Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-04
OTHER VIEW POINTS

"Oil and water won't mix" The oil always comes on top. That's the way with the oiled roads: Always upper most in popular approval, except that papers who simply won't see where in lies the best.-Bridgepor Tele- gram.
 The steel trusts recent increase in wages may now be partly explained in the strike declared by the American Federation of Labor. MT. Gompers is up against MT. Gary, a shrewd tactic ian. The fight obviously is for the recognition of unionism by the trust Springfield Republican.
 In dedicating the new Willimantic armory. Governor Baldwin expressed the wish that it would be used more for drills than for dances-The gov ernor didn't say anything about it's use as a contagious disease hospital; but his views on this matter are well knoWn.-New Haven Union.
 Senator McNeil of Bridgeport, fa- miliarly called "Archie.'' goes plung ing along day by day widening and brightening the mark made by his pub lie career without so far as appears giving any sign of the perils that he is liable to bring down upon his mod Courant.
 That Heike. the man whose evidence was so valuable in obtaining convic- tions in the sugar fraud cases, is not immune from punishment for his own guilt in these matters. and must, therefore, serve his eight months kn prison and pay s5.000 fine, is a su- prerne court decision that will not lack support.-W Waterbury Republican.
 It is easy to understand how the Good Roads association should wish
 
 pairing and altering the main trunk lines of roads within Come ecticut, but the proposition of an additional ap- propriation of $5,000,O00 to cover a distance of about 375 miles is ca1eu- lated to make some people hesitate.- Hartford Times.
 We have no doubt of what Connec- ticut will say when the question (sin- gle presidential term) is put up to it, and in spite of the fact that it's dele gat1on in the senate was not in har- mony, MT. Brandegee voting in favor and MT. Mclean voting against We shall expect to see the amendment en- thusiastically approved by the general assembly then in sessien.-NeW Ha- ven Journal Courier
 The increase of over a million dol lars means that the city has just that much more from which to receive rev enue this year: This revenue will net permit of all the increases in appro- priations that will be asked for. but 1t will help towards paying the bill. Ac- cerding to the tax system in vogue in Connecticut the grand list will now go to the board of relief, which has the power to increase or decrease assess mepts.-New Britain Herald.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock is re- ported to be in consultation with the supervising architects of ITS govern ment buildings under contract and 238 additional which have been appro- priated for. but the work not yet com menced with view of introducing certain changes in prospective post of flee buildings. made necessary by the adoption of the parcel post system The original plans did not contemplate this need. and certain changes in con struction are desired with a view of more conveniently handling the in creased volume of mail which the par cells post will be sure to add to the amount heretofore carried-Stamford Advocate.