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The Washington times., 1916-08-19
POSTAL SURPLUS
PAID IN TREASURY
Secretary McAdoo Acknowledges
Receipt of SIS, 200, 900.

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has acknowledged the receipt from
Postmaster General Burleson a check
for D,2oo,0 900 In payment Of surplus In
postal revenues for the last fiscal year
In this letter Secretary McAdoo says
that this Is the third time that surplus
postal revenues have been deposited In
the Treasury since 1885. the two prev
ious occasions having been for the
fiscal years 1913 and 1914. both during
the administration Of Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
RESTA IS FAvOR|IE
in GOLD CUP RACE
Diminutive italian Goes 1873
Miles an Hour In Qualifying
Run.

SPEEDWAY. HAYWOOD. ILL.,. Avs.
1o.-Dario Resta. automobile speed king.
ruled favorite for honors in today's
gold cup and $4,000 prize automobile
race.
None Of the eight drivers who quail
fed for the race yesterday came c;oso
TO the diminutivc Italians record lap
OF the day before. when he circled tina
wooden track at a speed Of 1875 miles
an hour.
Aa a result Resta will have the p1ic
in the first of the Ave twenty-rnsie
heats. The 10000 purse will be divided
as follows:
First. $500; second. &. 800: third, 81 80;
fourth, t7tO; fifth, 500.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
Middle Class to Go.

LONDON. Aug. I9.-A noted profes-
sor declares the phenomenal position
attained by labor during the war viii
mean the extinction OF the middle
classes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
KEEPING SIDEWALKS CLEARED

When 1t comes to depending upon public spirit to respond to all the de- mands which are made upon it, it is repeatedly found that there are many occasions when it turns a deaf ear. This may not be so surprising when the large number of appeals are con- sidered, but there appears to be slight reason for it when it comes to the matter of sidewalk cleaning. If there is no disposition to build and main tain good sidewalks it might be ex- pected that there would be no greater effort made to keep them clean, pass able and safe, but the duty to ones self as well as ones neighbors ought to be sufficient to solve this matter which concerns the large proportion of the population.
 Yet the New Haven Register finds occasion to say that We have good sidewalks in New Haven, or had when we lost sight of them beneath the snow in the early part of February We might have the use of them again if those whose premises front on them would make a. little extra exertion tC get their walks cleared at the time of day when the sun is more effec- tive. The matter is not a joking one l
 many persons who walk, for one req. son or another. They have a right tc insist on decentIy cleared sidewalks l The police and other city authoritie. ] have all winter made an ineffectua bluff at enforcement of the ordinance
 which requires the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. Evidently
 permanent warm weather is not ye
 so near that it is needless to mak, 1 the bluff good"
 l The question of keeping the side 1 walks cleared is one which bother
 most communities but it is eviden
 that unless ordinances relating there to are properly enforced, and thos
 who are unwilling to do what other
 are continually doing the unsatisfac tory condition of walks is bound t remain and the number of uncleane, 1 ones increase.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Signs Say an Early Spring.

Mir. Editor:-Once more 1 have the satisfaction of knowing that the old tried and true weather rules 1 have been following for nearly quarter of a century have not failed me. The con tinued unsettled stormy weather l prtdicted for March ending up in a cold wave about the 17th, arrived just as predicted. Uncle Horace in his flood predictions for March IT to 19, didn't stop to consider a cold waX~ that certain planetary conditions CSver failing-fOreCaSted. Uncle Hor- ace may tell us later on about the big flood; but do not see now where it is coming from. My idea from conditions now previling are that the piles of snow now covering the earth will gradually melt away and while a very small storm of warm rain might bring about a big flood, past eXperi- ence-notably the big March blizzard of 1SSS-proveS that an extraordinary amount of snow is seldom carried off with heavy rain storm. The simple reason that this is seldom if ever the case, is the cause of our not having any more great floods.
 Conditions have been ripe for a big freshet but the vernal equinoXal peri cd has arrived with all this reversed 1 expect high water, I also expect some overfiows and waShouts but, the general break up now due is coming gradually and when the snow is gone and the ice melted the frost will be
 gone also and our agricultural people
 may be happy to know that we are going to have and early and fruitful spring.
 All signs point to winter being about
 at an end. There may be an odd colo day but it will be quickly followed by g | long warm period.
 April will be one of the best Aprils | in many years. Unless all signs fail | however, there will be less rain fall ir | April this year than for some time. The frOSts late in the month will bt | frequent but light. Grass, clover anC
 rye will have a most splendid star very early, and the man who gets his
 onions, peas and other early vegetable. | in early will be very thankful later or | that he did so. Get a good start thi! spring for dry weather in May anC | June is surely to be expected. | A storm of great fierceness is dut | from April s to Il. another winC | storm will extend most of the tim,
 from April 16 to 20 accompanied b,
 some rain. Thunder and lightning may be looked for the last of April ant l another pest of cutworms is sure t | follow a warm opening of April. | Prospects are bright for the agricult | ural season of 1916-Yery, very brigh and we should all be thankful that ou winter has been in February an, | March instead of May and June.
 THE CLOUD DIGGER March 20. 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

so long ago that he was demanding that the nominee should be the choice of the people. That those who cast the ballots should have a voice in saying who would be their candidate was one of the big features of his last campaign. He would limit the power of the convention and turn the impor- tant work over to the voters through presidential primaries, and yet on the very first opportunity that is pre- sented for such action to be taken he has taken a stand against the pri- mary and is anxious that the work should be done in the convention.
 Such being the case MT. Roosevelt S position becomes a straddle. He is apparently trying to attain the end which will serve his purpose best, and instead of supporting the primary which he so enthusiastically advo- cated, he is trying to hide behind the hollow claim that he is not a candi- date and obtain at the same time the influence which he can get in the con- vention as a dark horse.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
Boy of IA Gets War Cross.

A fourteen year old boy proudly wearing the war cross, has just ar rived in Paris with a group of sol diers coming home on leave. His name is Emile Martin. He had just entered his fourteenth year when the war broke out. His widowed father being mobilized. he refused to be sep arated from him, and finally persuad- cd him to consent to his enlistment. He was at first refused by the mill tary authorities, but finally impressed the colonel of the 217th infantry by his energy and bravery, and he has been one of the regiment since August, 1914, sharing all the perils and fat:gues of his companions in arms. This is the citation in the orders of the day which earned for him the war cross with palm:
 For ha ing, in spite of his young age and the eXhortations of his of- ficer. insisted at any price taking part in the patrol sent at night on a recon noitering expedition, and having brought back precious information concerning the position of the battery of three-inch German field guns"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
NATIONAL DEFENSE FIGURES.

; While 1t is recognized that the question If nnricnal defense IS one of the big Gu3stlt ns before congress. if not the enc of most importance at the present time, it is nevertheless evident that there is none too much certainty among the members of the national legislators as to what the conditions are now, if one stops tc consider the discrepancy which is shown between the estimated war strength by Chairman Hay of the committee on military affairs and that furnished by the secretary of war at the request of Congressman Gard ner
 In his estimate, which shows almost a million and 8 third, Chairman Hay includes 995,790 men trained in the country besides 60,0OO as the regular army reserve, but this fails to jibe with the figures given by Secretary Baker who estimates the war strength at less than a half million in which are included those who have had some training to the number of 241, TOO and the regular army reserve of 2,90O.
 The claim is of course made in con- nection with this big difference tha. Secretary Baker being new on the jot was forced to take the figures of the war college, but even so that ought to be considered pretty good author ity in a situation of that kind and the discrepancy between the two sets of figures is one that deserves more than passing thought. If that strength claimed by Chairman Hay is there the war college ought to know about it, while if it was there there is good reason for believing that it would have been included. The difference leads to the impression that the fig ures in one case are based on tht imagination and in the other on facts and it is the facts which ought tt govern. Congressman Gardner ha. apparently rendered a valuable bit O. service to congress when it comes tt the consideration of this importan subject,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
MASSACHUSETTS, AND LOCAL
 OPTION.

Up in Massachusetts the effort has been made to abolish the annual vote upon license and have the law so changed that the vote on that ques- tion will be taken only when 1t has been petitioned for by ten per cent. of the voters. The Bay state has an- nual elections and realizing that this l was an effort to impose an obstruc- l ton against the vote on that ques- l tion because of the work which it
 would require in connection with it, the bill has been killed, and it must | be appreciated that it was a wise move for all concerned
 In a state where local option pre- vails there should be nothing placed | in the way of every town giving ex- pression to its likes or dislikes. The yearly vote as now taken is fair to both sides. There is no burden l placed upon either side in connection l with it and there ought not to be. It
 would have been as fair to have
 sought for a change in connection
 with the election of certain of the off, cials who are chosen each year as to
 seek to have a change made concern | ing the expression of the voters on
 license.
 The strength of local option lies in 1 the fact that it represents the wish
 of the people. If they favor license they have a right to say so, and if they favor no license the privilege of supporting it is theirs and it would be unfair to require either side to make those who are seeking a chance
 or the continuance of existing condi-
 tions, spend a number of days ev- cry year getting signatures to a pe- tition. It would fall upon each side alike because if license prevailed it would be necessary for the oppo-
 nents to petition for the election and
 if the town was dry the duty would
 rest with the advocates of license
 Massachusetts has done the wise thing in adding no more encum-
 brances to the election machinery.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
ASTH MA Simple, Harmless Remedy Brings
 Quick Relief.

Many cases of immediate relief and rapid recovery from bronchial asthma of long standing and other diseases of throat and lungs are being credited to discovery made by Dr. Eugene How ard of Worcester, Mass. Dr. Howard's prescription, which is totally different from all usual methods of treatment for these afhlctions, is called Oxidaze and comes in the form of a tablet which the patient allows to dissolve slowly in the mouth. Its curative. healing juices thus mingle with the saliva and enter every crevice of the irritated bronchial membranes, release the muscular con- striction of the bronchial tubes, open up the air passages and regulate the spasmodic lung action. These tablets, though pleasant to the taste,. are 30 powerful and rapid in their action that many users who for years were obliged to sit up. in bed gasping for breath and unable to sleep report that they now put a single Oxidaze tablet in their mouth when going to bed and can then lie down and breathe easily and nat urally and get Q good nights restful sleep. Lee & Osgood and many other local druggists who handle Oxidaze tablets sell it on the positive guarantee of money back if 1t does not give i'm mediate relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
HEARING ABOUT COUSIN ALICE

"Oh, Cousin Alice, how perfectly de- lightful of you to drop in in this wayi" exclaimed the young matron. You don't know how glad am to see you. Indeed, I've been talking about going out to see, you for months. Billy said just the other day that I'd better hire an automobile and go out com- fortably instead of on the suburban train. He's such an extravagant old dear, you know! Of course I was charmed with the plan, but on think ing it over I realized how much jol- Her it would be in the summer when we could go in an open motor car, so we are planning to run out some love- ky June Sunday.
 q do want you to know my Billy. Won't you stay to dinner? l should just love to have you.
 Well, I wish you could. Anyway, I'll call him up and he will send you this time of day.
 He says he is dreadfully sorry to miss you and he is counting on seeing you in June. I know you will love Billy. He is always thinking of some thing for my pleasure. Just now, when he knew how disappointed I was because you can't stay to dinner, he suggested that I dine downtown with him. We have such larks when we eat downtown! It's one of our pet ex- travangances. Billy invites me down two or three times a week, the reck- | less youth!
 'cNo, no. Cousin Alice, I don't have to dress, for I decided not to go to- night At first I said I would, and l then I remembered that I have lot of roast lamb left from Sunday, and il | seemed to bad to go downtown and buy something that might not be nearly so good. So l just told Billy
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

camp. Several hundred Russians attend to the wounded and sick in the hos pitals and convalescent barracks. Among them are druggists and such intelligents as were willing to become nurses. The orderlies also are Rus sians.
 Efforts on the part of the Austrian officers to find something to do for the men leads often to ludicrous situations One of the officers said that at anoth- CT prison camp such a dearth of labor had resulted at one time that it became necessary to move large quantity of brick several thousand yards piece by piece, each prisoner carrying one brick at a time. It seems that the men could not be induced to take exercise. It was procured for them in this man. ner.
 Many of the prisoners of war were asked how they fared in the camp. All of them complained. Some said the food was always the same. Others in sisted that thee was not enough of it. Nothing definite could be learned of this highly debatable question. Aus trian officers said that the Russians ate as well as did the Austrian soldier when in garrison.
 General Notes pointed out that a military prison camp was not the place in which members of various strats could have their wishes met to satis- faction. He said to The Associated
 
 Galicia would have thought themselves in heaven had they at any time last year been as well fed and housed as were the Russian prisoners. The En- tente wanted to starve the Central Powers, he remarked, and if in carry ing out such a policy its prisoners of war were getting a smaller loaf of | bread than they had been accustomed to. was condition for which the Aus | tro- o-Hungarian government could not ! be blamed.
 It may be stated that while the dali | ly bread ration of a Russian prisoner
 of war si 500 grammes, that of the | Austrian civilian is only 21O grammes | and that of the Austro Hungarian
 soldier at the front 400 grammes. Both, | however, are able to get more meat
 than the Russian prisoner gets. The appearance of the Russian pris- | oners of war did not indicate that they
 did not get enough to eat. | Many attempts have been made by | officers to escape. The last one under | dug a tunnel from the floor of their
 room and might have gotten out of the camp had they been more careful | What puzzled the Austrian officers a great deal was how the earth of the ! excavation had been disposed of. II was found that a hole had been cut ir the wall and that the earth had beer poured between the two sheathings During the day the hole was covered by a large picture which had hung
 there a long time.
 None of the officers believe that fl this manner he might he able to reacl any of the Entente countries. But thu
 officer trying to escape is punished
 with confinement to his room, and thi punishment is entered against his con duct report. Later this report vii
 reach the Russian government and tn
 man can so show that he did his bes
 to regain liberty.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
BRAZIL AND GERMAN SHIPS

The possibility of Germany declar- ing war, for the present at least, up- Dn Brazil appears to be overcome by the statement which comes from Ahe latter country to the effect that the reported seizure of the German ves- sels lying in Brazilian ports is un- true, and the assurance which is con- tained therein that no such action would be considered without an ar.i- cable agreement with all interests concerned.
 This ends the possibility of Brazil following the course of Portugal for while 1t has need of just such an in- crease in tonnage as the idle ships would afford 1t is not being guided by the dictation of Great Britain.
 Brazil has grievances of it's own against Germany because of the ef- forts which have been made to dis regard the neutrality of Brazilian ports by Germany and because coffee to the value of $7,0O0,000, the property of the state of San PauIo, is being held without payment by that coun- try. Yet these are not good an% sufi- cient grounds for Brazil taking any steps which would throw it into the war, for while it could make good use or the Az German vessels lying in its harbors 1t is possible to secure thei1 services without paying any sucE price for them as that of becoming z belligerent.
 This would require negotiations witt the owners of the vessels whereby they could be leased under an agree nert. satisfactory to all concerned without affecting the ownership, an( 1t is such a course which Brazil vii probably pursue if it considers it ad Visable to make use of more ship than it can at the present time com mand for its trade
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
Stories of the War
In Austria's Military Prison

The prisoners in the Austrian mili- tary prison camp work eight hours a day, rise at in the morning and go to bed at 9 in the evening. Spare hours are many, therefore, and since but few of the men can read, the prob lem of passing time more agreeably than thinking of the family at home has been great once. The 'intelli- gents" have a library at their dis posal.
 Efforts made by the Austrian ofn-- cers to get the 'intelligents" to read to their fellow prisoners, or entertain them with talks on this or that, have failed. Instead the Austrian officers have now established a German school in each group. Conversation with them established that the Russian peasant is eager to learn, and nothing seems to delight him so much than to hear Ger man fairy tales. Many of the bearded pupils memOrize these little stories. One of them was asked to repeat one. He did it with all the embarrassment of the school boy.
 Enlargement of the camp and the constant improvement of it's wide streets and many gardens keep many of the prisoners employed. Several hundred men work in the shoe fac tory and repair shop. A large over shoe, made of straw-rOpe, held in shape by ordinary wire. is made in one of the shops. The shoe is said to have proven it's value in the trenches. In addition to protecting the shoe of the | soldiers it keeps the snow away from | the leather, and in so doing prevents many cases of frozen feet.
 There is a carpenter shop. The crude | furniture needed by the prisoners is
 made in this. A wood turning and
 cutting shop produces such articles as inlaid wooden cigar and cigarette
 cases, jewelry boxes hand mirror
 backs and frames, and toys. Much oi | this is well done. 1t is sold in the open market. One-third of the mon- | ey realized goes to a fund with which | the prisoners buy the expensive woods
 needed for this sort of work, new tool: | and other accessories. Another thirJ the prisoners may spend as they thinl | fit while the remainder goes to tn, | Austro- Hungarian War Providence
 fund, and is then devoted to any O.
 the various charitable purposes thi
 organization has.
 Much labor is needed to manage tn,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
The Entrances to the citv.

MT. Editor:-At banquet of the Hook & Ladder Go. in Greeneville Washington's Birthday His Honor Mayor Murphy in his talk deplored the condition of the entrance to our city both from North Main and Thames street. Some two or three years ago some of our public spirited citizens for the good appearance and thrift of our city spent their time and means to overcome the rotten condition on Thames street not only on the care of the street neglected by the city au- thorities but to make it a source of pride rather than a disgrace to the good name of our city, the Rose of 1 New England. What was the attitude of Mayor Murphy at that time? Did he take any interest in impro ing the rotten condition that existed at that | time the same as now? Did he use | his little hammer, that MT. Hartridge | speaks of in his letter under date of l March 4, to overcome the rotten con- | ditiOn or did he use it to knock the eff | forts of the public-spirited citizens | that were trying to improve the condi- l tionS that he so StrenuouSly deplOreS
 at the present time? It seems a little | silly for the mayor to make any talk
 at this eleventh hour of a condition | that has existed the entire four years | that he has been at the head of city | affairs and which he has in no way | tried to overcome.
 MT. Editor what has Mayor Murphy l accomplished in the four years of his administration of city affairs outside 1 of the Boswell avenue trolley and his gas commission of five? Has not the same conditions remained at the city barn? Has the general condition ot street lights and other public affairs been improved? Has there been any reduction through his efforts of the
 tax rate or city debt? It is a little late MT Mayor. The hammer handle has been broken by too much use hammer
 ing the efforts of real citizens to over-
 come rotten conditions that the mayor
 at the eleventh hour is trying to use
 as a means of glory to cap the climax
 of four years at the head of city af-
 fairs. And now MT. Editor after we
 get our tenement houses on Washington
 street and the Slater property with the
 rotten condition of Thames and Nortl
 Main street there will be nothing Jeff
 to clinch our perpetual right to tn
 title the Rose of New England. Int
 motto Deeds Not Words on tn olC | hook and ladder truck of long ago i! ) just as applicable today as it Was e years ago when Norwich was not il
 the throes of civic bodies for the ben ful to look around and see the publi spirited men who are willing to sac rifice their all to build up Norwich fo , the exclusive benefit of their individ
 ual pockets and if they don't suffer
 nervous breakdown after their strenu
 ous efforts to prevent the combination
 of steamboats and railroads being ren
 asunder, they may be able to give som attention to the copper zone.
 OLD TIMER
 Norwich, Conn, March 20. 1916.