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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
HUGHES MEANS WHAT HE SAYS

It was a bad move which Secretary McAdoo made when he took up the answer of MT. Hughes to the Louisville heckler regarding his action had he been in a position demanding it when , the Lusitania was sunk. and intimated that MT. Hughes had lodged the ques- tiofis by not telling what he would have done after the vessel had been sunk
 Secretary McAdoo attributes MT. Hughes stand to a play upon words, but however much that has prevailed during the present administration it cannot be attributed to the republican candidate. Such a position is not to be found anywhere during the years he has held public office. He has meant what he said and he clings as tenaciously to that standard today as ever.
 It is to be remembered that MT Hughes stated that he would have so conducted the affairs of this nation previous to the European war that there would have been respect for it's stand in behalf of American rights He was specific in his statement that he would have told Germany what the consequences would have been follow ing the warning publishedin this coun- try should American rights be trans gressed in such a prearranged and in- tentional manner and ekere is no reason whatever to suppose that he would not have carried it out after the vessel had been sunk. Just because the ad- ministration has said one thing and meant another does not give the sec- retary of the treasury the right to in fer that MT. Hughes would not have been true to his word. On the con- trary his record shows that he would have done just what he said he would The acts of the cabinet members have been a weakness of the administration and it is evident that they are not yet Hnded
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BE MADE A VOTER.

Many took advantage of the first session of the board of selectmen and the town clerk this fall for the pur- pose of making voters but there still remain a large number on the to-be- made list who in justice to themselves should make it point to find the few minutes which are, necessary to qual- ify as an eIector and take the oath be- fore the board
 The most important election, when national and state officers, represen- tatives to congress and the general assembly are to be chosen, is at hand. The issues involved concern each and every one and all who are entitled to participate in the election should make it a point to comply with the prescribed requirements governing such privilege. The right of suf- frage is something which ought to re- ceive full appreciation. Everyone of the proper age and everyone who has changed his residence and been To- cated here long enough to be made a voter should take advantage of it. Much complaint about the right kind of government is due to a lack of in terest upon the part of those who fail to respond to their duty, but no one who fails to be made a voter, Or to use the right of suffrage after he ob- tains it has any license to kick.
 The board for making voters will be in session in the town hall today and again a week from today, while for those who become of age later there will be a special session in November and if there was a proper interest in national and state affairs there would be no need of urging those who can become voters to do so.
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ing up a path to the most dangerous practices.-Toledo Blade.
Ria Sack.

The national democratic committee gives evidence of possession of a pro- digious sack, for never before have its campaign expenses been on scale so lavish. Its printing, Autograph, multi graph bills and postage bills must be remarkably comforting to the indus tries concerned.
 It has been something of wonder where all the money came from, as there are very few outside official life who wish to pay anything to get Will so nre-lected. And of those whom hope of ambassadorship and other places of comfort and emolunent in duced to contribute so iiberally four years ago-and it is only fair to say that most of them got their reward-it is believed that all expect one payment to be good for eight years.
 The source, however, has been dis- covered. It is the postmasters. All of civil functionaries, are said to have been invited" to contribute ten per cent. of a years salary.
 Now the assessment of federal ofi- cers is an offense against federal law, of which it would be safe to say an even cursory examination of the pub lished works of President Wilson
 So the officials are not assessed They are only "invited,' and the fin vitation" expressly states that it is not compulsory for them to come through with the money.
 In that connection, however, it is added that there is to be a "pern1a- nent'' organization of "our" forces throughout the country, which is un- derstood to mean that things will be much more comfortable for the ten pel centers if they remit at once and dc not squeal.-San Francisco Chronicle
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
EeIp the Perishinn.

To the Editor: October 21 and 22 have been appointed for nation wide effort to help the Armenian and Syrian relief fund.
 Among all those who have suffered by the war, the Armenians have prob ably suffered most. They are an in tellfgent race, of pure Caucasion blood, with beautiful literature, and an an cient and heroic history, of persecu- tion and martyrdom for their Chris Itian faith. Lord Bryce's report just out, is made up mainly Of testimony from American and European eye witnesses. It shows that the cruelties lately committed by the Turks upon these defenseless people have been on a colossal scale which has no prece- dent in modern history The suffering fell most heavily upon the women and children. When a Red Cross nurse begged a high Turkish official to spare the children's lives, he answered Women have no business to meddle in politics.
 The survivors are almost wholly women and children. They are in nocent of any offence. They have been through unspeakable suffering, They are dying of starvation in null titudes every day. Contributions should be sent to Henry D. Forbes, National Shawmut Bank, Boston.
 ALICE STONE BLACKWELL Dorchester, Mass, Oct. IS, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
CRIME AGAINST DEMOCRACY.

In connection with the so called eight hour bill, or the Adamson act, it is interesting to note the position which has been taken by w. J. Pin kerton of Chicago MT. Pinkerton is a railway trainman, member of the Brotherhood of Trainmen and was de- feated by only six votes for the pres &ency of that organization when w. g Lee was elected.
 He takes congress to task for pass ng legislation that violates the tra- aition of democracy and commits 40O,- 900 to a plan without giving them an opportunity to discuss it's merits. and It will be a great piece of good for tune to the workers if, after there has been a study ot the law. it is declared unconstitutional. In his opinion the act furnishes the railroads with a pre- text for cancelling existing agreements that guarantee various benefits to the employees and that it deprives the men of the right to strike in such an event He sees where the railroads have a right to apply the injunction under section four and the provision for $1, 900 fine and Imprisonment against any person refusing to conform to the courts rul- ing respecting the law.
 The view which MT. Pinlzerton takes gives labor something to think about It may be an eyeopensr to the mem- bers of the brotherhood in spite of the appeal of President Lee that because of the legislaticn the railway men should vote for the president As a democrat he declares that the Adam son wage act is a crime against de- fnocracy.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
An Insult.

MT. Editor: Referring to the item in your paper of even date. under the heading, Patriotic Americans Are De- nouncing Secretary Baker for Liken- ing Mexican Raiders to Heroes of American Revolution.
 The following is taken in part from Headleys Life of Washington:
 After being appointed commander In second day of July 1776, arrived at Charlestown. The provincial congress, then sitting at Watertowp, presented an address in which they pledged him their entire cooperation.
 There was an army of some 15,O00 men christened as "The Continental army" A motly crowd. with few arms. and little powder. to whom on the fourth of July Cmade memorable by the Declaration of Independence, Washington issued his first general order.
 After expressing the hope that all iealousies of the different colonies would be laid aside, and insisting on discipline and subordination, he said: 'HThe general most earnestly requires and expects a due observance of those articles of war, established for the gov the government of the army which forbids profane cursing, swearing and drunkenness. And in like manner he requires and expects of all officers. and soldiers not engaged in actual duty, a punctual attendance on Divine ser vice, to implore the blessing of heaven upon the means used for our safety and defence" Reverently fixing his eye on heaven. he summoned his fol- lowers to look thither also. ever fer vently praying for that help which alone can come from above.
 To compare the bandits Villa and the other leaders. and their followers in Mexico, with Washington, and the Continental army. and the patient suf- ToII ciples which animated them, with the present conditions in Mexico, is an in suit, to the Fathers of our country" and to the American people of today; and is ,the more regrettable as coming from so high a source as the secretary of war.
 c. P. BRADWAY
 West Stafford. Oct. 19. 1916.
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Sunday Morning Talk
GERM-PRooF PEOPLE

The goal of all hygienic struggle is to become germ proof. The air is swaIming with microbes waiting to come in wherA Ie doors are open. Neither drafts, LOT wet feet, nor bad air can create disease, unless the dis ease germ is there to work with. The secret Of health is to give germs no invitation and no room. Perfectly well persons are germ proof persons.
 Tue best insurance against attack by any particular plague is a state of viz orous general health. One in fine physical condition will pass unscatned through contagious that will carry off the less fit. Power of resistance must be kept high. No one who does any part of the worlds work can pass his days under a glass case. He must live, often, under conditions that are not ideal, breathing bad air, and spending some part of his time in reeking pub lie places. If he would escape d whole legion of troubles that are immediate ly at hand, he must set up a complete defensive armor against them. That arTnor is named health.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
LAX PRISON METHODS,

The escape of six men from Sing Sing prison, all but two of whom had secured civilian clothes and one of whom when encountered was armed with a revolver indicates a laxity in the rules when the prisoners go outside the gates which cannot help but call forth criticism. That the plan had been in the works for a long time is probable, but it is apparent that the men had been taking advantage of the privileges which had been al lowed them. They had recognized the lOopholes in the prison regulations which permitted them to secure clothes and an automobile and they had watched their time until they knew what conditions were favorable for their escape, and they were not short term men either but those who had been sentenced to terms ranging from six to twenty years and one of them for life.
 In getting past the guard by their clever scheme of deception there is further shown the lack of proper su- pervision of those who go and come. It resembles in many respects the get away of Lieut.. Fay from the federal prison at Atlanta. There was a fail ure to give proper scrutiny to the ere dentials of the latter and in the case at Sing Sing no identification was at tempted. it being taken for granted because of appearances that every thing was all right. The experience, however, is similar to many others in prison administration. Too much len iency breeds contempt and incompe- tent guards of a system which leaves the gates open are sooner or later bound to be taken advantage of, and that is just what has happened at Sing Sing.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
POLITICAL
The Adamson Act.

The Adamson act will die of it's own hand. The law, therefore, is merely temporary. It has merely postponed the final battle between the railroads and their 400, 900 men to, say Novem- Der, -. It has-if you will have it that way-simply served as a political strategy.
 Manifestly it was unfair alike to the railroad workers and the country at large to postpone the operation of the law until after January first. If the men were entitled to an increase in pay, they were entitled to it now while railroad earnings were at the SeaSona- al maximum. If there is to be an eX- pertinent in governmental wage fixing in private industry then it should be put In force during the campaign, when the public Judgment of it developed from actual experience can be express ed at the polls. The conviction must grow constantly more pronounced that this unprecedented action at Washing ton was connected with the business of vote getting. The administration desired 100000 votes first, a permanent settlement of a Vexatious industrial problem afterward.
 It must not be lost sight of that the precedent just established is as dan gerous for labor as for the employers of labor. Since congress has assumed the right to fix wages in a non-gov- ernmental industry, 1t can, equally well, reduce wages. The day may come again when capital will command the bulk of congressional influence. There will then exist the handy precedent of the Adamson act. Where minimum wage scales have been established by law it has been observed that wages so fixed quickly become the maximum wages. The law directs that the en- ployer shall pay. say, no less than one dollar a day. The employer immedi- ateiy takes refuge behind the law and announces. that he will pay no more than the dollar a day.
 Altogether, the Adamson act resolves itself into an unfortunae expediency, working ultimate good to no one, open
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
Needs No Haln.

Mir. Editor:-The hit bird squawks! The inefficient and un-American al- ways question the editors Judgment. MT. A. E. Plumber appears to think his vulgar personalities are of more importance than recognized facts. He doesn't believe in printing facts in the paper which in any way affect his in terests. He discloses his character so clearly he can neither command con- fdence nor respect.
 Bill No. doesn't need any assist ant in taking care of A B. P. He is only plaything for sn Intelligent writer
 He doesn't know the profit of a municiplant plant only represents the money the taxpayer needn't have paid if he was getting aII that ought to come to him. Stockholders who pro- vide their own profits and their own dividends are no richer than they would have been had they kept the surplus in their own pockets.
 Norwich Oct o0 1o16
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

Complaint is made over the stand MT. Hughes declares he would have taken regarding the threatened rail- road strike. because be made no refer ence to the public. but he stands for arbitration and Investigation before legislation and that certainly is show ing consideration for the public and all concerned. He even says he would go to the people
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
THE MAN WHO TALKS

If you do not like to read books let me tell you that you would if you tried books which suited your tastes. It is not strange you cannot even read tract. for mosc of them are not worth reading. No man who writes simply because he thinks it is his duty to write can produce much that Is worth reading. All tracts half century ago used to be religious frenzies framed up in dull words with now and then a woefu1 warning. What the human soul Is yearning for is not exhortations adorned with whip lashes. Autobiography, or travel, or science, or books true to the Divine life or true to mortal life, contain something to enlarge the mind, and cheer the heart and inspire the soul with thoughts Ito be treasured not only in this life, but the life to come. Man must dig for gold-he must work for the Knowledge which represents treasure more lasting than gold. My good book may not be your good DOCK, but your good book has been written you to find it. That which meets your tastes will inspire you to read.
 The young chap who fishes for a soft-snap early in life is likely to get the knout at the end of it, unless the
 
 drives this fool idea from his mind. The sooner he finds life is real-life is earnest-the better it is for him. Laziness is the father of the soft-snap idea. The dop't-want-to bug in the mind, once installed, is worse than the hook k-wor1n in the flesh, for it is harder to cure. This don't-want-to bug in stalled in infantile days makes laziness chronic before young manhood has been reached. All successful life means work, then more Work-"taaen some!" as the English say. Many a disagreeable task has to be tackled and conquered in order that one may be qualified to do something pleasanter and more remunerative further on. One has to push and pull as well as hustle in the affairs of life We can not all have. foresight, but we need not cultivate hind-sight. It pays to hitch up to 'T-can" and to push 'I-cant'' over the verge. Get a grip on all that helps-let go of whatever flinders
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.) Because Poultney Bigelow Is an alumnus of Norwich Free Academy and because he has personal friends in Norwich, there is special interest dur ing these times in what he has written about his boyhood experiences ill Ger many.
 In his book, The German Emperor, he gives an absorbing and intimate account of the school days he spent in association with the then Prince William-now the central figure of world d-thought-the kaiser--and his brother the sailor, Prince Henry
 In the topnost story of Frederick the Greats New Palace. near Potsdam, in what one might call the attic, were the quarters of the preceptor of the two German princes. To one &C., customed to the luxury of American and English homes, MT. Bigelow writes the baroness, not to say the bleakness of this upper story of the famous palace was striking, partfcu- larly so in contrast to the innumerable gorgeous f1unkies who guarded the state saloons below. But it was ample in space and a foretaste of the barrack life that should seem comfort to q HohenzeIbern. Perhaps it was this Spartan training which has helped the forts and inconveniences with the troops at the front, during the long weeks of the world-war.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

It has been arranged by the demo- cratic campaign committee that ~Oc- tober 28 will be Woodrow Wilson day. The greater part of the nation is pre- pairing to celebrate November as Charles E. Hughes day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
President,

President, CHARLES EVANS HUGHES of Ne"
 Vice President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS of Indiana
 Presidential Electors, HIRAM BINGHAM of New Haven. LUCIUS WHITON of New London, THOMAS L. WATSON of Bridgeport, WILLIAM PARK of Stafford, THonAs s BRYANT f1SsalI of If Torringt6n. For ARTHUR E. BOWERS of Manchester
 United States Senator, EEORGE P. M'L5AN of Simsbury. Representative in Congress,
 Second District, RICHARD P. FREEMAN of New Lon
 Governor, MARCUS H. HOLCOATB of southington.
 Lieutenant Governor. CLIFFORD B. WILSON of Bridgeport. FREDERICK L. PERRY of New
 Treasurer. FREpERICN $. CHAMBERLAIN o4 New Britain. .7ff,--- -"- Comptroller, MORRIS c. WEBSTER of Harwinton.
 Stnte Senator's. I8-FRANK Q. GROWN of New 1on- 1s-JOHN H. BARNES of Norwich. 2o-FRANK H. HINCKLEY of ston- 2s-ARCHfRALD MACDONALD o1 35-WILLIAAI H. HALL of Wilmington.
 Judge of Probate, NELSON J. AYLTNG.
 Representatives. ALBERT J. BAILEY. JOSEPH H. HENDERSON.
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Perhaps you do not realize that W

Perhaps you do not realize that we need spiritual wealth as well as ma terial and that it is the. most lasting and comforting. If there is anything worse to deal with in old age Than vacant mind I cannot imagine what it is. Men who retire with ample wealth and who have not stored up knowledge and cultivated a love for the beautiful, do not know what to do with themselves. They are restless any where on earth, no theory meets their acceptance; no art excites their de- light; no scenery affords them pleas ure in the presence of everything which incites enjoyment or sustains hope they find life blank. Money can not buy what they most need--it Wor- ries it's possessors more than it com- forts them. Those who have given their heart to money eventually seem to have no heart for anything else; and in the end they discover those around them think more of the money than they do of the maker or possessor of it. It makes misers of too many people, and nothing is truer than that this class enrich their heirs while i'm poverishing themselves.
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PUBLICITY IN COURT SESSIONS

A justice in a Brooklyn court has recently come to the conclusion that the cases in the children's court over which he presides should be heard with the public excluded, which means everybody including the newspaper representatives. The. idea is that baallare2 ,s5ould be protected against
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

You poor soul, why do you think you cannot get time for this or for that? l want to tell you it is masterly per formance to find time to do things--to take time proportionally for our benefit as well as for the good of others. Re- member there is nothing in life more than half as important as We think it is. We should not take life too seriously. or ourselves either. We do not always show the best of judgment as to what shall be done now or next Too much devotion to system or routine takes us a good ways from the freedom which is our birthright, just as too serious a conception of duty may make slave or a monkey of Us. We must pay attention to Natures S warnings and recognize the debt we owe ourselves as well as the debt we owe others. When we need rest we should take it-when we are conscious too many hours of work are inpairine Us for future usefulness it Is suicidal to persist instead of discriminating and taking a little time for recuperation. No one has a right to require of YOU more than you are equipped for. You have no right to undo yourself by overdoing.
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A Washington doctor declares that cats are a menace to society. That may or may not be agreed to but it cannot be denied that they are fre- quently a nuisance to the neighbor- hood
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Each season brings forth something new in the shape of dances but there will never be any popular demand for the Wilson sidestep.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

The assertion is now made that the war will go another year, which of course means that the peace talk is a little premature.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

The loss of the Alaunia again calls attention to the fact that a mine field is an excellent thing to keep away from.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

In wet weather, the great attic made a capital playground, MT. Bigelow writes, and many an imperial pane of glass was smashed by the blunder- ing aim of the royal youngsters. In such romps the Princes entered heart and soul, giving and taking like the manly little fellows that they were. Says MT. Bigelow, "The good pr. Hinzpeter would repeatedly whisper to me to take care and not hurt the Princes left arm, warning I was apt
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The man on the corner says: At this season no one seems to want to assume any proprietary interest in autumn leaves.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

If your name is on the list of to- be-mades don't fail to complete the
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EDITORIAL SOTES.

Greece is finding out to it's regret what it means to have peace with hu- initiation.