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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15
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For working more than seven hours a collier was summoned at Pontypool police court. The solocitor for the colIiery company said that the sum- mons was not taken to reduce production. but to show miners that 1t was illegal to work two shifts a day. Permission was given to withdraw the summons.
 Gas Price Inereased.-Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company. to over S00.00o consumers in and around London, will be forthwith" increased in price by Tod. per 1000 cubic feet One of the main reasons for the increase, says the company, is "the tremendous slump in the price of export coke" The new price is 5s Sd per 1000 cubic feet. Team GOlf.-Except to those who re- gard golf as a solemn rite the new team game will come as a pleasing novelty. There are generally six aside, men and women. and each player handles only ore club. The holder of the driver takes tee shots. the proprietor of the butter does all the work on the green, and the bras sic. cleek, mashie and niblick are sini- larly distributed. Which club shall be
 used when there is any doubt is decided
 by the captain of the side. The scheme
 offers obvious advantages to the player who (as is often the easel is expert in \ one department of the game and duffer
 in others.
 President Wilson's Conditions.-Presi- dent Wilson's latest message 10 the
 council of the league of nations shows that his personal mediation in Armenia
 Is only to be gained if the European pow CTS are willing to undertake new oblisa-
 tions of the most far-reaching character.
 Consider the price which he asks tho | particular" European powers to pay for the benefit of his mediation they are to pledge themselves to guarantee. presJn.a- bly, by force. the territorial integrity ef
 a Russia ill-dehned and stretching from
 Poland across Europe and Asia to the
 Pacific Denied the right to any say in
 Russian affsirs, offered nothing in return by Russia, they are to undertake 10 Tro- ] tect this benchcent home of revolution . against any enemy in two continents who may have a grudge against lt. This would [ be a tall order even if the United States . were willing to holp. But as the price 7 of President Wilson's personal media , tion in Armenis! We wonder if we Ars reading the Arabian NigAts.-Lo1dss
 Chronicle.
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FIGHTING TYPMUs.

It is te be sincerely hoped that the lack ct cooperationf on the part of the federal, state and local health authorities at New York will not result in imni- grants getting through and carrying ty-. phus fever to that or other cities. Un- fortunately the cooperation that ought to be expected does net exist. While the federal authorities have been deinE se much in the way of Informing the ecun- try about health measures it is apparent ly doing nothing to cheek the entrance of this plague at the biggest pert in the country and at the very point where many eases among immigrants have al- ready been discovered.
 This lack of cooperation net eMfy places greater responsibility upon the state and local authorities but if the re- ports are correct immigrants are getting past the federal inspectors in 8 condi- tien that makes them menace to the community. This is deplerable situa- tien. Attention has been directed in the past te conditions which surround the entrance of aliens into the country and the laxity which too often prevails, but the situation becomes much worse when federal inspectors pass aliens vhe are likely to carry this plague to any part of the city or country.
 If the health authorities at mat point have been, unable to agree upon other matters there cannot fail to be receg. nized the need of giving the country tht protection it is entitled to and what il expects to receive at the hands of thes. who stand for better health conditions. Ii 1t is the state and local authorities wst are shoulderins the burden of this vorl
 the federal forces should extend to then
 every facility whether they participate fl l the work or not. It is this failure to as
 sist in meeting the situation and anpar
 ently acting in such way as to embar
 rass those who are assuming the respeA
 sibihty that makes the task doubly har, and endangers the city and country mucl more seriously than would be the eas if there was the proper cooperation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15
BEARINC rHE BURDEN.

There is hardly a section of the eeun- try but what will be interested in the outcome of the legislation in New York state where strong effort is being made to tax auto trucks of five tens or ever at the rate of $1ee ton. This lsgisia. tion is being urged with view, it would seem, to discourage the big trucks or as a means fer overcoming the harm which they do to roads and to provide the ad- ditional funds required each year to eff- set their damage.
 Most every state feels the need of get ting larger revenue from the autsrne- piles and q different method of taxing the motor vehicles has been suggested in htis state, in which the big auto 1 trucks are taxed more heavily than the | others.
 There doeR't appear to he any effort made to depfeciate the service that is ] furnished by the auto truck. It rendered l important service during the war in help, i ing to speed up transportation and it il still doing much transportation betweer as well as in cities. and the tendency 1: to increase the number of the largt trucks. Because of this fact, the damaEt which is done to roads by such heavii,
 
 loaded vehicles and the expense which il entailed, it is felt that the increased bur den of taxation made necessary in erdel to put and keen the roads in shape euga to fall upon these whe are taking ad anfase~ of the highways for coAfhefcia purposes in manner unwarranted by tn contribution they make in the way 6 taxation and not intended for such req construction.
 New York is evidently trying te pre- vent being forced to go into the Werk 6 permanent road building to the extent . being required to put down road" tha would carry any load placed upon then regardless of the cost and regardless . the fact that it would be Neatering te On means of transportation to the detrimer of others. Whether it can put throuk it's plan Is therefore being watched wit ' interest hy other states, where tho vafu I of permanent highways is recognized an y where the need for economy and ii r creased revenue is not being overlooked
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THE WRONG IDEA.

There are those who come inte this country for the purpose of making it their future home if they ind conditions agreeable. There are those who are at- trscted here by the promise of large pay, relief from temporary conditions at home and who intend to stay only so long as they can amass sufficient wealth to make them comfortable for the rest of their lives back in the country they came from. It is much the same way that people join organizations Some gc in for what they can get out of it and nothing else,- others enter for the gen eral good time but with the intention of standing by it and putting inte 1t what. ever they are able
 Those who enter this country for wha, they can get out of it are well illustrated by the party of 200 Russians who are tc return to the land they came from, car rying with them money and jewels to tn, amount of ss5o,eoo. They have been ii this country seven years, having come a time when they avoided war service a home and when they got the benefit 0 unusual wage conditions in this countr, without being subject to the draft fc war service here.
 It is perfectly evident that they hay not been Americanized. So far as know they have not come under any such in iuencc. They have apparently devote their whole attention to stacking ava the dollars and indications are that the have been more than thrifty, but havin In mind all the time the return to Russia regardless of the contrast between tn two countries, when they had piled up sufficient amount of funds
 Whether these people could have bee interested in remaining in this countr and whether they are aliens who woul have proved a benefit to the nation b remaining and becoming citizens is n, known, but whenever such large number return to the old country it cannot ia to be realized that there is great b opportunity for getting the worthy in migrants interested in staying after tn, get here and contributing something
 the country instead of devoting the whole attention to getting something O of it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15
INCOME TAX FACTS
YOU SHOULD KNOW


 Changes wrought during the last year by births. deaths, and marriages, affect materially income tax returns for the year 1920. Millions of babies were added to family circles. each of whom brings an exemption of s20o in the parents income tax return.
 Boys and girls who have become self supporting, and whose parents allow them the use of their earnings without restriction. form new class of taxpay- CTS. Each must file return and pay tax on his or her net income if such in- come was in excess of $1.00o.
 Widows and widowers who lost their husbands or wives during the year 1920 are especially affected. They are single for the purposes of the income tax law, and are granted only an exemption of $1, 900. unless the head of a family. Per sons who were divorced or separated by mutual agreement during the year also must consider themselves as single per sonss
 Widows and widowers are not required to show on their personal returns income of husband or wife up to the date of death The income of decedent is con- sidered separately. and a return must be | fled by the executor or administrator of l the estate decedent is entitled to ex- emption for the full taxable year. based upon his or her status as a single or mar | ried person at the time of death. The status of taxpayer on December | 31, 1920, determines the amount of the
 exemptions. If on that day the taxpayer
 was married, and living with husband oI wife, claim may be made for the S2,ooe exemption. If single, or married, and not living with husband or wife on Do cember s1. the exemption is only sl.ooo
 The taxpayers status on December g determines also his right to the exemp- tion of s2,o00 as the head of family. Ii on that date a single person was support ing in his household one or more rela ltives. he is entitled to the exemption
 his support of such relatives ceased dur
 ing the year he5 is entitled only 10 tn'
 s1, 900 exemption.
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room of the executive mansion on June 5. There was distinguished gathering.
 The two chief mandarins were attired | in gorgeously figured and highly wrought | silk gowns girded with silk and jeweled l cording, with sashes of rank and ofice of | peculiar richness and brilliancy. Upon | their heads they wore peculiar shaped l sundewn straw coverings, which were covered with a loose flowing deep red ringing. From the top of the center of these hats was suspended a glass orna- ment surrounded with jewels. Loose flowing pantaloons of rich colored silks and magnifcentiy worked silk and velvet, sandals with diamond clasped buckles completed the costume of the two chiefs, while the interpreters, vho were all high officers of the eighth rInk, were nearly | similarly attired.
 When the embassy arrived in San
 Francisco 1t was discovered that the efn-
 peror of China had no official ensign. The
 dragon was the symbol of the empire and
 yellow was the imperial color. Combin-
 ing these two. MT. Burlingame hastily designed a national flag which for the first time foated over the hotel in which he and his suite were quartered in San | Francisco.
 In New York and other American cities besides Washington the embassy was re- ceiYed with great enthusiasm mingled with curiosity and interest The mem
 bers of the party were feted and gen.
 erally treated with great consideration by
 state and municipal governments. A treaty of commerce and amity be-
 tween the United States and China was
 very soon concluded and was ratified by
 the senate July IS, 1888. This new atti- tude of China towards the western pow CTS naturally attracted much attention
 throughout the civilized world. and the
 prejudice which had existed on the part of the English press very soon disap- peared when it was found that similar
 treaties were to be negotiated with the great European powers, and. it came ts ' bass that England formally and openly i recognized the authority and obligations of the supreme government of the Chi nese empire.
 2 The articles ratified in Washington ii
 July became known as the Burlingam :. treaty. From Amenca MT. Burlinsam . proceeded with his Chinees associates t 1. England in the fall of 1888 and visite = = lvarious countries. making with each on !, Ia treaty similar to thai with the Unite v States, but before his work was finished y and while in St. Petersburg. early !. 1870, he died of pneumonia after aa Ill u ness of but few days.
 s (Tomorrow: Prisoners During the Kew - lution.)
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ly as other plants of sspau size located in our vicinity?
 For instance take Out bsarest electric light plant, which is located in JeWett City and now buys its power from a small steam plant located in Plainfield. The Jewett City plant supplies street lighting at cost and sell electricity for house lighting at cents 2 kilowatt.
 If electricity can be generated in small steam plant transmitted eight miles with & line loss Of Is to 20 per cent. handled by two different companies. each making profit, and deliyered to the small consumer for nine cents, 1t Is about time that our local plant although new and modern was junked, the high paid officials dispensed with and a contract made with some outside company the same as New London and ether cities are doing.
 believe that our plant is too deep in- | to politics aC the present time to nave any more injected into it's feeble carcass l When the plant was run with three commissioners the plant was operated in a satisfactory manner. Politics wAs brought into the game and what re- suited. The commissioners that under
 stood and were running the plant satis- factory were kicked out by enlarging the body of commissioners to five. Doe. any one think for moment that you car lappoint five of your friends who under stand gas and electrical machinery well enough to successfully msAage plant oi
 this kind satisfactorily to all. You mighf
 not find three that could and would
 work together. Now if we bring other
 into our game where will we get or
 Give out commissioners another chanc
 as they are learning every day.
 would suggest that the dissatisfied tax
 payers buy the commissioners an euij'
 board.
 Expert advice is very good a thrift CT pert says. every time you earn a dolla
 you should save half of it." But wha
 are you going to do If in paying you l income tax, insurance, war tax, dog taz . auto license, town tax, poll tax, ga
 and electric light bills, yeu have sper , dollar and fifty cents by the time 70 , have earned one dollar.
 : THUNDER STRUCK Norwich, Feb. 14, 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15
ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
FROM CHINA
VISITS AMERICA


 VISITS AMERICA One of the most important international events of President Johnson's administra- ton was the visit of the first Chinese embassy, which created a great amount of excitement in this country during the spring of 1sss. It brought about ttAaty of commercial exchange and amity be- tween the two nations which has held ever since.
 A regular monthly line of steamers had been Established between San Fran cisco, Japan and China during the winter of that year. It was mainly through the good offices of Hon. Anson Burlinsame that the Chinese delegates consented to come to America. Burdlinganne had been a member of congress from Massachu- setts during the 2lth, 25th and 2sth ses- sions, and was appointed minister to Austria early in Lincoln's administra- tion. But the Austrian government de- clined to receive him on account of his cordial attitude towards Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, when he visited this country, and his sympathy mani Tested for the struggling kingdom of San | Domingo.
 Burlingame accepted an appointment to China, and as his stay in Pekin was about to terminate, after a useful ca areer in November. 1ss7. the Chinese govern. ment offered him commission as it's en- voy to all the western powers. Up tt that time China had never been repre- sented to any of the powers o< Europe ol America, and this departrre from an lcient usage was regarded by the nation. with astonishment
 The appointment Uf MT. Burlngam, was not received with iAyor by tho Flu ropean courts, where it was inferrer tha the Americans had secured some ivan tage over the other nGtiers by this unex pected movement on the part Of the i'm perial government of China.
 Accompanied by shining retinuS however, and himself clothed with pow , CTS and titles of the first rank. MT. Bur lingame arrived in San Francisco o March 3l, S1sss, where he was receive with great acclaim. The ambassador va . accompanied by Chin Tajsn, Sun Taiel four Chihese secretaries and !. Mel |, Brown, an English secretary, and ] ' Deschamps, . French secretary.
 The embassy was receivedby the pre- ident of the United states in the blu
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING FEB. 12sh, 1891
 1O,996
THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

It will not be surprising if the attend ance at tonights special council meet ing Is such as to require adjournment to the town hall. Interest in this question as to whether there shall be opposition or not to the bill before the legislature placing municipally owned public utilities under the control of the public utilities commission of the state has been con- siderably aroused since the local commits sioners confronted Mayor Lerou with the question and he agreed to submit it to the people through . special council meeting.
 Difficulties have been encountered in finding out certain things concerning the local lighting plant. While the cAim has been made that the court of common council possesses the authority it doesn't appear that it has made use of it or been able to accomplish much under it in the past. Conditions concerning our lighting plant have been such that the people who own it have not felt they could find out what they believe they are entitled to know about it.
 That feeling has continued for a lene time, and there will be many who will appreciate the opportunity which has 5een afforded by the mayor of learning omething regarding the operations of tht gas and electrical department. All thost Fho are therefore interested in the plan and who arc desirous of it's being a sue cess will unquestionably be found in at tendance at tonights meeting for tn purpose of learning what advantage would be gained by having this as vel as other municipality ewned public utiii lies placed under the same state contro and supervision as are privately owne plants. and to let it be known whethe they believe the legislation should b favored or not
 If 1t is going to be benefit to tn city and if we are going to be able t get information about it which canno be obtained in any other way the oppo sitiop to the legislation Is net likely t be endorsed If there is going to be n sdantage opposition will doubtless ! sanctioned. The meeting promises to | an interesting one and should be well tended.
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VALENTINES

and, for the hundrsdth time. he wsnt over their big mistake.
 "Of course [ hurt her." he said. 'I should have known that she was gen aitiye,, sheltered flower that she is. But oh how sorry have been. What chaoce have had to make 1t r4ght71
 And he remembered how dtrectay after their quarrel, she had opened her studio and told so many friends that At was to he her sole object in Me. He saw her now. little thing. all spirit and higf ideals. How happily she went her way to and from. her leeEons, how hraveiy she fought the doubse battle for bread and recognition that only the artist knows. But was she happy? lie rennemr bered how that last time they passed each oufler there was < pathetic expree- sion in her eyes and as he greeted her quite formally as usual, her dips Quawered a little, he iaDcied, and she was q .S ease.
 Well. Fate must know her bs1ineuA 'r he fneehed, and whether she treafs mo well or i'll. ehau love only one woman In the world, and that one is Nan. A storm arrived reUt day, hail and Eieet and slippery paveTrents reigned Su- preme At five John 6osed the once l doors and weaFly made lris way towards home. Hallway down the street, he | nearly ran into very dAnwstiye and urnhreE7a-leEs creature. She hooked up at | h1l and
 "HeEo Nan :" was the hearty greeting. | Why are you ott h tnis wretched ! weather without an uznbrellai Aren't you afraid of being drogned or b1owr up or somethingT"
 | There was silence and then Nan's youthtul laugh rang out Well, val Afraid of being drenched or blown up os l me. I'm glad you've come" sine said. | "I am glad re come, too" said John
 You see I'm the answer to the vAlen
 tine" At last the, thing wae accomplish Cd. Wihh trepediton John watched tn
 effect of this random rnezs. ''Oh! Why-my valentine?" A very tim
 Id voice proffered this, and vety Mtl'
 mad shrank away from q strong, nascu line arm
 \ But John was master now.
 See here, Nan,'' and he made her lool into his eyes, did you do itT Did I do whatr she answered, stii l hoping for escape Did you Think of the one who thinking of your" Under his umbrell
 the two stood close together.
 Answer meP he repeated, and thoug
 the words were commanding, the ton , was very gentle.
 You know l always have, dear John f she answered. lifting her face to his.
 And though the storm ragged abot
 them, there was peace in two hearts, l, | Exchange.
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roada being held te agreements which can De shown to produce waste. and even more than labor is concerned for every bit of waste means just that, additional expense for the consumer.
 Under government operation of the railroads there was not the efficiency dis played that private operations has pre- dueed, but there were more railroad eIn- ployes. higher wages and classifcations which were made possible by the condi. tions but which were unjustined. Mat ters of this character can be taken IF with the railroad labor board and fol lowing the presentation of the views oi both sides 1t ought to be possible to sif out the fleets so that waste could D, overcome aud. deserved relief obtained.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-15
IN THE DAYS NEWS
Fish In Miami Waters.

What kSnd of fish could Senator Hard iux caSoh in Miami waters!
 A statement from the Miami Aquarium and Biological Laboratory eetnb.ahed to stury the Cuff Stream fish, gives hak dozen exampies of the fish lEe, lit- tie known to fishermen in colder watecs. to be found in the preside1G-eieoss nshinB grounds.
 The Great Barracuda. In adult slze. Is c six-foot So-pound Sea Tger. nsrce and voracious as a shark. He is oue of G most powerful swimmers and hters among the larger ocean fish. He Is not dhKcuh to hook. for he srrikes at any thing moving in the sea. but once on tile hook pos up a long game hsat The iesh of Barrzcudas is not considered ledi- bie Ia FIorida aKhOOgh in Porto Rec k h.
 The Sarfeh is one of the nro@ fan tastlc of the larger warm water nshes An extravagans-y large fin asong alrnoss it's ehMre back gives S its nams- Al h the case of the Sxordhsh ks upper jaw $ extended forming a sharp. bony. rpea-. Ike projection. It at1ains leuS-h ot Ex feee-or more. weighs vo to i5o pou1di and is a powerful rap.d swsnsner. Sal fish Bomeimes junQ many feet out oi