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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
REQUIRES ACTION NOW

The lower house of congress has act ed speedily and favorably upon the de- nand which has prevailed for some time for the proper restriction of immigration. Its action came in response to wide spread sentiment that something ought to be done and following dscolsures as to what the country faced unless diff ferent measures were provided. a
 Even though the senate has not had time to act upon the house Dill, 1t is sur prising to learn from Washington re- ports that there is l.tle likelihood that the upper house will give it's approval 10 the measure, with the intimation that no action whatever may be taken at,this ehort session of congress- That would mean a delays of several months after the country has become tired of delays in other legislation and when it is felt that something should be done.
 IL is entirely possible that there are features of the billi as passed by the house which ought to be changed, that here should be a modification in some respects and a strengthening in others 1t isn't that the country is committed to this particular bill known as the John son bill that it is deplored that indi. cations in the senate do not seem fav. orable 10 obtain it but it Is because of the belief that action should be taken now and the prospects do not appear any too good.
 Transportation facilities permit oi only a certain number coming to thu country in a given time but that does nit insure the keeping out of the grea number of desirables who promise nc Vood @ the country. Opinions may differ as to just what measures should be taken in restricting Immigration flo the good of the country There are il fact those who urge that a certain nun Der of desirables should be allowed t come in under existing conditions, bu It must be recognized that there il need of restrictions for the safeguard ing of the country and congress shoult recognize the need of taking action be fore it is too late.
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sentiment of the like nature"
 It was not necessary for Washington to thrice put aside a crown, as did Cae- sar, for the authors of the communica- ton to Washington knew too well the character of the man and that it would be impossible to in any way swerve him from his expressed resolve
 In perfect keeping with the spirit in which Washington treated the dazzling oHer Which was so unexpectedly set before him was the simplicity of his conduct in bidding adieu to his com rades-in- arms, and then presenting him self before congress. there to deliver up his sword and voluntarily divest himself of the supreme command. 7 Washington assembled his army for the last time at Newburgh. To the tune of Roslin Castie-the soldiers dirge-lrfs brave comrades passed slow ly by their great leader and filed away | to their respective homes.
 On the 4th of December. 17s3. by 1 Washington's request. his officers. ir full uniform. assembled in Fraunces' l tavern. New York, to takefa final Ieav, of their eonmander-ih-chief. The scene is said to have been like that of grea' | patriarch taking leave of his childrer and going on long journey. iron whence he might return no more.
 Before congress ,at .Annapolis on De cember g, 17SS, he delivered his com mission, amid scenes almost as impres sive as his leave-taking from his army From that august body he retired t his home at Mount Vernon, With n, thought of further henors from hi country. and it was with great reiuct ance that he left his retirement whei chosen the first president of the Unite States
 tTomorrow-Baltinore Mob Violence i
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ed the gilded bribe of a kings crown, and promptly and sternly rebuked the abettors of the scheme in the following letter addressed to their leader:
 Sir: With a mixture of great sur prise and astonishrnent have read with attention the sentiments you have sub mitted to my perusal. Be assured, sir. no occurrence in the course of this war has given me more painful sensa tions than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed, and which I must view with abhorrence and reprimand with se- verity.
 For the present the communication of them will rest in my own bosom un- less some further agitation Of the mat ter shall make a disclosure necessary l am much at a loss to perceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address which, to me, seems big with the greatest mis- chiefs that can befalI my. country If ] | am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a per son to whom your schemes are more dis. agreeable
 At the same time, in justice to my own feelings, I must add that no mar 1 possesses a more serious wish to SC.
 ample justice done to the army than
 do, and as far as my power and inhu i ence in a constitutional way extenc ] they shall be employed to the utmost o | my ability to effect it should there b, any occasion. Let me conjure you. then lN you have any regard for your coun l try, concern for yourself or posterity oi respect for me, to banish these thought from your mind and never communi
 cate, as from yourself or anyone else,
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The young man of Is. stumbled over his feet as he entered the paternal pres ence after dinner. Tipping over a slender vase of flowers as he fingered the maga- zines on the library table, he coughed in a strangled fashion.
 Il take it that you want something, Herbert,n said his astute father, & trife irritably. 'sYou can give me three guess es and I won't need two of them What is it?''
 '.Aw, gee r' said the young man stand ing on the other foot and backing into the fernery. T wanted to know if I couldnt t have a bigger allowance? Why, 50 a week just isn't anything and
 "Td have you know" interrupted his parent sternly, that s5 is whole lot. It is five times what got when T."
 "Why. 1t doesn't last a ninute!' pro- tested the young man earnestly. "Espe- cially if you take girl anywhere. Girls are queer"
 T see that you are being educated. " said his father. T might add that the older you grow the queerer they be- come But it costs only 30 cents to take girl to the movies
 "Thirty cents?" shouted his son, and | sat down i'll hlS edrneSLneSS. Nuyi Just the other night I had date to take a 1 girl to the movies and it was raining | just a little bit when I got there and Ernestine came down all dolled up and | just sat down and looked at me instead of getting on her things. Her feet looked awfiliy pretty and she had an awful row because she paid so much for them, ou' her parents didn't understand.
 well, after a minute she looked out ofs the window and murmured that tO taxi must have moved down house ol 50, because she couldn't see it-and wasn't l it horrid that it was simply pouring Sc I made a bluff about having to call them up again and giving them the dickens and we waited half an hour more for ii to come-and that was 90 cents. And when we got out at the theatre | it was right by the corner candy store and Ernestine said there they had those chocolate nougats again she was so crazy about and that she hadn't been able tc get for weeks Nnd weeks.
 Gee What could I do? We just sort of surged into that store and Ernes- tinle picked out a basket with what sht
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GOODS TOR LEVINE

Coming back from Russia, after hay ing eitered into a deal with Lenine, Washington B. anderlip declares that he brings back orders for three billion dollars worth of goods for tilat country, goods for which they are decidedly anx- ious, goods which we are able to fur nish and which business in this coun- try would like to provide.
 Much has been said in advance Of his arrival about the understanding which vanderlip has gotten with Denine. It is of course an effort to improve relations between the country because of such trade and through such concession as
 it is understood Lenine has agreed to make to Vanderlip as an American pro- moter this has Eeen one of the deals that has created no end of world gossip since it became known.
 Before any such amount of business is placed in this country for soviet Russia it is quite natural that those who are going to fill the orders want to know where the money is to pay for them of where it is going to come from. They haven't much confidence in the paper that is being put out by the soviet gov ernment and even soviet gold is mis- trusted.
 But Vanderlip has secured a conces- sion ill Kamchatka and Siberia, which he points to as being rich in coal, oil and fish while there are other oil fields which might be obtained. That might | eventually mean that those who furnish l ed soviet Russia three billion dollars worth of goods would get their money and At might not. There is about as much uncertainty over that as there , is about bolshevik money, and no one knows what will happen to any such con- cession or the investments that are made ! in developing them under soviet rule. 1 Getting the order from Lenine has
 been much easier than filling it will be.
 There is no question, but what Lenine
 needs the goods which he cannot pro- duce but the prospects are not good
 that capital in this country is going tc display much confidence in his premises
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING 6Ec. 1ith, 1920
 1O,97S
DrsREGARDINe sELr-PRorEor1os

It o secret that is revealed when a rerHesentative of the National Boatd of Fire Underwriters declares that homes are being burned in this country at the rate of SS9 for every working day in the year, although to have it stated in that way may bring deeper reflection than might otherwise be the case, for just now the country is suffer ing from a lack of housing. acconfnoda- tions and for a considerable period con struction work has been greatly cur tailed. To have this additional daily loss pile up to make the situation worse brings before the people a realization of how much the regrettable condi- tions might be improved were there greater efforts put forth in behalf of fire prevention and corresponding re- duction in carelessness.
 This discloses what fire is doing in the way of making the housing situation preventing fires than the inconvenience created and the property loss caused, even though such losses amount to two million dollars day. Statistics for last year show that there were 15,21s In this country who lost their lives from fire and there were a few hundred less than 1s.000 who were injured because of fires. Of these 3S.o00 mothers and children under school age made up over s2 per cent.
 One of the most unfortunate things In connection with the great losses that are suffered from fire is that, in spite of the horrible conditions that are disclosed. the death toll exacted and the plainly shown fact that large part of it could have been prevented, there is a constant repetition of fires due to causes which should not have existed.
 It seem to be one of the hardest things to arouse a sufficient amount oi interest in self-protection to overcome the inclination to carelessness Too lit tle thought is given to fire hazards un til something has happened, and ever then it doesn't finger long unless ther, has been some personal experience. Tn, importance of taking lessons from th' experience of others is too often disre garded.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
HIS WINGED MONEY

said was an orchid color bow and the clerk said the ones with orchid ribbon cost more on account of dyes and every thi1g-and it was a little basket but it was s3. Ernestine said mercy goodness. but wasn't that dreadful-and she thought it was perfectly lovely of me to do such beautiful thing for her. It cost so cents for the movies-and all the time l had begun to wonder how I was going to pay for the taxi going home.
 T had to get 40 or more cents some way and then there was all the rest of the week to come without a cent to spend for anything. Ernestine began murmurins that didn't l think it was an awfully poor picture and that, Flossibel Filkins in "The Last Gasp Was being shown at the the atre five blocks away and why didn't we go there-and me with just 50 cents in my pocket
 "So l said I guessed we'd stick it out and that made her mad. l can always tell when Ernestine is mad, because her noes goes up in the air so funny, And i saw Bud Smith across the aisle with a l girl and said 1>had to tell him something. and said 1 had to have some kale quick-and Bud said gosh, he didn't have an extra cent himself and that Beatrice always expected soda afterward-and ] had forgotten all about that!
 While I stood in the aisle with every one yelling for me to sit down Slivers Jackson bumped into me and I grabbed him and said I had to have s2 and not to ask why+and if he didn't give 1t to me Say, he's all right!
 "1 saw the rest of the picture after that-and maybe it wasn't lucky I got the two spot, because when we went foI drink afterward with Bud and Beatrice Ernestine ordered one of the 40 cent spe- eials and it Kept raining, so Bud and got a taxi together, because Beatrice hadn't new shoes, but she had just had hair wave. And so you see-''
 ''Hm,'' said his interested parent. 'Ii seems as though circumstances did rather have you in their grasp. How would il be for you to work Saturday mornings at my office and earn s2 extra? And | how about changing girls? Find one who hasn't such expensicve tastes :" II Gel They're all just like that.' oon1 fded his son. That's be bully about Saturday mornings. though. Say but Tn glad !"-Chicago News-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
MAKING THE DOLLAR M0RrM
 MORE

Now that the announssnlcnt of Ire cut in wages in tex.ls industries Tn New England of % l-2 rer cent. has come it is evident thatl one If the moves for readjustn.eh.s that Will bring conditions back moe ncerly U normal is underway. | isn't tt be tx pected that the move. Will bc resar3se with satisfaction but t is 4 ste5 tEat should do much toward feiaa'n2 the uncertainty which has for some tine existed.
 Because goods that were made under high priced conditions, with the raw material and wages at the peak could not be moved and because the trade was demanding lower prices dealers have held aloof from placing orders even when certain concessions were made And when orders were not being se- cured and when contracts for goods which had been made at prices which no longer appealed to the trade were cancelled, it became evident that textile plants could not continue to pile up high priced goods for which there was no market and for which they would have to take loss if they were sold.
 It therefore became necessary to eith- CT close down the mills and wait until there was evidence of sufficient de- mand for goods at a price that would permit or to endeavor to stimulate bus mess by cutting the price, the selling price of course being determined by the cost of production. And among the ways in which 1t is necessary to cut production is through reducing the wal time wages. That should mean the run ming of the mills and stimulant to business through lower prices.
 | There are those who maintain that it will not be possible to earn a living wage under these conditions. But the expectation is that this is only one of the lines in which readjustments must be necessary to lower lhe cost of living There have already been some reductions i in that respect. Cheaper textiles will reduce it still more and every instance where wages are lower should make a certain contribution thereto, so that while less dollars may be earned, the cut, the chance to be at work and in 1 creased production should mean that 3 dollar win steadily increase in value.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
s.ori.. The. Recall Other
con.ldsratIon for paadr

six year. old has been insisting since Christmas talk began that he must have a watch for ChriEtnas. His mother remonstrated with him. pointing out that he was rather young to have A watch.
 Of c9urse." he said. T want you 10 get ne other things too. but I just must have a watch"
 Well" asked the mother finally. Just why must you have a wstchy'
 ''I want wasch so when I'm n church I won't have 10 wake up daddy every time I want to know what time it E:"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

from relieving the situation. it is evi- dent that now that conditions are dis closed that congress cannot disregard the finding of those who have been delving into the coal situation.
 Thus far recommendations as to what legislative steps should be taken have not been made. That there is need of dtscouragins prohteers is perfectly obvious and if 1t becomes necessary to take drastic action in ordef to do Sd tn every fact That it is being done in behalf of the public will argue against delay.
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was inc hest way in Inc world.

it was the best way in the world.
 The child had alphabet blocks. and when she asked what the marks on them meant she was told the names Of the letters. and she learned them. just as she learned the names of common ob- jects, such as chair, spoon, table. dress etc Her father and mother did not care to have her learn 10 read; the thought it it was quite as well for her to be in- terested in roses and ants and little brooks and trees and dollars. and they were not afraid she would be slow in learning to use books when the time came.
 Meanwhile. they read aloud to her. es- pecially story-telling poems; and when ! they read, she always looked on the book Gradually it came to her mind that group of letters stood for a spoken word. and she began to point 10 each word as t was read aloud. She learned the verses l by heart of course from hearing them read aloud to each word as it was read | aloud. She learned the verses by heart of course from hearing them read 20 often. and before long she was saying them over by herself. making believe that l was reading. and pointing to the words as she spoke them. She lost count occasion ally. and in her why. Phoebe. are you come so soon?" she sometimes read 1 Why" is Phoebe" or ''y-o-u' af "c-o-m-e" Sometimes she spelled a word aloud and asked what 1t was or what t meant.
 She was especially fond Of the 'Blsck. berry Girl" and before her father and luoother realized that she was doing ans
 more. than reciting it she learned to read
 it's twenty-one stanzas. Moreover. 1T
 reading this, she had learned some twC
 hundred and fifty words. and could recoE
 nize theTn anywhere; she knew from thl
 context what most of them meant.
 Before. she was seven years old. sh' was reading not only the Rollo Books bur Gulliver's Travels and the Pilgrims Fro gfess-oritting the ssrmons; and no on
 knew who had taught her. Perhaps ths
 way of learning to read is not accord ing to any of the twentieth century the ] orlee of education-but t worked
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
CHILD TRAINING AT HOME

How One Little Girl Learned to Read
 By Eva M Tappan. Ph D.. Author of the Children's Hour, Folk Stories and Fables
 l have never taught a child to rad. but I know how one little~girl learned- and in spite of all the theories and all the modern methods" still think that
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

When the police commissioner of New York says the city isn't experiencing any crime wave it is evident that he is pretty well satisfied with tfA years record of hundred uasoived murder mysteries.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

Latin American countries are looking for emigrants to develop theif resources They need to discripinate or they will get more trouble than development.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

The man on the corner says: From the way in which people are eating yeast cakes it looks as if home brew was popular.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

If Germany insists upon making pay. ments to the ex-kaiser, the allies will have no reason to listen to leniencS pleas 'henceforth.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

MT. Kitchin is disturbed by the recom- mendations of Secretary Houston, but he should know that congress- isn't oblig- ed to follow such recommendation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

With one in eevry 15s a government employe it is high time there was a wholesale reduction in government em- ployes.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

From the general indications it Is evident there is strong ground swell developed for changes in the league of nations
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

It is only. question of a few days now to Christmas. Don't let your shopping go until you are forced into the eleventh hour rush.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

When 1t comes to talking baby talk a man is willing to acknowledge a wpman'I superiority.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

Japan says it doesn't want the Philip pines. And everyone knows it wouldn't admit it if it did
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

Raw sugar Is now selling at four cents pound. But consumers thought it raw when they had to pay 25 to '32 for it
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

Whoever settles that rough and tum- ble in Ireland will be entitled to real peace prize.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Burnt cork makes a dark picture, but it is always darkest before the dawn.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15

"A MAKE your Christmas present WI something he will D. glad l.s t,, to have-something that will fill "a real need all the year round.
 Nine out of ten men, for instance, will tell you that their faces are tender or their boards are tough.
 This is only another way of saying that their razors pull and scrape-that after shaving their faces burn and smart. It is rapidly dullins blades that make shaving daily discomfort for 60 many men,
 What more welcome Christmas present could you give such a man than a razor that sharpens itself?
 Built right into the frame of the AutoStrop Razor is simple, efficient
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-15
"What shall we get him for Christmas?

stropping device which quickly sharpens the blade. It,renews the edge in a few seconds, without removing the blade or taking the razor apart.
 AutoStrop Razor usersareguaranteed 500 satisfying slaves from every dozen blades.
 This unique fazof is Christmas gif a man will enjoy day after day something that will mean real shaving comfort every morning of his life.
 Make your gift this Christmas an AutoStrop Raznr. Ask your dealer today to show you the many different styles of AutoStrop Razor outfits from the folding pocket kit to fitted and complete traveling sets - from the standard set at five dollars to the sterling silver set at tveuty-hvA
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Norwich, Wednesday. Dec. IS, 1890.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-09-29
lIn.4a na4. Lone SACK.

Combining himself to an actual list OF
community cala,nities, Mayor King Of
Lone Jack, Mo, reasons convincingIy
that the blowing up Of the local cleo
trio light plant, the quitting of his job
by the jitney bus driver, the departure
from the midst of--them of the sole
barber and the robbery Of the local
bank--all in a short space Of time
indicate the secret arrival Of jinx in
town and high-pressure distribution
Of his malign influence. But it is to
be observed that % per cent Of Lone
Jacks ills is due to preventable acci-
dent and 25 per, cent to crime Of uD-
usual magnitude and daring, while 30
per cent is due to labor troubles. 4.
Life within Lone Jack is only typical
Of the larger life outside Of Lone Jack.
It is cross section Of a status pre-
vailing in the entire country; indeed,
throughout the world. Lone Jack IL
just up to date.-St. Louis POst-Dis-
patch.