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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
AN EYE TO THE FUTURE

H
 You certainly do look fagged,'' ex- claimed the father to the mother of the recently engaged young person. "Pll bet q ten spot you've had the house full of company while I've been away"
 ''WeI, you lose,n responded the mother. T haven't had the house full of company. However, I might as well have had. as far as nerve strain goes, because the one guest Pve been entertaining was worse than an or dinary house full. If you had been through what | have you wouldn't merely be Jagged; you'd be a raving maniac"
 querhed the father.
 "Jimmie's rich aunt, walled his wife; .'the one who can do so much for Jimmie, financially, if she will allow her heart the unaccustbmed luxury of a generous throb. You think I'm becoming mercernary?4 In this day of expensive-every blessed thing you look at! Why, you know the check you gave Bessie when you went away? It would have gone 3 long way toward furnishing an entire room in our young days now il won't buy the half or 8 davenport we were looking at. But it's such beauty! Bessie's wild about it, bu guess they'll have to get along without it unless-unfes ess well, anyway, as. I started out tt tell you. Jimmie's aunt no sooner heard of his engagement to Bessie 1 than she notified him that she wa! coming to size up the girl he had beer | fool enough to fall for" Do you mean to tell me Jimmi' | told"
 My goodness. John! Of cours I Jimmie didn't tell US that. Do show some symptoms of common sense. simply felt that was about what sh said, judging firm the remarks sh | made later. You, listen. without in terruption, please.
 l Of course, out of courtesy to Jim 1 mic and with an eye to Bessie's flu l ture. I'll admit, I invited the aunt t i stay with us, rather than at the hote l an invitation she accepted with alac | rity. And from the moment she SC her foot over our threshold until sh whisked herself out. five days latel I was constantly in hot water.' Hot water! Why should yo f be-?'
 Why, over Bessie and Jimmie, c couse. Not that, deep in my heart,
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IS Ir A NEW PoLlcY2

What gives the demand for more information regarding the cancella- tion of the deportation warrants for more than a hundred who had been ordered sent out of the country as the result of the recent red raids such strong backing is the claim made to the effect that the cancellations were ordered by Assistant Secretary Post of the department of laboraduring the absence of both Secretary Wilson and Solicitor Abercrombie
 The country would like to know whether the assistant secretary is acting on his own initiative, for it is claimed that he said to be out of sym pathy with policies of the department in certain respects, whether he has been won over to the efforts which have been made to check the activi- ties against the reds, or whether what he has done is new policy of the department which he has been dele gated to put into operation.
 If there were among this large number affen+o5 bv the cancellations those who were rated as some of the most undesirable and most menacing
 
 Either they never should have beer slated for deportation or else they are being turned back to continue their activities along the same line. that they did in the past But il either case the public would appre | ciate an explanation as to what ha brought about tho changed view anC what the policy is going to be in tn future. Apparently all deportation have not been cancelled. but are tn reds bei~~ ged to keep u their dangerous work?
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CIRCULATION aWEEK ENDING MARCH goth, 1920
 1O,635
aHANnEaEE,s ADDRESS.

In his address to the state repub- lican convention Senator Brandegee in his characteristic and clear point ed manner left no doubt in the minds of his hearers as to his opinions of the present administration, his atrl- tude upon the many important ques- lions and the reasons why he LOOK the position that he did in regard to several of them. There was the ex- pected. straightforward presentation of views quite in keeping with his oft expressed opinions and vigorous discussion of questions which have not only interested the state but the whole country.
 Senator Brandegee laid emphasis upon the fact that his stand as one uf the irreconcilables was for the Eafeguarding of his country, the con- scientious discharge of a trusteeship not only as representative of this state but of the whole country. He was unable to bind this country to any such contract as was proposed Recognizing the basis of the covenant as fore he had full regard for the advice of Washington to avoid en-
  nationaiism should come before in- ternationalism and that the country can through its executive department and diplomatic corps consult and ad- Vise with other nations in fully al disinterested a way outside of th' league as submerged in it.
 As to the important matters o prohibition nd woman suffrage Sena tor Brandegee plainly stated that h. believed that these matters came un der state rights and that they shoul' come as the result of the expression Of the people and not by the actioi of legislatures.
 Probably nc one is in a better DO Bition to know the weaknesses of tn present administration. and certainl he did not disguise his opinion of i tt was a review handled withou gloves. an arraignment that deal with the many weaknesses and strong presentation of views that nc only met with enthusiastic respons at the convention but which is boun 10 appeal to the people of the state a large.
 Fully in keeping with the require ncnts was the advice given for get ling back to the paths of peace. Hi gall for 100 per cent. Americanisn and the government of, for and b Inc people was fin accord with tn sturdy fight he made for the nation Ecifare. His suggestions regardin onstitutionai amendments and situa tons when congress and the exect tive are opposed are bound to g, tonsideration beyond conventio walls
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AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO.

When Henry Morganthau was se- lected as ambassador to Turkey 1t was realized that it was post for which the right man was required. Now that he has been selected as am bassador to Mexico it is realized that there is even as great need of bring ing that country to better relation ships with the United States. But 1t was expected that when Henry Flet- cher was named for that post after his experience in diplomatic service that such would be accomplished. It didn't come and so far as we know it was no fault of the ambassador.
 It doesn't appear to be so much the fault of any representative that we have sent to Mexico City as it does the policy, or lack of policy, that has been maintained by this country. Much of the trouble in Mexico seems to be the result of the stand we have taken. We have en- couraged the Mexicans to believe that our government is joke, that it doesn't mean what it says, that ii will not protect the lives of it's sub- jects and that it is not necessary tc | pay any attention to what we de- mand. It is the natural outcome o1 the watchful waiting policy. the fail ure to do anything and the situation as Senator Brandegee says. 'is simply appalling but the American peop1
 have apparently abandoned all hop
 of any relief as long as the presen
 admin stration is m power"
 With, the continuance Of the sam
 impotent policy relative te the Mexi can problem it can hardly be expecte
 that the sending of Mir. Morgenthal or any other man to Mexico will re
 suit in bringing much relief to tn
 situation. It has been clearly show
 that it hasn't been the fault of ou diplomatic representative but the so called policy under which he has bee
 forced to work. It has caused change from bad to worse and it is b no means an enviable job which M
 Morganthau will undertake
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make the point that if all increase in pay is granted and they are obliged to pay it from the i,rst cf April it will be impossible for them to make that additional charge on coal that has been sold in the meantime.
 The owners are of course guarding against paying for what u ey cannot pass along to the consumer during this period from the first of April to the time when the negotiations end. Perhaps they are as much justified in that as the miners are in their un- reasonable demands and their strike threat under the circumstances. It is situation where of course very. little attention is being paid to the con- sumer. He has gotten the hard end of each and every arrangement and il can be understood now that whatever the temporary or final outcome of the negotiations is the fellow who burns the coal will stand the increase.
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blamed the poor youngsterSi Not at all! Still, they should have had suf- ficient wisdom not to sneeze at pros pective financial benefits without my having to drum caution into them at every available moment When 1 didn't have Bessie corralled in the kitchen beseeching her to ignore the little stabs that elderly female leveled at Jimmie's back, was bfeathlessly didn't in the least mind the caustie criticisms she let fall about us, and for goodness sake to think of the fu- ture.n
 "once Jimmie forcefully itnimated l that the future could go hang and 1 Bessie said she would willingly give up all chances of an inheritance if she might have the satisfaction of telling i the perfectly horrid person what she ! thought of her. I kept such youthful i foolishness in check, however, until the fifth, the last day the day we all | hailed with rapture. Then, if you l will believe me, Bessie, after showing
 really wonderful self-control for one
 so young almost spoiled everything down at the train.
 @ said farewell to the old hard 1 shell here at home, which evidently
 didn't please her, for she took a part i ing whack at me just before her traiI pulled out. And when she did Jimmie told me, Bessies breath caught queer. ly5 her eyes flashed in a way he had
 never seen, and in the cool. delib- Crate way which always counts sht
 said: DO you know, you are the yer! rudest person I've ever met
 Good for Bessie!'' boomed he father. I've always said that gir
 had the proper amount of ginger l-Now-"
 Wait! You haven't heard tn,
 amazing part of it. Next mornin, Bessie had a telegram from Jimmie
 aunt. saying, You are the first per
 son I've met who has dared to tell m
 the truth "
 "Gosh!" calculated Bessie's father.
 q should say sol agreed the moth CT. Furthermore, she sent Jimmie | check for $500 to buy a present fo
 the very sensible girl he had select ed.''
 "Gee!" chuckled the young per 1, sons father. That woman has goo
 judgment, arlywax Well she's no l going to beat n,@ to it, so if Bessi
 has her eye on that davenport" T knew you'd say that, dad," in terrupted his wife.-Chicago News.
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likely to refuse such business asset
 'The Gala woman of the eastern coast of Africa has the rare privilege among savage and half-civilized peo- pie of refusing to marry a man who is undesirable to her.
 Little is known of the marriage customs of the ancient Egyptians, but We can easily believe that women had at least the privilege of expressing a preference if they did not actually do the proposing, for, if we trust the nts- torian Diodorus, a man promised his wife to grant her complete control over him and to offer no objection to her commands.
 Some survival of this liberty of Egyptian owmen must have permeaetd other portions Of Africa, for princesses on the west coast of that continent ] whose children may become future
 rulers choose their own husbands Nor
 IS a princess limited in her choice to | an unmarried man. She may just as
 easily decide upon one who has all l ready entered the marriage state, and the poor fellow has to put away his
 other wife and become her slave.
 Moreover, she has the power of life
 and death over him. He sometimes has | only one consolation-he inherits all
 her property, if he Is fortunate
 enough to be spared until her death. Tn the Tyrol girl may express her preference for man by presenting him with bottle of spirits. If she is afraid that her procedure has not
 the endorsement of her parents. she
 may contrive to lower the precious fluid at night from her chamber win
 dow.
 Tn north Transylvania young l peasant woman may give a particu-
 lar swain a tip that he is the 'apple
 of her eye by going with him in his
 cart at the time of the harvesting oi
 the oats to help him carry in his crop
 It is said that at this season ont
 sometimes sees a p~[ession of gaily.
 decorated carts going afield, wil1inr maid seated in each.
 "One of the obligations of a fathe in Rumania and Bosnia is to provid so well for his marriageable daughte : that when she is presented with a lis informing her of the means an, qualifications of the eligible youn men n the vicinity she will not b
 hamPered by lack of worldly good on her own part in making her choic, ''In bygone days in India wome 2 were sometimes allowed to choos I their own husbands One Of their ol | fairy tales tells of fair princess wh after a tournament placed a garlan | around the neck of knight who ha won her heart.
 7 Among the Esllimos of the cal = coast of Greenland a man captures tt . girl he wants. but from that time c e the usual order of things is reverse
 He has to exercise the greatest yigi y ance to prevent her from eloping vii T any other man whom she may prefe l, as this seems to be her privilege. e the northern New Hebrides a briC g who is unhappy seeks the earliest oI u portunity of running away from h.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25

bons crash beneath the walls of the Bastille. Jefferson left Paris to become our first secretary of state. Taking his seat at the right of Washington he was face to face across the cabinet table with Alexander Hamilton the secretary of the treasury.
 By nature and training the two were as opposite in their political opinions as in their chairs, and they found themselves, as Jefferson said, "pitted like fighting cocks" As they fought and the feathers flew a great crowd collected behind each to urge on its favoriate in that cooking main over which Washington had the unhappi- ness to preside. Quickly all the peo- pie in the land took one side or the other and formed themselves into the two political parties and changing names and changing disputs, have di. vided the country to this day.
 Tomorrow-A Man Afraid.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
LANDS WHERE EVERY
 YEAR IS LEAP YEAR

"Once again with 1920 women have a chance to take the initial step tow ard providing themselves with an in troduction to the heavenly Kingdom, a boon which marriage brings to them, according to Mormon philosophy. The return of year which leaps forward a day, bringing to them a privilege monopolized by man three years out of four has no significance for women of many lands, since they enjoy that lib- erty all the time," says bulletin from the National Geographic society issued from its Washington headquarters.
 'The women of no race possess more freedom in this matter than the Hopi Indians of Arizona" the bulletin continues. "A maiden does not woe the man of her choice, but simply and forcibly states her proposition to his mother without any encouragement or his part! Her only preliminary pro- ceeding is to do her hair in two gigan' tic whorls, one over each ear. Thi. is her announcement that she is goinE a-courting. These peculiar knots arr | intended to represent the blossoms 0 | a squash vine, symbol of virginity, bu l to those untutored in their meaning l they resemble huge door knobs set a a rather violent angle. When som
 
 are out on the carpet it is said tha as many as six or eight of the ehg:bl l young men of the tribe literally talk 1 to the woods.
 "After this aggressive young lad
 has selected her victim and his mothe has agreed that he shall be sacrificed I she serves in the house of her futur
 mother-in-law for 30 days grindin
 meal, very much after the fashion ths
 Jacob of old served 14 years for Rs
 chel. The poor youth in the meantin
 does not sit idly by. but weaves ht
 wedding garments.
 l Among the Batus of the Ugan6
 protectorate of Africa, if girl is n,
 fortunate enough to be asked in ma
 riage in her home town, she goes
 another village and offers herself |, some man there. Though not honors in her own country. she at least r . ceives consideration in that of h neighbor, for a woman is an excelle | agricultural 1aborer and a man is n
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
LEGAL NOTICES Notice to Taxpayers

All persons liable to pay taxes in the Town of Ledyard are hereby notified that I have a warrant to levy and col lect a tax of 20 mills on the dollar on the list of 1919. also warrant to levy and collect personal tax on any per son liable to pay such tax in the Town of Ledyard-
 For the purpose of collecting such taxes l will be at the store of Norman & Poyey on April IS. from 10 a. m. to l2 o'clock noon; at the store at Allyn S Point. from 12.30 D. 10. till 1 p. fn.; at John Gray's. from 2.S0 ?. m, till p. m On April 14 at Mansfeld's store in Poquetanuck from ? p. m. to p. m.
 All taxes must be paid direct to the Tax Collector.
 All persons neglecting this notice will be- charged legal additions.
 JOHN w. FINEGAN,
 Tax Collector. Town of Ledyard.
 Dated at Ledyard. Conn. March IS t1o20. mar22d
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
UNABLE TO ESCAPE.

Nothing more unfortunate could
 happen at the present time than to
 have the production of coal stop through a strike of the miners. Ne
 gofiations are underway regarding ahe new demands that have been made by the hard coal miners. The present understanding expires the nrBt of April but the impression of those concerned is that it will be well into April before a decision is reach cd. The miners are willing to remain at work provided they will get from the first of April whatever increase in pay is granted under the new agreement. It is a reasonable posi- ton. even though the country ought not to be subjected to the detrimen- tn effects of a coal strike because thoss who are carrying on the nego- tiations have not finished their work
 The public should not be penalized fir tEe form of strike. The operators
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Jewish Soldiers.

Dr. Max Nordau told the English Zionist Federation in London the other day that in the World War the Jews had furnished 800 900 soldiers to the various armies. This, he said. was about ' per cent of the whole number of Jews, a proportion equalled by few and surpassed only. be believed. by the French. The Jew had lost s0.0o0 dead and had about 100000 casualties.
 But what had the Jews fought for,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
OTHER VIEW POINTS

A noticeable characteristic of the statement made by the New Departure
 Manufacturing company is the as-
 sumption that it is entitled to special consideration because it is the largest taxpayer in the city. Now such pre-. tension is belittling as well as exas-
 perating, and such. a plaint has no standing whatever It is no more cred itable for a. big concern to pay it's taxes than it is for a, little one; no more laudable or praiseworthy for a
 man of millions than for the humble individual who conducts a candy store. Payment of taxes is an obligation that rests on every person who owns property. T oclaim special considera-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
DrsTRIcr OF LEBANON. ss. COURT

DISTRICT OF LEBANON. SS. COURT of Probate, March 22. 1920.
 Estate of William Taylor, late of Lebanon. in said District. deceased.
 The Trustee having exhibited his ad- ministration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it is Ordered, That the 30th day of March, 1920. at ? o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate Court in Lebanon, be, and the allowance of said administration account with said estate, and this Court directs the Trustee to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper having cir culation in said District, and by post 1 ing a copy on the public signpost in | the Town of Lebanon, where the de- ceased last dwelt
 ALBERT G. KNEELA~D.
 mar25d Judge.
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he asked. Even in the advanced and highly civilized countries of the West. he continued. a huge wave of anti Senitries that had arisen in the East the most criminal passion were let loose against the Jews. In this dark picture there was one bright spot, the British Declaration in favor of a Jew ish National Home in Palestine.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
Nn chanre of an Allianes.

Some pinhead In Minnesota is ad- vising the republican and demo- cratic parties to unite. How can we ever unite so long as the republicans want to gobble our postoffices7 We simply have to defend our own Houston Post
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husband and seeking a home with some man she likes better. If her parents cannot induce her to return to the injured husband they usually send him a pig to soothe his wounded feel in
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It begins to look as if the snow shovel could be greased up and put away for the summer while the lawn mower can be taken out of the cotton batting.
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And the hard coal miners were threatening to strike because they found it impossible to agree about working conditions until they could find out whether there is anything tc strike about.
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It may be a bit early to get seed in these days but not a few autos and trucks are getting planted along the highways.
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With the railroad men asking for a billion dollars increase they must think the public is made of easy money.
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In formulating a new policy for the east the president might, have better luck if he divided it into 13 instead of 14 points.
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It will be some time before the country roads get settled down after the tussle spring has had in driving Jack Frost out of them.
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Bryan, Hoover and others declare they are not seeking office, but they are keeping in the limelight so as not to be missed if there's a chance.
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The man on the corner says: It is fortunate we don't have to wait for spring to come through the mails CT get it subject to federal control.
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Possibly Europe doesn't feel so badly about our failure to ratify the treaty at present as some seem to think.
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Shoes always come down in the spring but it will be quite a novelty to have them come down in price.
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The hypnotic influence of price tags these days is greater than ever. One look lasts a life time
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EDITORIAL NOTES

President Wilson seems to want his way about Turkey quite as much as he does about Italy.
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Gradually do we get evidence to support the belief that the turning point in high prices has come.
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Three D'S
 Heals Three

"A terrible itching commenced on my
 body. If bottles of D. D. D. completely
 cured me-
 saw remarkable cure of boy born
 with Eczema"
 "A single bottle cured another case.
 Salt Rheuna of the hands"
 Quoted from recent letter from Walter Ric- key, Elkhsrt. Ind. Write him for more facts. We too, have seen such remarkable results accomplished by D. D. D. in healing all forms of skin trouble from pimples and blackheads to severe eases of eczema. thnt We feel it must reach your case. Come in and ask us about it. Ne Euarsntee the nrHt bottle 95c. HQcand Al co.
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Norwich, Thursday, March 25, ie2C
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GRESSIVE 1775 Sept, Thomas Jefferson
 resigned from Congress. 1776-S-Mmber of Virginia Assem-
 bly,. 177e-Sf-Governor 1781 -June, Fled from British
 Dec, Member of Virginia
 Assembly. 1782 Sept. 5, Death of his wife. 1783-4-Member of Congress. 1784-9-Minister to France. 1790- of State.