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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
COMMITTEE uPHoLps SIMS.

The sub committee that has been investigating the controversy between Admiral Sims and Secretary Daniels which centered about the naval awards sustains the action of the ad- mural and finds by the majority re- port that the attitude he took rela- tive to the distribution of the honors operated in such way as to break down the morale of the navy.
 It is the belief of the majority that tho way would have been cleared of obstacles had Secretary Daniels made known to the officers the course he intended 10 pursue in making the awards before tic lists of those rec % tmmtndci for torors were forward rd. and it dnds ground for criticizing hlm In overriding the action of tn board 0f awards in order to give the highest medal to commanders who iosf their ships. If naval awards are supposed to be given for signal ser VIC. it is apparent tat the men of the navy are going to see no partic- uiar bravery displayed by the com uander of a ship whose vessel was loeated and struck by torpedo. That favuritism is the basis for such awards cannot fan to make it's ap- peal in that very body of men where it should not Whenever honors ars distributed they should go for actua ,meritoriOus service. not through Iul and not because of relationship.
 Whenever any such instance is dis closed the morale of the navy ire qufres that 1t should be corrected That suh undeserved awards ar made is not so serious as to permi them to remnin- Having noted tn circumstances surrounding the awar, and recognized the harmful effect that were bound to accrue Admira Sims was justihed in taking tn course that he did. The whole mat Ger ought 10 be adjusted. however through the recommended adherenc to the action of the Knight board c awards now in session.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Heaven Or Hell.

MT. Editor: Does man go to heav-- en or hell at. death? The writer knows that the mere asking of the above question will strike some as a denial of what they believe to be a fundamental doctrine of the Chris tlan religion, and get it is a ques- ton of vital importance and has been for ages. To be more accurate, let us frame the question in way which will bring us directly to the points involved. Has man an immortal, never dying soul? There is hardly sermon prea ched,s Or a prayer ut tered, in the pulpit of the leading de- nominations of Christianity, where the terms immortal soul' and never dying soul' are not used, and so
 frequently, too, that the doctrine of the immortality of the soul is taken as a foregone conclusion. As a mat ter Of fact, it is taught in the Bible. First of all, let me say that these terms, immortal soul' and never dying souF' are not found in the Bible they are the inventions of men and believed by those who do not know what the Bible teaches. The word immortal" is applied to God alone. The text is found in 1 Tim 1:17.
 In the Bible death is given a name which stands for unconsciousness. It is called a sleep" Ps. 13: 3 from which all will be awakened at the resur- rection, all that are in the grave shall come forth. St. John 5:28, 2e. Rom. 6:23. = Nothing is known by the dead of the passing of the years or of the condi- ton and circumstances of loved ones Job. 14:21
 How impossible it would be for any 1 of Gods people ever to be deluded by l the lying claims of Spiritualism if the plain statements of truth were be- lieved! How impossible for any to be | deceived by so-called spirits of the dead.
 In the fourteenth chapter of Job tht i question of dead is discussed, and the
 conclusions there set forth are worthy l of our study. Where are the. dead When a person dies he does not liv, somewhere else, in heaven, or hell He does not live at all, in any eondi
 ton whatsoever. He is dead ant l when person is dead he is not alive l is he? Nothing that is here said i l to be interpreted as meaning tha
 there will be no future life.
 There will be a future life. Bu
 this future life is not a continuation
 of the life that now is. It is entirel
 a new life, and it begins, not at tn
 time of death, but at the time of tn
 resurrection from death. It has al
 ready been shown that consciousness l depends on the union of the breath c
 life with the body, and therefor
 when these two are separated g ) death, inconsistencies must result
 The ability of thinking has then com
 to an end. Ps. 6:5. Paul agrees wit
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that state of affairs in some respects. If organized labor keeps on making extravagant demands, and abject sur render is made to them, how long will it be before Jumps of anthra- cite coal will have about the same value as a nickle? The miners are now demanding sixty per cent in crease for contract work, two dol lars a day advance for day work, a six hour day and a five day week. Why they refrain from demanding that the mines be turned over to them is hard to understand.
 If the demands are granted how long will it take at this pace to reach the Vienna condition ?-Bristol Press.
 The decision of the common council relative to the establishment of a day light saving law this summer will meet with general approval, although one might wish that it were bit,more definite to dependency upon the sur rounding cities. The bylaw which was passed last night is replete with ministers were still almost literally the cerns the hour at which the clocks shall be advanced, but is somewhat weak in the preamble. The resolution calls for the moving forward of the clocks on the last Sunday in March and says that the daylight saving shall end on the last Sunday in October- Meriden Journal.
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HAPPENING HE DATE.

Thero has been no reason to alter tho opinion that has prevailed since before the suIrage amendment was passed by congress that the right to vote viii be extended to women. The zinse is coming and it will not be far distant unless indications are all Wrong. and that Is most unlikely un- der present conditions.
 Ratification of the amendment has mgvrd along rapidly. There are now % states that have approved the amundmsnt. leaving 1t necessary fol but three more to act favorabIy be- fore the amendment will become law Jnsf what states win settle the Ques- ton. and especially the one that vii have tse honor of being the necessary sSth. is now caRsing much anxiety 1t fEn1 that there Is believed to be ; ctmncs of faih1re for the amendment ratification. but interest is now cen. tefed on when 1t win be accomplish ed
 Whether there is stiil a chance fo raflneAtion in West Virginia ought t be ou1ckiy determined, but Washing tsu wfii be one of the necessary thre nnd it is even maintained that ther is a possibi1ity of favorable action b. elns sAAtes of Tennessee, North Caro flmn, Florfdn and Louisiana in time but not as soon as destred in order t permit of participation in prfmarie and presidential election.
 Feeling certain that it is bound t Feuzss ensEiz gre 6sing dzutge toda;
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CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MARCH ssh, 1920
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rHE ADRArlc PUZZLE.

According to the latest note of President Wilson to the allied pre- miers relative to the Adriatic situa- ton there is disclosed a willingness on his part that the adjustment of the controversy between Italy and JuKoslavia be left to those two coun- tries. and he is favorable to the idea that in case they are not ahle to reach an agreement that the allied powers including this country should cndeavor again to straighten out the tnnxie. The one thing that he con sfnues to oppose is that after every thing else has failed that the matter shall be adjusted according to the pact of London.
 That pact of London is the under standing reached between Italy and Great Britain and France before Italy entered the war. It was because of the agreements hereunder that Italy east its lot with the entente and of rnurss before this country entered tbe war. It was one of those secret underNzndirgs against which SC much has been said in connection with European affairs and in such rupport as Is given to it now it must be recognized that it was an agree ment in which this country had nc part. It was signed before we had anything to say about such mat ter and it can be readily understood that those countries involved fee that they are soiemnly obligated un- iens some course can be agreed upor which does not make resort to tht pact necessary.
 Whatever has been done thus fai does not lend encouragement to tho hope that the two countries will be able to adjust their differences how ever much such an outcome is to be desired for their own good as well al the future peace of that neighbor- hood The attempt should be made nevertheless and even if it is neces- Eary for the several allied nations tt arazn undertake the job there is | possibility that a new understand standing would bring a different opt come.
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THE WAR RISK BUREAU.

. After long period during which complaints have been made galore the interesting report comes from the war risk insurance bureau at Washington that it will be a matter of only few weeks before that bureau will be op- erating on a one hundred per cent. efficiency basis. How many are there who will sigh and exclaim that it is time.
 Unquestionably the conditions in that branch of the war service have been anything but favorable. The in ability to find out anything. to clear up misunderstanding to impress up on the bureau that premiums had been paid and in fact to do business with it in a businesslike manner has resulted in thousands upon thousands of soldiers dropping their insurance and placing it with regular insurance companies where there were not the many annoyances to be experienced as with the government bureau.
 The government bureau drove bus mess away instead of encouraging it. There may have been some allowance due before the war ended but cer- cdAAtly lOl bllS past veal and half, there has been less reason for it and certainly a steadily de- creasing disposition to do business under such aggravating conditions.
 It is gratifying of course to learn that the bureau has been put on a business basis even though the red tape had to be ruthlessly handled ! Efficiency should be the aim and ac- complishment of every branch of the government hut oon1inp as it does, ir
 this instance, after much business | has been driven away it is a question whether it is going to be able to in spire confidence among those who
 have pulled up stakes and gone else.
 where. The benefits can be expected | to accrue, however, for those who | have stood by in spite of the annoy ances.
 It is to be expected that the eff. i ciency will prove to be more than o1 paper and considering that it is { 1 government activity we will be get.
 ting much quicker than in some othel directions
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HELPING SELL THE HOUSE

s4t eertain1y must have been, agreed the man with the pug nose. May. I see the kitchen 2 My wife told me especially to look at the Kitchen
 Why, of course, his hostess re- piled, getting up. I'm just as glad as, can be to show you all over the house and tell you whatever you want to out of 1t. I'd like to have a little money to spend for something else besides new faucets and new fuller bells, grates for the furnace and bricks for the chimney, to say nothing of the pickets everlastingly disappearing from, the back fence. There is the worst crowd of young ruffians racing up and down our alley and l do hope, if you buy the place. you'll get bull- dog or something. They poisoned two dogs for us and threw rocks through the cellar windows besides I never dare hang the washing out without sitting on guard: three of Harold s shirts disappeared one week and all his socks another I wouldn't put it beyond the people next door. to do it, either"
 "How many bedrooms upstairs?" asked the man with the pug nose.
 Four" said his hostess, promptly. r buI5 really three are all that can De used because the other is so small and gets the hot sun so in summer and all the winds in winter. You can't even use it for a sewing room, either, be- cause 1t has one of those high up win- dows that are absolutely no good 1 Look out for that banister-it's going i to fall off some day. Why people will I let children slide down banisters can't imagine and then make innocent 1 parties suffer for it. We might have broken our necl1s a dozen times if il 1 had given way The bathroom is there l but I'd have the walls tiled if I were 1 you. The furnace heat peels all the 1 enameled paper off, you see. Oh, it's z very comfortable house. and we'r, leaving just because can't stand tht 1 noise around here any more since st much business came in and ruined tn,
 street. Just bring your wife over an, | time. Maybe you'd better come agail i when Harold is here. He could tell vol
 more about the house than I can, Tn 1 sure"
 ''Thank you" coughed the man wit
 the pug nose. Thank you so much
 I guess I'll have to think it over | spell before deciding"
 Well, Fll-be real glad to show you I wife around any time,'' said the lad
 in blue and white hopefully "Oh, Pr
 sure she'd like the ouse."-Chfcag
 News.
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STORIES OF THE WAR
The Latest in Ammunition.

Verbal conflicts resembling those which take place over back yard fences in family feuds occasionally oc- cur between the Italian regular troops and d'Annunzio's anditi on the bridge over a narrow canal which separates Sussak from Plume.
 The regulars occupy Sussak while d'Annunzio's men hold Plume. The bridge is but fifty feet long with sidewalk on each side and a space of about 20 feet wide for vehicular traf- fic in the middle. On one side stands a detail of dAnnunzio's guns, while on the other stand the sentinels of the regulars, "loyal to the King" The bridge is barricaded on both{ sides with several strands of barbed wire placed in such a way that vehicles can pass across only by making a serpentine detour.
 An attack from the regulars side was rumored throughout the poets domain the other day. The poet him self, with a detail of arditi and sew eral armored motor cars hastened to the scene. ..---.....
 D'Annunzio stood aside while his arditi went forth to battle. They went out on the bridge and called the regular soldiers all sorts of pet names l The regulars in turn returned the vol leys of colored verbiage. A few gen. erals appeared on the regulars side These were made the subject of in creased and heavy verbal fire from tht arditi. The latter pressed nearer th' i generals, rubbed their shoulder. against them and otherwise insufteC | them.
 In the, thickets of the fight, one O the regulars discovered a choice bi
 of ammunition and shouted,
 | Long live the King.
 All his comrades joined in the cheering. The arditi had nothing t,
 reply to that and refreated whil
 d'Annunzio returned to his palace
 The days battle. was over
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both David and Christ. that death is a sleep. 1 Cor. 15:6. and in Thess. 4:13, he says, eBut I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren. concern ing them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope' Daniel, David, Christ, Paul and Luke agree that death is a sleep. See Dan. 12:2. B. Acts 7:s0. There is no place of tor9eent now, nor will there be until the end of the world. Of the doctrine which teaches that at death a wicked man will go to a place of torment is true, there would be no need Of resurrection from the dead Shall they be brought forth from hell to see if mistake has been made in their cases. whether they, after all, should have been sent to heaven instead of hell?
 c U5s F. J. WENISCH.
 WiIlimantic, March '. 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
Stories That Recall Others.
Birdseed.


 There was a crowd in the drug store waiting for prescriptions. All were eager for attention and the druggist was doing has best. One of the serious looking women shifted back and forth until she blocked the prescription clerk.
 Wait or me, please,y she snapped, I'm in hurry"
 What do you wish"
 Some birdseed-canary bird. And I want the real stuff, none of that camoufiaged bird seed-sand, corn meal. sawdust and a lot of other stuff"
 But, lady, we"
 "Oh, you can't fool me. I've been reading up on this birdseed graft. read in a magazine where they were tanning all sorts of junk into the stuff we're feeding our poor little can aries Think of cheating a poor lit tie cantry,"
 How much do you want, Iady?'' "Oh, nickeI's worth.'' And the poor unhappy waiting crowd tdrned with double groan.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
GROWING DEAF WITH HEAD NOISES
 TRY THIS

If you are growing hard of hearing have roaring. run bling, hissing noises in your ears. go to your druggist and get one ounce of Parmint fdoubles strengthJ and add to it fl pint of hot water and a little granulated sugar. Take one tablespo oonful Iour times a. day.
 This will often bring quick relief CIogged nostrils should open. breathing become easy and the mucus stop drop ping into the throat It Is easy to prepare, costs little and is pleasant to take. Anyone who is threatened with catarrhal deafness, or who has head 1loisas, should give this prescription a tria: B
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 the democrats who are exceedingly angry at the presidents refusal to even receive the distinguished Caro- lima senator to talk things over" Those men are quoted as saying it will be their policy to at once accept the Lodge reservations and then leave it to the president to assume the full respons -bility of defeating the treaty unless he will accept the pend ing reservations as framed by the majority of the senate. Unquestion- ably that, sentiment prevailed among them when they learned that their emissary was turned down" at the white house, but whether it will be softened by a week end respite from treaty discussion, is uncertain. The matter will come up today, and the closeup view is that the treaty will be disposed of one way or another within the week. g
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to getting the privilege at once, and with that end in view special pres
 sure is being brought to bear upon the governors and legislatures of Connecticut Vermont and Delaware for special sessions and ratification. Thus far the governors of the two New England states have refused to call special session. The decision of the governor of this state is final, if we are to judge by his statements, and with a similar stand taken by the governor of Vermont it doesn't necessarily mean that these states will not ratify but that there will be no special session to accomplish it.
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

It is said that. in Vienna potatoes have become current as a medium of exchange taking the place, of money which has all but lost value. Re ports state hat twenty-five potatoes will purchase a pair of shoes. We seem to be pretty well. on our way to
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
Why He Didn't Move.

Step forward, please!" had been urged several times by the eonduc- tor. Most of them responded but one fellow had gotten nice clean strap near the door and he clung on intense ly devoted to the novel he was read ing. Nothing disturbed his atten- tion. Finally one young woman who could not restrain her curiosity got where she could get look at the book. It was: q
 "A Rose Garden Husband
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Once again New York city is being entertained by corruption in its po- lice force. Wasn't some such demor- alization predicted when Hylan show ed his hand on taking office?
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If the overhauling suggested in the department of the interior by Frank lin K. Lane will save $1OO,O ,OOU now is the time to give it serious consid- eration.
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The real estate man sent me over to look through your house., said the ] man with the pug nose when the lady in the blue and white house dress opened the door. He said you wanted to sell
 7 ''oh, my goodness" cried the lady; Hcome right in! I should say we did want to sel1t I told my husband this morning that it had been six weeks since we put the house in the hands of the agent and l didn't believe a single soul ever would want to buy it. Any body going by wouldn't think of stop ping because the paint is so faded and spotty and there's thatIp1ace under the veranda where the foundation stone is out and it shows so from the street,
 What the matter with the founda-a tion?" inquired the man with the pug nose interestedly.
 T don't just know" the lady in the blue and white dress replied eagerly, 'but I could find out for you. Some people say the builder must have put the foundation in on frozen ground
 and then it. melted, but I don't see what difference that would make with the same amount of earth right there all the time, do you? My hlIsband's S
 cousin, who. owns three factories and ought to know, says the stone has scaled off. but it'll last a long time, and you'd hardly ever notice the slant 1 it gives the dining room floor That stone has been stuck back in dozens of times, but somehow it just falls right I out again-that'sa the way the Angel Tvs pet dog got in unlSuowrl to any l body and ate all my pickled peaches l out of the crock, and they blamed me because it died"
 l "The agent said the house asn't i very Eold,' declared the man, with the
 pug nose. "Do you know when it was 1 built?'' M
 Mercy, mol" cried his hostess
 amusedly. ''I was born in. this neigh 1 bodhood, and it's always been here ] The people who owned it ten years ago l had this stuceo put on over the orig 1 inal wood house, and sort of sprueed it 1 up; but I don't believe any Of the paper on the upstairs rooms had been 1 taken off since a thousand years ago 1 because when we papered they peeled l off exactly seventeen different de- 1 signs. Did you ever hear of such 3 1 thing? I remember distinctly because | that was the year we had to have 2 1 new. roof put on. A leal1y roof is the worst thing-every closet in the place
 was drenched. and ! teu you. water 1 doesn't improve a velvet dress ol ] mems shoes. Why, Harold's shoes jus l fioated around. I don't believe it wa. i very good roofing firm, either, be.
 cause they pounded so that several O.
 the rafters in the attic came down I Harold said they were worm eaten O,
 something, but I think it was jus terrible!''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

BergdolPs mother was willing he should fight in this country. She must have known the war was in Europe and the advisability of keep ing it thn~o
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

When Poland asks eight billion dollars from Russia in the peace terms, Poland wants to be careful not to accept any of that bolshevik money.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

The federal reserve bank in Chi cago will permit no employe to mar ry unless getting $125 a month. With the bank properly disposed that re- >stEicten ought to be easily removed.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

The investigation of the anti sa- loon league in New York state seems to be directed to finding out how it put the punch in prohibition.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It doesn't look now as if the home rule question in Ireland would be set tied by the 17th.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

If Hoover should now turn down a republican primary it would make certain that he is what he says he is, not 9 candidate.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

Those heavy imports of gold had the desired effect upon exchange even though it was subsequently, an- nounced as premature report.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

The man on the corner says: The fellow whp displays a constant state of exultation these days is apt to be misjudged.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

and can not devote as much time as is desired to the instruction and assist ance of taxpayers. Prompt action means better service and the avoid ance of probable later difficulties.
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Taking No Chances,

Hungarians unanimously prefer monarch as they come to under stand the League of Nations' plan of salvation for a world democracy. Washington Post
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

New Jersey is so thoroughly set on being "wet" that it can be expected to oppose the drainage of it's swamp lands.