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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Poison Gas Makes Clear Glass.

EyeglaSSeS and optical lenses of American make are the clearer because the deadly phosgene of the trenches has now been turned into the peaceful pursuit of bleaching tho sad used in their manufacture. This gas offence division of the chemical warfare ser vice so greatly reduced tho cost Of manufacturing phosgene that it is now available for several in.IUs strial pu:- poses to which it could not have been applied before the war. The gas which is composed of chlorine. oxygen and carbon monoxide. destroys the iron oxide which causes the red and brownish tints of sand. l. i5 so pow erful a bleach that it whitened the
 bricks used in constructor: work at the Edgewool Arsenal with which it came in contact.
 In bulletin issued by the American Chemical society the details were sar forth as embodied in an address made before the Lehigh Valley section of the organization by Dr. David T. Day of the geophysicaI laboratory of the Carnegie Institution. The UniteI
 States has not only q firm grip on the making of phosgene gas, with which
 it was prepared to overwheim the
 armies of the kaiser, but on inc man.
 ufacture of optical glass as we'll which
 was formerly imported. All the 121 varieties of glass can now be produced
 in this country with ease
 Dr. Day said that up to April. 1912.
 there was no suggestion of the pro-
 cesses for making the optical glass which the government needed for
 range finders. gun sights. periscopes and measuring instruments. Fully 2000
 pounds a day were required. and as that time the bureau Of standards in
 Washington was able to turn out only 250 pounds q month Of one kind Of glass. Sixteen kinds were required and of these nine were absolutely es sential. In the periscopa of the sub marine some twenty different pieces of glass are employed, and all must be highly transparent. since inc constant | splashing Of water against the tubs reduces visibility. Fully 120,00o pound: per month of American optical glass are now being made in this country | which is more than the instrument makers can grind. The many difficul- 1 ties in the Tense manufa cture such as avoiding striations, stones and strains | have now been overcome. as the mix l ing and dissolving the lnatreials have been perfected. To prevent the gIas- 1 from crystallizing it has o be rapidl! cooled. and this often causes strains | Dr. Day said that he hal seen in Ger
 many 3 piece of glass as large as
 cartwheel which owing to imprope \ cooling suddenly explodn4 and irjure workrnen in remote parts If the plan He asserted that in the United State better optical glass can now be mad
 than was ever manufactured in Flu
 rope before the war, and that it can b turned out in twenty four hour. twelve hours less than overseas. Tn scientist expressed the fear, however that despite this remarkable progres that our needs in optical gools woul be still supplied from Euro%e on ac count of the heavy cost of material and the high wages on this eide of tn T Atlantic
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
MEN RETURNING FROM
 SERVICE ARE REGISTERING

During the past few days twenty four returned soldiers and sailors have registered at the |. $. Employment Bureau at 2S Shetucket street, where the register is kept of the returning men wlO have been in the service They are as follows.
 George c. Houston. Central avenue drummer in band. Fort Wright. Fort Terry, Camp Greenleaf. Discharged at Camp Devens.
 Herman II. Hi1derbrand, SIS Bos- well avenue, private, Fort Monroe, Fisherman's Island, Va. Discharged at Camp Upton.
 Albert C. Heber, 10 Beech street, private, Fort Monroe, Va. Fisherman $ Island. Discharged at Camp Upton.
 George T. Mullen. Norwich Town, first class quartermaster, L. s. $, Princess Matoika. foreign service.
 Leroy Lacey, 169 Nit. Pleasant street. Camp Devens. Camp Dix. Dis charged at Camp Devens.
 Fred F, Lovely, 31 Maple street pri- vate in Motor Group, Medical Corrs, Camp Greenleaf, Ga, Discharged from Camp Upton.
 James |. Grc<, 4 Baltic street, private in veterinary hospital, at Camp Lee. Discharged at Camp Upton.
 Herman c. Gehr, 68 Roath street, Camp Upton, Camp Devens. Went overseas with 301st F. A., 18th Div, returned after 6 months to Camr Mills. Discharged at Camp Devens
 Roland L. Auclair, fl Franklin street. \. R., New London. Pelham Bay. 52nd street station.
 Joseph J. Nolan, 2S0 West Thames street, corporal Engineer Corps at Washington Barracks. Discharged al Camp Devens.
 Frank F. Rogers. Laurel Hill ave- rue. \. R.. state pier, New London Arthur A. Raymond, R. F. D. No 5. Corporal medical corps, Camr Greenleaf. Camp Sheridan Disch lrg- l ed at Camp Devens. Herbert J. Ferguson, Ill River ave nue, \. R.. coxswain. Newport, Pei hsm Bay. Brooklyn Navy Yard, |. $ $ Winchester.
 Charles W. Tingley. Mystic. Parker Memorial Training Detachment Ros' i ton. SGrgeGit in motor transport ordnance department, Camp Jackson S. c. Discharged at Camp Devens.
 G. Randolph Nelson, B Sunnysid avenue, N. R., New London. Newport U. s. s. Massachusetts, |. $. s Soul Dakota, S. $. Harwood, S. s. Tilford foreign service Discharged at Brook lyn Navy Yard.
 Ernest Nahas. 115 nigh street. Pri vate, Camp Dix. Wilmington, De charged at Camp Dix.
 Harold S. Darbie. 17 Hill street. [ s. N, shipfitter, Newport. U. s. $ South Carolina, foreign service on L $. S. Won Steuban.
 Timothy J. Dunne, 1S1 Sachem St mess sergeant, Camp Upton, trans ferred to Motor Artillery Fort Tot ten Camp Rustic, Va, discharged a Camp Upton.
 Frank W. oIoff, otrobando Ave, en listed in 3rG Co, Fort Wright, For Michie. Discharged at Fort Wright. Woodruff T. Sullivan fl Boswell Av' Private in Ordnance Corps, Engineer ing Dept, Washington, .. C., Eliza beth \. J. Jersey City, \. J., Bridge port, Conn.
 Oliver M. Bellefleur 201 Rockwe St. 1st class private Medical corp Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, Camp Pike, Arl 0. T. C.
 Henry 1T. Bode 1O9 Laurel Hill Av Private at Camp Devens. Machir Gun instructor at Fort Banks. Dis charged at Camp Devens.
 Charles J. Yesionowsl1i, 185 Broa St. 1st' class private at Camp Deven
 Carl W. Jennison. 4 Hamilton Av Seaman, x. F. Washington, New Tor and Newport.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
NATIVE OF kiLLINGEY
 DIES IN EAST PROVIDENCE

Fremont Carpenter, for many years a druggist in East Providence, died Thursday morning at his home. so Waterman avenue. He was in his 64th year. Mir. Carpenter had been i'll about four weeks, and appeared to be improving, when there came a sud den change for the worse. He was born in Kiilingly, Conn.,, the son of Joseph and Sabria Carpenter. He en- tered the drug business when a young man and followed it up q few years ago, when ne retired.
 Mir Carpenter was a member of Re lance lodge Of Odd Fellows. He leaves a widow an1 three brothers, Charles A., Of Providence; J. H. C:arnenter of Greeneville ard Frank 4. Carpenter of this town. The funeral will be held Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
LAZAROV VERDICT IS
 POSTPONED TO TUESDAY

at dhe sas Gase s oI Benlamn ad daza+9r os 4e the a diamond valued at $1,200, which has been on trial this week in t,.a super for court, reacAed the jury at 4.15 o. clock on Friday afternoon. when Judge William William M. Maltbie had con- cluded his charge to the jury w,7icn occupied about p minutes.
 Fifteen minutes after they had re- tired the jury had Judge Maltbie ln- formed that they had not yet had time to agree on a verdict and as 4.S0 is the regular time for 'adjourning court he excused them until II o'clock aext Tuesday morning. Junius 4. Brand of this city has been elected fore man of the jury
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
WAR RISK CHECKS FOR
 NOV. AND DEC. OUT JAN s1

Washington, Jan. 24.-In response to numerous inquiries received by the American Red Cross and the Bureau of War Risk Insurance relative to al lotment checks for relatives of sol diers. sailors and marines for Nov enber and December. the Red Cross today sent the following telegram to all division directors:
 Secretary of the treasury an- nounces all war risk checks for Nov ember and December will be out by aEuary 31. Hence desirable to with hold inquiries as to those checks until February l."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
j. JORDAN GAINS LEAD
 IN PINOCHLE CLUB

With high score for the evening J. Jordan swung into the lead on the fifth night of play in the West Side Pinochle tournament with Pendlo+cn in second place and Ha 5keli who wG5 was in the first position now holding third place. There was good deal of shifting among the other players but none scored high enough to be in the running. The scores for the eve ming were as follows: J. Jordan S390, Pendleton 1890, Hahn 1900, Lewis 7G75, Bailey 6S30, Peckham GT60, \. Jordan 67o0, Haskell 64S5, Parker 6160, Pettis 5975, Underwood 55S5, Larsen 5315.
 The standing is as follows: J. Jor- dan 37,300. Pendleton 36,905, Haskell 36.2$5, Bailey 34,400, Peckham s, 735, Lewis 33.645. Hahn 3S,45O. Larsen. g. I60, A. Jordan 32,725 Underwood g.. 665, Pettis 32,160, Parker 32,0J0.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
MANHATTAN'S SIGN WAS
 BLOWN ACROSS STREET

In the high wind storm that hit the city shortly after midnight of Thurs day night te big canvass sign on the Manhattan building was loosened from it's fasteninss on the building and was blown down in the early morning The sign which is very large and ex- tended across the front Of the build ing was blown to the further side of Main street with considerable 1orce
 A large pane of plate glass il the door at c. F. Lanes store in the Mar ion building on Main street was broken when the door was slammed shut by the wind
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
GALES FERRY SCHOOL
 GIVES DEMONSTRATION

A school demonstration that was full of interest for q gathering of more than twenty-five parents and friends of the scholars of the Gales Ferry school was given on Friday evening at the Gales Ferry church. Miss Grace Chapman conducted a reg ular school session for an hour and twenty minutes while the york vas watched and commended by all pres eut.
 Brief remarks were made by Sup crvisor 0. l.. Lowell of this tity and by the pastor of the church, Rev. aTr. Newton.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Private Henry Smith Telephones Home,

Mrs. Annie Smith of 54 Church street, was very much s'.rprised on Sunday morning when she ,eceived a telephone call from her son. P1<va te Henry Smith of the a6til Artillery regiment, wto landed in Camp Mills L. !. He says he is well and had seen much fighting. Private Smith has been overseas sine: March where he had 6sspssas 6ssn at Fort Terry 0efP'e leaving for
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
w WEDDING.
W;Ison--Baidwr P

Philip II. Wilson. who is a police man in New York city, and Mrs. Ser tha lilly Baldwin of 103 Four th street. :his city were married heie on We'd nesday. January P. by Rev. E. A. I.egg, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. The groom was bride was born in Worcester and is the daughter Of MT and Mrs. Bernard TilIv of Fourth street
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
GIVEN SURPRISE ON
 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mrs Earl (. Judge of Boswell av- enue was pleasantly surprised on Thursday evening by a score of her young laG~-. friends in honor of her second wedding anniversary. The evening was spent with music. Mrs. Judge was presented handsome cut flowers.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
OBITUARY. John 4. kiil;ps.

John Arthur Killips. SD aoe William and Angelina Card Killips, Ged It the Baclus hospital, January 18th at the age of %. The funeral Evas held n Norwich. Wednesday. January g, wirl interment at the Yantic cemetery. Te was loved Ior all who knew him. re leaves one >ister in Qlincy, Mass, Mrs. Charles F, Bennett; TWO aunts in Norwich. Mrs. Mary Presberry and Miss Ella Itillips, and an uncle n Norwich. William A. Card. and m uncle in Plainfield, Charles D. Carl. and also his grandmother, Mary z. Card. of Plainfie.d.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
At, .Pearson.Johnson Weddina,

Guests from Norwich were in Gro- ton on Thursday evening to attend the wedding of c. Ricpard Pearson and Miss Jensine F. Je3sen at the rev home of the couple on Poquonoc road. The couple was married by Rev. G. R. Atha. pastor of the Baptist church. Miss Mary Sweet was the maid of honor and Wyman Pearson the best man.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Shouidn't Wonder.

It may prove to be just as impossi- ble to seize the person Of Wilhelm von Hohenzollern for punishment as it was to get an American army into France. Albany Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Choice of Evils,

Open ventiiators are ali right in street cars during our ro-m@l weather, but when the Medicine Hat variety
 arrives folks would as soon take a chance on flu as on freezing.-Omaha Bee.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Riq Rainfall Thursday,

Rain Thursday afternoon and night gave precipitation of 1.60 inches, making total so far for the month of 4.63 inches.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25

Dear me! The nearest thing we have to a cave man about here is the janitor He stays in the cellar all the time "-Birrningh Age Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
Lieutenant Daniel seaoraves of the

9th Field Signal Battalion. 5th Div ision. reported having found 300 bar rels of beer and 10000 cigarettes in q German dugout at St. Mfhiel
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-25
ATTENTION EAGLES!

Anniversary Smoker, Sunday after. noon, o'clock, Eagles Hall, for mem bers only. All members are requested to be present.
 JOSEPH CURRAN,
 President.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
The Underfed Riddles

With caustic emphasis he declares
New York's children are sadly under
fed. According to his tables, 4,5O0
kiddies are so far gone that they
actually need medical care. The milk
mans to blame.
81 insist" he asserts, "that 100000
undernourished children are ready to
become victims Of tuberculosis. The
milkman's to blame.'
Forthwith he humors another
flourish and repeats his threat "to do
something dire and dreadful" unless
the milkman cuts the price Of milk
Perplexing imps, hopelessly en-
tangled, scamper through the gamut
of his song, garnishing each belch Of
official melody as chopped leeks be-
deck kidney stew.
OF course, 4,500 children in New
York City are so pathetically under
nourished that they need medical
care. This gruesome truth needs no
Daniel come to judgment to disclose
its misery to the richest city of the
world. But-by what process of
legerdemain does the dear doctor con
clude that the mi ilkman, not the
breadman, the eggman, the butterman
or the breakfast-food man, is respon-
sible for the tragedy?
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
Rockefeller Tax
Reduction Not
Due to Politics
Statement From His Office
Explains He Protested
Increase as Other Laws
Cover Case; Cantor Agrees

The office of John D. Rockefeller last
night issued statement saying In ef-
feet that the reduction made by Mr..
Rockefeller in his personal assessment
for 1920 from $5,0O0,000 to something
less than S2,O00,O0O, was not due to
political considerations. The state
ment follows:
"The application Of Mr.. Rockefeller
to have his tax assessment reduced
was in no respect influenced by politi-
cal considerations or by any of the
tions of the City of New York.
persons familiar with the tax policy
of the State Of New York understand
that it is not the custom to levy the
direct personal property tax on securi-
ties, as they are subject to other forms
of taxation, such as the investment tax,
the mortgage tax, etc.
"Mr Rockefeller's personal property
tax assessment covering property not
otherwise taxed, has been assessed by
the City Of New York at $50OO,00 for
ment was arbitrarily increased to $10,-
100000. Since the amount on which he
was taxable under the law did not ex-
ceed $3,000,000, and because he was
paying the proper taxes on his other
property, he protested against the In
crease, but made no legal objection to
it's remaining at $5,000,000, the former
amount.
CAT the last session Of the Legisla-
ture the income tax law was passed,
which imposes tax upon the income
from cash, securities and other prop
erty. The amount Of property former
ly subject to the assessment has been
greatly reduced, and Mr.. Rockefeller
accordingly filed his application to
have his assessment made an amount
more nearly representing, that part Of
his property actually subject to this
particular assessment"
Jacob A. Cantor, president of the
Department of Taxes and Assessments,
in a statement last night said that
under the new income tax law his de-
partment has no right to tax income
producing property.
"The city will receive it's proportion
ate share of the income tax paid by Mr..
Rockefeller, which will be far greater
than the apparent loss in the personal
property tax" he said. "There is no
truth in the statement that this reduc
tion was made because of Mayor Hy-
lan's action in relation to certain
buildings which Mr.. Rockefeller desired
to present to the city"
Mr. OdntOr says l!ac W. . NttCiieiA
attorney for Mr. Rockefeller, submitted
statement to the commissioners as
follows: Personal effects, $1,000,000;
bills receivable and> open accounts,
Everett Timber and Investment Com
pany, 1896 bank balance, $4,000.
Under deduction, Mr.. Rockefeller's
lawyer entered an item of BORROWED
money, about $4,000. O00-d disallowed and
withdrawn" leaving balance subject
to tax of $2,0OO,0O0. In the schedule
covering "values of tangible personal
property" appear the following: Con-
tents of New York residence, $4,000;
contents of Kijkut. Pocantico, .$348,-
226.79; contents of Abeyton Lodge,
Pocantico, $7,S19,40; paintings, $50
900; horses and carriages. $4,000; New
York Office equipment, $4,000. Total,
1882 2,406.19.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13

mander, 4a West Nintieth Street. New York
Kenneth r. Smith, lieutenant. U. 8. N. r.
F., 225 East Main STREET, Patchogue. L. /.
Stuart Il Smith. captain, Madison Avenue
and Forty-ninth Street, New York City.
:. Grant T. Stephenson, lieutenant, u. 8. N.
City.
Albert ?. Taliferro. ensign, r. F.. 440
Riverside Drive. New York City.
Charles r. Taylor, ensign. r. F.. City
Walter G. Thompson, ensign, Lowerre
Summit Park, Yonkers, N. Y.
William v. Tomb. commander. II Central
Avenue. Tompkinsvile. S. l., N. Y.
James S. Trayer. lieutenant, 583 Riverside
Drive New York City
mander, II Post Avenue, New York City.
Nathaniel r. Usher, rear admiral. Pots
dam, N. Y
James C. Van Dccarr. lieutenant COM
mander, Hudson N. Y.
Norman II. Vanderveer, lieutenant COM
mander. Hotel lie Marquis. IA East Thirty
first Street. New York City.
John II. Weaver, second lieutenant, M. c.,
20 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn.
John V. Wellbrook lieutenant commander,
129 West 120th Street, New York City.
Richard D. White, captain, Cambridge,
N. Y
Kenneth Whiting. commander, 43 East
Fifty-nnth Street New York City.
Frederick S. Whitlock, ensign, R. F., "a
Gramercy Park. New York City
William w. Witherspoon, lieutenant COM
mander, 305 West Twelfth Street, New York
City.
Rufus +. Zogbaum, commander, 1875 West
Eighty-seventh Street New York City
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
What Makes Anarchists

Perhaps nothing so enhances the
arguments of anarchy as the follies of
men Of power. The abuse of power
begets distempers, harnesses the
weary, irritates the weak, disturbs the
sane, and makes the foolish mad.
Month after month, Dr. Copeland
has contradicted himself with i'm
petuous fury. He has outvixened
Xantippe in his invocations of tbs
Goddess of Vengeance. One does not
make furrows in the unwrinkled with
impunity. One does not boast too
noisily too long. Sooner or later a
hard fact stalks by and pricks the
bubble. After that all is bitterness
and repentance.
New York is cursed indeed with too
many starving children, but the
causes behind the sufferings of the
little ones are manifold. If the child
is to be the beneficiary of any real
effort to heal it's hurts, honest mea
must apply themselves honestly to an
adequate solution of the problem.
Overemphasis focused on any one
factor, however, grave in itself, shields
with underemphasis all other factors
and the stricken child pays the price
We have been treated with all thu
varieties of venom, falsehood and po-
ltlcal eloquence now extant. The
milkman has borne his lot to the full,
so has the child
1t we are sincerely concerned in
helping the child let US pursue the
truth, not the political situations Of
eXpediency that happen for tho
moment to be labelled popular"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
Organized Labor Heads
Hold Conference To-day
NeW York Tribune
Wn n1nton Raron1a

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Organized
labor tomorrow will state its case
to the country at a meeting of rep
resentatves of 112 national and inter-
national labor unions, to be held at
headquarters of the American Fedora
tion of Labor.
The proposed alliance between or
ganized labor and farm labor, which
was projected during the first in
dustrial conference, will not be con-
summated, it was said definitely to-
day.
The farmers organization have de-
clined to participate officially in the
lenders Of the farmers organizations
will attend unofficially. The National
Grange and the National Board OF Farm
organizations, the two most power
full bodies of farmers, have notified
the executive board of the Federation
of Labor that they have decided not
TO participate.
The executive committee of the
Federation met to-day to formulate a
program. Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of
Labor and the other members of the
executive board declined tonight 20
predict what would be done beyond
saying that some expression of the
attitude of labor on all important
problems now before the country
probably would be Forthcoming.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13

LESS milk than ever is being con-
sumed at high prices, yet, more, oh,
much more, milk is being consumed"
"The children are dying more rapidly
than ever, yet the children are strong
er and healthier and none of them
are dying at ALL" "Three hundred
thousand undernouris children are
ready to become victims of tuber-
culosis, yet the mortality records
were never so low" "New York's
milk constitutes crime against
humanity, yet it is the purest milk
in the world"
The singular frolics of Health, or
ex-Health, Commissioner Copeland, as
he winds through wilderness Of
milk statistics, continue to erupt like
st. Anthony's fire in veritable
erysipelas of morbidity, mortality
normality, and longevity. Never be
fore was such mess of contradiction
seen.
The good doctor, whose erudition
strangely smacks of Erebus at times,
has broken out all over with figures
With unpretending modesty he does
not diagnose his state as effIorescence,
even though his friends admit it is
attended with eruptions that make the
heavens glow.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-13
In Leeds and Edinburgh

In single school in Leeds, 1910,
where New York's milkmen never piled
their trade, DR.. Hall, not a politician,
found so per cent. of the children to be
suffering from the identical aftlictions
now plaguing $500 of New York's
Juveniles.
During the same year, in single
school in Edinburgh, 40 per cent. of the
children were found to be suffering in
the same manner. Neither the English
nor the Scotch saw fit to cable the
United States Department of Justice,
the New York Dock Department or the
committee on cesspools and sewers in
protest against the Vaccinations,
cruelties, and atrocities" of the New
York milkman.
In Boston, 1911. Mayor Fitzgerald.
following. survey conducted by DR..
William J. Gallivan, chief of the divi-
sion of child hygiene of the Boston
Board of Health, announced that only
14,957 of the 42.750 school children ex-
amined, little more than third, were
found to be healthy. This disquieting
fact was never interpreted to mean that
New York's milkmen were robbers,
crooks, thieves, and baby killers.