Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-15
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Colonel Roosevelt is evidently laying
pede to him by republicans as the
presidential NOMINEES. He il wasting
time. There viii be no stampede IN
his direction by the republicans. In
fact all of the signs point to a STAN
pede in the other direction from the
Bull Moose camp to the headquarters
OF the G. Q. P.-Ansonia Sentinel.
The truck has come to stay and
must be reckoned among the modern
inventions which will hold an import
ant place in the modern means Of To-
comotion. Because the motor truck
Is sure to continually increase in
numbers and thus become a menace
to safety unless hedged about with
means of protection for pedestrians,
there should be greater care exer-
cised by communities in securing leg
islation bound to prevent auto trucks
from becoming juggernauts. They
are like huge engines of war, lack of
knowledge of which, or carelessness in
operation, would cause infinite danger
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Record.
A fairer standard of comparison Is
in repect to ships engaged in foreign
trade, and when comparison is made
in this respect the United States mer-
camille marine trails behind not only
Great Britain, but behind Germany,
France, Italy, Norway, Holland, Spain,
Japan, and even Portugal. Germany
foreign trade shipping is just at pres
ent out of business, but an immense
tonnage is in readiness to resume as
soon as the war embargo lifts. There
has been a considerable increase in the
number of ships doing business under
| the American flag during the past
year, but hardly a sufficient number
| to change our relative standing.-Tor-
ringtOn Register,
The decision of the general assem-
| bly, leaders to fill the vacant Eighth
district judgeship by the election of
abuse Of dual officeholding under this
state is not to be ended without a
| constitutional amendment prohibiting
| the practice. One public Office should
Island. II he attends to its duties
faithfully and efficiently he is doing
all that the state can expect of those
who volunteer for its service. When
| he aims to I'LL two officers which yield
him two salaries he is not necessarily
open to the suspicion Of avarice, but
he may be fairly suspected Of excess
sive egoim. Surely there are enough
| men of ability engaged in the public
/ service who can be induced to enter
it. and until the supply of such citi-
zens is exhausted 1t is not good BUSH
ness to let one man do the work of
| two.-Providence Bulletin.
| The Massachusetts, public service
commission is one of the first bodies
OF its kind to give serious and sys-
tematic consideration to the jitney
year in Massachusetts, contained in
general summary that may apply to
its just published report, is a good
general summary that may apply to
"a -
sion Is that the jitney, having sprout-
ed from nothing but an idea at the
beginning of the year, grown up to
| flourish like a green bay tree in spring
| and summer, declined with the falling
leaves and had almost disappeared, in
it's common form, before the year
went out. What another season will
bring forth, either in Massachusetts, or
here, nobody can tell. great many
Of the Jitneurs will have to get new
cars or another set Of second-handers.
1t may be possible to secure reason
able regulation for the reduced num-
Der, and regulation is what Is needed.
| They have not the legal status OF
common carriers. They ought to have.
1 The public service commissions have
no Jurisdiction over them. They should
! have.-New Haven Register.
There is much truth in the precept,
Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you. Treat a man
squarely and he as natural out
come treats you the same. Speak evil
of him and he does the same to you.
Knock and you get knocked. Be
peevish ond everybody around you, in
GLIDING your own family will be peev-
ish with you. Smile and watch the
smiles grow on faces that peer into
yours. Frown and be frowned upon.
Everything in life is beautiful to the
man who looks on things through eyes
not mudd1ed with ugliness. Generos-
ity breeds generosity. Give literally
and you get everything in the world
h M0Fgh ithbeids trims fra ana ve ever 3.
big, be noble, be true, and you find
others the same. Humanity is but a
big mirror rejecting the things be-