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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
THE REVENUE BILL.

Whether 10 block the entire reve- iue bill and thus put out of joint the whole tax raising machinery of the country at time when the nations need for money is so great. or to get lhe best that is possible under the Circumstances and trust to the future for the making of changes has been dccided hv the republicans. if we are fo judge bv the advice which has been given t" Senator Penrose. In speak ing for tho republicans he has de- ciared that there will ba no effort made to hold un the measure. that there will bo no flibuster. The needs Of the country are given first consid- eration but in taking this acton and Ilacing the responsibility for iL upon The democrats he docs not overlook The injustice that is being done by iu- rluding in the bin the amount to be raised not only for isig but for 1920. The attitude taken, however, makes it fairly certain that the revenue bill yin be enacted at this session of con sress. There certainly should be leg islation Of this kind enacted, but the sact that they are not going to set LID such objection as would prevent it's passage does not mean that the re- Publicans approve Of the provision for fixing a tax to meet conditions when no one knows what those conditions are going to be or how much revenue is going to be required to meet the governments needs Business would Of course like to know what to expect in the way of taxation. but SO would it liked 10 have known at the opening of the war how it was going to be in- terfered with. It recognized neverthe- less that 1t was case of meeting the war requirements come what would and it is the same with the revenue bin for 1920. No one can tell what is going to be needed and the es- inmates for 1920 as set forth ir the revenue bill cannot be-regarded, al anything more than piece of guess- uOrk
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
THE NEW SECRETARY ACTS.

We have new secretary of the Treasury. Carter Glass of Virginia. who has relieved Mir. McAdoo of his duties Of the cabinet office which he held Tor the past six years, and along with it the task of supervising the war risk insurance bureau. This latter is one of the departments of the gov ernment which has come in for much serious criticism because of the fail ure to so handle it's work as to get to the dependents of the soldiers in the army the allowances which have been made for them and which the govern ment was relied upon to forward that hardships and want might be prevent cd
 The idea Of the government taking rare of this work and looking out for 1he wives. children and parents was . capital one. or it would have been ' it had been properly performed. but when it is realized that many families have become almost destitute by the failure to receive such allowances for a period Of seven months in some in Stances it must be realized that some lining was radically wrong. in spite of The tremendous task which it is ffoWn such a bureau faced.
 6ecretary Glass is not long in rec kEnizing the seriousness Of the situa iicn and it's reflection upon the gov 4fument. He has decided that carly 5ctio1 is necessary and this he has taken by appointing a new director os that bureau. Col. Henry D. Lindsey, an insurance company head being named.
 It is to the credit of the new secre. tary that he has not tried to make excuses for the past and to put aside fhe criticism as inconseqUential. II has not taken him long to realize that a deplorsble situation has existed and though he may not say it the fact that new head has been named in- licates that he attributes t to an in- efficient conduct of the bureau. It is 10 be hoped lhat his action will ac- complish whGt is needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
-------------- --------- ----------------' uNGALLEp FOR ACTION.

we wholly dissent from his (Mr. McAdoo's) argument that because We cannot get congress 10 do what is needful this session, we must not ask 1t at the next" says the New York Evening Post in connection with the appeal of Director General MeAdoo that the control of the railroads shoul.l be extended over period of five years.
 It is perfectly evident from the stand which Mir. McAdoo has taken that he realizes that it is impossible for congress at this shor& session to deal with the railroad problem. From all indications he is anxious that ac- tion in regard to it should not be re- served for it's successor. so he urges that this congress without attempting 10 solve the matter take action whinn will extend tho period of control from q months to five years.
 While t is realized that tie Iailroa problem is ono which ought not to b. disposed of without proper thought ro" ;ll interests concerned, it is quito as evident that there oueh. hot to hs any snap Judgment exercised in con. neotion with the extension of the pe- riod oe control any more than thert should he in regard to the entire flu ture policy Of the government toward l the roads. As long as this congress | has not the time 10 deal with the mat. ter as it should it IS but proper tha
 the next congress should wrestle witl it and there is no reason why an ex l traordinary session should not De called soon after the fourth Of Marel | for this and other important work 1 There is no reason for greater dela, | except or course that the incomin;
 congress E-ill he republican That i
 q matter. however. which the presi 1 dent should not attempt to escape i
 the national welfare is kept to tn
 front. and there would be time fo
 such a congress to deal with the mat ter before the period of control al
 ready existing expires.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20

be eliminated. During Nc~embcr fn the two countries the fire loss was twelve and a third millions, which WAS de- caded drop from that suffered in the same month last year when the total figured seo,ooe.ooo, while November losses were fess than sixth of those experienced during October. In that month the damage done t6tAlled over sTSe0o, 600 or a quarter of tho loss for the whole eleven months.
 It fig thus quite evident that there is plenty of opportunity even though war work has been stopped to put Into use the vast amount of excellent ad- vice which has been and is being given from time to time about the necessity of taking preventive steps and overcoming c4reaessness. 1t is not to be supposed that all of the damage sustained during the year could have been prevented but there is no doubt that a good proportion of it could have been.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
CLEANED FROMFOREIGN
 EXCHANGES.

Many dead in London gre still with out prospect of burial. The situation is most seri2us ill the districts of Hackney, Bethnal- green, and Poplar. In fnAny houses at Hackney bodies have been awaiting b'riai for ten days. Undcrtakers hlv. so many orders on their hands tha they can g,larantee no date for funerals. At Honlertor rnlertakers dis715ayed the notica:F "Eo further ordets can be taken until fun ther notice" The cen- etery authorities are doing their best to meet the difficulty by allowing Sun day buriaB.
 A private in the Rova- Air Force. living at Homerton, told distressing story to the representative of ''The Daily Chrenicie" While I was on leave my little son died of influenza, '' he said. "T visited g un6ertakers. but could not find cne who could bury my child.
 T have five other motherless chid- dren and limited accommodation. l made the coffin myself. X ile-end undertaken supplied me with some brass fittings. ard another Hackney lent me a pail Tie cemetery all- thcrities at Manor Park cid their best to help me I hired two :axicabs and did everything myself
 At the meeting Of the Southwark Guardians yesterday it was said that there were recently in the Newingto:l nlortuary s bodies awaiting burial. No undertaken being available, coffined bodies had to be taken to the relatives homes in fish cart. l. was decided 10 ask for the release from the army
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20

of all coffin makers and Gndertakers on home service
 "Vorwaerts.' according to a Berlin telegram, says: Tnformatior has been received that Admiral Beatty refuses Workrnen's ard Soldiers Council be- cause they ars not representatives of any recognized government.
 'FurtheTInore, we learn that the food supplies. of. which the United States had help out Q prospect. will be tern porarily held up in Rotterdam and Co., penlagen. because the American gov ornment intends to wait and see whether Germany is able to give the securities demanded by America for q free constitution and fair distri- button of supplies.
 we must te prepared for a declar ation being made from this side, but negotia tions can only be conducted through a government supported by a legally elected national convention Until such declaration is made there will be neith2r peace no" bread.
 What shall we do if such a demand is made, or rather, what f,1e we doing to forestall auch a declaration? Ger many must give the impression that she is only establishing a democratic state because she is forced into it b3 external eveats"
 An inquiry as to how people ceIe- brs te the altered war conditions might not in1iude he case Of q North Lon- don man of my acquaintance (writes correspondent. He does not shout he does not take superfous drinks, nol does he weeI the garden or put more money into war bonds He inst zoe. and gets his hair cut. Y is his life long method of demonstration Since
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It isn't too early of course to begin to make preliminary drafts of the good resolution for 1919.
 It begins to look as if we had sent 8 delegation 70 France committed to the policy Of waste.
 The man Oh the corner says. It is to be sincerely hoped that the peace conference does not try to change hu- man nature
 Of course you haven't forgotten to make the usual provisions for Christ mas or forgotten to renew your mem bership iii the Red Cross:
 With a bigger wheat crop promised and the thoughts of more bread, 1t is bit uncertain how the butter is so- ing to be kept within reach.
 Verify these are terrible days for the trolley roads. One up in Maine with seven cent fare has just gone into the hands of receiver.
 The idea oF deliberately wasting tha millions tied up in the German navy is great news for nation which has been diligently practicing cons4rva- = ton.
 lnasmueh as the president said s.I raise my glass to F'rance." William ]. Bryan will be anxious unti: he finds cut whether 1t csRtainea grape juice or not.
 From the time 1t takes to get the returns Of the English elections 1t is quite evident that they have not been converted to the use of voting ma. chimes.
 Is it possible that Mr. MsAdoo. in his efforts in behalf of extending the control of the raiiroais, is getting the roadhed ready for his presidential campaign9
 surlesen's idea of p9yins for tele. phone service whether tho other far- ty is secured or not is in keeping with some of the postal service that is paid for but not received. Prem the eHeesss which the wonneY, are making as waitfesses in conf1ee. ton with the strike of New TUes walters, it looks es if the men naiEht as well start out ana ioUk for work lt is all right fer the new 7urikist ruler to declare that there win never be any more massacfes of the Ar menians, but it is because he knnws they will bc gfven no Hssre cifanees
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20

his hair cut six times. When peace is declared his barber may be in po- sition to retire.
 During the final stages Of the war Great Britain has been turning out large numbers of the fastest and more powerfully armed aircraft in the world. Indeed, the collapse of Germany in the air. so noticeable a feature ir the last phase of the operations, was largely due to the fact that, not only was she confronted with an air fercc immense ly superior in fighting moral but that she was at last definitely outclassed in the speed, climb and fighting effi- ciency of the super -ai-3raft which British inventive genius brought in to the field.
 The Bristol Fighter" the best long distance fighting reconnaissance machine, is capable of travelling 113 miles an hour at 10000 feet and climb ing to that altitude in Il minutes, while the newest fighting scout, the Sopwith Dolphin, travels -2o miles an hour at the> same altitude and climbs in IA minutes.
 In tho bombing of Germany the
 machines used by the F.. 4 F. Inde- pendent Force were the Iiandley Page D. H. 4, D. II. g. and the Sopwita Camel The first named has justified all expectations since quantity pro- duction was begun in August, IF. + is capable of 1.500 pounds, to be srs- pended externally. The D H. is capable of attaining 10000 feet in nine minutes.
 "chieF' MacfarIane. son of Private Clarke Naefarlane, the American nov elist, has distinguished himself by the gallant rescue of an injured sailor from drowning.
 On October 15 "The Daily Chronicle printed an account of the heroisTn ot the crew of an American destroyer which was ramned by liner. One oi the heroes of that occasion was Mae l farlane. who joined tEe J s. fleet as an ordinary seaman and won for him. self the rank of "cEief." He was or l the destroyer vixen it was rammed
 and saw a eomvrttde who mad been in 1 iured fall into the sea Without hey- ] it5tion Macfarlane dived over the sidt
 and kept the drowning sailor sf1oa until assistance arrived and the pail | were taken on buard.-Londnn Chron l icle
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
LOSSES FROM FIRES.

In view of the manner in which business has been spee1ed up in or der to take care of the war needs not SO ranch surprise is occasioned at the announcement to the effect that the fire loss in this country and Can ada during.the pa st, eleven rnonfhs. has amounted to over's s50o, 100000 as there would have been had such a figure been reached under ordinary circum- stances.
 With the stopping of rush work, the eliminating of the overtime and the feverish haste to produce goods there are good reasons for believing that The improvement which was shown during the past month wiT1 be continued for the cause for much of the carelessness, sto.which must be at sEibuted n0-smaii part-Of the loss. win
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20

My Company. By Captain Carroll J.
 Swan, U. $. A. Cloth. 2s3 pages,
 illustrated. Published by Hougb-
 ton Muffin Co.,, Boston. Price s1.5l
 Here is a story by an American of- ficer which tells the true Sale of action lover there" Captain Carroll Swans regiment (the 1o1st of the Yankee Di- v;sion) was made up mostly of New England men, and their real names, beside their niek-names ss used throughout the book. So intimate :s the character depletion of the boys. that any friend or relative coull not fail to recognize them. A letter from Ia boy overseas is always more sat- isfactory than a war-boolt, no matter how great that war-book is. The per sonal message is the one that reaches our hearts in every case. Cant ) T Swans book is not so mhcn 2 book as ftn intimate message collectively from cur friends and relatives of New En- gland who joined this company and went overseas to fight. 1t ic vivid revelation of what our boys have done l in .Ae battle for freedom, ard the spirit 1t articufates is representative of the typical young American. Events 1 under fire are so realistically told that you clese the book with ,hR feeling that you have been privileged to see 1 what action "at the front really was
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
A LIGHTNING CHANCE

out in chunks or drinking poison! Maybe she expects me to hunt the lake. Why, if that girl knew I was lleaving a great sigh of relief she'd die of ragei A girl simply can't stand it to think fellow can get along with out her and eat three msals day when he knows there's no hope fer him! If she knew how perfectly cheerful I feel about it--"
 "Tes you act cheerful commented his friend.
 "Say!" broke in the khaki clad hoy fiercely. If .rou think a little thing like that is going to disturb me you're mis- taken! Any fellow who'd let silly. addle- pated girl like Alberta spoil his life isn't worth thinking about! I told you was tired of girls. anyhow, didn't [? I've more serious things, to think about. wouldn't care if I never saw one again. think Pm cead lucky to have had by eyes opened in time. I see now that I never did care such a lot for Alberta. just thought, I did. But it's taught me lesson--no more girls for me! I'm through" r "Aw-w-wi" protested his friend. Just because one girl"
 "TAey're a'' alike" insisted the bc.7 in 1nafd firmly.
 "IAre comes the parade" the boy in bi.a filled in the sudden gap. The long inc of marching women passed and the cyrlic in khaki turned his scowl upon them indifserently. A burst of music came down the line and natty brass band of girls went bg led by a little drum major calculated to turn the head of rockbo.1nd statue Without douht she was the prettiest thing i'll Chicago with lio exceptions The heads of the two boys turned au~ ton1atically, following her from sight "Gee!" gasped the boy in blue. Saw echoed the stricken one il khaki Was I dreaming or was shf there?"
 The boy in blue sudderly jumped three feet. 1loly!" he shouted. C know the head man of the firm tha bands from, He's asked me to dances Eve never gore-"
 You haver't gone ?' incoherent', 1 cried the boy in khaki. Say. don't bt any more or an idiot than Tcu have tc You hunt that man up right away arr ask when is the next dance and ga! 1 you've got q friend-'
 But Fcu've 10 use for S;rls, stam mered the bewildered boy in bluc | You said
 "Huh!'., said the young man il l khaki, straightening up and shalsiat l himself into crder. ''nevur mind what sadi Why this girl-ti,is girls diff ferentl''-Chicdgo News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
NEW BOOKS

The Shorter EibIe-The New Testa-
 n7ent-Translated and arranged by
 Charles Foster Kent with collobo.
 ration of C. A. Torry, Henry A.
 Sherman Frederick Harris and
 Ethel Cutler. Cloth, se5 pages
 with index. Published by Charles
 Schibner's Sons, New York. Price
 s1.
 The aim of The Shorte- Bible is to furnish ih logical order those parts Of the Bible which are of vital interest and of the most practical value to the present age.
 This new translation aims to ex press the message of the Bible in such simple. dignified, modern Eng fish that the meaning will be easily understood even by 8 child
 In order to restore the F'ible to it's earliest form, the often misleading chapter and verse divisions which were added in the thirteenth century have been eliminated.
 Here can be read in a straight - ahead narrative the thrilling account of the life of Jesus and 91is great
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20
AeAINsr CHILD LAnoA.

only what was expected was the ac- ton of the senate in passing the amendment to the revenue bill which imposes a tax of ten per cent. upon the products of child labor. 1t is of course a round about way of getting federal legislation which SIS Senator Lodge declared would tend to correct very grave evil" and is resorted to because it is believed that the neces- sity exists for the accomplishing Of just such results as this amendment is aimed at.
 Frankly speaking the amendment is not for the purpose Of raising reve- nue at all. It is not anticipated that much revenue will be secured in such T manner for the tax has been placed so high that it would be improbable 10 do business under it and do it suc- cessfully. And right there lies the whole purpose Of the provision.
 For years the mills and factories of the south have been engaged in the exploitation of child iabor Children who should be in school and given proper opportunities for making them selves better citizens in the years to come are sent into the manufacturing establishments. workshops, canneries and other plants because their labor is cheap. Slight consideration is given in many instances to the health or education of such children. They be- come slaves and never get over it. < certain amount of work Of the right kind and in restricted amount may dc no harm but the continuation of the practice of employing children no1 only retards such sections where they are employed but affects the who'f nation. It IS unjust and ought not tt be, and it is to te noted that practi. cally the whole opposition to tht amendment comes from the soutf ! where there is a reluctance to givt the children a proper chance
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-20

Say" breathed the boy in blue to the youth in khaki as he looked up and down the sunshiny length os Michigan avenue, bunting waving in the breeze, a tang of slittery autumn in the air "this is q peach of day, what say'
 .sfItnnphl" sruTted the I,os. in khaki gloofhiiy. He glared out toward the lake and huncl1ed his shoulders.
 The young man in blue turned and took good look at his friend Don't you feel good Y he incurred.
 "f3urnph!" repeated the boy in khaki Feel all right. Whatsa matter with you? Don't act all rightZ Whats the use Of having a spAsrn over day? Lots of days just like it. Whats the weather anyhow SeY-1swachu looking at nie fcr?"
 Zee, but you're a sursnilny little person!' broke out the boy in blue. indignantly. "Any one'd think you'd just been left million dollars! What the gYotcfi? Bad newsT'
 'tIuhi" said the boy in khaki, changing his weight to-tfe other foot and still seowling. Bad news! l should say not! It's bad news when something knocks you oves, but if you are GOEI Ol iI1OT6 pl6dS5GQ CIdH OLn0i wise I guess it's good news And I don't know anything that ought to please d fellow more than finding out how hckle and lightweight girl is before he's married her or got solidly engaged to her"
 "oh!' breathed the boy in blue. You don't mean to say Alberta has gore back on you Say that's ftercei Why you told me"
 Gone back on me?' repeated the young man i's khaki. T should say notl She didn't have anv chance tc turn me down. We weren't actually engaged, you know, although when left home Alberta and T--well. why that girl wouldn't look at any one else! You'd have thought slla was oraZs about me! And was s1ira lt+pnotizct by her! I expect when I went bacf home I'd have gone right ahead apt married Alberta and probably ended 1T 1 the divorce court because q fellow l simply couldn't be happy With a wife like A1berta'd been! Pickle that what she is"
 What's she done?" exploded the ba. in blue.
 Alberta" repeated the youth Ii
 khaki stonily and with great non 1 chalance writes that she was mar rjed last week to another chap atlt l she hopes I'll forgive her. The con ceit of some girls! Forgive her!
 suppose she thinks Pm tearing my ha:
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social, religious and econ on1ic teach . ings which have transformed the life and thought of humanity and furnish the only practical plan fo1 the re- organization of society-o the basis of justice, democracy and good will.
 The clear, short sentences of The Shorter Bible enable the reader 10 appreciate anew the courage, the de- votion and the tireless zeal revealed ideals and dauntless faith of the early Apostles.
The Ordway new era., 1918-01-25
Where MistIetoe Grows.

In addition to all the many kinds of
oak trees and the naples, mistletoe
grows with persistency and fondness
on the paper mulberry, the persimmon,
locust, ash, gum, sassafras, elm. osage
orange, pecan, hickory, cherry, pear
and apple trees. In the far west 1t
takes hold of the cedar and the pine
trees especially the yellow pine lodge
pole pine and Douglas fir. The plant is
widely distributed by birds, which eat
the whitish-green semitransparent
berries, those birds being mostly mock
ingbirds, cardinals, cedar wax-wings
and spa-rows. The robins have some
thing to do with the distribution of
the seed. The pulp of the berries is
very sticky, and when they become
overripe they fall from the parent
sprig and stick to some other part of
the tree, thus developing another sprig
of mistletoe. The department of agri-
culture considers the mistletoe pest
and has inveighed against 1t, but the
mistletoe still fourishes.