Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-06
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The facilities for saving are so sim
pie nowadays and the methods so
obvious it is a wonder that SO many
individuals who can afford to do so
nave not started bank accounts. In
deed a person must be pretty rich
method of getting ahead In the
World.-Hartford Post.
They can stop Sunday tennis play
ing at Beaver Hills, and keep it stop
ped, if they can get the authorities to
literally enforce the law. In the case
of an attempt to do work or business
on Sunday, the challenged person has
recourse to the demonstration that
what he was doing was a work of ne
cessity or mercy. But sport is sport,
and nothing eIse-New Haven Regis
ter.
The proposition to frame an ordin-
ance which would make skating on
the walks and streets an offense pun
regarded as likely to be popular
measure. The best way out of this
difficulty if it can be called such, is
to restrict skating on certain streets
and walks and leave the remainder of
the city to the children. They enjoy
ticu1arly little girls. have become ex-
perts at it.-New Britain Herald.
Stories are constantly being made
public that show how little has been
done in most cities to relieve the SUI
fering that must follow the strict en-
forcement of the new federal law
placing severe restrictions upon the
sale Of habit-fornnlng drugs. Bridge
port has reason for satisfaction in the
unfortunates was recognized immedi
ately and that preparations were at
once made at Lakeview for taking
proper care of such cases.-Bridgepor
Standard.
The refusal of the legislature to
abolish capital punishment in Connec-
ticut has given rise to criticism in
some quarters. Capital punishment Is
an ugly thing, and the humane man,
thinking of it offhand, feels that he
would like to abolish it. Yet, strange
to say, this feeling is wholly a matter
of sentiment; the facts are all on the
other side. The statistics show that
for every person whose life is spared
by the abolition Of capital punishment
an innocent person will be murdered
who would otherwise have escaped. In
tial murderers who are restrained by
the fear of capital punishment. Re-
move this fear, and the potential muir
derers become murderers in fact
Bridgeport Telegram.
1--WE have had experiments enough
with street signs. It is time q system
and a style were adopted that will be
worth keeping and taking care Of. We
don't know what kind is best but Il
is up to the committee IN charge t.
learn from the experimental failures
of the past and get the right thing
| ow."--Waterbury American. We
| imagine that the American Is voicine
the feelings Of the public of every
signs Everyone has experienced the
sensation of trying to find a street de-
void of any semblance of q sign OF
else confronting one so battered as t
make it worse than useless. An ade
| quate and slightly system Of stree
signs would be a valuable asset t.
l<any city.-Meriden Record.
At least two points were scored a
the meeting Thursday Of the legisla
| tive committee on finance. Vartou.
| schemes for filling the chests OF tn,
state were under discussion when on,
Of the witnesses was asked what hi
idea was Of an equitable and fai
| scheme Of taxation was? For on
thing, he said man should be taxet
| for what he got out Of his business
not on what he put into 1t. In othel
words, he favored imposing the tai
| on those who can afford to pay 1t. TIL
| other point was made by Representa-
tive Hall, of Wellington, who declared
| that the debt which the state faces il
due to reckless expenditure on tn
part of the general assembly, and tina
in consequence, the burden of payin,
| created it and they should pay it
| There ia a. great deal of sound sens,