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Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

"Mercy." exclaimed the girl in tht purple sweater, are you really i'll Aline? What's the trouble? Too much dancer"
 on one elbow. 'tSit down, M'ree,'' sht said, and hand me that bottle mark. ed soda mints.' It was dear of yot
 to come. No, the dance isn't tt
 blame for this, worse luck. I didn go!"
 But I thought you were going witt Sidney! I thought you were going tc
 wear your new pink dress!"
 T thought so, too," said Alirfe sadly And Sidney thought so. But we botf
 overlooked something. My father made other arrangements for me-"
 You poor thing." sympathized the girl in the purple sweater. Let me tell me all about it"
 "Of course" Aline began grimly when I heard that MT. Willoughby was going to be in town over Sunday I ought to have been warned by past experience and known better than tc make an engagement for Saturday night. And, of course, father wouldn't lose chance to wish that young man on me.
 But when he came home at noon on Saturday and said that MT. Will oughby wanted to take me to the the ater that night and that he had ac- cepted for me- and that MT. Will oughby had bought the tickets and was coming to dinner at 6, I was just much surprised as if the same thing hadn't happened half dozen times before. I wonder whether you have any idea how cross it makes me to be treated like such a child ?''
 Indeed, I know all about iti" said Marie. Fathers are all alike, guess. I suppose he's impossible, this friend of yours? Homely and everything ?"
 Mono, not homely. Only terribly old He must be almost 30. And he's awfully succtssful in business and all that sort of thing. Father thinks a lot of him. As for me, I really don't care much about him one way or the other. If daddy would only leave us alone we'd get along all right But he has a way of drawing me down on the arm of his chair when MT. Will ouhby is here and rubbing my hair the wrong way, that makes me fell about years old Do you know what I mean? He takes these little cur.s, after Iv fused to get them just SC, and tueks them back behind my ears. And at the same time he tells how fast I'm growing up, and how he's afraid he'll be losing me one of these days
 You poor thing!"
 T knew you'd understand So of course I had to telephone Sidney that couldn't go to the dance. And all through dinner daddy insisted on act ing as if I'd never been out at night before, and this was a great adven- lure for me. And when we were ready to start he said: Now take good care of my baby, Ben
 How terrible,'
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there to remain until it is used the city meanwhile paying interest there on.
 A well-known contractor who last year submitted a bid for the removal of garbage and ashes. which he after wards withdrew, could possibly shed more light on the reas son for increa sing the appropriation for the removal of garbage and ashes from s7,50o to SIS 900 than l can This item has wages of men employed in this work, no charge being made to this appropri- tion for use Of teams. care and feed for same, etc. This years estimate is intended to cover the entire cost of removing garbage and ashes. It was formerly the fact that if it rained ashes were not collected. During the past year 1t has been my experience that ashes are collected rain or shine.
 As to the item of sS5s20, received from the Shore Line Ky. Co. for it's share of the concrete pavement laid by the city on Franklin street last fall through an oversight this item was omitted from the call for the special city meeting held April 20, 1917, but this money will not have been spent until after the coming city meeting. As your correspondent prob pavements on streets where the street railway has to pay for it's share of the work, are for the net cost to the city; not the gross cost of tho work. For precedent for such action, am un- able to find record of q city meeting authorizing the spending of the ''crusiler insurance" money and that received from the Connecticut Co. for macadam repairs, see page 5fS, Council Journal for 1s13-14, another democratic year.
 GUY B. DoLBEARE
 May 30, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
NEED EARLY ATTENTION.

Inasmuch as the discovery has been made that certain organizations and individuals are engaged in propa gan da work for the purpose of persuading those who are required by the con- scription law to register next Tues day in preparation for the draft for the army, to refrain from signing the cards before the registration officials, prompt and effective measures should be taken to see that they are imme- diately suppressed.
 It must be realized that there is a severe penalty attached to the fail ure to register for military service. Those between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, must remember that the government does not intend to be tri- fled with Tn this particular It is a case where they must do as they are directed or they will have to take the consequences.
 These .anti-draft plots cannot be looked upon otherwise than work in behalf of the enemy. Those who are back of them may have their ideas regarding conseription, they may have
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FORGE OUT THE RECKLESS.

There has been started in the state af Maine, by the Maine Automobile Association, a campaign which has as it's object the stopping of fast and reckless driving. The association calls for the protec tion of the s46o,oo0 high way that has been constructed be- tween two towns and the insuring of safe travel thereon by the employ ment of motorcycle officer.
 It may seem a bit odd that it should
 be an automobile association which
 would attempt to bring about this re-
 form, but it only requires a little
 thought to realize that the drivers of
 automobiles are looking out for their
 own interests as well as those of other
 users of the state road. They appre-
 ciate the improvement that has been
 made there by the state and it is only
 natural that they should seek to get
 the best results therefrom. And when
 due consideration is given to the mat ter it cannot fail to be realized that
 it is the drivers of automobiles who are in as much danger as anyone else from the joy riders.
 Let a reckless driver indulge in speeding, in taking chances in mak- ing corners and in passing other ve hicles and the auto driver who Is re- specting the flaw regarding highway regulations is in as much danger IS anyone else. He may respect the law but if others do not he is likely to experience the effects of the other fellows folly by being collided with, forced into a ditch or having his privileges further curtailed.
 Thus 1t is well that the autoists' organization is lending it's influence against the careless drivers. They can do much to bring about an i'm provement by working together for the of the needless driver and ] seeing that he gets proper punish 1 ment for his wiiful disregard of oth- CTS. The fight against such reckless l ness should be carried on by similar | organizations in every state
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN
 IS IN A DEATH -GRAPPLE E
The Liberty Loan Is the Prime Guar
 antee Against National Disaster.

War, bloody and desperate, has been brought home to every American Circumstances have so shaped them se.ves that, whether we like it or not, we are grappIed in a vicious struggle with the most formidable power the world has ever seen arise with a ruthless sword in it's hand.
 The United States has invited either disaster or victory. Which will it be No workman, no farmer, no Villager, no wealthy reciuse can escape Every one is righ up against this war
 Not even by shutting his eyes can the fool or the foolhardy escape the fact that We have got to go down to defeat and pay huge war indemnities to victorious Germany for the redemp- ton of our sea trade and Of our crushed allies, or rise to victory
 Victory did not come to powerful Britain, nor to heroic France. Nor will it come to us without paying the cost
 The cost of victory over German militarieIn is the oss of ulany Ameri- can lives, Of much American treasure, and the sacrifice of luxury and ease by those at home.
 The prevalent makes an initial call for a S2,000, 100000 loan This money must come from the wide public. IL must come from you. It nust come from current and additional savings It must come in small units from mil lions of Americans.
 The solemn nature of the duty that prompts every decent American to subscribe for a Liberty Loan bond will presently be manifested in blood. It is a blood sacrifice on the altar of liberty.
 Your neiRhbor's home, perhaps your home will be in mourning for q sac riffced son. The American casulty lists will tell the ghastly story of un- quenched, if not unquenchable. Ger man lust for power through slaughter. Terrible hardsl1ips will be endured be- fore victory ernerges and the world is safe again for Democracy.
 To insure that we shaE not pass through this fire in vain and that dis aster will not ultirnat ateiy befall let us back up our soldiers by loaning the United States government our savings from fresh economies. De n1ocracy will cry shame" upon those who shirk their Liberty Loan duty.
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their reasons for opposing war, but they have no right to interfere with the action which has been decided upon as necessary in order to meet the requirements of the country. In such a case those who are sending pamphlets about the country, or who are putting up posters, for the pur- pose of interfering with the registra- tion are more responsible than any who may be influenced thereby, and the time to make a determined move for their suppression is now before they have any further opportunity of poisoning the minds of those to whom their appeal is made. It Is not likely that there will be any serious trouble on registration day, but wherever it appears it deserves immediate and effective treatment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
LETTERS ID HE EDlIOa
Lack of Housing Facilities.

NIT. Editor: Your recent editorial on Norwich's growth industrially was an unusually strong comment on the in dustrial activity of Norwich and has been reprinted in full and in part by great many publications and will undoubtedly prove of great value in giving publicity to the excellent nat ural advantages of Norwich as a man ufacturing center
 The completion of the splendid new building for the Winchester Woo.en Mill company will immediately add substantially to the Norwich popula- tion.
 The Thermos plant could use to ad- vantage at this time in the present building 150 additional hands. Our greatest difficulty in bringing help from other points to Norwich is the lack of housing facilities. If there is city in the United States that could use to advantage 150 to 250 homes or apart ments. at rentals from s16 to s20 per month, between this date and the close of the present year-Norwich is that city
 This company will consider five year leases on 50 such houses or apart ments. just a rapidly as they can be completed and we. in addition. con template building a number of houses adjacent to our plant.
 The population of Norwich cannot be added to materially without homes tor the people who can find employ ment. and in our opinion new homes for new people is the only obstacle to very substantial increase in the city's population.
 With assurances of the required homes for help, the size of the present pant of this company will be added to more than 100 per cent
 Trusting that the campaign for new '. M. C. A. building will meet with the success we all anticipate. we beg to remain.
 Sincerely yours AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE Cc..
 WILLIAM B. WALKER.
 President.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

There is day set aside as Moth CTS day" in this country but now ev- cry day is Mothers day ys the bull letin sent out by the National Elmer gency Food Garden Commission of Washington, which is co-operatinG with this newspaper in an endeavor to increase the number of food gardens in this country.
 A woman does not have to wear a nurses uniform to serve her country, the bulletin today continues for she can do just as great service right fn her home. Remember if an ounce of edible food is thrown away in each of the twenty million homes in this land that means a waste of one million three hundred pounds,
 The figures are staggering. It takes the .abor of many to reproduce this waste. To offset this the mother or housewife should plant balanced and economical menus Everything must be utilized. Nothing nutritious should be thrown away.
 Women of England have turned mo- bly to the tasks put them since that country las been at war. Aeeordin z to Major Spender Clay who is in this country with the British War Com winning the war. He says he knows young women who have never Es much as braided their own hair, hay ing been reared amid wealth, and re- fnernerit, who are now cooks in con ceHtration camps, others who are dis pensine rations to the soldiers In training at home with economic ac- caraey demanded by the government.
 So the women of this country can help the United States and for that reason the National Emergency Food Garden Commission directs attention today to the terrible loss by waste. There need be no hysteria, no scrimp- ing but just sane judicious economy whereby much can be saved and no one the loser in the way of having enough to eat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

MT. Editor: I am glad reading the estimates for the city fiscal year be- ginning May Is, 1917, gave pleasure to one of your correspondents. The f.
 nance committee has derived no plea
 sure from reading them, nor from in creasing items and the tax rate; but as the city, like the individual, has to pay more for everything, this was in evitabfe.
 Your correspondents deficit" seems to be the total of the overdrafts against various appropriations. He states that such a condition has not
 existed within twenty-five years If
 he will turn to the Council Journal for 1911-12, pages 494-495 he will find
 that the overdFafts total s1502O54 after transferring unexpended balances
 or certain appropriations in order to
 make the deficit" as small as possi-
 bic, and this only five years ago when
 the late c. F. Thayer was mayor and every member of the city government a democrat.
 At a special city meeting held Oc- tober 20, 1916, the Court of Common Council was authorized to expend any
 balances of special appropriations heretofore made and not neded for the purpose for which the appropria- poses and expenses of the city" These authorized transfers were not made on the treasurer's account Total unex- pended balances are between $6, 900 $5.e00 and s6,e0e.
 l could answer his contention that because the unexpended balances total $38,670.94, that there should be that amount of cash on hand, by referring him again to the Council Journal for 1911-12, page 495, and asking him why when the treasurers report showed unexpended balances of $1oS,0Ss there was according to figures on page 504, but $3221S.35 cash on hand In round figures, about $30, 900 of the to- tai unexpended balances is on account of street improvements, payment for which is to be made in annual install from taxes, the money meanwhile being borrowed. The borrowing is done as the money is needed; not in advance and put in the treasury, as ynur correspondent sees to think,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
MOTHER GRAYS POWDERS
 BENEFIT MANY CHILDREN

Thousands of mothers have found Mother Gray SWeeI E1WdeIS all eN of headache. colds. fsverishness. stom- ach troubles and bowel irTeEulariti. ti... from which children suffer during tnc7c days. These powders are easy and pleasant to take and eSccllent rFzult ts are accomplished by their Use. Tsed bF mothers for 80 years. Sold by druggists everywhere. 25 cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
OTHER VIEW POINTS

At present the United Mine Work CTS of America have no special griev- ances against their employers. For the moment, all the petty difficulties have been patched up, or passed by. The last great strike helped to allevi- ate the trouble over hours and pay.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
GETTING EVEN WITH FATHER

"Ond the show he took me to! My dear it was the worst of all. If VI 1 had gone to a problem play I'd have l forgiven him. But this was kind ol
 a high brow Punch and Judy show Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf! | Awfully clever, really. But the way l it fitted in with the rest of the even 1 ing just finished me. By the time Il
 was over I was ready Tor bed and dis- i gusted with life, and when Ben sug- l gested doing somewhere for supper | told him I had a headache. He in- sisted that something hot would dt
 me good, and then I had to tell him | that father never let me go out te | super after the theater without . | cha peron."
 l Do you call him Ben?" Only when I forget But wait. | thou ght, of course. I'd finished him by
 referring to father. But he excused l himself for 8 minute. and when he
 came back to told me that he'd teie- phoned the fami.y-Waked them up
 out of a sound sleep, if you please | me go. Did you ever hear of such 1 nerve?"
 'fBut.. Of course. you dIdn't!" "But, of course, I didi had an inspiration. We went to a wonder ful place, but I was too mad to care for scenery When he asked me what wanted I just took up that bill of fare and looked down the right hand Sluc, where liiS PIACc5 dIcs yoa hHoW and ordered my supper. And l didn't order one thing that didn't cost a small fortune-not one! Most of
 what I ate I'd never heard of before,
 but I'm pretty sure I pronounced them right. You should have seen his face"
 Was he wild?"
 .N-no, just sort of stunned. He's a gentleman, I will say that for him. He paid the bill without looking at it. But I guess he won't bother me any more. I was so angry last night that I didn't care, but to-day Pm kind of to- -night-rnotfler invited him yester- day-and I'm going to be too i'll to go down. I've really been a wreck all day. It must have been the lobster'
 Poor darling," cooed her dearest friend. Do let me rub your head with cologne. I'm staying to dinner. Na'ur mother asked me as I came in. sie thought it might cheer you up. 50 can sit right here and hold your hand until o'clock. It's a shame you can't come down. but perhaps l can say help a little. Is he really. very good leoking?''
 Aline drew her hand way. '1 don't want my head rubbed" she said, cold ly. and I'm quite equal to mana ging Ben Willoughby alone. thank you If you're going to stay, M'ree, of course. ought to make an effort to get up no matter what it does > me. Will you please open that bottom drawer and hand me my pink slippers and stock ings ?'-Chicag ews.
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It is well to get 1t thoroughly in- pressed upon the mind that next Tuesday is registration day. It diff fers from election day inasmuch as there is a penalty for forgetting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

May hasn't caused much paint to be worn off the park benches, but there is of course great hopes enter tained for June.
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declares

Congressman Berger declares that Secretary Lansing by his order denying passports to American social fsts anxious to go to Stockholm is simply aiding German success at that conference. He thould remember that goods that are made in Germany get little credit throughout the world these days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
New England Liberty Loar
 Committee
HOME GARDENS
Mothers.

creates or cultivates a garden helps, and grealy, so solve the problem of
 Let me suggest that every one who the feeding of the nations. Pres ident Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

Inventors come and inventors go, but none has had the temerity to claim that he perfected a device which would prevent or even soften the effect of d tornado
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

From the way in which individuals are buying the Liberty loan bonds, 1t is quite evident that an army that can furnish the coin, as well as an arny that can fight, is being enrolled in this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

The hotel keepers at shore resorts have been worrying lest they would not be allowed to have lights at the watering places, but no sooner is that settled than they have cause to wor- ny over the possibility of no sunshine.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

After three years of war Great Britain is to abolish food speculation. This country will take the proper course if it adopts such a policy ill the beginning.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

The indictment of the onion corner CTS by the federal grand jury in Bos- ton Is already having it's effects upon others by the changes in price which are being experienced.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

Just at the present time other ve- hic1es appear to be abandoned while the rush is underway to get on the bond wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: Men may lie. but they rarely exasgerate their liabilities.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31
Catching Food pirates.

By carrying sugar humps in one fhand and a club in the other. Mir Hoover hopes to catch the food ri- rates coming or going. Boston Ad- vertiser
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-31

So this great organization of workers in what Mr White richtfully terms the basic industry of the war should dig from the earth all the coal that could possibly be used for all the pos sible needs of the nation" HaWus set about to do that a grateful people win paN homage where it rightfulIy belongs, during and after the war. lf is duty that now calls.-%ew Britain Herald.
 Where it daylight savins) has been tried it has been approved It seems like the sheerest nonsense to iutelu- - gent people. Why not get up at 5 or at { instead of at 6 or a [. and realize that it is or 1 instead of trying Co believe that ii is or c.? If daylight is to be saved by making the clock lie all the clocks have got to do it. 1T the stores turn their clocks ahead and the railroads do not, where will we be att If the city hall clock and the depot clock are an hour apart and the electro clocks go their independent way and the factory whistles theirs, what will ones mantel timepiece or vest pocket guide amount to? If the railroads fn Connectucut do and the connecting railroads in New York and Massachu- setts do not. when does the traveller get on or Off2
 General agreement won't do. It ha got to have the compulsion of law. Waterbury American.
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and upwards, and paid for on the partial payment plan if desired.
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Aldermen DoIbeare Answer.

New York. May 25, 1917.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

almost as soon as she glimpsed him.
and she had been watching that BIT OF
road quite closely. He flipped the reins
10 one side and turned from the trail 10
ride straight up the slope to where she
was.
Billy Louise, with self reproachful
glance at the grave, ran down the slope
to meet him-an unexpected welcome.
which made Wards heart leap in his
chest.
"Oh, Ward, for heavens sake, don't
be singing that come-all-ye at the top
OF your voice, like that. Don't you
Nov l was given to understand that
you liked that same come-all-ye Have
you been educating your musical taste
In the last week, Miss William Louise"
Ward stopped his horse before her and
with his hands still clasped over the
saddle horn looked down at her with
that hidden smile-and something else.
mo, haven't. / don't have to edu-
cate myself to the point where know
the Chisholm Trail isn't proper kind
Of funeral hymn, Ward Warren" Billy
Louise glanced over her shoulder and
lowered her voice instinctively, as we
all do when death has come close and
stopped. "Jase died last night that's
his grave up there. Isn't 1t perfectly
pitiful? Poor old Marthy was here all