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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

long as kings list could earn for
them. .-
..Jassy has a rich ecclesiastical his
tory and it's religious buildings to-
day are in keeping with that his
tory. Just as the rich Mexican mine
owner made penance for his sins and
provided a monument to perpetuate
his memory by the single act of build
ing a fine church, SO the pich Media :
Wan boyar thought his career was not
completed until he had built rei-
gious edifice of some kind.
with the surrounding forested hills
these structures give the kind of i'm :
posing picturesqueness familiar to
Americans in novels of the Prisoner
OF Zenda'' type. According to Ru-
manian tradition, this region has
staged wildly romantic incidents.
"One of the most beautiful churches
OF the temporary Rumanian capital,
that of the Trei Erarchi, has equisite,
iace-like carvings over the exterior
including the towers, and was once
gilded. During a Tartar occupation,
ing and fired, in order that golf might
DC melted and carried off. An earth
quake Gid further damage to the
church. but it was later restored.
This confaSration is but one of
the vivid moments of the city's his
tory. Her story abounds with pages
OF crimson and black when invaders
with frebrand and sword swarmed
upon her The Tartars burned the
city in 1913, the Turks in 1888, the
in 1892 was the closing event of the
second Russo Turkish war. The
years 1921 and 1922 were stormy with
events of the Greek revolution.
During the peaceful time preceding
TIE present struggle Jassy had de-
veloped an active trade Railroads
communicated with Galatz, Kishfnev
and Czernowitz."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nothing of Consequence From In1me-
date Sale.

Mr.. Editor: Two or three days ago,
letter appeared in your columns
purporting to come from a depositor
in the Thames Loan and Trust COM
pany, who omits to sign his name, sug
costing that the affairs of that COM
should be very quickly closed
up by selling at auction or otherwise
at once such property as still remains
not yet converted into cash.
Any one who cares to know definitely
and accurately about the affairs of
that company can learn them by see
ing me personally at any time during
business hours or in the evening or
even on holidays, as your correspond
ent might have very easily found out.
Probably no one would more quickly
complain than your correspondent if
every effort were not made to realize
as much as possible for the depositors.
If the course which he suggests prom
ised any reasonable return, I should
very quickly adopt it. But there are
claims involving many thousands of
dollars, some of them in litigation
upon which nothing of consequence
could be realized at such an immediate
sale.
Very truly yours,
AMOS a. BROWNING
Norwich, Conn, January 5, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
SHEEP RATHER THAN DOGS.

When ]. o. Phelps, Jr., commission
er on domestic animals, points out, as
he has, that sheep raising in Connec-
ticut has failed owing to the large
number of dogs in the state. he I'M
questionab1y voices the opinion of
those who have endeavored to aid in
the redeveIopment of this industry.
Plenty are the instances where whole
aocks or the greater part of them
have been wiped out by sheep killing
dogs, and whenever the question of
sheep raising is urged the answer that
is invariably given is that such is
impossible because of the number of
dogs rowing about the country seek
ing what they can devour.
It is the opinion of Commissioners
Phelps that the general assembly
should be called upon to deal with this
matter, and in arriving at that con-
clusion he is taking the same atti-
tude which is being manifested in
many other states. Connecticut is not
the only commonwealth which is suf-
fering from this menace to sheep.
Other states throughout tho east are
In the same predicament but there is
q steadily increasing demand for more
sheep. They are needed both for the
wool and for food and it is time that
steps should be taken to give the pro-
per protection to this business of rails
ing sheep.
The time has come when it must
be decided whether the dogs are to
be preferred to the sheep. The need
and value of the latter are such that
1t ought to require no great amount
of elaboration to reach "a decision.
The dogs should go and in whatever
action Connecticut may take in this
regard it will be doing no different
than many other states which are
handling this question without gloves.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
coming within the allotted time
Waterbury Republican.

coming within the allotted time
Waterbury Republican.
In New Haven last August a young
man was arrested for operating an
automobile while under the influence
of liquor. His case was nolled. Last
week this same individual ran into
girl as she was crossing the street.
He was arrested and subsequently
pleaded guilty TO driving his machine
while under the influence of liquor
He was fined 500 and costs n the city
court. Obviously something more ef-
fective is needed in such case than
fines. Courts have been too lenient.
They have apparently refused TO rec
ognize the seriousness of permitting
drivers to think that a fine would, on
a pinch, be compensation for q life.--
Meriden Record.
There is no more reason why the
dog should prohibit sheep raising IN
Connecticut than in England or Scot
land, where he Is an aid to the shep-
herd and is never a danger to the
sheep. Moreover, it is a fact that
millions of sheep are raised in some
state where dogs are quite plentiful,
but IL they become a menace to the
sheep business are never allowed to
do so. The means which restrain
dogs in one country or In one OF our
states, can be applied here II need be.
and equal immunity from danger Sc
cured. 1t is singular that we should
submit what might become great
and valuable industry to the threat
of SUCH danger.-Bridgepor Stand
ard.
We've seen hundreds of cost of live
ing editorials in the last few months
of every length, style and quality,
And here's one of about half dozen
lines from the Nevada (AFk-) Plea
yune, that looks like. the best Of the
lot:
Eyes, these are hard times. We
throw away ashes and buy soap. We
raise dogs and buy hogs. We grow
weeds and buy vegetables and brooms.
We catch fish with a 81 rod We
build schoolhouSes and send our chill
dren to be educated away from home.
And at last we send our boys out with
a $40 gun and $1s dog to hunt ten7
cent game
whole story ?-South Norwalk Senti4
mel.
Just now when there is a shortage
of paper, real or artificial, some facts
about paper and paper making are
very much in order. Wood pulp Is
not by any means the only raw mate
rial available for the manufacture OF
paper. 1t is the handfeSt and by far
the cheapest; that is all It has been
estimated that there are not far short
of 1000 diffedent substances out Of
which paper can be made. A firm OF
American paper makers has a book
containing $50 leaves, every one OF
which had been made from a. different
substance. But, unfortunately all or
the many known paper-yielding nbref
and other similar vegetable products
save only a few, are either too expen-
sive in themselves, or else they cost
too much to manufacture into paper,
New Britain Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

(Written Specially For The Bulletin)
Present day advocates of peace are
not one whit more keen for the ending
of the WARRIOR all wars to end--than
were the inhabitants of Norwich back
in the years following 1850
In January. 1871, the townspeople
were divided into forty classes, to raise
forty soldiers, which was their quota
for the Continental Army; and again
into twenty classes. for state quota
to serve at Horseneck and elsewhere
A list of persons in each class was
made out, and each was taxed in due
prooprfion for the pay and fitting out
of one recruit, whom they were to pro-
cure: two shirts, two pairs of wooden
stockings, shoes and rnittens were
requisites for every soldier; arms ana
uniform were furnished by the state or
country.
Each soldiers family was in the
charge of a committee to SEE that they
were supplied with the necessartes OF
life, for which the soldiers wages to
certain amount were pledged
The whole number fclasses during
1881 to procure clothing was So. Dur.
ing 1882, only 33 classes were required
In 1888, instructions were given to.
the representatives to use their lnf1u-
ence with the General Assembly to ob-
tain a remonstrance against the nve
years pay granted by congress to the
officers of the Continental Army. The
manifesto of the town on this subject
was ''iery, dictateria1 and extraya-
CANT, Miss CaulI<ins' History OF Nor
witch records" A few paragraphs will
show in strong relief the characters
tics OF the people--jealous of their
rights quick to take alarm, and SEN
sitively watchfu1 over their cherished
liberties.
These paragraphs read:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Now is a good time because it waits
upon Opportunity, but half the world
don't believe it! The fruits of
achievement presage a good time
for the successful, and the envy of
most every one else. Good times and
ha I'd times are about as closely al
lied as light and shade. Nature
doesn't let us all get gleeful at the
same time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Thus far the German raider is not
boasting of its accomplishments OH
the Atlantic even though number of
large vessels are missing. Possibly
it has adopted the British idea Of
Withholding the news.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

1t. is probable that Russia is re-
moving all stores and provisions from
the section which the Teutons are
threatening, but this cannot go on
forever unless they are ready to sac
rifce some valuable Russian territory.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
TREATMENT THAT is DESERVED

The opposition which has develop
ed to the plan of adopting a zone sys-
tenn for the second class mail matter
IS no greater than was anticipated.
Ut calls for a change in the postal
system as at present arranged which
Is unjust ard entirely uncalled for. 1t
plans to put a tax on reading matter
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

The Rumanians may be doing their
worst when it comes to destroying
everything which might be used by
the enemy. but that doesn't appear to
be checking their progress.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Japan wants to know if there is any
thing to prevent liners carrying guns
from going through the canal. If
they are for defense purposes, the
same rule which applies to our har-
bors will probably be applied to the
canal
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
STORIES OF THE WAR
Misadventure of a German Aviator.

Misadventure of German Aviator.
At a British aerodome at a. m. on
the Somme front the officer on duty
happening to be wide awake, heard
the sound of an aeroplane engine. He
NEW perfectly well that no British
machine of his squadron was aloft.
The officer, donning a dressing gown
over his pajamas, strolled outdoors in
'front.' of his sheds to see what was
,appening. He was just in time to
zee an airplane descend, misjudgez the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

With fifty applications for places on
the roads. rivers and bridges commit
tee in the general assembly, it is not
only evident that some one is going
to be disappointed, but that there is
i've interest in those subjects in many
sections of the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

It begins to look as if Carranza had
convinced President Wilson of the ad-
visibility of Withdrawing the punitive
expedition.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

When the French government in
creases the postal rates, that may
simply be another way of tightening
the work of the censors
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

The legislators are not the only ones
who are confronted with long lists of
bills at this season of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

The former governor of Arizona is
not setting very good example to
the people across the border when he
refuses to abide by the vote of the
people.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The man on the corner says: Many
a cold in the head gets its start in
the feet
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

There must be great encouragement
for the Episcopal clergy in the an
nouncernent that $4,000,00O have al
ready been pledged for the $5.000,000
penson fund which is desired to put
the pension into into practice. There
is a cool 100000 yet to be raised.
There are sixty days in which to
raise it, There are thousands of
wealthy church members in all parts
to give to it, or who. having given,
may be able to give still more. That
additional 81 600, 600 ought to be forth
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

These paragraphs read:
Where is the free son of America
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The newspapers Of Dayton, Ohio,
have raised their prices 100 per cent.
We presume their readers have raised
the deuce about this, but if somebody
doesn't raise some newspring paper
pretty soon and rae the cost the
manufacturers are putting on 1t, lot
of newspapers in Dayton and else
where won't have anything left to
raise but monuments to their mem
ory.-Hartford Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Preparations were therefore hurried
ly made to receive him Goods were
packed and women and children made
ready for flight. The fiery patriots
of Norwich wished for nothing more
than that he should attempt to march
upon their city, giving them a long
coveted opportunity of wrecfing
their vengeance upon the traitor. Just
why Arnold changed his plans has
never been explained; certainly he
failed to march north, cortenting him
self with his sudden and transient at
tempt upon the Sea-board.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

There is. good time coming, but
do not expect it to surprise you, for
it doesn't run on schedule time like
an express freight, but depends upon
conditions which may or may not be
within our control. It is not an easy
task to tell just what a good time is
Man has good times in most Of his in
culgences; and thinks he has in most
of his excuses of which he not infre-
quently dies victim. Man is so con-
stituted that ne thinks he cannot have
a good time without idleness, or
thinks he cannot have, a good time
with it He is found in his cratic
judgment often on both sides of the
fence in many of the affairs Of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Orders at last came for them to
march, but they were just ready to
start when the order was counter
manded. Again an express arrived,
saying that the fleet seemed to be
bound in, and orders were issued to
stand ready; one hour they heard that
the enemy was making preparations
for a descent, the next that the fleet
was moving up the sound. Finally
the hostile ships having explored Gard
iner's Bay, fitted out of the sound
and the Norwich militia. after two
days harrassing suspense, were dis
missed to their homes
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

At no period of the Revolutionary
War were the people of Norwich actu-
ally alarmed by the fear of a direct in
vasion, except at the time of t. at
tack on New London, September 9Th,
1871.
It was then rumored that Arnold,
unworthy son of Norwich infamed
with hatred against the country which
he had betrayed, and cherishing a
vengeful spin in particular against his
native town, had determined at all
hazards to march here and spread des-
oIation through the homes of his form
er friends and neighbors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
ADMIRAL PALMER LAUDS
NAVY OFFICERS AND MEN

Rear Admiral L. c. Palmer, chief Of
the naval bureau of navigation. in his
annual report pays high tribute to the
officers and men of the Navy for the
cooperation that has been secured in
the training OF new forces. Both
ashore and afioat. he says, every ele-
ment of the service has Joined in the
task. In less than eight months the
training facilities ashore have been ex-
banded to provide for 10000, instead of
5000 men.
For war purposes, Admiral Palmer
! says, the Navy will need 100000 men.
and il it furnishes crews for the mer,
chant marine. 100000. 1t is far easier
to get these, he says, than train Of
ficers. and he. therefore, recommends
that the course at the Annapolis Naval
Academy be made three years for the
next Ave years and that each senator
and representative be allowed five an
pointees. The main buildings of the
academy will accommodate 22Oo mid
shipmen next year. the report saws.
with quarters otherwise available for
600 more.
'Tt is sound policy" Admit, Il Palmer
says, for the efficiency Of the feet and
for the national educational purposes
that the academy be kept filled to the
limit OF Its accommodations. I cannot
too strongly express my deep apprecfa-
tion of the manner In which the ofncers
and clerks OF the bureau have success
fully met the new and dif1cult problems
recommendation that the very moder-
bate increases in the pay Of clerks, and
for additional clerks be authorized at
this session"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11

membership of 100000. 1t has been
meeting annually since 1869. 1t has at
filiations in every non -suffrage state
except New Mexico and in all the SUI
frage states except Idaho, Wyoming
and Arizona
The number of state organizations
comprenended in 1t is fifty-nine and four
national organizations are affiliated with
1t. It Is non.militant and non-partisan
and has no connection with any militant
or partisan suffrage bodies. 1t Is one
Of twenty-six national suffrage organiza-
tons in twenty-six different countries,
which together form the international
Woman Suffrage Alliance, Of which Mrs.
Gait. president Of the national. is also
the head. Finally. It has always recog-
nized two routes only for the securing
of suffrage-state referenda and federal
amendment. 1t has always worked for
both with the idea that. as soon as the
time should come when enough states
had been won 1t would center its ener-
giles on the federal amendment, and II
considers that that time has now ar
rived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
PRESIDENTS PORTRAIT
At CoRC0RAR GALLERY
Painting 1scsutly complsted by
John Singer ssrgene for National
Gallery Of ireland.

Through tho cooperation OF the Cor-
coran Gallery OF Art and through the
courtesy Of the National Gallery OF Ire
land. Neutrality-suspicious.. including the
thousands OF war visitors and war
workers from all parts OF the United
States. are to have m opportunity to
view the portrait Of President Wilson
recently completed by John Singer Sar-
gent. foremost American artist in por-
trait work. The painting is being hung
today in the Corcoran Gallery.
Tho circumstances under which this
work OF art was produced were or an
unusual and Interesting character. and
the onicial or personal good Offices of
sitter. painter and possessor alike had
successfully TO be enlisted by the local
art gallery in its effort to have the
psi " ss S Of viewing the picture grant
shortly after the outbreak OF the war
Mr.. Sargent offered to paint picture
by commission Of tho highest bidder.
the purchase price to be. donated to the
painted canvas was auctioned at Chris
tics. London. the late Sir Hugh Lane
being the successful bidder at $4,000.
Sir Hugh not long afterward went
down in the Lusitania-
art works. including the implanted pic
ture, were left to the National Gallery
OF ireland. Dublin, and its directors
were given the privilege of deciding
who should be the subject They chose
Woodrow Wilson. and, notwithstanding
the pressure OF public duties. he gener-
ously consented to give the requisite
sittings. The portrait was accordingly
made this fall and has but recently
been completed.
The Corcoran Gallery was reluctant
to have 1t go permanently from Amer
lea unviewed by the thousands who
would enjoy representation of such a
distinguished sitter by such q master
hand. and through negotiations con-
Quoted by its officials Indications were
obtained of the personal willingness
both Of the President and Mr.. Sargent
to have tho privilege assured. Next
the Dublin gallery was written. but the
letter miscarried and the negotiations
were, owing to pressure Of time. con-
ttnued by cable, with successful out
come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
MEANS WIFE ON STAND
IN HUSBANDS DEFENSE
Says She Never Noticed That De-
fendant Tried to Dominate
Mrs. King.

CONCORD. N. G., December 11.-Mra
Julie P: Means took the stand today in
defense of her husband. CASTOR B.
Means. on trial here for tho murder Of
Mrs. Maude A. King. She said that
since she was little child. some 1--WE
years old. she had known Mrs King,
and during the last several years had
been in contact with her almost con-
stantly.
Mrs. Means testified that she never
observed any evidences that her hus-
band sought to restrain Mrs. Kings
liberty or dominate her.
Mrs Means scored a strong point for
the defense, in the estimation of OBJ
servers. when she stood up and demon
strated before the jury that she could
with apparent ease, hold q 25-calibor
automatic pistol in either the regular
or the reverse position in her left hand
turning her face over her right
shoulder. and fire a bullet into the
back part Of her head at such an angle
as to take approximately the range az
the wound in Mrs. Kings head showed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
BULGE IN PAY ROLLS.
Numerous Wage Increases in Octo.
Der Make the Payments BountifuI.

Numerous wage increases made Octo-
Der pay rolls in the principal industries
of the United States among the most
bountiful ever put out. In the iron and
steel trade, 81 out of 10 establishments
reported wage increases and the total
pay rolls amounted to 49, per cent
more than in October, 1916 In the
wooden industry the years Increase
was 41.6: hosiery and underwear. 22.g:
paper making, 21.l: cotton finishing,
2o.6, and in boots and shoes. cotton
manufacturing, mems ready-made cloth
ing, car building and repairing. cigar
manufacturing, automobile manufac-
turing and leather manufacturing less
err increases. Only silk workers re-
ceived a smaller total than last year,
the decrease being 1.9 per cent
Wars effects on the labor supply were
shown in the increase of workers en-
ployed on iron and steel, mems ready
made clothing, wooden. cotton finishing,
cigar making and paper making The
greatest increase was lila per cent, in
the iron and steel mills. Seven other
industries, boots and shoes, cotton
manufacturing, hosiery and underwea :
silk. car building and repairing, auto
mobile manufacturing and leather, en-
ployed less persons than year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
THINK GERLAcH DECISION
FAR-REACHING FOR ARMY

Officers of the judge advocate gem
erals department of the Army regard
the recent decision Of the United States
district court for the southern district
Of New York in the case of Charles
E. Gerlach as of far-reaching Inn
portance In the enforcement Of mill
tary discipline on civilians on federal
vessels. Gerlach was a civil employe
on the S. 8. Mcclellan. chartered to
tho United States Quartermaster Corps
by the shipping board. When that
vessel was left in a French port Ger
ZACH and several other members OF
the crew took passage for home, as
casuals. on the United States transport
Ell Occidente. During the voyage 1t
became necessary to put the casuals
on duty as 'lookouts" to assist In safe
guarding the ship against attack by
submarines.
Capt. D. A. wilcox of the Quarter
master Corps, in charge of the trans
port. ordered Gerlach to stand watch
at certain stated times. Gerlach failed
to obey the orders and was placed in
arrest. On arrival in port he was tried
by military court-martial and convict
ed Of the charge of disobedience of
orders in violation of the seth article
of war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-11
Four.Cent Carfare at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. December 11.-Four-
cent cash fare. three tickets for a dime.
with a penny rebate on transfers, will
be in effect at midnight Friday, ac-
cording to announcement Of President
Stanley OF the Cleveland Railway Com
pany. and approved by Traction Com
missioner Sanders. three-cent fare
was insufficient to meet the increased
cost Of operating, II Is said. On one
Of the city lines a fare of cents may
later be charged.