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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
DAYLIGHT SAVING.

The question of daylight saving will be before many of the legislatures next month for the purpose of having legisla- tion enacted for the accomplishment of such an object in some instances and for the purpose of repeating existing laws in others.
 The opposition that is manifested to- ward daylight having comes for the most part from the farmers. That there are handicaps in it for them has been re- peatedly set forth, but on the other hand the cities are invariably found to be partial to it. They see the advantage of making the most of daylight and they appreciate the part which legislation paFs>in getting them up in the morning and it is a question whether the incon. venience which is experieced by the far. mers cannot be overcome
 Whatever is done, however, it ha. been pretty clearly demonstrated that there should be uniformity. It is wei disclosed what trouble results when on, community attempts to put such law into effect regardless of the action of an other, or what bother results when on. state operates under daylight savin, law and it's neighbors do not. It is wei enough to say let those who want, to ge up at six o'clock do so without bother ing those who want to get up at seven but that doesn't work out the same a it does when everyone is going by tn same arrangement.
 Surrounded by daylight saving state; Connecticut towns did as they please last year. There was endless confusio just as can be expected where there no uniformity. What will become of tn effort in Massachusetts to have the stat law repealed is uncertain. That it wi be ended in New York seems improbs ble. Whether it will be possible for tn plan to succeed of having congress e: tsblish a daylight saving law for tn zone of eastern time is problematica It is based upon the principle of un formity and it will have the backing ( the large cities and the smaller center of population. It would be the next thin to the return of the federal daylight sa, ing law.
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ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
THE MINUTE. MEN; WHAT THEY
 WERE.

H t
 The committee of Aafety, provided by an act of the provincial congress on Oc- tober 26, 1774, was the bone and sinews of the American force designed to resist the encroachments of the British. Under them was organized the Minute Men, who were formed into companies of fifty pri- yates at least, who were to equip and hold themselves in readiness to march at the shortest notice from the committee upon any emergency.
 Each company so formed was to choose a captain and two ieutenants, and they were to be grouped into bat.alions,. to consist of nine companies each, and the captains and sllbalterns of each battalion were to elect field officers to command them. f38 ' gle q
 4n5se were the Minute Men, who were organized nearly six months before the affair of April 1s, 1775. The Minute Men were a different body from the militia before the war and under a separate organization. It happened, therefore, that companies of Minute Men and com panies Of militia from the same town responded under different commanders to the alarm of April 1s. The service of one was as patriotic as that of the oth- eh, but the Minute Men were under sDe- ial engag cement to hold themselves m readiness to march at a moments $ Warn- ing, and they were the youngest, most active and most patriotic members of their respective communities.
 When this committee sent out it's ap- peal for volunteers they specified that each of the Minute, Men should be pro vided with an effective firearm. bayonet pouch, knapsack, thirty rounds of bal cartridges and that they be disciplined three times a week at least.
 l The militia and Minute Men, as reor- ganized and prepared in accordance witf 1 the directions of the Provincial Congress responded with marvellous promptitudt when the call to arms came. Within ter l days after the battle of Lexington be
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that soldiers might receiye nncney equivalent Inasmuch as many of them served the full term of their enlistment without ever being gratificd with the sight of the promised bounty coat, 1t Is not. to. be. wondered at that thousands ef them accepted the money equivalent.
 As an example Of the quick response Of the Minute Men 1t Is noted that. wnen the British reached Concord the Minute Men, like angry bees From overturned hives, were pouring in from every quar- ter. They were familiar with the corn- try, and used their knowledge to good purpose, From every wall and tree, from every thicket and hill, a deadly fire was kept up. No sooner had the British passed one dangerous point than the Minute Men took some short cnt anc from their point of vantage renewed the attack. This, was the valuable service the Minute Men rendered the countr, until an organized army could be sptter into effective shape.
 (Tomorrow-The Boston Draft Riots.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
THE coMPENsATroN coMM1ssIoN

When the state compensa tfon commits sion in its report for the past two years mentions that there was disbursed to in- jured workmen during that period the sum of S4,355,6SO, or an increase of a million and quarter over the previous two years it indicates what help is be- ing given through the compensation law as administered by the present con1mis- sion, and what saving is being effected for the injured through the elimination of such legal expenses as are bound to follow with such eases brought in the form of damage suits.
 Likewise there are strong evidences of harmony in the application of the law and the disposal of the cases on the part of all concerned, and this in spite of tho changes which have been made in the laws and which invariably work 10 1tht advantage of the employe There has been for the most part a spirit of ac- ccptance and satisfaction with the law while the manner. in which it has beeI administered is reflected in the facs tbai the commission has not been subjected to attacks for maladministration or un
 fairness. Tn this fact as well as tn. relatively small expense account Con
 necticut has reason to feel gratifed.
 The commission was established upol business rather than a political basis It has been conducted with the idea 0 giving entire consideration to the busi
 ness at hand, which is more or less jul dicia1 in character and it's record is on ! that stands to it's credit and to the credi
 of the policy under which it was name' and continued.
 Connecticut's commission stands higl | in many respects in comparison wit those of other states. From year t year there are disclosed ways in whic
 the compensation laws need to be clari l fled and bettered and the usual number 0 i recommendations for such purposes ap pear in the report this year for the con sideration of the coming session of tn
 general assembly and because of the con 1 fidence placed in the commission the will unquestionably get the attention the l deserve
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 progressed. It should have followed the examples of other countries and done much for it's own welfare. But what it ought to have done isn't going to help the distress that prevails there today.
 It is the most natural thing in the world that it should look to the United States to help in this dire situation. We are known to be moved by the cry of suffering humanity regardless of where it comes from and we are invariably quick to respond. That those who are facing starvation in China las well as those who are in similar circumstances in Europe should be kept from such 2 death is. 50 evident that there is every reason to believe that the needed help ing hand will be extended from this country before it is too late.
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young man, knocking off his ashes and frownirg hard Why, like half a. dozen other girls just as well and it just hap nened - you see, I took her eo those dances because our steps seem to suit SO weu and there isn't any sense, IS rflere, in taking a girl to a dance that you can't dance with? And had to pass her house on the way to Maries party so il seemed perfectly natural to call for her-it would have been positively rude to have gone by her house when I knew she was going to the same place-1d like to know how you knew l took her r
 sNarie.s sister told me" explained his sister. Don't be disturbed by it. Bobby 7"
 Disturbed.'' cried the very young man, Why should lot of silly women bother me? I guess I know enough to run. my affairs without their Exing to be smart and everytoing What if I did take her Just because fellow takes girl to a party is no sign-and anyhow, Helen al ways looks so stunning that man likes to be seen with her. ] don't see why ther girls can't wear the same kind of things. And she doesn't use rouge and powder by the ton
 'Oh, my poor benighted one p moaned his older sister.
 Well, she doesntw .hared the yery young man. guess kuoN paint "ASl 1 see it, and Helen has a splendid com pIexion of her own and she doesn't need stuff-she said so herself, II you want to know. It makes you proud of a girl who is simple like that and lets her face alone. I don't care more than ordinarily for her at all. but guess can stick uE for my friends"
 And of course, if you've been count ing the times have taken her out il may count up, but you just count the times I take the others-thit is, take others unless some thing spet ial comes u1 or it's easier to ask Helen or happen 10 run across her and get talking abot' whats doing-whg, if you are sas.Nsf.s with a girl about certain dance t would seem rude not to ask hee to as with you. and you know it. But yos needn't think I'm speclally interesteu l. Helen because I tell you I'm not .,' "Oh, my goodness, no, Bobby p his !el der sister agreed hurriedly. Now tha' you've made it quite clear to me I don see how any one could think you were Only just wanted to know !"-Chicag g News.
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s.oris. That Reean Other.
He Drew concIusions.

Jack went to school for the first time last September. The little neighbor boy
 who was in the second grade took him.
 And mother anxiously waited for his re-
 turn.
 Did you like it, dear?" she asked, the
 minute he came into the living room. No" he returned, shortly. Why, didn't you have nice teacher ?' was the next question
 She didn't know nothin'," came the
 disgusted response. .She asked more
 questions than Baby Ruth does" Question of Identity. A certain resident, one of twins. in com pany with his wife and son, went to visit | his twin brother in another part of the l city. The family on returning home had l nearly reached the corner where they ] were to transfer when the wife saw the | car they desired to catch coming "Oh, here comes our car,' she said and, regardless of the conductors familiar warning Wait till the car stops, lady
 she jumped off backward, alighting with ! considerable force on the pavement Re. I fusing to give the car crew her name and address, the family hurried home The next, morning an auto stopped ir l front of the brothers home and an in- l spector, motorman. conductor and a DO. liceman who had witnessed the mishar knocked on the door ard asked the con. ] dition of the woman who had fallen. Ths l brothers wife volunteered the informa- 1 ton that no one there had fallen from 2 l car. After an argument, one of the cal l crew remarked: "Well, if some woman l living here didn't fall of. my car, then hel husband was out with someone who did
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

The reduction of cent in such an article as milk doesn't amount to much in the opinion of some, but it means just as much of a reduction as it did increase when added.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

New York police commissioner declared
 there was no crime wave and in spi.e of all he has done crime continue Chi
 cago admitted rotten conditions, shook ID
 the force and today crime in that city is checked.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

The idea of checking the large expendi- lures for naval construction in competi- ton with others is getting much sup port. There is common sense in the
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

With the Sunday civil bill cut by over s42,oooo,ooo by the committee the prom ised trimming of the appropriation bills is underway in earnest. Z
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

These are the days. when the state legislators are getting ready for their attendance at the general assembly, when they are not being urged to favor all kinds of legislation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
Looks Like Fair Question.

If that expedition which is going to Asia to look for the missing link should find il, what would it do with it ? Albany Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

From the fees they were allowed in the suit against the New Haven road G.i- rectors, one might get the impression that the lawyers had suffered almost as badly as the stockholders.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

There are said to be great business opportunities in Peru, and that country has just ordered 50,e0o rifles, possibly for the help of those who go gunning for it
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

Stockings coming down" means a wild scramble whether it's an adver- tisement or the actual occurrence.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

When D'Annunzio found he had lost he went into the air. Not 50 different from what lot of other people make prac- tice of doing.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

The man on the corner says. Lots of time and patience are wasted trying to stand in slippery places.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

You might just as well get used to writing it 1921
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

Honey collected by bees from certain plants is poisonous.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

A babv's brain grows unors fn the nrst year than in all its remaining life
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

Aerial "taxicab" firms are being res,- tered in western Canada
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
Muslin Drawers

Women's Muslin Drawers of Mns- lin and cambric. trimmed with lace and hamburg-a great variety of styles at these prices
 At eee-former value y1.os
 At $1.29-forfner value s1.5e
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
Long, Skirts

Women's Long Skirts of canbrie and Muslin. tailor made, with tnckk --Also trimmed with edgings and insertings Of lace and hamburg, At greatly reduced prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31
Corset Coyers

Corset Covers, in a complete assoft- ment of styles. with lace ana ham : burg trimming. at these special prices
 At sse--from tI.oo and s1.2S
 At si-9 former value sI.se
 At si.6e = former value sz.Ot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07

to the big fellow. In a short. time Wood gained his two falls and the match was over.
 As curtain raiser, Don Pearce local wrestler, will take on an op- ponent who has not yet been chosen Pearce appeared in several matches a number of years ago and is re- garded as the best of the local talent Pearcc, who is a railroad man, first leaped into prominence during a carnival here four or five years ago when he went into the ring with a Greek professional, accepting the time-honored challenge to stay the required limit, iPearce did thi1 and more and straightway became a favorite.
 The wrestling matches will be the first athletic program held under AL len Hearin Post auspices, and will be followed by other programs to be announced later. The local veterans organization will share in the gate receipts. The match will start short ly after the final program, the hour to be announced later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
GeOrg0rian Chant
 to Draw Singers
 From All Nations

New York, March 6.-Plans were announced today for an internation- al congress, or Georgian chart, at St. Patrlck's Cathedral the first three days in June, which will be attend ed by singers and musicians from all parts of the country, Canada and abroad.
 The chief director would be the greatest authority on Georgian Chart, the very Rev. Dom Moquerau, prior of the Solesmescs community of Benedictine Monks on the Isle of Wight. The grand organist will be Joseph Asonnet, concert organist of St. Eustace, Paris.
 Five thousand school children will sing at the first days services and an equal number of adults will sing the other days. Each day there was to be mass, vespers, and lectures on the Chart and other features of Catholic Liturgy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Explain Rise in
 Pound Sterling

London, March 6.-Opinion is ex- pressed by the financial expert of the London Times that the rise in sterling may be readilly explained by the decision to repay the Anglo Saxon loan and freer disposition on the part of American houses hav- ing knowledge of decision to pur- chase sterling bills. The financial editor of the Daily News thinks the main cause of the improvement in exchange is satisfactory evidence that low exchange is working it's own cure. He says steamers arriv- ing from the United States are car rying smaller cargoes while on the other hand, Great Britain is selling mere goods than ever in the United States thus creating a favorable con- ditions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07

ly compete with other sections in this crop. He claims that his net profit on tobacco raised on his two acres of land this year will amount to $1,350.
 F. H. Collins and Theodore Tay- Tor, farmers living adjacent to Meyers, also are enthusiastic con- corning the future of the Ozarks as a tobacco growing center.
 Coffman, speaking of the cultiva- tion of tobacco, declares that, save for wheat, it units soil for othe, crops. 1t is the tendency of tobac- co he declares, to absorb all am- monia and other ingredients of rich soil. He credits the crop, however, with being useful in killing of weeds and ether rank growths. This is done by the tobacco when it is full leafed, the ground being so heavily shaded that even the hardest weed is stifled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Probe Charges in
 Death of Girl Who
 Sought Negro's Aid

Chicago, March 6.-The office of the attorney general of Illinois is Investigating charges contained in a dying statement by Birtha Wiebeck 71 years old, of Pawnee Rock, Kan, against Dorsey Chamliss, former negro policeman it became known to day. Miss Wiebeck accused Cham liss of having conducted her to Q house occupied by negroes when she asked directions of him. She said she was held in bondage three days Chamiss will be given a hearing March 12,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Tobacco Passing
 As Major Crop to Missouri Farmers

1 West Plains, Mo-, March 6.-Tobac- co in Missouri, more particularly in 1 the Ozark regions. at one time reach ed the proportions of major crop, but few Ozark farmers today look upon it's cultiavtion as paying proposition, according to w. w. Golf man for 20 years was identified with the tobacco industry in Kentucky and many of his deals amounted to millions of pounds of tobacco an- nually.
 i In this connection producers have figures showing the history of tobac- co growing here, presenting a strange story. For four decades tobacco l history has been marked by great fluctuations in acreage.
 A digest of tobacco data for the period 1866 to 1918 shows that to- bacco growing reached it's crest in Missouri in 1875, when 47,078 acres were planted In 1905 the lowest acreage was planted to tobacco, the total amounting to only 1865 acres. The acreage for 1918, the last year reported, totals 33O; the average yield being 300 pounds to the acre Tie total crop for the state amount ed to S,970,000 pounds This crop sold for an average price of 25 cents pound, making the return on the entire crop $742,000.
 The cause assigned by Coffman for the reluctance of farmers. to en- gage extensively in the cultivatio of tobacco at the present time is three fold.
 Farmers" he said, "realize that tobacco is one of the most difficult crops to finance then cheap labor is 'reouired to produce tobacco pro- fitable, even though the present price is higher than at any other time in the history of tobacco. The third reason is that at the present time no adequate facilities for caring for tobacco crop exist in the ] Ozarks. ."s
 A diametrically different view is taken of the same proposition by 1 H. P. Meyers. farmer living neal Chapin, Howell county. Meyers, who also came from Kentucky, and is an authority on tobacco culture, ir 1919, produced 2,700 pounds of to- bacco on two acres. This leaf was sold on the Louisville market Mey, CTS, though admitting that the aver age Ozark farmer is not expert I cnced in tobacco growing, still be '1 lieves that this territory might easi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Urges Labor to Demand More Pay
 or Lower Rents

New York. March 6.--Labor or ganizaticns connected with the Cen tral Federal union, having combin- ed membership of 350,000 were urg ed to break all existing wage agree ments and demand more pay unless immediate relief was provided from high rents by speakers addre ssing 2 meeting which started last night and continued until early today.
 This announcement was made by President Edward I. Hauna, who also declared it was voted to insist upon labor men to refuse to pay rent con sidered exhorbitant unless city au- thorities took some action against
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Retails Merchants
 to Meet Tuesday

The first meeting of the Retail Merchants association since the out break of the influenza epidemic, will be held Tuesday night, beginning at 6:15, at the Hotel Pines. At this time some very important matters of interest to Pine Bluff merchants will be discussed, and all merchants are asked to attend All those who ex- ! pect to attend are asked to make their reservations not later than Tuesday morning by E B. Bloom, manager of the. Chamber of Com merce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
PLAN AIR ROUTES.

London, March 6--Air routes from England to Egypt and Canada, Egypt to India, Cairo to the Cape and India Major General Sir r. II. Sykes, con trollcr general of civil aviation. An other route to be developed would be between England and West Indies with the Azores as stepping stone. From some central point in the West Indies connecting service of fly ing boats could be uscfully employ
 ed for the distribution of mails.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Alimony Also is
 Subject to Revision

Topeka, Kan, March 6.-Alimony. like wages, is subject to revision of the high cost of living, the Kansas supreme court held today. 1t af- firmed a decision of Shawnee coun ty district court in which Mrs Grace Nixon brought suit for an in- crease in alimony from her former husband, N. k. Nixon. She said he was able to pay more because he was making a better salary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Says 6,0O0,000 Children Do Not
 Get Enough Food

Washington, March 6.-The recent ly organized league of women voters presented it's views at legislative session of congress for the first time today when Mrs. Edwards F. Cost ingan, representative of the league and vice president of the National Conseryationist league, came before the house agriculture committee to urge federal regulation of the pack ing industry.
 About 6,000,000 children in this country are not getting sufficient food" Mrs. Costingan told the com mittee, "the price of living has kept in advance of wages through all the years. Meat and meat substitutes are disappearing from the tables of the poor.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
Toledo is Given
 243,lO9 in Census

Washington, March 6.-Population announcements for 1920 issued by the Census bureau tonight:
 Toledo, O., 243, 3,l09, an increase of 14,612. or ii.3 per cent over 1910.
 Charlotte, N. C., 46,31S, an in crease of 12,304, or 362 per cent.
 The population of Charlotte, N. c, increased so per cent during the 10 years from 1900 Toledo showed an increase of PTS per cent in the same time.
 Toledo had the largest growth in the 12 census having increased 61 9 per cent iA the 10 years from 1890 to 1900 while Charlotte's increase was 56.5 per cent.