Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-19
OTHER VIEW POINTS

1 Sure, Congress will adjourn before l Oct. 25 That is the date announced l by Mrs. Pankhurst for her speech in i Washing ngton.-Bridgeport Telegram. In honor of Mexican independence 1 the American battleships at Vera i Crux fired the customary salutes yesterday. This compliment should serve to soothe the wounded feelings of the provisional president. He was thinking 0 fasking the war ships to
 go home-Middletow Sun.
 No housekeeper will b esurprised to learn from the latest official bulletin that prices have been jacked up an other 3 per cent the last few months,
 that the cost of living once more in creased. And those people who look
 to see the tariff bill reduce the cost very materially, at least in the inn mediate future are doomed to disap-
 pointment-Waterbu American.
 And why shouldn't unimproved or
 unused land be made to bear the bur den of taxation? Why should the spirit of progress be taxed as it is every time the thiths are gathered in on land and it's improvements? If unimproVed or unused land were made to bear the burden of taxation there wouldn't be so many large tracts held for purely speculation purposes. That is quite certain.-Hartford Post.
 The real reasons for the endorse ment of the Commission Form of Government Monday evening by the Democratic caucus were that the leaders realized that the people desired it and also because the advisers were shrewd enougt to see that this was a good political move. It is always good 5A h want and that is why the approval was an evidence of foresigh ght.-Meriden Journal
 The simple fact that the San Fran cisco plan is incompatible with the purposes for which Yosemite National park was created and to which it should be forever dedicated. The city of San Francisco can obtain all the water it will ever need from other sources, but it wants the government to hand it free site along with a, power privilege that the army en- gineerS estimate to be worth $40, 900, O0O This request should be refused Springfield Union.
 The political bull moose is fast dis appearing. Sf the progressive party is to retain it's distinctiveness, the ColonePs duty is plain, immediate and imperative: On his return home from his South American trip he must an nounce himself as feeling like an aard-vark" or Hike an armadillo" or like some other jungle type that ab solutely and positively cannot and will not even breathe the same atmosphere as the donkey or the elephant Bridgeport Standard.
 The coroner's finding wholly justi- fies the position that General Manager sets up the principle that the main cause of the wreck was the failure to observe the rules established by the road to ensure safety; in other words. that the fault is with imper- feet discipline, chiefly and only incl dentally with imperfect signals And 1t places the responsibility for the failure of discipline on the men and not on the agement,-NeW Ifa- ven Register.
 When Mayor HalleFaR recommend ed reform in the dance halls of New Britain he undoubtedly intended that some good should come out of it, but it appears that the committee that is making up what is known as the turkey trot" ordinance is likely to make it difficmult of enforcement It proposes to prohibit immoral dances. which seminently proper, but the burden of proving what constitutes an immoral dance is placed on the po- lice and in a case where there is op- posing counsel it may be difficult for them to prove it.-New Britain Herald.
 New Orleans may establish dental r1ir