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Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
Pigeons In Forestry Service.

During the recent severe forest fire tn certain sections of the West car- Tter pigeons were successfully en- Ployed 10 convey messages from fire fighters '-at the front" to headquarters. The test of the birds fer this use was On a limited scale but has encouraged rne Forest Service officials to believe that they can he employed prodta ply larger scale.
 The experiment lends special inter est 10 2 plan which is being considered for coopera ton between the Depart nIeRI~of Agriculture and the Navy De- partment under which carrier pigeons and equipment Of the latter depa Tt = TaenC may become available To es- JsbliSh a successful carrier pigeon sys- tenn it will be necessary to lay plans during the coming winter to have the posts properly located and get the birds acclimated and begin their train
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
From the Consular Reports.

By reason of it's geogra phicaI posi- tioa as well as by it's tariff policy the city of Plume claims the followiie hintepland: Eastern Istria as far as Resa: the western frontier of Croatia and Hungary toward Austria; the lln' between Budapest and Pressburg; tn whole valley of Hungary ss far as the high Carpathians; high Serbia; the northern part of Bosnia, through Sara jevo. and the Crotian l!ttorai with it's interland.
 The foreign trade of France in 1913 exclusive of gold and. silver coin, bul' lion and baser coinage. was valued a 24.05S, ,0S3000 francs f$4,643,c ,c10,01e a normal eXchange), compared with S3,- 56e 753, 900 francs (s6,47S, 3SS.32e) for 1917, a decrease of 2s per cent. Tls value of imports was s3,S43.552.54o T''n value of exports fell to $T99 .657,- 47s.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25

ing. Flights of soc miles in 3 single day have been made. while a distance of f40 to 2e9 miles means to two or three hour flight for the average bird Since the distance which would be covered in Forest Service work are considerably Less than this there ap- pears to be no difficulty in this regard. In most instances the flights from would be considera i5ly- less than fifty miles. The value of the birds would be particularly great in mountainous regions where travel is difficult
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25

go into the federation, we must yield to and help support them, after we have taken some of their benefits.
 We must use dignified educational means to achieve our ends but let us not ally ourselves with any partisan movement, for we cannot afford, as conscientious teachers, to sell our biFthright for a meas of pottage. Our reward will come. for the American public is realizing that ts,is is an econ on,ic question which must be dealt with in good time
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
Printer Taken Suddenly Sick.

Edward Phillips of Montville. em- ployed as linotype operator at The Day office in New London. was taken suddenly i'll Friday morning while at work. He was attended by Dr.. William D.. Cronin and later by Dr. NJ. E. Fox
 who diagnosed the case as acute ap- pendicitis. MT. Phillips was removed at once to the Lawrence Memorial As
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
Defining Democracy.

Democracy has survived the strike says Lloyd George Democracy, apt -ly compared to q raft persists in floating, but we shall all have et feet for many years to eome.-ClicA.- go Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
Franklin Machine 
TeteFaereai Providence, N- l. uaian e63 Urfon 1887

Encisesrs Founders Msehjrisss iinnufartur.ro es itA7Ris-coR- Los kn1,nes, EnsIns Rspalrs, ehsft'ra, ttnnpora, Puii1ys. Boar tEos. coGpiin9s, Clutches.
 Larss utoox always on hand.
 General Mil Repairs
 epaeisi maehinery of al kinda
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25

soeiated hospital. where an operation was performed Friday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
THIRDFLOOR Saturday Specials

Willow Grass Rugs, in col ors, suitable for bed rooms ;3Ox6O, value $2.25-
 Saturday $1.39 36x72, value says
 Saturday $1.95
 SCRM CURTAINS Good quality, 21a yards, long lace edge, two-inch lace insertion-value $2.5O , Saturday $2.0O Pair Quaker Lace, in Filet Net, six different patterns - value 45c-
 Saturday 33c yard MEMS DEPARTMENT Mems Heavy All Wool Stacker Sox, in gray and white, $1.5O quality
 Saturday 89c Pair Mems Shirts, fine quality Percale, neat stripes, in blue, lavender and pink, one| collar to match, $2.25 quality Saturday $1.98 Each
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
Millinery at $1O.OO

We will show a large selee- ton of black and colored Hats at the price above - in fact the style range is equal to those shown in cx- elusive millinery shops at al- most double the price. Also another lot of very at tractive Hats at $500 to $500.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
WASH GOODS

35c quality Outing Flannels, fancy stripes, good quality, 27 inches wide.
 Saturday 29c . Yard 45c value, Amoskeag and Bates, 32-inch Zephyr Cling hams, 10 to 20 yard lengths, solid cofors and fancies-
 Saturday 33c a Yard
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25

Tapes and Bindings f5c and 17e widths for. ~ 13e 2oc and x2c widths for. 18c 25c widths for zoe
 Taffeta Seam Binding In black or white and coIors: 25e vaiue-Ssls price. 21e 2ee vaiue-Saie price ....... 25e Wnght's Bias Seam Tape 12Iac values fer. er............... 1oc 15e vaIue-Sais price ....... 12Lxe 1ee and 1Oc values for ........ f7e 22c value-Sale price ........ 2Oc 25e wholesale price ...... 22c 15e Lady Dainty Linssris Tane, in black, blue and white, for 12He
 Hook and Eye Tape Regular price 25e yerd-
 Sale price 21c Women's Boaed Skirt Betting, eurved-
 25e value-SaIe price ......... 22e soc vaius-ssie price ....... 2se
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25

Hooks and Eyes Upgrade Dress Fasteners, for. 4c Alliance Dress Fasteners, for. 7e
 Pins and Needles Roberts, MiIward's and John Eng fish Needles, in all sizes-Only foe a paper.
 Dressmaker's Pins No. 4, regular price 29c, for. .. 25c 17c Toilet Pins, in cubes, for. :. 1Sc
 Buttons An odd lot of Suit and Trimming Buttons, for Sc card.
 Threads Coats Thrsed in all sizes, black and ~hits-SaIe price 55c . dezen. Dsxters Knitting Cotton for. Sc
 Coats and MeFricks narpias cottsn-3o yards, iR black and white or eolsrs-Sais price 4 for foe.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
FALL SALE OF
 NOTIONS

Notion Department Williams Building-Near Entrance
 "A penny saved is a penny earned-so the old law There many opportunities for saving and earning ir this Sale.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-25
STATIONERY DEPARTMENT
 SATURDAY SPECIAL

From our Stationery Dsra rtment Cabinet of Writina Paper and Envs- lopes put up in an assortment of 4 eoiers in the box-4s sheets and 4s envelopes,
 SPECIAL 6eo 4 BOX
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
Law or Publicity?

Captain Carlstrom Of Aledo, speaking yes
terday before the Rock Island Rotary club,
took the position that the government erred
when II failed to conscript civilians TO labor
in the shops. as well soldiers to fight in the
trenches against Germany. The compensation,
Of the munition worker, he declared, was out
of all proportion to the meager wage paid the
man In the army and the resulting education
to higher wage standards in civil life has pow
erfully influenced the rise in commodity prices
The captain believes that production could and
should have been stimulated to meet the emery
ency OF war by patriotic appeal rather than by
holding out the promise of extravagant fnan-
cia1 reward.
In Iowa thsSmarketing bureau is preparing
1uestionnaires TO submit to all dealers In the
state, requiring them to give information con-
corning conditions under which they do bust
ness. the prices they pay and receive and the
quantities Of goods they handle.
There is growing belief in some quarters
that It is feasible to extend the idea upon which
we raised and organised an army to meet al
most any national emergency. Some would
employ what would amount to CONSUMPTION to
control the supply and distribution OF the nee
essaries OF life. Most Of the proposals for re-
lieving the present situation are formulated
along such lines.
Applied in a limited way CONSUMPTION OF
industry and business might prove helpful in
meeting a great crisis, but it is doubtful
II any body Of men is sufficiently wise and dis
interested to administer a comprehensive
scheme creating an artificial economic situa-
ton It may be proper to employ question
naires to secure information, but when it
comes to regulating wages, profits and com
modify prices 1t will be well to go slow No
one can tell what it might lead to, even if
there were assurance that the people would
submit TO such thing, which is q matter of
serious doubt. There is a difference between
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
With Other Editors
The MilIer's Plea.
Northwestern Millerl.

The price of -four with wheat at $226 a
bushel could easily have been figured out by
any schooIboy who had mastered the multiple
cation table, when the wheat guaranty bill was
passed. Assuredly any Washington official who
cared TO take his pencil in hand might have &C
complished the same simple task.
1t was mystery, yet after passing the
bill, fixing the price and providing by another
act for administering its provisions, Washing
ton authorities suddenly awake to the fact that
the price of a barrel Of -four is monstrously
high and propose to make somebody suffer for
Il.
Salaried men not belonging to unions and
unable to strike for increased wages. profess
sors, clergymen and clerks, men and women of
fixed and limited incomes, all such realized
what would be the price Of -four, but when the
wheat guaranty bill was being considered they
we're ignored; the farmer must be encouraged
to raise a great crop of wheat, and money was
the only inducement that would reach him.
When the representatives of powerful rail-
way unions protested against the high cost Of
living and demanded that having themselves
received the maximum pay they could expect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
The Phone Company's Obstinacy

People are getting tired Of the obstinacy Of
the Central Union Telephone company in re-
fusing to meet its striking employees on some
reasonable ground It is merely prolonging
the contest, causing injury to itself and adding
TO public Inconvenience by its attitude.
The company never has lost money. 1t has
recently exaeted increases in it's rates and yet
it takes the position that it's employees can and
must get along the wages they previously
received. 1t refused to grant them relief as
individuals and it refuses now to treat with
them as a unit.
The managerial policy of Indifference and
reticence would be bad enough in a private
business, but In the case of corporation which
has pledged itself under the terms Of its fran
chise to serve the public and which enjoys an
essential monopoly it certainly is not conducive
10 restoration Of amity or public confidence.
The company never recognized organized
labor and says it never will. If It had dealt
with the situation in the proper spirit in the
beginning it could have forestalled the demand
that 1t do so Labor organizes as q means to
en- end. In this case the end is justified and
the company is put in the position of denying
justice for purely technical reasons.
It is the duty Of the company under it's fran
chise TO meet the emergency in some way. The
demand for service is growing louder every
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13

putting ones life in jeopardy for the defense
OF his country and yielding up control Of ones
earning power on the representation that it
will be for the general good.
Publicity is a safer instrument than law
to restore economic balance and will be more
effective in general application. This does not
mean that penalties should not be exacted for
proven prohteering In violation of the statutes,
but where the law would hit comparatively few
publicity would bring pressure to bear upon
many.
Let the states and the federal government
get the facts and publish Them being concerned
only with the truth and not with political eff
feet. Let investigating commissions report
plain facts, whether they are popular or not.
and the situation wiz be put in the way of
automatically adjusting ITSELF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13

shippers also reached far into the
millions.
Following the railroad strike OF
1894 President Cleveland appointed
a commission to investigate the ma
ture and causes Of the strike. This
commission, headed by Carol
Wright, then commissioner Of Ia
Dor, suggested that something like
government control must be eX-
erc:sed over quasi-public corpora
tons and, though not composed Of
Socialists, cautiously limited that
government ownership might be
undertaken at the proper time.
In the railroad strike OF 1877
President Hayes, after issuing two
proclamations, finally sent federal
troops into Maryland, West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania The riot
ers gave way before that force
without bloOdshed. But there were
disturbances as far west as Chi
cago, where 10 men were killed.
The deaths at Scranton numbered
three and the mayor narrowly es-
capped being killed. At Reading
machine shops and warehouses
we're burned and pillaged and near
ly a dozen persons were killed.
The American Railway Union
strike of % years ago, which orig
mated in the town of Pullman on
account of a cut in wages and the
laying off of many men at a time
when business was dull, was of
greater consequence than any
previous labor disturbance and for
a time threatened TO tie up the en-
tire transportation system of the
United States. The strike spread
through half dozen western
states, but during teh whole OF the
troubles the eastern roads were
but little affected.
apreeaaeaN trEas,z yssusz IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
Some Misrepresentation.

OOAAC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A conspicuous skin rash or erup-
ton which has been present about
the face for months is practically
never syphilis, though ignorant or
unprlncipled persons are prone to
SO regard It.
Something like one-third of all
cases of4syphilis are innocently &C
qutred. Therefore it is unjust to
consfGfer syphilis as necessarily a
Vene6eal disease.
Soclal station or apparent health
or apparent cleanliness or refine
nnent is no bar to syphilis. This
Fdisease prevails as widely among
the higher classes as among the
lower classes.
Between the moment of infection
and the appearance of the first sore
1.-THE so-called chancre), at the point
OF incubation, there is a quiescent
lncubatlon period of from one week
10 eight weeks This long incuba-
ton period las compared with that
OF pneumonia or typhoid fever, for
instance) means that the germs are
invading the system without excit-
ing the vigorous resistance that
pneumonia or typhoid germs excite.
and consequently that the body will
not so readily overcome and destroy
the invading germs as it does in
the case of pneumonia or typhoid
fever.
The most hopeless syphilis to
treat is the case of Mr.. Wiseheimer.
who knows everything they say"
and has, perhaps even dipped into
technical medical books or consult
ed some self-constituted special
lst,- of great notoriety. The most
favorable outlook for recovery is in
the case of the patient who doesn't
know nearly as much as he thinks
his doctor knows, and who follows
the doctors directions to the letter.
ignoring all advices and counsel
gratuitously offered by the Wise
heimer family.
Only charlatan would offer an
alleged treatment for syphilis suit
able for all cases unfortunately.
for, of course. there is no such
treatment. 1t would be quite as
reasonable to offer an alleged rem
edy for typhoid fever and dispense
with the nuisance and expense of
doctors and nurses in that disease.
The more recently acquired, the
more contagious, and the longer the
disease has persisted the less the
risk of Infection in ordinary asso-
citation with the patient. Syphilis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
Today's Anniversaries

1869-AdoIph Mel, marshal OF
France, for whom the Mar
shall Mel rose was named,
died in Paris. Born Oct. 4,
1902.
1877-The centenary OF Ruben's
birth was celebrated in Ant
werp.
1SSS-Through communication by
rail established between west
ern Europe and Turkey.
1S94-United States senate ratified
the new treaty with China
regulating immigration.
1905-The vote in Norway on the
separation from Sweden was
practically upanimous in ia
vor of dissolution.
1910-F1oods which submerged To-
kio. Japan, cost many lives
and made thousands home
less.
1912-President Schurmann of Cor
nell university was appoint
ed U. S. minister to Greece.
1914-Belgians repulsed the Ger
mans near Diest.
of Armenians re-
ported slaughtered by Kurds
and Turkish irregulars.
1916-Constantinople claimed fur
Their gains for the Turks
against the Russians ON the
Persian frontier.
1917-Allies refused passports for
delegates to Stockholm peace
conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
Argus Information Bureau

Amy reader can get the answer to a
ton bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director
address and enclose two-cent stamp for re
con hdential, the replies being sent direci
paid TO anonymous lettersJ-
Q. When was Labor Day first
celebrated? R. W. S.
A. The. first celebration of Labor
Day was in 1882 by the knights of
Columbus, who gave a parade in
New York City. In 1884 resolutions
were passed by that organization
providing that a parade should be
held the first Monday in September
of each year.
Q. What is 1.-THE Little Church
Around the Corner?" I. R.
A. The Church of the Transfig-
uration at E. 18th street, New
York City, is called 1.-The Little
Church Around the Corner" 1t is
famous because of the numbers of
theatrical and literary people who
are married there.
Q. What is the ancestry of Hen
ry Ford? Y. W. T.
A Henry Ford was born in
Greenfield, Mich, in 1868, and is
therefore an American. His mother
was or Holland Dutch descent, and
his father was of New England an
cestry.
@. How may a man who has lost
his discharge papers obtain dupli-
cate? H. G. C.
A. A service man who has lost
his discharge papers should address
a letter to the adjutant generals
office, Washington, D. c., giving his
name, address, place of enlistment,
the organization with which he
served, and the place of his dis
charge. His claim to service will be
investigated and his discharge pa
pers reissued.
4. @. Is the flesh of all turtles
good for food? ]. U.
A. The flesh of turtles which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13

(2) am nearly eighteen years Of
age. He has asked me for an en-
gagement for next Saturday night
Am l doing right by allowing him
to come?
90 There is a brick yard in our
town and one Of my girl friends
and l have never been there. Do
you thing that the boys would think
we were chasing them if we went
over and looked it over? We have
been out with the boys several
times. HEPSIBAH.
% He certainly should not have
kissed you. He is the kind OF young
man who kisses any girl and who
is willing that a girl should be
kissed by any man. do not be-
lieVe in such promiscuousness.
Aim higher.
q 1t is all right to let him
come if you are satisfied with such
a friend.
would have the appearance of run
ming after the boys.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Would il
be proper for a mixed crowd to go
to a beach and spend the day? The
chaperons would be couple who
have been lLarried but week.
Would it be proper for the boys
to pay the girls expenses.
THANK YOU.
The young married couple would
hardly serve as chaperons. Wheth- =.
er or not ii would be all right for
you to go depends upon your con
duct and how much you can be
trusted. Keep your self-respect at
all times and do not mix with a
crowd that would compromise your
reputation.
It would be all right for the boys
to pay the girls expenses.
Dear Mrs. Thompson. VIII you
please tell me what will remove
tan from neck and arms?
DAILY READER.
Plain lemon Juice, or lemon
Juice diluted with water, will re-
move tan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
Brad'sBit O. Verse
LOOK AND LISTEN.

Oh, there are sights along the
way as through the good old world
we stray that ought to give us glad
surprise and bring the laughter to
our eyes. Along the road bright
flowers grow, the sunset tints are
all aglow, the morning CLEANS with
gems of dew, the river smiles, the
skies are blue, the landscape wears
a robe of green, the trees are ting
ed with shade and sheen. And
there are sounds along the way
that ought to make us glad and
gay and put our gloomy thoughts
to rout and Danish all our fear and
doubt. The robin twitters in it's
nest, the little jay bird does its
best, the creek goes ripping round
the bend, the vibrant notes of ma
ture blend, a mother sings, a baby
croons, a love song floats across
the dunes. There are so many
sights and sounds. 1t seems as
though the world abounds with
things that ought to make us glad
if we'd Just quit our being sad.
So many things to give us cheer If
we would only see and hear the
JOYS and blessings all around with
which the good old world is crown
ed. GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13

Private. Celestino Flores Of the United
States army went across the line into Mexico
to see prize fight got drunk and was locked
up. He said some uncomplimentary things
about the Carranza regime, which, while prob
ably true, we're indiscreet, to put it mildly.
Now the United States is concerning itself with
Celestfno's release. This may not be a typical
case. but it is a sample of many of those
which are promoting friction between the two
countries. Nothing to go to war about, will
be the verdict of the average American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
Railroad Strikes of the
Past

No attempt at a national rail-
road strike in the United States
has ever succeeded.
The first great railroad strike, in
1877, involved only three roads, the
Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsyl-
vania and the Erie.
In 1887 thirty thousand employees
of the Reading railroad went on
strike for an advance in wages.
The men remained out two months,
during which time the aggregate
loss to them in wages amounted to
So, 500, 900.
P. NJ. Arthur, when he ordered
strike on the Boston e. Maine
road in 1877, declared that with a
wave of his hand he could stop
every train, but subsequent devel-
opments showed that he could not
control even the operation of one
road.
In the Pittsburgh district, during
the riots that accompanied the.
great strike in 1877, nearly 1000
cars and more than a hundred
locomotives were burned and the
county of Allegheny was held
liable for damages OF more than
SO, 100000.
Following the disastrous strike
of 1877 there was no great strike
on American railroads until 1885,
when the employees Of the Missouri
Pacific system were ordered out by
Martin Jones. This strike involved
nearly 10000 men, lasted two
months and resulted lin a heavy
financial loss.
One of the shortest railroad
strikes on record ACQUIRED in 1892.
when a general strike was declared
by employees. of the New York Cen
trail lines against the dismissal Of
men who belonged to the knights
of Labor. The differences were
speedily adjusted and within two
days the men returned to work.
At the time of the great railroad
strike in 1894 President Cleveland
sent federal troops TO Chicago de-
spite the objections OF Governor
of Illinois, and the disor-
ders were quelled. but not until the
railroads had lost nearly a million
in property destroyed and more
than four millions in earnings,
while the loss TO strikers and to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
T'ErE DAILY SHORT STORY

charity and helpfulness Of his dis
charged young employee, he with
ed as they berated the selfish.
wicked wiles through which he,
Blair, had robbed the poor and
crushed out all their happiness.
He was brought to Judgment, in
deed; for the first time in his life
he saw the light.
He saw it so clearly that when
hours later he crept from the
cherries spot, David Blair hal
promised his trembling, craven
soul that he would atone for ali
the evil he had done, and, a chang
ed man, the very next day he be-
gan the duty of reparation. And
this was how the example of Acton
Deane brought a great reformation
and 1t was through the same that
he won his peerless bride, LuelIa.