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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

.ne sailors and marines at the Sub- marine Base are far from pleased with the recommendation of Herbert R.. Branche. local director of the War Camp Community Service, that the Girls Community Center on Main street and the Army and Navy club on Broadway be closed. It became known on Wednesday night that nearly two hundred sailors and marines sta tioned at the Base have already affixed their signatures to q petition addressed to the War Camp Community Service Headquarters in New York city, re- questing that the proposed closing Of the two units, especially the Girls Com munity Center, be given serious con- sideration before a definite decision is rendered.
 In their petition the service men make particular mention of the Girls Community Center which they state has proved a very large factor in pro- viding good, clean and enjoyable en- tertainment for all the men now To- cated at the Submarine Base. The petition which is still receiving signatures, reads as follows:
 We, the sailors and marines of the United States Submarine Base, Conn.,, your decision in closing the War Camp Community Service now being operat- ed in Norwich, Conn. This request pertains in particular to the Girls | ed itself a very large factor in pro- v1ding a good, clean and enjoyab ble entertainment for all of the men now located at the above mentioned station.
 We would cite a few facts that may serve you in rendering your decision. At that time of this writing the com plement at our station is somewhat de- pleted but is fast being recuperated to it's maximum strength. The attitude of the people of New London is such so ha jqfa nel of this vicinity into their midst. An entirely different attitude is main tained by the Norwich clubs as can be witnessed by the ever increasing attendance at all of their social af- fairs.
 We shall endaevor to substantiate the facts as outlined above by sig natures as follow:
 (Here appear 175 signatures
 In view of the foregoing it is re- quested that you give this matter serious consideration before rendering definite decision.
 In order that the. public in gen eral may become acquaintel with the magnitude of the work which the Girls Community Center is doing for the service men and for the girls of this city the following facts concern ing the organization, government and activities of the Girls club are giv- en:
 A woman's executive council com prising prominent women of the city first organized the Center and put it on a successful working ba sis. This executive council, which has since be- come an advisory council, is made up as follows:
 President, Mrs. Albert H. Chase; vice president Mrs. C. NJ. Huntington Succeeded by Mrs. Harry Higgins); secretary, Mrs. Frank I. Royce; treasurer, Mrs. William H. Oat members, Mrs. George A. Colt Mrs. R. w. Perkins. Mrs. J. N. Rosenberg, Mrs James Moriarty, Miss Elizabeth Huntington.
 Mrs. F. W. Cary is chairman if the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
Society Women Use
 New Wrinkle Remover

Since the discovery that a solution has a peculiar effect upon wrinkled skfns, 1t has been learned that many prominent society women all over the country have used this simple home treatment with great success The for mu1a Is: Powdered saxclite. one ounce, dissolved in witch hazel. cne-haf pint. Use daily as wash lotion.
 The beneficial action of this wash Is felt at once. There's an agreeable re- freshing sensation and feeling of exhii- aration. Fiabbness and all wrinkles are immediately affected and the skin soon beconSes firmer and more youthful looking. No woman need hesitate te get the ingredients at the drug store and make the remedy herself, for there are no harmful effects whatever S
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
URGES CUTTING DOWN
 OF RETAIL DELIVERIES

A vigorous plea for system as the 1ounda ton for success in business was made "Wednesday evening before a gathering of merchants and business men in the Chamber of Commerce ha Il by Shorthand F. Fahnon of Dayton, Ohio. Accompa nying the lecture wa s The Troubles of Merchant" a nov ing picture showing how the man who guesses" about the various pro cesses of his business is almost cer- tain to be more or less of a failure and sure to be the first to go to the wall in time of stress
 The lecture and picture covered methods of advertising, saIesmanship and many of the other points of the best modern business practice.
 Speaking of advertising, MT. Fan was the most effective and cheapest form of which the merchant could take advantage He urged more at tention, however to the window dis play. declaring that the more goods displayed in that way in an attrac- tive manner, the larger the sales would be.
 Make the display simple" he said. use colors and arrangement to call attention to the article you wish to sell Always state the price. Fix your lights so they will shine on the goods and not on the street Remem- Der that people get an idea of the kind Of goods on the inside of the store from those they see on the outside :"
 Mir. Fannon told of the good ef- secured, Every employer, he said, ought to teach his clerks how they can become expert salesmen.
 Bad habits outside of work hours !" he said, make q bad record in the store the next day. A man can't stay out half the night and expect to sell goods the following day"
 The speaker urged neatness, accura cy, honesty, and courtesy as the first essentials of successful salesmanship
 Misrepresentation of goods" he said is bad for the store and bad for you Nothing is more important than cour- tesy. Remember the motto which made John Wanamakers millions: The customer is always right"
 Speaking of the credit business MT against the extension of credit unwise- ly and forgetting to charge for sales He also urged the cutting down of delivery by elimination of the long 'hauis, the formation of co-operaiye delivery systems and elimina ton of and quick service. through which the customer could be counted on to car ry many of their purchases home
 The difference between the up-to- date and the out-of-date merchant 9 he said in closing, "is that the out of date merchant only guesses. He guess es which of his clerks are honest. he guesses about his selling price and guesses about the cost of doing busi ness. Consequently there are thous ands of failures in the business world every year"
 MT. Fennon gave a very inspiration al talk on Success in Salesmanship before the assembled students of the Commercial Schoo at 5 o'clock We'd nesday afternoon and extended the students an invitation to attend the lecture he gave Wednesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms ADD PIERS
 Charles F. Sands of Bristol spent the week end with his parents, Mir and Mrs. c. s. Sands of Laurel Hill.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

The first application of Towards Buttermilk Cream will astonish you. The most wonderfui thing about if is the fact that whilst if turns the dull est most lifeless com ple xion to radisnt beauty and makes red or rough bands or arnls si:owF white, yet there is not plicstion. It actually vanishes from sight and the most heated atuo sphere will not produce the least shininess or gis sasiness of the skin.
 No matter whether you are troubled with a poor complexion. wri- k'es. puff mess around the eyes frecki ies. crows feet or lines around the mouth. nrlv finger nails, or just a simple ro"ghness of the face. hands or arnls caused hw wind or sun. you will find that any ar all of these troubles will quickly di7- appesr with the use of Towards But termilk Cream.
 To prove this to your complete sat isfactior. get small quantity today 2 f Lee e- Oseood Cc.'s, with the prHe-- standing that they will freey retprn the purchase money to any dissatisfied user.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
PETERSON'S OINTMENT
 BEST FOR ECZEMA
First Application stops Ifeking ef
 Salf Rheum 1nA Filler.

Firyt Application stops IfekiAg of
 Eexena, Salt Rheum and Files.
 Live and let live is my motto" says Peterson of Buffalo. Druggists all over America. sell PETERSOES OfNT- MENT for 35 cents a large box and l say to these druggists. if anyone buys my ointment for any of the diseases or ailments for which I recommend 1t and are not benefited give them theh money back
 'trve got safe full of thankful letters testiying to the mighty healing power of Peterssns Ointment for old and running sores. eczema. salt rheum, llicers sore nipples broken breast, itching scalp and skin, blind, bleeding and itching piles
 John Scott. 2S3 Virginia Street, Buff falo writes. "Peterson'S Ointment is simply wonderful. It cured me of ec- zema and also piles. and it did it Sc quickly that l was astsnished."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
SHEEP INDUSTRY HAS
 INCREASED IN STATE

The sheep industry in Connecticut has increased during the past two years from 14,o0o to 22.000. and sheep breeders are adding more to their fiocks every month. The greatest hin- drance to successful sheep raising is dogs, and up to date 400 dogs have been killed in Connecticut since Jan uary l, many of them having been killed while bothering sheep
 One breeder has notified James NJ Whittiesey, commissioner of domestic animals, that he is convinced that the state is behind the breeders in their efforts to enlarge the industry and that because of this faith in this be- l'ef he has ordered a carload of sheen
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
Peculiar Hawaiian Flowers.

It Is known that upon mapy of the sumnits of the high mountain ridges Of the Hawaiian islands, in the regions of heavy rainfall. are open bogs which support peculiar and interesting flora. Many species form more or less hemispherical tussocks which rise above the general level of the bog. A showy lobeiia with numerous large cream-colored flowers as much as three and q half inches long, peculiar vioiets and sundew are found there.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
PROHIBITION PARTY
 SOON TO Dis1AND

Emil L. c. Hohenthal of South Manchester, chairman of the prohibi- tion state central committee. and member of the executive committee of the national prohibition party, has said that. when the party dis bands, as the executive committee now plans it will not be with the idea of affiliating with any other political or ganization. but individual members may become identified with any party they wish.
 MT Hohentha1 said that the execr- tive committee has taken the matter up and has practically decided to dis band the party after the next conven- tion, and that, in all obability there will be no ticket in the field at the next election. "On January 16," said MT. Hohenthal, "the object of the pho hibition party will have been realized and there will be practically nothing for them to do as a party"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
DIEp Q

MASON-In Clinton. Me. Sept. IT. 1919, by Rev. W. D. Swaffieid of Boston Lerimer Fl Dixon Of Daniel : son and Miss Mildred E. Mason of Clinton.
 M'NERSY-C -CARBERRY-In Norwich. Sept r.. 1919. by Rev. John H. Broderick. Miss Helen NJ. Carberry and Patrick ]. McNerny. both of Nor wich.
 GOW-GRAY-In Norwich. Sept. F.; 191s by Rev. K. R. Graham, Edward Henderson Cow of Norwich and Miss Sadie Elizabeth Gray ,of Watertown, Mass. CARNAGHAN - SEEESTHUP In Westerly. R. L, Sept 10, 1919, by Rev Clayton A. Burdiek, D. D.. Sa uel Csfnagbap of Westerly and Dlla
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
BORN
srEvEss-In East Thompson. Sept. 1

SrEVENS-In East Thompson. Sept. 13. 1919. a son to MT. and Mrs. Clarence Stevens. BECK wITH-In Hamburg. a son to MT and Mrs. John Beckwith. Wu.IIAMs-In White Rock, K. l., twin daughters to Mir. and Mrs George Williams.
 AyERy-In Moosup Sept II, 1919. a daughter. Doris. to MT. and Mrs. James Avery. STANDIsH-At Backus hospItsl. Sent. IA 1sia as daughter Barbara Ella. to Mir and Mrs Charles Standish of Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
Trade Searet-

A West Dnllas widow says that the latest proposal she hns received WAS from a lunch counter magnate, who said if she would agree to marry him he would show her how to make a chicken pie without moakeying with . chick en.-Dallas News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
Experimental.

"pad" inquired . small boy. "what H test case?" "A test case, my son." replied his parent. Ifs a case brought into court to decide whether there's enough fn 1t to justify lawyers In work inx up more cases of similar kind !"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
pstash-Prsauelna Weed.

It Is believed that the ash of brack. sn contains 70 to 50 per cent of soiu- ble potash. In parts of Australia. where tho weed grows abundantly. 1t has been found that . yield of 400 pounds of potash can be obtained per acre. The potassium occurs chiefly as sulphate and chloride.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

THE WEATHER.- Although it will be generally fair Thursday in the lower lake region. in New England. the middle Atlantic states and the Carolinas, the weather will be generally fair. Temperatures will change but little.
 Winds off Atlantic coast: North of Sandy Hook. gentle to moderate northwest and north with fair wealth CT.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras, gentle to moderate north and northwest, fair.
 Forecast. For New England: Fair Thursday and Friday; warmer Friday west DOT ton.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from The Bulletins observation shows the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Wednesday:
 Ther. Bar. m 60 5000 12 m. v oo.Vv Highest 72, lowest so. Predictions for Wednesday: Partly cloudy.
 Wednesdays weather: Fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
BALTIC

The Thames Coal Go. are now ac- cepting orders for delivering coal iii Baltic having extended their deliv- cry system.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
Use Towards Buttermilk Cream E
 For Sunburn, Tan and FreckIes

Tells all good drug and dcpartmeHt stores not to take anyonc's money unless this delightful new vanish ing Cream quickly shows de-
 cfded improvement - Try 1t
 today nt our erPenke.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
UnwIse Business Men.

There be those who are ready to rush into great ventures on suspicion. as 1t were, not having made a careful and exhaustive survey of the situation. nor having counted the cost.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

There is something radically wrong with the small boy who likes to have his hair cut.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

Business women should never mar ny men who are unable to cook and sew on buttons.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

A girl may be both ignorant and pretty, but she is never ignorant of the fact that she is pretty,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

A western jury recently brought in the following verdict: We find the prisoner guilty charged. but we do not believe he is the right man"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
Pyramid Pile
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he Great Household Treatment fer Itching. Bleeding or PrO-
 Iruding Piles.
sEND FoR FREE TRIAT..

Almost every family has aA least one suffer- CT who should h O v G t h Q blessed relief afforded by Pyramid Pilo Treatment.
 You can have R free trial by mail or If you cannot wait, get a 60 cent box at any drug store. Take no substt- tute.
 Join the hap py throng who sing the praises of Pyramid.
 Use this cou- pon for fr ea trial.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
YANT1C

The Thames Coal Co. are now ac- cepting orders for delivering coal in Yantic, having extended their deliv- cry system.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

Steam may he a good servant, bus it occasionally blows up it's master.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

A golden hook in the sea of natri- mony needs no bait.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

Optimistic Thought. virtue and goodness are confined to no station.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

vile says the humps are here by the thouSandS.'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18
THE wEATHER.- :

Six hours after high water it is low water. which is followed by hood tide
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-18

THERE IS no aaverrIslng medium In Eastern Connecticut equal to The Eul. ietin for business results.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

NoA 6SN tOSSelSA oAA AioNO ohg oS mand on the operators they want after consulting with each other in different parts of the country. They can formulate demand based on their own ideas, absolutely backed up by their organization, which is nationwide and international in scope, and they can have those con ferences and make their demands without any infringement of the law. Therefore, the coal operator of this country is confronted with a combination of labor which is not in any way controlled. and without in fringement of the law can get to- gether and formulate a collective demand upon the operator which forces up his cost both in price and in the conditions under which the men are employed.
 "On the other hand, we are con fronted by a combination in the form of Railroad Administration, a buying combination, which does all the buying for the railroad which was formerly in the hands of local purchasing agents scattered all over the country. This purchas- ing power is now in centralized body in the hands of one man, and as the railroads use practically thirty per cent of all the bituminous coal mined in this country, the coal operator scattered as he is, is con fronted with the most harassing condition and combination of condi- tions that 1t would be possible to confront him with.
 Costs Forced Up.
 Labor can force up his cost price almost indefinitely, and on the other hand the combination of the Rail road Administration can force his selling price down almost indef- nitely, at least so far as the price of tbe coal sold to the railroads is concerned. 1 am going to be very frank in saying that it is not right for such large percentage of our coal to be forced down to cost or below cost by centralized buying power so that the entire profit of the industry should be put upon that part of the country that can least afford to pay an extra price. And yet if we do not get an extra price the industry carries no profit whatever and would soon shut down.
 eff the coal man could direct his own business he would much prefer to have his coal run in an evenly distributed manner during the twelve months of the year at very low reasonable profit than he would to have it run six or seven months in the year at no profit, and then have peak load at profit which leads to the howls and condemna- ton of the coal industry which we have in the fall and winter"
 Constructive Suggestions.
 Questioned as to whether he had any constructive suggestions to make that would tend to produce g fairer arrangement of prices and enc that would not permit the gov ernment to get cheap coal at the ex- pense of the small consumer, Mr, Taylor said:
 @As matters now stand there is
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

proxlmately T,OOO mines, from which bituminous coal is regularly shipped. In addition there are some 2,ooo operators with about 5000 mines, who begin producing and selling coal whenever the price goes up little and offers profit to them. Thus in 1917 coal produc- ton was reported to the U. S. Geo logical Survey from l0o,634 mines. Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of acres of coal lands along railroads on which new mines can be readily and quickly opened by any one so disposed. Such a condition obviously does not lend itself to restrictive combination among producers. In addition the operators of each mining field are subject to competition from the producers of other fields, so that buyers have many different sources of supply available to them.
 "Of the 5000 separate bitumin- ous coal producers in the United States, 2,294, approximately 45 per cent, hold membership in the Ma tional Coal Association. They pro duce about 60 per cent of the total output of bituminous coal in the country.
 No Price Combination.
 Charges that the National Coal Association is 6 combination to maintain prices are without founda- ton in fact; they doubtless proceed simply from ignorance of its pur- poses and activities.
 "The National Coal Association represents these operators and looks after their interests in mat ters of general concern, such as transportation and traffic questions, standardization of cost accounting, cooperation with Governmental agencies and similar activities. There is nothing secret about it's business. Its files and records are open to the Committee or any other duly authorized agency of the Gov ernment at any time
 "The National Coal Association neither buys nor sells coal; neither does it have anything whatever to do with the prices which it's mem bers ask or sell at, nor with the territory into which they ship their coal, nor the quantity which they produce. "
 MT. Morrow stated that bitumi- nous coal prices have declined since the arnistice, and in general are lower than the prices fixed by the United States Fuel Administration. He pointed out to the Committee that until February last, the price of bituminous coal was controlled by the maximum price fixed by the Fuel Administration in the various producing districts
 "These Fuel Administration prices were intended to prevent the charg- ing of undue prices for hituminous coal and to limit the profits which the mine operators might make" he said. "At the same time they includ- ed fair profits in order that the pro duction of sufficient .coal should be stimulated during the war. but they did not permit exorbitant profits. The Fuel Administration prices were based on careful studies of the cost of producing biturninous coal in each of the districts. The Fuel Adminis- traitor prices, however, did not take
Arizona republican., 1919-09-12
AS IT Is.

always T time every summer when the railroads sidetracks are full of empty coal cars, when others are lying idle and the men who make their living in the mines are out of employment because the mines have no orders for their product. The railroads use, as I said before, prac- tically thirty per cent of the bitu- minous output. When there is nc business in the mines, they natural ly have no business for their coal cars or that class of equipment that is peculiar to the coal business. If the railroads could arrange to take their coal supply at the time of the year when their equipment is idle, and when the mines are idle, they would accomplish three very im- portant things.
 Tn the first place they would get their supply of coal into stor- age. They would use that idle equipment and would keep the men at the mines employed and would relieve the labor unrest As it is now, the men are thrown into a period of idleness for three, or four, or five months every year. If their employment could be more regular it would not be so necessary to make demands for higher rates per ton in an effort to get a whole years living out of few months activity. In other words, the more regular employment would largely offset the labor unrest. It would use the idle equipment that is doing nothing but lying on a side track. It would bring the coal in at time of the year when it was possible to dig it and it would relieve the equipment for the use of the public in the fall and winter time when the public so badly needs coal. An equal distribution of the coal over twelve months instead of over six months would have a tendency to lower prices and make less labor unrest. It would also make better use of railroad equipment and would stabilize the industry all along"
 The Real Problem.
 Mir. J. D. A Morrow, Vice President of the National Coal As sociation, who preceded MT. Taylor before the Committee, said that the essential problem, as the operators see it, is that of getting enough coal produced.
 However" he added, "there is some general idea in the mind of the public which has been advanced by people, who, perhaps, feel that they are well informed, that there is some kind of combination in the bitumincus coal industry. We went to state fatty and emphatically that there is no combination to maintain prices or to restrict production, or in any other way to interfere with the natural influences upon the con ditions in the production and mar keting of bituminous coal. We 20 further and say that the conditions in the business are such thnt # would be impossible for anybody to form such combination even if he would try.
 "There are about 5000 separate commercial producers operating ap-