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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
The Question ofNorcEesttas.

MT. Editor: Replying to "Theatricalp in teday's issue. No one would expect a show to be put on in Norwich as it is in New York neither would one expect to pay the price that one would in New fork
 The small percentage" a local man. ager gets as his share is still smaller if the show carries its own orches- tra, as the road expenses, hotel, rail- road fares, etc, are often more than double the amount paid for salary of players, thus taking just that amount from the local managers share. The atrica1' says The score of a musical comedy has to be rehearsed for weeks" Very true but this does not apply 10 the orchestra, for as a rule the orchestra is not called until the dress rehearsal and after the show is letter perfect-having one and sometimes two previous rehearsals alone. However. the fact of the mat ter is as Theatrical" states and he hits the nail on the head-the man ager is not in the business for love or pleasure-but he isl not like other bus mess men who give your money back | if the goods are not satisfactory and 1 have to give value or lose business. l He, on the other hand, only gives 1 just what he can get by or-ass lit- 1 tie as possible. The orchestra, as a ! plea sure to him or his patrons, means 1 nothing to him but expense. He would, probably, rather show a prize l fight than an opera to save the cost of the orchestra.
 | The writer recalls shows in the l past. in Norwich, which called upof l local musicians up to sixteen men. The l standard was eight as a minimum, ana | .%A< from two to six pieces that ther, I were many. good musicians to draw from. Take "14s2,, Johnny Jones,
 Wilbur Opera Co., and many oth.
 CTS having 12 to IS men, all local ex
 cept the conductor and very satisfac
 tory. Many productions started iron 1 this town and gave their premie
 here on account of the good orchestr; obtainable. An opera house all owe l the world is nucleus for music I
 Is or should be the place where tn
 best in music is found-a builder uI
 of musical taste and education. In
 small way. this used to be the case il
 Norwich. At one time fine orchestr;
 was formed-perhaps thirty-fve peo
 pie. The nucleus being members 0
 the Opera House orchestra. Wha
 do we find today? The lack of supper and incentive given by the local oper house management to the musiciant
 and this attitude towards music ha ;; tended to drive good musicians to oth CT towns. The result is we have fe, musicians. We don't even have double bass in the theatre. I hay
 heard of company conductors criticiz ! ing the manag ement on account ( not having men to play the score-on conductos in the hotel lobby was hear to remark, This is a town that coul not even support double bass fiddle
 We had them once, but when the or
 chestra was cut down the men stor
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

an awakening. at least to a moderate degree. All that is needed to get uf to the full vizor of advancement is ae- iion afte- the city's slogan. with the proper emphasis on the We can" part of it.-Middletown Press.
 That very remarkable organization known as the Fair Price commit tee" of H: tford Is now bringing its combined intellect to bear on potato prohteers. Hartford people are soi- emnly assured there are none Of that sort is nthe city. Sweet assurancei The statement should he acconpan- led by singing of I'm forever blow ing bubbles" One dealer told pre- sumably with tearsf what shrink age he had suffered in d shipment He was careful not to tell what [ shrinkage purchasers often expert ence when they throw out worthless i potatoes that are palmed of on Aer among a few good ones at an ex- iravagant prices-Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
sHoULp nE MUSTERED our.

Much has been said from time to t'1c fbout the large number of eu- rioyes i1 the service of the govern mcnt and the necessity for reducing the same It has even been claimed that the number was so large that many had nothing whatever to do and that the payment of such salaries amounted simply to a gratuity. IL uagr't because the employees. were not willing or aBle to work. but that the war work had SO decreased that there was rothine Co do. This situation Q concerns that in the District of Co., iumbia and it naturally raises the question as Co why steps are not taken Co reduce.
 Following our entrance into the wal thc rtfnber of employees in Washing ton Jumped from about 4o. o.ooo to about ii1ooo. Last July there were still io@oo0 in the federal employ there ard-ft fs not probable that that nun. tes has been greatly decreased, buf wlf thiF ueuuhber is now necessar, uthid Co eniirhtening. and particu il1y 60 In view of the fact that { cotmission which has been busy or re4assihcatlon of salaries has recon rnfdct. seven hour working days, B dats vacations. ten days sick Ieav, anf Increased pay for night. holida, Rn Sunday work.
 -4ho large Increase in governmen employees at Washington was due t Che war. All tho increased work fl connection with the war may not b ended but a large part of it is an, yet there 'has been no correspondin decreass in the number of efnpicye. When well paid. short houred an hbcrsfly vaoationed government em ployes are not required tc take car Of the government work there shoul be e reduction in the number to thos actually required. There is no bette way in which 10 take care of govern ment funds and 10 put into effect tn policy Of economy. and all wastag hat results from maintaining a corn of needless employes calls for nothin but severe condemnation. The mus ter.ug out of the army of empIoye seems to have been unjustly deiaye,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
ROOTED OBJECTIONS

to think of her getting tired of Reg ina1d-l1e has such a loving nature. And then look at eher hands-I don't believe that girl would so much as use a paper cutter to open letter without putting on thick chamois gloves to protect her hands. I can just see the dust all over her house and Reginald is so neat! Can you imagine Tasmania cooking? Perhaps they intend to board" said her husband brightly.
 The lady with the marcel turned "Board?" she gasped. 'After Reginald has been used to large houss and all the comforts Nof home all his life and codfsh balls after grandmother's s recipe every Sunday morning, to say nothing of those dousnnuts he has been crazy about ever since he was ls? Board? That's exactly what Tas- mania Bibbling would like to do to !, him. Every time see her she has on new hat, too.''
 Maybe she makes 'em'' said her husband.
 Not her kind of hats!'' asserted 1 his wife. "She wears the kind that you can't get head nor tail to and | that cost frenl thi-ty-fiv up--the kiEd I tIl G. why don't yea buy simple little hats lise that becoming one-I know it did mt cost much beca ause there's nothing | to iti' Reginald will just wear his fife away buying her clothes. And she $ always extra sweet to me that I knew l sae has made Up her mind 70 take him. although any girl had it chance l to get Reginald and refused him would be simply crazy!
 'Well, if she's nice to you"
 They're always nice to you before
 you are actually their mother-in law, l exclaimed the lady with the marcel 'fYou don't act as though you cared a | hit You dont seem worried at all and here I alG nearly crazy!"
 What makes you think Reginald is considering matrimonyo" asked her l husband. Did he say anything?'
 ''N-n-no," admitted the lady with ! the marcel, mot a word But he does
 not have to. I know. I can feel it
 It's sol"
 "wen, I'm switched" gasped the
 gentleman with the new tie. If that's | all you're worrying about I'd quit 1 Anyhow, I rather like Tasmania my
 self. don't mind Reginald's marrying
 her"
 "Oh, said Reginald's mother, pattins i her marcel resignedly, rive nothing especial asainst Tasmania. I guess l just hate to see Reginald get married
 at alll"-Exehange
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
Prayer and Politics.

Mir. Editor: When I ventured to criticize MT. Barnes Enmet ora . ton I had no thought that it would in- volve me in theological discussion through the interjection of a third party.
 Even now, seeing that no light has been thrown by him on the original question. it would seem better if Mir. Barnes had been left to defend him. self
 Observer taxes me with insinuating that he had cut out prayer from his politics and then inconsistentiy signs himself as one who does not vote as he prays-whi&a surely confirms my guess.
 My Latin quotation was not far fetched"-any one who could recog- nize it as Latin would know what ii meant; but Observers vague allusion to Fifteenth C>stury acts, without naming whether he had in mind the Spanish Inquisition or the Sandwich Islanders, is much farther from the mark than my Latin.
 If Observer, as he says, does no; vote as he prays then the conclusion i is forced upon us that he either prays wrong or votes wrong One or tho other must be his case. A LISTENER. Norwich, March r, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
STORIES OF THE WAR
Chinese as Exeeutioners for solshevik

Chinese as Exeeutioners for Boisheviki
 The correspondent of the Amster- dam Handelsblad. who recently re- turned. from trip in soviet Russia, gives the following account of his in vestigations of the activities of the Chinese employed there by the bolshe- wiki as eXecutioners.
 Such horrible stories were being told in Europe about these Chinese that 1 thought it worth my while te learn more about them. As joke. asked every one who asked my opin- ion of the bolsheviki to show me some real an-kiIling Chinese, but I was always told that they couldn't produce any just now because they had all gone to the Denikine front.
 'I was told the Chinese. if com manded by their own officers. were ex- cellent soldiers. but they ran like ,hAres if their officers were killed. Exeeu-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Ii has been one of the mysteries of Connecticut why Middletown, the very heart of the state and located on a magnificent river, never advanced aft CT the manner of sueh inland cities as New Britain and Waterbury.
 The answer. of course. is that Mid dletown did not want to grow. It was contented with inaction.
 Now there is distinct evidence of
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

ped playing the instrument-no in- centive and no job. Thsre was talk Of using only piano and drums, but I presume this was too raw, even for this management,
 If the opera house management looks only for profit and never con- siders the pleasure of the public and what it is paying for in the words of Theatrical" he should move to other fields for public education and entertainment is not his forte.
 MUSIC.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

If Pennsylvania is able to produce about a million pounds of maple su- gar, the question arises as to whether New England is doing all it might in this directien.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

When democrats pass, an article ten reservation over the presidents order to the contrary they might just as well put the whole document up to him.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
Grn~,th of Cities.

SS-ll. all the other cities and tows and villages in the country cannot safely estimate their respective in crease of population in the last 10 years by tho figures given out fer Washington. City.-Savansh News.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

Of course there is no self interest when sympathy at this season of the year runs to great heights over what the labosing man viii do next sum mer because of prehibition,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

It is interesting te learn the num- Der of income tax returns but it would be more interesting to know the number of dodgers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

The snow and ice have rapidly dis appeared. Would that as effective an influence could be brought to bear on high prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

The man on the corner says: When the women get to hunting hats you can rest assured that spring is here.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

Of course any stock dividends that are declared now are not the result of the United States supreme court decision.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

As consistent Bryan denaocrat there is none that can eutshine Col onel Bryan.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

The trouble with many of the Ger mans is that they all want a place in the sun at the same time.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

Wen, it's t'roe for the groundhog to let go his control of the weather bu- reau.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
EDITORIAL NOTES

Germany believes in bloodless strife only when 1t is on German soil.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
CUT|ClJRAHEALS ITCHY P|MPLES
Also BIackheads On Face, Scratched. Lost Rest.

II had re6 sinplss all ovz m face, and also bisehhezds. They were
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18


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 upat highland scratch then. E E% G They itched something
 :. awful. My face was covered M andIwas ashAnnedt to 70 out. N9N T had these pirnpIes for M about thre. weeks when 1 began to use cuticura Sosp and oins. ment, and used i've cakes Of Cuti- cura Soap and two boxes ef cuticuA Ointment when I was healed." (Signed) B. Kabz1kin, 2o4 Spring s., Fall River, Mass, May i, 1918. 1-C Cuticura Toilet Trio "a E Consists of Soap, Ointment and Taleum. Prevent distressing skin troubles becoming serious by naAk- ing Cuticurs Soap, and no othz, your every day toiies sean, assisted oy little touches of Ceticura oint- rnent now and then. -Aiways inclade cuticura Talcim in your toilet prep arafions. It is refined powder of fascinating fragrance.
 ean,,s IssA rTs, D n.n Asdrvss ssss-e.ss; sess e. 6iStnest G z $ ssa s,e. sH,ss~ asss' Ee B Cutienfa Soap shavcs titheut nMx.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

A Serious Proposition.
 Mt. Editor: A matter which should
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
A soeciaI Emeroencv.

Norwich, March 1s. 1920.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-02
NOTICE OF HEARING
 OF FIN AL ACCOUNT

Notice is hereby given that J. w. Sa0lier, administrator of the estate of George Pleich, de ceased, has returned and pre- Sented for settlement, and filed in the above court, his final ac- count of his said administration of above estate, and that Mon day the 18th day of October 1920 at two o'clock D. m. at the court room of the above named Court in Mccarthy, Alaska, has been duly appointed by the Probate Judge of said court as the day for final settlement of said account, at which time X place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exception in writing to said ac- count and contest same.
 Dated at Mccarthy, Alaska.
 September l4th 1920.
 C. Parker Smith. US. CommiS sioner and ex officio Probate Judge.
 First Publication Sept. 18th 1920 Last Publication Oct. l6th. 1920
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-02

Tn tFe United States Commis sioner's Court, Third Judicial Division, in and for Mccarthy Precinct. Territory of flask |.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-02
IN PROBATE

Tn the matter of the Estate of George Pleich, deceased.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-02
GENTS FURNISHINGS

GENTS FURNISHINGS Mccarthy Mercantile Co. RESTAURANTS The Home Restau rant Merchants Cafe.
 MEAT MARKET
 R. L.. H. Marshall.
 BILLIARDS The Alaskan.
 The Golden.
 TRANSFER ChaS. Lubbe.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

While playing football on Baggett'
field yesterday afternoon. Carl Drie'
fus, Of the Dreadnaught Athletic
Club. fractured his left leg.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01
EXPLOSION K|LLS12
IN ELECTRIC PLANT
Blast Due to Short Circuit
Sprays Burning Oil Over
Victims.

NORTH ToNAwANDA. n. Y. Nov.
Twelve men were killed yesterday
In an explosion and fre at the dis
tributing tower of the Niagara Falls
Powder Company here.
The explosion occurred a few min
utes after two new transformers had
been cut In at the distributing tower
OF the power company's plant. Thir
teen men were crowded In the room
watching the work Of the new ma
chinery when there was an an explo-
sion, apparently caused by ? short
circuit. The force OF the blast burst
a steel barrel OF lubricating oil which
formed part Of the new equipment
and the fash of the electricity ig-
nited the oil, which was thrown over
the men In the room.
Four men were instantly killed,
apparently. One escaped serious
burns by jumping through window
The other eight managed to escape
from the fame-filled room, but al.
were so badly burned that they die
In the hospital.
As a result OF the accident North
Tonawanda, Tonawanda and par
of Buffalo were without electri
lights and power yesterday. sur
geons who attended<the injured me.
at the hospital here had to work b.
candle light. All the dead were resi-
dents of this section.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01
HEALTH SERVICE TAKES
OVER z ARMY HOSPITALS

Two army hospitals. one in North
Carolina and the other in New York
harbor, will be taken over by the
Public Health Service this week.
The North Carolina Hospital
(O'Reilly HospitaD, which is at Oteen
eight miles from Ashville. will b
continued as a tuberculosis hospital
with about 1000 beds. DR.. w. NJ.
Foster will be in temporary charge.
The hospital in New York va
riously known as the Hoff
General Hospital and the u. S.
Debarkation Hospital, Is at Fox Hills.
1t will be continued as a general hos
pital with a capacity Of about 500
beds. DR.. J. o. Cobb. until recently
head of all Public Health Service
activities in Chicago, will be in
charge.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01
HOW. DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
:. AND THE FLU
Frst Step in Treatment Is a
{ Brisk Pwgative With Gallo
tabs,' the Purified and Refined
/. Calon,el Tablets That Are
Nausealess, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by experience
that no medicine for colds and influ-
enza can be depended upon for full ef-
fectiyeness until the liver Is made
thoroughly active. That Is why the
irst step in the treatment Is the new,
tabs, which are free from the sick
ening and weakening effects rs. OF LINE the
out the fact that an active liver may
go a long way toward preventing
portant factors in enabling the pa
tient to successfully withstand an at
tack and ward off pneumonia
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time, with a swallow Of water-thats
all. No salts, no nausea nor the slight
est Interference with your eating.
pleasure or work. Next morning your
cold has vanished. your liver Is ac-
tive, your system is purified, and you
are feeling fine. with a hearty appe-
lite for breakfast. Druggists sell Cal
otabs only in original a scale sealed pack pack
money will be cheerfully refunded II
you do not find them delightful.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01
MuLIONARE'S SON and
FIVE OTHERS IN MISgAP

of an automobile driven by Philip M.
Plant, nineteen. son of the late multi
millionaire, Commodore Morton +.
Plant. were injured, none seriously.
early today when the machine left
the road near Pelham Park and
crashed into a tree. The injured
were school friends of young Plant.
Miss Helen Jasman, nineteen, re-
ported to be from Seattle, was in
Jured, suffering a fractured Jaw and
decorations. Others injured were
Chester Morehead, Of Chicago; Nor
man l.. Hussey. OF Norwalk, Conn |;
David Calhoun, of st. Louis, and Ed
ward Hershey, Of st. Paul. Plant
had q fractured leg and bruises.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

The circuit court for the city
Judge Samuel G.. Brent. presiding
opened its November term at the
courthouse here today.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA
Chamber of Commerce to Give
Election Returns Tuesday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. IA Sc
ries of Sunday school afternoon meet
ings will be held beginning next Sun
day under the auspices of Kirk L.
Wallace, Y. M. c. A. secretary. in the
Richmond Theater.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

Club, fractured his left leg.
Grafton Harris, colored. was brought
to the Alexandria Hospital from elf
ton Station yesterday with a bullet
wound in his head. The police are
investigating the case.
George w. King. postmaster at Ar
lington, Va, was given a preliminar,
hearing before United States Com
missioner William p. Woods. in thi
city, Saturday evening. on the charr'
of embezzling funds Of the postoffice.
King was held for the action of tn,
grand jury and bail was fixed at
$4,000.
The funeral of the late William
Lyons Hoy, former Alexandrian
who died at Asheville. n. c.. was held
from St. 4.iary's Catholic Church thi.
morning at Q o'clock. The Rev. l.. +.
Kelly, assistant pastor. sang mass
of requiem. and the burial was made
in ST. Mary's Cemetery.
A week of special services opened
at the First Baptist Church las
evening. The services are being con.
Quoted by the Rev. E. b. Jackson. the
pastor, assisted by the Rev. II. |
Stewart, of Washington.
A Women's Week Of Prayer will
open at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, this evening. The
services will be lead by Mrs. Harry
B. Cation and Mrs. Charles b. Nichol-
son.
Services will be held at St Marys
Catholic Church tomorrow in COM
memoration of All Souls Day.
The circuit court for the city.
Judge Samuel G. Brent. presiding,
opened its November term at the
courthouse here today
The Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce and the Harding, Coolidge and
Brookes Republican Club will show
election returns tomorrow evening on
screens which will be put up opposite
their respective headquarters.
A meeting of Allison Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at the home Of Mrs. F. W.
Latham, this evening at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01
MAJ. E. m. LAW DEAD.

BARTS0w, Fla. Nov. 1.-Major Il.
NJ. Law, ranking surviving officer OF
the Army Of tho Confederacy. died
here today after weeks Illness
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

A meeting of Allison Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at the home Of Mrs. F. W.
Latham, this evening at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

Grafton Harris, colored. was brought
to the Alexandria Hospital from Cliff
ton Station yesterday with bullet
wound in his head. The police are
investigating the case.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

Mrs. Francis d. Caravan. formerly
Of this city. died at the Alexandria
Hospital yesterday. The body wa
taken to the home of her nephew,
Garner Francis, in Washington.
The Washington times., 1920-11-01

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mail, prepaid. In plain. seeied cover.
Now that you know this you have no e.
cuse for being too fat. but can reduce two.
three Or four pounds week without fear
Of bad aftere6ects.