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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
ExoRBITANT SALARIES.

Experience is a great teacher and il
makes little difference in what direc-
ton it is obtained. There is nothing
like an inside study of affairs in or
der to bring about a realization of the
great amount Of injustice that exists
IN administering public affairs. and
this has been disclosed in a striking
way by the recent statement of Max
Grifenhagen, retiring sheriff in New
York state. There are not many who
are willing If they have the same con-
victions to make them public, but
when the result of their experience is
given and their ideas for correcting
existing conditions advanced they are
usually worthy Of serious considera-
ton.
Sheriff Grifenhagen, like a few
otners who have manifested a sane in
terese IN public welfare, has not called
attention to changes which ought to
be made at a time when he win he
aHected thereby since he is leaving
Office and it will be his successors who
Will be affected should any change be
made, but he points out that the com
pensation Of his Office is altogether
out of proportion to the service rem
saered. In his opinion $4,000 a year
Is good fat salary for sheriff of New
York county, but according to his
declaration, and he should know the
salary he has received together with
the perquisites amounted to the sur
pr1s1ngly large sum of 500, 600 during
the two years he has been sheriff.
TheFe may have been time when
the administrator Of such an office re-
ceived no more than he was entitled
to under such an arrangement. but
1t Is apparent that the time is ripe for
the elimination Of the fee system and
the bringing of the Office down to a
salary basis alone. And it is highly
probable that there are other offices
than that held by the sheriff where
such conditions should be brought to.
light and undergo a similar reform.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
A TWO FACED POSITION.

Just how much attention the CEN
trail powers and those allied with them
intend to pay to the rights of neutrals
as set forth by the notes and nego-
tiations which have been carried on
with them by this country has been
clearly set forth by the submarine
warfare which they are carrying on in
the Mediterranean. 1t is apparent
that they intend to wipe out all mer-
chantmen which are encountered in
that highway Of commerce regardless
Of the rights of humanity and regard
less of the protests which have been
made by this country in its behalf OF
even in behalf of the American cit
liens who may be among the passen-
gers
Such being the case, it is evident
that this country must recognize that
it is futile to pursue a course which
Is nom effective. Germany has dis
avowed certain acts which have vio-
lated international law and Austria
has done likewise in one instance, but
only to be Immediately followed by
acts which wholly renounce its
pledges.
The situation is the most serious
which has been confronted and, while
~ 40 AecoShlAeu tAaC something else
must be done the administration can
not hesitate long in determining what
it will be. If strict accountability
means anything now is the time to
apply it. There may be complications
which need full investigation in or
der to obtain all the facts and be sure
OF the ground upon which this coun-
try stands, but it cannot tolerate the
deliberate murder of non-combatants,
among whom are included citizens CT
this country and to whom proper pro-
lection is not only due, but has been
promised. Such a two-faced position
on the part of Austria gives the best
evidence of just how much reliance
can be placed in its word and future
conduct
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

and children have done their best to
keep the crops growing, here and
there with the questionable assistance
OF Russian and Serb prisoners of war,
the result has not been equal to that
OF normal times. In addition to this
the army itself has drawn heavily on
the country's meat and flour stun
stores. Owing to their great bulk and
relatively low food values, vegetables
can not be taken to the front to each
man in the proportions of vegetable,
meat and cereal food he eats when at
nome Another drawback is that veg
etables spoil too quickly.
This has resulted in the consump-
ton by the army of meat and cereal
foods about thirty-five per cent great
er than what the same number Of men
would have required at home. Most
OF this represents bread, fresh beef
and pork, and to counterfeit the in
creased need for these felt by the
army the population at home had to
make slight sacrifices, hence the bread
ticket and the fresh beef, veal and
pe-kless" days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
HELPING THE FARMER.

Long and persistent campaigns have
been waged for the purpose of bring
ing the farmer to the realization of
his position and his opportunity. The
seed has fallen upon fertile soil in
many instances and the results In such
cases speak for themselves, but there
is great stretch of barren ground
II the failure Of those who till the soil
to respond can be taken as criterion.
1t is not, however, cause for dis
acouragement for the need Of improve
nent is too great, but rather should
it result in a greater determination
to bring to the attention of the farm
er the many ways in which he can
overcome his shortcomings, and there
appears to be nothing more important
in this section Of the country today
than to get the man who is engaged
in agriculture alive to his chances.
IA this connection promising plan
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

for improving farming IN the east IL
that which has been made to take I'VE
thousand farmers to New York city
and show them how their produce is
handled and sold. This has been de-
vised for the purpose of showing them
why fruit of good appearance sells in
preference to their own which may
have a better flavor, but is less at
tractive to the eye. It is intended to
give them lesson as to the require
ments of the consumer and make them
realize that such demands are to be
catered to by the farmer as well as
by the manufacturer in order to reap
the profits that should be received.
The railroads are to cooperate In this
plan and the educational results from
the experiment should be far reaching.
Let the farmers grasp such opportu-
mites and take advantage Of the
chances which lie before theTn In
meeting public demands and the
methods OF doing so and they will
soon get out Of the ruts which have
done so much to hold them back.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Real Question.

Mr.. Editor: The question at issue
is not whether Observer would like
to employ typhoid Mary to cook for
him. but whether the people shall be
free to employ their own physicians,
and why the old school should be al
lowed not only to tyrannize over the
people, but over the other schools of
medicine which it refuses to recog-
nize.
If remember correctly there are at
least IL different schools of medical
healers in this country, three of which
heal by drugs and serums and nine
or which effect cures without drugs
or vaccine. of any kind; and these
drugless healers had over five mil
lion patients last year. It cannot
be denied that the people have faith
in all these different classes of physi-
clans, and none of them are without
remarkable cures
If Pasteur and Koch and all of the
other serum makers have achieved
such success. how is it the death
rate of II to the 1000 has remained
the normal death-rate for the last half
century
Why are doctors among themselves
warning over the vaccination of patients
with ''the dry point and "the wet
point" and haunting each other that
such practice Is criminal-unless the
use OF both is senseless and brutal.
" 49, ShO OOClOAS QANlQCu upon
the germ theory and a part declaring
there is no evidence whether these
germs, $500. 900 Of which have been
found upon a horsef1y without seem
ing to burden him, cause the disease
Or are only icidental to it.
Why are certain classes Of doc
tors claiming that cancer has in
creased rapidly ever since vaccination
for smallpox has been enforced, and
that from the use of of these other
serums diseases have resulted which
are incurable. Cancer has doubled
in the past forty years, despite all
the wonderful preventive measures.
There were 71,0o0 deaths from cancer
in 1914 according to the government
statistics.
We should be ashamed to be behind
the procession, should we? Birming-
ham and Leicester. England, were
compulsory vaccination cities in
1871-'72 and they had a smallpox
epidemic-they both had 35 deaths
from the smallpox to 1000 popula-
ton. Leicester declined to continue
compulsory vaccination. and 20 years
later they had another Epidemic
1891-'92-and Birmingham (vaccinat-
ed and So cases and 5 deaths to ev-
cry 10000 of its population, while
Leicester (unvaccinated) had 10
cases and IL deaths to the 10000 This
is where it paid to be behind the pro-
cessfon.
OBSERVER.
Norwich, January 4, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
JUSTICE LAMAR.

By the death of Associate Justice
Joseph r. Lamar the country and the
United States supreme court loses a
jurist of long-recognized ability and
whose services during the five years
he has been on the bench Of the high
est court in the land have been mark
ed by conscientious effort and indie
fatigable work despite the infirnnities
which were gradually increasing
though one Of the youngest members
of the court. Ordinarily a man of his
years, So, would have been looked
upon as likely to serve the country
for much longer period OF time, but
his i'll health has for some time been
giving warning to the contrary and
legislation had been under considera-
ton, which would have made it pos
sible for him to have retired under
full pay.
Justice Lamar was one of the ap-
pointees of President Taft selected
because Of the manifestation of abiI-
fty which had come to the attention
of the chief executive through his
work in his home state OF Georgia. In
naming him, a democrat the presi-
dent demonstrated his belief that quail
thcations rather than politics should
govern in the makeup of that tribunal
and Justice Lamar throughout his
career on the bench justified the con-
fidence that was placed in him.
Though the name of Mr.. Taft is
now being urged when it comes to
filing the vacancy, and such advocacy
comes even from Georgia, the fact
that there now remain but two DEM
ocrats in that court is likely to elm
mate all possibility of his choice de-
spite the fitness which he has shown
for the place.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
FRANCE ADMITS ERROR.

Even though there was much sur
prise when the French cruiser Des-
cartes began stopping American yes
sells on the high seas and taking off
German subjects the result of that ac-
ton has been no different than what
was expected now that this govern
ment has been informed through the
French embassy that the protest OF
this country has been needed and the
men removed from the ships will be
released.
This is in accordance with the dis
position which has been made of cases
of similar nature in years gone by
and France by its action makes it
evident that 1t does not intend to de-
part therefrom. The men who were
taken from the American, and there
fore neutral ships, were not on their
way to join the colors. They We're
going between neutral ports under the
protection of the American flag and
were in no way involved in the war
It was virtually repetition -of the
famous Trent case, in which this
country by removing the confederate
commissioners from a British ship
was in the wrong and admitted it and
that is what France has now done.
The action by the French govern
ment has been prompt. It has been
guided by the facts and precedent and
there is no reason to believe but what
the end of such unjustified removal of
foreign subjects from American YES
sells plying between neutral ports has
been reached.
1t stands out in marked contrast to
the manner in which the protests of
this country concerning its rights are
being respected by other nations in
volved in the war, but it gives en-
phasis to the fact that this country
is pursuing impartially its neutral
course.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
HIS sART0RIAL WOES

I've been buying Clothes" mourn
Iuliy related the young woman with
brown eyes.
Then why 80 sad?s quieried the
yourg man who was calling. st sup
posed when girl bought clothes her
little heart went pit-a-pat with riot
GUS joy-instead of which you look as
though you wanted to-erLburzt IN
to tears spea nay 5lfoalGers I'm will
Il never use shoulders when weep,r
said the young woman politely. IF
you had sisters you'd be well educated
In the clothes question, instead of
roaming about in utter darkness as
worst penalty of being woman! If
they're two inches too short or too
long, or one foot too full, or too
scant, or too thick, or too sheer, you
might just as well go away and die.
And II your hat is big when it
should be small. or If you stick on an
ostrich feather when everybody else
Is wearing gold ornaments and rib
bons. you stamp yourself a jay and q
back number. and nobody viii ask you
to their parties! 1T is perfectly awful
buying clothes, If you are woman
and Just wish was a man!
All man has to do is stick his
head In the door at his tailor's shout
Build me a blue serge business suit,
a tuxedo and new dress suit-good-
e- g. VA e1DoAe las OoS1HcSSi
mans clothes always look Just the
same anyhow
Hold oni" interrupted the young
man who was calling. in accents or
horror. I've been wanting to nah
that little fiction for some time, and
here's the chancei Why, If women
realized the anguish a man goes
through replenishing his wardrobe
they never would have the heart to
speak cross word to the patient suf-
ferer again! Our clothes always look
alike. do they? Everythings always
the same, is It?
but is that all the attention you wo-
think We can by everything by the
yard or the dozen, or over the tele-
phone.
a fellow uses a handkerchief with a
narrow hem instead of one an inch
wide the policeman ON the beat spots
him as a dub a block off? Let him so
much as f1irt the tip of that narrow
hemmed kerchief and some percy boy
at the club is going to grab it and say
pityingly, Great Scott. son. didn't
you know these went out with the
ark? I bought all mine in London last
summer and this is the sort of hem
You really must use, you know!'
You gaze onsthe hem, chastened,
and go away and sulk in shamed sor-
row because you have none like it and
no prospect of getting any All your
female relatives you are dead sure,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
Stories of the War
Bread Tickets and Me.t,e.. DAYS.

Bread Tickets and Meatless DAYS.
Bread tickets and two "meatless''
days a week suggest the verge of fam
Inc to the person not familiar with
life in the localities where such pre-
cautionary measures are being an
piled. Vienna and the greater part of
Austria are at present subject to the
limitation in food which the bread
ticket, wheat-bread prohibition and
meatless days imply. But the fact Is
b mat nobody Is deprived of anything
oy these regulations. People eat as
much as before with the difference
that some of the things they eat have
been prescribed
The bread ticket system allows ev-
cry person three rations daily each
OF 20 grammes Of rye bread. or 21O
grammes, not quite half pound, for
the day. The person feeling the need
or more fertnaceous food can augment
this apportionment by buying wheat
cake and pastry in the restaurants
and cafes, and, if still unsatisfied after
tnat, can have an unlimited quantity
OF "nockerln'' dumplings-for which
the Austrian kitchen is justly famous
or he can order a dozen portions OF
fame. At pinch the waiter may be
br1bed into increasing the bread ra-
1t may be asked what, under such
conditions, is the value of the bread
ticket arrangement. The manager OF
large Vienna restaurant supplied the
answer.
The bread ticket prevents the waste
OF bread which formerly obtained" he
said. We were in the habit of put
ting baskets with rolls and cut bread
on the table. Many of our patrons
could start to eat as many as four
rolls and not finish a single one. The
remainder had to be thrown into the
sWill barrel. Right now flour is too
scarce to be fed to pigs"
A meatless" day in Vienna and
Austria is misnomer. In fact it is
merely a 'beef-porkless" day. and not
even that altogether. Butchers and
restaurants may on ~meatIess" or
heischlose" days sell any kind of meat
with the exception of fresh beef. veal
and pork. Picked and preserved beef.
veal and pork may be sold, however.
SO many fresh mutton and lamb. ev-
cry kind of poultry, fresh and pre-
served game and fish. 1t cannot be
said that the "meatless" day works a
hardship on anybody. Fresh beef and
pork can be bought the day before for
the meatlessn days.
But what really has hit the Vien-
nese hard Is the lack of whipped
cream, without which they formerly
could not drink their coffee Not only
plain or condensed milk may be had
Back of these slight deprivations lies
the fact that the hundreds of thous-
ands of farmers and farm Iaborers
now under arms can not be both, SOL
diers and feed producers, at the same
time. Thought the older men, women,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

win give you for birthdays and Christ
mas handkerrhiefs with cute little
hens that they like because they are
80 dainty'i
Then consider coats and vests, !
suppose YOU think a man buys coat
happily, cheerily and assurediy with
one land Thtle he attends to i'm
purtant business with the other. don't
You I'd have You know you approach
the coat business solemniy, Just as
though you were going to hear your
grand aunt's will readi No, says the
tailor. lapels have two tabs this sea-
longer.
last years overcoat! Didn't you
know that velvet collars are dead as a
doornail? Any self-respecting man
caught wearing velvet collar this
year, my dear SIR. advertises the fact
he went to sleep with Rip Van Win
ness, no! The vest we sold you last
year with your dress suit Is impossi-
Bile! The points Of this years vest
must extend in a sloping line two in
ches below the edge of the coat, and
there. are four buttons instead OF
three!
No. that old dodge of wearing
your dress trousers with your tuxedo
won't do--tuxedo trousers have wide
STRIPE down the seam and the dress
trousers q narrow onei
Pardon me, but throw that derby
into the alley! No customer Of mine
can go out OF my shop wearing a
derby hat one inch lower than the
prevailing model BoyI Step around
the corner and bring Mr.. Bingle a Sc
derby-no trouble at all, my dear sir!
He'll be back before / have finished
taking your measured
Why, for a new business suit The
one you are wearing is a sight, posi-
Hyelyi The coat is two inches short
er than the prevailing mode and they
are wearing them pinched in trifie at
the waist line! You can't afford not
to be up to date in your clothes!'
After my siege with him / wan
der out weakly and wonder whether
it's worth while living at all! 1 want
to go where I can dress in cocoa mat
ting and glad smile and get away
with iti''
Well" gasped the young woman
with the brown eyes, 'it certainly
sounds as though you had your trou-
bles, but unless we women went
around with a tape measure and a
fashion chart and checked up on you,
you would be perfectly safei"
''Doggone lit" said the young man.
Then I'm not going to try to be sty-
lish any more!"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
OUCH! BACKACHE!
RUBLUMBACO OR
STIFFNESSAWA
RUB PAIN Eaom BACK WITH
SMALL TRIAL BOTTLE OF
OLD, PENETRATING
"sT. JACOBS OIL

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism
has you stiffened up. don't sufferl
Get q small trial bottle of old, honest
st. Jacobs Or at any drug store
pour little in your hand and rub ii
right on your aching back, and by the
time you count fifty the soreness and
lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing
penetrating oil needs to be used orily
once. 1t takes the pain right out and
ends. the misery. 1t Is magical, YET
absolutely harmless and doesn't burr
the skin.
Nothing else stops lrmbago, sciat-
lea, backache or rheumatism SC
promptly. 1t never disappointed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
STOP cATARRH! OPEN
N0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied In NostriIs
Relieves Head Colds at Once,

your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of q cold or catarrh
Just get small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm at any drug store. Apply a lit
tie Of this fragrant. antiseptic cream
into your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage OF your
head, soothing and healing the in
famed, swollen mucous membrane and
you get instant relief.
All! how good 1t feels. Your nos
tr1ls are open, your head is clear no
more hawking, snuff1ing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or STRUGGLING
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca
tarrh need. It's a delight
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
The War a Year Ago Today
Jan. 5. 1915.

Germans began moving big guns
from Ostend.
French forces made advance to-
ward Cernay.
Russians defeated Austrians In
Uzsok Pass and prepared for in
vasion of Transylvania.
Germans renewed activities along
| the VistuIa.
Pope obtained release of French
Catholic missionaries held in Syria.
Belgian food ship sent by state
OF Kansas sailed.
Germany agreed not to hinder
America.
Russians crushed Turks at Arda.
han and Sarikamysh.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

Now it is announced that the real
work in the Ford movement for peace
is to come from a commission ere
ated in this country. If It amounts to
no more than the party now in Europe
it is doomed to failure.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

The message Of Rhode Islands gov
ernor emphasizes the need Of In
creased revenue. Economy is a watch
word which should be adopted in many
states
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

The punishment inflicted upon, the
submarine commander who sank the
Ancona could not have been so severe
In view of the way in which others
have laid themselves liable.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

1915 may be referred to as a back
number, but when it comes to SUBJ
marine activity it had a better grin
on the situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

It is too bad to break up that de-
llghtful Virginia honeymoon, but even
the president recognizes that there is
business at Washington which can
not be neglected,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

Congress is once more in session and
every day brings forth new reasons
for adequate preparedness in the mat
ter of national defenses.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

Even the baseball fans have reason
to be thankful that the Federal. league
gave them something additional to
talk about during the off season.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

Newark. n. J., has filed claim to the
worlds busiest spot" Checkers at
the intersection of Broad and Market
streets in that city counted 229,726
persons passing the corner between s
a. m. and p. m. in one day, not
counting the occupants of automobiles
1t is estimated that all told, 800 900
went past the corner during the hours
stated. The intersection of Park Row
and Frankfort street, New York,
shows an average of 296,200 pedes-
TRANS. We hereby file Bridgeport's
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

Any sudden and otherwise unac-
counted for windstorms at this season
of the year can be attributed to the
turning over of new leaves.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05

From the price which William A.
Astor coughed UP for his peerage it
is quite evident that he has learned
the advantages of tipping.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-05
islands In a sea Of Lava.

The valley of the ancient Snake
river in Idaho was Hooded with great
outponFiDgs of 1bay lava s which
spread out sheet on sheet, buried the
old land surface, and partly tiled the
valley with molten rock, which solid
lied and has remained to this day I'M
disturbed except for the gorges that
the streams have cut In 1t. IN some
places old mountains project through
the petrified lava flood as islands pre-
ject above the surface of the sea, and
olQ ridges stick out into ft as capes
and proinontcries.
The area covered by the Snake river
lava is about, 20. 900 square miles. So
far as is now known, there is NUT one
lava Held In North America of great
er extent, the Columbia river lava
field, which covers about 200 900
miles In Snake river canyon below
Shoshone Falls nearly 700 feet of hor-
izontal sheets of lava are ;expesed,
but whether this ,~is the maximum
thickness or not can not be told.