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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
THE STEEL DECISION.

Where other efforts to break up af- legged trusts have succeeded such was not the case against the United States Steel Corporation, for by the decision of the highest court in the land it has. been declared that the corporation, large though it is, does that it is in other words "good" trust. .t.s. s+.7- s.s
 In this instance the rule of reason appears to have been applied even as in others To the majority of the court it has been shown that the cor-. poration does not control a major ity of the steel business of the coun- try and,sthenefores it cen not Joe loolt- ed uporls as monopoly in Festraint of trade. The fact that 1t might have gone aheads and gotten comtroh with out diffiaultys sersa, the faotfs that it could have corzBiHed with4fts4 com petitors Sffis the fixing of4prsces, but did, not. 4dos Sd apparehtly eadsed it to be looked upon as "a great fnstituz tion thatsa6ss not violate, taet law of 'the country. '';. 1fss
 In the minority finding attention is called to the fact that there has been departure from the line of reason ing on which decisions in other trust cases were based, That mays have been so, but it is also possible that there isi a qTfference between the re spective cases which, calls for it, And it doesn't appear but, what, f the sherman law is not violated | the steel corporation, the country VII be just as much benefited by the. .refu= sal to order the dissolution of the big company as it has been by the smashing of the other trusts.
 The consolidation ef big interests is regarded differently today than it was some years ago. The war has shown the importance of it and it is per- 1 missable in connection with foreign l trade and recommended to the rai4- roads. There can be no disposition to so apply the rule of reason as to tolerate 8 mereiless monopoly but the 1 decision of the court shows that the corporation in question has shown it, i self worthy of being permitted to 1 continue. ], It is useless to speculate
 as to how the two disqualified jus
 tices would have stood had they alsC acted in the case ..-...! .---
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you let me have the hall the other evenings? May ask Madame for what purpose?"
 "certainy, to lecture, the same as you do.'.
 Are you connected with any church Madam?"
 Alter hesitating. she asked. me if I believed in communicating with de-
 parted spirits, to which answered. Ne" with emphasis. I then quoted and read a number of texts from scrip
 ture. such as; 'The dead know not anything" '.The dead can neither she looked quite puzzled, but took off her religious mask, and stated: Be fore would believe tlRat, I would take
 my little scissors and clip all such texts out. and throw them away" It surely has come to pass what St Paul foretold in 2 Thess. 3 vs. 9-t2, Because they received not the love of the truth (the Bihle) God will send them great delusions. that they should believe a lie. "Spiritualist in Iour day have partaken of the sane poison, which the first medium hand ed to Mother Eve. when he uttered
 the first lie recorded in the Bible
 namely ''Ye shah not surely die" There appeared an article in the I Banner of Lieht,7, stating that some one had received a message from l Thomas Payne, who told in a seance ! that he lived very happy in the 1 seventh sphere of bliss; but Jesus had only thus far arrived at the fifth
 Surely such blasphemv is worthy ot l satan. l repeat nv offer of s100 fo1 every text of script1r% proving the
 soul immortal Here is a chance tc
 meet high prices.
 W. R. UCHTMAN. l Westerly, R. l., March 1, 1920.
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and the menarch's attitude is less mysterious.
 The. statue was removed from Whitehall gardens in 1S97 and re- erected in front of Gwydyr House. In 1903 James was uprooted once more and placed in front of the admiralty. During the war he was agaIn remov- ed to a place of safety from air raids, .. and was replaced in his present posi- by Grinling Gibbons, was presented in 1886 my Tobias Rustat, page of the backstairs at Windsor. Election Ties.-May we take it as evidence of Scotlands degeneracy i that popular interest in Paisley should be concentrating itself upon MT. Asquiths ties? There was 3. time when a greater city than Paisley l its big neighbor Glasgow-refused l to be moved by MT. Gladstone's tie. He was speaking in St. Andrews 1 hall, with Mrs. Gladstone by his side. In front of his vast audience (writes
 a spectator of the scene), while the | lord provost murmured nice things | about the orator the G. O. M. sat fin
 gering his spacious tie. He undid it. i leant forward, and allowed 1t to float free; then he carefully re-tied it, and 1 still wrapped in thought, restored 1t
 as nearly as possible to the condi- ton in which no doubt Mrs. Glad
 stone had left it. But there was not
 even paragraph on the subject in
 the newspapers.
 BoItine-Owing to the mild weath-
 CT Brussels sprouts are justifying
 their name in most unwelcome fash |. ion. The hard green knobs are open ing and many-leaved sprouts shoot
 rapidly forth as if convinced that the
 time for Towering and seeding is at
 hand. Consequently this much-priz-
 ed vegetable will daily be more diff
 cult to. obtain.
 II Autumn sown cabbages are also
 adopting the same course. Spring r sown ones must take their place, and [ consequently many persons will have to wait till summer is at its height
 before the spring cabbage appears g on their tables.
 II Wireless and Explosions-The mys- I terious explosion of the big British : dump at Bethune adds one more tC j. the many similar unexplained disas ters of recent years and by many 2 will be looked on as presumptive evi dence in support of the theory that
 under certain conditions. such appar = ently spontaneous explosions are in n duced by the action of wireless cleo 0 i:tric'ty
 0 This cause. it will be remembered ,. was assigned to account for the de n struction of the French battleshil d lena ins Toulon harbor about ter y years ago, -asFveh as several simila s mysterious calan,ities before the wal
 Dr. Gustave le. Bon. wen-knowl ' French scientist, indeed, has suggest ed that by suitable transmitting ap
 paratus. it will be possible to destro
 iHstantaneously, by means of wireles It electricity, arsenals, fortresses, o le the biggest fleet of warships." s, That ought to help to end war; ,- London Chronicle.
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My hat blew off my head and away today" said the man who had just come home to dinner. "The wind
 grabbed it as I rounded the corner of the Masonic Temple and it. shot clear up to the tenth story, guess. "
 I'm glad of it." said hssf wife with enthusiastic lack of sympathy. I've been trying for weeks to make you buy new hat, but you always said that awful old thing was good enough: It was a fright and I was ashamed to be seen with it. It was disgracefuI Will ton, for a man in your position. going to expensive clubs and, everything, to appear in headgear like that, Thank I goodness. it's gone!" e.- You are a shining star in an ex-
 travagant nation,"' declared her hus- band. That old hat was perfectly 1 good material and looked 1ne,n,., < Tt looked like a ragpieker's!" his wife contradicted. Why, I've seen
 people look at that hat, Wilton and | could almost tell what they were
 thinking wondering why man with
 as good a. suit and overcoat as you | had on had to wear such, wreck o1 Ia hat The night we went to the theatre and met. the Ginghams, on the train I thought I'd pass, away--witl 1 MT. Gingham and his $20' hat that shf l promptly told me about" s~ s ! "'Gingham may have paid twenty fol
 his hat but it looked like no more thar ] five to me- said her husband spirited l y. I'm looking for him to land. ir l the poorhouse with his hossy millinery Thank heaven, I have Sufficien' l strength of mind to resist your advice! l I've got along all right with that ok
 hat and earned good living, and no
 a soul has refused to speak to me sc far'
 You owe something to your position
 in life" insisted his wife. "Only biI lionaires and the extremedly poor cal l afford to go around looking threadbare
 Why, suppose I wore shabby old things
 In one week your credit would be ruin 1 ed because all the women would tel
 their husbands that you must be fail
 ing in business. Let's see your nev hat.'
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proval before making the purchase. For two weeks we argued in vain with him. finally informing him that unless action was taken immediately the Gu bans would withdraw their offer. The president still withheld his approval and the Cubans did withdraw their offer"
 Alfred W. McCann, writing in "Re- construction" claims that the refusal of the. president to purchase the Cu- ban crop has gouged, out of the peo- pie a sum estimated to be s940, 000, 900. Quite neat little pile for the public to pay for this one item alone. If the president had really wished to make -things easier for the great mass of the people it would have. been a simple matter Never before in the history of the United States did a president have such power as Woodrow Wilson. The king of England, or even the ,em- peror of Germany, did not have the power which a servile congress p1ac- | ed in the hands of our executive.
 MT, Zabriskie states that: 'The | sugar situation is now hopeless for 1 the reason that it has got into poli- teticse The ridiculous price of IT cents, l wholesale, for raw sugar charged by ] the Louisiana planters, is an outrage. l it. was known in Louisiana that Att I Z l this price. It was known that he ap- i proved it. It was this folly that in- l spired the Cubans to make their l gouge. When they saw American l, sugar planters getting away with IT cents for raw sugar they decided it | was perfectly legitimate for them to 1 get some of the plunder, and today
 the people are paying the price for the attorney generals conduct.
 And Palmer is also seeking the nom- nation for president. 1 have no doubt
 but what long. list of sugar profteers as well as other gentry of like ilk would welcome the thought of having the Wilson Palmer administration ! continue in office. But I believe the invisible government" Of which the Fpresident has spoken, knows that .
 change is absolutely certain and are already prepared to seduce the nex
 set of men who are elected. It is up to every voted who casts his bal
 lot next November to inquire into al I arguments put forth in the coming tscampaignr to exaGoine every platform and the men behind them, in ordel that their ballot may be intelligent! used.
 -'' GEO. E. CAMPBELL.
 r. Norwich, March 1, 1920.
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No Tax On Gifts.
STORIES OF THE WAR
Refuge of Royalty.

Switzerland has become since the armistice the refuge of royalty. There are probably more ex-kings, ex-prin- ces and ex-nobi1ity in Switzerland than in any other country in the world.
 Former Emperor Karl of Austria Hungary has been residing at the beautiful chateau of Prangins near Geneva, since a few days after the British officers he was rushed across the frontier The lives of the impe- rial family were believed to be in danger in Vienna at the time. The chateau at Pragins belongs to Mrs Helen Clarke, of New York, and was formerly the property of Prince Je- rome Bonaparte.
 Karl spends most of his time ir l shooting, fishing and boating. His wife. the former Empress Zita, ha:
 much to. do looking after the welfare archdukes being in rather feebl, | health.
 l The Associated Press correspondent l met the formerly imperial couple ; 1 few days ago. Dressed as ordinar. | tourists they had come here iron I Prangrims on a shopping tour whel the correspondent ran across them il | the flower market. They were un
 accompanied and Karl was loaded witt
 parcels. No one took any notice of tn couple.
 l Karl greatly embarra ssed the Swis 1 president recently. The former em pereF sent President Ador. a messag
 announcing the birth of son add
 ing. ''he was happy and proud to fet
 that he had a son born in Switzer land, the cradle of the House c I Hapsburgs" The ruins of the orig I inal chateau of the Hapsburgs buil l in 1920 still exists in the Canton ( 1 Argovie but it is said that, owing | l, the fact that for more than a cen
 tury the Austrians have been consid cred as hereditary enemies of tn
 Swiss. the Swiss president through th
 message from the former emperor wa
 in doubtful taste.
 The former king of Bavaria, Lud 1 wig III, who celebrated his 75th birth 5 day few days ago with all the men bers of his family. resides at Loeal l Inc. He crossed the Swiss border few days after the armistice and hs l not returned to Germany since. F I spends most of his time in readir
 books on the late war and motorir 5 around the beautiful lake of Lugan Fit has been stated that he has show l signs of insanity, hereditary in. h
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WHAT DELAYS CAUSE.

Procrastination is not only the thief or time but it is likely to cause bad situations. This is fully dis closed by the situation not on'y in the Adriatic but in Asa Minor. In both ingtances there was a delay in teaching agreements that not only failed to bring about a settlement but resulted In friction and increased trouble. New factions have been per- Enitted to rise up and the difficulties attending the distribution of territor- ies have been mamie 'ly increased. In some respects the allies do not seem to be making any bstte- headway than the Balkans have in the nast re- garding amicable adjustments.
 Cilicia is a part of the Turkish em- pire in Asia Minor that Is claimed by Armenia. It was Armenian and oc- tupied by such until they were killed off, but there is an unwillingness on the part of what is known as the na- tionalist faction of the Turks against the yielding of this territory. A force of Turks has been engaged ir new massacres in this very sectior and to their assistance they havt been able to call certain Arab force. who, because of the fact that Grea Britain has sided with France re Karding the control of a certain par of Syria, after having made othe promises to them. are not friendly t, either the British or French.
 The situation is one that cumpli cates the problem in that region. I gives promise of considerable tro1Ih1 before peace is established and tn cutting up of Turkey is completed Such should have been foreseen a the result of the delay and the fail urs to agree. To hold this countr, Eevponsible because of the wait t.
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family and he is always accompanied by a Munich mental expert.
 His nephew, former Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, makes fre- quent visits to Davos travelling more or less incognito. His name was on the list of Germans wanted by the al- lies for war crimes and he is report ed to be preparing his case in the event of extradiction being granted. He is charged with being the first General to employ poisonous gas.
 The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of HesSe came to Switzerland during the German revolution and have been residing here ever since.
 The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, who has spent most of her time in Geneva since the beginning of the war, recently told the correspond ent that, in the past five years, she had received very few letters from her daughter the former Crown Prince Ce- ellie of Germany, and attributed the fact to the influence of the former | German emperor, with whom the Grand Duchess smilingly acknowledg- ed she was persona non grata-" She denied. however, the report that hei daughter intended to seek a separation l from the former Crown Prince Fred erick.
 There are several other ex-prince. in Switzerland whose chief pre- occu- | patton is the depreciation of the marl and calculation how to make both end! meet.
 All of the foregoing have been liv l ing quietly and have not attempted t l break the rule of the Swiss govern ment, conveyed to them in diplomati 1 language at the time they took III | their residence in Switzerland, to tn effect that no political propaganda o any sort would be tolerated.
 Ex-King Constantine and the form
 CT Queen Sophie. of Greece. however
 have been much more prominent. anC
 in fact, the present Greek minister a
 Berne publicly accused them in thu
 Swiss. press of being the instigato
 and accomplices in the plot agains
 MT. Venizelos which was recently dis
 covered in Athes.'
 Constantine and his family and suit
 consisting of about thirty person . stayed for some months at hotel , Lucerne but recently the ex-king re
 moved to St. Moritz, where it is sai lower rates were granted the e1 royalties, who were commencing , feel the pinch for funds. They spen most of their time in motoring. Jewellers have proftad by the at , vent of these erstwhile royalties
 Switzerland. A diadem belonging 1 ; ex-Empress Zita, valued at 200, ,0( francs was recently sold at Bern A lot of very high class jewels frol Austrian and Hungarian royalties ar
 missionaries has been purchased . Swiss dealers and much is lying {
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Staple articles, such as cotton gooda ought to be sold at fair profit and no more. If excessive prices are charged, then the profiteers should be hunted out and punished. Connecticut will back up MT. Tilson and voice a demand that his charges be probed. If he is right, let's bring these pirates to light. If he is wrong, then let that be made clear.
 Next to articles of food there is no single thing that comes closer to the people than the price of cotton. Every cent they have to pay over the fair profit of manufacture and sale costs means just so much more burden.
 Let's have the truth of the matter, and have it at once.-Meriden Jour nal.
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see if 1t would accept a mandate there is out of the question for that has always been a forlorn hope. But the conditions are such now that a decision should be promptly reached and even that will have to be sup ported with a strong hold.
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When railroad men decide to buy no more shoes as a protest against the prices, they can probably call into service many half worn out pairs that will do for many moons.
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INCOME-T FACTS
 YOU SHOULD KNOW
No 5

Aside from the salary which 6 clergyman receives during the year, he must consider as taxable income the eces received foc special services per formed for individuals ol organjza- tons. Also. in case he is furnished with a rectory CT living quarters, the fair rental value Of tie 2ccommofa- tors thus provided must be consid- cred income just as truly as though he Were paid the vi ue in cash and eS- pended it for his home or quarters as a personal expense. If his meals are rrovided by the congregation, free of charge to him. the fair value of such eb7ard is taxable income. @
 In addition, there may be bank in terest, bond interest, and a number of other kinds of income which must be considered taxable to a clergyman, as in the case of the farmer, business man. and wage earner.
 Many olergymen receive fees for special services. which may cover simple recitatls of prayers for the dead, or marriages, christenings ard other ceremonies and services which l are incident to their calling.
 No Tax On Gifts.
 l Bona -fde gifts arc got taxable under l the Income-Tax laws. However, there | is clear distinction to be made be tween a fee and gift The annua l Christmas offering t. the pastor, whicf
 is the custom in many parishes, i. l urely ard simply ! gift. But tht Easter collection for his benefit il l considered to be i'll Lh nature O. ae.-
 ditional eompentatIo" for his service:
 10 the individuals contributing.
 A clergyman may receive an unusu l ally largA fee, which might have tn, appearance of a gift. But if that fei vas in consideration of the perform
 aace of some service, the offerin;
 uist be considered taxable income
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NowALenine is talking about work for the people in Russia, Comes at bad time for that beatlead that has just been sent home and dishearten- ing for those about to be deported.
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Eleven cent sugar is promised the consumer by August. says. New York report. But bv that time we are likely to be told that enough has hap pened to send it up to 30 cents.
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Down in Kentucky grand jury found ground enough for indictments in connection with an attempted lynching, but took no action because bad feeling would be kept alive if it had. Looks as if it was afraid of discouraging any such lawlessness in the future E&Yg. gNS-
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From the way in which candidates for the presidency spring up politi- Gal training doesn't seem to be con sidered a necessary preparation.
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Think of a lumber company on the Pacific coast reducing prices ten to thirty per cent when furniture is al- ready scheduled to rise. e-
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The fellow who is going to ride in a rocket to. the moon isn't going to be discouraged by Major Schroeder's $ inability to get beyond 36.O0O feet.
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Norwich, Feb 2s. 1920.
President Wilson's .Administration

President Wilson's Administration. Mir. Editor: According to press re- ports. since President Wilson has re- turned to active control of the duties of his office there Is again much talk of a third term going the rounds in Washington. To the man. on the street it looks as if Woodrow Wilson would be able to draw as few votes as any man mentioned for the nomination on the democratice ticket. Four or five years ago I heard a prominent demo- crat of Norwich refer to President Wilson as being in the same class with Abraham Lincoln. But during the past year have not heard a single peep from any one of his former ad | mirers. President Wilson's name will 1 go down to posterity as one of the | greatest word jugglers in the history l of our country. As a promfser o1 all things great and good he has. nc
 equal. But of achievement of any | thing tending to the common welfare
 his administration has been absolutely nil. When the speIIbinders get tc
 work in the political campaign : O. 1920, they will have no difficulty 1T
 seeking for flaws in the present ad. ministratien.
 Take for. instance the case of sugar
 George A. Zabriskie, president of tn,
 sugar equalization board is, Respon yl sible. for the statement that: 'sVheI | weAwe offered the entire Cuban eroI
 in August. 1918, representing 4,00eS 00
 tons at 6 1-2 cents, a pound, we wer 9eenpelled to secure the president ap
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If the president insists upon pock- eting the treaty should the Lodge res ervations pass, it is only serving mo- tice that he is bound to have his own way.
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A couple of weeks more and the eroundhog terrorism can be sheIved for arother year. -~r
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

These are, the days when every eel lar as well as the backyard has it's ashpiIe.
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The man on the corner says: It is one thing to make money and another to make it meet requirements.
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The war isn't over yet. Turkey is still putting up hard fight for Con stantinople.
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Be Johnny on the spot when there is an opportunity to be grasped, other wise you may find 1t missing.