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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
Total Transactions of Nor wich National Banks for the Past Ten Years:

sumed their gain in deposits, which was temporarily halted in the war years by the diversion of the peoples savings into war loans and other calls. How much diversion amounted to can be realized when 1t is stated in the four war loans in which the total quo- ta for Norwich was s7,500,CQ0. the total Norwich subscriptions were $9,077 300, with S5.000 subscribers, which made an average of $500 per person for Norwich on an estimated population of SO,000.
 Savings deposits, as has been said have begun to show an increase again and with, the close of this year stand at s31, ,888,033.74 At the close of last year they were s31 ,145, ,S09.
 The Dime Savings bank celebrated on Sept. 27. last its fiftieth anniver- sary of beginning business. President Francis J. Leavens, who was a direc- tor when the bank started and has been on tn board ever since, presided at the banquet held for the anniver- sary. The bank statement showed that it came to the close of the half
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
century period with total deposits of

century period with total deposits of sS,5e9, ,S49.
 Two prominent figures have been removed from Norwich banking cir cles by death during the past year, Col. Charles ". Gale vice president of the Thames National Bank, and John c, Ayerill president of the Chelsea Savings bank. Col Gale had been with the Thames bank since 1868. entering it as clerk. His death occurred on May y21, 1919. Oliver L. Johnson. a director of the bank, was elected vice president to succeed Col Gale. Ma than A. Gibbs is cashier and the as- sistant cashiers are William T. Cram dalI, Leonard P. Church, Walter M. Buckingham, and Henry L. Bennett.
 MT. Averill had been president of the Chelsea Savings bank since March 1915, his death occurring on Aug. 1S, 1919. Charles E. Chandler, the we'll known civil engineer and vice pres ident of the bank, was elected presi- dent to fill the vacancy caused by Efr. Averills death.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
BANKS OF NEW LONDON
 MAINTAIN FINE RECORD

During 1919. the banks of New Lon don have maintained their record for growth and at the same time have done their part in the raising of the Victory Liberty Loan.
 There has been a slow-d down indus trially in and around New London and it might reasonably be expected that the volume of banking business would be somewhat reduced. This homever. does not appear to be the case. The education which people have received during the past two years has developed an acquaintance and familiarity with banks, has 1n- creased thrift, and has kept in cir culation money which might other wise have been hoarded.
 The bank clearings for the year are estimated at $27O,000, ,000. against about s2O0. 900 600, for the. year pre- vious. The deposits in the conner cial banks are approximately s5,0O0,-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01

mained firm at that figure ever since, while there has been tremendous de- mand for accommodation, all of which has been ably met by the financial re- sources of the strong Norwich bank ing institutions. Little outside com mercial paper has been bought by the Norwich national banks in the past year, so great has been the call for money for local mercantile uses. As has been the report from all over the country, the national banks have nev- CT kept their money so busily en- ployed, and it has been a year of good business profits for them.
 What the business of the year has meant is shown in comparison with the figures for 1918 when the total transactions of the national banks of Norwich reached $240,579,719. In 1919 total transactions were $302, ,767, ,639.
 Savings banks of the city have re-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
BIG YEAR IN BANKING BUSINESS IN 1919
 IN NEW LONDON AND W|NDHAM COUNTIES

The financial snews for the commercial life of New London and Wmdham Counties have been adequately furnished during the past year by the strong banks of Norwich New London WiIlmantic, Putnam, Danielson Jesvet City and Mystic, which have all reflected the im- business activity and prosperous condition of the communities they National bank transactions have been larger than and savings banks have be- gun again to show an increase in deposits after tenn pOrary interruption in this record through the years due to the the citizens found for their money in their patriotic subscriptions to loans and funds for war relief purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
Flirting Wfth the Nomination,

Mr. Marshalls enthusiastic defense of the striking miners. and his care ful indorsement of labor unions would indicate possibly that he is not un- mindful that even 8 vice president has Q chance. in an open fseld-Pittslurg DiSnafch
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
NORWICH BANKS HAVE HAD
 HEAVY BUSINESS YEAR.

According to the observation of
 Norwich banking men. the year 1919 opened with rather unusual condi- tions in financial circles. Tn the clos ing months of 1918, just after the signing of the armistice that brought hositilities in the world war to an end, there had been a general business slump which carried over into, the early months of 1919. Call money was easy at 51h per cent and business was hesitat ting, not knowing what to ex- pect. But the halt in Norwich busi- ness conditions was only temporary and in a month or two the national banks began to feel the effects of the restored business in the adjustment again to a peace basis. Call money stifened to per cent and has re-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
TAXATION VALUES ON
 BANKS CAPITAL STOCt

Tax Commissioner William IT. Cor bin has just announced the value for purposes of taxation, fixed as of Oct. 1, 1919 by the board of equalization, upon the capital stock of banks. na- tional banking associations trust, in- surance and investment companies. In Eastern Connecticut these are as follows for banks and trust compan7 ies:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
Savings Bank Statistics for Last Decade Total Amount of Deposits at the End of Each Year in
 Savings Banks of New London County

dred ana fifty feet west of the Mari ners savings bank indicates the bus mess growth of State street. With the completion of this building. every bank in New London will own it's own quarters
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01

Danbury. - Christmas cheer was bury and vicinity by the Salvation Army, who distributed large market baskets containing good things.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-01
The Worst Iniustiee.

Suspended train service hits hard est the woman who didn't want to go away until the train she would have gone on, had she wanted to go, was scontinued.-Teledo Blade.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Financing for Wool
Growers Made Easy

The licensing of wool warehouses
under the United States warehouse
act gives to wool growers facilities
for credit which approach those en-
joyed by other business men, accord
ing to statement issued by the
bureau of markets, United States de-
partment of agriculture.
The purpose of the act, says the
bureau, is to make It possible to is
sue a receipt of such integrity for
wool stored in a licensed warehouse
that it can be easily negotiated and
widely used by the grower, ware
houseman, manufacturer or other
depositor owning it in financing the
storafe and marketing of wool.
The value of licensed warehouse
receipt is based on the following
points: % 1t is issued by a ware
houseman licensed by and bonded to
the United States, who operates
under government supervision, a
warehouse which has been examined
and found to be a. suitable place for
the storage of wool by a federal in
spector; CD the conditions under
which the receipt is issued make it
reliable evidence of the ownership,
quality, quantity and other conditions
of the wool for which it is issued.
Tentative rules and regulations for
governing wool warehouses licensed
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Small Locust Brood
is Due This Year

| This is another "seventeen-year.
locust year." but in a small section
OF the country-mainly the valley OF
| the Connecticut river in Massachu-
| sets and Connecticut, with a sep
| arated colony near Fall River, Mass.
The periodical cicadas due to appear
this year are officially catalogued as
Brood XI. The brood was recorded
as early as 1867, and it's genuineness
was fully established in 1863. Like
most small broods in settled regions,
it is being greatly reduced in num-
bers, and it was difficult to find
records of the brood in 1903, it's last
appearance. Entomologists will be
mainly interested this year because
its probably furthed thinned ranks
will indicate the effect of building
and road construction and other de-
velopment in it's territory since the
brood dug in" seventeen years ago.
Every time concrete cellar is built
over the resting place of periodical
clcadas. the insects naturally fails to
appear when the period of their long
Information comes to an end.
FARMERS, fruit growers and others
are, assured by the bureau of entomo-
logy, United States department of
agriculture that they have little to
fear from this most interesting in
sect in the world" Late in May or |
early in June the shrill drums of the |
cicadas will resound in many a
wooded area, but their thrilling is
worse than their bite. Control
measures vary with conditions and
will be told to inquiriers who address
the federal bureau, of entomology.
The distributions of Brood XII by
states and counties is as follows:
necticut.-Hartford
Massachusetts. - Bristol, Frank
in, Hampshire.
Rhode Island
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
DUPED OR
DOPED

In order to quiet the fears that al
true Americans might have that the
league of nations covenant would in.
terfere with our existing Monroe
doctrine the covenanters quoted a
clause in it as follows:
Nothing in this covenant shall
be deemed to affect the validity of
international engagements, such as
treaties of arbitration or regional
understandings like the Monroe
Doctrine, for securing the main
tenance of peace"
A Princeton professor having in
his possession an original French
version of the proposed league COW
enant brought confusion to the camp
of the Wilson men when he pub
lished a literal translation of the
above clause; it runs quite contrary
to the English version presented. to
the U. S. senate for adoption, and is
as follows:
International engagements, such
as treaties of arbitration, and
regional understandings, like the
Monroe Doctrine, which assure the
maintenance of peace, are not con-
sidered as incompatible with any of
the provisions of the present pact"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Special Ruling on
Government Insurance

Under new and very liberal rul.
ing of far-reaching Importance tc
millions of former service men, is.
sued by Director R. G.. Cholmeley
Jones of the bureau of war risk in
surance with the approval of secre-
tary Of the treaturer, Carter Glass
war risk (term) insurance, regard
less of how long it may have been
lapsed or cancelled, and regardless of
how long the former service man
may have been discharged, may be
reinstated any time before July 1,
1920.
The only conditions are two
monthly premiums on the amount of
insurance to be reinstated must &C
company the application. The ap-
plicant must be in as good health
as at the date of discharge, or at the
expiration of the grace period,
whichever is the later date, and so
state in the application.
The new ruling is the most i'm
portant liberalization of war risk in
surance since the passage of the
Sweet bill, and is designed for the
special benefit of service men who
failed to reinstate their insurance
period to the new law, and who have
been discharged more than eighteen
months
Ex-service men may still reinstate
their lapsed term insurance at any
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
IMPROVED CANT INCUBATOR
COMPACT AND CONVENIENT

Holding 10000 eggs, and hatch
ing $500 each week lin space eight
and one-half feet square, is the feat
performed by an improved incubator
with growing record of success,
according to the March Popular Me-
chRnics Magazine. AS there illus
trated, the big matching machine
resembles retailers refrigerator,
and is complete in itself.
Two large oil heaters are installed
at the rear, and partitioned cross
chamber is lined with hot-water
pipes, with electric fans at the top.
The air is forced down around the
pipes and up thru the egg chambers,
adjusted ventilators at the top keep
ing evaporation at a minimum. BY a
special arrangement, all the eggs
can be turned in five minutes. A
smaller model, of 2440-egg capacity,
is also made in similar form.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Farms Located
N WA in Death Valley

Death valley--the most horrible
desert on the face of the earth,
source of weird mysteries and in
Vulnerable tragedies-has yielded to
the hand of man to make garden
therein. e.
Furnace Creek ranch, as the Death
valley farm is known, enjoys many
distinctions. Its sixty-five acres of
cultivated land constitutes the most
isolated farm in the world, produc-
ing food in the midst of desert in
ferno, where temperature and at
mospheric pressure are almost be-
yond the limits of plant and animal
endurance.
Obviously the Introduction Of an
abundant water supply was the
prime requisite to make the ranch
possible. This is obtained from two
large springs far back in the Funeral
mountains, which pour their streams
upon the burned-out Death valley
soil thru two great aqueducts, one
of steel and one of masonry. -,
White men cannot live long in the
whitening heat. Consequently all
the work about the ranch is done by
Indians of the Piute and Shoshone
tribes under the direction of an edu-
Gated foreman. The average life of
white man in Death valley is very
short. Three white foreman en-
ployed on the ranch lasted two sum-
mers each, and persisted during the
third. Two others went insane, and
attempted to flee out of the valley
on foot. Neither of them lived to
get out of the maze of Funeral
mountain canons. The present fore
man has survived seven summers,
and is soon entering upon his eighth.
He attributes his ability to resist the
heat to his superb constitution, tenn
perateN habits and hygienic living.
He has attained degree of comfort
by constructing large fan driven by
water power During the hottest
days of the summer he makes his
bed in front of the fan after sprinkl-
ing the floor and wetting his
blankets. For all work is then done
at night, when the temperature over
the valley floor descends to about
120 degrees.
In addition to being sort of mira
Gle farm, Furnace Creek Ranch is
also travellers relief station, serv-
ing the barren blazen wastes of
Death valley and the Funeral mount
ain country much the same as St.
Bernard hospice does the high Alps
of Switzerland. It's very existence
has saved the life of many a lost
traveller or prospector who staggered
within it's boundaries with parched
throat and speechless swollen
tongue. Assistance under such cir
is never refused. If the
victim of the desert has money with
which to pay for his rescue, we'll and
good; if not, he receives it gratis. |
IN a hill Just back of the ranch are
4 number Of mounds-the graves of !
.hirst-tortured souls who tottered |
INTO the ranch too late to be saved |
)y water.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
ROSE

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Chapman en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Zenas Nor
man 'at their home Monday evening
The leap year dance given last
Friday evening was we'll attended
and everybody enjoyed themselves
l.. A. kruse is now dragging the
reads.
The relief society met with Mrs.
Amos Whitehead last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dean have
been visiting this week with their
daughter Mrs. Ephriam Sorensen
and children.
John Parker is having a we'll
drilled on his place
Neil Gushwa, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Gushwa, who had to have his
leg reset, is now able to walk with
out his crutches and intends to start
to school again soon.
Mss Ruth Hoff spent the week.
end with Miss Cook as her parents
were ill with the influenza.
The two sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
: William e. Gardner are ill with the
innuenza.
Mrs. John Holden and daughter of
Idaho Falls are visiting with her
nephew j. E. Chapman and family.
|. j. Larson and family have been
LII with the influenza.
The Findlay brothers are baleing
hay at Samuel Norman's farm.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. A. Kruse and
family visited last week with Mr..
Kruse's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Peterson and
family, Messrs, Peter Swensen and
E. T. Peck made a business trip to
POcatello last week.
A large crowd from here attended
the Glee club by the Moscow boys
and reported that it was very good.
Ephriam Sorensen has now re-
turned home from around Sterling,
where he has been serving as a six
weeks missionary.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

Earl Wayland Bowman, Idaho
author and journalist has arrived
in the circle of American letters.
His articles and stories are commenc-
ing to appear in national magazines.
The story of the road-runner in Feb
ruary American magazine, entitled,
Blunt Nose." will be a winning
opener. 1t was to that story that an
advertisement of the Central Meat
Market referred recently, and which
brought from Mr.. Bowman the
characteristic letter published in this
issue of The Republican.
Mr.. Bowman was newspaper
worker in the middle west for many
years, then his health collapsed, and
he was ordered farther west. He
came to Idaho, to the Payette and
Emmett region, and went to home
stealing. He helped develop that
wonderful fruit country and per-
formed several coups-d'etat in pub
licity, getting up exhibits and taking
them to big fairs of national i'm
portance. e,
We all wish Mr.. Bowman the sue
cess he deserves and if our judg-
ment is sound he is on the high-road
The story blunt Nose" is splendidly
told. In fact, the American maya
zine is noted for choosing that kind
of literature, and it's recognition
means a smoother way to any toiling
writer, the best in the land not
barred-F. G. X.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
SIMPLE CONTINUANCE To-
GATES AUTO-ENGINE TROUBLE

Various automobile motor troubles
can be located with new testing de-
vice, described with illustration in
the March Popular Mechanics Maya
zne. 1t consists of hand-operated
air pump, provided with an outlet
pipe that can be screwed into spark
plug hole, and equipped with dial
pressure gauge, Loose pistons and
leaky intake or exhaust valves can be
detected by adjusting the engine to
different positions, and forcing air
into the cylinders with the device.
Compression can be Investigated by
cranking the motor and observing
the gauge, which indicates the pres
sure in the cylinder.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

time within eighteen months follow
ing the month of discharge by COM
plying with the same conditions.
Within three months following the
month of discharge reinstatement
may be made by simply renting
two months premiums without
formal application or statement as
to health.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
NEW BARROW HAS TWO
WHEELS ACTING AS ONE

Greatly increased weight-carrying
capacity and ease of operation are
advantages claimed for a novel
wheelbarrow illustrated in the
March Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Instead of being equipped with a
single wheel, placed in front of the
body in the customary manner the
new device is provided with two ex-
ira large weels, cambered to such
extent that their rims nearly touch
at point directly under the bent
axle on which they revolve. Prac-
tically all of the load is borne by the
wheels.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
GROVELAND

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Bell entertained
the following guests at Sunday din
ner: Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Fisher and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dearborn
and daughter Geraldine, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garfield Bond, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Roush, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S.
Pelkey.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter T.. Peterson,
who soon are leaving for Cornallas,
Ore, were pleasantly surprised Fri
day evening by their neighbors.
Cards and dancing were enjoyed and
at midnight a dainty lunch was
served.
The family of L. Killion are much
improved after siege of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bond are pre-
pairing. to move to their ranch.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

under the act have been drafted,
and hearings on these will be held in
different sections of the county to
afforo all interested persons an OPP
portunity to attend and discuss the
proposed rules and regulations. The
final hearing will be held in Wash
ington beginning at 10 o'clock March
l, 1920.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
WHOSE BUCK is THIS?

have at my place three miles
northwest Of Moreland, one old buck
sheep branded on the back with q
cock-eye. G. E. Bower, Blackfoot,
X. 4, box 105A. adv. 27a-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

there were lot OF us in the army
that couldnt. get TO be. 4 shavetaiI.
Bill is good looking guy. too, wears
a pompadour most of the time and
would sure look well across the
breakfast table every morning.
Mark Tuohy
One of our most promising
young business men, as they say in
the society columns, is Mark Tuohy.
Mark is with the Rowles- Mack COM
pany. Hegular business man Is
Mark, always dresses well and a good
looking fellow. The only thing
there Is wrong about him is that not
long ago he started a mustache. He
didn't keep IT long because it didn't
live up to his expectations, but it
ought to always be held against him.
And besides that he was quite an
actor in former days, no amatuer
performance was complete without
him, but of late he has given it up
and sticking to business. Mark
wanted to be one of the first to fight
in our late war and joined the ma
rines, but they railroaded him to
Cuba and there he stayed. Look
him over closely, women, he'll bear
investigation.
Busy Fremont
The busiest man in, town is FIRE.
mont Kutnewsky, advertising man
ager for The Republican. A number
of years ago Fremont was the enter
prising young reporter on the paper,
but not any more, he has a much
higher rank than that. Rather shy
young fellow, but down in his heart
he thinks all women are beautiful,
and especially blondes, and one of
these days, unless you beat him to it,
he's going to step out and grab off
one of these beautiful women. Back
in 1916 it was said The is brunette,
wears glasses and when he smiles he
shows a good set of teeth with
little gold ip them. If you want to
identify him yon can provoke smile
and look for the gold filings" He
still smiles and the best way to get
a smile from him is to step up and
declare that you are the woman he
has been looking for all his life.
He'll give you look at his gold
teeth and then call your bluff. Try
it.
And Lastly
There is another fellow in The Re-
publican office with smile that is |
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

The peak of high prices looks
more like tableland.-Bo Boston
Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

there won't be any room in the hall
for the delegates. New York World.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
And Lastly

There is another fellow in The Re-
publican office with a smile that is
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