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Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
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 Jacob Fraser. Englishman. sold his wife for a quart of beer, and then the queer British law insisted upon holding the auctioned- of wife for bigamy!
 Because Miss Ella McWoodson. Ply mouth, Conn.,, carried her money in hef own Stocking Bank she will lose leg Doctors say it must be amputated; bills, covered with disease germs. had been stuffed into the stocking. and in- lection followed.
 But when robbers held up MT. and Mrs. Arnold Whiting in Brooklyn they took $16 from Whiting, and
 They didn't get the $50 had hid in my stocking" said Mrs. Whiting.
 Willie Berger, Is years old, Houston, Tex, married a 16-year-old girl merely because she wanted to be a June bride.'' Divorced in July.
 (Which proves that young people are too young to be married?)
 Robert Hicks, who is 69, Kansas City, Mo-. was divorced by his wife. Othela, aged 63, after 40 years Of married life She said he was a flirt, and he said she was jealous.
 (Which proves that old people are too old to be married?)
 Mrs. Samuel w. Boorstein, New York. asks for a divorce because her husband has deserted her 12 times in less than seven years of married life.
 U. c. Hatfield Chicago. is angry be- cause his wife acquired the habit of coming home only on Sundays.
 The average hospital is full of hu- man beings spending a lot of good money trying to keep from dying. while
 
 Joseph Weller, Mifflintown. Pa. was so anxious to die that he swallowed ten carpet tacks a handful of match heads. and some small scraps of tin. all of which was brought back to the surface by stomach pump. &As Holding four aces three consecutive times only to have them beaten three times by straight flushes. so peeved Edgar Morton, Denver. that he cut his way into jail with a razor. N. D. Starr. Memphis. cut his third set of teeth at S4 And the peach trees at Paulsboro N. J., are bearing English walnuts. The present style of short. tight skirts is indicative of the coming oi trousers for women" asserts pr. El.za | Taylor Ransom, Boston. |
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14

NEW YORK.-The practicability of the ''slip-on dresses that have been in vogue this summer is appreciated most of all by the actress. One of the Para mount players evolved this model.
 1t is of white near-iinen and fastens with the two buttons and snap on the waist, although it appears to be much more complicated. The waist is cut to hip length and made in cross over effect. The skirt with the drapery across the back and sides is attached to the belt so that the whole thing can be slipped on together and fastened up trig and trim in no time at all.
 Furthermore, the frock launders easily. The near-linen itself, like linen, improves with every contact with water and the drapery can be let out straight for pressing, then caught to ths skirt either with snaps or a few stitches
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
WITHIN 2s MILES OF WARSAW

PARIS. August 13.-Closing in upon Warsaw from the north. east and southeast, the bolshevik hosts are within 20 miles of the capital, and lit- tie doubt is felt here that they will be in the city before the peace negotia- tions are concluded
 General Haller's army holding posi- tions along the Vistula Narew and Bug rivers is being relentlessly pushed toward the capital by the boIshevil.i, who are speeding up their advance
 Nominate Stoddard for State Senate at Republican Primary. It
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
JOHNNY ERTLE LOSES

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 13-Kid Williams of Baltimore decisively de- feated Johnny Ertle of St. Paul in a 12-round boxing match here tonight.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14

For the first six months of 1920 there were 2,771 suicides in the United States as compared with 2,063 during the same period last year.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14

To prevent fast deterioration of sweet potatoes, new methods of curing and storage have been invented for use in many parts of the south
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
JIM THE JuMpERv

NJIM THE JUMPER"
 AT WORK IN TOLEDO TOLEDO-s'Jim t1le Jumper" is at work in Toledo. Three homes were re- gently entered and ransacked. the rob Der in each case escap ping by jumping through glass windows.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14

Pennell, or any other admirer or scenery. may we'll shiver when he thinks of the whole countryside going to billboards and scarcely reformer on the horizon.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
ANOTHER MExIcAN REvoIT

z MEXICO CITY. Aug. 13.-An up- I4&ng of 400 men, led by Pedro Za- in Sra has broken out in Autlan, state q Jalisco. says an announcement rn @de tonight by Brig. Gen P. Elias Gales, minister of war. Two cavalry lBigades and an infantry brigade un- der Gen. Enriquez Estrada have been oFaered to quiet the rioters.
 2 xamora, said the war minister, will riot offer battle and therefore pursuit wiH be necessary. But, he added, the asDTernment mounts are in good condi- tfop for the pursuit
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
,DNGSHOREMEN CALL OFF NEW YORK STRIKE

k NEW YORK, August 13.-Coastwise who have been on strike Fore since March 12. voted at a mass nlpeting tonight to go back to work Monday morning, provided the steam siip owners get rid of the strikebreak- ers they have employed.
 They agreed to submit their de- inands. including a wage increase Of
 E& cents an hour, to arbitration, after aiey return to work.
 A committee of the strikers will wait oBk the steamship owners tomorrow ;Irtd report back to a special meeting ofk the longshoremen Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14
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sl1sh forces is expressed in an an slsoancement printed in the Temps to-
 Ine bolsheviki are continuing their westward drive beyond the Mlawa spWard the Vistula with the object of septlng the last remaining line of com EiRu alcations with the Baltic, Poland's g senlef base of supplies.
 me abandonment of Pultusk is con- etdered great military defeat.
 Franco-EngIish Strain Lessens.
 zlsONDoN,> August 13.-It was off ally stated this afternoon that no ar [af gements were made for meeting between Premier Lloyd George and aremier Millerand as a result of the French action in recognizing General Nxi'angePs government in South Rus sia
 France has taken a stand and is n7Ftintaining it, and Great Britain has pene the same thing" the Associated Hess was informed There is no need pf a conference now. The tension to- Ely was considerably lessened."
Arizona republican., 1920-08-14

Jacob Fraser. Englishman. sold his wife for a quart of beer, and then the queer British law insisted upon holding the auctioned-of wife for bigamy!
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
CRUSHING D,ANNUNzIo.

While the struggle for the possession of Plume has cost not few lives and the wounding of much larger number, the outcome has never been questioned. It was folly for D'Annunzio to think, if he really did so. that he could resist the action of the government forces. He was beaten before any embargo or encircling movement was started, and the outcome is bound to be against him.
 DAnnunzio's action has been the cause of no slight embarrassment to Italy. He took possession of the city at 8 time when it was a question whether it would become Italian, when the Jugoslavs were insisting uponN having it and when the Italian desire foF it's possession was run ming strong. The Italian government didn't sanction the move and neither did it interrupt it. The longer he remained unmolested in possession of the city the stronger grew his conviction that he could not or would not be dislodged This led him to reach out and take control of additional territory. and the time came when there was enough additional sym pathy being manifested among the Ital-
 ians as to cause many in the army and navy to go over to him with their equip ment.
 The Jugoslavs had been made to re- alize that there was no chance of Plume being returned to them. Either as the regency which D'Annunzio established or
 under Italian rule it was lost to them and they relinquished claim thereto, and recahed an understanding with the Ital- ian, government. But even that did not satisfy D'Annunzio Rather did it arouse him to bolder action for it resulted in
 war being declared upon Italy, or action which was bound to bring the end of his tNdream. The unfortunate part of it all is that the inevitable had to be accom- panied by so much bloodshed and de- ] struction.
 That D'Annunzio has served to carry
 out the Italian desire for the possession
 of Plume is perfectly evident, but wher he insisted that the tail should wag ths
 deg he undertook something which one ir his position ought to have known wa not possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
NO TIME TO sroP

That the Lockwood committed named by the legislature of the state of New York, has rendered a valuable service in bringing to light the wretched con- ditions that were existing in the building trades of that city cannot be otherwise than admitted. There have been made pleas of guilty and several indictments as the result of their findings Graft through the control of building opera tons has been barred and one of the req sons for the high cost of buildings dis closed Likewise 1t has been shown what control those detrimental influences have had upon the city administration.
 This committee was named for the purpose of looking in.o the housing con diuons. It uncovered so much that needed attention that it got out of the expected course early in it's inquiries, but that has only shown how great was the need of just such probe and how great Is the reason for applying the remedy in the future
 One of the unfortunate things in con nection with the committee Is that it's du- ties end with the life of the present leg islature. With the first of January it's authority ceases. It is perfectly appar- ent that they have only begun to get un- der the surface and with score more trade combinations waiting to be probed IAAza is no chance of con1rleting the
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
WATER POWER PROJECTS.

Early indications of what the federal water power act is going to do for the utilization of the great amount of water power in the country that has been run ming to waste every day are given by the statement to the effect that there have been filed in Washington applications for permits. which if granted, will mean the development of twelve million horsepow- CT and the employment of one and fifth billion dollars for power purposes.
 The applications are not all from one section or of course from one corpora tion. They come from 27 states, one ter ritory and the Dis.Sfct of Columbia, but they indicate that there has been pro- vided the inducement for water power de- veiopmeht that should mean much to the country. The largest single project in- wolves the dsmming of the Colorado river from which it is expected to obtain three million horse power and if all are permitted and carried out it will mean an increase of 40 per cent in the water power development throughout the coun- try
 But with 50,ooo.Oo0 horsepower avail able and undevelopment, it is evident that there is plenty of opportunity for still greater undertakings. Yet every <ad | vance such as planned, which by the way will be sufficient to supply 20 such cities as Chicago, will serve to meet the de- mands throughout the country for cheap CT power and light, will tend to encour- age industrial growth and render a ser. vice that has too long been neglected.
 It likewise comes at time when the country is looking to the securing of a substitute for coal. Through electricity developed at hydro-electric plants, this problem can to a large degree be solved It should cut down not only the demand for coal but remove a considerable trans. portation burden. Such power can bt transmitted over long distances and there are 30 many ways in which it car be employed that there is no danger ot overproduction. By the federal legisla Ion there has been opened the way fol getting at vast sources of cheap power
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
znucient Roman was the Sign q liberty.

anucient Roman was the sign ef liberty. and whenever a slave was ,e1nacipated he received a cap After Nero .wsi assassi- mated the people put on. caps to sshow that their liberties of whichsthey had been de- priyed. had been restored. The chief therefore, would not have parted with his headdress for all the gold In the mint.
 The history of little Sarah is worthy of noting. She was educated in the schools of Philadelphia. and rapidly rose in intellectual social and moral influence. At the age of 1s she attracted the atten- tion of young man, who offered her his hand and heart. His name was John B. Keene.
 Mrs Keene became a valuable social worker and in this she was assisted by her husband. He co-operated with her in all her philanthropic labors, besides en- couraging her in the arduous tolls of esc- retary of great missionary association. She occupied this office for 35 years. and spoke before many conventions, but the cent with her sweet face went where she could not venture to travel.
 When the United States mint was es- tablished in 1792 the first production was the copper cent of 179a- There were four designs; the chain cent. wreath cent, flow ing hair cent and liberty-cap cent. The ''chain'' device was not acceptable to the
 sensitive American mind. and as con-
 sequence the accidental breaking of the
 die was not subject of regreat but quite the contrary.
 The cent most generally circulated to-
 day is the Lincoln cent or penny. Were he alive today he would no doubt object as strenuously to the use of his face in this way as did George Washington. who refused to permit his face to grace the cent because of its monarchial tendencies. Both would no doubt advocate the res storation ot Sarah Longacre.
 The designer of the Lincoln penny was
 Victor David Brenner Russion who
 came to the United States when he was 21 years of age. It was first issued in 1909 Brenner was a skilled designer of seals. mednls, etc. and those persons who still remember Lincolns features de- clare that tine Brenner portarit is won- !derfu1ly true. The late Charles Eliot Nor ton of Har.ard, whom Brenner counted
 among his friends, gave the sculptor an unpublished portrait of Lincoln which served Brenrer as a. basis for the study of Lnicolns features. However. he exam ined e. very portarit to which he was able Ito obtain access. in order to draw those Iconclusioxs that, those who had known
 Lincoln himsefr. enabled hi into evolve the splendid portrait that appears on the ipresent penney.
 (Fomorrow-The John Morgan Raid)
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING DEC. 18th, 1920
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or1rrINa Ar rnE rABLE.

The breaking off of the peace negotia- tions between the soviet government of Russia and the Poles must be action which the Poles have fully anticipated It is what was expected as the result of the Wrangel debacle. Whether Poland will consider that it 'has been party to this outcome remains to be seen, but it cannot fail to be realized that the bol- sheviki were given encouragement for this course from the time when Poland agreed to enter the peace barley.
 While it is realized that Poland was the first to ask for an armistice it is to be remembered that subsequently, to that Poland wardcd of what it believed was inevitable. the loss of Warsaw, and sent the red forces in disorder out of Polish territory. It was when the bolsheviki were on the run that peace negotiations got f q real start, and after Poland had declined the terms of the Minsk confer ence. But by the understanding reached and from the progress made at Riga, fighting between the Poles and bolshe- wiki ceased. Poland refrained from push in gfarther into Russia and the soviet government was thereby able to concen- tfdte us armed forces upon the southern front. The result of that was the quick overpowering of the army of General Wrangel and the ending of all trouble from that direction.
 With the Poles under truce and Gen. eTal Wrangel eliminated the bolsheviki were without any important military op- ponents. It was not too much for them dnder the circumstances to endeavor to escape from the humiliating position in which the Poles had placed them by re- fusng to carry on the peace negotiations Their safety doesn't depend upon it and therefore they expect to escape what such a peace would mean. It is only what might have been expected of the bolsheviki since they can be expected to assume no obligations.
 p is going to furnish the world, how. ever. a new view of those who are di. recting the existing government in Rus sia. and raise the question as to just how much, if anything in the way of closer relations it Is advisable to have witf them. It knocks completely in the head all the loudly proclaimed desires of thu soviets for peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
MUCH ADO ABOUT FISH

Jim, called the brovn-eyed wife. to the easy going head of the house as he dropped his brief case on the living room table, T hope you didn't forget the fish .
 Well. Rena. you see how la@ it is now" replied the easy going headSof the house. T missed the 5.15 and the next two were locals and hated the thought of stopping at every little cow path along the line and so waited for the 5.32 express. l met Tom Harmon at the station and Mrs Harmon''
 But, Jim P expostulated the brown eyed wife, please don't talk to me about Tom Harmon when I'm waiting now to have that fish cooked. I suppose you-.'
 My dear" returned tho easy going head equably as he teetered backward and forward on his heels and toes with his hands thrust deep into his back trou- sers pocket, If you worked hard all day you'd find 1t quite drill to stop in a fish shop at night And fetch fresh fish in clear from the city when the markets here-p
 The markets here keep fish that is old!' she finished. Jim Ranford, I think it's dreadful the way you act about that fish every Friday night You know that I like good fish,
 "But. my darling wife" said the easy going head of the house with his eyes twinkiing, 'yuo seem to forget that you are nthe city every Friday for your symphony concert which, to my certain knowledge, you haven't missed since Russell was old enough to be left al home here. If you were really anxious now, about fish
 'Oh. dears" complained the brown-eyed wife bitterly, "as if I could carry fish from the city, when I have on white un- dressed kid gloves and crepe meteor frock. And. besides, Mrs. Alcock and ] always come across from Orchestra hal together, and could scarcely ask her tc stop with me for-fish"
 No? Yet I notice almost every weel that old Alcock is in there himself get. ting fish and lugging home the slipper, stuff that is always threatening to sliI out of the paper into some fair. cfea, ture's lap. Think how embarrassing !. would be to retrieve "a fish from somt nice, suburban lady's lap, and say Par don me. ma'am, that's my fish, ma am, i you don't mind
 Ayoung man son opened the side doc of the living room with a rush, cranet
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
EAsrMAN,s END.

Even in the death of a one time famous gunman, New York has another murder mystery awaiting solution. Monk East man has gained widespread reputation because of his career of crime. If reports are true he came of good family but his desire for adventure caused him to go the limit, but in spite of his war rec ord, restoration of his citizenship be- cause thereof and an apparent reforma- tion he met the end which those in that business must anticipate.
 Following his murder it appears that the police had been aware of the fact That he was backsliding, that he was blred by old time haunts and liquor or Nrugs. Just what part he was playing With the gangsters of today, or with those involved in illicit drug or liquor traffic has not been disclosed but there appears to be little question but what 1t was the return to old attractions that brought about his end The assumption that his murder was the penalty for eiv- Ing information about others may be the correct one but as yet the evidence to support it has not been disclosed. The knowledge that such is the punishment handed out to those who play false fur nsihes the basis for this belief, however. It is his excellent war record that caused Eastman to receive so much at tention. It is not impossible that he has during his career been credited with much more than he deserved He was a character about which it was possible to build some most interesting stories, and it is not so surprising that he got so much credit for his war service, where it was possible to see the actual conduct of the man and note the contrast to his reputation. It was apparently an oppor-
 tunity for him to display, his courage and show his leadership even under army dis i cipline. But he was unable to measure | up to it under old conditions. Bad com, pany and the lure of evil ways seem to
 have drawn him back into the path of
 least resistance, and if the view of the police Is correct. His end must therefore
 be regarded as the price of a bad de- | cision.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Coal situafIon

Mir. Editor Let us all how'll Let uB roll up such volume of sound that when 1t reaches the ears of those who are re- sponsible for the coal situation, something will happen to their satisfaction with themselves. and their castles come turnbi- ing about their ears and they made to suffer for their heinous sins. Listen [ After waiting all summer and fall for my order for coal to. be filled my neizhbor succeeded. about three weeks ago, in se- curing for me ton of stun (for which paid s1e.25 at the yard) some coal. bare ly enough to keep the fire going If watch ca closely. enough is used and the grzte attended, to often enough. And there must be thousands and thousahds of families who have had similar experiences many
 probably worse
 Why Is this thusly7 The people all over this land have depended upon coal fer all
 domestic purposes: 1t is a necessity. We
 must have 1t. And when we buy coal Ye should get. coal, not slate, shaie, etc.
 There should be the same penalty for
 selling any other adulterated article FSome one has written. Your neirhbors | first idea in life is a dollar. His sec ond idea is dollar. making two dollars
 The smaller ideas are cents" etc We :, all know that it is that insane lust oi money that S at the bottom of all this
 but the crimes of the burglar and high waynian are very small compared to sucf wholesale robbery. because of the thou sands and thousands of poor people whc must suffer. It seems as though tha | what was intended by the Almighty fo1
 a soul has. in many eases. heen com pletely absorbed by hristles. When thi, life ends and one is brought face t
 face with the future will 1t be as a sou
 or as a mess of bristles, Bristles repre-
 sent ilTegitimate accumulated surplu
 dollars
 | UNCLE BILLIE
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-29

ture to her father. MT. Longacre, know ing of the competition for a likeness to go upon the cent projected under the in spiration of the hour. resolved to contend for the prize offered by the government. To his delight the officials accepted 1t and the face of his daughter appeared upon the coin which was circulated about the nation for nearly century. It is said there were more than one hundred competitors for the prize.
 Savage and civilized life was thus in- terrnipgled in the American face and the Indian headgear. The face of Sarah Longacre has gone into mere hand, more pockets more homes, more stores, more banks, more schools, yes more churches than any other coin in the Unted States f not ithe world. It is said that the dol lar once boasted of its superior value to
 the cent, declaring the latter unworthy to
 be in it's company. "Ah,'' replied the cent, you may be more valuable, but I am more pious for attend church every Sunday. but you are seldom seen there The Indian chief considered it an honor to put his bonnet upo the head of the egraver's daughter for the headgear was an heirloom, just as the cap of the