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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
HELPING THE NEAR EAsr

The United States is confronted at the present time with appeals for assist anee in order to relieve the distress be- Ing experienced by people in considerable areas in three parts of the world. There Is central and eastern Europe which is being looked after by the Hover fund There is China and there is also Armenia to which the means of sustaining are be- ing forwarded by the near east relief committee.
 It Is unfortunate, if 1t Is true, that the belief exists that the relief fund which is being raised by MT. Hoover Is Intended to take care of the needs of the Armenian refugees and children as we'll as those fin Europe, for the fact is that they are separate undertakings, both worthy and both intended to relieve con dittpns about which such information as we get doesn't begin to half tell the story of suffering and starvation. It is there fore to be regretted when reports show that there has been g falling off in the tecent Armenian relief contributions oi almost a third. Whatever the reason for this. whether the belief that the neal east Is to be provided for out of the eth. AAAr4 oA AAOt5 t AdbuL81Iy presents H gloomy outlook. and one which is appar entiy unintended. for.I those who havs been so mercilessiy treated at the hand. of the Turks and who are now left help. less to meet impossible conditions.
 In order to give the Armenians sufi eient to sustain life the amount sough from Connecticut Is s3oo,oo of whicl just a trifie over one-third has thus fa been raised in a period of six months leaving s2oo. 900 to be contributed with Tn the next few months in order to com plete 1t within the year. The mainte nance of 22s orphanages in the near eas rests upon the efforts of the near eaa committee. Connecticut has an interes In seeing that conditions in that regio get no worse than they. are. It's contri Puttons have been of great assistance bu there remains much to be done and in
 cause that is entitled will be eager t make Kberal provisson.>
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
Sunday Morning Talk ruu Armrrs~,s

T am appalled," said David Hume, 'at the forlorn solitude in which am placed by my philosophy; and I begin to fancy myself in the most deplorable condition imaginable, environed in the deepest darkness"
 Any man who, like Hume. regards himself as nothing but bundle of nat ural forces and impressions, that is to be unbound and scattered to the winds by death-Eho denies that there is any evil dence for the continuance of the soul after death, or for the existence of God must abide in solitude which is indeed forlorn.
 Some of the modern atheists are trying to argue that men ought to be happy in the prospect of extinction, and in the be- lief that there is nothing behind Nature that can love us or care for us; but the simple fact is that men are not happy when they bring themselves to believe these doctrines As the author of A Candid Examination of Theism''Zal
 avowed atheist-has written:
 | 'T am not ashamed to confess tha
 with this virtual negation of God tn
 universe to me has lost it's soul of love I Illness. Moreover" he adds when a times think, as think at times must of the appalling contrast between tn
 haIloEed glory of that creed which ono
 was mine and the lonely mystery of ex
 isteRce as now I find fiat such times
 shall ever feel 1t impossible to avoid tn
 sharpest pang/ of which my nature ! susceptible"
 It is quite useless te tell this mar ina 1 he ought to be happy he knows that i cannot be If all men believed what | believes, all men would suffe< the agon ! that he suffered. And 1t is no. easy fr . some of us to adopt view of the un s verse which would reduce the whole ras to this extremity of despair.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
CHILD LABOR DAT.

As a close to thrift week 1t is fitting that there should be the triple observ- ance of child labor day which has been arranged for today Sunday and Monday, three days being designated in order to accommodate tho observance in syna- gogues, churches and schools respec- lively.
 Child labor and child labor problems cannot fail to be of deep concern to those who have due regard for the future vel. fare of humanity and the country and i, Is only by the creation of the proper amount of interest and the tackling os the conditions that adequate progress can be made. Through the synagogues churches and schools the appeal is bound to be made in manner that will arouss the needed concern for giving the righ attention to this highly important sub ieet.
 There are sections of the cohntry wher. the effort may be more needed than fl others. There are states where child Ia bor is much more of problem than i is in others and where there Is deter mined opposition to the extension of tn much needed relief. Many states hay recognized the evil and dealt with through legislative action, while 1t ha been necessary to force the reform upol others through federal legislation. From such special day obseryances can hardly be expected that the deplora ble conditions which 1t is hoped in tim to correct will be eliminated. Ina l would be too much for even the mos hopeful to expect, but it Is through tn increased thought that is brought to bea upon the matter that public sentimer can be helped to see and stimulated 1 act The underlying purpose Is to edr
 cate the children and the adults regari
 ing the detrimental effects of child labo
 and through such ways of pointing 0, the failure to give the child the chans
 that he Is entitled to, to bring about
 change of atitude or replace the disi1
 terested with the interested. It is
 matter which ought not to be disregar, l cd any day, but with . great number
 minds concentrated upon 1t through
 national observance benefciat fesui
 should be obtained.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
TAX FACTS
 YOU sHpULD Esew

Contributions to religious. charitable. | scientific. or educational organizations constitute considerable item in the returns of many taxpayers. Such contributions made within the taxable year I92o. if limited to a certain class of organizations, may be deducted by an individual to an amount net In come as computed without the benefit eof thIs deduction
 Deductions for contributions are not allowed corporations or partnerships
 The members of a partnership or q
 personal service corporation may take
 credit In their individual returns for
 their proportion of such gifts. prorid-
 ed the pro rata part when added to the individual contributions does not ex-
 ceed IS per cent of the taxpayefg net income.
 The law provides that contributions in order to be deductfbie shall be lim- tied to corporations and associations l organized and operated exclusively for
 religious, charitable. scientific. oe edu- catfonal work, and to societies for the 1 prevention of cruelty to children or or animals. no part of the net eArninge of which innres to the benefit of any | private stockholder; also 10 the special | fund authorized by the vocational re | mobilization act For example. a con tribution to a hospital. the net earn | ings of which inufe to private stock
 holders, would not be an allowable de- 1 duction. Gifts made. directly to lndl- viduals are not deductible, but if made to an organization of the kind des- cribed may be deducted even though 1.-the organization Jdiatributes It's funds
 among individual beneheiaries.
 ] Treasury regulations specifically pro- hibit the deduction of contribution
 to funds for the payment of campaign
 expenses.
 | Donations made by corporations e
 charitable institutions, hospitals. ol
 educational institutions which >legiu- mately represent "a consideration fol
 a benefit flowing directly to the cor ! poration as an incident of It's business are allowable deductions ae ordinary
 and necessary expenses- For example | q corporation may deduct donntioni
 made to a charitable institution, hos. |. pital, or educational institution cen ducted directly or Indirectly fer th' benefit of its employees or theif de : pendents. pr a street railway eorpora' ton may deduct a sum of money do } hated to an organization holding {
 convention in the city In which t op ] crates with the reasonable expecta ton that the holding of gich conven , | tion will augment it's income T Amounts expended for Lobbying pur : poses, the promotion or defeat of leg islstion, the exploitation of propagan da. including advertising other tha . trade advertising. are not deduetiel from gross income.
 Promises to make contributions | 2 the future should not be conAidered D 2 the taxpayer in making his returi z The Allowance is provided only fo contributions actually made.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
Cleaned from Foreign Ex-
 changes.

IL b with very natural satiBfaction that we observe an agitation In Amefiea to have that (armaments) programme reeonsidered. It Is primarily, of course. for Americana to determine how far lie natives are valid and its adoption justi- Aed.
 American democracy, educated. oriti- cal. and active as 1t Is. in position 10 appreciate the situation for itself We o1 ouf side need only say that any con- certed step toward limiting armies and fleets win nnd Great Britain practically unanimous in the desire to cooperate.
 .Here, with the history of Europe be- tween 1g7o and fsII present 10 all our mindz. we can be under no delusions as to what an international armament-race mealR It means. rear by year. a heavy burden of taxes in money. brains and ability withdrarn from the service of pcacckf Ssvdeopmant and social pro- ETeas and at the end of an practically beyond lssrepe, another i'snevitah1" Armaeeddon. The twentieth century ought to know and do better.
 winter Sports In EnEIAad-There arc opportunities for new forms of winter sport In Engiand. With ,a temperature | of ts day after day, our gardens and neids are beginning to wake up in the middle of the winter Eieep-and take | notlce. Devonshire lanes are spangied with pFimroses; in suburban gardens in London crimom rztnhlers are shooting forth buda-a cprresponde1t sends us "a
 pag with a bud an inch In length. The
 Dort of the present winter win be gath srinG wild flowers and the unttmely raspbcr1y. Another corresDondent speaks of bees seeking flowers. We shall reuernber these days when spr1ng sets In Elth its proverbiai severity.
 Mnnsls for Roads-.of the fS.0oo. .ob0
 which. is iss estimated. will be realized from the new motor taxes between ft.-
 eo6. .ooe and f7,ooo viii be definitely ai- 1iotted e the Improvement of roadn-
 A iarTs numben of local authorities
 are taking advantage of the government
 offer so per cent of the coEt of arterial
 noAA constr1ction, spd ity-is s.gniheant , that the ministry of transport is insisting that at Ieast 70 per cent. of the money expended shall be h vagea-London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
ODD INCIDENTS IN AlsEHIoAH
 HIsToBT
TIE COLONY OF WHITE INDIANS

THE COLONY OF WHITE INDIANS
 There at one time existed in the southwestern part of the United States tribe of Indians which were known as White Indians" By another name. Welsh Indians" they were also belonged to a colony of Welsh found ed in that section by Prince Madoc.
 At first these Welsh Indians, it is said, spoke the language of Wales. and possessed Welsh bibles, beads, crueifixes, etc, and in the early years they were Identified with the Tusca- roras, an Iroquoian tribe, but In 1776 they were settled on the banks of the Missouri above St Louis. A few years later they were far up the Red river, continuing, as time went on, to recede farther and farther westward, being | identified successively with the Man dand, in whose language Catlin thought he detected q Welsh element; | the Moquia Pueblo tribe of northeast ern Arizona, and the Modocs. of south- western Oregon, until at last they van- ished over the waters Of the Pacific | ocean.
 The following Is an account of these white Indians as given in narrative of Capt Isaac Stuart, of the Provin- cial Cavalry of South Carolina. in March, 1782: T was taken prisoner
 about. fifty miles westward of Fort | Pitt about eighteen years ago and cArried to Wabash with other white men. My companiona were executed
 but Twas spared and taken with ar EIndian tribe westward, crossing th, 1fMtssissippi river near the Red river.
 Here we came to a nation of In
 dians remarkably white and whost
 hair was of reddish color, at least
 mostly so. They lived on a smai
 river, which emptied into the Red river
 which they called the River Post. Ac'
 companying our party was Welsh
 man and, much to the mans amaze
 ment, he found this white tribe spolI'
 language very similar to his own.
 Upon inquiry, the chief men of tn 1 town informed the WelshmanN that tn forefathers of the white Indian trio
 had come from a foreign country an'
 landed on the east side of the MisBis Sippi - describing particularly tn western coast of Florida, and that ol the Spaniards taking possession of tn country, they fled to their abode wes of the Mississippi, and as proof Q what they advanced they brought ou
 rolls of parchment written in blu
 ink. Capt. Stuart said that these whit
 Indians were a bold, hardy lot, yer
 warlike, and their women were beau
 tiful compared with other women.
 About all the information upon whic [ writers are able to base their authori l ty as to this peculiar tribe of Indiar Y is the statement of the South Care lima captain, although there seems { . have been a good many accounts cor t corning the white Indians in circula
 tion about the same period. and or g of these stories was incorporated : Charles Beattys follows.
 e At the foot of the Allegheny mouf y tains in Pennsylvania MT. Beatty stoI l. ped at the house of a Mir. John Mile Il where he met with one Benjam = Sutton, who had been taken capti' d by the Indians, and had been in di
 Eferent nations and lived many yea g among them. When he was with Il
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

and intention Of the president-elect to do 70.
 The indications are that Mr. Harding has experienced thue dilnrulkies that arc nkeay to arise in connection with such matterA that he Is dealing with them patiently and with full regard for the welfare of the counkry and that he viii be prepared ip dus time to make known his selpcti1ns and as the result of this careful attention to tho picking of the depsrtment heads more satisfactory results can bs antscipated when the eabi- net gets to funutiunine.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
Big firaa fn Werosseer end eprhgael

Big fires fn Worcester end Sprhg6eld win cause greater attention to be given to the bills before the legislature of that state calling for fire prevention instruc- tion In the p1blic schools aud hplafng ac- countable for the expense of saving prep erty those who by tAer negassencs veeee ,respansfhls 1sf shesaa9G
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

reconstruction in Europe and to minister to those who are starving. They are an outstanding example of the Christian feeling of America toward Europe" As we see them giving so much out of their poverty may it be a stimulus to richer bodies to initiate them. Again. say, well done!
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

The great trouble wfEh some of the critics of MT. Hardmg. ia that tAey haven't been called upeA to give tAetr ad- vice concerning the cabinet and efher things, 50 they arc plunteerihg # te tho pubic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
oentributtnE . Supper tP ths spasrsrs

oontributtng Supper tp the erherer~
 Mr. Editor: have been asked to say word in- behalf of the proposed orit ted supper of Monday next to heip thost poor s1ffererR abroad Bhose supperiesn nights are painfully common. The prop osition hardly needs word of eonrnen- son that one less meal fer us who are well fed means one more for those wbo are starving. If everybody m this conn- trT was wiling to make that cpntribu- tIon 1t would furnish the biggest single consignment of foed ever sent by thh country to Europe. Let each os us. yhen. give one supper to some poor sufferer whose life 1t will probably sava CHARLES H. RIcKETfs. Norwich, Jan. Al. 1s21.-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

have been wetter in 1929 than 1s1s all of whAch bear8 cut the assertion that the city vas wgtter than ever under pee- hibit1on. x
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

It was 9 most ineppertrme tirne for the cold wave 10 come along during thrift week whaN 90 many desired to effect a saving h the coal suypN.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

When New Fork finds tha4 drugs are being sold to school children 1t is time it gave more attentisn b checking the evil.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

It would never bs possible for Penn- syfyaufa to oslleet tax of eight cents on ton of anthracite wiEhout having the price in@eased te the consumer from 50 cents to q deszr . tsn-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
EpIranIAI NorEa,

It would be interesting to see that sei of lavs vhtch the lswisss wouian.t de. scribe as blue
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

Untemyer hints at big scandal in two departments of the. government, but the country Is getting uet to such things now. Y
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

<The man on the corner says: There win be lots of sympathy for the fellow who cannot save enough from his income to pay his income tax.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

The lenser we. go wtthoat t the more apparent it becpmes that we must anti cipate the winters supply o6 snow in . much shorter pexied tAan usasL
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

If Pennsylyani4 plans to put 2 tax on coal what rebate viii be allowed for the s+nne that is returned?
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

Hdp the Hsas East suHsr-%
 Mr. Editor: There can De no purposs more worthy than the frcrezssns cf the support to the near east relief eonmit- tee. for the sustainlng of fife In the
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
BESSE-LELAND co. ores MoreQ nfo Less Money

R. O. Clark is having his residence repainted.
 Miss Florence Rich entertained 8 number of her friends at St Pas rlchis social held at her home, on Will cox avenue last evening. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by all.
 The Eastern Star oftnCromwell are arranging for a minstrel to be given some time next month. A number from this place will take part.
 The local fox hunters were out again Thursday.
 The Boy Scouts from this place will attend meeting of their troop in Berlin this evening.
 Mrs. F.. V. Read and children spent Thursday in West Cromwell with Mrs Reads mother, Mrs. s. Hazelwood. NOT1CE-Big reduction on Florence oil cook stoves. A. NJ. DresseI. Phones s77-23 622-I3. 3-1s-1d NOTICE-Anniversary Sale. Big reduction on Florence oil cook stoves, roasting and irving pan General hardware. A. M. Dressel. Phones e77-23 62a-1s s-1s-1d
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

will appear Ln- court this evening at 7:so o'clock.
 Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of Berlin. will meet at the Berlin Congregation al church at T:30 o'clock this even- ink.
 Another sign of spring being here appeared yesterday when a student of the Ledge school brought the teacher bouquet of hepatica.
 Mortimer Le Parde and family will leave Kensington tomorrow for CIeve- land where they will make their home in the future.
 Mary Mccormack of Beach Swamp road, Kensington. is at the New Brit ain General hospital where she re-
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

gently underwent an operation on the neck.
 East Berlin Items.
 The local chapter of the Epworth league will attend the group meeting of the league at South Farms this evening. They will leave East Berlin on the 6:40 train, returning on the last train. The following seven chap ters constitute the group: East Ser lin, Middletown, Portland. South Farms, Nriddlefeld, Durham and Rocky Hill. MT. C. F. Dodge of this place, president of the society. will officiate.
 The ladies of Sacred Heart church will hold a public whist this evening at the home of Mrs. Patrick Holigan. All are cordially invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

been called for o'clock on wednes- day evening. March 23.
 The entertainment at this time will be provided by the pupils of the Per cival school Senator John Trumbull of PlainviiIe will not be able to ad dress this meeting inasmuch as the local society changed the dates which Aad been previously announced and Nr. Trumbull was not froc for next Wednesday evening.
 Berlin Bits.
 Several members of the Methodist Fpworth league society will attend the Epworth league group meeting in Forcstviiie tonight
 Three men caught by the state mo- tor vehicle department Monday night
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
27 Stores
BERLIN NEWS.
.cotinued from Seventh Pase)

-sters hall last evening. John tsimmons and Dan Mallarney were |ointed delegates to the state con |tien. Tho convention will be held New Haven some time during the |nth of April. V
 r. and T. to Meet.
 rho next meeting of tho Emma Ut willard Parents and Teachers ociation will be held in the Porci-
 nool instead of the Kensington ahylnar school. The meeting has
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

gently underwent an operation on
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-03-02
Seriously w ounded.

Nelson Shupe is seriously i'll
at his home in Crackers Neck
from bullet wounds he received
IN an alteration with Howard
Wells on Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 10Th. He was shot twice
in the left thigh and it is re-.
ported that blood poison is
causing the wounds to be of a
very serious nature. Wells
came to East Stone Gap imme.
diately after the shooting and
gave himself up TO the authori-
ties and was released under
bond.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-03-02
Engaeement Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Burchfield
announce the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter, Clara Louise, 10 Mr..
z. 7. Kelly.
The wedding will take place
in March. Miss Burchfield for
rnerly lived in Bristol and is
known to II large circle OF
friends. MIR. Kelly is ii coal
operator Of Big Stone Gap,
Va. Bristol Herald Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-03-02
Garrison Culbertson.

7 \. Garrison, of Big Stone
Gap, and Mrs. Mary Culbert-
son, of Oreton, were married AT
the home of Rev. G. W. Dean
who oiliciatcd, on Saturda,
night, February 18th. The
bride Is a daughter OF Monro,
Wells and this is her third tri,
TO the marriage altar. This is
the second time for the groom.
They have gone TO housekeep-
ing in plat three aud their host
of friends wish for them a hap
py married life together.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1921-03-02
BIRTHDAY Dinner.

Mrs. q. n. Knight entertain
elk u few of her relatives and
friends last Wednesday noon
with an enjoyable dinner IN
honor Of her mother, Mrs. Laura
t. Bickley's S3rd birthday.
Those invited were Mrs. Net.
tie Gilmer, Mrs. Eliza j. Bar.
ron, Mrs Kate Lindsey, OF
Knoxville; Misses Parilee aud
Hettie Buckley, and w. w.
Buckley.