Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-24
Gl1e 1nllgtin, Norwich, Saturday, Aug. 24, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

UT nice IreSn nSn Tor sunday oH today, see Powers Bros-adv.
 The total sale of war savings stamps in the state to date aggregate $9,254 425.21.
 Wild excitement about the worlds championship baseball series is to be found in histories.
 Patriotic sheep are now braving the heat to grow sweaters for next win ter's campaign. if any.
 The politicians realizing there is to be a light vote this fall are using the regular tactics to control it.
 Prompters at dances are not known to present Terpischoreans, who trip the light fantastic to rag time mu- sic.
 There are numerous husky citizens around the half century mark who will fail to see why 45 should be the age limit
 Funny how women will try to fool themselves For instance, every wo- man believes that she can make good coffee.
 Why should man with three year-old car for which he paid half price, be taxed at the original cost of the machine.
 Have you a tennis recquet that you haven't 'ime to use this summer? The boys at the submarine base can make good use of it in their few leisure hours.
 ,GoveGnor Marcus H. Holcomb. in a proclama tion inst issued, calls for the continued maintenance of Connecti- e'ft's educational standards as 8 war measure.
 TO accommodate jurors v~ho desire to attend agricultural fairs, the Sep tember term of the criminal side of the superior court will convene in New London on September 10.
 Mir. and Mrs. Matthew Farrell and family with MT and Mrs. George Zy- ron and Mrs Caroline Myers will leave Bridgeport today for a week end mo- tor trip to New London and Norwich
 Choice salmon, Spanish mackerel Holsters, also a few choice blues at Powers Bros.-adv
 We get a new light on fish prices when we read that a fishing schooner, sunk by the Huns, had been earning in 8 year above the wages of the crew five times the cost of the ves- sel
 Coal days to defeat cold days is the new slogan in the anthracite region. As another means to increase output the anthracite industry contemplates several "eoal-days" monthly to speed up production.
 Connecticut stands eighth among the states of the union in the number of men rejected at military training camps, official statistics prepared by physicians in charge of the work at the camps show.
 The pressure of war demands is bringing greater Concentration on steel output on the part of manu z cturers and government officials than at any time since the United States entered the war. At a meeting of prominent ItaL ian-Anerican residents of Bridge port it was decided to join ip a move ment with other Connecticut cities and ! collect fund of s4nO ono for the erec- i ton of an hospital in Italy. Restrictions and curtailment of va riety in staples. colors, shapes. weights and trimmin@s of fur and felt hats ] for mel and women for the spring of 1912 have been announced by the war industries board at Wasflfngton 1 Chambers of commerce are passing ! resolutions against the waste of good white paper and printers' ink There is a tremendous waste in paper and ink on the part of the government and at a tiSle when the government has passed certain restrictions.
 As far as can be determined from | information available at present Con- necticut's soldier voting law is the most practical and equitable piece .ot legislation for this purpose shat has been devised by any state in tho union. Miss Charlotte NJ. Holloway, inves tjgator of the state bureau of ltbor reports that there is q considerable reduction in the consumption of milk eggs, and butter, owing to the in crease in the cost of such food pro ducts.
 Because they are unlikely to ge certificates for any more sugar unti about October 1 is no reason, in tn opinion of the food administration why Connecticut retailers should re fuse to sell sugar for legitimate can ming purposes.
 Cliff Walk. that favorite gatherin place for young couples desiring t watch and listen to the rolling an
 
 beach and snjoy the cool breezes fror the ocean, is forbidden ground for en listed ,Nen of the army, navy and ma rine corps.
 The Connecticut State Council C Defense has declared in favor of
 Community War Chest as n sat l. isfactory and practical method ( raising funds for war auxiliary agen cies" for those towns which are dis satisfied with the present multiplici ty of drives.
 . Miss Holloway, state investigator ( women's employment says rumor ths
 the New Haven road is employin . women as conductors, brakemen an . switch tenders is without foundation Women are employed by the railroa
 company only as gate tenders at son
 crossings in the state. The women of the state no | hav9 it on the authority of Governc l Holcomb that it is not necessary the
 should have the ballot in order to cor
 tinue their patriotic efforts to increa. the food supply Of the commonweal,
 by doing manual labor on the farm
 of Connecticut
 The Connecticut State Council Defense has declared in favor of properly prepared Community W; r Chest as satisfactory ard prat
 tical method of raising funds f,
 war auxiliary agencies for tho
 towns which are dissatisfied vii
 the present multiplicity of drives.
 Local draft boards have been giv, - authority to reopen and rec,assi |, men. who have been placed in Class and found physically unfit for gel
 erai military service in behalf
 whom preferred classification is r
 quested, because of their being e1
 gagged in necessary government wo 9 The vegetable most abundant the market. at present. is tonatoe