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The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-05-30

trada go. Silent staggered unseeingly
up the bank toward the camp, Molly
following.
The river was humping out yonder;
the rolling mass came roaring, flank
on, against the dam.
"Quick, for Gods sake, quick !"
yelled Richard. His signals sounded
short and sharp. dump it on, throw
the cars in!" Marshall was dancing,
his mouth full of oaths, on the bank
edge. Breathlessly all watched the
rushing water fling itself over the dam.
For several hushed seconds the struc-
ture could not be seen. When the
foam fell cheer went up. The dam
was standing. Silent, it was supposed,
was bringing in his train.
Above the distant jagged line of
mountains rose red ball. A new day
began. And again the Dragon rose; a
mountain of water came rolling dam
ward.
Three trains ran steaming on the
rails.
Don't stop now to blast the big
ones. Pour 'em on !" ordered Richard.
There was long wait before any
rock fell. Marshall and Richard wait
ed for the pour. The whistles blew
again. Then they saw what was
wrong. The morning light showed a
rock weighing several tons which was
resisting the efforts of the pressing
crew. Out of the gloom sprang other
figures with crowbars. The rock tot
tered, fell. The river tossed it as
though it were a tennis ball. sent it
hurtling down the lower face of the
dam.
Things began to go wild The men
were growing reckless. They were
sagging toward exhaustion mistakes
were made. Another rock, as heavy as
the last, was worked toward the edge.
Men were thick about it with crow
bars. They hurried. One concerted
effort, drawing back as the rock top
pied over the edge. One man was too
slow, or too tired. He slipped. The
watchers on the bank saw a flash of
waving arms, heard cry; they had a
glimpse of a blackened face as the
foam caught it. The waters closed
over him.
2 sThere was hush of horror; a halt.
"God himself couldn't save that poor
devil" cried Marshall. "Have the
work go on!"
Pour rocks on that wretch down
there? Pin him down? Never had il
seemed more like war! "a man
down? Ride over himl to victory p
Soberly Richard signaled for the work
to go on.
The rock-pour suffered as If in hor-
ror. The women turned sick with fear
No one knew who it was. Some poor
Mexican, probably.
"Who was it?" demanded Richard
running down to the track.
"The young Mexican, Hestrada. 'E
tried to 'elp. e wasn't fit"
"Who was it?' Marshall had run
down to see why the work paused.
Richard turned shocked eyes on his
chief. Estrada ' The beautiful
mournful eyes <of Eduardo were on
him, not Marshall's, horrified. Now he
knew why Estrada had said, 81 can't
see it finished"
"Rickard !' The engineer did not
recognize the quenched voice. 1.-THE
work has got to so on"
1t came to Richard as he gave the
orders that Eduardo was closer to Mar
shall than to him. AS near son as
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-05-30

Daily Thought.
He who begs timidly courts & u
fusal.- Seneca.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
EMPLOYERS MUST REPORT
 ALL $1,00o WAGES PAID

Deputy Collector William T. Connor who is here to assist in filing out in- come tax returns is having busy times every day at his office at he mayors office in the city hall.
 The deputy called attention Thurs day to the pr2vision this year that employers must make rafolts for all their employees who are paid wages of $1,000 or more, which means more reports than were made under the previous income tax. Not all employ CTS seem to understand this.
 The following are the instructions on the form that must he made out:
 One of these forms must DC filled in for each person whose income, as described on his form. was paid dur ing the calendar year 1913 The name and business address of the person or organization making the payments should be entered under the heading "By whom T;aid" and the name and home address (if an individuaD or business address Cf an orse nization) of the one to whom the income was paid should be entered under the heading ITO whom paid"
 These forms must be forwarded with return Form 1096 to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Sorting Division Washington, D. C.. on or before March 15 1919
 Do not report on this form divi- dends on stocks. interest on bonds of domestic or foreign corporations, or interest on bonds and other obliga- tions of the United States or foreign countries. For further instructions see Form 1096
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
"SMlLES" ARE GOING UP
 FIVE CENTS PER GLASS

There are smiles" as the popular song goes, but they will come higher after this. Five or ten cent glass ?" will be a formula on the tongues of the urbane gentleman behind the ma hogany who opens up" in Norwich on Saturday morning, for the liquor dealers decided this week that with March 1st the amber liquid will be dispensed in and 10 cent glasses. For those that take red liquor for an eye opener the common variety of bar Whiskey will be 20 or 25 cents a drink, a raise of five cents on what has been the prevalent prices for some time.
 A scale of prices for cocktails and other mixed drinks was also drawn up, general advance of five cents all along the line, it is understood.
 In Hartford the advance in the price of drinks went into effect Thursday morning. Under the schedule that went into effect there one popular re- sort was selling drinks of bar whiskey at 20 cents, stock brandy at 45 cents all cocktails in ordinary at 25 cents the old fashioned whickey cocktail and the coffee cocktail at 35 cents, all these charges representing an advance of | cents to the buyer. Beer was selling at 10 cents for an eight ounce glass | and ale at 10 cents as before. Scotct and Irish whiskeys were priced at 3( or 40 cents and up, according to grade
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
HOW U. S. EMPLOYMENT
 SERVICE WILL HELP HERE

How Norwich and vicinity are like ly to be benefited, without local eX- pense, through the maintenance by the government, at 2S Shetucket street, of the U. S. employment service office, under Superintendent Gilbert s. Ray mond, is indicated by the plans and methods for improving the service throughout the country, which are be- ing instituted by the department or Is bor at Washington.
 At the recent conference and school of the delegates from the service in the eastern part of the United States, held at Washington. a plan for a reg ular normal course of training for the field examiners of the U. $. employ n7ent service Uas begun.
 In adapssing that conference, as sistant director general of the U. $. employment service, Nathan A. Smyth spoke as follows:
 The training of our personnel is the most important thing we have before us. We have renIared effective ser vice to the nation in assuring a sui ficient working force to these indus tries engaged in vital war production. We are launched upon vital program to replace in the industries of peace the millions of men and women who " s' dustrial armies oG our country. And we are looking forward to the time when, through a well established alsl efficient coordinated chain of labor exchanges. we can do much to elimi- nate unemploys A1t and the retarda- ton of production.
 Born of the war and tested by it we have yet before us the real test of success. From now on, we can serve the wcRIers and the industries only if we are efficient. We have TO re pressive powers of law; we can jus tify our existence and establish the long nee!ed and universally desired public employment service, only if we make good. Our success depends pri- marily upon the daily work of the ex- | aminers in the local offices. By the quality of their work, by their com- 1 prehension of the difficult and delicate l task that is theirs, the service will bt judged.
 Tn order that we may all uniformly grasp the vision Of our work, and may 1 inteIltgently develop a standard prac- tice in the field of regularized em. 1 pIoyment, we are iuaugurating q, pro. Eramme of training for al Ithe person. nel of our service. The instruction 1 that is to be given at the normal con i ferences and the content Of krowl edge that will develop ,herefroT-fo
 we shall learn much from the cxperi 1 ence of the states-will be carricC back to all the examiners and other
 in the service who represent it befort i the public"
 Several of the representatives of tn
 service in this state attended this frs
 conference and further instruction
 along this line will probably be g1ve' | in the near Future.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Leo Jacques Sees Rome

Leo Jacques, who was on one of the American submarine chascrs in the attack on purazzo. has written the following letter to his mother, Mrs Victoria Plante, of Taf.vilia. much of it describing briefly a visit to Rome:
 January 23,1819.
 My Dear Mother: Well as you see, we have changed ports again. We've been here three days. T. IS q much nic- CT place than Messina. ill Sicily, where we came from here Went to Rome yesterday as this is only two hours ride from here. Believe me ma, I'll nev- CT forget that ride as long as l live. The Italian government paid all ex- penses. We saw all the most inter- eSting places in motor tr::cks, visit ing St. Peter1s in the forenoon and the afternoon the Forum, Coliseum, and several other places of antiquity, which are too numerous to mention. and besides l could never explain them on paper. St. Peters is the most wonderful thing I've ever imagined seeing in my life. Believe me, ma, I'll have some things to narrate to you, when I get home. It will t4ke me a week to tell you all. We are hearing rurnors that we will have a chance to go to Paris. from Marsnilias. I hope so. I will have seen the best of Europe then if I go cp that trip Rome it. self is a very nice place and also very modern. It reminds one very much of New York, the women wearing such stylish clothes, and are al, very good to look at, and the stores are very big. There seems to be lots of business going on. TLe Y. M. .. A. has a big place in Rome. Of course we wandered there. They had plenty of American | tr-,- .T-Al real, live American women to wait on ue. It made enc feel at home, believe me. to be among your own again. I'll be home later than most of the boys but I would not miss all we've seen, and 2tl we have got to see. for any thing. Aunt Eugenie will envy me when she hears I've visited g.. Peter's. 1 We expect to leave here for France, l Sunday. I'll have a chance 70 use my l French all 1 want. ! hope there. I've mailed you all some carls from Rome | and Civitaccicl1ia. I'm also buying l a set of every place we stop in to get collection for Viola. I've about 100 l already, so fell her to gnt herself an album and be prepared fer lots of 1 them. If had lots of money I would 1 buy all a souvenir of each place, but 1 the people in these places overcharge
 us for everything we get. They think we are rnillionaires.
 l Tell Father Bellerose aEodt my trip l to Rome. We also visited the Vati- 1 can Museums. Talk about wonderful paintings hnd statutes We visited the 1 chapel where they elect the popes. Al
 the paintings in it wera done by An
 ge1o There are many Yankee soldiers also in Rome, stationed there fol
 guard duty. The K. of c. have a home
 there also, Eut did nor have time tc visit it. Got NeIlie's letter yesterday
 and box of candy. I'll close now. I've
 told you all I could abou5 my trip tc Rome. Will wait until l can sit 1T my big chair and tell you all about it As ever youf son,
 LEO.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
CITY MEETING VOTES MONEY QUICKLY

No questions were asked at the spe- cial city meeting Thursday night in the town hall, called to authorize the borrowing of $45,000, according to the call for the meeting, but the authoriza- ton was granted unanimously and the meeting was over in a few minutes There was an attendance of about thirty.
 After Mayor J. J. Desmond had call ed the meeting to order, City Clerk J. A. Desmond read the call for the meeting, involving the items.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning pre- scented the following resolutions, which were seconded by ex- Mayor T. c. Murphy:
 Resolved, That the borrowing of such sum or sums of money not ex- ceeding in the aggregate s37,000 as may be necessary to pay the current expenses and other maturing obliga- tions of the city, be, and the same is, hereby sanctioned, and
 Resolved, That the court of common council be, and it is hereby, authorized to appropriate such sum or sums of money, not exceeding in the aggregate s45,000, as may be needed to pay the citv's current expenses and other ma turing obligations.
 The corporation counsel explained that the second resolution had to be voted on by ballot as it involved au- thorizing an appropriation. City Sher- if William Fitzgerald prepared the ballot box and the following filed around in front of the desk and cast ballots. all in favor of the resolution: MT. Tanning, D. T. Shea, president o1 the gas and electric commission, Al derman NJ. c. Higgins, Alderman Mile R. Waters, ex- Mayor Murphy, Henry D. Buckley, David s. Gilmour, C. V James, Fred R. Smith, $. J. Kehoe, su- perintendent of the gas and electrlca department, James L. Case, Guy B DoIbeare, and John J. Sullivan, mem bers of the gas and electrical commls- sion. Fred $. Naples, cashier of the gas and electrical department, ane Chris Barry.
 Corporation Counsel Tanning ther presented the following resolution which was also voted upon by ballot
 Resolved, That the court of com mon council be, and it is hereby, au- thorized to appropriate moneys re-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
PERSONALS

Leon Gardiner and Charles Lawton of Warrenville wre recent visitors in Norwich.
 c. L. Harrison of Boston has been a guest atthe Wauregan house for sey- eral days.
 Miss Fife Danielson, cashier at the Southern New England Telephone Co. at Putnam, was in Norwich Wednes- day, assisting in the monthly billing.
 Miss Winona Young of Mansfield Center, of the class of 1919 at Connec- ticut college, is teaching an evening school, in Montville three nights week.
 Herman Kukla of the U. S. army has returned to Camp Lee, Va, after a short stay at his sisters, Mrs. Will liam Zelz's, of z Clairemont court, city. He has served 15 years and intends to stay while longer.
 Travellers to Florida this week in clude Mrs. Frank J. King and Miss Lila BaCkus, the latter planning to make her home with her brother, John Backus, formerly of Norwich. now a resident of Jacksonville.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss Mildred ]. Cary has returned after a brief visit in Boston.
 Mrs. c. P. B. Peck of New York is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Eliza beth F. Norton.
 Miss Minnie Palmer of Washington street has returned after a visit with Stamford friends.
 W. Bradford Walker of New Haven was a recent guest at the home of MT and Mrs. E. J. Hunt.
 Capt Franklyn T. Lord, U. s. A, who is stationed at New York, has spent several days with his family at the home of MT. and Mrs. George c. Preston.
 Mrs. William S. Willis of Newark and Mrs. Harry Sprague of Summit N. J., left town Thursday after a weeks visit with MT. and Mrs. James Lewis Smith. Miss Emily Blackstone Camp and her guests. Miss Helen Ives Miss Margaret Emmons and Miss Barbara Weaver, students at Miss Marot' S school in Thompson, passed the holi- day recess at Miss Camps home on Broadway.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
DAVIS THEATRE.

Another good bill is presented at the Davis theatre for the las. half of the week and large audiences expressed themselves well pleased with it on Thursday afternoon and evening. The vaudeville is of big time variety and all three acts drew big hands.
 The feature act, a blachface skit presented by Green and Parker Is a riot of fun and the comedy is above the general run of the vaudeville jokes Louis London. chlracter come dian. is exceptionally G12d and his act went big with the house.
 For real srrength and clever hand balancing the Bellthayer BSothers have one of the best athletic acts seen here in many a day and trey earned much we'll deserved applause.
 The feature picture, a five part Par amount production, The Way of a Man With a Maid. featuring Bryant Washburn, is good, but r>ther long drawn out. A Pathe con!ety completes the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28

ceived from the gas and electrical de- partment, not to exceed in the aggre- gate S70,000, the same being the esti- mated receipts of said department for the present fiscal year, in excess of the sum mentioned as the departments estimated receipts at the time of the last annual city meeting, the moneys so appropriated to be used for the payment of the legal obligations of said department, including the 5000 provided by the city for the said de- partment's obligations in August, 1918.
 MT. Tanning, MT. Shea and Chris Barry were the only ones to cast ball. lots this time.
 The meeting then adjourned.
 After the meeting one member of the gas and electrical commission stated that the department had paid off $8,000 of the $45, 900 which the city had loaned the department in order to pay coal bills which explained why the resolution offered at the meeting .au- thorized the borrowing of $37,000 in stead Of G45.njti1. vhlch was the figure in the original call
 The iGC.I@y l1a--leG by the city to the gas and electric department was from the appropriation for temporary loans, said Alderman Milo R. Waters, and the city needs the money restored to this account.
 The authorization by the meeting to expend $70,000 from the receipts of the gas and tlectric department will provide for paying off the loan to the city, it is stated, and leave bal ance enough probably to run a new electric power line to Yantic to supply the Admore Woolen mills there. Negotiations have been in progress for some time between the woolen mill company and the commissioners as the wooIen mill needs much more cleo tric power than the present line can carry. A proposition as to what the company will pay for the electricity has been accepted by the commission- CTS and it is expected that the building of the line will be taken up very SCOT after the couUract between the gas and electrical department and the woolen company has been signed. A five mile line of wire will have tc be built and twenty-two new pofes bought. According to figures prepared it is believed this can be done fol about $20,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
Tells a Secret Manufacturer of Famous Medicine Tells Ingredients So Public Can Appreciate Pure, Reliable Medi- cine.

Many people fear to take medicine to check and abort colds, cure coughs, catarrh. etc. This fear is groundless with all the products of The Black burn Products Co.,, Dayton, Ohio Not one contains opiates, narcotics or harmful drugs. Mentho-Laxene, for coughs. colds. catarrh and all distress following a cold, is a compound of Wild Sherry, Tolu, Cascara, Grinde- lia, Menthoe Ammonium Chloride, and alcohol sufficient to preserve and keep in solution
 Every ingredient is in concentra ted form and the medicine is so strong that only ten-drop doses are to be taken in the raw state. But the ideal way is to make into syrup by emptying a 21a -oz. bottle of Mentho- Laxene into a pint bottle and then fill the bottle with granulated sugar syrup, made by dissolving a pint of sugar in a half pint of boiling water. It is said by thousands that this makes 8 most effective home treatment for all cold troubles. The manufacturer guarantees it to please or money back. Sold by all good druggists Adv
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
HONOR FLAGS TO TOWNS
 FOR WAR SAVINGS SALES

Eighteen towns in Connecticut Swent over the top" in 1918 in selling more than $20 per capita maturity value, of war savings stamps, according to an nouncement made Dy the Connecticut war savings committee. Each of these towns has been presented by Howell Cheney, state director in 1918, with an honor war savings flag,
 Ansonia leads all tho communities in the state in the final figures. with $2681, closely followed by New Lon don with $26.16. Portland Is third followed by Manchester and Avon. The complete figures are as follows: Ansonia, $2681. New London S28.16; Portland $25.36: Manchester $25.20; Avon s25.12: Old Lyme $24.65; Wind ham s2414: Derby s23.76; East Hamp- ton s2258: New Canaan $22 .56; Yer non $22.37: UnionvilIe S22.18' Sims bury $2L87. Watertown, S21 3S; Put nam S2111: East Windsor $20 @; West Hartford $20.07: Windsor Locks $2o.O5
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
Max Foley Serio ,1slv ILL

Max H, Foley, son Of MT. and Mrs. Max J. Foley of q Hamilton avenue. whose wife died Wednesday in New York, is himself just recovering from influenza, but was too ill to accom- - pany the body of his wife when 1t was brought here Thursday evening. Un- less unfavorable complications set ii. however, the physicians give every hope for MT. Foley's recovery.
 The infant son of Mir and Mrs. Fo- ley, born last Friday, Is now at his grandparen5s home on Hamilton ave me
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
SERGT. KIRK RICKETTS,
 IN ACTION AT FINISH

Sergeant Kirl. Ricketts, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles II. Ricllett3 cL Greeneville, arrived home from over seas on Thursday evening after seven months of service in France. Ser geant Ricketts was a member of the 68th regiment of field artillery and for nearly year was stationed at Fort Wright leaving win the regiment Cor overseas in July of 1913. He has now received his honorable discharge.
 While i'll Franco Sergt. Rickatts saw considerable service but did not get into any heavy action until just a teVI days before the signing of the arTis- tice. He arrived in New York on Feb. 15 but since that time has been sta- toned at Camp Mills and Fort Wads- worth, receiving his discharge Thurs day.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
HOW TO BE RID OF
 DANGEROUS DANDRUFF

If you have dandruff you must get rid of 1t quick-it's positively danger ous and will surely ruin your hair if you don't.
 Dandruffy heads mean faded, brittle, scraggiy hair that finally dies and falls out-new hair will not grow then you are hairless and nothing can help you.
 The only sure way to abolish dan druff for good is to destroy the germ that causes it To do this quickly, surely and safely and at little ex- pense, there is nothing so effective as Parisian sage. which you can get from Lee & Osgood Go. and good druggists everywhere. It is guaranteed to banish dandruff, stop itching scalp and fall ing hair, and promote new growth, or the cost, small as it is, will be re- funded.
 Parisian sage is a scientific prep paration that supplies all hair needs an antiseptic liquid neither sticky or greasy, easy to apply. and delicately perfumed.
 If you want beautiful, soft thick, lustrous hair, and lots of it. by all means use Parisian sage. Don't de- lsy-begin tonight-a little attention now insures abundant hair for years 10 come.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
A. o. H. AUXILIARY HAD
 WHIsT-pANCE EVENING

Twenty-Five tables of whist were played on Thursday evening at whist and dance given in Buckingham Mem orial by Ladies auxiliary. Division 54, A. 0, H. The prizes weer tahen by the following: Ladies. first. Mrs. William Bresnahan, {, silk camiso.a; second, Miss Margaret O'Brien Berry dish. Gentiemen's, first, John Francis Mc- Carthy, cuff links; second William Bresnahan, briar pipe; consolation, James Dwyer.
 Following the whist Misses Mary and Agnes Bresnahan played for the dancing which was enjoyed. The com mittee in charge was Mrs. Nellie O. Neil. chairman. Mrs. Nellie O'Brien, Mrs. Julia Fenton. Hrs. Timothy Brewer and Mrs. Neilio Fitzgerald.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
POSSIBLY MAY g%NG HUN
 SUBMARINES TO BASE

There Is a probability that the six German submarines that are to be turned over to the government and which are now interned in British ports will be brought to New London. This was q report circulating Thurs day among men from the submarine base, According to the report Amer 3can craft will depart from New York Friday for the purpose of crossing the Atlantic and bringing the captured craft to New London. Among the U- boats that win be turned over to the government. the officer declares, are the peetscA7ard, which visited New Loudon nearly three years ago. and the U-53, which shocked the world by appearing in Newport harboC three years ago and after sending mail ashore steamed out of the Earbor and within the next 24 hours sunk several American merchantmen.