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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22


 you farewell. 1t has since been ana phasszed by the action of the would- be president ana ia now further ac- centuAted by the announeed deter- imitation of tha Nebraalkan to follow the president on the circuit Tn addis ton there is the former president, wh1 is working m persiatsntly in the other direction and calling for even greater preparedness than the president ad- vecates ana it is a well known fact that both hsve followers among ths demncrats.
 Besides these influences at work against the administration there is also that faction which has taken off fense at the way in which foreiEn af- fairs have been conducted and still others who depiore the horrible mess into which domestic conditions have been thrown through democratic poll cfes as indicated by the statements ci Senator Newiands. SO that while pre- paredness may be the excuse for the stumping tour 1t is not impossible tc believe that 1t win be for the purpose of restoring fences and be used as the opening gun for the fall campaign.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT.

For several years New Haven has maintained a permanent exhibition of the goods manufactured in that city, it being promoted and maintained by the Manufacturers association for the pur- pose not only of giving publicity to the products and resources of that city but to get the New Haveners and the visitors to that city acquainted with what is actually done by that city in the way of manufacturing and supply ing the wants of the people.
 It doesn't take the residents of a city long to learn that there is mill located In one section, a large factory In another and that other industries are scattered about here and there, but invariably little Is known about what they produce by the average citizen. The name of the concern may be familiar and general idea. gained from that as to what the product must be but when it comes to telling just what is actually manufactured but very few are prepared to say.
 Thus with the idea Of getting it's own people better acquainted with what the city is doing in all lines of industry New Haven manufacturers hit upon the idea of a permanent ex- hfbit, with added attractions from time to time, and the cooperation which they are manifesting is not only ben ef1cfaI to them, but it provides a con- Etant means of educating the present and succeeding generations along lines which are generally neglected.
 The scheme is one which ought to make it's appeal to every city. Nor- wtch has tried the idea on one or two occasions with h-ief exhibits and in each instance 1t has been a revelation to its citizens to discover the diversity and character of its products It Is an idea which might well become an annual feature at least.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
Splendid Laxative
 for Elderly People
Has Been Prescribed by Well KnosCn Physic;ans for
 Many Years

The infrmities Of age are especially manifest in a tendency to constfpa- ton. and can for treatment that will afford relief in an easy. natural man. ner- The rapid action Of cRthartfc remedies and purgatives that shock the system should be avoided. more especially as the relfkf they offer ls only temporary and ts usually more than onset by disturbance to the vital organs caused by thefr violent action.
 Nearly thirty years ago pr. ". B. Caldwell Monticello, H., prescribed d compound of simple laxative herbs that has since become the standard household remedy in thousands Of homes. It acts easily and gently. yet with positive effect, without gripping or other pain or discomfort Mrs- Rachel Allen, Gaiesburg, Kama. is seventy -one years old. and after using bottle 0f pr Caldwelfs Syrup Pepsin. wrote that It had done her a world of good and that she intends to keep 1t in the house always.
 Druggists sell pr. Caldweil's Syrup Pspsin for fifty cents bottle. It ts
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Is it not possible when the methods of the average bank robber are so well known, to devise some system of examination that shall match his un- scrupulous shrewdness and not allow him to go on for years undetectede It might require more examiners and therefore be more expensive, but if it made the robbery of banks by officials impossible, we imagine that it would pay.-Bridgeport Standard
 The pro-Germans will be aroused once more by the fact that a French and Italian syndicate Is sending an agent to this country to arrange for a $250,000,0 ,060 purchase They will be treasured by the fact that the goods to be bought are supplies to be used after the war, to include f0odstuffs, tools. farm implements. hospital and medical supplies, canned goods cattle, etc. But if by any chance an embargo should be put on munitions, trade of that kind would of course be at once shut off.-Waterbury American.
 Despite the muzzles Secretary Dan iels has fitted on the mouths of naval officers, enough is leaking out round the edges to make it clear that he has been playing politics in many of his statements and that his truths have been half truths, told with the inten- ton of stirring up an optimism re- garding our sea fighters that Is not wholly justified. The American people are commencing to realize just what the defects in the navy are and all of the protestation of Josephus will not avail to stay them from finding out all of the facts that have been up to the present time suppressed by the naval censor.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 According to such representative pa- pers of the Naugatuck Valley as the Ansonia Sentinel and the Waterbury Republican, the people of the valley would be willing to eountenance the temporary discontinuance of few of the passenger trains. if that would help move the freight any faster. Their feeling is. that 1t fs better to move the raw materials and finished products that keep factories busy and give employment to thousands than to keep trains running for the conyen- fence of a few passengers. Doubtless the same feeling would be shared by most industrial cities. Freight is the life blood of an industrial community. A temporary stoppage of freight is much more serious and costly than a temporary ciirtailment of passenger sarTice. In tho Nauaafnek Un1laz tha
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
ApMfRAL FuETcHERs REPoRr.

Gradually are those who must decide what this country needs in the way of adequate preparedness learning from the authorities who are supposed to know just what is needed fin the way of additional defense measures to give it the proper amount of protec- ton and what the shortcomings are that need to be remedied to get the first line of defense in satisfactory condition.
 It has taken some time to learn what the opinion of Admiral Fletcher Is in this respect, as shown in his report to the head of the navy department which up to this week had been kept secret like a similar report of the gen. eral board. There is undoubtedly good reason for keeping under cover the defects or recommendations which would be of use to any possible enemy but in general such reports should be reaching its decision instead of being furnished only such portions of them as the secretary Is willing to approve.
 Admiral Fletcher reports that the navy Is seriously undermanned, that the number of officers is below the requirements, that there is a lack of fast armored and light cruisers, that the compulsory school for enlisted men seriously fnterferes with the training of the men on shipboard, that there is a lack of target practice on long ranges. that there is a lack of aircraft and that limitations of the submarines are serious handicap
 In many respects this report sub sstantiates some of the criticisms of the navy and while it negIects to go into detailed recital of the good points. 1t shows up the defects in a manner which further demonstrates the need of remedial action.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

CWritten Specially for Tho Buiietin-)
 All the talk of late about the re- viva1 of merchant marine In Amer
 lea causes the mind of the historian
 to hark back to the time when ship
 building was one of the leading in dustries of Norwich.
 AS matter of fact. the ancient town had not been long founded be- fore some of the keen-eyed citizens began to realize that the river Thames afforded just the opportunities for the
 building and floating of vessels.
 The town had its beginning Tn 1889. It was In January, 1884, that a com
 mittee was appointed to lay out and
 bound for the towns use sufficient a suitable highway connected with it; after which the citizens passed the following restrictive decree: April, 16s4-sTt is agreed and yoated that the rest of the ungranted and unlayed out land at the mouth of benefit of cattle watering and never to be disposed of without the consent of eight or ten of the familys at the east end of the town
 This was the start on commercial
 to as rThe Landing" In her history of Norwich. Miss Cauikins tells us that this restrictive law soon became a dead letter and that there was a great rush for the ownership of land
 at the waters edge, for commercial the first of these grantees, was all
 lowed sufficient land at the waterside to accommodate a wharf and ware house. Not long afterwards Capt Caleb Bushnell claimed a similar grant. These facilities were near the
 mouth of Yantic cove, in and about the present Central wharf. It was
 here Miss Caullxins tells us, that the wharfing, building and commercial en-
 prise of Norwich Landing began. The town records contain the fol-
 lowing minute: October, 1694-Ar Mallat, a French gentleman, desiring liberty of the town that he might
 build vessel, or vessels, somewhere upon our river, the town grant the said MT. Mallat liberty to build and
 also grant him the liberty of the com
 mon on the cast side of Showtucket
 river to cut timber for building. This probably meant the privileges of cutting timber from what was then 1 the wilderness of Laurel Hill. Mall lats shipyard was not long occupied and the fee in due time reverted tc | the town.
 | FlG uTSL fnaoNGFA VI NGSSSiS GI Lne Landing of whom historians have any
 knowledge were Captains Kelley and
 Norman. These. in 1715, were engaged i in trade with Barbadoes. From diary kept in New London are gleaned the | items:
 May Il. 1715. Capt. Kelley, in the
 Norwich sIoop. sailed for Barbadoes Sept. 8. Capt. Kelley sailed fol ! Barbadoes.
 Dec. 1s, 1716. Capr Norman sailed Capt. Kelley soon established a reg ular shipyard at the Landing, as pel I the following minute:
 Jan. 10. 1716-17 Joseph Kelley shipwright, has free liberty to build vessels on the Point where he is now
 building, the town to have the use oi
 his wharf. (This grant was not re. yoked till 1f51.)
 A record of the same year reads a: 1 follows: Dec. 8, 17I7. The town grant. | to Caleb Bushnell 20 feet square upor l ye water upon the west side of tn, rookie Point as ye Landing place. Simon Lothrop, Joshua and James l Huntington and Daniel Tracy wer, later granted similar privileges twenty feet square on the west sid'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
..swIneINe ARoyND TIE clRolEu

The announcement has been made that President Wilson IS going to make a swing around the circle" and visit some Of the larger centers in the mid- dle west and south. The declared pur- pose of this trip at this time Is to bolster up his position upon prepared- ness and give these sections first hand fnfcrrnation as to where he stands and why he should get their support for the policy which he advocates.
 This decision is no doubt due to the runblings which have been heard by thoBe near to the chief executive who have been keeping their ears close to the ground It is fully understood that fl1e presidents position does not Jibe with the attitude which has been taken by one who has previously had a con- siderable following in the democratiq party That was Haae evident sorna time ago when the secretary of state Resigned his oi1iee with g God bless
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
The War a Year Ago Today
Jan. p, 1915.


 Fierce fighting in Hartmanns- weilerIepf.
 New Russian army neared Prus- sian border,
 Russian invasion of Hungary was halted.
 Garmsn subuarins sank British steamer Durs~ard.
 Major Gen. Sam Hughes began enliskins third Canadian eonfin- gent.
 Russia ordered expulsion of Aus trian and German subjects Germans renewed their activity near Npres and bonbarded left wing of allies.
 Severe battle fought in ths Ar gcnun region.
 German supply Bhi psunk by Australian cruiser,
 Italian vice sosssnI at Liege dis missed by Germans for aiding Bel ians.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
Sunday Morning Talk
THE CAMEL QUESTION.

It is related that Henry Heine, the Jew. one of the most sparkling takers of Europe, sat silent at a banquet un- til his Christian hostess asked, with some anxiety Why are you so dumb ?'' He answered, am studying a prob lem which I cannot solve. have been looking at these gold dishes, this fine linen, these splendid walters, your great diamonds, and wondering what you Christians are going to do with the camel question"
 Most of us, were the truth told, are doing nothing with it. If, as the Mas ter taught, it is easier for camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the king dom of heaven, the peril, at least, has not deterred most men from trying for riches. When it comes to facing the dangers that money brings, the ma jority of us are as brave as lions. We are willing to take chance.
 Yet the camel question cannot be lodged. It is a mistake to put it up to the millionaire crew alone. As a class they cannot be regarded as low CTS of money more than the rest of us. Avarice is as frequently in low places as in high. The mere quantity of pelf has little to do with one's per sonal attitude toward 1t. One can be as devoted to ten dollars as to ten
 million.
 Some of the most sordid lovers of money ever encountered have been workers for small wage. Wealth on the other hand. is accomplished not seldom with generous indifference to dollars. It is coWaydly for your nor alist to shy all his brickbats at the Morgans and the Carnegies. You yourself, Reginald of the dress goods counter, must solve the camel question, no less than must Rockefel- Ter. What is your personal attitude toward money? Are dollars the end of all your thought and effort, the su- preme goal of all your striving, or merely necessary means to right liv- ing? Are you a gold worshipper, will ing to sell your soul for yellow dust or do you keep money in its proper place as good servant, although a bad master?
 It is so hard as to be practically impossible for one who trusts in rich
 es to enter the kingdom of heaven
 Note well the form of the proposition l It is true because the kingdom con sists in other and more important val l ues than things. We talk about the homer. The dollar is not almighty
 Many of the goods we all crave monss
 cannot buy.
 Money cannot buy mental capacity
 nor honor, nor appreciation of tho beautiful nor happiness. Happiness depends on what we are, not on Wha' we have. Solomon found 1t out cen
 turies ago. Moderns discover the sarns I fact.
 l Wrote David Levinslxi, millionaire cloak maker of New York, in Me 1 Cures magazine: T live in a high class private hotel. where occupy z I luxurious suites rooms. I own auto.
 mobiles and keep a chauffeur and val ct. give myself every comfori
 money can buy. But there is onf
 thing crave and which money cannot Ibuy-happinesE"
 1 What gospel does our age need more than this: Mans life consistent not l in the abundance of the things that he possesseth.' What better prayer k0l any of us than that Of Agur s7fvf
 me neither poverty nor riches: feed me with food convenient for me" THE PARsON.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Inasmuch as the supply of reports by the general board of the navy which Secretary Daniels tried to keep secret was exhausted in ten days, it must be evident to the navy depart znent head that attempted suppression only arouses eurioait1
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

At last account the needed $200, 900 for the Ford peace party had not ar
 rived. That is quite a necessary con
 sideration, however, If interest is going to be maintained.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

are unreasonable and decidedly un- healthy and 1t will be most unpopular If to pay for 1t winter insists upon lingering in the lap Of spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
Chance for unsIs Jos.

If by any chance Uncle Joe were to change his politics the Southern pfsss would refnembeF for the first time that he was born in Georgia - Washington Post
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

If 1t is true as claimed that the
 Teufons have taken s,o0a.o6o prisoners there can be little wonder that they are getting worried about the food supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Even though appearances indicated that Montenegro was going to take tn. full count, 1t is still displaying some of it's old time tenacity.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
Blaming Ford AsaIn.

Weather sharp insists the exfraor- diraFy crop Of nuts pHesases a hard winter. coHfound that Ford party New York Evening Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

situation Is aggravated bs the fact that 80 per cent Of all the brass in Ameriea Is produced in the w1Hzy, from Bridgeport (counting the Housa- tonic as the outlet of the va1ley) north to .Torrington- With the demand for brass at an unprecedented stage and many industries absolutely depeudenf upon 1t; and bearing in mind that all the raw materials for brass, including coal as well as copper and zine must go hp the valley by freight before they can come down as the finished pro duct 1t IS not surprising that there is talk of taking of passenger trains 10 make way for more freights.-Briase- this state who is hiding the fact that he is an embezzler from the people who trust him with money they have worked hard to earn2 If there is now Is good time to find 1t out. We un- derstand that it is the purpose of the over with fine-tooth comb" No hon. est man will object and no crook ought to be- allowed to escape. If anybody helped Curtiss steal we hope the ofii- ciais now on the trail will find the man or men This bank houseclean- long as there is any dirt 1eft.-New Haven Times-Leader.
 This is an .'off year" as respects ses- sion of the legilature. but the state oi Connecticut Is not because of that tc be deprived of financial ceunsel in thts year: The committee on appropr1a' tions of the legislature of 1915. aug nented by three citizens appointed by the governor from without the legis- , iature, is to serve throughout the year as state board of finance. There t an encouraging prospect of improve ment in this Innovation for Connecti- cut. Heretofore the adjustment of thf finances of the state has been nads in the hustle and din of the legislatiFl session, while from all sides the co horts were seeking to take the citade of the treasury by storm. It may nov be different, if the board of financs lives up to it's opportunity. The in some of the state of Connecticut is nE uncertain quantity It can be comput-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Although he has at last been rec ognized, it was the one kind of a rec ognition which General Villa had been hoping to avoid.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

The man on the corner says. Sneeze and the world sniff1es with you, laugh and you sricler alone.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

 ed now as ven at # can when the not the outgo be as definitely fxed7 We ought 60 have budget system but since we have not that. the present board can at least bring to the next legislature definite program, based on the facts aud figures The state must live within it's means and those means ought not to require the in- clusion of a direct state tax. What we
 need vastly more than genufus for de-
 vtsing new methods of taxation is
 sound sense in systenatizing our ztats
 departments and regulating the appro-
 priatiOns for then--New Haven Reg
 ister.
 In Los, Angeles every hotel apart
 ment building md private house must
 have tag on if. bearing the name of the owneF. It would be a mighty good idea if every city, big and little, had a similar ordinance. So often the cry lB raised from property owners, when criticism is made of the use to which property Is puf, that they did not know of the ebjectionable tenants. If property were labeled if would be eaHy enough for compliments to appeal fo owners at once instead of being DbliK- ed to engage in a circuitonB Toute 10 | make connections. Some owHers Of real estate are content to let h iapse Into an unsightly and unhsaltay con 1 diti0n if they can escape the respon- sfbility and shame that would result from their ownership becoming known. t-Merfden RepaFf1
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

The only unusual thing about the reported capture of Villa is that he has not as yet denied it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

The increases in wages throughou the country ought to be an incentiv, for those who are thinking about talk ing advantage of leap year oppertuni ties.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Tn New York state nine mice inocu- lated with pneumonia germs were caught by a cat. It isn't often that pneumonia Is as negligent as that.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

It takes but little investigation tc disclose that the good resolutions grow weaker with age
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

In Germany one man in every 21S goes to college; in the United States one in 1000, and in England one in k-AaA.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
lnauieina to Know.

T. R. says hls ideas come straight from Lincoln. Abe or Nsb? --colHm- bia Cs. co State,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

EDITORIAL NOTES. The trouble with Carranza appears to be that he isn't a self starter.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22

Some people think if every one could do just as they please this would be better world to live In, when such freedom would produce a state of disorder which would border upon anarchy. If regulation by law had not been necessary we should not today be living in a world with ten times the law for its proper govern ment that is necessary It is a fact that the statutes of all states and countries have become the depositor- ies of dead laws as well as live ones. Too many laws lack the element of Justice which guarantees perpetual lie. Doing as we please would lead to exeesses which would outdo dis cfetion and excite violence. We might wish to destroy what another would preserve, or to seize for ourselves what another by right claimed, or to infringe on his rights. Doing as we please was lost sight of when men cengregated for self protection and resolved to act justly toward one an- other. The only thing to think of do- ing in this age of the world is to do right
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-22
WHEN NORWICH BUILT SHIPS

25 M sE: HosE,s aas. point" Dr0essly the present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-25
CAMPAIGN IN
CRUCES OPENED

Las Cruces, n. NJ, march 25.-The Re
publican campaign in Las Cruces and
incidentally Dona Ana county. was
opened at a mass meeting last night at
which resolutions were passed and can
didates for members Of the board Of
trustees and treasurer for the town
were nominated. The meeting was in
the court house and was well attend
ed. 1t was called to order by senator
Herbert B. Holt. On motion OF deputy
sheriff Jose Lucero senator Holt was
made chairman. Vincent B. May was
elected secretary
At a meeting held previous to this
meeting a committee. composed of
Frank T. French, John II. May, Felipe
Lucero. W. W Cox and Theodore
ROuault, ST, was appointed TO make
nominations for a board OF trustees
and a treasurer for the town of Las
Cruces. Frank T. French read the re-
port Of the committee, which nOminat-
ed the following trustees: John H.
May, Jesus Nevarez, George 3. John
stOn. Capt. W. r. Reber and DR.. II.
NJ Cornell J. O. Miller was nOminat-
ed for treasurer. This report was
unanimously adopted
Resolutions were read by William
4. Sutherland and unanimously adopt
ed. Some Of the things in the resolu-
tons were a protest against a war
Of a policy Of preparedness; recon-
mendatiOns Of the bond issue Of $4,000
for the repair. and Improvement and
extension Of the waterwOrks system,
and $1,000 for the repair and improve
ment of the sewer system; recommend
alton of a more hearty cooperation
with the county road board