government towar this state of affairs. And night in the city council resolution was introduced customary ,stupidity resc blocked and side-tracked clution carries with it no le ing_ nor does it carry any mandator authority. It simply was a resolu- tion or & -supplication coming from 2 hody of citizens who were affected by this increase of rates and who hoped that the city govermment.would take ome action toward®Pmproving th tuation. A mere child oucht to know that all that was expec from the counci] was to take such action as would assist a suffering public, I other words, favorable action should have been taken upon the resolution and it should have heen ncted upor t once, without any of thosc sil quibbles which were raised The most_absurd thin which person could imagine seems impossible that a sensible bod of men could have gotten together and made such illy spectacle of themselves, disposing of that resolu- tion carrying with it nothing mor; than an effort to bring to the atten- tion of the troliey company the fact that ‘he raise ,in trol fares Is a hardship upon the public and which should be alleviated. Tha fact that the trolley fares with In the city limits have not been rais is no reason v our council can ord in favor of a r for people Mving within nd without the city. All kinds of business are affected by th ise. Tt is a matter of prime importance th: our council should be on record favorable to a reduction in these rates way possible to bring and rtance, o alleviatirys the other when the with th 1tion w This res 1 stand city 4 sonable rate it about. Get bu eves. and clean the dust out of vour show the citizens that you are really interested in m f such vital importance to them, forget the tri 1 things. 191 er « and CITIZEN. Norwich, Nov. OTHER VIEW POINTS How much better whale tastes be- fore it is denatured, and what e cellent grairgs~nature has provided tc take the place of wheat, are proving wenderful discoveries to a great many people—Hartford Times. 18 fear of an eggl New England. In the meantime tr idle land that should produce the grain to make biddy busy, will stare everyoné in the ce as heretofore. Back to the land seems the only re- lief, but people will not realize it un- tii the pantry shelves become bare and then ‘the grand rush will produce such a surfeit that conditions will be the same as two decades or more ago when foodstuffs were the least thing thought. of from the fact they wwre sc plentiful. As a nation we seem to he mad¢ up of the repsat order kind of adversity and prosperity.— Midletown Press. Now there The statement that it costs as much to keep ome American soldier in the field as it costs to keep 14 German soldiers, covers only one item of the many ~where Gefman's econofny counts vastly in her favor toward strength and endurance. She hag a single authority; short inside lines and easy transportation; no transpor- tation by water, da: rous,and e pensive; a people tra rifice, patriotic or cozgpulsory, government able to put forth a sol- dier, better trained than any other. iy the- weorld, for -a fourteenth-as mrch as the United States has to pa 1 rates in trolley “fares. The city of Norwich has certainly l:cen dormant upon this subject. In practically every other city the may- or and common council have taken FEREE R : some - action upon the matter with 2 the hopés of “striking a satisfactory Railroads and Merchants. rate that would ‘not be a hardship Mr_ Editor: The individual who signs|uporl the public or the company. Iimself One of the Common People T doubt If, when the company made rcquests. information. He asks why{this ralse, they ‘did not expect that the railroad company has not the same | the public would object to it and right to ciaarge any price for trans-|probably they are surprised that there porting passengers that a2 butcher has|is no more objection coming. to ask any pricés he desires for his| Our city government has delved in meat. or any other vendor for his com- |all sorts ‘ot petty affairs, like remov- modity. ing streét signs. and keeping !xgns Th_e legal relation of the two differs. | lighted, and stopping one-armeéd ped- A railway company exercises the right | dlers from selling their wares on Sun- of eminent domain and holds a fran- | d: chise. A merchant does not,. For in- | sel LETTERS TO THE EDITOR g oranges to sick people on Sun and stopping fruit stores rroml green men. It is this great adv tege which has kept Germany perior so ‘far to the loose-point: coalition against her and will make kard for it to overcome ner despite its greater resources—Waterbhury American A- commission summoned by the Swiss finance department has decided to recommend a first reimposition of the war tax in 1219 and a second re- imposiion of it later. éiildre}» Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA The Great Economy Take Advantage of Our Liberal Charging System BEAUTIFUL DRESSES made of Serges and Silks. These are the finest styled garments ever sold at'the aston- lshmg 11y low price of $10.98. Imagine, you can have the pick of these at a saving of from £5.00 to 81000 per garment. 2 LADIES’ COATS of Ve!ours, Vclvetcgns. Broadcloths, Mixtures, etc. - These are-belted, flare and pleated models. All'sizes and colors. .You can have your choice of any one of these Coats, usually priced np tQ $25.00, for, as special sale, $12.98. 'slén into irstruments of sérvice. -ffiq»\n possible roumds in St ine's laGder. - Apostile Paul never could have Writtén his Epistie to the Galatians if hé-had not been, first. a proud #nd persecuting Fharisee. .The Confes- stons of St Augustine could oniy have come from ons who had felt the dis- mm .in_evil Nving. Johm B. swayed the hearts of men in two centinents the .side of tem- LADIES’ FUR TRIMMED COATS—Some with fur col- lars. Some with fur trimmed cuffs and bottoms. Evéry one made especially for us, to be sold -from $25.00 to $35.00." Our special sale price 514 98. perance, bécause he himself had lain | dnmlwn in_the er and fought de- Hmm tremens: t of hig defeat and stame the mdn rose with a new ev.-,;x- - M dofined 3 weed a5 “a piant ‘whose uses have not yet dis- ¢avered.” Many a noXiou: m-mn n it there y, & boost rather than a Knock. never teo I‘udflm one: ‘to: make ‘his possession. in_ heavy lab!l- be transferred to the of stone ¥ cleave the deser! aies ~ e Dot e .we' 2 Aightd of stairer _mountaing that uprear —mmm to the skiee Are crossed by pathways, that ap | pear ‘WOM)EIFUL’ SUITS, made in broadcloths, velours, -serges, p! uplins, eic.’ Plain and trimmed. In the season’s most stunning style creations. You can’t buy any ene of these at less than $25.00 Our e¢onomy price £12.98. <one EsRLY PRUDEN T OUTFITTING COMP OioieeofOur OUR SALE we $10.98 Values $18.00 to $22.00 2 $12.98 Values Up to $25.00 $14.98 Values Up to $35.00