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The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-07
,fNATE AND HOUSE IN FORMAL SESSION
|c,saker Clark Is Returned to
 \ the Chair in the Lower House.
 Adopts Last Years With Some Changes.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Congress as-
 srhled and organized today for the
 s.s;on which is expected to be the
 neatest within the memory of the
 mesent generation.
 pour hours work in the house saw ESc0oaker Clark returned to the chair, Representative Mann returned to the
 ssdership of the Republican minori-
 r the introduction of 2,000 bills and resolutions of national defense and many more in opposition, the reap
 ,earance of constitutional amend ments to enfranchise women and a immature rules lght that flickered out with the adoption of last years rules Evith a few changes.
 In the senate practically nothing was done except the election of Sena- nr Clarke of Arkansas as president prO tempore. Vice President Mar sball was absent because of the illness ! of his wife.
 Roth houses then after sending a | |Dint committee to the White House to give official notice of the opening adiourned until tomorrow when the real business of congress begins with President Wilson's address to a joint session in the hall of the House at
 l2:S0 o'clock.
 The greatest budget of expendi- lures ever placed before any Ameri- can congress in times of peace was brought in from the various branch e of the government the total being some sl70, 100000 more than was ask ssl for last year. The great part of the proposed increased expenditure is for the enlarged army and navy pro-
 gram and aside from working out the problem of national defense it will be the business of congress to raise the revenue to pay for it.
 Old timers, most of them republi- cans, reelected after going down be-
 lore the presidential democratic land slide of 1912, came trooping back to places in the house eager for part in the absorbing business of the next few months.
 Uncle Joe" Cannon sat on a bench n the front row and laughed while the house got into it's little row over the rules and hot references to Can nonlsm" were hurled back and forth across the dividing asile. In the stream of bills and resolutions that poured into the hopper were not only pans for national preparedness but o'ners proposing investigation of the
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-07

the family. Where ringworm or other skin diseases break out among child ren, or the worm parasites develop, it is well to determine whether ditry or uncared for dog may not be carry ing infection on his skin or hair, or be conveying disease from carrion directly to the food and persons of his friends. Even if no one is infect ed with the disease the folly of al lowing dog to remain dirty and have the freedom of a home where personal cleanliness and hygiene are respected, is apparent.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Mrs. Putnam gave the student body a short talk this morning. She made very plain the handicap one has when using tobacco or strong drink.
 A football game between the Zen iths and Garlands will be played on the High School campus next Friday at three thirty. Admission ten cents- The gate receipts will go to the foot ball boys who are quite heavily in debt. This will be hard fought game as class games generally are
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
DESERVED CRITICISM.

Attention cannot help being attract
ed by the criticism which has been
made by Rear Admiral Usher of the
action taken by the acting city judge
In the Yonkers court of special ses-
sions when young chicken thief was
advised to go out and enlist in the
navy with the accompanying warm
Ing that if he failed to do so he would
be sentenced to Jail.
Such disposition to look upon the
navy as a refor1natory has been dis
closed in a number of instances in
lower courts throughout the country,
but it is a reflection upon the navy
which ought not to be made. That
branch of the nations defense is not
= body of criminals. It does not re-
ceive the young men of the country
for the purpose of correction. 1t is
established for a different purpose
md there should be no inclination
upon the part of judges to try to con-
gey a different opinion. 1t isn't pos
Sible that such a judge would want
my member of his family to be asso-
eiated with culprits who need to be
Taught respect for the law, and it is
grossly unfair that they should seek
10 have the sons OF other people
thrown into such company.
The navy is not a dumping ground
for the off securing of the nation It
is made up of the best physical spec
linens of manhood and as much con-
sideration is likewise given to the
moral characteristics of the enlisted
men. 1t ought to be understood by the
judges of courts that despite the disci-
pline that is maintained in the navy
it is not a reformatory or penal in
stitution, and no criticism can be too
severe when they persist in giving the
derogatory impression that it is.
Black sheep appear in every organ
ization, but there is no invitation
awaiting them to join the navy and
no judge ought for a minute to think
of putting enlistment in the navy down
on a level with a Jail sentence.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15

School men, guests in the same house,
furnish their share of entertainment;
and when Aunt Lucinda, provincial to
a degree, but level headed and after
all with a herat in the right place, ar
rives unexpectedly from Connecticut,
the house party is complete.
Drawn by the expositions in San
Francisco and San Diego, friends from
Colorado and Virginia join in the fes-
tivities, all enjoying to the utmost
the Mission Play and the beauties of
Los Angeles and the neighboring CT
ties. No more wonderful background
for romance can be found than CAL
ifornia, and many a scene will re-
fresh the memory of those who have
basked in the fragrance-laden sun
shine, and will create in others a de-
sire to behold for themselves the lux
udiousness of growth and glory OF
color which abound there.
The picnic and parties finally have
to end, but it is just the beginning for
six of the young people, as Dan Cupid,
that master of propinquity dealing
rate, plays an important part in
bringing about some unexpected but
perfectly satisfactory results.
The volume is dedicated to tourists
who have visited Los Angeles on
their way to and from the Panama
California and Panama-Pacific inter-
national expositionS. The author who
has also written Loves Equality is
the wife of DR.. Dwight Satterlee OF
Los Angeles who belongs to the Sat
terlee family of Gales Ferry. residents
of that vicinity for seven generations
DR.. and Mrs. Satterlee have otter
visited this city on their summer
trips east and have many acquaint-
ances along the banks of the Thames
who will be interested in this new
book from Mrs. Satterlee's gifted pen
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
OWNERSHIP OF INTELLIGENCE
SYSTEMS,

In his annual report to the presi-
dent, in which he attributes the large
deficit which the department will show
for it's fiscal year to the war, Post
master General Burleson again urges
the settlement by new legislation of
the railway mail pay question. This
is a matter which has needed read
justment for long time, inasmuch as
the government, like every other en-
pIoyer, is expected to deal properly
with those it employees, whether it be
individuals or railroads, and while the
need of Reimbursement is recognized by
the government and the roads it has
been impossible to agree upon an
equitable basis.
Mr.. Burleson also renews the rec
concentrations made in his last two
annual reports that early action be
taken by congress declaring a govern
ment monopoly over all utilities for
the public transmission of intelligence,
and it is his opinion that as soon as
practicable the telephone and tele-
graph systems of the United States
should be incorporated into the postal
establishment.
If this recommendation meets with
no more hearty reception than others
have which have been made along the
same line there is no reason to be-
ieve that any steps in accordance
Herewith will be taken for a long time
to come. Not only has it failed to
arouse any marked sympathy but il
has resulted in such opposition that
there is no early prospect of its get
ting beyond the recommendation stage
Government ownership of steamship
lines as advocated by the administra-
ton has shown what the sentiment is
regarding such a move and just as
much if not more could be expected
if congress was asked to pass a law
| taking over the telegraph and tele-
phone lines of the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
PRIVATE CAPITAL RESPONDING.

How capital in this country is re-
spending to the demand for increased
Hhipping facilities is indicated by the
rush Of business that prevails in the
shipyards of this country today. The
recent bids for gov eminent vessels
showed that it would be impossible
to secure delivery inside of So months
and while it does not require as long
to build commercial steamers as it
does to turn out warships under nor
NAL conditions, the report made to the
Manufacturers Record by the Ocean
Steamship company operating in the
coastwise trade that it has closed a
contract for ship to cost a million
dollars, but cannot secure delivery in
side Of tWenty-six months substan-
tiates the statement recently made by
the president of a shipbuilding concern
that the yards of the country are at
present overcrowded. Even though as
this last named authority claimed that
contracts calling for $40, 900 worth
OF ships were underway, the inability
to get delivery in a shorter time and
the extra cost which is attached to
rush work cause the Withholding of
many contracts, so that the number of
vessels building does not reflect the
real attitude of capital as would be
possible If orders could be filed in a
shorter period.
Under such conditions it is difficult
to see where the government is going
to spend fifty or more million for in
creasing the merchant marine and gel
results any quicker than private cap
pftal Is already doing. On the other
hand it is likely to discourage private
enterprise without contributing any
thing to the relief of the general sit
uat1on, and this would be especially
true should the government owned
vessels be placed in competition with
the privately owned ships. Such slim.
ulation as the government can give
should be put forth in other directions
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
You May Enjoy
Your Meals
If You Will But Equip Your Stomach
With The Right Means To
Handle The Food.

If you go into a restaurant, cafe or
hotel, where all your environments,
the lights, dazzling linen, silver, cut
glass, music chatting and laughing
women, seem to foretell of a pleasant
meal, your stomach should not revolt
when you read the menu card.
Heavy steaks, soups, oysters, en-
trees, salads, etc, should hold no ter
rors for the healthy stomach and they
do not.
A small box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets placed in your vest pocket
will be sufficient guard against the
mad revels of a WORKOUT stomach.
A tablet taken a few moments after
copious meal will remove any i'll
effects of food from your stomach and
you may eat as generously as those
about you.
One of these little tablets will OF
itself settle all questions of indiges-
ton for that meal and will place your
stomach and digestive organs in a
better condition for the next
Your blood will be enriched, and the
depleted gastric fluids will be rebuilt
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are nat
ural, active, digestive agents who give
to the gastric juice the elements they
lack, which ease the stomach, remove
irritation and enrich and stimulate
the blood.
All Of these statements may be veri-
fed if you will take but q little OF
your time to prove them.
Every druggist carries Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets in stock and will tel
you Of their merit. These tablets sell
| and address and we will send you al
| once by mail a trial package free
Address F. A. Stuart Co, 214 Stuart
lRldg.- Marshall Mich
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15

gather strength against the time when
they may go back and have another
go at EN-, as the ''poilu" in the next
cot to the Associated Press cores
pendent put it. Under such circum-
stances the wounded soldier has all
the advantages and none of the draw
backs of the Naples of the Orient,
as its inhabitants call Saloniki- If
his cot is on the south side of the
ship, he has before him the new
snow-capped crests of the mountains
of Kalchis, those three fingers OF
land that stretch into the Aegean,
with convent crowned Mt. Athos tip
ping the last finger. Or, to the west,
peaks of Thessaly-Mt. Olympus, the
home of the gods of ancient Greece,
and beyond, Mt. Osse; and perhaps
even, dim in the distance, Mt. Pelion,
both of NEUROLOGICAL fame The rare
and changing beauty of the clouds
above these snow -coifed heights. the
singular coloring of the sunsets are
joys to the patients aboard the
French hospital ships in no wise les
sened by the odors, the noises and the
discomforts of life ashore in Saloni-
XII.
On the other hand should the pa
tient be placed on the north side of
the ship, the view is no less attrac-
tive. Saloniki itself, charming from
a distance, stra ggling along the curry
the town to the walled citadel that
caps its crest-dozens of exquisite,
white minarets like altar candles
proud and slim, their balconies hung
with lanterns against the fete of Ram
aZan; long uneven rows of mysterious
houses, with projecting, latticed bal
comics: walled and secret gardens. re-
vealing only the lofty monument of a
! single cypress; barren spots on the
peopled hillside that are cemeteries,
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headstones cleaning in the morning
sun.
Below decks, all is ready for any
| and every operation. Every kind OF
electric light gives the surgeon all
| the facilities necessary for searching
wounds. Rows of glass cases contain
! shining instruments, white porcelain
| tables display shallow glass dishes for
| sterilizing the instruments, each dish
| covered with a heavy glass plate to
| keep out any .extraneous substance.
Each specialist has his own operat-
a very complete Pharmacy. a biologi-
| cal labratory, an X-ray apparatus
| with the necessary facilities for pho
| tographing the insides of the patient
| develop the photographs. In COM
| pletion of the picture. there are the
silent efficient little sisters of char
| ity. their great white, wing-like head
| dresses bobbing and nodding as the
| wearers hurry hither and thither, g
chain upon which are hung the keys
| to the supply closets dangling from
| their waists a tin of baked and ster-
| ilized bandages under one arm-or &
| packet of books and magazines des-
| tined for some convalescent patient.
All of this is the work of the womeT
| of France-the organization known
the "Succor for Wounded Soldiers
whose committee even now is in Sa'
lonili. looking after arrangements
criticizing, making suggestions and
charging themselves with securing
| from the great hearts of the Frencl
| women all that may be needed to sc,
| that the soldiers of the French Re
| public, however far he may be from
home, shall have every proper car
and comfort.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
RED CROSS SEALS.

Though the Red Cross seals have
passed the experimental stage and
become fixture there is just as much
reason for manifesting enthusiasm
over the disposal of large numbers at
this season of the year as there ever
was. In fact there is more reason
because it has been demonstrated
that a great amount of good is being
done throughout the state in the work
of fighting the white plague from the
proceeds of such sales and the benefits
are so great that they should not only
be continued, but by generous con-
tributions made to increase.
Norwich has manifested much in
terest in the work in past years and
many thousands of seals have been
disposed of here. This interest must
not be allowed to lag. The seals are
applicable to many uses during the
holiday season and the price is such
that it is possible for all to partici-
pate. It is as true in this case as in
any other that many hands tighten the
task. No one should defer his or her
contribution because it might appear
to be small, for while the big pur-
chases give much encourag cement it is
desired that there shall be a general
manifestation of interest in the cause
and it is fully recognized that all can
not lead in this work for humanity.
1t is to be remembered that it is the
spirit in which the contributions are
made as well as the amount which
counts.
1t is a good time to give a little
thought for the relief of those who are
in the clutches of or may be threat
just such assistance as can be OBJ
tanned from such a fund, for it should
not be forgotten that the net pro-
ceeds of the sale of Red Cross seals in
Connecticut go towards the fight of
tuberculosis in this state
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
Stories of the War
Hospital Ships Preferable to Hospi-
tails

tails.
Quite the most agreeable fate that
can overtake an allied soldier in the
Balkan campaign is to be ill-or
slightly wounded. Not that the hos
pital facilities of the ancient Turkish
They are not. But there are four
French and one British hospital ship
in the roads of Saloniki and they
constitute by far the most comfort
able not to say the only sanitary spot
in the Balkan peninsula.
The French have been better pre-
pared from the very outset of the
present Balkan campaign in every de-
tail of military organization than
their British Allies. No better ex-
ample of the thoroughness of this
preparation could be given than the
arrangements for caring for the sick
and wounded. Long before there was
actually any need for it and stimuli
taneously with the landing of the first
contingent of French troops on Greek
soil, the French hospital ship Sphinx
was lying ready In the harbor of Sal
oniki. AS the number of troops dis
embarked increased, automatically
more hospital ships put in an appear
ance. First the Dugay Trouin, with
its sheltered decks and its high stern
like the poop of a Spanish galleon,
all porcheS and awnings and lOung-
ing places for the convalescent; next
this ship, the Charles Roux, with its
operating rooms, it's surgical clinics
and it's complete provision for the
care of the more seriously wounded !;
and finally the Canada-all with full
complement of nurses surgeons ply
sicians, sisters of charity and all the
rest of the paraphernalia of the after
math of battle.
In many ways the Charles Roux is
the most interesting, especially as it
is the principal operating theatre of
the floating hospitals of Saloniki, and
especially as the Surgeon Major, DIR.
Heitz-Boyer, is one of the most dis
tinguished and best known surgeons
in Paris. The ship was converted
from one of the larger passenger
steamers that in time of peace made
the voyage from Marseilles to Alger
AS SUCH it is roomy enough for not
only have the saloons not required as
operating chambers been turned into
wards to add to the accommodations
of the cabins, but the great broad
decks have been glassed in, making
the most agreeable of sun-parlors in
which cots are set in long rows sc
that the sick and wounded, in the
warmth of the afternoon sun, may lie
| quiet and look out at the splendid
| view the Bay of Saloniki affords.
Here, too, the convalescent, proppe6
| up with pillows, sheltered eXcellently
| cared for and competently nursed by
volunteer French women. who have
| passed the necessary examinations
and had the requisite experience
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15

lury's finding it was an instance
where 8 studied effort was made to
dodge the full effects of the income tax
and to pay the government what the
company thought it ought to receive
instead Of meeting the taxation on
the same basis as competitors or other
business concerns.
The law makes it a misdemeanor to
dodge this tax and the only way in
which it can be impressed upon those
who seek to disregard 1t and to give
warning to others who might be in
clined in the same direction is to en-
force the provisions in a fair and i'm
partial manner. Because the tax is
not believed in is not sufficient ground
for trying to dodge it by making false
statements. The remedy for that lies
in another direction, but just as long
as the income tax is required it should
be applied alike to all who come I'M
der its provisions. Only by so doing
can proper respect for the law be
maintained.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
SAVING RAPLEY's MONEY

Really, I don't know why / came
down shopping with you,'' said the
woman in the white turban to her
friend. I'm not going to buy thing.
Only this morning Rapley told me
very firmly that absolutely must
economic, because the bills were such
frightsi 1t has something to do with
the war, but for the life of me I can't
see the connection between that seal
coat 1 want and the fighting in the
Balkans-men are so far-fetched,
don't you think? But he was so
cross about it that I wouldn't dare
for the life of me buy single thing
I didn't positively have to have!
However, can have a perfectly
good time watching you enjoy your
self. I'm glad I'm not like so many
women, so dependent on spending
money and accommodating useless
things just because they haven't self
control enough to stop! Oh, are you
going to get some gloves? I simply
mine is so full of-Eleanor, will you
just look here? Did you ever see
anything so good looking in all your
life? And the girl says they wash!
Think of it-kid gloves you can wash
instead of running up those mon
Strous cleaners bills.
That was one of the things Rap
ley was so upset about, my cleaners
bill last MONTH 1 had two dresses
and a coat and all my blouses and a
million white gloves cleaned. Just
think what it would save if 1 could
wash my gloves! l know Rapley will
think I have great business head to
seize such a chance. Yes, you can
send six of the 50 pairs. What with
the trouble over imports they may
never get another shipment of them,
Eleanor.
Aren't those wells too ducky! Look
at this one with the little roses along
the edge! No, 1 don't wear wells
much. but they're nice to have on
hand in case it is an awfully windy
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15

Speaking of the international hos
pital at Toxic Baron Elichi Shibus-
ava a Japanese financier now in this
country, declares that it will become
an important factor towards interna-
tional peace. 1t has received large
contributions from wealthy Japanese,
including the emperor. and is to be
substantially an enlargement and de-
velopment of st. Luke's hospital at
Toxic, which it is declared has al
ready done much to bring about clos
eT relations between Japan and this
country. incidentally the developed
hospital will help materially to ad-
vance medical education in Japan
Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15
poDeTNc INCOME TAX.

There are always people who spend
much valuable time figuring out how
they can get around some law or how
they can dodge their obligations. and
TAXA ds1ight IN their accomplishments
whether such methods are practiced
Hpoa individuals, municipal, state or
na4ional government.
Failure 70 enforce the law is in
many cases the cause 6pr4SRch action,
but little encouragement AZ rule Is
hstd out where the federal govern
nsat liz involved. Ti1e kind q dis
oo1TageInAnt which Is handed ont In
sneh instances, however. is disclosed
by the Indictment by federal grand
jury of the treasurer and manager OF
an importing concern for making
false statements relative to the COM
na1y's business. According to the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-15

The promoters of the proposed
electric line to connect Berlin and
Meriden have decided to adopt the
storage battery method of car pro-
pulsion in preference to the over
head trolley wire. Doubtless the
plan is practical even though the
storage battery is far from a perfect
devise. This decision makes one
wonder what has become of the in
ternal combustion motor car which
gave so much promise a short time
ago. Great things were predicted
for it and out Putnam way promoters
of a street railway were extremely
enthusiastic not many months ago
Technical journals have time and
again shown the advantage and the
economy of the combined motor and
passenger car operated by an internal
combustion motor, but somehow they
do not get onto the rails. Consider
ing what is done in other lines with