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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
ONLY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN

While there is a movement of large
magnitude underway for beginning
building operations which have been
delayed for various reasons, whether
the structures are of a public or pri-
vate nature, in order to give employ
ment to those who are coming back
from service in the army and navy
and those who are temporarily out of
employment because of the curtail
mont of the abnormal industrial ac-
tivities which were carried on during
the war, special attention is being
given in not a few cities to the cree
ton of dwellings. In many sections of
the country there is a demand either
for increased housing facilities or
better homes.
In this connection attention cannot
fail to be attracted by the organiza-
erect a 100000 apartment house. that
probably will not differ from others,
which have been built or will be con-
structed in other cities, except that it
will be solely for occupancy by fami-
lies with children.
But that is enough to give it special
distinction and arouse interest. Where
is there city which is not filled with
cottages, flats and apartment houses
| the owners of which promptly refuse
| to rent them to families-where there
are children? 1t has not been an
nounced that there will be any special
| inducements that will go with the
| fats such as trading Stamps or GO
| ,.stY f.1{ Vp11 TyT1n ONT will
doubtless be hailed with delight, and
without attempting to advertise the
| apartments there is every reason tC
| believe that they will be a paying
| venture and carry no ITO Rent" signs
in the windows. It is a plan which
can be adopted with success in Other
cities, whether apartment houses OF
cottages are concerned.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
THE FLAT WITH AN ELEVATOR

It's. fine building" said the pretty
young woman. who had not been
married very long, Everything just
the way we would like to have it, and
you had better go around right away
and see the agent before somebody
else gets ahead of us. And it has an
elevator"
What" cried her husband in
startled tones. He shook his head.
THAT settles it. No, elemental,
shall never do you the injustice of
making you live in building with
an elevator. 1t doesn't happen to
be one of the new tangled kind that
roam around in a ghostly way with
out any driver, does it?",,,-. ....
at certainly does" declared his
wife, with spirit. That's the thing
that first attracted me-the elevaor
is an elecric one and
Girl alive." gasped her husband
Thank your stars you told me about
it. That kind of an elevator has
wrecked more lives than an adding
machine could count during long
hard winter. l guess I know. Before
met you--long before, SO dry those
tears was crazy about a girl
named Susie, whose parents resided
in one of these gold plated apart
ments. surrounded with naughty
doormen and electric elevators. She
-
"Was she pretty?"
Tremendously fomely,' declared
the young man, instantly. Il expec'
it was her personality which attract
ed me. Susie lived on the third floor
and after the doorrnan had waived me
through a vestiBule as big as 6
church, and the door had unchecked
and let me through into the innel
sanctuary I looked around for the
elevator. 1t did not seem visible
There were ivory paneled walls ant
subdued lights in unexpected places
| and mirrors and things, but the ele-
vator was too triumphant1y conceal
ed for a plebeian like myself to locate
| it.
$50 I walked up, which, of course
| | should never have done Susie:
papa and mamma CHANGED to he leav.
| ing their home at that instant ant
met me arising from the stairs. They
| looked very panied Susie was at the
| door and she asked me instantly VIII!
had not used the elevator. l CAM
| back airily that ] was intensely ath
| letic and preferred exercise.
| But three nights later
my goodness You certainly wen
to see her often enough. Are yol
i sure she wasn't pretty?"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The dead in the army and in the ma
rines as a result of the war, number
about 5000. That was a heavy cost
for us to pay and having paid we
ought to be willing to loan our money
to the government to prevent any such
war from coming to Us again.-Mid-
dietown Press.
The food imitation price machine
seems to be running overtime and all
of the people are tanning the breeze
that ma l1es it go. Food production and
food handling Of the present day is
not of the natural type and for that
matter prices will continue to soar.
-Mliddletown Press.
The senate of the state of Connec-
ticut did a good days work yester-
day in passing a law requiring an en-
ployer who discharges a man to pay
him in full within "a hours. The en-
ploye who quits must wait until the
next regular pay day for his money
The law is simple justice and the only
wonder is that employers have SO long
fought against it.-Hartford Post.
The Courant suggested some days
ago that Connecticut farmers should
plant much corn this year and de-
Velopments since then tend to sup
port the theory. The trend of corn
ward and the weather reports indi-
cate excessive rain in the south and
southwest, causing delay in planting
to be followed later by even more de-
lay in cultivation. The rainfall has
I been above the normal in Indiana
western Ohio, northern Illinois. most OF
Iowa, western Tennessee and eastern
Arkansas, all this being the corn pro
i ducing area.
| Wholly apart from these checks is
| the comfortable certainty of the fixed
| price for wheat, which has worked
j and may still work to bring the acre
age of corn to low point. If thu
weather co-operates with the govern
| ment toward checking the planting o
corn in the west the Connecticut farm
ers should bear the fact in mind ant
| plant as much of this cereal as the,
| can care for. -Hartforc Courant.
| The seriousness of telephon
strike cannot be fully comprehende'
/ until this actual situation is pre-
cipitated in a community as was TIL
case in the Massachusetts cities yes
terday. Without the telephone bust
ness would be almost at a standstil
in any large community, yet Score
tary Burleson might be said to b
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

Il was taking her to. the theater to
repay a dinner party" explained her
husband. Il resolved to ride up in
state, so 1 explored the hall carefully,
while the doorman watched me sus-
piciously, l looked in all the many
mirrors, and at last | was rewarded.
One of them wasn't a mirror at all,
but just plain glass, and through it
saw the elevator.
"Soy far as | was concerned it might
as well have been out in San Fran
cisco, for [ had no blasting materials
with me to get at it. There was a
brass handle on the panel beneath the
glass, and it remained unimpressed
at all my shakings and twistings.
Nnen ! saw the doorman starting for
me threatinsly l shot upstairs and
arrived breathless.
when Susie and l came out and
headed for the elevator it wasn't UP
there as it should have been had I
come on it. She did something mys-
FERROUS and it sprang up to the third
floor and the brass handled door
swung open for US. She uttered no
reproaches beyond looking rather
aloof as she remarked that she really
should think when there was an
elevator there, l would use it.
81 knew where it's lair was now, so
the next time l went there / lookedin
the right glass, but the place was
empty. l tried TO initiate what Susie
had done. but again nothing hap
pened. | yanlled and pressed and
pushed, and the doorman, who !,
this time thought he had my number
all right. started for me in two leaps
but | beat him to it and again used
the ornamental stairs.
Susie had the door open and saw
me coming. My downfall dated
from right then. because the suspic-
| ion which had been growing in hel
eyes that / was decidedly queer in
tensified and overlooked her natura
amiability, and it seemed TO affect
papa and mamma too. Susie never
was homef from then on, and 1 was
Il don't believe word of it. inter
| rupted his wife. This fiat l am talk
| ing about rents for $500
| Il knew it." said the young man &c
| suspected it the minute you sait
| electric elevators-and we can't pay
! cent over seventy five for a Thousand
years more or less. So forget it
| elemental"
| Il might have known that was VIII.
you acted SO about elevators, said tht
pretty young wife. Tell me wa
| Susie real or did you only make he
up Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Nov that the dandelions are will,
US. there's no use delaying the gar
dening activity any longer.
The man on the corner says: It
takes long time for the lew of grav-
ity to bring its influence to bear upon
prices.
There's been plenty of talk about
the telephone strike but now that the
girls have gone back to work therell
be more.
Inasmuoh as there will be no over
subscription of Victory loan notes ac-
cepted it will be advisable to get
your subscriptions in early.
With Kentucky moonshiners shoot
ing internal revenue men it doesn't
look as If prohibition was going to be
accepted there without a struggle.
A western paper says We're to have
dearer and poorer coal.H It's bad
enough to have it cost more but if it
is to be poorer the name ought to be
changed.
1t was to be expected that The for
mer kaiser would declare that he
he didn't want was the kind CT c fin
| ish he got.
If the president isn't going to start
home until the middle OF May. why
keep the George Washington standing
idle when there are plenty Of soldiers
eager TO get home?
| If it is true as reported that the
/ Turks are planning another great
massacre of the ArE1enians, there
ought to be no further warning needed
| in dealing with the Turks.
The bolsheviki along the east from.
are said to be on the run. Possibly
they have heard the rumors that The
allies are going to send food into the
country along the west front.
! The claim is made that Germany is
going to get damages from the allies
for an illegal blockade. But it is well
remembered that Germany set out tc
do a lot of things it never accom-
plished.
With the new steamship company
which has taken over some of the gov
ernment's wooden ships having diff
Guilty getting dockage at New York
| there ought to be a chance for New
| London.
1t is useless for people to get all ex-
cited over the thought of being tolc
they cannot have what they want, i
they want it. Look at the way many
New England people are being de-
prived Of the use Of the telephone.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

ing their utmost to block the illegal
traffic. The cooperation which they
can give to the police is bound to be
beneficial to large degree. But in
this connection, it must be realized
that along with this cooperation there
should also go that Of the physicians.
For the most part it is believed that
the doctors are ready and willing to
do their part. even if they are not at
the present time, but it only requires
a few to upset all such efforts.
Through prescriptions which they are
willing to issue for the financial re-
turn many addicts are not only made
worse but others are given a start in
the use Of drugs.
Thus while the situation in Mary
land may not be as bad as it is in 9th
er states the time for widespread and
determined opposition to the drug
traffic is at hand. and with the author
tiles, pharmacists and doctors lined UP
against it desired results ought to be
quickly obtained. And in no way
could humanity receive greater help
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
MOVE IN RIGHT DIRECTION.

Recognizing the seriousness of the
conditions regarding the drug evil in
this country, it is commendable
stand which has been taken by the
board of pharmacy in Maryland for
the purpose of preventing its spread
The claim has been made that the use
of narcotics is being greatly in
creased throughout the country. This
may be so and yet it is not improbable
that a large part of this evil is Just
being brought to light. Cemtainly
with the increased attention being
given to it better results in curbing
the traffic in the drugs ought to be OBJ
tanned.
In view Of the disclosures being
made, the claim that the federal mar
cote law is not accomplishing all that
was expected of 1t and the steps be-
ing taken to increase the fight against
dope. it cannot fail to be recognized
that a great, big contribution is bound
to be made by the pharmacists in do
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

While conserve ton has been held
up az a war need II is nevertheless
evident that il can bc put 10 just a.
good use during the times of peace
over in Great Britain at the present
time consideration is being given to
the important question of saving coal
and il is proposed TO unite into one
great organiza ton tho whole supply Of
electrical powor in tho British Isles to
save on its production as well as its
use one idea is to convert the coal
into electricity 1T the coal mines and
then send it out over the country. a
plan @imilar to what has been advo-
Gated in this country
But while Great Britain is giving
thought to the saving of coal it is
quite apparent that equal attention
should be given to it in this country,
especially when it has just been an
nounced on good authority that there
need be no thought that coal will ever
return to the low prices which have
prevailed in former years.
II is pretty well understood that
this country does not begin to take
advantage of its natural resources.
There are j0.000,000 horse power 60
ing 10 waste every day in this coun.
Try because of failure TO utilize the
water power for the creation of cleo
trical energy. which might be trans
mitted for long distances even as il
is planned across the water Great
Britain figures it could save $4,000, 000
tons Of coal a year by the proposed
plan but it is not solely a question of
saving coal but of getting cheaper
power and power which is now abso-
lutely going to waste through lack
Of the right kind of attention. It is
perfectly evident that there are endless
opportunities for effort along this
line. There is a gradual tendency tc
make use of it but it should be push
ed along on II much bigger scale thar
it is for the good of industrial activ-
inv
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
pANZlG.

One Of the hard fights that have
been made by Poland in connection
with the struggle for independence
has been in behalf Of a port on the
Baltic that would give it a way to the
sea. The logical port through which
to carry on its purpose is Danzig.
which was at one time Polish city.
The idea of giving up that port has
met with the strongest opposition on
the part Of Germany, which was
strongly opposed to the plan of even
allowing Polish troops to be sent from
France into Poland by that route.
Germany has manifested its objec-
ton because it didn't want to lose the
territory and because with it would
have tc 90 a strip of territory cor
Meeting Danzig with Poland cutting
Germany into two sections. 1t would
mean highway through Prussia. the
real sacred part CT Germany.
Although it has not been officially
announced, the report comes from
Paris to the effect that this knotty
problem has been decided by agree
ing that Danzig shall be internation-
allied. Naturally the details in con-
necticn Herewith are not furnished al
this time but Poland will be given
the seaport that it seeks and the way
TO get to 1t for use in commercial de-
velopment without actually making il
Polish property. Such n solution can
not be expected to entirely satisfy
Germany but it is perfectly evident
that it cannot fail TO be much more
acceptable than tho placing of such
under Polish control. It is oompro-
mise arrangement. which may or ma!
not be the cause of future trouble, bu1
certainly it can cause no more friction
than it would to give it outright tc
Poland or leave it as it is in the con-
troll of Germany.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

while Rome burns.-Water-
bury Democrat.
There is a lesson in this record of
the Salvation Army which every re-
ligious institution on earth may
loud disapprovel of the unbelieving
harassed and prosecuted by the law
agents of the government, denied all
social recognition and regarded as
hereticS. the army stuck TO its post.
Defeat after defeat found it back on
the firing line, and there it remained
until it had won its victory. Today
it enjoys the respect of all mankind.
Ii merely has to let the country
know its needs to get it-NeW Haven
Journal Courier.
1t is unfortunate that the state
house of representatives should have
laughed to death the bill to license
cats. 1t is a subject upon which it
is so obviously easy to be funny, or to
try to be funny, that for that reason
alone it should have been beneath
the house to treat it in that way. 1t
is in reality serious subject as all
who have studied the question re-
alize. Those house members who in
sisted upon treating the bill lightly kill
ed Connecticuts chace for two years
to enact a bit of progressive legisla-
ton that all the states will adopt with
in few years. The licensing of dogs
is taken seriously simply because the
necessity for it is generally understood.
The necessity for licensing cats is just
as great. if not greater, but it is not
generally realized. Those members who
defeated the bill simply showed that
they share the general lack of infor-
nation on the subject After the facts
are once known, there is no longer
any question about the value of such
legislation. 1t is to be hoped that the
effort to have such a bill enacted will
be vigorously renewed at the next ses-
sion Of the Observation-Disclosures
Republican.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
LIFTING THE BLOCKADE.

The idea of removing the blockade
on Germany is to give that country
chance to revive its industries and re-
engage in trade that it may be in a
position to pay Off the indemnity that
is going to be imposed upon it. Such
will mean that Germany will be
reaching out for all it can get of the
world trade. 1t win of course be am
bilious to regain its former position,
which of course il would be bound to
do regardless of the use which il is
going to have for some years to come
for all its spare change To restrict
Germany to the trade it can get with
"A blockade existing. and to the raw
material which is obtainable while the
blockade remains means limiting it,,
industrial activity 20 narrow confines
and at the same time furnishing Ger
many with the best Of excuses fer
baking at the allied demands even
though it is fully understood that il
must toe the mark.
But giving Germany Il chance to GO
business in the world market does not
of necessity mean that it is going to
immediately climb back where it was
before the war in a day. year. OF a
score of years. II will undoubtedly dc
its best to recuperate but it cannot
sell where its goods are not wanted
and unless we are greatly mistaken
the knowledge of the fact that goods
are Of German make will for long
time be sufficient reason for declining
10 buy them. The fact that it viii
have a chance to do business by re-
moving the blockade does not NEAR
that every one will be insisting upor
the made Germany mark. 1t may
be able to relieve certain shortages
from which the world is suffering bu
as for being received with open arm.
by those with which it formerly die
business there's very slight chance. A
any rate it will rest with the buyer.
10 act for themselves.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22
HOW TO GROW
BETS

Garden beets may be grown in any
good soil, but thrive best on rich sandy
loan. The seed can be sown about the
time the lasts frosts are due, and the
young beets will be ready for use in
four to six weeks. The seed should be
sown in a drill with about eight or ten
seed balls to the foot
1t should be borne IN mind that each
seed ball contains from three to six
seeds. and that the beets will require
considerable thinning. The young
heets that are pulled out in thinning
may be used as greens during the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

brambles on the graves in Bernafay
Wood are green with new leaves.
The lonely warriors are to be gath
cred together in central cemeteries
under the care of the Imperial War
Graves Commission. The French
government, in compliment to the
British soldier, has purchased the ne
cessary land, and has presented it for
all time to England.-The London
Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

early spring. Where the beets are to
be given hand cultivation entirely, the
rows may be placed as closely as
twelve to fourteen inches apart and the
plants should be ti1inned to two to
three inches in the row.
A late planting of beets may be
made in June. or as late as August in
some localities, for fall use and for
storage United States Department of
Agriculture
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-22

If some people We're to think twice
before speaking they would never say
anything.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-14
COULD NOT SEE BEE-BOMBS
washington Authorities Turned Down
Suggestion That Was Made In
Perfect Seriousness.

1t would be hard to say which Of the
many impractical suggestions toward
winning the war" that occurred to
individuals and were submitted to
washington was the most imaginative,
nut conscripting the busy bees GER
tainly deserves honorable mention.
Enormous numbers Of these mellifer-
Gus or anthopilous aculeate hymenop-
'erous Insects. as the dictionary calls
mem, were to be distributed by air
p'ahes over the enemy trenches, pre-
s"inably by dropping what might be
rh''ed bee-bombs, and the confusion
mat would follow may easily be mag
Ih'd by anybody who has ever got into
trouble with single beehive. But the
n'''''ary experts failed to see the util-
~ ~ the scheme. Perhaps they fore
~" mat the enemy would promptly
ProVlh" himself with netting aud de-
wise bcc'armOr. The aviators who dis.
,''nu'ed the bee.bombs would natural.
:! haVe been called apiators. The idea
wa, ridiculous, but let those laugh who
lave never thought of something that
,'e'ned sensible In the evening and ab-
>'rd next morning.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-14
Measuring E.rtn,. Temper.tur.,

,., novel but simple method Of meas
" w." my earth temperature has been sue
,ha, 'n,'s tried at a depth Of $500 feet,
O. cut OF the bottom of, the bore.holc OF
w. ~, Jean d'Herans, the deepest in
,r .",''e. Two exactly similar cent?
a. ~" ", thermometers were cut Oft at
"eSrces, aud compared with third
,n.. ""'neter to show that the indica-
irs,a, were not affected. The shortened
,i,'a,t were fixed In opposite DO.
.rn", one Inverted and the other
,,,a IN simple sheath. Lowered
hn " 'he mole, they were then kept one
,o,,,, NJ the bottom to acquire the rock
'"'ure, and rs this was above
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-14
How Popular Song Was Written.

1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket" was writ
ten early in the nineteenth century in
the summer Of 1917. At the time the
composer was living with his family in
New York city. The song was called
forth through the writer's thinking of
the old well on the family homestead
In Massachusetts, where he was born
In 1855. Samuel Woodwork, Mt the
time of its composition, was conduct
ing a New York newspaper. One hot
day he came home from his Office and
pouring ont Il glass Of water drained
1t eagerly. As he placed the glass up
on the table he said: THAT Is refresh
ing. but how much more so would II
be TO take a good long draft from the
old oaken bucket 1 left hanging in my
fathers well at home"