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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-16

shouldn't continue to pick up and study the pebbles along the shore. or sound the bays and chart their. ledges, or harness the estuary tides If We can, or build ships to sail the seven seas.
 We shall draw many wrong conclu- sons from our pretty pebbles. and we shall fail to discover all the ledges, and we shall make many bad mess of it trying to force the tides to work for us, and we shall drown by the hundreds when our ships go down by icebergs or in storms or ripped open by uncharted rocks.
 But every mistake is disclosure, every error a warning, every failure a lesson. Little by little. grain by grain, the broad-based pyramid of Knowledge grows toward attainment. We shall never live to see it crowned with certainty; perhaps no Hast man" of dying race may ever see that conclusion. Nevertheless, it is not only duty but privilege for each one of us to add his mite, as he may, towards the enlargement and upbuild- ing of the pile.
 Perhaps, far off, at the divine event towards which the whole creation moves" someone may actually come to know something with absolute certainty.
 In tho meantime, we don't. any of us We might as well be decently humble and admit 1t. r. $. This IS just as true in politics as 1t is in weather
 THE FARMER.
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If she has, then, in a spirit of hu- mility I beg to ask, Where are we at? Also, Where do we get off? And, fur ther, Where do we go from here
 What am I going to do, next spring, when the whip-poor- pipes up from the woods back of the house! For almost hundred and fifty years that bird has fixed the season for corn planting on this particular farm by the John Farmer family. l should as soon think of planting it in Novem- Der as of doing so before I hear his monitory whistle. Or of delaying it till June as of waiting a single unnec- essary day after 1 have heard him. For a century and a half we of the clan have planted our corn under his directions and, in all that time, have never lost a crop by late spring or early fall frosts. Once. indeed, away back in the 1S00's, we lost crop through a mid July freeze, such an occurrence as had never before been heard of in this vicinity and has not been since But every other farmer in a radius of many miles lost his crop, too, no matter when it had been planted. So that doesn't count.
 \ But if neither anchor ice nor red sunsets mean Anything, henceforth, how do I know that the whip poor will may not, also, prove a false pro-
 phet, next time? And, if the whip
 poor will, why not also the blue bird and the robin and the trout and the low flying swallow and the wet" moon and the sun-dog and the 'steen other signs which we old farmers have come to depend on?
 It begins to look as if the whole world was turning topsy-turvy and everything was moving 'tother 1end to.
 Some peoples used to believe that they could make rain by firing big bombs into the upper air and explod- ing them there. As proof, they point ed to the asserted fact that great battles. with extensive use of artil- lery, have usually been followed by rain. Dye s'pose that the world war, with it's unprecedented expenditure of huge explosive shells, some of which are alleged to have been flung as high as fifteen miles into the air, can have so discombobulated the orderly func- tions of the etner-or whatever it if which is that high-as to make it re- verse itself and stand on it's owy head, so to speak? Or has the ordi- nary common air in which we, lower down, move and breathe and have our being-has it caught the contagion of stubbornness and contrariness and ugliness and dishonesty and don't care-a- dam -ativeness'' which seem to be the prevailing characteristics of a
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deplorably un-admirable human na-
 Almost any explanation vii! be cheerfuliy accepted and indorsed till it proves wrong. One is about as likely to be good as another.
 "oh, bosh," said Uncle lke,.. one time when nothing seemed to follow the rule and everything turned out different, and some timid soul inti- the world was near at hand; 'sOh, bosh! The old girl" (thereby disre- spectfully alluding to Step mother Nature) 'has got her hind leg. over the traces and is jest kickin a little; that's all. She'll git over it."
 Let us trust so, even in these latter times.
 Seriously. though, these unexpected 'tother-way facings of Nature ought to give us all food for thought We boast ourselves overmueh of our knowledge and of the strides" of science. Really, those .strides" are about as clear and wide reaching as q blind mole's vision. Said one of the wisest of men when congratulated on his wonderful scientific discoveries: T have spent my life picking up pebbles on the shore of an infinite ocean, <
 The supremest knowledge to which any man can attain is the comprehen- sion of his own ignorance
 We talk glibly of the laws" of Na- ture as we might of the acts of the legislature. We build our plans upon our alleged understanding of them. Yet our very use of that word s'law' in this connection is in itself. proof of our complete ignorance. When we speak of the law of grayitation all we mean is that. hitherto. so far as has been observed, an apple tossed in to the air has dropped back to the ground. Or that baby falling out of fourth story window has usually hit the pavement too hard for it's future welfare.
 In other words we have erected an observed sequence of events into a law" and undertake to tell Nature that the '9aw'' is her master.
 Perhaps it is-ahd perhaps it isn't. The simple fact is that we don't KNOW. We think what we think and we see what We think we see: we pile argument on argument and cap req son with reason; we chop logic and some of us are proud of our de-duc- tive and some of our in ductiye pow CTS. But-we-don't-kn
 Practical, everyday wisdom, as ap- piled to the details of life on the farm, we'll say, consists first, of all in a candid, unreserved confession of comparative ignorance. Among it's fruits are humility and the complete absence of dogmatism. It is never coclsure of anything except that it isn't sure.
 This doesn't mean that we should sit down contented with our ignor- ance, making no effort to diminish it's v5a f%., so there's no use trying to find out" is not commendable rule of conduct True, the ocean of knowledge is inf mite. True, we can never hope to sound all it's depths nor harness all it's mysterious Gulf Streams to turn grindstones.
 But that is no reason why we
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slaH Friday evening. Although the night was most disagreeable, forty couples were in attendance. Rowland s jazz band furnished snappy music. As soon as the orchestra can be engaged again, another dance will be held.
 All sorts of discarded clothes are be- ing brought to the front to be worn by the villagers at the poverty social to be held in the parish hall.
 Arthur Desrosier, night overseer in the weave room of the Liberty Woolen company, has moved his family to Norwich from the Gardner cottage, which he has occupied all fall.
 Local people who have followed with interest the progress of the oil bearing fields of Homer, North Louisiana, not ed this week that salt water has been the big oil gushers. Harry D. Billings. favorably known here. is at present in Homer and has seen many changes there in the past two months.
 Several from here have been at tfacted to the city by the famous pie ture Auction of Souls.
 Miss J. M. Pendleton, school nurse for several surrounding towna. has been busily engaged during the past month taking the height and weight record of school children. In many schools 25 per cent, of the children have been found under weight. and in many places the percentage has been higher, showing the need of such systematic investigation.
 Sugar can now be purchased in the village. prices varying from 20 to p cents, per pound.
 The wedding of Michael O'Hearn and Rose Burke Garceau took place in St. Johns churah. Fitchville. Wednesday at a. m. The attendants were Miss Katherine Mccarthy and John Driscoil, and after the ceremony there was a breakfast and reception at the home of Mrs. Mary Nara. After short we'd ding trip, MT. and Mrs. O'Hearn will reside in Fitchville. MT. O'Hearn is a veteran of the world war and is chauffeur for Nathan Gilman of Boz rah.
 State Factory Inspector Miss Julia Corcoran was in the village during the early part of the week inspecting the Liberty wooden mills.
 Louis Wilbur made all the local bows with sleds envioUs Tuesday when he appeared among them on his flexible flyer drawn by his pet goat, Billy.
 Several of the pupils of Il Sodon school are home because of whoopine cough.
 William Tibbitts is sledding wood a
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The Towers this week.
 Coasting has not been as good in two years. and all the children are making the most of the sport.
 Miss Rose Wathley of Kent is spending a few days with Miss J. M. tPendleton.
 Michael Mountain of Philadelphia is tin the village for some time. Miss Margaret Coughlin, who has been in town with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Coughlin, for several weelcst-and- in.<,Westerly with her sis ter, Mrs. NJ. F. Scanlon, left town Wednesday for New York to resume her duties in the office of the Thermos company.
 Michael O'Hearn was a visitor in Springfield Monday.
 Miss Emma Badger has returned from stay of several days with Leb- anon relatives.
 Harry Northrup Of Stonington has been spending the past week with his aunt Mrs. John Kilroy, of Yantic.
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teachers meeting atstiie Center schc4l Wednesday. N
 Miss Minnie Kingsley was a -reeeat caller in Colchester.
 Master George Seinenowitz entel- tained party of young friends Sut- day afternoon in honor of his eixs birthday. 7f g
 Miss Nellie Gray of Colchester was recent caller in town. Al
 Nathan Strong of North PlaiIs called on friends in this place Sunday.
 Mrs. Carrie Cranmer, of New HaEen spent few days ecently with friends here. S James Beebe and Herman Nelson of Orange were callers here Sunday. ;.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Darling, Fred and Edwin Harris were Norwich cali- CTS Saturday. N. 3fk was the guest Sunday of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Kingsley,
 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Houston and MT. and Mrs. Carl Rogers were in New London Tuesday 5
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YANHC

Wednesday afternoon at 3.3o, as a travelling salesman for a large grain concern was coming to Norwich from Wilimaptic in Ford car. the car left the highway near Badgers pond, this side of the F'rink farm, and overturned, taking part of the guard rail protect ing the state highway with it. John O'Connor of New London. passing ina limousine. was the first to give assist ance, and the men got out of their curtained car none the worse for the accident. A couple of local automo- hilists arrived later and the car was righted in little time and started on it's way. It didn't travel far before it stopped, as the water had leaked out of the radiator while it was overturn- ed. This was refilled Aside from a bent mudguard, no damage to the car was noticeable.
 Paul Br4mme ard Thomas Carherry held 8 successful dance in Fire Engine
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SALEM

Services were held in the local church Sunday morning, the pastor taking for his theme Full Surrender. There will be no preaching next Sum day morning.
 About $13 was realized from the supper held in Grange hall Saturday evening. After supper, volleyball and other games were played.
 E Supervisor Cove visited the schools in town this week. also conducted a
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-11
Labor Fight Coming
 RCI1tllirIg Industry
Workers Spurn Proposal of Manufacturers For Return to Piece Work System.

New York Dec. 10-Shifting Of the industrial struggle begun this week when thousands of members of Amalgamted Clothing Workers of America spurned the proposal of the Clothing Manufac- turers' Association to return to the piece work system of wages, to fight over closed or open shop was forecast here today.
 William BaIldler. president of the Man ufaeturers' organization, announced IL would present to the workers early next week wage scale based on the piece work system If they reject it" he added, "the shops will be open to all who apply for work. irrespective of union affiliation."
 The union prepared today to assem- ble its executive committee here Sun day and also delegates from Boston, Phil adelphia, Chicago, Rochester, Cleveland and Baltimore for conference. At this meeting, 1t was announced, union lead- CTS will consider assessing members m other cities to aid New York and bos- ton workers out of employment Representatives of the needle traces alliance, organized yesterday. with a membershop of nearly 500,o0o included in five unions, held an all day confer ence today. forming central Dody' the alliance has pledged it's ,unqualined sup port'' to the idle clothing workers.
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the next cabinet
 While the two were closeteI together, Colonel George Harvey, the New York magazine editor. appeared on the scene for visit which, it was said, might last for several days. It was the second time he had come here at an hour when ques- tions affecting the country's information al relations were awaiting solution. He spent two weeks at HardIng's headquar- ters just prior to MT. Hal 1ing's address of Aug. 2S terning the Versailles league a failure and proposing forma tion of an association of nations.
 Although as democrat he was one Of Woodrow Wilson's leading supporters fol the presidency in 1912, Colcnel Harvey later withdrew his support from the ad- ministration and has been an .irreconolia- ble opponent of the leage. MT. Hughes has been a reseryationist, having pro- posed several reservations during the league fight in the senate.
 With Colonel Harvey and MT. Hughes, the president-elect uiotored to Columbus, where they took luncheon with Harry W. Daugherty, tine Harding pre-convention manager and former Senator. Theodore E. Burton of Ohio.
 Both of the president-elects guests came here today uus announced, three days in advance of the date on which it previ- ously had been said the conferences would begin. It was explained that Mir. Hard ing did not feel that he. should make pub lie in advance the names of those he is to see nor the dates on which they have ap- pointments.
 | It is known, however, that in the near | future he expects to see among others
 William Howard Taft, Elihu Root and | Herbert Hoover.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-11
VOTE ON REVIVAL OF WAR
 FINANCE CORPORATION TODAY

Washington, Dec. 10.-Legislation tU provide relief for farmers confronted by falling prices occupied the greater part of the senate's time today and when ad- journment was reacfed there was general agreement that a vote would be taken to- morrow on the agricultural committees resolution to revive the war finance cor poration.
 The debate on the measure, led by Sen- ators Dial, democrat, South Carolina, Smith, democrat, Georgia, and Capper, republican, Kansas, brought forth no pro- nounced opposition to the legislation. and tonight Senator Grcr na, republican, North Dakoti, expressed conf ience that the measure would be adopted.
 Stimulation of agriculture through ex- ports was declared by the speakers to be one of the principal reasons for urging revival of the war finance corporation In- directly 1t would result in stabilizirg con- ditions generally, it was added.
 There is not a living market for farm products in the United States today" Senator Caprer told the senate, adding that the closing of banks in North Da- kota. indicates that agriculture, our big gesr business, and u e foundations of our wealth and prosperity, is close to demor- | alization and ruin" The banks were closed, he said, because they could moi i collect from the farmers, who were urahle to pay because there was no market foI their crops.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-11
THREE ALLEGED GANGSrERs
 LvNcHED AT SANTA ROSA. CAL.

Santa Rosa Calf. Dec. 1o.-Throngs os Inc curious, more than 3,oOO or theni hefore sundown viewed the bodies ol r..orre Boyd. Terrence Fits and Charlea v,iento- alleged gangsters and murder .-- vvho were lynched here early today.
 shortiv after midnight. a party of 50 o- v,ore men all masked in black. entered ,h. iail overpowered the officers, and s..rrr,d The three prisoners. Waiting au- ,onoblIes took the party to cemetery h.vond the city, where. from the branch on an tree. three ropes dangied.
 By the light of automobile headlights ,h. three men were quickly hanged. A --aard surrounded the cemetery to prevent Interruption verdIcts, one clearing the sherin or tnls ,.o,,-sv and his deputies of all responsibil- hFity for the lynchinE and the other toiainr the hanged men responsible for ,he niayinr of Sheriff J. A. Petray of this- county and Detectives Miles M Tact-on and Iested Fl. Dorman. of San r-,nci-co. in an affray here last Sunday m was these killings that led to the lynch lnr today.
 relieving the inquest the bodies oi ritts and val~uto were claimed by rela- ttves. yaiento's bordy is to he taker to San Francisco for burial No ont came to claim PSyd.
 The forces of the sheriffs and distric attorney's office were set at work tf round up the lyr~hers. but District At tornev George Hoyle said the task ap S..red almost Aopeless. Identification O the black masked figures. who came anC went 90 quickly. would be well nigh impossible. he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-11

Washington, Dec 1o.-Amendment of he Johnson bill to reduce the two year prohibition against immigration to the United States to fourteen months and charges that foreign governments ane financing the movement of radicals to the United States marked another gay Of debate in the house on immigration legislation.
 anendnent offered by Representative Mann. republican, of lllinons, to reduce the embargo was surprise to advocates of the legislation and constituted the Grst victory far Representatives Slegei' -.nuhitcsu New York, and Sabath. dem orrat. Illinois. leaders of the opposition. Prpoonents of the bill, however, were not dismayed and said that they were conn- dent of taorable disposition Of the meas are before adjournment tomorrow:
 The Mann amendment actually limits the restriction period to one year, re- sur,nr by one half the period originally o~onoSed As amended the bill cannot be enforced for two months after pass a-. and can be applied only fourteen months from date of passage.
 Another amendment offered by Repre- ,.ntative Mann exemptirg the Philippine fslsnds from application of the measure was adopted by viva voce vote. me illinois member. in offe.ing the amend ment said the Philippines might soon oo' lain their independence and further legls- lation by this government was not oe' tirable.
 The days debate developed a strength .uinr of forces opposing the bill. Repre-, tentative Mann and other innuenua members announced their opposition t' lhe rneasure. Reasons given for oppos
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-11
LEAGUE CONSIDERS USE
 OF ECONOMIC BLOCKADE

Geneva, Dec 10.-(By The A P.)- Just how the economic blockade may be used as league of nations weapon to prevent war is to be determined by special commission which the council of the league will appoint and which wii. report to the council at the next assem- bly. This was 'the essence of a report adopted, with minor amendments, bys the assembly today
 Pending further action by the next as- sembly the general secretary of the league is to act as sort of outpost to watch for infractions of the covenant and inform the council which shall meet to tage cognizance of the facts and sub- sequently inform all the other members of the league
 As soon. as the. members are satisfied that an infraction of the covenant. has occurred, they will be expected to break off all, financial, commercial and person- al relations between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant breaker.
 The report adopted today which is taken as merely interpreting the coven- ant. provoked a somewhat confused de- bate. Dr. Motta, president of Switzerland obtained a modification in favor of the maintaining relations for purely hu- manitarian purposes"
 The Scandinavian amendments, re- leasing small states bordering on an of lending nation from blockade obligations which were put over until the next meet ing of the assembly. obtained partial sat isfaction through the recommendation in the report adopted today that further study be given the Scandinavian propo- sition,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-11
SEEK ACTION AGAINST FARM
 IMPLEMENT MANUFACTURERS

Washington, Dec. 10.-Institution of ju- dicial proceedings against five organiza- tions of farm implement manufacturers and dealers, and re-opening of the gov ernments antitrust prosecution of the International Harvester compaoy was re- commended to congress today by the fed- eral trade commission.
 The commission in special report to the senate in response to a resolution or dering an inquiry, asserted that during 1916-1918 inclusive, more than 200 con- cerns manufacturing farm implements had combined to fix prices higher than the increased cost of manufacture and materials" and that the dealers co-op- erating had made local agreements sup porting the practices, all of which the commission alleged to De inrestraint of trade.
 The International Harvester company the report said, did not center the associ- ation" activities relative to price fixing on harvesting machinery but "did so enter as to other implements produced" The trade organization against which court proceedings were recommended are the National Implement and Vehicle associa- ton, The Southern Association of Wag- on Manufacturers, The Carriage Build CTS National association, all organizations of manufacturers and the National Fede' eration of Implement and Vehicle Deal CTS and the Eastern Federation of Farm Implement Dealers, Retailers associa ttons.
 The commission charged that the i'm plement makers. partly as result of thu alleged combination had increased theil net income for 1918: 152 per cent. abov'
 the 1914 mark and profits on capital iron nine per cent. to I'll per cent, while dealers prices had increased 62 per cent
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ing 1t covered a wide fittd of subjects, including charges of laxty against the administration in, enfopAng. existing laws ;; that the bill was extreme and radical. leading to rhanent restric- ton of immigration thst it would deny asylum to oppressed pyoples,' including the Irish, mad return them to 'tyrannicaf governments". for punishment.
 Representative Mann, In an address opposing the. measure. said he was ap- prehensive that the British government is likely to adopt more. drastic methods than it has up to the present time" in dealing with the "deplorable conditions in Ireland" and that under the terms of the bill, If an Irishman seeks to escape from the drastic measures adopt ed by the British government and sue ceeds in getting a vessel which will car. " him from his own shores and land him in America he will be returned by us to the British government to be tried and convicted of treason and perh aps to be hung"
 Representative Knutson of Minnesota, republican whip of the house, provided one of the sensations of the days dis cussions with the statement that he was willing to state on my reputation as a member of the house that foreign govern ments are financing the movement of radicals from several countries in Europe moving them, over here" He added that while before the war immigration from Spain was practically unknown" on g recent visit to Ellis Island he had found 1000 immigrants from Spain who had arrived in one day.
 Spain is a seething mass of anarchy, he declared, "and that government is gathering these anarchists up and is dumping them onto us"