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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06
A MAY EPISODE

I get away. The more she struggled, the more firmly he held her. To her surprise she received 8 kiss somewhere between her right eye and her nose.
 Let me go, howmhow dare you? exhausted, she tried to escape. Certainly, you may go," said the wretch as he loosened his grasp on | her.
 "You see, when a little maid hangs May basket for a young man, she must expect the penalty if she is | caught" he continued. "rhe very ideal never hung a May basket for you-I don't even know who you are. It was for Rae. and the name | is right on it," snapped Polly, and she glared at the offending young man. But it was too dark for him to be inn | pressed.
 While this scene had been taking place, Rae had returned from her | search. She had heard enough to un- derstand the situation at once. It was so very funny that she went into a gale of laughter. Polly marched up to her and said jelly: T don't see any joke; who is this kissing bee that claims your May basket, and insults | me?"
 Why, he's he's-oh it is so funny" and Rae laughed till the tears ran down her cheeks.
 Seeing that Rae was too convulsed
 
 Polly and said: "The fact Is. Miss er- er-er- Polly, my name is the same as my cousins. I reached the door first found the May basket with my name on it, thought I had a good right to help find the giver and after finding her exact the usual penalty for such offences. If have done anything un- usual, I humbly beg your pardon for it."
 Polly was thinking deeply. She did remember now, that Rae had said her cousins name was the same as her own. That meant the cousin was a girl.
 T thought you were girl she said, quickly.
 Do I look like one?" he asked, jok- ingly.
 'tNo, that isn't what I meant" she said, in confusion. But she thought, if his name is the same as Raes it isn't spelled the same anyway. Here was a chance to corner him. If your name is the same as Rae's | it isn't spelled the same, so you had no right to claim a May basket with RAE on it," Polly said, scornfully. Quite right" but maybe you didn't spell the name right. Some people | don't you know. Once more I apolo- gize for claiming something that was not intended for me, and for punishing | the giver. Will you forgive mel" he said, very contritely. | Polly pretended to be very seriously | thinking before she answered roguish- ly: q will forgive, but I cannot for get
 To herself she said: q am glad he got the May basket, after all' And she was glad the darkness hid her blushes.--Boston Post.
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THE LAWSON CASE

It was not to be expected that the decision of the Colorado court and jury in convicting and sentencing to life Imprisonment John Lawson on the charge of murder would be allowed to go unappealed. Every effort will be made to get him free, even as there was to obtain a verdict of not guilty in the trial just finished.
 Lawson was a member of the in- ternationa1 executive board of the United Mine Workers and as such was rharged.with melting to riot the mine workers of Colorado which resulted In the killing of the deputy sheriff at Ludlow. It was not claimed that Law son fired the shot which took the sher- Iff's life, but that the responsibility Tor it rested with Lawson through his actions as the leader of the riot.
 Many are the instances where lead FITS play just such part as that which Lawson did. They are the instigators pf serious trouble, but more frequently Ere their subordinates. those who have beeu pushed into the fight, made to
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Battling With the kurds.

Not all the Christians lacked the courage or means for defence. At the desolate Catholic Mission at Hos massacre were buried, Elizabeth Mar cara, an Armenian girl, told how she and young David Ishmu battled with the Kurds. Her story later was amply confirmed
 When the Kurds burst the village gates,'' said Miss Marcara, I've took rifles and mounted to the roof I fired eighty shots. The Kurds were forced to withdraw outside the village wall. There I killed two and David two. Later we killed four more, one of whom was the chief. The Kurds abandoned their plumber and carried off their dead. The battle lasted three hours. The death of their chief caused the Kurds to flee. We came from the roof and recovered the things t'-e Kurds had left behind them. Re-en- forced, I fled with my relatives. We saw the Kurds engaged in the pillage of Hafgvan and fired on them. but they escaped with their booty.
 Near Dilman we were attacked by fifteen Kurds, of whom I killed one. After the Russians defeated the Kurds and Turks near Khoi a soldier told the Persian governor about me and he sent for me and offered the chieftain- ship of a regiment of Turks if I would fight the Russians
 Isaac Yonan, graduate of the Louisville, Ky, Theological Seminary, was among the refugees fleeing from Azerzaijan province. He kept diary of the happenings during the exodus. This relates that among the refugees from Urumiah was an old man and his two daughters s-in-law, with their six children, three of them babes in arms. The oldest child was nine years old. They were eight days on the way, averaging twenty miles daily through the mud. The old man became stuck fast in a pool and at his own request was left there to die. One woman gave birth to a child during the march and an hour afterwards was again plodding along with the other refugees. Two of the children were lost in a caravansary, but were taken up by Cossacks along with forty other per
 humanity, often giving their horses to the women
 One young woman carried her father for five days. when he died. A woman
 was found dead by the roadside with her infant. still living, wrapped up in her clothing.
 John Mooshie, 8 graduate of Colgate University and editor of the Urumiah Star, related tale of pandemonium which occurred when 200 vehicles be- came stalled in a pass and which con- tinued until Russian soldiers straight ened out the tangle. Most of the beasts of burden perished later in ths mud flats or were sold for a song to | the Moslem villagers.
 1 In a single day twenty persons died | in the railway station at Makhitcha- van, across the border in Russia. The entire casualties aggregated hundreds ! People died unheeded and unmourn- | ed: in fact those who died seemed tc
 be envied by the living.
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GREAT HRlTAlN.s PROBLEM.

It must have been apparent to the advocates when they decided that if was necessary to seek a. a.curtailment of liquor consumption in Great Britain that they faced a tremendous problem and the opposition which they are ex- perieneing may be no more than they anticipated, but it. must be evident if proper thought is given to it by the people in general that the carrying out of the demands is necessary if the country is going to emerge vic- torious from the great conflict. It is a contest in which a great deal de- bends upon the efficiency of those at home. They are not only expected to provide volunteers for army opera tions in the field, but they are a very necessary part to the uplxeep of the country's operations at home in pro- viding the prompt and proper support to the army and navy in the proddc- tion of munitions and the making of repairs.
 The opposition to the prohibition that is called for is due to the sordid claims of self-interest and privilege. National interests are not given prop CT consideration when national inter ests should come first and are at stake. AI A51 SO ulOSAI d AuSSA1Qtl DI WnSIn- CT one believes in prohibition or not at this point, it is question of what is best for the country.
 Great Britain faces peculiar sit uation. Those who are in a position to know declare that the greatest ene- my of the country today is drink, and yet while there is great display of patriotism in recruiting for the fight ing of other enemies fhera Is O na culiar lack of 1t when it comes to put ting down this one where sacrifice of appetite rather than life is called for
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"Rae's cousin is coming today, and she isn't going with us to hang May baskets tonight. So I'm going to hurry over now with this one and hang it explained Polly to her mother, as she picked the prettiest result of her eff forts and pinned a tag labelled Rae" on its handle. She flew out of the house, ran around the corner of the next street, and after looking eau- of Rae's house.
 As the front rooms were lighted Polly knew that no one was hiding be- hind dark curtains to see her and catch her before she found a safe hid- ing place. She, had picked the darkest corner of the piazza, which extended from the front door to half way around the side of the house as the best place to hide. For no one would suspect her of hiding as near the door as that, Having rung the bell. she found her corner, and with fast beating heart, she waited the outcome. Polly heard the front door open, and then mas culine voice followed by Rae's voice, They were soon out on the piazza, talking excitedly.
 hung it. Quick we must catch her, you go that way and I'll go this way" Rae exclaimed,
 There was sound of bounding foot steps on the front steps and Polly gasped as the owner of the masculine voice darted by the side of the house. This was more than she had counted on, to have an un- known, energetic young man. (for she had decided that he was young) on her trail. Who was he, anyway? It seemed ages to Polly as Rae and the young man hurried around the house this way and that way.
 Where can she be?" asked Rae, as the unknown young man came around the house for the fifth time,
 T think that whoever it is has gone home and didn't wait to be found" !" answered the young man,
 Oh, but that is half of the fun; that would be a mean thing to do,' complained Rae. Its Polly, and she is hiding around here somewhere. I'll bet she hears me this very minute" And Rae darted off to take up the search again.
 As for the young man, he stood still and looked about Finally, he said: 'H'm," and started for the piazza. Polly's heart stood still as she realized he was coming up there, and with a reason too. What right had he hunt ing for her? He was on the steps now. What should she do? If she stayed, she would be caught anyway. If she tried to escape he would see her. It were better to try it than stay to be cought, thought Polly. So she moved slowly along the side of the piazza 1 that led to the side steps. When she reached them, she gave a jump and landed on the ground, just as her pur- suer came around the corner of the l piazza to the side. He saw her, and with one bound, vaulted the piazza
 rail and reached her before she could
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06
LICENSING CLUES.

When 1t came to the consideration of the bill before the legislature rel ative to the licensing of clubs, the house. was not guided entirely by the action of the senate. In both the gen. eral belief that the state should receive a license from such organizations where liquor is dispensed prevails, but while the senate considered that $50 would be a proper amount, it Is the idea of the majority in the lower body that that fee should be s100. a figure which is not at all unreasonable, in view of the fact that there are 1000 such clubs in the state today and there Is no telling to what number they will go as the result of the increase in the amount which is to be required in the future for the regular liquor licenses.
 Especially important was the action of the house in eliminating that sec tion of the bill which provides for such licenses in no license towns That question would appear to have been definitely determined by the respec- tive towns when the question of li- cense was voted upon. Inasmuch as local option prevails the voice against license should be upheld wherever it predominates and such is apparently the belief of the legislators. It is well that the house saw fit to let the judg- ment of the townspeople stand as to whether it favored liquor sold in the community or not, and not convey the power to some other authority to over- ride it. The need of placing state license upon such clubs has long pre- vailed and it is believed that the $10o fee is a wise one, and one that will meet with the approval of the people
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MUSTN'T NEGLECT NAVY.

While this country has been assured in a recent statement. from the secre- tary of the navy that this country is making large additions to this im- portant department of the nations defense and has a greater number of vessels under way at the present time than there was at this time two years ago, his declaration that the new ships of our navy outclass those which are being added to foreign nayies at this time is not so convincing.
 Secretary Daniels finds it necessary to supplement his first statement by another dealing especially with this point in which he endeavors to up- hold the claim that the 14-inch guns on the latest American ship are su perior to the 15-inch guns on the last ship that Great Britain has sent forth. This he does by maintaining that the range of the British guns is too great for effective battling and because there is a greater number of 14-inch guns on this country's vessel than there are big guns on the British, but with greater range and greater bursting ef- feet obtained by the British guns and shells and the greater speed of the British ship the whole contention would appear to be a matter of SUD- position. It is a question with which the experts will take pleasure in deal. ing and on which even they are un. likely to agree.
 This country, however, ought to have the benefit of the best advice thereon for it cannot afford to neglect the efficiency of it's naval vessels in any particular. To get the equal in fight. ing strength is the only way of main taining a worthy navy and getting tht proper protection for the outlay.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06
NOTICE

All Milkmen, Peddlers, JunkdeaIert and Hueksters doing business in the Town of Norwich are hereby notified that the undersigned will be at hi. office at Police Headquarters, City Hall, on Tuesday and Friday of each week from g A. M. to 4,3o p. M. for the purpose of testing and sealing all weights, measures, scales, etc., usec in the sale or purchase of any com modity in or upon the streets of said town. Any person using any weighs or measure or weighing or measuring device that has not been sealed by seaIer of weights and measures within one year is subject to a fine for the first offence of not less than 5000 nor more than $2oo.oo, or imprison- nnent for not more than three months, or both.
 Merchants, both wholesale and re- tail, will be called upon as soon as possible for the purpose of testing and sealing their equipments.
 Dated at Norwich, Conn., April 2eth,
 ALBIE L. HALE, SeaIer of Weights and Measures of the
 Town of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06
HAYTI'S FINANCES.

Whether the new attempt which is to be made by this government to straighten out the tangled financial conditions of the republic of Hayti amounts to any more than the last rests with the future. That it has hopes that it will is plainly indicated by the endeavor' of the administration to bring 1t about by the sending of another representative to that island which has for a long time been strug- gling along under a big debt and fail ing to give proper consideration to its existing financial condition.
 This country, which from it's position takes a deep interest in the affairs ot that republic, understands it's short comings and 1t is anxious to extend a helping hand for the good 1t can dc the government of that island. It's purpose is to bring about an arrange ment whereby it will take over the collection and supervision of the GUS. toms revenues of that country. place and keep it on sound business basis and prevent the squandering of its money.
 It is one of the rich island republics if there were a proper regard for and use Of its income. As long as ire sponsible officials continue the policy of waste and a disregard for the ob. legations to other countries which ii has incurred by large loans condition. can be expected to go from bad tc worse. The time has arrived wher there should be a check placed there. on and this country can and is wil1fns to help it do it, even as it has at San Domingo. The greater securit, which will result thereby should make its appeal both to Hayti and to its creditors.
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Corse is at loss to account for this phenomenon, although he attributes it in part to the cessation of the night life" in the large cities of Russia Ac- cording to this ingenious theory, the longevity of the inhabitants has all ready increased with the return to reg ular habits. MT. Corse observes that out of S35.000 insured only 100 have died in the months of December, Jan uary and February, while for the cor responding period of the previous year 131 deaths were recorded out of 371, 900 policy holders, and this notwithstand- ing the fact that 220 of the insured are army officers in active service.
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Are You Rheumatic?-Try sIoan's.

If you want quick and real relief from rheumatism, do what so many thousand other people are doing whenever an attack comes on, bathe the sore muscle or joint with Sloan's Liniment. No need to rub it in-just apply the liniment to the surface. It is wonderfully penetrating, It goes right to the seat of trouble and draws the pain almost immediately. Get 8 bottle of Sloan's Liniment for 25c of any druggist and have it in the house against colds, sore and swollen joints, lumbago. sciatica and like ailments Your money back if not satisfied, but it does give almost instant relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06
Stories of the War

of outlay is a shilling to a feather club, which she explains as follows:
 T am in a feather club to get a lancer plume which will cost 15 Shill- ings, Il pence ($4). If you don't wear a good hat in Whitehorse Lane, they and don't want them to think that. Also a nice hat makes you feel young, and really I am only very young. l always try to look clean and decent"
 Another story comes from a laborer's s wife, who has one son in the army and two sons, aged respectively thir- teen and two years at home. Her in come is 15 shillings g. week from her husband, two shillings sixpence from the Soldiers Association and the same from the thirteen year old boy when working and four shillings earned by herself at shirt making, altogether 24 ShillingS or six dollars.
 Bread, she says, is their heaviest ex- pense, since they use four loaves Q day, costing $2.20 a week. Rent comes to SIPS altogether and mere cost of living leaves only a few pennies out of the weekly. income. Meat in the form Bread and margarine is the main food of the family. Her story continues:
 "I spend nothing on myself. I don't remember when4 had any new clothes. I don't belong to any feather clubs. l am LOO OId TOT LhaI-l'm m forty.. some times the children run errands and so get a penny to spend on the moving pictures. They like the cowboy fil1ns. My husband works very long and very hard, but allows himself only three pence (six cents) a day for outside meals. He has no money to go any where, so he goes to bed. I have plenty of work to do. I don't know what business means. My wedding ring went a long time ago for bread, and now I wear brass one, But the hardest thing to bear is when a lady visitor asks me why I don't put some thing away for rainy day.
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suffer the punishment. Colorado ir this inathnce has held that the blame comes back Go tho riot leader and that he can be lawfully tried ana convicted of the oftense,
 This is a new development and one which 1t can he expected will be fought to the bitter end. It must be realized, however. that it strikes al the very root of much of the dis- regard for law and order, those who are willing to urge others on to->ii- legal action but are quick to dodge responsibility and difncult to locate The future appearance of the case will therefore take on greater interest than it fever has before.
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That business has continued stead fly to improve during the past week is the unanimous opinion of all the recognized authorities on trade con- ditions. Substantial progress is shown by statistics and reports. In- dustries and sections, heretofore back ward, are continually falling into line. Retail trade is beginning to feel the stimulus of agricultural prosperity and better condition of employment in industrial pursuits. Taking the country as a whole, collections tend to improve and failures to decrease. Greater encouragement is being ex- tended to new enterprises and to those with projects calling for the invest ment of new capital in considerable amounts.-Bridgepo Standard.
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The statement is made that the silk hat went out of fashion long ago among the cab drivers. All of which will be admitted after one glance at a funeral procession, but why wouldn't 1t be an excellent idea for the hack owners to insist upon some uniformity as to clothes and hats on such occa- sions?
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06

When Lord Kitchener declared that the war would not commence until the first of May. it was supposed he was speaking for the allies alone, but the enemy appears to have taken the hint.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06

When Charles $. Bird of Massachu setts declines the call of former Gov ernor Foss to become the republican candidate for governor. his declination reads as though it made difference who was calling him.
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and still the contractor refused. Then the workman, half crazed by his des- perate need, shot and killed the con- tractor. And when he was tried for his crime, recently, the jury brought in verdict of justifiable homicide Torrington Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06

Both branches of the legislature having voted to adjourn May IS. While the work is well along, there is still considerable to do, and the law makers will have to hustle if they expect to finish on time, In years gone by, the legislature remained in session a good portion of the sum- mer, and most people thought there was no occasion for it. The present congratulated for it.-New Britain Record.
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Up in Thompsonville the public service corporations display the same keen ability to anger everybody and invite competition that they do else where. There was a town meeting the other evening to pass upon cer- tain measures before the general as- sembly relative to amending the char ters of the local companies dealing in water and light and power and the vote was unanimous against them. The meeting also went on record as favoring public ownership.-Bridge- port Post
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Waterbury's central labor union is in for a peck of trouble. The jitney drivers have now decided that they will be better off as members of a duly organized union and have proceeded to apply for charter. When the troll leymen come to consider it there is an opportunity for all sorts of fireworks and a grand culminating explosion Ansonia Sentinel.
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In the city of Richmond the indif- ference of the voters has resulted in an increase of 52 per cent. in city ex- penses. It is situation which pre- vails in too many municipalities.
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Ambassador Von Bernstorff declares he was not the author of the note to which has name was signed, or respon- sible for the action he took. He has every reason to be ashamed of it.
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From such bombs as New York has been getting there is no charge that an aeroplane or long range gun was used.
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No city that has ever tried 1t found that 1t could do all the cleaning up that was advisable il one week.
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The wounding of Villa by one of his subordinates simply demonstrates that it is never safe to place too much dependence in your Mexican friends,
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The loss by the flood and the num- Der of people killed thereby in Texas reads like war statistics from Europe.
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The man on the corner says: Money never bothers a spendthrift for any great length of time.