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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

The man on the corner says; Those who drink hair. tonscs probably don't care whether the color Of the taste next morning is dark brown CT gray or just plain fuzzy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

Attorney General Palmer sags that sugar proffsefS VII be watched, bat who Is sOizg to watcss the govern meat when 1t *eass srssr fSf g to 9 cemts a pound as it did recently in the sou9hg f-e+-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

Somehow or other Germany must have gotten the impression that It's strength has increased since the ar mistice was signed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

With the vast tax measures put be- fore the national assembly the Ger mans are beginning to realize not only that they lost the war but that it cost something.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

Unless Italy wants to be mistrusted of aiding and abetting D'Annunzio in the seizing of the whole of the Dal- matian coast it needs to call a halt
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

It doesn't appear that Villas men are making any progress in selling their leader to Carranza.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

Postmaster General Burleson made a glowing report but anyone desiring the early delivery of Christmas par cells will do well to mall them early.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

If there was greater development of water power in this country there wouldn't be so much trouble caused by coal shortage.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

When coal company officials threat en to go to work in order to fget out coal they ought not to expect that the miners officials would do like wise.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

To comply with the American de- mand in the Jenkins case by subter-
 fuge is simply adding insula to in-
 jury,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

In dolling up your Christmas pres- ents make use of the Red Cross Christmas seals.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09
Money In Rice.

If you have bought any rice recently you can believe the proud boast Of the Missouri farmer who says he made q net profit of sTO, eco upon 300 acres e4 rice.-Louisville Courier Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

! less torrents that, seeping through a
 crack in the upper porch floor, poured
 down upon my defenseless head. I was so mad that I was halfway up thea aback stairs before realized that I wtls fnov- ing. Then I caught my temper be- tween my teeth and went up more slowly. And that was the time, Jane, when virtue received prize What happened?"
 Wei" said the Eirl with the inno- cent expression, when I got to the top of the stairs a young nlaT--tle good locking fellow you saw last even l ing-rose: politely. to greet me. I'm sorry to trouble yoa I said before he had chance to ask what l wanted. but I'm one of your neiglabors downstairs, and you've just given me a bath on which I hadn't counted. l think you must have your ieebox out 1 here on the porch and that it must bs l leaking
 No, replied the young man, witt a blush and a grin that would have | made any woman want to hug him. it's l not the ieenox. though I'm awfull5 sorry you've been bothered. I've beer trying to shrink an e1d pair of o. D 1 trousers that I had in the army. and
 suppose hung 'en up too wet The trousers were there. huns ] across the back of chair and it was quite evident that he'd failed to wrlns theIn- It seems that the boy had beer boiling those O. D. trousers every morning and evening, then throwins them over chair and leaving them tt i drip while he went to work or to gCt l or the movies all the rest of the fam fly being away.
 No, Janet. I haven't yet learned wlls he wanted to shrink the trousers shall ask him as soon as I feel suffi, ciently acrnainfed But I did lear, that he'd been in brother Toms com l1afy overseas, and of course I lnev Tom would like to hear all about hin in my ned letter. Se-heH came dowi
 to apologize to mother and father tha: evening, and he's called several tiines
 since ser-for other reasons. And i
 seemed but decent to take him to tn club dance last night"
 T see" said the girl with the criti cal eyes. cofnprehendingfv. 'Well. tel
 me the secret of fdre shrinkine trnrsers 1 as soon as you find it out. -Chicag
 News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

than annything else can rekal.
 EUGEAN OF THE FIELDS Wiliiniantic, Dec. 5, 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09

Heaven is not won by success, but by effort.
Evening star., 1919-01-10

Capt. s. Walter Sowerbutts of Ana
costa was killed in action the day
before the armistice was signed ac-
cording to word received by his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Sowerbutts,
1s49 GooC Hope road.
Capt. Sowerbutts was acting regi-
mental adjutant of the 9th He
made fast promotion in the Army,
being commissioned as second lieu
tenant shortly after war was declar-
ed, and being captain-adju jutant before
he left for France.
The only military experience he had
before going in the Army was while
he was cadet at Business High
School. After graduating from that
high school, he worked for the South
ern railway and later for the govern
ment. whence he entered the Army.
Last April his regiment was ordered
to France. On his way to the port of
embarkation he passed through
Washington and spent few hours
with his family.
Writing to his mother. Capt. Sower-
butts praised the Red Cross and the
hospitality of the French people
Evening star., 1919-01-10
POSITIONS ARE OFFERED
TO VOCATIONAL. TRAINERS. {
Posts Paying 4e,5oo to 5000 in
Work Of Re-Educating Dis
abled Men.

FiYe positions paying salaries rang
ing from $4,000 to 5000 aFesopen to
men in the federal board for yoca-
tienal training, which Is e-educating
disabled men in the Army and Navy
sersice, according to announcement
made by the federal Civil Service
Commission
The examination will be February
4. Competitors will be rated accord
ing to education. experience and
thesis and publication, the latter to
be filed with application.
The position offering $1,000 is that
of chief in the "Smith-Sears" division.
The men are to act TOR the most part
in an advisory capacity in matters of
principle and policy in administration
of the ;Smith-Sears act, providing for
vocational education
The four other. positions and salaries
are: District vocational officer. s2.500
to $4,000; supervisor for advisement
and training. $500 to $4,000; voca-
tional adviser, $2,500 to $500; place
ment officer, $4,000 to $4,000 Appli-
cants must have working knowI-
edge of industrial enterprises.
The country has been divided into
fourteen districts. Washington is
Evening star., 1919-01-10
SENATE PLANS TRIBUTE
IN ROOSEELT'S HONOR
Memorial Service on February 8.
Mass Meeting at Liberty Hut
Sunday Afternoon.

Steps toward a memorial service in
the Capitol on Sunday. February 3. IN
honor of Col. Roosevelt were taken
yesterday in Congress.
The Senate unanimously adopted a
resolution by Senator Wadsworth of
New York providing for a joint ses-
sion and authorizing committees to
make the arrangements and invite the
President, Supreme Court justices,
members of the cabinet and other Of
ficials to participate.
The National Capital will pay trlb-
ute to the memory of the late eX-
President at mass meeting Sunday
afternoon in Liberty Hut. Public
men will deliver eulogies. Among
the speakers will be Representatives
William NJ. Chandler of New York.
Simeon D. Fess of Ohio. Benjamin G.
Humphreys of Mississippi and Will
liam A. RodenberS of Illinois.
The Invocation will be pronounced
by the Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman,
chaplain of the Senate. Prayer will
be offered by Rev. Henry II. Ranck.
pastor of Grace Reformed Church.
which Col. Roosevelt attended when
he was in the White House.
The exercises will begin at O'Clock
with the playing of the late Col.
Roosevelt's favorite hymns and pa
triotic airs by the United States Ma
rine Band. .'.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
sTEFANssoH SPEAKS TODAY.
Explorer to Tell Of Discoveries This
Afternoon and Evening.

One Of the most important lectures of
the National Geographic Society's
1s1S-19 course win be given this aft
ernoen and tonight in the auditorium Of
the New Masonic Temple. when vii
hjalmur Stefansson. the noted arctic
fexplorer. will tell the story of his dis
covery of a new continent in the seas
Of perpetual ice.
The story of Stefansson's five years
Of unparalleled privations and adven-
lures In the Arctic is one of the most
thrilling epics of the polar regions His
expedition sailed from Victoria, British
Columbia. in June, 1912. In March of
the following year the actual search for
the continent began. For a year and a
half nothing was heard from the ex-
pedition, and the world finally came to
the conclusion that all had been lost,
as none Of the relief expeditions which
were dispatched to their aid found any
trace of Stefansson and his men. In
September. 1915, however. the intrepid
band suddenly returned out OF the
frozen silence" and announced the dis
covery Of numerous islands But, not
content with this achievement, Stefans-
son again turned northWard and spent
three additional years in completing his
work
Tho lectures this afternoon and to-
night, which will be given at 4 :45 and
8 rs, will be illustrated with series
of rema rkable motion pictures as well
as by numerous lantern slides.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
FRANCE NEEDS COAL.
Must Look Outside for One Half
of Nations SuppIy.

To bring the coal mines of northern
France to full production and to eff
coal fields by the retreating Germans
will take three years hard work.
Report to this effect has been made
to the United States Fuel Admins
tration by the special commission
which has completed a study of con-
ditions abroad. The commission re-
ports that the great reserve stocks
of coal in France have gone. the
stocks of public utilities have reached
a dangerous point and the entire ma
ton is in urgent need of relief.
AS a. result of these conditions
France must look outside of her own
borders for at least one-half of her
coal supply for some time to come,
the commission reported.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
CALL INTERSTATE TEACHERS.
Conference on Sex Education" to
Open Here Tonight.

The United States public health
service and the United States bureau
of educationiwilI hold, at o'clock this
evening and at $3.50 clock Saturday
morning, an interstate high school
teachers conference on Sex Educa-
tion," at George Washington Univer-
sity. Teachers of Delaware, Mary
land. Virginia and the District of
Columbia will attend
For older high school boys there
will be shown in connection with the
conference a moving picture Aim and
a social hygiene exhibit.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
MANY YOUTHS ENLIST
FOR MERCHANT MARINE
Recruiting Office Established Here.
Will Be Given Two Months
Training.

Hundreds of young men have re-
Gently come to Washington, attract
ed hero by the announcement that
the Shipping Board wanted youths
for the merchant marine.
To take care of all applicants a
special recruiting Office has been open
ed at the headquarters building Of
the hoard, 1919 F street Here they
may register and be sent Immediate
ly to one of the training stations on
the Atlantic coast
Their expenses will be paid to the
training station. For two months,
while preparing for service on the
sea they will receive sufficient com
pensation to support them and in
addition will each be given 3 uni
form. When they are graduated they
will begin their voyages on deep sea
ships.
Commissioner Bainbridge Colby said
the board hoped to obtain large num-
Der of recruits at the Washington Office.
All the young men need is good health
and optimistic Temperament and good
character to fit them for their work, AIR.
Colby said.
Evening star., 1919-01-10

Cincinnati will complete this year
its first century of existence as city.
Evening star., 1919-01-10

headquarters of district 4. which esn-
braces Maryland. Virginia. West Vir-
ginia and the District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
Plans Brevet Title for Draft Boards

Authority to appoint members of
district and local draft boards as
@brevet majors" I'm recognition of
their services to the country, is pro-
vided in a bill introduced yesterday
by Senator Jones of Washington and
feferred to the military committee.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
Col. Birmingham for Duty Here.

Col. Henry P. Birmingham, U. S. A.,
retired. now serving as surgeon of
the Southeastern Department, at
Charleston. S. c., has been ordered
to this city for duty at the United
States Soldiers Home.
Evening star., 1919-01-10
Plans New Motto on Silver Dollar.

Proposal to put the motto. Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity" on silver dollars
minted hereafter instead of "E
Pluribus Unum' is made in a bill in
troduced by Representative Schan of
Minnesota
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
v, {, WALKER
Chief DEPUTY

William G. Walker, special de-
putty internal revenue collector re-
caivad handsome Christmas gift
to charm the ears of his mother
on Christmas day when the couple
will sit down to their annual dinner
The gift is appointment of chief
field deputy Of the internal revneue
service with headquarters in San
Francisco with w A. Kelly, pro
NOTED to chief prohibition agent OF
the government for the four leading
states Of the Pacific coast. Mr.
walker will assume his new duties
as soon as he reports back in San
Francisco from his present leave
of absence.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
VETS MAY HAVE
A Referendum

To put ratification of the eigh-
teenth amendment of the constitution
of the United States up to the peo-
pie Of the state of Nevada as a
referendum VAS the purpose OF
petition presented to Secretary of
State Brodigan late Saturday. de-
spite the fact that the state legis-
Iature ratified the amendment by
an almost unanimous vote of Jan
uary 81.
The procedure adopted by the vets
in this state is purposed in fifteen
states of the union. where the
amendment has been ratified by leg
slatures. but where it is held that
hv the different states constitution
it should first go to the people for
referendum. This has already been
done hy Ohio, aud the people of that
state. though their legislature rati'
fled the amendment voted a little
over month ago against national
prohibition.
It is on the success OF the refer
endum in the various states that the
vets are hopeful of defeating ma
tional prohibition and 1t is on the
point that legislatures cannot ratif,
national constitutional amendments
in states where the referendum Il
| provided
The petition which was presented
Saturday was ready for filing
month ago. but Secretary Brodiga'
refused to accept it in the absenc
of legal advice from the attorne,
general. The latter's opinion, holc
ing it to be a ministerial act, wa
only received by the secretary G
state Saturday and it was formal
made a record in his office. Th
petition is headed by the name
II. ]. Thynes and contains S,2'
names, many more than the r
ouired 10 per cent of the votes ca
at the last general election.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
RACK FROM NAVY AFTER
FULL WAR SERVICE

Lieut. 5 Floathe, formerly en-
paeed on contract work at the Mil
Iers plant of the Tonopah Mining
company. returned this morning
from Portsmouth. N, H, where ne
c osed his official career as an OIL
fi,eI of Uncle Sans naval construc'
tiou force Lieut. Floathe was on
the reserve list of the navy when
war was declared April 6, and three
aa,s later was on his way to the
Atlantic coast to report for active
dol, Since that time he has seen
.a4lce in all seas and lands where
h.s,flties were active. When the
nav, was restored to a peace foot
inq ;ht officer resigned to take uF
clyitan life.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
SECRET
MADE PUBLIC
lily Associated Press

rUy Associated PresSI
LAWTON, Wis, Dec. pa
signed statement accusing Joseph
Virgo of performing an illegal oper-
alton on Maude Tabor has been
made by Mrs. Sarah Tabor, so years
old. mother of the brilliant linguist,
whose body was found in a trunk
in the basement of her home here,
Assistant Prosecutor Warner an
nounced today.
This statement is in direct con
tradiction to the story told by Mrs
Tabor at the inquest. She charges
that Virgo, who married Miss Tabor
about a year before her disappear
ance in 1916, took her to d deserted
farm house and kept her there three
days and then brought her home
where she died
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
RAILROAD FUTURE
REMAINS IN DOUBT

NV Associated Pressl r>,.
WASHINGTON Dec. 23.-Director
General Hines. of the railroad adj
ministration, was called before the
regular meeting today of the cab
met He said he had no information
as to what President Wilson intend
ed to do regarding turning back OF
the railroads.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
SERVICES At
ST. PATRICK'S

Father Noonan announces tha'
masses will be celebrated Christmas
morning at st. Patricks ch"fch at
: $50 and 10 o'clock. The la'tet
,nu, ha high mass with special
musical program rendered by
choir under the direction of J. ),
Mccinn Leonard's mass in 4 Will
be sung with full choir Vlol'lS
and cello obligatos, by the tol'o"'
ing members:
sopranoa-Mrs Blanche Harris
Mrs Ivan Jeffries. Mrs. F, McAVoy
Miss Mary Cavanaugh'
A,tos-Mrs. J. NJ. Gnfoyle' Mrs.
T. ! Cavanaugh, Miss Blanche K0p''
Miss Helene Dugan'
Rassos-w. NJ. Roach Thomas
Gibbons. Me
CHM. ,
A. the offertory "Adeste Fideies
,.on, n Novello, will be sung WIFI
s,,u choir accompaniment
During benediction' "Iantu@ ,n =, ri vi,
%" by Fr verdussen with full cho'
and orchestra.
The instrumental music Will d
- Mrs Frank T. Dunn organ
Herman Albert, cello' "'''
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
INQUIRING into
NAVAL MEDALS


WASHINGTON. Dec "a Secre-
tary Daniels today ordered a com
prehensiye report on the award on
naval decorations prepared for the
information of Chairman Page Of
the senate naval committee This
will include all recommendation by
individuals or by boards and action
by boards and by the secretary him
self upon the recommendations
The order was issued in response
to a request from Senator Page
which followed a criticism by Rear
Admiral Sims and others OF the
manner In which some awards were
distributed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
CUT THE LEDGE
ON DIVIDE X

Divide Extension showed some
speed this morning when it was re-
rorled that the highgrade ledge
opened on the 50 and 100 foot levels
ON the property had been cut on
sthe 200 Some Of the reports were
Of The most eXtrayagant order, one
going to the extent of claiming that
the ledge had been opened for eight
feet Roy Hardy engineer in charge
of the mine. is spending the holi-
days with his family near Fallon
and Superintendent Beyis said there
was nothing doing. However. the
street seemed to accept the story
and trading ran the price OF the
stock from 55 cents at the opening
to So where it took a slump ana
reacted to 70 when fresh buyers
began lavishing orders that forced
the quotation to 81 with a sale OF
100 shares as the closing trans
action. The total trading in this
! security was 100000 shares out oi
total turnover of 361,100 shares OF
all classes of stocks for the session
On the strength of the Divide Elk re
port Divide Cons. gave the frs
sign of life in four months and ad
yanced to 6 cents. Belcher Elk wa
strong in sympathy with the Ken
dan property on the theory that tn
surface discovery on the former vii
continue 20 depth the same as o.
the Divide Ex
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
HENDERSON o5sEouIEs WILL
BE HELD TOMORROW

The funeral of the late George 5.
Henderson will be held from the
undertaking parlors tomorrow after
noon at . o'clock when services VIII
be conducte bdy Rev. Harry L.
Clafious followed by interment IN
the local cemetery.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
SAFE CONDUCT
FOR DEPORTED

tE Associated rressD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Explan'
alton of the deportation OF 249 rad
ical Russians on the transport Bu-
ford was cabled by the state de-
partment today to various foreign
capitals" The message said pre-
cautions had been taken to request
for them safe conduct and humane
treatment at the hands of authori-
ties under whose Jurisdiction they
will pass en- route to soviet Russia"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
ARRESTED FOR
SHOOTING negro

,ny Associated PressI
CHICO, CALI, lee. 1.-TWO men
who shot and wounded William
Mitchell. negro, at Marysville last
night then fled in a taxi they com
mandeered, were arrested here early
teday by posse headed by Sheriff
Charls Mccoy, and District Attorney
Ray Maxwell of Yuba county. The
men gave the names of T, and ].
Simms and said they were brothers
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
NAMED IN HONOR
OF AMERICAN PRESS

q u, NSs0ciHted PresSI
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 23-The
7.Soo ton cargo carrier American
Press Hog Islands seventy-sixth
vessel which was named as trib,
ote to the loyalty and cooperation
of the newspapers throughout the
nation during the war was launched
to-day Miss Elizabeth stone OF New
York. daughter Of Melville E. Stone,
General manager OF the Associated
Press. was sponsor
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
COERCING COURT
WITH A STRIKE

Hy Associated Pressb
PITTSBURG, Kas,, Dec. 2S.-SeV-
enteen Kansas coal mines. where ap-
proximately 5000 miners are en-
ployed were idle this morning. The
miners went on strike in protest
against the action of Judge Ander'
son at indianapolis, who yesterday
sent Alexander Hewitt president of
the Kansas district Of the miners
union, to Jail
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23

tuy Associated PFess)
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 23.-Alexan
der Howat. president of the Kansas
district of United Mine Workers,
was released today from jail by
Federal Judge Anderson. Howat has
agreed to join the international Of
ficials of the Mine Workers in send
ing kilograms to the district exc
ontive board in Kansas in an en-
dpayor to have all strikes in the
Kansas coal mines ended.
Howat was released on his prev
ious bail and, if his agreement Is
carried out in good faith, the con
tempt hearing set for Monday prob
ably will be continued against him
as in the case of other officials OF
the mine workers
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
SECRETARY OF STATE
DROPPED BY LEAGUE

uy AEs0cIHt~d Pr@sst
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2S.-SLate
Senator ], NJ. Inman, president OF
the California Oriental Exclusion
league. ordered the name Of Frank
c. Jordan, secretary OF state,
dropped from the membership roll
Of the organizations general com
mittee Tnman said Jordan had
taken an attitude in favor OF the
importation of Chinese labor.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
SIMS DECLINES
A DECORATION


nv Associated PresHl r,.-
WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-Copies
of a letter written by Rear Admiral
Sims to Secretary Daniels declining
to accept the decoration awarded
him for services as commander-in-
chief of the American naval forces
in European waters during the war
has been received by a number OF
naval officials in Washington,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-12-23
EXTRADITION SUIT
MAY BEFILED SOON

reconciliation between the former
German emperor and his son.
~, A--ortrtrd rrrsst
THE HAGUE. Dec. 22-The semi
official Netherlands correspondence
bureau today announced that there
is no truth in the statement pub
lished IN brussels to the effect that
the Netherlands government has al
ready unoftjrially informed the al
lies that the Dutch government will
not surrender the former German
emperor if extradiuon is requested.
The bureau says no action in the
matter has been taken,