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Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

Victor M. Tyler has resigned the presidency of the Shore Line Traction company to which he was elected ten days ago. He gave no reason
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

"Cur1ey" Hackney, white. arrested In connection with an attack of an e'cht year old girl was taken from Ire citN iail at Waco. Texas. and hanged. He confessed, according to the police.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

The bodies of George l.. Macomber md Lyman Manley were found in an attic tenement in Fall River, Mass. the vic tins of asphyxia ton. Dr. William H. Blanchette medical examiner, said the men had been drinking noonshine.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

Police restored at Fort Worth Tex. after packing house strike sympathizers had halted trolley cars bound for the yards and turned back. approximately 300 workers.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

Since the armistice was signed 1.142 branch banks were opened by Canadian banks and 214 closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

The London Official Gazette publishes the formel revocation of the naturali.a- ton of Sir Edgar Speyer. An order re- moving him from the privy council alsc Is gazetted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

Miss Amelia Hodge, 76 years old, was tally burned In her home on the out skirts of Bethel.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

American Bankers association arnounc- ed 1t would hold It's 1922 convention in New York the last week in September.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-15

Two armed bandits held up the Half way State bank at Halfway. near Mo-nt Clemens, Mich. and escaped with sum estimated at s13.Ooo. They fled In an automobile, heading for Detroit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
A Huge Rattlesnake Was Found on the
Book.

snakes, but this is the first time that
any of them made the discovery that
Il rattleSnake fed on fish.
According to the story throw line
baited with small perch had been put
out into tlr' river. One Of the party,
fishing with rod and reel, later had
pulled the throw line partly in to get it
out Of the way, and in doing this one
hook, still baited with perch. was left
hanging above the water. The next
morning huge rattleSnake was found
on the exposed hook. 1t Is stated that
the snake was as large around as the
arm of the average man. The snake
was killed and the perch, which had
attracted it to the hook, was found
In the reptiles mouth
The crop of snakes, especially the
rattlesnake species, is larger this year
than in years. This is attributed to
the past mild winter. MoccasinS
swarm the smaller creeks and there
are moccaSinS in the larger streams.
The Colorado river has a good sized
quota While many Of the snakes
seen in the streams are the harmless
water snakes there is an abundance
of the rusty and poisonous species Of
the moccaSin.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
IN MEMORIAM

In sad remembrance of our dear
daughter and sister, Miss Stella
Small, who was taken from home and
loted snes Two years ago on Sett
the 4th, 1919. Sad and lonely his
been our lives since God took her from
orr midst but methinks if she could
speak to us from the Glory land she
would say:
Weep not for me loved ones dear
But to the Saviour look
II was Jesus called my spirit here
riy name is written in his book.
Fond parents wipe your tears away
Suppress your bitter cries
Listen while you hear your darling
say
| dwell in yonder skies.
Two sad and lonely years have passed
Since God took Stella away
Ne hope to meet her in heaven
Where God shall wipe all tears away.
By her Loved Ones.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
"NO PLACE FOR tiOMELY GIRL"
Wall of Girl Who Tries Suicide After
Fiahee Rejects Her for Pret
tier One.

Baltlmore,-"AIen only look for
beauty; they don't care about the real
homcmaker any longer" Virginia
Hicks, twenty. a patient at the Mary
baud General hospital, who tried to
commit suicide By swallowing poison,
explained that there was no place in
the world for the hOmely girl,
''t don't want to get we'll" she con
tihhe1, pushing back her short red
hair. MEN don't care what you do
for thcm-thcy are for the sirl who
spends everything on clothes and
makes IL big show. They don't care
II girl Is good, sclf-respecting and q
real homemaker; all they want is a
big display of their money"
Refusing TO give her lovers name,
she admitted that they had both been
very happy and expected to get married
shortly, until one evening mt dance
he met pretter girl, and after that
she didn't have chance.
classical features and a conspicu-
GUS lack of frccllles are essential fea-
lures for happiness" Virginia de-
clared, weeping.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
THE RIGHT THING
AT
THE RIGHT TIME
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE
ABOUT REPRODUCTIONS

We are more sensible of what is done
against custom than against nature
Plutarch.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
Moved and Seconded.

Indirectly, the recent prize fight gave
liz n new word, or rather revived an
old one, for there our national word
and-simlle sharp, Frank Wilstach, says
he heard tot The first time the word
"dither." This means Ia diivef, to VI
brate. as. for example, "She CAUSED
the audience to other with delight"
Not a particularly pretty word, per
harS. but Il prettier one Tor the same
th,Hg than shimiiy, Whi' h we suggest
he sent Immediately TO the cannery:-
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03

Burroughs, the naturalist and writer.
whose death last spring left n va.
cancy when they came to consider
another vacation this year 1t is
said the three principals so highly
regarded the aged naturalist that
they believed no less a parsonage
than the president of the United
States properly could fill his place.
The president was pleased to ac.
ccpt the honor to assume the role and
for few days live the simple life
that characterized the career of the
aged naturalist.
The campers were sIngularly con.
genial, riding horseback. fishing,
swapping stories, sharing camp
chores together Fhc president. like
other members. was eager to do his
share around the camp Kitchen.
which. IN his particular ease, cor.
sisted of chopping wood for the kit.
chen fire He was unable to remain
for the entire outing. hcIno called
back to Washington on official busi.
ness.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03

We are more sensible of what is done
against custom than against nature
Plutarch.
RIO ONE has any good excuse for
IN not being able to make intro
ductions easily and in good form.
1t is simply matter of knowing the
right form and then In little prac-
tice. It is an act that requires no
originality and no special talent. But
there are lot of people neverthe-
less. who always do buugle an intro
duction, and this for the simple reason
that they do not give the subject sur
ficient thought or do not trouble
themselves to look up the right way
to do it.
The other day l observed a stalwart
Young corporal proud to have his
chcerv-faced little mother visiting him,
and eager to introduce her to his
friends.
"Nfotler, meet Sergeant jones'" he
said as one of his friends approached,
and again, Smith know my mother.
To be sure this answered the pur
pose and as every one was very happy
on the occasion 1t probably didn't
make much difference how the intro
duction was made But the form was
far from courteous.
In The first place a man should al
WAYS present or Introduce his men
|,
woman. and he should use a form of
Introduction that shows that he Is
making the Introduction in this way.
Moreover the abrupt manner If say
ing simply, Meet Mr.. Brown or
"Know my friend JONES' which has
recently become so popular Is really
too abrupt TO be in good form for any
purpose save possibly for men TO In
Produce men to each other in Il pure
lv business connection. 1t should
never be used in introducing women
The right way for the young soldier
TO have gone about 1t would have
been to shy, "Mother, ] want 70 pre-
sent Sergeant Jones'" Jones" this is
nv mother" or "Let me introduce
Sergeant Jones to you, mother; Ser
geant Jones l wish to present you to
nv mother" In case like this 1t
ii hot necessary TO give the mothers
name. The only occasion whsre it
would be, would be in the case the
mother, through remarriagc, bore
name different from the one of the
son who introduced her.
(Copyrght)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03

M HO can say how much power
w and influence is represented in
the picture above7
Henry Ford, the Detroit manufac,
turer and inventor; Thomas A. Ed-
son, electrical wizard and genius;
President Warrcp g. Harding and
II. S. Fircstone, the Akron tire man.
ufacturer and fnancier, form a quar-,
tet whose wealth of mind and mater.
iaI riches it would be hard to csti-
mate.
This picture was taken recently in
the mountains in Maryland whore
these famous men were spending a
night on camping tour that lasted
ten days.
President Harding was the guest
of Mr. Fifestone, Mr.. Edison ard
Mr.. Ford who for years have been
accustom' d to take their annual out,
lngs together living simply in camps
as far from the haunts of tourists
as it is possible to go.
Formerly the party consisted of
Edison Firestone, Ford and John
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03
PERCH BAIT FOR
BIG RATTLESNAKE
Texas Fishermen Bring in Queer
Stories of Encounters With
Reptiles.

Austin, Tex.-Storics of battles with
rattlesnakes and stump-tail mecca
sins arc brought to Austin by nearly
every fishing party which has been on
outings to the many fishing streams
in the mountains west of Austin. But
the most unusual tale is told by an
aggregation of anglers who have just
returned from a camp on the Peder-
males river, 30 miles west of this city.
In this party were several men who
have been up against many rattle
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03

AS a purgative, Chamberlairf's
Tablets are the exact thing required.
Strong enough for the most robust,
mild enough for children. They cause
an agreeable movement of the bow
els without any of that terrible grip
ing. They are easy and pleasant to
take and agreeable in effect.-Ad-
yertisement,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03

The uniform success that has at
tended the use of Chamberlain's Collie
an Diarrhoea Remedy in the relief
and cure of bowel complaints, both
for children and adults, has brought
It into almost universal use, so that it
is practically without rival and as ey-
eryone who has used it knows, 1T IS
without an equal.-~4dvertisement,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-03

Chicago. - Miss Gail McDermut,
criminal court stenographer, is hailed
as heroine by her co-workers. AS
Frank Legregnl, under death sentence
for numbering his wife, attempted to
Jump from a window sill to liberty
Miss McDermut grabbed his coat tail
and held on until police had beaten
the prisoner into submission.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
Today's News
in Paragraphs

Redistribution sure to come up in next
session. Page 1
Uchida declares Japan will insist on
Yap mandatory rights Page /
Bible inspires confession-Youne Decker
blames devil for murder Page
President invited to church anniversary
tomorrow. Page /
Russia signs treaty to pay Poland
oo'ooo'ooo soio ruples. Page 2
Municipal examining board for naming
teachers OF schools is suggested.
Page 2
Battle develops from great ambush in
county Sork. Page 2
Auto show closes tonight; attendance
is record. Page 2
Estate tax exempt from income return
Court of Claims rules. Page 4
Scottish playlet at the Willard draws
enthusiastic crowd. Page 4
Detroit Federation of Labor critic;ses
Samuel Gompers for imputations re-
garding suggested recognition of Rms
sia- Page a
Revision of treaty Of Sevres success for
French diplomacy. page
North Idaho to launch camna;pn n
create new state called Lincoln
Page
Fourteen thousand protest horror on
Rhine" meeting in New York. Page &
Nearly 5000 anti-red refugees cross
Finnish frontier. Page
Final appeals made for sixteen on trial
in Matewan mine case. Page 7
Society of Natives told when fishing and
hunting was good at 18th and L
etreetA . Page u
Evening star., 1921-03-19
VW|AN| WILL AVOID
MENTION Of DEBT
Neither Will French Envoy
Talk Politics Unless U. S.
Brings Up Subject.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1921.
PARIS. March 19.-The report that
Rene Viviani, who sails for New York
today. will take up with the new ad-
ministration the question of Frances
debt to the United States is vigor-
ously denied by the ministry of for
eign affairs. The truth is exactly
as was cabled to The Star last week.
NJ. Viviani's mission is first one of
courtesy and second one of informa-
ton. He is charged with presenting
the French governments congratuls.
tions to President Harding and with
ascertaining, as far as possible, Hard
ing's foreign policy. If, in addition,
he engages in any politica; conversa-
tion the initiative must come from
the United States.
acter of NJ. Viviani's mission is at
tested by the fact that he will be
entirely unaccompanied by techni-
clans, who, under different circum-
stances, would he necessary. The
idea that the French would even
welcome discussion of the French
foreign debt at this time Is contrary
to the fact.
1t is true that for the present
France is unable to pay this debt; 1t
is equally true. however, that re-
ceipts from the German indemnltles
as provided by the treaty of Yer
sailles would doubtless make pay
ment possible. France. therefore. is
proceeding on the assumption, first,
that Germany will pay France ard.
second that France will duly pay
Britain and the United States.
If for any reason the German in
IDENTITIES should not be forthcoming.
then the material situation as regards
Frances debt to the United States
would also naturally be changed.
Meanwhile it is taken for granted
here that the United States, having
a strong il indirect interest in doing
so, will naturally incline more and
more to support the allied claims
against Germany. even apart from the
high moral issue which the French
consider to be no less compelling now
than during the war.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
JAPAN READY TO FOLLOW
u. S. DISARMAMENT LEAD
Minister Says Agreement Would
Be Welcomed, But Proposals
Must Start Here.

VICTORIA. r. c.. March 19.-Japan
would be willing to consider any pro-
posals that might be submitted to
her leading to a reduction in arma-
ments, and is prepared to participate
in an International conference to that
end. according to Count X. Hirosawa.
newly appointed japanese minister to
Spain and Portugal. who has arrived
here on the liner Suwa Maru.
at is generally recognized that the
United States must take the initiative
in world disarmament proposals."
Count Kirosawa said. He said he was
greatly interested in the British naval
policy. as announced by Lord Lee. and
the decision of the British govern
ment to build four capital ships of
the Hood class. He said that Japan
already had determined her naval
policy, but would welcome an agree
ment among world powers to bring
about a reduction in naval expendi-
lures
Count Hirosawa is accompanied by
Fl. Hateyma. professor OF law at
Toxic University, Japanese member
of the commission on amendments to
the covenant of the league of nations,
who is on his way to Geneva.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
IMPORT EMBARGO
MAY AID GROWERS
President and Cabinet Talk
of Use of War Powers.
Farm Financing.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Harding and his cabinet
have determined. after a long discus
sion of the agricultural situation
throughout the country. to study spe-
cifically these methods of relief:
First: The use of war powers of the
executive to embargo importations of
wool. meats, cotton and other prod-
ucts which are coming into the United
States in such quantities, at present.
as to keep prices from rising to the
pre-war normals, below which they
have gone in recent months
Second: The most extensive use of
the War Finance Corporation to
finance farming industries. Confer
ences are planned between Secre-
taries Hoover and Wallace of the
Commerce and Agricultural depart
ments and Eugene Meyer of the War
Finance Corporation, at which a pol
icy of finance will be formulated and
laid before President Harding for ap-
proval.
Third: The enactment of emergency
tariff legislation later to replace the
embargoes. because the President is
reluctant to use war powers any
longer than necessary and a tariff
wall is considered much more scien-
tific than an embargo in controlling
the influx of foreign commodities.
Intended as .stop-Gap.
From present indications the en-
barge will be used as a stop-ga un-
Ill the tax bill has been considered by
Congress and that body is ready to
tackle tariff legislation.
Convincing arguments have been
made to Mr.. Harding which for the
moment make it look as if he would
: favor the enactment of the Fordney
emergency tariff law in exactly the
same form as il was passed by Con-
aress last session, only to receive a
Wilson veto. Those who favor such
! a course say that a general tariff bill
must be indefinitely postponed until
after tax reform laws are made and
! further data are available as to the
! cost of production around the world.
: 1t is recognized that this is period
| of readJustment, and that q tarifI
| law passed now may have to be re.
| vised within a year. owing to eco.
| nomic factors over which this conn.
| try has no control.
| The significant thing that stands
| out in the events of the last two
! days is that agriculture has forced its
way to the front. and that the Hard.
! ing administration. which pledged
| itself to help the farmer, is trying
| to make good that pledge.
! Henry c. Wallace, Secretary of Agri.
| culture. and for years the editor OF
| an agricultural journal of wide in
Il (Cnnfinued IN papa 9 CoI,,u,,, 9l
Evening star., 1921-03-19
Japan TO INSIST ON
HOLDING YAP RIGHTS
Uchida Says Interests Will
Be Insisted On-Raps J. F.
Stevens and u. S. Agitation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 1S.-Japan will stand
firmly on her mandate over the Is
land Of Yap, in the south Pacific. Wis
count Uchida, the foreign minister
declared at a meeting of the budget
committee of the diet today in reply
to a question by Representative Etsu-
jiro Uehara. The latter asked wheth-
er the attitude of Great Britain and
the council of the league of nations
and that of the United States regard
ing zap did not affect Japan's inter
ests and also whether Japan intended
to insist on her rights under the zap
mandate.
Representative Uehara said that
anti- Japanese agitation in the United
States was spreading to other states
besides California; which. he de-
that the California agitators We're
communicating with persons similarly
disposed in other states, thus tanning
anti-Japanese feeling.
Raps John F. Stevens.
He also charged John F. Stevens of
Chicago. head OF the American rail-
way mission in Siberia, with carrying
On an anti-Japanese movement as a
with those of the Japanese army in
Siberia.
Viscount -Uchida replied that he
knew nothing of the allegations
against Mr. Stevens. but said the gov
ernment was adopting every possible
means to prevent the passage of laws
similar to those adopted in California.
The foreign minister asserted that
the trade agreement between Great
Britain and soviet Russia was only
temporary measure. The interests of
Great Britain, France, Italy and ia
pan in Russia, he declared, all were
different and the negotiations of
France and Italy did not seem to pro-
gress as well as those of Great Brit
ain.
kent in touch with the soviets, but it
might be necessary to map out a pol
lev conforming to that of other coun-
tries. He believed the Moscow and
Chita soviet governments should be
dealt with separately.
Ten members of the house of repre-
sentatives will visit America this
summer, it was announced.
HARA MINISTRY UPHELD.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
4OOARE "LAIDOFF"
AT D. c. TERMINAL
Big Reduction in Force Since
the First of
March.

Four hundred of the $500 employees
of the Washington Terminal Com
pany have been laid off" since the
1st of March, effecting saving of
between SS5,OOO and $4,000 per
month, it was learned today. More
than $50 of this number were drop
ped during the past two days.
Officials ascribe the cut in forces
principally to the necessary read
justment warranted by the sluggish
condition of railroad transportation
sonal changes between winter and
summer.
Shops Hardest Hit.
The forces hardest hit in the lay
off are those employed in the shops,
where approximately 200 We're drop
ped from the pay roll. The savings
effected by the decrease in personnel
cannot be accurately judged. accord
ing to officials, on account of the
large number of unskilled laborers
included in the daily turnover
classification. Estimates show, how
ever, that the monthly savings will
be found between the figures quoted,
with the leaning toward the higher
estimate.
The cut at the terminal. it was said
by officials, is the first definite fare
back felt in Washington from the
stagnation of national transporta-
ton. The reflection has t>1me-is4-t ti.e
necessity for retrenchment and from
the more infrequent use OF equip
ment.
Equipment in Fair Shape.
"Our equipment is in fair shape"
one official stated. The shops are
hit the hardest because of the fact
that our equipment has been kept in
good condition. The maintenance of
way men and the general transporta-
ton forces also were included in the
general lay-off.
When the railroad commerce picks
up again we expect to augment our
present forces. AS it is we are clear
ing the decks of everything not es-
sential and absolutely necessary to
the efficient conduct of our business ~
1t is expected that additional de-
creases in the personnel will be an
nounced within the next few weeks
AS it is, the Washington Terminal
has cut it's forces approximately 16
per cent.
Evening star., 1921-03-19
New Commissioners Expect
to Check Up on Manage
ment of Corporations.
EXPERT OUTLINES PLAN
FOR P0TOMACsPOWER co.
Declares 5000, 900 Must Be Spent
! in Next Ten Years to Keep
: Pace With City Growth.

Utility rate decisions to be rendered
hereafter by the Public Utilities Com
mission may be affected to a large
extent by q close watch which the
commission expects to keep on the
management of the several public
service corporations operating in the
District.
If the new members OF the COM
mission, Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster, have entered office with one
clearly established policy as to util-
tiles it Is that the business manage,
ment of the companies has vital
relation to the question of rates ana
it is a factor which should not be
ignored by the commission in con-
sidering appeals for relief.
Want to Reveal Facts.
They believe the public should not
be made to pay for bad management
and that if the corporations get into
difficulties through lack of efficient
operating methods the fact should pe
established and the utilities rather
than the public made to stand Inc
consequences.
In other words, they would place
upon the owners of public utilities tne
responsibility of selecting ofhcials
nomically. They would not require
the public to bolster up dividends
where the returns would have neen
normal and reasonable had efhcient
operating methods been in vogue.
Suggestion May BE Made.
1t has not been disclosed how the
commission will proceed to check UP
on the efficiency of the operating per-
sonnels of the public utilities
1t is likely suggestions will be
given the companies from time 10
time regarding possible economies in
management. These may be MADE IN
formally in hearings or otherwise, but
they will be made with the desire by
the commission that the companies
shall show a spirit Of cooperation
in endeavoring to get their operating
ana Financing methods established
upon the best basis possible.
EXPERT TEL.Ier0F NEEDS. =