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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
THE BUSY MOTORING WORLD
The Dummy Policeman.

The dummy policeman is hot out of
a job simply because the dime muse
ums have passed off the entertainment
list. Washington l. James, chief of
police for bingham, wants the dunn
mics. He says they are as good as
live coppers to scare autoists into go
ing slow through the town, and he is
to locate dummies all along the line.
He is shy of uniforms, and would pay
bargain prices for the erect and WE'LL
clothed dummies which for years
guarded the box offices of nickelodions-
Chief James says the auto riders have
poor memories but good eyes. They
forget his inJunctions and their prom
Uses to go slow through bingham and
whizz along at frightful speed. But
they can see. and is there is a blue
uniformed figure in sight they slow
down and bow their naughty heads in
submission as they pass Therefore
he must dress up a lot of scarecrows
and post them along the bingham
highways. The autoists admired Chief
James warning signs as works of art,
and made faces at them-showing
signs of jealousy of the art. the chief
of bingham says-but they needed not
the warnings. and the resulting dust
of bingham highways flew away into
the remote thicketS to escape the
slaughter But the chief is a man of
ideas and observation He noticed that
il the chauffeur saw a policeman, even
the back of the tailor made coat of
blue. he would slow down and move his
machine in imitation of workhorse
parade. That gave the chief the tip
that he could fool the autoists with
dummies and his lifework became
easier. The imitation policemen are
made with bowed heads, not to i'm
press the chauffeurs with the idea that
their brains are heavy. but to make
them believe that they are watching
the hands of a stopwateh go around
to mark the speed of the machines.
Genius sometimes finds an abiding
place in a uniform.-WOrceste (Mass.)
Telegram.
Booked for Either Oil or Dust.
Says the New Haveny Palladium,
felicitousIy: THE autoistS are chiefly
responsible for the dust nuisance. the
remedy for which proves a nuisance
to the autoists. Somebody is bound to
kick-so what's the use2 The oil that
makes the people glad doth make the
auto driver mad Do what we may,
or what we must, we are booked for
either oil or dust"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
TAFT'S LETTER.

President Taft's letter is regarded
by the republican press as the key
note of the campaign and is received
with favor in ali parts of the coun-
try.
The Philadelphia American says:
Mr.. Tafts letter is as exact and
restrained-as the drawings and speci-
fcaticDs of a master builder
His tone has the accent of bust
ness.
The president reviews the designs
and detailed drawings of the contract
made with the people in 1e0S-and re-
ports progress.
The seriousness with which he takes
the platform pledges of his party and
his personal promises on the stump
amounts to kind of genius-a new
kind in American politics.
There seems to be hardly any prec-
edent for it in the list of governors
and great officials. and Mr. Taft de-
serves, If, not letters patent for the
invention. at least some kind of dec
grafton of sober political knighthood.
AS to the tariff, if it was not all
that 1t should have been, who shall
deny that he did his honest best?
Passing down the long roll of his
accomplished facts-a roll of homer
that puts his predecessor to shame
he enumerates the articles of a faith
that has been sealed by works.
The brilliance of this recital shines
by an inner light and needs no gloss
OF rhetoric"
The Worcester. Mass, Gazette says:
In the letter the broad question is
put fairly before the voters of the
country whether in view of the good
which the republican party has done in
its term OF power il is better to have
the republican party control the legis-
lstion for the next two years and fur
congress over to a democratic majority
Measures or pass bills to carry cut
democratic principles.
Are the rank and file of decent
voters and the rank and file of decent
and honest officials in the party to
move out and leave the party to its
face, because a few crooks are found
to have moved in2 Or, again, is the
party VITA record of progressive
ness and accomplishment for more
than fifty years to be rejected in favor
Of the democrats whose whole record
is one of impetency and non-accom-
plishasenti''
The republicans have never yet
been stampeded by the antics of
alarmists whether within or without
their party. and it is not likely that
they are going to do anything weak
and foolish in November. Republic
can principles have not changed, if a
few leaders have made themselves OBJ
noxieus
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
THE ENDOWMENT OF TUskEeEE

1t looks as if the future Booker
Washington would do less pleading for
funds and have a larger opportunity
for the work of developing the colored
race By the death of a wealthy wO-
man of New Je9sey. Tuskegee is said
to be likely to have a million added
to it's funds, a boost such as it never
had before but has long richly de-
served.
The negroes are coming. In the
three states of Alabama, Georgia and
North Carolina they increased their
aggregate wealth from s40,o0O,O00 to
something like 500, 900. zoo. which
speaks for their ability, industry and
thrift
They have other schools equally de-
serving of assistance and it is to be
hoped that they will share part of the
millions which are sure to be distrib-
uated by the philanthropic for educa-
tional purposes from year to year.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
CHEAP AS A HORSE.

It was a common prediction ten
years ago, when automobiles were be-
coming popular, that within ten years
a horse would be rare sight on the
streets 1t was said that horses would
sell for almost nothing, with no one
to buy
Horses. perhaps, never cost more
than they do today. This is especially
true of work and draft horses. The
presence of the automobile seems to
have affected them but little.
But it is with the driving horse that
the effect of the automobile Is seen.
AS one man living on the Waukesha
road expressed it:
Where twenty years ago we used to
see fifty or more teams drive by here
in an hour, now we rarely see ten.
Automobiles have taken their places"
Aside from the difference in the orig
inal cost OF an automobile and a horse,
there is little difference in the up keep.
At the Buick agency in the Goldsmith
building it was estimated that $500
annually ais an average would maintain
a $4,000 roadster, running 5000 miles,
in good condition. Five thousand miles
is considered a good average yearly
run for an automobile
The upkeep of a horse and wagon
aggregates about the same This in
cludes cost of hay and other foods.
shoeing stable rent. tire repairs. paint
ing and other incidental expenses.
y
the market for $500. which was stated
to be about the average
Record Stearns Car Made $4,000.
The wonderful performance of the
1880 horse power Stearns ear Aug. 10
and 20 in the twenty -four hour race
in New York. when it broke all exist
ing records for this distance, is in
measure overshadowed by the fact that
the winning car is a privately owned
machine. and prior to the contest had
been run over $4,000 miles in the hands
of its owner, J. NJ. Rutherford, New
York
The Stearns commenced to break
worlds records in the eleventh hour
of the contest and from then until the
finish consistently gained on the pre-
vfous worlds record which was 1.196
miles. made last October The Stea rms
covered 1888 miles in the twenty-four
hours, breaking the record by a frac-
ton over 81 miles.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DR.. White, Noted Arkansas Divine and
Lecturer, UPhoIds the Southern Negro.

Mr.. Editor: May I say through your
columns that I am personally ac-
quainted with Scott Bond, the wealthy
Arkansas negro kindly mentioned in
your paper a few days ago. Booker 7.
Washington told the truth when he in
troduced Scott Bond to the negroes OF
New York as a man of his word, but
he is infinitely more Scott Bond is
not only an all round good citizen,
alive to every noble enterprise peculiar
to the welfare of our country at large.
but he is also a man of fine parts and
superior virtues and there are many
other negroes all over the south who
are just like Scott Bond, but of course
not SO wealthy. But they are good liv-
ers, they own their farms in the coun-
try or their homes in the cities; they
colleges; they are educating their
children and paying their tuition; they
have credit in the bank and all places
of trade. They are men and women of
unQusstionable integrity and excellent
sterling worth. Their improvement
since the war between the states is
simply phenomenal OF course they
have made many great mistakes, So
cially politically and religiOusIy but
for the most part they have usually
been led and urged onward in these
mistakes by disreputaole white pOliti-
clans from the north. The southern
negro, if left alone. is naturally loyal
and faithful to every department Of
good government. While the negroes
of New York and Chicago are holding
Indignation meetings. and passing long
resolutions deprecating the situation OF
their southern brethren, I think the
negroes of the south should be holding
prayer meetings, sending petitions to
the celestial throne deploring the con-
dition of the poor, unfortunate. i'm
provident negroes of the north I am
a southern man and a democrat SOL
der Of four years in the southern
army. My father bred three hundred
slaXes. ] have good, warm friends
amwng southern negroes I have fire.
duently written and lectured on this
subject that our people of the north
and east may better understand what
is called the race problem of the south.
which must finally be settled by in
telligent Christian negroes Whatever
is troublesome to any part OF our
great commonwealth is more or less
hurtful to every section of the coun-
try for whether we live north, south
east or west, we are one great people.
No longer divided by sectionalism, we
all honor one great flag, we revel in
patriotism. we glory in Christianity.
Our greatest mission is sending its
glad tidings to every nation under
heaven.
REV. FRANK WHITE. D. d.
Highland Retreat Preston, Conn.
Aug. 18th. 1910.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
THE SALE OF HORSE MEAT.

The sale Of goat meat and horse
meat and every kind of cheap meat
seems to be on the increase It is a
fact now that horse meat is being
consumed in larger and larger quanti-
ties in all civilized countries
The French nation leads all others
in the consumption of horse meat.
Paris alone has 500 meat shops kept
by hippophagi butchers. which means
horse butchers, and where nothing but
horse meat is kept for sale. They dis
pose of nearly 100000 horses annually
and the demand is increasing rapidly.
1t is claimed that the preference is
for horse meat because it is much
cheaper. the prices running from 10
to 10 cents a pound for the different
cuts. The French import lots of young
horses from England and elsewhere
for food and not for work.
The Worcester Telegraph gets rather
facetious upon this subject and says
smart people prefer fast animals for
food. hence the horse and not the ele-
plant is growing in popularity as life
sustaining food. and it thinks that in
1.-The course of time we may prefer
the dog for meat because it can run
faster than the horse, and surely it
should be cheap enough. The grey
hound would be the preferred breed for
dog meat, but the whippet might be
the choice for nice and fast dog cut
lets. Then, in the course of timesama
must look for still faster meat, and
may prefer the fox, and finally the
eagle and the a1batross, because man
is going to fly and the food should be
in keeping with his new habits"
According to this theory, aviators
might take a steady diet of frigate-
birds since these birds weather every
storm and sleep upon the wing.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
BANNER CROP OF TOBACCO.

There is no part of Connecticut
which does not rejoice over the big
crop of tobacco the Connecticut val
ley farmers are putting into their
sheds, which is estimated in value as
high as five millions.
The new tax upon the weed is lit
tie annoying to users and complaint
is heard. The New Haven Palladium
says:
treasury department, the new taxes on
tobacco will increase the returns I'M
der the internal revenue law by $S,-
100000. Which inspires the comment
that it is easy to make both ends
meet when you have the public to
prey upon; and consumers of tobacco
will not ignore the fact that the
$4,000, 600 increase and the tax that is
added is to come out of their pockets
into the pockets of an administration
that didn't need it, though it goes up
in smoke SO far as they are concern
ed"
The Bridgeport Standard, comment
ing upon this, observes:
Tobacco is classed as a luxury and
the taxing of luxuries is the most nat
ural and legitimate way of raising
revenues that has yet been devised.
Unless the individual consumer is a
glutton in the use of tobacco he will
not feel the tax very badly, and, per-
saps, if he has a real altruistic sense,
he would prefer to have the money
raised that way than upon some arti-
Gle consumed more generally and
that was more essential to the health
and comfort of all Some of us al
ways have done without tobacco as we
have without rum and we do not feel
the loss of either much. but we escape
the tax on both
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
He Mas Mo. 21.

A man much under the weather went
up to the desk at one of our hotels the
other day and said: Il want to go to
Room 21." The clerk told him that
Room 81 was occupied. Again he said:
Il want to go to Room FL The clerk
told him that Room 81 was let to a Mr..
A. Brown. to which the man replied:
That's all right, l am Mr.. A. Brown.
just fell out of the window."-Boston
Record
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

maintained desirable horses sell read
lily for from $3.50 to $500. The state
ment that last year the--alue of horses
in the United States Increased over
$350.000,000, three times the increase
of the value of American automobiles
built during the same period, is cal
culated to impress upon the average
observer the fact that this is by no
means a "horseless age" described in
the motor car catalogues.-Provide
Journal
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

A silver dollar mailed unwrapped
from Iowa to Connecticut, says the
Baltimore American. arrived safely at
its destination Whether this fact was
due to the higher standard of hon
esty or the Increased danger OF de
lection is question open to discus
sion between the optimistic and the
pessimistic on the subject of human
nature.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

A Boston paper dares say there has
not been a seIf-respecting republican
party in that state for ten years. This
is not very complimentary to the good
people of the state who are giving
pretty regular republican majorities.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Republican caucus tonight to elect
delegates to all the conventions. 1t is
important that every live republican
should be there. Of course, you intend
TO be present!
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Vermont is pleased with positive as
surances from Washington that its
ten-year achievement is not going to
be a loss of population.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The New Yorker who suicided to
give his wife another start on the
matrimonial sea was most obliging.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The wise motorist does not try to
speed across grade crossing just
to see if his machine is fastest.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The New York doctor may be right
when he says the automobile pro-
notes health. but he cannot deny that
it depends on how he takes il
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The republicans of Maine are conf
dent that on the night of September
u the salute will not be democratic.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

husbands ear because he talked too
much must have had a suspicion, too,
that he heard too much.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

1t has been noticeable that if Au-
gust gets down to the frost line, Sep
TENDER is likely to get into the 90s-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

1t may be possible for some one to
fly from Paris to London quicker than
Moissant. but he is going to get there.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

1t is said to be remarkably easy to
sell automobiles, but when it comes to
delivering the goods a problem is con-
fronted.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

New York is thinking that noiseIess
pavements are almost as much to be
appreciated as dustIess streets.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

and warm hearts in the eastern part
of the state.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The Chicago minister who has left
the pulpit for vaudeville couldn't have
needed a change of heart.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Happy thought for today: Put not
or until tomorrow that which can be
done today-espeeialiy ii you're Oh
your vacation
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Roosevelt is still using the big stick
against combinations even when he
finds them in the supreme court of the
United States.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Who can tell why borrowed dollar
gives more joy to the borrower than
the dollar he pays back?
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The census returns show that min
listers average a salary of 1858 Is
it strange young men do not flock
that way?
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Korea is Inundated but the king
still holds MS title and a sufficient
income to prevent his going to the
poorhouse.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The up to date poet is singing of the
new moon, the round moon and the
wandering noon-the trinity of the
months.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

Factionalism has been holder and
made greater demands upon Taft than
upon his predecessors. but he doesn't
kitten 10 H.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-31

The western woman who cut off her
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30

and denominations. He added that Union
Seminary undoubtedly would do much to
help that union OF the Christian churches
which is the conservation Of Christianity.
Nav YOU In your way, and we in ours. con-
tribute to that great and desirable consum-
nation
Bishop Lawrence. OF Massachusetts,
speaking as the representative OF Durham
University, England. said:
We in England remember Presbyterian
ism in our history, and we remember that
we suffered under it And now, seeing be-
fore me the head OF the New York Pres
bytery.. the president of Kings College and
the Bishop OF New York. I must ask. Is
this Presbyterianism come to its fruitionT'
You. by the separation of church and
state. have gained benefits of which you
are not vet fully aware
The last speaker was President Francis
Brown Of Union Seminary. who spoke of
the aim OF the seminary. He said:
1T is the aim OF the theological semi
nary to express the old religion in terms
that can be understood by this and COM
ing generations. and II is one Of the grand
est studies that exists to-day"
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
MISS VOLINSKY, PARANOIAC
Arrested on Request Of Jacob 4
Schiff. Is Declared Insane.

Miss Anna Volinsky, a former employe Of
the Montefiore Home, who was arrested on
the request of Jacob H Schiff, the banker,
who charged that she threatened him, was
yesterday declared insane by Charles w
DAYTON. jr, who was appointed referee by
the Supreme Court to take testimony as
TO the wonan's mental condition Mr.. Day.
ton filed his report yesterday with Justice
Guy, recommending that Miss Foiinsky be
sent to the Manhattan State Hospital for
the Insane.
Immediately after the filing of the report
Mr Sander counsel for the woman. OBJ
taineG from Justice Blur an order TO show
cause why Miss Volinsky should not have
trial by a Sheriff's jury. The order will
act as a stay.
Mr. DAYTON said in his report that coun-
sci for Miss Volinsky had shown her TO be
without friends and described her as an ap-
pealing object of sympathy, destitute, de-
serted and prosecuted by prominent men
of her race who have conspired to consum-
mate her downfall. The referee said:
1T is a sorrowfuI thing that woman
not lacking in the finer qualities OF her sex
should fall into such pitiable condition
Having a brilliant mind and engaging per-
sonality, a winning manner. nevertheless
she lacks the polSe anu JuosA " Ne
sane mind
Referee Dayton said Of the charges made
by Miss Volinsky against several persons
and institutions
u am of the opinion that Miss Voiin-
sky's beliefs that the directors of the Monte
fore Home had conspired to cheat ner
that the Lebanon Hospital and the Monte
fore Home had conspired to defraud her.
that the gang had conspired to put her TO
the test of chastity; that she had been be-
trayed by Danziger; that Policeman Sohen
had given information against her; that MI
Schif had found out the truth Of all her
charges and had shielded the guilty ones
are false beliefs. and that therefore MISS
yolinsky is suffering from type of para
noia manifested by delusions of persecution
and based upon hystero-epilepsy-"
Miss Volinsky has been in Bellevue Hospi-
tai since her arrest.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
"MASHER" GETS THRASHING
Then Fined, While Magistrate
Frees Woman's Escort.

William Smith of No. sos West 172d
street who said he was a broker with Of
fees in Wall street. and Albert Tim,
twenty-three years old. of No. 257 West
113th street. were arrested last night by
PatroIrnan Thomson a the corner of 125th
street and Seventh avenue charge Of
disorderly conduct. Smith was accompa-
MED by a young woman who said her
name was May Sumner. but who refused
TO give her address. When the men We're
arraigned before Magistrate OConnor 1r
the night court Miss Sumner said:
Mr. Smith and 1 We're walking along
125th street, when he excused himself for
a minute 10 buy some cigars at a cigar
store on the corner. While I was waiting
for him to come. that man''-scornfully
pointing at Tinn-"came up TO me and
spoke to me. paid no attention to him.
but he persisted. and finally reached in
his pocket and brought out a bag of pea
nuts.
How would you like TO have some of
these?' he asked, and made other insult
ing remarks. Mr.. Smith came out of the
cigar store at this minute and 1 told him
about it He demanded an apology, and
Tim sneered. Mr.. Smith then gave him
very deserved thrashing. and 1 think he
did right"
Magistrate O'Connor agreed with the
young woman, and, after discharging
Smith fined Tim So