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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 1920 :. 1O,6O7
WHERE IMPROVEMENT IS
 NEEDED.

Of much interest to the people of this part of the state is the promise which has been secured by public spirited citizens and officials from Highway Commissioner Bennett that the stretch of road between Fitchville and Colchester will be made into a modern highway during the coming season. It is an extensive piece of work that is to be done on the Hart ford -Colchester-New London turn pike, where improved conditions are needed, but there is equally good req son why this piece of road should be put in shape for traffic to Norwich and beyond.
 It will not be permanent road that will be built on this stretch of six miles but an improved road will be of great advantage to the travel between those points. linking up as it will oth- er sections of roads which are al- ready in good condition.
 With the completion of this. link, along with the other work that is to be done on the permanent road, there will be a good highway available rom Hartford through Colchester to .his city and from Norwich to West Erly and beyond, the long sec ton of road now under con- struction across this county in Q southeasterly direction. affording ar attractive short cut for those desiring 10 cover this distance from the vicin- lty of Hartford.
 But it is likewise going to be oi ,qual benefit to the towns through which it will run and to Norwich. | will improve the conditions of trave to those coming to Norwich and af- ford the most direct way of reaching the capital city from this part of tn, state.
 The need of the improvement hal been emphasized many times w, have apparently reached the tim when it can be undertaken all 0 which is good news until the work i completed. Those who got the com missioner's promise did an excellen job for which they deserve due credit
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
THE SUGAR SHORTAGE.

We have gone through all kinds of shortages but there is one that per- sists in sticking with us in spite of the repeated claims that it would soon be over. And that is the sugar shortage, When it will end or where it will force the price to no one dares to predict. Today we are having diff faculties getting sugar, which difficult ties are aggravated by the transpor- tation troubles but when the president of the American Sugar Refining com pany indicates that prices can be ex- pected to go higher as the season ad- vances and that we should use less sugar it doesn't present a very prom ising outlook.
 In most instances there has been a decided curtailment in the amount of sugar consumed. It was necessary because it couldn't be obtained. Tell ing people to eat less means to de- crease the amount of candy, soft drinks and ice cream used and to a considerable extent there has been a greater consumption in these lines since prohibition became effective.
 It is apparently state of affairs where, we nave. SOL Lo IItdkS the sDeSt of the situation. Even if we skiRzp it may have no effect in keeping down the price, but if we do not save we i may get less sugar than we have been allowed.
 Some idea of the situation is fur nished by the reports of receipts o1 raw sugar at three ports which ir l three months were larger than the
 same period year ago by 100000, ,o0t
 pounds. This doesn't quite offset tn,
 alleged shortage of 100000 tons in tn,
 cane supply, but in view of the diff !, culties getting it and the prices be, ring paid it shor~~ that either we ar, { consuming much more. boarders ar
 at work or else large quantities ar
 being exported.
 l Production doesn't appear to b T keeping pace with the demand at tn present time with European condi
 tions still far from normal. Wha the beettields will do in the way C relief remains to be. seen but there i need certainly for a bumper crop.
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BE KIND 10 ANIMALS.

This is a week which has been des- ignated as Q period in which extra ef- forts should be made to recognize and emphasize the importance of being kind to animals.
 There, is of course no special benefit to be gained if such kindness is to be would mean very little relief for the animals. What is desired by this "Be-kind to animals week. is the concentration of attention on the inn portanee of not only maintaining hu- mane efforts but of increasing them whenever and wherever it is possible. It is for the purpose of keeping such. a desirable matter before the people, of encouraging it among the children and of causing many who give it little thought to more readily recognized thereby the many opportunities that exist of putting such principle into practice.
 There are few so constituted as to be deliberately cruel to animals. In- variably their acts, if they happen to slip up in their duty to the dumb, are due to thoughtlessness and unre- oII lSlHp6L IdIHeT lIldn ndrQ- ened disposition to injure and mis- treat just because animals are con cerned. There are also quite as many cases of cruelty through errors of 1 omission as commission and it is all these things which, being brought to greater notice have a most valuable educational effect. The need of
 causing greater thought to be direct ed toward the fact that in return for their service animals should be given f good food, good shelter, good care good attention as well as kind treat
 ment whether rendering service or not
 is so apparent that it ought not to re- ! quire persistent efforts by individuals and organizations, but we know by i sad experience that such facts too of i ten have to be hammered home, ant
 it is this very process of hammer
 ing home the duty to the faithfu | friends of mankind that is undertaken in this be-kind to animals week. I i is a matter on which we can well givs i thought on more than one week out O i the fifty-two for unless we cuItiyatt ! the habit of being kind to animals our attitude toward our feIlowmen il
 apt to go in the wrong direction.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
The Fiaht in New Haven

MT. Editor: Doubtless many of your readers have been interested m the fight the New Haven teachers have been making for an increase in salary. They have won. The follow ing clipping shows the opi1sion of the New Haven Journal Courier in re- gard to the matter:
 So the underpaid teachers in the public schools Of New Haven are to receive the pay that has been long due tkem! A point has been reached where the situation requires es- pecial consideration" and, therefore, the legal experts look on approvingly. We are dee-hghted that justice is to be done though we shall never cease to lament that it advanced with such leadened feet.
 We profoundly trust that this un- derestimation of the value of school teachers will never again be put to the test. Having now abandoned the wholly untenab1e theory that the task of teaching raises the beneficiary, or indulgent, in the social scale, and that in consequence, social station is to be figured as in part payment, we trust it will never be revived. As T mat ter of fact there is no employment SC intimately associated with good citi- zenship, honest government and de- cent moral standards as the employ ment of teaching. The public school oi America has done more for Amer iean progress than any other single institution supported by public taxa tion. To weaken it through a mis- l understanding of it's place in the so- l cial order, or through an undervalua' tion of the teacher, is to invite igno- rance and the sins of it.
 1 The risk through which the public schools of New Haven have run mus never be run again. The consequence are too frightful. We seem to have es capped them but through no virtu, of the city government. The escape i due to the patriotism and dignity o the teachers who have exercised mag nifcent self restraint and judgment All honor to them.
 JEANETTE c. STRAHAN
 Norwich, April 13, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
NEEDS CONCERTED ACTION.

With steps being taken by the gov ernment looking to the possibility of taking action in the existing strike situation, it shows a consideration for the seriousness of the state of af- fairs even though it may be urged that it cannot possibly last long or succeed. Under conditions prevailing the government is naturally looked to to end such trouble and to make it possible for the transportation ser vice to be restored, sufficient food supplies be afforded for the people and those who are forced out of work because of the action of others given the opportunity they are entitled to.
 But there is also a responsibility resting on the shoulders of the broth erhoods, and all organized labor for that matter, to see that the illegal and unjust actions of the strikers who are defying all rules, regulations and organization and acting in a rev. olutionary manner, are properly and promptly suppressed.
 It is a case where it must be deter mined whether safe, orderly and re- sponsible leadership is going to guide the activities of labor in making and insisting upon demands or whether it is going to be placed in the hands of the lawless who entirely discard reason and justice and care not what they do or the havoc they cause SC long as they can accomplish theii unjustified purpose. Let the irrespon sible get the upper hand in on, branch of labor and there is no tell Ing where it will end. And there i no question but what the 1awless ele nnent has been doing it's utmost for considerable time to get on top. I isn't unionism and organized Iabo has everything at stake.
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T wish to go to the city hall"
 "Take the next car" came the quick rejoinder
 The Why of 1t.
 The new teacher thought she was making a decided hit with the older boys because they gathered around her to talk at many of the intermis- sions. The principal who had notic- ed this commented on her interest in the boys and then told the boys how they should appreciate her for this same interest,
 q guess you like to have her talk baseball with you" he smiled.
 "Oh,. no.'' hastily corrected one of them. "She don't talk any baseball, We talk it before her and then we like to stand near so we. can hear all the foolish questions she asks the fel- 1 lows about it."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
Five. Minutes a Day
 With Our Presidents
'copyris,f 1s2o-By James Morgan

XxVIl-THE FIRST WESTERNER
 1173-February g.. birth. of Will
 liam Henry Harrison, at
 Berkeley, Va.
 i791-Entered the Army. 17e2-6-Campaignine with Mad
 Anthony Wayne against the
 Indians.
 1797-9-Secretary of the North
 west Territory.
 1799- erritoriaI Delegate in Congress.
 1901 -1-Governor of the Terri
 tory of Indiana.
 1S1f-BattIe of Tippecanoe.
 f814-Battle of the Thames.
 Although William Henry Harrison was elected to the presidency as the log-cabin candidate in the first of our frenzied, parading campaigns, he was born to one of the first families of Virginia in a manor house on the banks of the aristocratic James. As d son of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration, with the blood of Po- cahontas in his veins, and as a de- scendant of a. Cromwelliau colonel who had signed the death warrant of a King. no president has had longer, more historic lineage. With tine ex- ception of the Adamses, the Harrisons remain the only family whose name appears twice in the presidential line Ir ability William Henry Harrison feil below the standard of his prede- eessors and properly is classed with the eight or ten demiocrities< who have since had the greatness of the presidency thrust upon them. He he o great statesman or a great soldier but because he was thoroughly rep resentative of the great New West which was flattered to see in the White House for the first time mar | created in it's own image
 | One among the four presidents who were not bred to the law, Harrison i was i'll Philadelphia, under the patron l age of his fathers friend, Robert l Morris, where he was studying to b, a physician when a desire for Indiar | fighting, so common to American boy. hood, stirred his blood. He was only | IS when he plunged into a 20-yeal struggle to win the Ohio Valley fo 1 peaceeble settlement by the white man. After campaigning with Mat Anthony Wayne he was elected terri torial delegate to Congress at 26. Ther he took the lead in protecting the Vir gin soil of the great west from tn land grabbing lobby which had risel to exploit it. At 27 he was governo of the territory of Indiana.
 Although an ordinary man in hi mental qualities. with no more phy sical courage than was possessed b the general run of adventurous me I in the Western wilds, Harrison wo his way to leadership by his down right honesty and by a sobriety C habit that was rare on the frontie With no legislature to check him an no press to watch him he exercise i for years almost the despotic powe of Roman governor over all tt vast country lying between the West ern boundary of the new state f Ohio and the Rock Mountains Tempt , ing opportunities for personal gair t came to him, among them an offer half the land in and about St. Lou r But he left the office with hands : clean and pockets as empty as whC :. he entered it. L
 Early in his term there rose amor . the Indians a prophet. who spre; {: abrI the welcome gospel that u
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soNoRA,s sEcEssloM.

We have had so many surprises From Mexico that we are not inclined to get excited over the announce ment that comes from the state of Sonora in Mexico declaring its<inde- pendence.
 Sonora is directly south of Arizona. It Is a state rich in undeveloped min sral wealth and it possesses an equal iy undeveloped civilization. It is one of the several troublesome states of the republic to the south where ban aitry is rife and where the Yaoui h. aians are in the saddle. It is there torO state that can be expected to furnish more or less trouble for it. ieif and neighbors whether it is a part of Mexico or an independent re- public which it now essays to be. In sact it is a question whether it can perfect and hold an organization that would make it possible to carry out It's undertaking and defend it's sov- sreignty for any length of time.
 Sonora might attract much capi- tal and undergo extensive develop noent if conditions there were differ. ent. It Is the second largest state ir Mexico with an area about 16 time. the size of Connecticut. or larger thai all of New England and New Jerset combined with Connecticut counted twice, but in population it is the low est considering it's size, having onl, about five times as many in tha great area as there are in Norwich That conditions in Sonora can be ex pected 10 improve under a separat government is improbable and witt such fight as may be made to up hold or break the secession condition there cannot be what might be con sidered inviting for some time t. S@@A With the Mexicans fightini
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14

Pneumonia attacks the air cells of the lungs. An inflammation IS set up and matter is thrown off which causes the air cells to splidify, thus preventing the natural flow of blood thru the lungs. This backing up" of the blood causes the heart to pump harder, just as stepping on Ia hose increases the water pres sure, which is the reason why, during this disease, the physician watches the overburdened heart so carefully. After recovery the lungs are filled with 2. mass of wreckage the debris of the battle-wnich must be gotten rid of by a process known asresolution. Frequently, inhamed spots remain, congestion persists, cough hangs on, and the least exposure brings on a cold that is hard to get rid of. If neglected. such damaged air pas Sages may easily develop serious
 Sease of the lungs.
 Such cases should always con- Finue under a physicians care |and frequent examinations should
 be made to see that nature is
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amongst themselves, however, outsid- CTS have less concern although the onesidedness of the fighting if the Mexican and the new Sonoran gov- ernments could muster forces in pro- portion to their populations would be so great that any determined effort to crush the independent state could hardly fail to succeed.
 Sonora's act however. adds an- other to the long list of bothersome conditions that have arisen along our southern border in the past decade.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
Stories That Recall Others
Believe It CT Not

He was a stranger to the ways of a city and made his way about with difficulty. He entered a department store and was standing near the ele- vator when he heard the operator tell others in their search for differ ent departments to "Take the elevator, it will take you anywhere"
 So the stranger entered the ele- vator next time with the assertion:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
REN. A, F. PURhlSO. Norwich, April. 13, 1920.

Denial Se Representative Government.
 MT. Editor: Someone takes excep- tion to my letter to The Bulletin protesting against the busting of the five socialist assemblymen at AL bany, N. Y.
 In the first place he thinks that l | they ought to be excluded from any ! i law making body because he does not | 1 like their facial appearance Truly i | this is the most extraordinary reason !
 for denying duly elected represent atives of the people seat in the as | sembly that l ever saw. If this were l the only qualification needed there
 would be a general exodus from our
 numerous official bodies. The fact of the matter is, this expulsion of duly
 elected representatives ig a complete denial of representative government. I As to his next statement, that I am wrong about the charge brought
 against the Carpenter of Nazareth
 when he was brought before Pilate. | will say that Inspector or anyone else has a perfect right to interpret
 the Scripture as they see fit. I still
 stand pat on my former statement.
 As I do not care to go into any ex- tended discussion of theology will let the matter rest here. Inspector sums up by advising me not to worry. 1 It seems to me that it is very poor I citizen who will sit calmly by and al- , low our hired men in office to abrogate ! the principles on which our govern ment is founded, without at least, raising our voice against it. Some of
 the most influential papers in the
 country have denounced the crime at X Albany in so uncertain terms. Says s the New York World: "No anarchist S every dealt such a blow to American k institutions as that planned by Sweet
 and his associates" And the N. Y.
 Tribune: New York may well con- s slider how she will enjoy the skunk ! cabbage garland Speaker Sweet f would place on her brow-What t !, Speaker Sweet purposes to do is to . put New York in pillory of shame ] 1 His proposal, all things considered,
 is the most fundamental medieval of :, any in the political history of the country"
 . And yet Inspector thinks every s thing is lovely because the busted B. with his peculiar taste. Remember
 this, MT. Inspector: Eternal vigil 'f lance is the price of liberty" It GEORGE D. CAMPBELL 'e Norwich, April 12, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14
The After Effects of Pneumonia

This No. of asies of advertisements prepared by petent physician explaining how diseases which attack the air passages-such Pneumonia Influenza, Whoopng Cough, Measles long continued Cold-often leave hese organs in inhamed, congesed state, thus orng favorable oothod for invading germs And how Vic VapO Rub may be of value in this condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14

MT. Editor: I trust "Laborer'' will pardon me if I undertake to correct his impression that the teachers of Norwich have used abusive eompar- ison" between their own efforts and attendant compensation, and those of laborers along other lines of work.
 We are only fellow toilers in common d-giving eeneientious
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14

When MT. Hoover says he would not accept democratic nomination he doesn't attach much weight to the primaries in Michigan.
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It is interesting to hear New York authorities admit that vice conditions are even worse than investigators find them. and nothing done to check them
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The price of white collars today is forcing many who always thought them a necessity to diametricany op- posite conclusions
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Any queer. antics by the fish these days can, be attributed to the dispo- sal of illegally possessed booze.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-14

The senate has ordered probe of the strike of railroad employees but all sorts of things can happen before such an investigation committee makes a report as to what ought to be done:
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The governor of Massachusetts has bowed to the sentiment as expresseo by the legislature for saving daylight, but President Wilson wouldn't listen to the senate on the treaty.
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properly continuing the rebuild ing process.
 Nightly applications of Vick's VapoRub will aid nature in this work. Because Vicks acts locally by stimulation thru the skin tc draw out the inflammation, at tract the blood away from the congested spots and relieve the
 cough. In addition, the medici-
 nal ingredients of Vicks are
 vaporized by the body heat.
 These vapors are breathed in all
 night long, thus bringing the medication to bear directly upon
 the inhamed areas. Vicks should be rubbed in over the throat and chest until the skin is red-theri spread on thickly and covered with hot flannel cloths. Leave the cloth ing loose around the neck and
 the bed clothes arranged in the form of a funnel so the vapors arising may be freely inhaled. If the cough is annoying, swallow a small bitof Vicks the size of a pea. Samples to new users will be sent free on request to the Wick Chemical Company, 232 Broad Street. Greensboro, N. C.
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A Boston report has it that Connec- ticut 8 waiting for a special session of the legislature to get daylight saw ing legislation. Connecticut knows better than to expect any such thing.
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The Connecticut Company is told it must alter its rates. Would that there was some regulatory power that would bring down prices where exor- bitant charges are made and there is no way to escape them.
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The -79o q, tlsa corner says: There is no difference between borrowing or ro- ''~~- f:s-s .e- it comes to umbrel- las.
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While certain of the British press were regretting that the differences of President Wilson and the senate could not be harmonized, they little thought that Great Britain would be siding with Germany against France.
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foe from the shores as Perry had driven them from the waters of the lake. With only 5000 men he had carried the war into Canada. Tecum- sch was slain, and his ally, the Brit ish general. was put to flight; 500 British troops and all the British artillery and stores in the west were captured.
 The Battle of the Thames was a little battle in point of numbers en- gagged. but 1t was big in its effects. IL gave the American army the control of Ontario and freed forever the middle west from the ambitions of the British and from the dread of the h. dians. It was one of the few bright spots on the American war map, and Harrison was received in triumph on his visit to the east The people wild ly hailed him as the victor in the most decisive military engagement oi the war. but jealous politicians al Washington drove him from the army and ultimately into the White House.
 Tomorrow: President for a Month
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Pink tea" Eva. is another name for a scandal function.
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For Three Lickinos.

Mir. Bryan stated in New York that his "only wish .s 10 discharge a debt Of gratitude to the people Of the United States" but he didn't say what for. - Detroit News.
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Net in a Select class

OEOItIU E1s OztMT 70. April 12, 1920.