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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27

i fail. Another interesting feature is the
 distilling plant which distills 30,00o gallons of pure water from the sea- in every 24 hours. The larger portion of
 this liquid ,,is is used in tAe boilers boilers purity.
 The refrigera ting system is capable of producing six tons of ice each day.
 Two electrically driven boat cranes boats and loading supplies aboard the ship have a capacity of 1000 pounds each.
 The, large calibre guns of the New Mexico are fired by electricity; am munition is hoisted from the maga- zines by electric. motors and some of the guns are loaded by electricity. The poflderous rudder is moved into turn of controller on the navigating bridge, which sets in mo- tion machinery in the hold of the vessel Or this purpose There are several steering stations To- catel in various parts of the ship where this operation may be perform ed in case one station sl-ould be dis abled- In all there are five different one is the hand method which re- quires the exertions of six men. The ventilation and heating of the
 ship is by air-cold air forced into the vessel m warm W6aE1er and not air during the winter months. The air is forced through pipes by blow CTS operated by electric motors.
 There is completely equipped electric carpenter shop, machine shop,
 foundry. laundry, hospitaN operating room and bakery where bread is bak ed in electrically heated ovens, while the galley or kitchen is steam operat- ed. the ranges burn oil in stead of coal. and there are big steam pots for heating.
 The New Mexico was built at the Brooklyn Navy Yards and launched in the summer of 1917, is SPA feet i'll overall, weighs fdisplaces) 1000 tons, and draws 90 feet of water.
 She is 97 feet 1-2 inches broad measuring at the water line and at full speed can make slightly in ex- cess 21 knots an hour, generating 2s,000 Horsepower for propulsion Hdr crew numbers nearly 1200men.
 She burns oil instead of coal as fuel and has a total fuel capacity of 3,4o0 tons. or 6.S00,0 pounds or about one million gallons.
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AN ELECTRIC SUPER DREADNAUGHT

It is fitting that the super dread nought New Mexico probably the most modern of all battleships and the the first of all battleships and the first capital ship of any nation to be operated entirely by electricity, should have been selected as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, now on the Pacific Coast.
 By many the New Mexico has been referred to as the only 100 per scent. electric ship, for there is hardly a device on board which does not ope- rate electrically.
 Here are some of the interesting electrical facts:
 four huge General Electric motors each direct connected to four pro- pellor shafts the motors having 4 combined capacity of 2S,000 horse light and power to a city of. nearly loo, 900 population. Each smotor is 12 feet in diameter.
 The four motors are operated by current obtained from ? turbo- gen orators each producing If 900 h. D. This power plant consists of two steam turbines and two electric gen. orators obtaining steam from nine boilers located in three separate and watertight compartments. Steam un- square inch is produced by the boiler
 It will thus be seen that electric drive functions as follows on the New Mexico:
 Steam from nine steam boilers op- crate two steam turbines which in turn revolve two generators. The gen. orators produce electric current and this current is then led through cop per cables to a central switchboard or control station where it is meas ured and distributed to the four mo- tors which revolve the prope1lors.
 Part of the steam produced in the boilers is however, diverted to six auxiliary turbo generator sets located i indifferent parts of the ship and these power plants produce the elec- tricity which operates all of the de- vices, outside of the propulsion equip mept including the electric lights. 1t has been estimated that there are 300 motors on the New Mexico.
 It is interesting to note that the electric lights Of the New Mexico are dependent on two sources of supply. first the auxiliary turbo gen orators already mentioned. and second, a set of storage batteries which are de- signed to be brought into service if for any reason the main source should
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
THE 30 HOUR WEEK.

However much the bituminous mine
 workers may call their proposed shortening of working hours and rais- ing of pay S dema nd upon the mine owners. 1t is really a demand upon the coal users. the ultimate consurn- CTS The operators will. Of course add to the cost Of coal the increa sed cost as production madc t-- the two fa tors Of shorter hours and higher wages The result will be that the UI- -lrnate consumer will nay the bill.
 \ working week or 20 hours five days of six hours each. will strike the average American as most unreason- able With this is 10 go a so per cent. increase in wages Let us see how the -cozl miners time viii be occupied. There are 12a hours in the five days that ir is proposed 10 work: of these exact.y one-sourth- counting in only the five cays-are to be devoted to la hor. DedaJtins forty hours for sleep. we have left eighty hours and of these fifty would he left after thirty hours ot work Each working day zrculd consist Of six hours toll and ten hours or duty not incuding the time =1ven 10 sleep. But in addition the men would have the whole of Satur- day. Excluding the eight sleeping hours there would be left sixteen hours on that day in which no work would be done. Thus in the six days the men would work thirty hours. and rest Sixty-six hours-and sleep forty eight hours
 There was time when the common people supported every strike as q matter of course. feeling that the men engaged in it represented them But there has been a great change and 1t will make itself increasingly felt Few men are there in this coun- try who can not and ought not to work more than thirty hours a week out Of IA hours
 Ao-e-and more it is getting into the minds of the people that their inter es-s are being completely disregarded and the man who strikes can expect little sympathy from men and women. many of whom are getting far lower wages than the strikers and who out Of their smaller compensation are ask ed to meet the new demands
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GERMANY CAN PAY.

In the five years prior to 1913 Ger many made an annual appropriation for her armament averaging s42G ooo.- coo The appropriation for the army Of s75, 900 men was s2se. .goo oac- The balance was spent for incidentaIs of the military program.
 The peace treaty cuts the German army to zoe 600 men. thus saving the German people an annual charge of s1szceo. GOO Assuming that her pres ent naval program will require s2O.- eco annually, there is another say fnr of s1oo 900. .eee- Incidental mfri- tzry expenditure should easily be cut fo s1e 900 .oeo. thus saving another s1e.eoe. 600 a year.
 The k75. 600 men freed from military service can save. as wage earners, ssee a year each, or s14z, 500 coo They rfn bring to invested capital a profit Of at least sfso each a year, or a total of ss1. .z5eyeoo. In other words. cutting down the army and navy and freeing x76. eco men for labor will save Ger many ss11-zso. 900 a year
 If there are 1s-5z5. 900 other wage ezxrer<- low esximate-they can save s4.esz5oo, ,oeo annually. and add to capital invested 2 profit of q, 75s, = 1s6cse-aiso a low estimate Assum- fux that the former appropriation of s<Se.ooe.ooo came from active capital and labor in Germany-though there wes other v1st resources exclusive of ths G@Hn colonies-there is still left a surplus capacity in German in drzsry of s6.3ss. .75e.ooo annually. ,wnfcA. added to the savings by put esnx sz<,eoe 0An into industry instead
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
AMERIcANfzATio EDUCATION

Secretary Lane Of the department of the interior proposes to combat revolutionary possibilities in America with educa ton. He sees that the revolutionary agitator finds most of his dupes among the iIliterates of for eign birth who do not know what America is. nor how it is governed nor by what principles~it lives moral lx and politically They fall ready tools to arguments of armed force which they have always known contained the only possibilities of overthrowing the federal and autocratic govern ments in the countries from which they came
 Secretary Lane has prepared q bill which carries the plan for the Ameri- canization by education of the 5000, 0oo alien and serni-aiien residents of the country whc cannot read or speak the English language.
 NEr. Lane is right in affirming that ore Of the most effective ways of deal ing with industrial unrest is to edu- cate and thoroughly Americanize the iIIiterates- For this purpose he pro poses a system of local. state and na- tional corporation in financing eve ming schools. factory schools. neigh borhood and settlement courses in English ciyies. history and American ideas and ideals.
 The bill advocated by Mir. Lane pro- vides that federal aid shall be extend ed to any state which furnishes an equal sum of money for Americaniza ton work out of it's own treasury.
 The time has come to coordinate all the scattered agencies that are en- gagged in Americanization work and make their activities more fruitful and systematic- Congress must prepare it. self to take the initiative by intelli- gently supplying the state. local and private agencies with incentives to put forth better and more extensive ef- fo-fs
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STORIES OF THE WAR
In Memory of Fallen Americans. (Corres pondence of The Associated

(Correspondence of The Associated
 Press.)
 The memory of the American sol diers who fell at Cantigny is to be perpetuated at Montdidier by the es- tabishment of a municipal hospital constructed from American Red Cross barracks. Over the entrance to the administration building will be an in scription reading: Gift of the Ameri- can Red Cross to the Town of Montdi- dier. In Memory of the American Soldiers Who Fell at Cantigny."
 Cantigny, in the valley below Mont didier. was the first American battle field in France. In the beginning of the allied advance last summer the tremendous odds. advancing further than any other troops in taking it.
 Many Americans lie buried on the hillsides about the town. The French country people are keeping the graves green. many of the families having "adopted' American graves.
 In the country surrounding Montdi- dier the soldier peasant is returning to the soil. Crops are growing where in January there were hundreds of shell holes. dugouts and trenches. Nearly half Of the devastated fields in the district have been reclaimed But while this has been going on the vf1- 1ages have in a large measure been neglected. Social life. however, is be- ing rapidly restored. Churches and schools are soringing up everywhere and in many cases Red Cross barracks are serving for this purpose
 Despite the fact that their homes are dark cellars and dusouts. the people are cheerful and never fall to express their gratitude. and appreciation for what America has done for them
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the crop. and the useless pellet is spit out
 The crop is closed behind by a complicated valve, which separates i. from short, bag-like stomach, the walls Of which have a permeable lin ing. so that it and the succeeding DOT tions of the alimentary tract, he in- testine, are a ble to digest and absorb any food which may be permitted to enter them through he valve
 The crop and the true stomach have been called respectively the 'so- cial' and individual stomachs be- cause the liquid food stored in the former is in great part distributed by reorganization to other ants, whenever they signify their hunger by protrud- ing their tongues and making suppli- catory gestures with their fee1ers, and because none of the food in this re- ceptac1e can be used by the indiyid- ual unless it passes through the valve into the true stomach"
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Twice now the people of Bridgeport have disclosed hv their views that they are in favor of the commission form of government. And yet the city is today governed in the same old way under the sa+ne old conditions the very conditions which gave rise to the demand for commission gov ernment.
 Let us not blame individuals. The system under which this city is now governed is a system that. by it's very na ture. makes aeainst Soou .,overnn1ent Ii is not the fault of any individual or set of individuals: for while it is true that different ad- n1inistrations have shown different results. it is also true that on the whole these results have averaged a F,ollt ,the same A man goes into of-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mir. Editor: Section 62es of the Gen era1 Statutes provides that Every person who shall deposit. throw or aftlX any paper or advertisement in any public highway r or who shall affix to any tree, rock. or struc- ture, within the limits of public highway, any paper or advertisement. other than notices posted in accord - eral Statutes shall be fined not more than s5o.0o, or imprisoned not more than six months. or both."'
 During the war. notwithstanding the above statute, the practice of permit ting recruiting agents of the army, States to place recruiting posters up- on some of the poles along the streets of the business district of the city doubtless met with the approval of all. for this was advertising done purely for a patriotic purpose and not for the money which there was in it for anyone.
 Apparently. taking advantage of this practice. either through ignorance of the law. or with intention to take ad- vantage Of the toleration shown. cer- tain individuals are now trying to use this sort of advertising purely for their own financial profit. At such promi- nent points 5as the corner of Laurel Hill bridge and Shetucket street. Sha mons Corner and Union Square in front of the Otis Library. have ap peared, tackled to telegraph or tele- phone pcles advertisements for slzat- ing rinks, theatrical performances, etc
 How long are tine mayor. the police department and the street commis- sioner going to stand for this sort Of public nuisance? Here's hoping that this published word may prove effec- tive.
 Yours for a better NorwIch-
 CITY BEAUTIFUL
 Norwich Sept. %. 1919.
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CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING SEPT. 2pth
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WAR EFFECTS ON IMMIGRATION

The L. :. commissioner general of immigration takes occasion to allay whatever of public anxiety may have been occasioned by recent rumors that from a million to two million aliens are about to leave this country for good. taking about five billion dollars in money with them. He calls such reports just plain 'hysteria,'' and says they have no foundation in fact He declares that not much more than one hundred thousand foreigners have left the country since the arnistice was signed. and he prophecies that conditions in the European countries will send many Of them back here again
 In the five years since June 30, 1914 which included only one month of pre-wsr conditions. 1.1T2-sTS imni grants arrived in this country. while The departures numbered only SIS. 223 leaving a net gain Of 554. remain nz here. There is at present ex- eess of emigration. but it is in part considered seasonal The curious fact is made known that in the five years ending June So. 1913 1-363.00O alien cmsETants left the country. rather more than double the number of de- 1zrturss during the five-year period ending last June
 The prospect would not seem to oe inviting for a return to Europe in ifS disturbed economic situation. and the orusi increase here from immi ration coes not sssfr to be in dan cs- of any serious check by any grel- exodus of foreigners from these shore to the lands they left America will still continue 10 be the land of prom ise and nf liberty where greater op- 7ortunity for the individual will be found than anywhere else
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
PARLoR REPLACES BATH.

The British housing commission has
 taken a singular stand. In it's plans for dwellings, for the working classes.
 it has eliminated the bath room from
 some of the designs. substituting a
 '.parlor-" Reason given for this by
 the chairman is: Our young folks must have some place to do their
 courting" Obviously, a bath room
 is no place for spooning. and court ship is q custom much older and more firmly established even than that of bathing. It persists among some tribes who never bathe, yet it is con ceivable that facilities provided. the two practices might be indulged with out the one interfering with the other. The bath room has never been an ex- cessiveIy popular institution amongst the lower class Of the British. however strongly the upper classes may be welded to the tub Sir Walter Be- sant reviewing the results of the model tenement house campaign in the East End of London something like a quarter of century ago. re- cords how the fixtures had been re- moved in the bath room and traded for beer. while the tubs were used as receptacles for coals Still. with a lit tie persuasion and the opportunity always at hand. it is not unrea sonable to think that the coming genera ton of Englishn1en might be taught to ap- preciate the pleasures as we'll as the afforded by bath tub. When our own country comes to take up the matter of housing seriously. it must in due time. we earnestly hope that the -parlor. bedroom and bath" idea will prevail.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
Sunday Morning Talk
The Divine Peace Giver.

It was evening on Lake Galilee- The saviour gave commandment to Ills disciples from the farther. side. They push out and are soon far from the shore. upon which are congregated the amazed and wondering multitude; but ere long the heavens darken with low ering clouds and the wild wind sweeps down the mountain sorges. Truly. the quake with fear
 But hold. The Prince of Peace is abroad He speaks and the angry tempest subsidies like cowed lion- You say: "Marveious What a won derful display of superhuman authori- tyl' And yet in no less wonderful manner does this Comforter still the stormy clements that threaten to en- gulf the souls of men.
 A man of business. with rare talents and keen faculties. piunges into com mercialisn buoyed up with expecta- tions Of amassing a great fortune. He is fairly consumed with the raging fire of his ambition and no thought of heaven or Christ enters his fevered brain. But To, the heavens take on 3 b1acker hue, and adverse winds howl ominously. Soon tempest Of adver- sfty with raging fury, sweeps down upon him. His fond ambitions are swept away. and his house falls a wreck. Despair at first suggests a remedy-but he restraints himself to hear soft. sweet voice. full of tender est sympathy:
 Look unto me-and be ye saved 3 Ye shall find rest to your souls 'Tn Heaven ye have a more enduring sub stance" The mountainous pillows sub side in the breast of the tor.orn one as Christ speaks. Peace Ape still g The gentle calm that marks the peace of God in his soul is truly wonder full. Or the mother, whose little one the idol of her heart lies cold in death Her heart is we'll nigh brok- en. Then 1t is that Jesus speaks to the troubled soul With a soft sweet whisper. She is not dead, but sIespth'' Set your affection on heavenly things She yields in sweet submission. saying ''The Lord gave and the Lord hath taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord
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flee with, fine set of high principles government. and his principles 20 sliding and his ideas fall into discard. because our present system. with its complicated intricate mess oe cross responsibilities. makes business like government next to irnposible.
 Briefly under the commission plan here are some of the advantages of- fered:
 l. Fixed responsibility.
 ?. Simplicity of ballot.
 g. Direct responsibility to the peo- pie
 A. Business manasement on the plan on which all successful business es are conducted.
 The first of these items-that Of fixed responsibility-is the most irn- portant. In BridgeDort at present. who or what is the government of the city Nominally the head of the government is the mavor but in Bridgeport's ancient city charter the powers of the mayor are so hedged in by powers of various boards and bodies, and so fringed and overlapped by the powers of various other off, cials, that not even a Philadelphia lawyer could untangle the maze and tell where the responsibilities of the mayor leave off and the responsibih- ties of other individuals begin.
 SO all the way through Inough the citizens of Bridgeport may knca exactly what they want in the way of government there is none among them who knows how to get what he wants because he cannot center the responsibility for it on any individ- ua1.
 Why not initiate the commission government movement again? = Bridgeport Standard Telegram.
 Are your potatoes still in the ground If so, you'd better have
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look at them to make sure they're
 not rotting. Reports from all over
 the state indicate that the unusual amount of rain that we have been having lately has caused the pota- toes to rot in many places. This will be a serious blow to farmers and gardeners If a considerable part ef the Connecticut crop is affected. Most small gardeners look upon their potato crop as the test Of the success of their garden. They plan to raise enough to last them through the win ter and if this crop fails it means that the profits of the garden are sadly reduced. So look over a feV hills and find out if your potatoes are beginning to rot. If they are they would better De dug now tkAll allowed to stay in the ground ana spoil-Waterbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
IN THE. DAYS NEWS
BioIoqy of 9oishevisrn,

Though anyone who has read Hen ri Fabre must be aware of the com edy and romance and tragedy to be found without stirring from the birds, peer into an ant hill to see why the the communiStic state is not adapted to man." says a bulletin from the Ma tiona1 Geographic Society.
 .'Yet William Morton Wheeler, a noted zoologist, in communication to The Society. seems to touch upon what might be termed the Biology of Bolshevisn'.
 The bulletin quotes the writer as follows:
 Though in most respects man and the insect differ enormously, both never theIess display some remarkable convergeut stmtlArtttes. ThAY Aea fhA
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of the army and navy. makes total saving poWsr of $s. .so7 .o0o. 900.
 How much of the foreign investment of German citizens was confiscated by the war is not known. but it is safe to assume that there are still vast sums earning handsome profits that go into German coffers-
 The allies were wise in demanding continuing reparation account with Germany for Germany can pay.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27

After ioafing in an American intern ment camp for two years many of the 1 200 German prisoners about to be sent back to Germany have decided they want to be American citizens
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27

When the president finally reaches the White House it should give him almost the sensation of moving into q new place. he has spent 50 little time there since last November.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27

The "committee of 4s" has called it's convention for Dec g at St. Louis to discuss formation Of q new party with the farm and labor organizations of the country as a basis. Are the lion and the lamb te lfe down together!
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27

The man on the corner says: Fitz- patrick's admission of Is per cent union membership in the steel work . CTS looks little like the majority he claimed.
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Ludendorh hates to give the Ameri- can soldiers credit for anything In his memoirs their attacks invariably break down." Broke up Ludendorff would be nearer the truth.
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General von Stein says Emperor Charles was a weak ruler" but he finished just as successfully as the "af1- highest"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27

Hoover's advice to hold off for three months on buying clothes would be all right if what we have bought would wear forever.
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girl who was to kiss him on a $100, wager, why not be a good sport and give her half a chance to win the moneyf