Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-30
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The public men of this city would do
 well to tour it a good deal more often and more thoroughly. Such habit
 might even operate to prevent much
 that only seems to become ConspiCu-
 ous after 1t has gotten into the crimi-
 nal Courts.-NeW London Telegraph.
 Incidental to the request of the New
 York New Haven and Hartford for
 charter amendments in Rhode Island,
 President Elliotts statement of the
 contradictions in the railroad charters
 and laws of three New England States
 adjoining one another makes quite .
 good argument for Federal incorpora :
 tion.-ProTidence Bulletin.
 Among those called in to testify
 to the high character and ability of
 James NJ Sullivan, the American min
 ister to Santo Domingo, was the noto-
 rious Jack Rose of Rosenthal case
 fame. There was nothing in his tes- tirnony. however, to indicate that Sec
 retary Bryan appointed Sullivan to the
 Santo Domingan post on his recon endation.-Springheld Union.
 < recent arrest in New Britain on d
 charge of stealing an umbrella shows
 that in at least one city in the state
 an umbrella is regarded as property. From the frequency with which these articles change hands and their habit of disappearing when most wanted many of us had come to the conclusion that they were commonly considered to be public cOnveniences rather than the subjects of private ownership Bridgeport Standard.
 It may be necessary to revise the statutes. Will it be necessary to spend $6S.00O on the revision? The revision of 1902 cost a little over ! that sum. Perhaps it may be of in terest to give the figures of thecost of the last three revisions. The fig ures are:
 Revision Of 1875 ............$ .$l7,Sl4.2S | Revision of 1888 $23, 10000 Revision of 1902 ............ .s65, ,039.94 When the Legislature made provi- sion for the revision ot 1902 it linn tied the compensation ot the six mem- ! bers of the commission to S30,000 or $5,0q0 each, Q rate of compensation that was considered quite liberal at l the time. But. the reviseTs when they had finished their work did not think the compensation sufficient and they petitioned the general session of 1903 for an additional S30,001, and they | got it. The legislators of the pres l ent session should study t1e fgures.- ] Hartford Times.
 The anti-vacclnationists are still in 1 tflo ring. Representative O'LaughIin ] OL -N1LEG-t UGh 42iLS lulECuLCSu d Dlll TOT | the repeal of the compulsory yaccin- ation law. New Haven has a case now l in the courts created by the refusal of
 a parent to send his children. to school unless they are permitted to attend | without being vaccinated. The pro- testants against the law are evidently | determined to keep advertising the l blessings. of vaccination for prevention 1 Of smallpox as long as the general as- | Senbly eXistS.-WaterDuTy Republican. | Under ordinary conditions a shelf might be considered q safe place for | 6 poisonous medicine but even such an | elevated position is not sufficient guar l anteo against the Investigating pro- pensitieSi of tile &Verase child. If a l physician, even at the risk of personal | inconvenience, were to tell his patti | entss Of the danger lurking in the inno- ! cent locking tablet, 1t night be that | the tragedies would be lessened if not | entirely prevented.--Meriden Record. That the contract system of labor | at Wethersfield and in other penal in ! stitutionS in the state be terminated i and the inmates employed in making 1 state, county and city supplies, is the | puport of a bill introduced at Hart | ford. Passage of such Legislation l would work widespread harm and can arise only from someone ignorant oi
 conditions in the Connecticut rlI-isor