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Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
DkllIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

ritory in the Wolf Den section of. the town of Ponfret seriously threatened the destruction of the Sproul place, one of the pretty country residences of the town. Hard work by a force of fire fighters fi-. nally checked the biaze but not before much territory had been burned over and some cord wood destroyed.
 It was with a great deal of satisfaction that the announcement was made Thurs day afternoon that the entertainment, Ruth, the Moabitees, given Wednesday evening in the Orpheufn theater for the benefit Of the Old People's home netted $214. This is one of the finest boosts that the home fund has received since activities to raise money for the insti- tuition were commenced few weeks ago.
 Postmaster Raymond Allen said Thurs day afternoon that the receipts Of the Danielson office for the quarter just end ed were slightly larger than for the cor responding quarter of last year. This is considered very unusual in view of the fact that business conditions during the past three months do not compare at all favorably with what they were during the first quarter of 1920. The receipts 1 for the quarter just closed were $4370 as compared with $4307 for the same quar- ter of 1920, the gain Icing $65.
 Parcel post business continues to grow steadily and the shipments constantly in- crease in variety. On a recent day 200 ! i've chicks were among the consignments received here. Money orders paid alsc have increased. On account of the large increase in the parcel post business the government has just issued special set
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carried out in connection with the meet. ing. During the social period there was dancing and refreshments were served. The affair was held in Odd FsllowB hall
 Members of the east ef Green Stock inss, the senior class play in which Kill fingly High school students are 50 much interested, had dress rehearsal Thurs day. Coach Heald compliments the mem bers of the cast as being the most prof. cient high school players he has had under his instruction in his experience. While the plant garden slogan seems to have lost much of its appeal for the multitude since the pressure of war time producing of foodstufs has relaxed surprising number of persons seem to have acquired the gardening habit and at the present time are blaming to have A garden again this year. These have l found the work heAlthful, interesting ana | profitable.
 Walter W. Murphy is leaving Daniel I son this week to take Up his residence at i lis new place near South killingiy. He | Is to undertake the renovation of the | property at once.
 | Rev J. W. Houck will conduct the ser- i vices at the Baptist church Sunday. George C. Barnard of Springfield was A visitor with friends in Danielson Sun day.
 Early morning temperatures in Dan- 46,s. drop of more than 70 degrees within "A hours
 orders received for sea foods at Birch's matket-Tel 32-4-betors a. n Fri. days will be delivered in the borough adv
 A state road repair crew was engaged
 on Thursday in filling up holes and de
 pressions in the state highway between Danielson and Efnville.
 Thursdays reports showed the fund q
 the American committee for Reliet fl Ireland growing in the town of Killinsl.
 and reports for the state approaching tn,
 s30o,00o mark.
 There is . steady decrease in the nuyu
 Der of unemployed in the town of XII iinely and it is estimated that the mum Der out of work Is so to IS per cent. les , than three months ago.
 Danielson fans showed special interes Thursday in the fact that the lowe , branch of the state legislature passed
 bill under which Sunday baseball game will be permitted.
 George Raymond. 45, formerly a resi-
 dent of Daniels6f. died suddenly recentl
 at his home in Holyoke, where he wa
 engaged in the grocery business. He hal just returned from church to his hcrn when fe fell' dead.
 Milton E. Dennison of Providence wis ited friends in Danielson Thursday. Trout fishermen who started off with rush week agb this morning have no been so enthusiastic this week, givin the fish q period Of quiet before goin
 after them &gain.
 Miss ,EiizAbeth A. Hodges of Hartfer was visitor in Danielson Thursday. Considerable progress is being mad
 by the force Of men working ca the stat
 highway between Brooklyn an4 f1amt
 ton. Grading over long stretches mus be done before the actual building of tn
 remaining part of the state road enfi D carried out.
 No definite announcement is avAiiabl . yet as to the resumption of onerAt ticns 2
 tre plant of the Goodyear Mills, inc, i this town
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
SHUNOC

The funeral of Mrs. NJ EsteTie Taylor was held at her home in Westerly Sunday afternoon. The body was brought to this place for burial in Union cemetery. Rev. Lewis A. Walker read the connittal ser- vice at the grave and officiated at the fu- neral Mrs. Taylor was formerly resi- dent of this town and was a member of the Third Baptist church of North Ston- ington.
 Mrs. Champlin. 3l. wife of Arthur Champlin, of the Clark's Falls district, died Monday. Surviving are her husband and three children.
 Numbers from here are attending the special meetings being held every evening this week in the Congregational church at the village. The interesting servicea are conducted by the Glory band of Pot ter Hill, R. 1.
 Mrs. Henry F. Randall has been enter taining Mrs. Emeline Billings of Stoning- ton.
 Local young people motored to Ash willett Friday evening and attended a dance held at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Daniel s. Guile.
 E. B. James and family entertained Mir. and Mrs. Ezra James of Glakgo at their home Sunday.
 Large gangs are employed on the new state road leading from Norwich to Vest erly.
 People here are pleased to welcome Lyle C. Gray and family into the neigh borhood as permanent residents.
 Mrs. Thomas Gould, who has been seri- otisly i'll, is recovering.
 Frank H. Babcock of this place has been appointed to settle the estate of the late Horace s. Babcock.
 Farmers are blowing and getting h early crops, oats mad peas. Oak timber will last for centuries when buried in water or wet sand.
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of instructions relative to careful packing of shipments.
 Dispensine with { DaReakemAster at the local station of the New Haven road has resulted not only in fneenxeniences to the traxeIing public but As Well de- lays in transporting United States mails between the railroad Atati6n and the postcfice. It has been a regular pfac- tice for the baggAeemaster to truck the mails from station to postcfiice and vice , versa. New that this efnploye is of the job this tfAnsferrinS of the mails is left to haphasard arrangement. It was said Thursday that the situation likely would be called to the attention of the postofice department
 The 6Snnectieat Mills is inereaeins It's production of tire fabric and indications are that the present month will witness very considerable revival of activity at this big plant. Some of the bread or s8-incf looms nave been put into opera 1 ton this week and tho number Of small. CT looms working increased. < l BaskstbalI fans ere anticipating seei1t great game Saturday evening when the | En1efalds of Wiliimantie are coming herf for the third ana deciding game of the series to be played with the Conn. Milli team. Each team has won q game, and l quite decisively, which leaves many if doubt as to which will really prove strong enough to win the series. Mana ger Rob ert Pellerin of the local team says h, l will have 4r aggregation of players oi the floor that should bring home the ba con, but he Is not looking for an eas! win, being fully familiar with the grea team that Willifnantic Is going to sent 1 over.
 Constantine TsAkSais. 5, child tha was knocked down Wednesday eveninl on the West Side, near the East Brook iyn fire station. by | passing Automobilt
 was reported Thursday afternoon AS Ao ing well. The child is not seriously in
 jured, but has cuts on the forehead an
 on the back of the head.
 Members of the employees council Q
 the S.. N. E. T. company in divisions i
 this section of the county were at Put
 nam Thursday evening to attend a regu
 far monthly meeting of the. ofganizatio
 and to enjoy an entertainment prograr
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
PUTNAM

Baseball fans hee were ex pressing their Neasure Thursday ovet the action of the house in passing the bill providing among other things that base ball may be played on Sundays after D. m. Putnam has been Sunday base ball town for several years, but the agf- tation during the winter in favor of sus- pending the privilege caused many tol- lowers of the game to believe that they would net have opportunities during the coming playing season to see the Sun day gamet. There is not 30 much inte- rest here. it appears, in the clauses of the bill that has just passed the house providing for Sunday afternoon concerts in halls or theatres.
 It WAS AnnonAeed Thursday morning that the Hoover banq1et at the Baptist church brought in s114 for the Hoover fund for which a drive Is underway here this week. During the banquet an or chestra led by Samuel Rich played and other entertainment provided included readings b; Miss Helen Thompson and violin solo by Miss Esther Rouse.
 The address was by Stanley Kelley, of school for boys at Pomfret and a di- rector of the Hoover campaign in Wind ham county. MT. Kelley pointed out that | the United States now has its opportuni-
 
 | and by its generosity to win the further admiration ana good will of suffering and afflicted peoples everywhere. The Hoov- CT drive here has received strong support during the week and contributions are I continuing to come in every day.
 A. G. Warner post. V. R. C.. hes Ap- pointed the h9iowing HcmnGttees for the year: Relief, Ida Kiebart. Mins Perry, Lillie Leach; auditing, 1nez Hoyle Ella W. Wood, Annie E. Spadlipg; floral Inez Hoyle, Sadie Talbot, Mary Kenyon entertainment, LAlfie E. Leach. Anna Al bee. Ella Wood, EmAline Wilbur, Lent whippae; executive committee. Hattie Mier, Ella Wood, Inez Hoyle Sadie Tal bot, Anna AIbee, Ida Klebart, Mar! Sherman. Ethel Tourteotte, Melissa Ar noid. Lilla Leach. Mary Pray. Elizabetl Grosvenor, Catherine Murphy, Maut Phelps. Lena Whipple. Esther Warren
 Elsie Johnson. Julia Loomis house com mittee, Hattie Mlher Juia Doomis hon
 employment, Melissa Arnold. France
 Barrett. Eiizaioeth Chase child's welfare
 Mabel Carpenter Ida Klebsrt, Mar.
 Sherman.
 |. Next Tuesday afternoon the members Q the W. R. c. are to entertain the G. A at luncheon, following meeting.
 \. c. Rogers has a hne start with hi early crops at his farm just west of tn
 city. Peas are already up and asparaEu
 is just breaking through the ground Nil
 Rogers said Thursday afternoon that h
 had just completed sowing thirteen acre
 of oats at the farm, where the Connection . Holstein association is to hold its annus meeting later in the spring.
 i Mrs Frances Harrington. 7a. a life lon
 long resident of this town, is dead at he | AA been in poor health for a considerabl period Mrs Harrington was a cousin c f George E. Dresser and J. F. Carpenter, C . this city.
 sl Thursday evenings special event In al
 of the Hoover alive now underway in thi } 1 city was the whist and dance given t Putnam lodge of Elks at their ehome i i the Elks building on Main street. Tn ] entire proceeds of the affair, whic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
UANK1seN

Beeors JuAge ". Fenner Woodward of tAe tS~n eshrt here Thursday, George E. HAiAA a farmer resident on the Green Asliow read, pleaded not guilty to se- fteus chAfge entered against him by two e1y1, 48ed respectively and 10 years. RrebAible cause was found, however, for Holding hifa for trial at tne next term q tfe sspefior court having criminal jrsise DtioA ana his bonds. which he fur nitftd, were n1ed at ;1,5oo.
 g A ftssss fire which ragged through ter
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
STAFFORDYnLE

Mir. and Mrs. George Miller and niece. Ruth Bosworth. were guests of Mrs Mil ler's sister, Mrs. William MAntell. In sey- mour, Conn. over the week end. making the trip by automobile.
 Lawrence sartori was in New Ysvt city the first of this week.
 Mrs. Josephine yesely and family moved recently from Mir. Whites house to Mir. Hslley's tenement.
 Rev. ]. NJ. Won Deck preached an excel lent sermon Sunday morning from Kings .1Ss 10, last clause: And l. even only. am left; and they seek my life. to take it away. Mir. Won Deck is at- tending the New England Southern eA- ference at Providence this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
poRN.

RoGERs==In this city. April C, 1921. a son 10 Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert D. RoEers Of 2S7t Epin street
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
nIEn

PEcK-In Baltic, April :. 1921. wiffiam p. Peck, aged 6l years. Funeral at his late home in Baltic Mon day April il. al i0.3Q a- rn. Intefment at East Greenwich. R. L cKUMB-In 0roton. April 6. 1921. Ed ward A. Crumb. aged 70 yeafe. Funeral Services in the home Of his
 14 Washington street. Saturday. April
 Q, at 2 ?. m. 1nterment in 1taplewood
 cemetery. DuNN---In New London, April (, 1i11.
 Margaret Gray. widow of James Dunn,
 aged 70 years.
 Funera l services will ts held at ths
 Greenevllle Congregational church Sat- urday, April 3. at z.30 ?. m. Relatives and friends Invited 10 attend. Inter-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
MARRfrp

fAr-sMITH-In Worcester. Mass. Aprii {. 1921, Arthur Smith Fsv and Jennie May Smith. formerly of Norwich. daughter of the late Dr. N P. Smith. GLADUE=BENABD this. city, April [, 1921. by Rev. Myies P. Calvin. Joseph Giadue Of Taftville and Mrs. Ciendy Bensrd of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08

Oak timber will last for centuries when buried in water or wet sand.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
The Failure of Economie Sanctions

~ NE of the provisions in force by the allies
when the German Rhine ports were occupied
~ and customs barrier erected around the oc-
cupied territory was the imposition Of tax OF 50 per
cent on German exports. In order to make this ef-
fective necessary for the governments concerned
to enact legislation for the collection Of this duty The
French have had the greatest difficulty in passing
legislation of this kind, but in England the reparaton
passed and has been in/force long enough
to have aroused storm of protest from British inn
porters According tothe London Daily News the ar.
rangement works out in practice as follows:
while the price Of German goods is, say, EIoo
the British importer must pay sIoo to the German
exporter. The duty being so%. the British importer
must then hand ESQ the British customs before re-
moving the goods. Under this procedure the German
exporter incurs penalty, but the goods cost 5o%
more than their ordinary value, and this so to be
sharged to the British importers customers. 1t 10
they who pay the German indemnity"
The only result of the reparation act is to afford
high protection for certain British manufacturers and
consequent prospective increase in price. Germany
herself is paying but little under this act.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Commenting upon this table Mr.. Bell says: Now,
you notice that the expenditure of a country upon
its judges, its policemen, its education hospitals and
the thousand and things that 60 to make up the
civil expenditure is much and alongside of that is
the expenditure on the army and the navy, and the
war; which is much-in some cases you see that the
amount spent war is just about as much at other
times about half at other times two-thrds and that
the resultant deficit ought to be compared with the
amount spent OIL war-lke expenditure That is to say,
if you could cancel out the expenditure you would
cancel out the deficit in many cases."
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
DIGEST OF THE FOREIGN PRESS
PRINCE HIRoHITo FETED.

The japanese Crown Prince Hrohito has been
given most cordial reception upon his arrival in
Great Britain. The London papers have published
editorials complimentary to Japan and extending
welcome to the prince. The occasion Of this visit
has caused a renewal of discussion Of the Anglo
japanese treaty The point is repeatedly made that
complete understanding with America must be reached
when this treaty is renewed The terms OF the treaty
and its implications will be thoroughly discussed at
the imperial conference in June, when representatives
Of Canada and Australia will be present to represent
the interests Of these dominions in the problems Of
the Pacific
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
American Coal and British Strike.

. .CTATEMENTS have been made recently by two
- Of the chief members of the British government
which give considerable importance to the effect
Of the export of American coal the present situation
In the coal industry In Great Britain The purpose Of
the statements is to defend the British ministry
against the charge of the coal miners that the gov
ernments control is directly responsible for the de-
piorabe condition of the industry which will not per-
init the payment Of sufficient wage. In speech
at Maidstone a few days ago, Mr.. Lloyd George de-
MED the miners assertion that the government had
made profits from the coal trade during the period Of
its CONTROL because he declared every time there
possibility of profit, the miners demanded increase
in At the present time he said the profits Of
the industry not sufficient to maintain the pres
ent wage SCALE and that It impossible raise the
domestic price because it would cause hardship on
other workers. and that the export price could not be
raised because of the stagnation of trade Another
reason for the present export price the American
competition in markets which were formerly domi-
mated by the British. He pointed out that foreign
customers would not buy British coal If they could get
American coal at better price,
A similar defense Of the government Is made by
Sir Robert Horne formerly president Of the board OF
trade and chancellor. of the exchequer. in
article in the Popular VieaV Sir Robert declares that
the explanation for the present condition of the coal
industry is to be found not in the records of govern
ment control but on the map. The three important
points the map, from the point of view of the
coal INDUSTRY, SaroiH, Daninofe bucnoS h1rcs
which form coal triangle "These points," says Sir
Robert "are selected because Argentina is the greatest
importer of coal. Argentina bought 3,34o.465 tons
from Britain in 1913 The United States and Britain
the greatest exporters of coal and Cardiff and
Baltimore the chief ports The distance to Buenos
Aires from either port is approximately the same
The best American coal Baltimore is aS shillings.
or $500 ton
But during March wages alone in Britain cost
$sas ton pit-head American coal exports in 1918
to Buenos Aires totaled 1884 tons. During the first
months of Ioao> they reached IAoa6SI tons. Br-
tains 1870 exports dropped z75ooo tons. while ex-
port prices dropped from $I84o to $50 within few
months"
Conditions at the points of the triangle
cannot be controlled in Great Britain If British coal
is to compete successfully with American. the cost OF
production must be reduced to level with costs IN
America The situation in Great Britain he concludes
is due to economic causes and is not effect of gov
ernment control Economic depression is not restrct-
ed to the coal industry and the hardhps which result
are suffered equally by labor in other trades.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

"/.TH few exceptions the British press approves
w the terms contained in the ultimatum present.
ed to Germany by the Supreme Council of the
allies. It is generally held that the proposals
practicable than those formulated Paris, less
open TO criticism the of agality and likely to
afford the Germans fewer technical for refusal
They offer hope of settlement without the costly and
doubtful expedient of further sanctions Several papers
declare that the invitation to the United States join
in future discussions is the most important result of
the allied conference any pedmanent settlement is
contingent on American participation.
The French press at first decidedly hostile to-
the new plan. For weeks French editors have
been insisting the occupation of the Ruhr Valley in
conjunction with a blockade of German ports which
would bring pressure bear the industraists who
held responsible for Germanys recalcitrance The
value OF German promises has been shown. Payment
would be made only under compulson Giving up the
occupation of the Ruhr in return for German
promises regarded by many papers as a very poor
and foolish bargain. According to Pertinax in the
Echo dc Paris any agreement which is reached unless
by the occupation of the Rur will result in
nothing but deception. The Temps, the Intransgent
and the Journal des Debats criticised the plan severly
and several papers charged that the plan sacrificed the
interests Of France to the schemes of international
bankers.
Th announcement Of the re-entrance of the United
States in allied councils has been received with ap-
proval although many papers take particular to
their readers not to forget the American Senate
and not to place too much hope in the announcement.
Certain papers, notably LEcar, assert that the pres
Of American observers allied councils will be
of little value to Europe unless the United States will
responsibility for the decisions of those
councils
Although SHINES 10 believed to prefer acceptance
Of the umatum to the threatened occupation of the
Ruhr some Of the organs which he is said to control
declare the terms impossible in this reflectng the
nounced opinion Of the German Peoples Party. So
eiaist papers favor acceptance Of allied proposals
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Hungary and the League.

ONSAKYS dilemma today is stated as follows
by Ernest Ludigh, consul general of that
nation, in The Hungarian Nation new
monthly review published in Budapest: Will Hungary
in the near future be invited to become a mmber of
the league of nations, and If So ought she to Join
the league? He inclines to negative answer to the
last question.
Ii Hungary does accept membership, the official
goes on. she must accept the terms of the Tranon
treaty unreservedy the basis of her future inter-
national relations with the other powers of the world
and apparently must definitely confne herself within
frontiers outlined in that document.
Ludwigh proceeds to consider what will be the
true worth and strength of the league of nations
should America definitely decline participate Presi-
dent Harding, he says, appears favor Articles XII
XII and XIV which bear the question of inter-
national arbitration. Does this mean it is asked that
America might join the league if.Article and some
others were eliminated and. that she would prefer
league to be merely central of arbitration for
the affairs of the world at large without any of the
attributes of "super-government?"
"As Europeans" says Luddigh 1--WE cannot an
swer these questions at the present uncture but we
may say this Without Americas participation as
member OF the league, the very existence of the
league itself becomes doomed. Why then should Hun
gary jeopardze her rights and just claims for speedy
revision of the Trianon treaty by joining league
which is foredoomed to failure? Shall we not be
freer to dispose of ourselves later no shackes in
terfere with our decsionsl
"If Hungary declares under pressure that she
abides by the settlement Of her boundaries
lined in the Trianon treaty, and is content Herewith,
because otherwise she cannot join the league it by
no means signifies that she has definitely abandoned
her claim for revision of the treaty
Hungary in joining the league and fulfilling all
formal requirements, will play watchful game. She
win bide her time. As small unmportant member
she is compelled to submit gracefully to the will of
the mighty and powerful Of this world and stand in
the apterooms awaiting her turn But her turn will
eventually, and shall be prepared for il when
II does.
SHOULD America not join the league Of nations,