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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING SEPT. 18th 1O,256
CONSTITUTION DAY.

One hundred and thirtv-tvo years ago today (Sept. ID the constitution Of the United States was passed by the federal convention sitting in In dependence Hall in Philadelphia. This Convention had been at work since the preceding May in drafting the constitution. which when eornpIef ed. ~aS signed by all but three members Of the convention The work was done by q large proportion of the leaders of the new nation. men who had guided the destinies of the col onieS through the struggles with the mother country and their efforts to es- tabiish the nation under the articles of confederation
 Our forefathers were not attempt ing 10 destroy all organized govern rnent as the Bolshevists of today are doing They were not selfish ideal fs-s interested only in the advance menr of their own personal theories but men of practical experience who knew that the task before them was to produce a document that would stand the test of time if the new na- tion were to live
 Our forefathers were men of vision who were willing to and did sacrifice their personal views so that we might have a constitution able to hold to-
 
 many different and diverse interests and to provide for future generations a safe place in which to live free from tyranny and despotisrn They were constructive statesmen directing their efforts to protect and establish firmly the principles set forth in the Dec lsrarion of Independence. and the re- suit of their work was q document which has remained unchanged for over a century. with the exception of a few amendments which in no wise. change it's fundamental principles During this time the United States has expanded from thirteen to forty eight states and into the greatest and foremost republic in the world.
 The Fourth of July Is given to the Declaration Of Independence, to thel ceiebrztion of the birth of cur nation and it Is duly fitting that we should Ser apart a day tSeptember 17) as Consrirution Day. to celebrate the signing Of the document which has held our nation together during so many periIous times
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Doctor Tells HOD fO Detect
 Harmful Effects of Tobacco Try These SIMPLE TESTS

smoke, walk up three iii: hts of stairs at a regular pace, then stop. If you find that you are out of breath, your heart beat is forced trembling or fr- regular. you may be a victim of func- tfonal: or organic heart trouble. If you feel that you must smoke. chew or snuff to quiet your nerves. you are 4 slave to the tobacco habit. and are positively poisoning yourself with the deadly drug nicotine. In either case you have just two alternatives-keep on with the .self-poisoning process ir- respective of the dangers and suffer the leonsequences, or give up the habit and escape the dangers. You can over come the craving and stop the habit in a very short time by using the follow ing inexpensive formula: Go to any drug store and ask for NicotoI tablets take one tablet after each meal. and in comparatively short time you will have no desire for tobacco, the craving g will have left you. With the nicotine poison out of your system your general health will quickly improve.
 Notc--when asked about yicstol tatlefs on Of ouf leading druggists said. Tt is truly derfuI remedy for the tobacco habit; Afieat of anything we have ever sold before. We are aa by the manufacturers refund the mofie, to every dissatisfied customer. and ~e would 10 permit the of unless the remedy possessed unusual merit" Nicotol tablets afe soit in this city under an froh-cIad money back guar antee by all up-so-date druzk4sts including Le < osscod Andrew Mclaughlin. and J. A. Morgan
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
IN THE DAYS NEWS
Greeee's New Place.

Greece, whose classic ideals stfrl constitute one of the most potent forces in world culture, Is about to emerge to 8 more influential place among modern nations as the result of peace adjustments" says a bulletin from the National Geographich So- ciety.
 The bulletin, quoting from a com munication of George Higgins Moses, describes contemporary Greece as fol- loEs: -e
 The established religion of the land is. of course, Orthodox Greek The clergy headed by the Metropol- itan of Cetinje, are a splendid lot of men in physique and character. The Catholics. numbering some 900 have their own archbishop at Antivari, and the few Mohammedans possess q Grand Muftf.
 'In many ways Greek life ren1a ins unchanged from it's classic aspects. Modern Athens: before the, war. was a brilliant capital well worth it's title, The Paris of the Levant.' Less than d century ago it. passed finally from Turkish posseSsien and 1t was then a small collection of mere novels hud- dled beneath the Metropolis .
 .In 1914 it was city o fwide and gay streets dotted with small parks public buildings. most Of them the gifts of rich aGreeks swho have de- lighted to spend in the mother coun-
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

It is to this theme that the sena te committee has now made answer in it's finding and sport. The theme up- on wlliok2 the committee proceeds is this: ITO preserve American inde- pendence and American sovereignty, and thereby best serve the welfare of mankind, the committee propose these amendments and reseryationS.' The committee has undertaken to subject the visions which have filed Mr. Will sons mind, and the voices in the air which have so successfully appealed to his judgment, to a matter of fact scrutiny. It assumes that this is a very human business; that very hu- man ambitions, passions and preju- dices brought the war and that the war has not eliminated them from the minds of men and nations. It is in no mood to deny that the war, with it's dreadful costs in lives and trca sure, it's demonstrated unfitneSS means of determining world conditions or even domestic conditions. it's barbaric revelations of latent deviltries, may not have left an impression which
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that we Amast" accept this treaty. But | say that we shall not. Just as sure as this League of Nations is ac- cepted. just as surely will this coun- try charge from 3 rt4e of American ism ito a rule of Imperialism. It can not ,tse. and through the agency of the Almighty God. 1t win not be.
 In his concluding xfsunaent for the independence of Ireland, without which. he said. peace is not to be es- tablished. he declared that the Irish people will never submit to war en- forced upon them, even by a tl1ous- and leagues of nations. The League of Nations itself is an abofnination. an attempt to use the conscience of Christendom to confer juriediction to enforce wrong which morality and justice condemn; and although judg- ment and good sense may have. de- parted from quarters where we had a right to expect to find them, yet we feel confident that here in this body the wisdom of the fathers will be vin- dicated by such an exercise of wis dom. such q display Of patriotism, such an exercise of. vigilance will insure to this people the rights to which they were born. the rights which some of us who have come here have acquired through the operation of our constitutional system; and by maintaining this constitution intact, kindIe and keep trimmed before the eyes of all men the lamp which will guide their footsteps to freedom. to justice, and to an intending proper
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in Athens and the Piraeus. The drain if ernigratio from the rural districts is enormous. In the words of a Cabinet Minister. it constitutes a grave national hemorrhage.' Indeed. in some villages in the Peloponnesus there remain scarcely enough men to fill the offices.
 Tn 8 land of muc hsunsfline, as Greece is, life is followed much in the open. The oven is almost iuvaf- iably found in the courtyard. and 1t is heated with dried twigs, almost the only fuel in the country, which are brought in huge piles upon the backs of the patient little donffeys, who vie with the goats in being the most use full members Of the household.
 At Niagara the native costume ap- pears at it's best. It is rarely seen anywhere nowadays, and has almost wholly disappeared from the cities But for the Evzones. or household troops. the fustanella fould be IS rare a sight in Athens as the classic garb, which is worn only by America ns.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
MExIco's PUBLICITY AeENrA

Testimony taken by senate com mittee inquiring into relations be- htween the United States and Mexico Brought out the fact that an organ
 jed propa ganda effort still is active
 ernInent. This is not especially sur work was going on. although at that
 time it was for the legitimate pur-
 pose of inducing settlement and in- Vesunent for the development of the country's resources As the revolu- ,tion began to develop it's different as-
 poets. each of the contending groups set up it's press bureau. and none was more active than that which made sil- very rays of the spotlight on Venus tiana Carranza. It is unfortHnate, perhaps. that the goods delivered were not equal to the sample, but it fre- 1quentIy so turns out. After the re- cent experience with the German pub- licity agents, not to, speak. of the Mexicans, Americans are likely to give close scrutiny to the attempt of any outsiders to build up sentiment in favor of anything not distinctly con- nected with home affairs. Mexico is not alone in carrying on a campaign to influence the minds of the people just now, for the FIlipinos, the Chi nese. the Japanese. the Koreans and cthers who have axes to grind are using tons of paper and ink in pro- noting their private interests. It is one great game and as yet no limit has apPeared-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
CALIFORNIA GRAPE CROP
 IS WORTH SIS 600 OOc

Northern Californias grape cror this season is worth S7500o,00o. ac- cording to announcement by the Cali fornia Fruit Distributors. This con cern shipped 16,35s carloads of grapes from northern California last year, but this seasons contracts show shipments will total 25,000 carloads, valued at ss7. .500, 900.
 So great is the grape crop this sea son that three times the quantity of the table variety will be shipped East and if Congress decides favorably upon the shipment of wine grapes there are 15 900 carloads more of that variety to handle Grape growers are receiv- ing 25 per cent. more for their pro duct this year than in 1918, the price of table varieties ranging from sS0 to $50 a ton.
 The pear and plum shipment record was also broken this year. The pfnm shipments approximated 2,900 carloads with value Of s4.40,o ,o00 and pear ship ments total 5000 cars, worth $s.ooo DOC
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New York: Doctor Connor, formerly of Johns Hopkins hospital. says: Many men who smoke, chew or snuff inceSs- ant1y and who are seemingly healthy are suffering from progressive organic ailments. Thousands of them would never have been afflicted had it not been for the use of tobacco. and thou- sands would soon get well if they vcould only stop the use of tobacco. The chief habit forming principle Of tobacco is nicotine, deadly poison, which. when. absorbed by the system. slowly affects the nerves. me n1br nes, tissues aud vital organs of the body. The harmful effect Of tobacco varies and depends on circumstances. One will be afflicted with general debility, others with catarrh of the throat, indi- gestion. constipation. extreme nervous ness. sleep1essness. loss of mel mnTy, lack of will power, mental confusion, etc Others may suffer from heart dis
 ease, Bronchial trouble, hardenine of the arteries tuberculosis, blindness -or even cancer or the common af1iction known as tobacco heart. If you use tola eco in any form you can easily de- tect the harmful effects by making the following, simple test: Read aloud one of reading, your voice becomes 1nuf- must frequently clear your throat the chances are that your throat is affected by catarrh and 1t may be the beginning 2 of more serious trouble Next. in the morning, before taxing your usual
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try the fortunes which they have earned abroad.
 ITO such generosity Athens owes the noble group Of buildings which comprise the university, the national library, and the fine classic reproduc- ton which houses the academy of science, and above all and to my mind the most interesting, the noble sta dium, built upon the old foundations and along the old lines and ingen- iously carrying in it's fabric every fragment of the old structure which could be found.
 Tn the midst of all this modernity stand the remnants of the golden days of Athens fsedulously preserved. and open to inspection and study with a freedom nowhere equalled. The fe- GUS, of course is the Acropo1is-hl- comparable even in it's ruins-its cliffs and grottos still the home of legend and of fable
 '.As of. oId.> the Greeks swarm the seas. Before the war the. Piraeus was one of the. busiest of Mediterraneans ports, indeed. it was the center of transhipment for all the East-while the Corinthian Canal, after many fin ancial vicissitude. now seems to be in the way of becoming each year a more and more useful route between the Ionian and the Aegean Seas.
 The Greeks are a town people One tenth of the population is to be found
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the way of produc3ion and aceumula- ton of supplies, which would surely be adopted if the managers looked for been laid on the fact that the request by superintendents for the men to continue working during albor Day was una nimously agreed to. The one source of apprehension Is the possi- bi1ity of a sympathetic strike in oth- CT steel plants than those of the United States Steel Corporation. In this regard it is not yet clear what the attitude of the men would be. and the further curious question arises whether, in case production by the in- dependent steel mills were to be stop ped by order of the unions, that would not throw into the steel corporation s hands, the party at whom the blow was aimed. a largely increased busi- ness-New York Evening Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
IETTEKS TO THE EDITOR
it's CUB RetaIned.
 Norwich, September Is.


 Editor,
 ! The Norwich Bulletin. <4 Dear Sir:-
 Anyone who has worked among the l boys from the Submarine Base. and realized to what q degree they have appreciated the Army and Navy Club, can readily synhpathize with the lusty howl of dfsapproyaI which is going up from them at the hint that these hos pitable rooms may be closed: m the near future. 4. An average of two hundred sailors visit the Club every week to avail themselves of its comforts, to read, write letters, smoke and talk togeth- CT and some of them come, just for the home atmosphere which sis so plea sant and omni present In fact, as one sailor confded to the house moth CT some time ago, "the Army and Navy club is the only home I havef" Were the dornftory twenty times larger it could be filled every Saturday night for the rare luxury of sleeping in a real bed. and as for the success of the Saturday night supper. everybody knows how popular they are! ,, With five thousand more young men now being assigned to- the Submarine Base this month together with the self evident fact that the fellows pre- fer Norwich to New London hospital ity, it certainly seems q crying shame e that the local Club should be. entirely discontinued. Aside from the friendly reasons for maintaining such a house for these sailor visitors to Norwich there is the economic side of the, mat ter. and one can not help wond erfng why these rooms fitted out in such an artistic, comfortable way should be dismantled so summarily, or why they should have been fitted up at all? Likewise. why paint and completely do over a building. fass has been the ca SC recently if such building must be vacated? It would seem 8 useless ex- penditure of money. to the 5uninitiat ted.
 They boys themselves Are so dis tressed over the proposed closing of the Club that they are writing to head : quarters for a delay, and doing all they can to postpone the evil day.
 While not personally familiar with the Girls Club. Iecan readily sympa tn ize with their. Indignation, as any fair minedd person will. A club numbering $50 girls, represents something worth while in our community. and such 8 body deserves recognition and a right to it's rooms.
 There must be ways and means of retaining in our city a suitable club for the sailors who come here in such numbers, as well as pleasant quarters for the young women who are justly proud of their good Wrk, and anxious evenings.
 It's high time that Norwich shook of some of it's cob webs and awoke to the present emergency remember ing that it is rather a wise policy to hold, on to what has proved to be a good thing-and. if the Community Clubs must be closed, at least, to pro- vide some sort of substitute for them.
 INTERESTED"
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makes for opposite impressions but it is frankly in a mood not to risk the independence and sovereignty of thia republic upon the strength of a vision O rthe eIoquence of a voice in the air whose origin cannot be traced. It is and letting it rest there. that one will be able to follow the debate in the senate without confusion. The people of the country have turned a. deaf ear to the identification of the critical cause it has added nothing to an un derstanding of the trexty. They may now turn a deaf ear to all personal allusions that may be made by indig- nant senators to the presidents treat Courier.
 When the policeman affiliates him self with one element of the connEnu- : nifty he announces, in effect, that while continuing to draw pay for complete protection he will fuEnish only partial protection. It does not matter what element he affiliates hirnsel with the American Federation of Labor the Manufacturers Association. the re- publican party or the underworld the principal is exactly the same. He Is giving the favored element immunity the community from which he is drawing pay on a sworn promise Of unlimited and unconditional protec tion. The inevitable result of such a situation is complete. despotic. merci- less domina ton by the favored ele- ment, or else chaos The principle which is being fought out at Boston is the biggest which has arisen ill all this welter of fraticidal, economic warfare.-Waterbur American
 It is evident enough that both the stock market and the steel rade are as to the proba bility of se- rious meaning in the threat of the unions for a steel strike beginning on Monday, Sept. 22. Nobody seriously believes that the unions have any sort of foothold in the United States Steel Corporation. Trade advices from Pittsburgh have been reporting not only total absence of the measures. in
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
BURKE cOCH RAN ON THE
 LEAGUE

Tn a ringing speech for the freedom of Ireland made at New London last Sunday night Hon. W Burke Coch- ran expressed his earnest conviction that the League of Nations which is advocated by President Wilson will never pass the senate whose spirit and patriotism and Americanisna the orator commended in unmeasured terms He brought the subject close home to New oLndon when he recog- mixed the ripe judgment of ~Connectf- cuts senior senator and said: Citizens should be proud of the fact that man Of the type of Senator Bra ndegee represents you He is man who radizDes patriotism and American ism and his is the spirit. I believe that Ei1 cause the League of Nations to be cast 10 the winds He has opposed the league a- all times and with all of his many resources. It was he who said NO matter what the eonse- quences 10 me are. I never will stand for allowing such an aborina b1e league this( knowing as I do the consequences that will result from it's adoption
 Much of the Irish orators address was devoted to criticism Of Preside ent Wilson's advocacy of the league, in the course of which MT. Cochran de- dared that he had been one of those 10 congratulate the president upon his declaration of principles when he IErnched this country into war but he had sincerely deplored the presi- dents going abroad and now he felt that four distinguished gentlemen had S@t down at long table to plan out the ruling of the world Finally it was dets-rfre6 that four was a super Hrers number and one member was pushed out You all know who that was remarked Mir Cochran signif- czr-ly- Sranfung is an abomfnatfen in which we are asked to join Does the r=zrE hold out a word of hope for nations that are languishing in chains and determined to break them? the speaker asked. Far from that. it ere sees new spoiiztions and makes us a party to them. without whom It is doubtful if these spodlations could be- cnne effective
 President Wilson, he continued was q victim of the Euroean confidence mEn He had gone to Paris with the 14 porrzs fr his pocket and had been reered by the confidence men. who took the 14 points out of his pocket z1H sent him back here without them They did. however. give him check rn~ them and.noE he asks us to hon or the check because no doubt, it wunln break his heart to have it be- c1rns known that he had been swfn- dsee.
 President Wilson sayE that the Iemwue will give us advantages Yes. ir VIII rive us advantages but at the cost of justice. Shall; we and do we plare advantage above 1ushce2 Shall Es trnmpie upon our constitution which Is founded and built up through jusf1ca. for a palry advantage or for s~nerH psstry advantages?
 All down through its history. the Un5sed States has never done un- 1Ezs-ifzhle act But the president says
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-17
KEEP FIRMsHAND,

It is evident that for a long time the raliies must keep finn hand over Germany. The latest exhibition of Hsubterfaee and squifming in an att tempt to avoid compliance with the plain terms of the treaty of Versailles indicates that 1t is not in the German nature to obey promptly and with good grace. They could be certain tha. the allies would insist upon the elimination from the new German constitution the provision that allows Austria representation in the German Reichsrath, but they prefer to bubble and dodge. From the armistice nego- tiations down. this has been indicated in all the negotiations with them and they have only themselves to blame for the estimate that the world puts upon their character. They have made it themselves.
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LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT

place we'll run across where we can get a few sandwiches and some ginger a1e-4
 on my goodness.' 1noans Mrs Bilbark The sandwiches one gets in those places-fake butter and dry bread-if we are going to eat. let's go to good place.. Maybe we can find a farnal1ouse--
 Say. MT Biibark interrupts I'd like to know Laura, whether you ever in your life had to eat at an ordinary farmhouse? T know what the story books say. but those women fry ev- erything they don't boil and their idea of salad is something to feed to the chickens. I agree with Isabel and Laura, only my doctor told me it was the worst possible thing for me to omit luncheon
 " That hotel is really very nice one. says Dilpost hopefully. speeding up the car. Guess we'd better Eo there, seeing it's the nearest
 $ Why not run on to Pink lake while you're about it and get lunch at the inn?' asks Bilbark with inspira- ton. Three years ago I had the finest broi1ed fish right out of the water-
 " I hate fish, says Mrs. Bilbark and you know it. Arthur. I should think you'd consider somebody besides yourself once in a while '
 June smith had perfectly dread : full breaking out on her face from eat ing too much fish last summer says Mrs. Di1lpost
 " For Pete's sake.' growls Milk watef let's go somewhere. want food. Not a full meal, but just some tasty sandwiches and
 " I've told you what you'll get in the sandwich Hne,' says Mrs. Milkwa- . ted with that deadly patience warrant ed to COW the bravest.
 think Pink lake-
 Oh stop-there's a nice looking farmhouse and see the garden in the back
 Me for that hotel
 Oh, wish you men would think about someting besides your dummies. !. Nobody wants to stop, George!'
 Why I'm hollow clear through and I'm not ashamed to mention it, only I don't like the idea of that hoteE--'
 Say no rnore!" begged the young man with the long neck, feverishly For the first time 1 see why a kind Providence has srared me from be- ing the owner of an autonobile."- Exchange.