Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 18, 1918, Page 4

Jiorwich Bulletin nud Goufied 122 YEARS OLD e P s oo Fhnco SRR SuLecription gn- 12¢ & week; S0 o rumch; $6.60 & Entersd at the Pana”ku .0 Norwich ‘onn. &8 second-class matial Telephone MA Buliet» Business Cifce 480, Balletin Bditorial Kooms 85-3, — Bulletin Job Office 35-2. wilmaati: Telaphione 3103 Norwich, Thursday, April 18, 1918. Offica, 625 Main Street GIRCULATION 1957, wverass . 1905, averayge Avril 13, 198........ MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- ly entitled to the use for republica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the iocal news published hereir. Ali rights of republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. “Right is More Precious than Peace” SECRETARY BAKER’S RETURN. With the same secrecy and safety marked his departure for Europe Secretary of War Baker has returned to Washington and as was to be ex- pected he returns more thoroughly impressed than ever with the tremen- dous duties which not only rest upon vpon his shoulders but upon the whole country It was recognized at the fme he left for France and after his arrival that he was taking the very step nec- essary to give him the greatest object in the war. It was the one for him to do in order to get ) complate accord with those who directing the affairs on the other e for the other allied nations as th lesson well as those who are in control of America's efforts in France and Eng- land. He has visited the whole western iine even to the battlefront in Italy and from the thorough manner in which he has gotten in touch with the different branches of the service and studied the probiems it is perfectly evident that he has secured informa- ion/ which he never could have ob- tained otherwise and which is going o0 mean a closer understanding of the :ily communications between our forces in the field and the department war at Washington. “ecretary Baker may have much or L} e to say about what he has seen and experienced. What he does put orth will be read with deep interest, although it is to be supposed that he will exer a proper censorship upon utterances, but while he may not t it is to be expecied that he will broceed to turn his newly acquired )na“ ledge to the benefit of the coun- try, for that is where the greatest good "om his visit is going to be realized. MR. SCHWAB'S APPOINTMENT. Almost from the very start this country has experienced serious trou- ble with its shipbuilding programms. fiiculties which started in the ship- ping bhoard quickly spread to the emergency fleet corporation. In order to overcome the trouble a number of changes have been made and the se- lection of Charles M. Schwab, who possesses an international reputation in the steel business to head that branch of the government service and direct the building of ships marks the fifth appointment for that office. There can be no surprise, however, that President Wilson and Chairman Hurley of the shipping board have onsidercd his services necessary to the nation at this time in this partic- alar direction, for in spite of the great help which the company that he di- rects is to the country in the turni; out of steel it is vital that the handi- caps which are being experienced in constructing ships should be overcome and overcome just as rapidly as pos- sible, Mr. Schwab is a great organizer. He ¥nows how to tackle and solve great problems. He knows how to handle big business and there are reasons for believing that his selection is a de- cidedly wise one. With such a ‘man at the helm, surrounded by those Wh can and will carry out his dlrection the trouble which has been experi- enced in the past ought to fade away like mist before the sun. That it will 's to be sincerely wished, for the coun- iry never needed ships more than it does today and it certainly requires * master hand to get them as experi- wmee has shown. NEED THE BEST MAN. Closely upon the deéath of Senator William J. Stone of Missouri there is wuch speculation. as to who will suc- seed him as chairman of the foreign relations committee in/ the wupper house of congress. Such is only natu- ral for this is one of the important committees of the senate and while it 's realized that according to. senate procedure the seniority ‘rulelis most likely to prevail in this instance as others, it cannot help being felt that this is a time when such a rule could well be thrown into the discard and the man who is best suited to the po- sition should be chosen. Senator Stone came in for much criticism for his attitude during the early days of the war. Jt was quite evident that he was out of touch witi the administration and that he was ~aying politics to the last degree. He eliminates him from that post but ac- cording to senate practice Hitchcock of Nebraska is. expected o be his successor. It is mnot to be supposed that Senator Hitcheock is a- peace-at-any-price man, but it is fully understood that he has stood in about the same rela- tion to the administration that the late Senator Stone did. Such, under peace conditions, might not be open to criticism, but with ‘the mation in the great world struggle the need of|ard. eliminating friction and putting the nation's welfare before politic® cannot be overlooked. And certainly when it comes to the naming of a chairman of such a committee the best man for the place should get it. PHILADELPHIA’S ATTITUDE. It was only a few days ago that the city of Philadelphia was given warn- ing by government officials to the ef- fect that vice conditions in that city were such that there must be a cleanup of the city at once or the gov- ernment wouid take a hand in the matter. The purpose of this was to make the conditions there for the many soldiers and sailors who visit the city what they should be for their health and morality. The warning wasn't taken in the right sort of spirit. There were those who were disposed to think that the claim had been exaggerated and that the city had been humiliated before the nation. They were unwilling to 2ccept the charge and insisted upon a horough investigation to establish the facts beforc taking any - determined steps to bring about a change, This attitude was taken in epite of the fact that this was not the first time that attention had been called to such conditions and the efforts which had previously been made by Philadelphia interests to bring about a cleanup on their own initiative. The result, however, is that Phila- delphia has been given. a second warning by a government representa- tive. This time a time limit is in- cluded and if within a week there is not an improvement in the conditions existing there it can be expected that federal action will be .taken. - This causes a serious reflection upon the Philadelphia authorities. It shows an attitude which is anything but credit- able and unless the fair ‘name of the Quaker City is to suffer’ still more it behooves that big community to force its authorities to the needed action. Philadelphia seems to be hesitating about what it needs-for its own wel- fare. AIRPLANE PRODUCTION. Reports strongly indicate that Ger- many has suffered a large loss by the destruction of 39 squadrons, of, air- planes which had been completed and were in the large - Zeppelin factory which was burned. These flying ma- chines had been constructed for -use ogainst the American forces and there- fore intended to take advantage of the handicap which our troops are experiencing because of the delay in the production of airplanes in this country. It is a regrettable situation in which this country finds itself regarding the production of aeroplanes. Much critj- cism has been induiged in regarding! it. Some improvement is being experi- enced- as the result, through changes made and we are told that air- planes by the thousand will soon be the response of the government to the complaints about slow production. It is to be sincerely hoped that this is true. Such promises have been put forth before and it is to be remem- hered that promises of this character were made months ago so that by this time, if they had been fuifilled, there ‘would not only be a steady stream of flying machines going across the At- lantic but no cause for the criticism would exist. First in one- direction and then an- other evidence is furnished which prompts the belief that there are those in this country yet who do not realize that we are involved in the greatest war of the world, -or else in spite of such a knowledge are doing thefr ut- most to handicap the nation. EDITORIAL NOTES, With prices advancing it suited the consumer much better when there were meatless days. It wouldn't take long to raise an army if all those who are offering 3eneral Foch advice could be recruit- ed, IR TR The Armenians might just as well talk to the winds as to plead with Germany -to stop the Turkish massa- cres. The allied nations have great faith In those walls which General Haig declares that his men are standing backed up to. If vou haven't secured your third Liberty loan bond don't ‘let another day pass without making the neces- Sary arrangements, The weatherman is giving the base- ball managers about all the encour- agement they have a right to expect at this time of the year. Wonder why it was that there was such a falling off in the number of arrests for the violation of the auto- mobile laws over the week~end ? The man on the corner says: Those who think twice before they speak seldom have their words taken out of their mouths by the other fellow. if all those who harbor politica! bees ever go into the honey produc- ing business, what a quick end they could make to a shortage of sweefs. Those great engines on the New Haven road which can haul 120 frejght | Fébruary 18 (saloons closed) cars ought to do much towards reliev- ing the congestion if there are only enough of them. Don’t think because your purchase may be small that it will: make no difference whether you subscribe to the third Liberty loan or not. Every subscription is wanted. —— e ‘With prisoners in ‘Wetherufleld, in- cluding four life convicts, buying Lib- erty bonds, it shows what a great ex- ample those who are deprived of lib- erty can set for those who are free and should want to keep so. ‘When a French eommander - praises the Americans for the manner in which' they broke up a German as- sault it is of course only what was expected, even though Germany fig- ured that America would be of little help in the war. ‘| that long cold drive? “I know you are MY&QM shoot- ing season is over,” surmised the (3n! friends who was haying a cup of tea. “You've been a duck widow every week-end since the season omed." “All but onu," amended young Mrs. Witherspoon. “That vsek nu maid latt I bundled up and went with Rich- “Who kept the baby?' asked the friend. “My dear, I took him along! The modern baby bunting, you know.” “The very idea excleaimed the friend. ‘“That child’s not 2 years old! How did the poor little fellow stand It's seventy miles to Marsh lake.” “You'd better ask how the poor lit- ‘tle mother stood it.” young Mrs. With- erspoon replied. “Baby slept most of the time snugly unconcerned, but I E:ver had so much grief in all my €. “Richard drove, you know,” she con- tinued. “He tucked baby and me in the back seat with the paraphernalia —that is, all but the guns and ammuni- tion, as I refusedqto sit in such ex- plosive company, though one of the guns was my own, which Richard had given me on our anniversary. “1 held baby in my lap.. 'He ‘weighs only -six pounds. And we sat between a crate of live decoys—which were trying to elect one of their num- president of something, judging by the way they all ‘talked’ at once—and 2 big box of lunch on the other side that bumped against me continually. “While our car is the most popular make on the market, it is not the largest, you know, so thtre wasn’t much room. After the carrfage heater, the wooden decoys, the bundles pf hay, the blankets, the rubber poncho and my feet were piled in you couldn’t have slid in an opera ticket. “We left home at about half past 6 that evening. And at 12 that night we weren't even near Marsh lake. We'd been crawling along on some ‘made land lately shoveled.there to divide'a large bodv of water. Our lamps show- ed these two bplack. threatening lakes on each side of this narrow, slippery dirt_road. & “Then the lights went out! our sense of direction. ped the car. We lost Richard stop- It began to slide. I re- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A Surprise in Store. Mr. Editor: I would point out to “Uncle Billie” that there is a differ- ence between answering a challenge and having the last word. I have no wish to enter a newspaper controversy but converting “Uncle Billies” to suf- frage is right in my line and if he is really anxious for information about the results of woman suffrage I will gladly furnish him- with literature. The attacks, anenymous and other- wise, upon the patriotism of suffra- gists, collectively and individually, are becoming systematized in this state. We may some time thnink it wise to defend ourselves., When that time comes, I will be glad to give “Un- cle Billie” information that will sur- prise him. ANNIE B. AUSTIN. Norwich, April 17, 1918, The Trouble With Labor. Mr. Editor: 1 would like to reply to John McWilliams' lettey Bulletin if you ‘can spare space in your paper. me Most of the laborers that engage in|yvear under the the strikes of .today are foreigners.|1917. ere al very long time 4go, they came with al Like the Puritans, who came 2 most pitiful tale of wece, having been persecuted in their own country where they could not have the rights and libertiés that should have been ac- corded them. -It was not long before thiey wanteq to boss the whole coun- try so I think it is much the same with the foreign element who come over to this country of ours today, They came with a poor mouth, seem- ingly glad to get the pay that is just, but now they want more than they deserve, and more than ' they are worth. The United States has been too generous, too ready to have the grunting and dissatisfied population come here. I have noticed all of the men who have come¢ to my door to ask for food have been foreigners. Doubtless they were out on a strike. Why don’t the Negroes in the,south come here and take the place of the foreigners who are constantly grunt- ing over their bad luck as they term it? They do not gei as much as they want. Why do they not return to the oid country? Well, it's very evident that it is the same as it is with the southern Negroes. They know that the northern climate is better suited to their condition, that if they work for less their employers require less work from them and upon the whole they are best off. So I believe it is with the foreign- ers. They get more pay here and it's not very long before they are the own- ers of comfortable little homes, if they decide to stay ‘here. What they all need who are.never satisfied it to be sent out to take the place of our men and boys in the trenches who have to stand knee-deep in the mud. Then, and not until then, will they be more than glad to return to their old work here, and feel glad that they are liv- ing. SOUTHERNER. Norwich, April 15; 1918. The Closed and the Open Saloon. Mr. Editor: The direct ana constant relation of the open saloon to diunk- enness ‘has never been more conclu- sively shown than by the following ac- tual record. as published in the Springfield Republican, of arrests for drunkenness in the city of Boston dur- ing two Mondays immediately preced- ing, five Mondays of clesing, and two Mondays immediately following, the “heatless” Mondays of recent mem- ory. Here i the remarkable record: Arrests for Drunkenness, Boston Monday, January 4 (saloons open) 154 Monday, January 14 (saloons open) 129 Dry Mondays January 21 (saloons closed) .. |January 28 (saloons closed) ! February 4 (saloons closed) 7|gars. The poor laborer has to Wbe February 11 (saloons closed) .... 10|contented with the old pipe, and very 18| often nowadays can't even affora to February 25 (saloons open) . 25 {Keep that going. March 4 (saloons open) . LLEN B. LINCO New Haven, April 16, 1918. The Position of the. Bulldmg Labor- ers’ Union. Mr. Editor: In answer to Mr. Mec- Williams’ letter of Tuesday morning | permit us to say that we are not fool- ish for/ striking on Monday morning, April 15. 'We notified the contractors three months ago, but we received no answer from them. We are on.a strike for more money because we bave as good a right to live as you have. The prices of food are rising every day which makes it very hard for us to live, and if you were in the condition that we laborers are, we think that yow would be doing the very same. We did not strike to make any troyble and we did it just as we are telling you above. As to the statement made by you that schoolteachers and in" today’s | surely the | means. |ten wonder how it happened that you mbaraa that we'd left off the chains and I felt as a soldier must feel when he crawls out to g0 over the top. Only | there m n noble like demo- Ok, mm i ed “Ok, my s!” gasp friend. “We would soon have been reposing: &xg:uy at the peaceful bottom .of the on the left if another car with good ts and kind help hadn’t come along at the critical moment. ‘“By the time we reached Marsh lake it was almost daylight. Richard had recovered from the scare sufficiently to be enthusiastic about a whistling sound passing overhead in the.dark- ness. He wouldn't even stop for any- thing to eat. but hurried to set the decoys. As he ran out into the soft slush he found he’d forgotten his boot straps, because his right boot stuck fast and his stocking foot landed ankle deep in-the chilly mud. “I got out.and hurried to his as- sistance. He put his dripping foot back into the upright boot and plodded the “Coming back to the car I spied my gun and grabbed it. Richard had taught me to hit targets and had also said' that when birds are crossing in the wind you must hold your gun about five feet ahead of them. So as a flock of ducks swung in I aimed and shot and saw a mallard crumple and fell fifty feet away. “I cautioned baby to sit still while I went running over the hummocks after it. . The stubble threw me flat, because I was stiff with cold, and baby scream- ed, ‘Mamma!’ like a wild Indian.,Rich- ard, ready to attack a ‘blind’ heara the shot and the scream and though I'd accidentally killed myself. Other. hunters thereabouts thought likewise and rushed to my rescue. Richard was so glad to find me alive that he gathered up his things, cranked the car, turned around and headed for home.” “Weren't, you nearly starved and tired to ath’ by the time you got back to town " “I should think so,” ‘Witherspoon agreed. “It gives me a drooping' sensation to reflect upon it. I can’t yet see why men love ‘point shooting,’ but one thing, T'll never complain again at being a duck widow.”—Exchange. young Mrs. not true, because wo do not get steady. pay. For instance, during rainy and cold weather in winter we do not get paid for those days, so that when you come to add up you will be convinced beyond any doubt that the pay is mis- erable indeed for us to live by in this critical heur of the history of our country. We would also like to have you come with us in a 10 or 15 foot ditch, and shovel out dirt all day long. such as we do and see how you would feel at ‘night. You’ve called us slackers, but we are not. We can prove it be- cause a year ago, when America de- clared ‘war against the Iluns nearly half of the best Italian manhood from the age of 21 to 21, living in Norwich, responded to the call under the Stars and Stripes and of their mother country which is fighting for the same cause. Indeed, the average was higher than any other nationality, including your own. As to the question raised by about the age, 21-70, we would ‘say that we are willing to g0 and fight for democracy. We hope that the govern- ment will do this in_the near future, so that we can see John McWilliams with us in the trenches. Then-he will understand what the labor you We have been working for a full agreement of April 15, We have never refused to wo for last year’s, union prices. .Ir many and very many places they have raised prices three ang four times in a year, while we have alwayvs worked for one price. We have respected the last agreement of the past vear. But as for the letter you have put in the newspaper we want 50 cents an hour, and not a penny less. If we smoke cigars and cigarettes we do that on our hard earned wages. We are the ones who sweat. Who is it that raises food and all that we need in the world? No one only the la- borers. -As for the laborers it is they Wwho are helping the war the best. Who is it that makes ammunition and all arms for the government, who rasises the farm products? No one but the laborers. You must not think that the em- pioyers are all loafing; they are not. Many of them are at work in the shops, on railroads, and on their land, raising food to help this country dur- ing the war. z Bm!dmg’ Laborers’ International Pro- tective Union of America, Charter No. JAMES DE CHINIGO, MIKE CASIERE, GIUSEPPE ALDL MIKE CHIAPPARINI, Committee.’ Norwich, April 17, 1918, How One Laborer Feels. Mr. Editor: Our laborers who have worked for your local contractors went on strike for an increase in wages which is absolutely necessary under present conditions, and noc for any grievance whatever either against their employer or the public. You were previously advised that such an increase would be demanded of you, but you turned a deaf ear to our de- mands and now try to brand us as disloyal and unpatriotic. We want vou to distinctly understand, Mr. McWil- liams, that your concessions offered as you put it (in order to avoid trou- ble, and because of the scarcity of ja< bor) are not at all accepted by the laborer. Don't you think, Mr. McWilliams. that the poor pick and shovel man is as much entitled to reccive much pay as your average schoolteacher. or a preacher of the gospel, or a profes- sional, man on leaving coilege? I of- got elevated to such an important sta- tion in life. You seem to imagine that the poor unfortunate working man ought to be pt down and trampled upon while you are enjoying the worldly blessing of passing vour list- less hours away In yvour automobile, puffing away on your 25 and 50c ‘¢f- Did you ever stop to think that' it was the poor laborer that made you what you are today? Then vou call us slackers. Is this correct? You know from vour very heart, if you have any left, that you and your equals are the real slackers in the true sense of the word. You say more than 50 per cent. of us are slackers, and do not earn the pay we receive, Still every man in Norwich knows how vou have re- cefved your’s through our sweat and toil. Do you really maintain that you retain in your employ the 50 per cent. who are non-producers? I assure vou this is not your reputation.as an em- ployer of labor. From the paltry wage you are will- ing to pay the laborer I can't under- stand how you figure out that many of us will be taking the pile we have made here across the seas when the war {s over. This is my country, Mr. McWilliams, as well as it is yours, y to answer her and I'm here to stay. If this countryl = , 4 American Classy Singers of Popuiar Songs THEATRE Thurs., Fri., Sat.—Keith Supreme Vaudeville THREE HICKEY BROTHERS “In a Comedy Singing, Talking and Acrobatic If-nelno Novelty, o s e ek R m uuaumc W&OWMM’ ,See NAT FARNUM and THE BON TONS Steve Green Jolly Blackface. Comedian .- DESMOND In “FIGHTING BACK” A ‘Story of the West and the Mexican Border in Five Acts. CURRENT EVENTS—AI the Latest News B T T T T N ——— ¥8 COMING MONDAY, ELSIE FERGUSON In ”‘I'HE LI!"—G Part Art- 4 craft Feature. | MATINEE PRICES 25c. NIGHT PRICES 25¢ and MATINEE AT 2 15—NIGHTS 7:30—~CLEOPATRA 8, Auditorium Theatre 3 Days, Commencing Monday, April 22—Matinee Daily . THEDA BARA In The Theda Bara Super Production “CLEOPATRA” FEW SEATS AT $1.00 cause I've got five little kiddies de- pendent upon me. There are four of my famiiy engaged in the conflict for democracy and justice. one ‘of them has already been killed. if you can show me how you are in any way a better citizen than I am, pleasé make a reply, and alsc state how you would like to have the care of a family like 1 have on 83 per day and not every day. Yours traly, MIKE, THE LABORER. Norwich, April 17, 1918. THIRD LIBERTY LOAN THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY. By Booth Tarkirgton, creator of that real boy “Penrod” and many other fa- mous fiction characters. When we intrust our savings to a bank, we like to know it's a sound bank. We feel safe then to leave our money in charge of that bank and its officers. They will use it in various ‘ways which seem gcod to them, but we will get it al! back, if the bank is sound. Yet no bank in the United States of America can be as sound as the United States itself. Therefore, when the United States Government turns banker, the safest place for our money to be put is in the hands of this Government. Anybody can see that, without bothering to look twice, Uncle Sam himself will take care of our money, and we'll get it back. We know that. His word is so good that we can get the money back whenever we need it, because his bonds will sell, any time, for just about what we pay for them. A few years hence, of course, they will sell for more than we pay for them. During. the time that we leave our money with Uncle Sam—what we call the Liberty Loan—he pays us interest. Well, I've had a higher per cent. than he pays—not for a lean, because I had to pay taxes that reduced the per cent to 3%—hut on investments Once I made an investment that paid 19 per cent., but it only paid it once, and then the fellow who talked me info it left town without telling anybody good-bye. I've found, since then, that I can't get much better than Uncle Sam’s rate in the long run. When I think I can, usually the factory has to have new bnilers, after my first divi- denld come in, or the ore “isn't quite the quantity we had reason to expect,” and I begin the long squirm to get out . with something reasonably near what I put in, No; nowadays I think the Government rate is about all ’'m going to get from any investment which I place with regard to the in- vestment’s margin of sefety. There- fore, I get all I can of Uncle Sam's Liberty Bonds because they are to- day, of ‘all the "possible investments in the whole- world, absolutely the safest. Nobody except Uncle Sam will or can give us his rate and the same absolute certainty that we'll get our interest paid promptly and the princi- pal when i is due. That's the selfish side of it: we can’t do-better with the money for our self- ish selves. The other side of it is that Uncle Sam uses the money for our own boys in France and our boys on the seas—our boys whose hard and terrible daily work is -done so gaily; and death always with them— dropping from the air above them, ready to strike up at them from the ground, or from the water, beneath them. They bear this for us, that our ideal of, freedom may not be lost for- ever and that we ehall not beabme the. Priussians servant. A good Interest rate and safety for the money, and safety for our jdeals, and for dur 1i%- erty—thats what we get when we in- vest in ‘the Liberty Loan! OTHER VIEW POINTS “Instead .of ‘five hundred beekepers Rhedé Island ought to have five thou- sand; instead of gixty thousand pounds of honey a year, there ought to be a production of more than half a million pounds. - The -bee industry is a de- serving of encouragement as the plant- ing of .corn, cabbage, beans and po- tatoes, Honey ranks high on the list of food products, and in nearly every part of Rhode Island the condiuon- m favorable for the finest grades. Rhod: calls me I am read: men get less pay than we do, that ie® call, and lt 1 dunt go before, it is be- ! Island flowers are unonr the best !n the country for bnekeepers But nearly all who keep bees as a side issue are unfamillar with the rules Which insure success in the honey business. The special appropriation of two thousand dollars under considera- tion in the General Assembly, if voted, i8 to be expended upon expert instruc- tion and practical demonstrations. If rightly used there is no doubt that it will increase the incomes of many in the State and also add materially to the local food supply.—Providence Bulletin. The report comes from Massachu- setts that surveyors are out - again, working on the Southern New England division of the Grand Trunk road. This is taken to mean finishing the ‘road that for .two yéars has been lying across the State as a monument of imbecile. management. The people of Providence had it in for the “New Haven,” whether right or wrong is not for us-to say, though Wwe can guess. Along came the Grand Trunk people and undertook to build a road from Palmer to Providence, nominally to enable the Grend Trunk to use the Sound for through freight. Now this same Grand Trunk, through its lease of the New London Northern already -had .a Sound route, via New London, which we may remark has the “finest harbor on the coast.” If the road were to establish a line of boats to Providence, they would have to- go around Point Judith every trip with its expense and rlgk The only “economy” visible in the scheme was either to be bought off by the “New Haven” or else to ojen a freight war in Providence—and freight Beverly Baing. “THE BRASS CHECK” A 5 Part Metro Screen Drama of Love and the Unexpected. - ROSCOE ARBUCKLE MABEL NORMAND AND MACK SENNETT In A Reissue of Their Greatest Comedy. A SMALL TOWN BULLY S R AT T e et et Burton Holmes Travelogue D. A. R A Benefit for the Red Cross and War Relief will be given by Faith Trumbull Chapter of D. A. R. at the Elks’ Home, Friday Evening, April 26th. Dancing, Cards and Refresh. ments. TICKETS 50 CENTS, FOR SALE BY THE COMMITTEE. DANCING AT PULASKI HALL FRIDAY NIGHT SWAHN'S ORCHESTRA “LIBERTY THEATRES" Have Been Built in All Nfllonll Guard and National Army Camps in America. “Smileage Books,” issued by Federal Military Entertainment Council, pro- vide free admission to these theatres. Send one to YOUR soldier or to ANY soldier. Price $§1 For sale at the following places: The Porteous & Mitchell Co. Reld * & Hughes Co. (Boston Store. g Btoxe. The bee & Osgoog Co. Thé ‘Wauregan Hotel Office. Mara & Eggleton. George Madden (Cignr Store). Engler’s Pharmacy. K, of C. Rooms, Ring & Bisk, Druggist: The ¥. M. C. A. Offic H. M. Lerou. J. C. Macpherson, wars are injudicious economy. When the “New Haven” got into trouble, the new route seemed to weaken, too. Much was done, but not enough to carry cars, and the embankments and ditches have been there with their suggestive lesson in the art of wasting other peo- ple’s money. It has been reported from Washing- ton that hereafter under Mr. McAdoo’s supervision no railroad money would be spent in wasteful outlays. If.so, then these surveyors will have to look to somebody else for their pay. The warfare between the “New Haven” and the Grand Trunk was a choice specimen of how not to do things. The “New Haven” went to all that ex- pense to build across the Connecticut and back above South Vernon, because Beginning Thursday, April 18th the management could not agree with th@ Grand Trunk management. Then the Grand Trunk started this fool out- lay, and both are poorer for their folly.—Hartford Courant. If every citizen in a town would be a “booster,” instead of spending their time sitting up nights trying to think up a knock, they can give to the other fellow, who is trying his best to gain some improvement for the town, the public welfare of the community would be far better.—Rockville Journal. Switzerland has built - its. highest aerial tramway, a-mile and a half long and ascending to an altitude of nearly a mile, ‘solely for_tourists. Your Choice of 50 Hats At $3.98 it is really giving’ : Hats away, but owing to the limited space of our Milli- make Departm: these must be sold to roomfo?téummstnd:,bmceths ndlculouslybwpnceof% 194 MAIN STREET