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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06
CIRCULATION WEEK END:No AUG. 30 1O,365
FIGHTING HIGH COSTS

It is primarily by production that we can hope 10 reestabIish the bal ance between money and credit on the one hand and the needs of our people on the other" This is dec lsration made by the national defense council and iu is in keeping with what others have had to say upon the same subject. T. is in accord with the sen r-nnent expressed by Ia Dor leaders and it jibes with the statement made by President Wilson in connection with the bringing down of the high cost of living and getting things back to a normal basis
 But there is apparently need Of eiv- ing emphasis to this matter if the real significance of it is going to be graspeG as it should he by all of those who are expected to do their part It is a conclusion which cannot fail to be reached If a sound view is taken Of the situation and radicaIisin is eIimi- mated. IL cannot fail to he realized that whatever enters into the cost of production is going to increase the cost of living Let there be a deter imitation 10 furnish the production that is required to change the situa- tion let ir be realized that conditions where large bodies of workers are in idlensss simply increases costs through laCN or prOducIIon and It can not fail 10 be understood that if each and everyone will put his shoulder to the wheel. capital as well as labor and vice versa and aid in the eliminatio Of that which is contributing to tho high costs relief will be obtained. And l- IS relief that is desired. not T con nation of the existing conditions by increasing the reasons for them.
 Thus though the defense councils conclusion may he repetition of oth- CTS ir is important because of the in creased attention which 1t should bring TO the all important subject and certainly it cannot get too widespread thought at the present time The way 70 lower high costs is 10 fight them. nor encoUra ge them
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06
OUR STANDING ARMY,

Among other things there is before congress al the present time the question as to what size of an army Is going to be maintained in the fu- ture- According 10 the war depart ment's bill it is desired that there be an army Of 576.0G0 men which is oi course considerably larger than was maintained previous to the European conflict.
 Even at the time when the country was at peace il was recognized that for a nation of this size we were maintaining a very small army, one of insignificant proportions com mpared with what other countries had. What that meant during the time when we were whipping our forces into sha pc to enter the struggle is well remem- bered. and while it is to be hoped that there will be no more wars, but cer- tainly none on the scale of the one just ended, it is perfectly evident that we cannot disregard the influence that preparedness has on peace.
 Besides the army sought by the war department, provision is also made for a system of universal training, the standing army being the skeleton for a field army of a million and a quar- ter. The house committee on military affairs is told that the expenses of carrying out such a programme would be two-t thirds of a billion for the first year and that thereafter it would not go over s90o.000. .0eo yearly. or what is about equivalent to the sum we must spend as interest each year on our war expenditures.
 Naturally such an expense in view
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in our stores Most of them are single men, Not satisfied with throwing up their job and quitting their work. they taunt the company with not running their cars for the accommodation of the public while they themselves fhe troIleymen) are wholly to blame for existing conditions.
 And now comes the assaults on the car crews by thugs to intimidate hon est men, their peers, from earning an honest living Now unless the strikers are the instieators or perpetrators Of these dastardly deeds, tEey will inn mediateIy repudiate such law breaking and crimes against order and public safety, call off the strike and escape the contempt that such acts demand and deserve.
 AMERICAN. Norwich. Sept. :. 1919
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy lay." Christ will not appear in splendid vision to our mortal eyes, but He will teach us marvellous truths if we will let the living teacher unfold the Word to us.
 Is faith in God feeble and fail ing? Turn to the story of the men in the Bible who conquered by cling ing to God as Jacob at Peniel Does life seem not to be worth the living study what Jesus has said about the uses and privileges of life Is self mastering the soul? Study the prin-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Us Have Fair Play.

MT Editor: There is something amusing about Mir. Rooney's power of perception. He is ever ready to tell the press and the capitalists and the people what they should do; but he is very careful not to tell the orSaniza- ton that he commands what they should not do.
 He tells the people the press could have settled the strike of the trolley men long ago. when it is no more part of the press business to settle any strike. except it's own, than 1t Is the duty Of the clergynlen in strikes to take the part of the strikers. The press prints the news, but it is not supposed to govern commercial sys- tems. it's freedom being to sustain or, condemn them.
 Nr Rooney is one of 90 900 walking delega tes. or protective policemen. em- pIoyed by union Ia Dor in this country to look after it's interests at cost of about sI O5o GOO week or fifty-two to understand as a Philadelphia law yer.
 It is now whispered around that all the old men were opposed to the render without injuring their union. They must have some kind of an ad vance CT their union is really non est.
 In other words, the strikers at the end Of seven weeks find themselves in a pitiful plight. and the city in con- dition of disorder worthy of a Hun garian city.
 It is none to the credit of sovereign citizenship that suchua state of af fairs can bN 1naugurated and kept up for so long regardless of it's effect upon the 29 900 people who are not person. ally involved
 There is no question but the men should be fairly paid. any. more than there is any question as to the injury of such unwarra nted disorder to the interests and good name of the whole community.
 It is time the citizens were relieved.
 ONE FOR FAIR PLAY.
 Norwich, Sept. ,. 1919.
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ciples of the life of Jesus, wf4o, thought not of self, but of others Doe it seem that all things are against you. ''fsememBsr Him ~ro endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself that ye wax not weary, fainting tu your souls" N6th- ing will confirm faltering faith more quickly than prayerful study of Scripture and q cheerful obedience to it's teachings All Christians need this confirmation. F6r
 Faith was never yet confirmed too
 much. q 5ssd Though doubt did ever sleep.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06
Sunday Morning Talk FAITH r0hEIRMEn

Faith is confirmed and restored by study of the Scriptures. As tho two disciples walked to Emn12us they were sad. they found the fire of faith burning low in their hearts. Jesus Joined them in their journey but did not at first reveal Himself. Instead He "oDened to them the Scriptures"
 It was this that kindled anew the fire of faith and made their hearts burn within them" Perhaps we think We need vision. when really we need nothing much to pray. "Open
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Beware the Selfish, souiIess Man.


 Mir Editor: When Father Mathew that saint of God and brilliant orator, was in this country years ago. work ing day and night in the interests of humanity and to save his people from drink, poverty and death. he made the following statement. which will never die as long as the sun rises and sets: Beware of the selfish man. the man who will ruin the health. business or life Of another for his own selfish gain Beware of the soulless man. who under any circumstance will strike, persecute or injure in any way a man or men when he or they are down and out from any cause" The men or body of men who would do this are soulless. untrustworthy, unde- sirable- citizens of any town, state or country. Men to be feared. men who will break the laws of the state to sa atisfy their own selfish ends at the cost of the peace. business interests and prosperity of any town or state" that a selfish few may be benefited. at the loss and cost of prosperity, peace and happiness of the community. Such men are "lawbreakers always, unrea- soma ble and for that reason always dangerous. Shun such men as you would any other menace or pestilence for such men always cause trouble whatever their occupation and wherever found
 Now the application very few men in this end of the state become dissatisfied with their wages as troll leymen They demand an increase of pay. The officers of the Shore Line show their accounts which prove to all honest thoughtful people that the com pany is down and out. running be- hindhand at the rate of over s2Oe 900 a year; that some parts of their road have never paid for the upkeep: that an increase of wage is absolutely out of the question at the present time The Shore Line Co. have done ali they could for the men. They are unskilled labor They have been earning con stantly larger wages than many clerks
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of present conditions is going to get careful consideration but the ques- tion will be where to Aeconomize and avoid past dangers after there has been a full presentation of the facts dealing with the situa tion
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wits: they teach people more of geog- ra phy and industry and science in one brief hour than they can learn elsewhere in q year: and in depicting high life and low life. lessons of love ard service. of valor and sacrifice are very seldom omitted The moving pie lures are as wonderful and useful as any modern invention.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

With a packer in Milwaukee plead ing guilty to g violations of the cold storage law it looks as if the move against the hoarders was being made in the right direction.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Herbert Hoover is coming home to take a long needed rest. after giving his services and paying his own ex- penses, but he ought not to be allowed to come without being given a proper expression of thanks by the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Can it be possible that President Holland of the New York branch of the labor federation has repudiated his committees report because it means work instead of striking and loahng?
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Having faithfully done what was asked of us Marshal Foch has doubled the American area of occupation. That would be most pleasing to a nation where militarism existed
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

It must make the advocates of the Plumb plan a bit upset to find out that that idea has not been adopted in con nection with the government arsenal at Rock Island
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Mexico has. apolosized for shooting at the American aviator. We'll that's better than approving it but why not stop such shooting?
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06
EDITORIAL NOTES,

The man on the corner says: Ger tainly someone ought to be given credit for pulling September out of it's slough of despond.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

It is about time that the labor lead CTS devised some sort of q. serum for counteracting the unauthorized strike fever
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Many who cry out against the prof iteers show indications of desiring to join them rather than assist in fight ing them.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Think of the job of cutting up that five million pounds of meat the gov ernrnent is to put on the. market so that everyone in the country could get tastei
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Those who are just starting in the school year again realize that the first hundred years are always the worst.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Proba bly, good many of the own CTS are wondering what they will get when the railroads are returned
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

Enough has been said about Sep tember already 10 put 1t on it's goot behavior for the rena inder of tn, month.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06

It seems a bit inconsistent to think of reforming dancing in these days when everything seems to be satur- ated with the jazz spirit.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-14

at home II will be more difficult to
make a good high school without the
cooperation Of other neighboring
districts. But If cooperation is i'm
possible, you are still free to do
something toward giving worthy
country children tne better school
which they deserve.
There are many reasons for cstab-
fishing enough high schools to bring
a high school in reach Of every child
of the county 1t ~ill make the coun-
try more desirable place in which
70 live 1t will serve to attract a bet
ter class Of citizens TO your vicinity.
But DO not build high schools for
mercenary or selfish reasons. Build
them because it is your duty to help
give the boys and girls Of the coun-
try the opportunity which they would
appreciate and to which they are
justly entitled.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-14
SOME NEWS ITEMS FROM
LORENZO ENTERPRISE

J. A. caves and family are visiting
among friends and relatives in Red
River county this week. While in
East Texas Mr. caves viii visit Dali
las where he viii purchase large
supply Of fall goods for his firm here.
Tom Holt sold his five acre block
Of town property TO r. r Allen this
week for the sum Of $1,000.
Mr. Bridges is now managing the
Murphy Lumber Company, here un-
I'll a regular manager can arrive
/. The Baptist meeting closed last
Sunday night The addition Of sever
al new members to their roll was
made during the meeting.
W L. Glaze resigned his position
with the Murphy Lumber Co. here
the first Of this month and will act in
the capacity Of manager for. the Full
er Gin Go. this season.
The crops in this immediate section
are doing excellent and are standing
the hot weather much better than
those further west. While rain would
be welcomed. il is not absolutely nee
essary to assure US one Of biggest and
best harvests gathered on this section
Of the plains.
The farmers of this section are up
against a tough problem on account
of the shortage Of farm labor. The
situation here is serious and farmers
are employing every method to get
hands for the harvest this fall Some
of our farmers however. have already
contracted with laborers to pick their
cotton.
Jim Chambers sold his 100 acre
farm and crop yesterday including
stock and machinery TO Mr.. Woods
for a consideration Of $4,000.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-14
Criticisms of the Average
Countm School
Coo W. Roberts. shaIlowater

The advantages. however, are num-
erous, and are important enough TO
warrant serious consideration. The
transfer method gives the people an
opportunity to try out the plan Of
uniting the schools and observing how
II works. II IL trial union
idation on a years trial II such an
arrangement should for any reason
prove unsatisfactory, IL could be ter
minated without difficulty. for it
would end automatically at the close
Of each school term. Should Il prove
satisfactory. il might then be made
permanent Should IL prove unsat-
isfactory. II might end the agitation
in the districts concerned. and all
would know that !, would be ncces-
sary TO resort 70 the limited resources
- their own district in order 10 pro-
vide q high school for their children
Another advantage Of such trial
union is that there would be three
schools instead Of one 20 receive the
usual State aid whereas Il they were
consolidated there would be but one
school to receive this aid While on
the other hand the consolidated
school would soon become eligible 70
receive State and Federal funds FOR
the employment Of teachers which
would hardly BE- possible under tenn
porary union.
The greatest obstacle. no doubt, in
the way Of either a permanent CON
solidation. or to a temporary transfer
Of the upper grades from one school
IS the problem OF transportation. But
Is the prbem Of transportation. But
transportation should not be such a
bugbear Il the people really desire to
have a good rural high school. Trans
portation has been in successful oper-
alton in other states for many years.
why should il not be practicable
here II i had not been practicable
and successful, do you not suppose
u would have been discontinued long
ago. instead Of rapidly increasing in
popularity transportation ~ in
successful operation in such states
as Wisconsin. Ohio. Utah. North Da-
kota. and IN many others. In some
If these states the winters are colder
than ours. the roads are rougher. and
there are longer distances to be trav-
eled. In many localities in these
states the country is more sparsely
settled than il is here. II often rains
and SHOWS more in winter. and there
are many other difficulties met with
and overcome in some of these states
than are to be found in Wset Texas.
Why should we look with fear and
trembling upon transportation as an
lnsurmountable obstacle in the way? I
You cannot do so without admitting
hat you are less enterprising than
are the people Of other states.
believe a complete system Of
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-14

To the Avalanche
In a previous article three plans Of
providing high schools for country
children were presented. The first
plan. that o. establishing and nam
tanning high school in each rural
school district. was found TO be inn
practicable for many reasons Lack
Of resources and the small number
Of children in the several grades are
the chief reasons why each country
school need never expect to be high
school The second plan. that Of con
solidaiion Of two OF more districts,
was found to possess many sdvan-
tages such plan would be both de-
sirable and practicable. II would be
desirable. for IL would unite the re
sources 81 the districts. making i pos
sible to undertake bigger things for
the welfare Of the schoo.. i would
make Classification possible. thereby
emitting the school "a receive State
apd Federal aid for equipping and
maintain ing departments Of voca-
tionai agriculture and domestic
science and art: it would offer great
or inducements 70 country boys and
girls to re-enter school and remain
there until they had really accom-
plished something; and for many 9th
or good reasons consolidation is a
very commendable plan Il would be
practicable II the local prejudice could
be overcome and the transportation
problem satisfactorily solved The
objections urged against such a plan
may usually De traced to one or the
other. and men who are anxious 20
give their children fair chance, and
who are willing TO make some sacri-
flee in order to DO so. will sooner or
later see that the advantages TO be
gained greatly outweigh any difficult
ties tat might stand in the way Of
consolidation.
The third plan. that Of transferring
the upper grades from one school to
another for high school purposes. al
50 has many advantages. In many
cases ir IS a preferable plan to that
Of consolidation. We are certain that
a high school established by this meth
cd would lack the stability Of one es-
tablzhed by consolidation. for high
school established by transfer would
ever be subject to the whims of the
local boards transferring. and would
end whenever the districts transfer
ring decided not TO do 50. Such
high school. while possessing many
OF the advantages Of one established
by consolidation. would be dependent
upon the trustees Of the several dis
tricts for It's existence from year to
year. State and Federal aid for vo-
cational education would be doubtful
under such a plan, for Classification
BY the State could hardly be expected
under such a temporary arrangement 1
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-14
The Tax Rates in Texas are
Going to be Higher

tons made for the two years are con-
siderably less than the receipts will
be.
''In making the rate the board was
compelled under the law to consider
almost 81 100000 that had been APP
propriated and that will not be spent.
Then, too, the unprecedented growth
of the state makes it certain that re-
ceipts from sources other than an ad
valorem tax will be far greater than
in the past, but the board had to con-
slider receipts in the past, rather than
estimates for the future.
Every man who gets Treasury
warrant viii find money in the
Treasury to redeem it,"
Seholastics Are rGeater.
It was disclosed that the new schol-
astic census gives 1885, SCI children
within the scholastic age, an increase
over last year Of 1921 The cur
rent apportionment is $3.50 per cap
tia, or a total Of S9.119.4O0. This
years apportionment viii easily be
$3.50, and possibly more.
The tax rate Of 35c will produce
gross SlO,S53,170. from which must
be subtracted the 20 per cent for as
sessing and collecting, leaving net to
general revenue $3.50. $50.
The same calculation is made for
the school tax, but that will be divid-
ed. DC to go for free text books and
zoe for the support of the schools,
giving $4,961 ,44s net for the main
tenance Of the schools and s3,721,O s7
net for the free textbooks. If not all
of the free textbook money is used
the surplus can go to the support of
the schools and make an So appor-
tionment possible. IL would call for
s9,s70.sss, or s753,4ss more than
was apportioned for this year.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-08-14

A. W. Kellogg, Of Oklahoma City.
arrived here Tuesday morning from
hat place and has accepted position
with the new firm of Jones and
Jones. formerly Henderson and
Jones. Mr. Kellogg was employed by
this firm when they were doing bus
mess in Oklahoma City. He intends
to make Lubbock his future home.