Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-29
OTHER VIEW POINTS

October seems an odd month for the health committee of the Chicago city council to pick to pass on the question whether women bathers must wear skirts and stockings. gs.-Bridgeport Standard.
 It is pointed out that if the poor of the cities would go into the country, they could almost live on the food that goes to waste. But there wouldn't t be any moving picture shows.-Meri- den Journal
 President Wilson followed precedent in refusing yesterday to deliver pOlit- ical speeches on the Sabbath day. Pre- sumabIy, too, when shaking hands with the multitude, he used the right hand of fellowship instead of the glad hand. -Ansonia Sentinel.
 We favor footing the taxpayers to the extent of spending some of their hard earned money for modern equip ment that will give real efficiency in tn matter of street cleaning. We be- leVe that the taxpayers will be biased with the penditure.-Bridge port Telegram.
 The contention of Professor F'arnam that it is the duty of directors of the railroad to carefully intelligently and actively guard the best interests of the property and of the stockholders per mits of no controversy Directors are officials inTusted with great respOnsi- bility and their obligations to stock holders who have delegated authority to them cannot be lightly set aside Bristol Press.
 Mexicans may not have felt like turning out in large numbers to vote for reasons best known to themselves, m tn dentaly, with prolonged wars raging there, the statement that there are some 80,000 eligible to vote looks like slight eNaggeration, or else the re- ports of the killed and wounded in battles have been greatly exaggerated. Waterbury Republican.
 There can be no too thorough in vestigation or too severe punishment for automobile operators who persist in violating vehicle laws, particularly those governing speed. State, county and local officials owe it to the public to make their investigations so thor ough that there will be no mistake a S to responsibility and punishment so severe that it will serve as a warning to Bridgeport Farmer.
 The recent New Haven city cleo ton cost the political parties and can OlQaIeS the sum or $I3,1S3.34 and when all the bills have been paid by the city it will have cost the city the sum of $18,000 and over so that the whole cost of this political engagement will be upward of s33,00O. As there were about 21 GOO votes cast each vote cast meant an average expense of up- wards of $1.50.-New Haven Journel- Courier.
 Now. without unseemly meddling, we may rejoice at the news that Miss Elkins is engaged to the Iikeable Billy Hitt an estimable young American who seems calculated to make her a most fitting partner. It is permissible to say that here is prospect of the seeniy rescue of an American. The dollars we might spare, but commend able American pride, which was in volved, has been spared.-New Haven Register.
 New Britain has had its first ex- perience with block pavement and rain and while the damage is not se- were, it shows that such pavement is likely to act the same everywhere; that is, that in heavy rain the blocks are liable to swell and bulge, sometimes forcing them out of position. This was the result here yesterday as it was in New Haven some years ago and