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Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-01
BILLY

The golden May twilight was begin ming to creep on as Myrtle opened the small iron gate at the end of the path and clicked it shut behind her. Invol- untarily she shivered when the town hall bell jarred out an imperative clang. To its summons Myrtle was respond ing, but her mood would have been more in keeping with the day had she not heard that brazen appeal at in- sistant intervals.
 Turning from the main street, she entered grass-grown lane. At one side of the path rose a clay bank, and up this incline, his legs stiffly braced in the CT. lmbling earth, clambered Billy. He was an untractah1e animal, but ev- idently of an enterprising nature, for he was making persistent efforts to reach the sidewalk. At the swish of Myrtle's skirts Billy rolled one bleared and watery eye in her direc- tion, stretched his neck in a final effort 1ipped stalk and turned to meet Myrtle.
 Good evening Billy" remarked Myr- tie. But the goats eyes were fixed on the lilies which Myrtle wore. You gastronomic nuisance!" she ex- claimed. You've nothing but an in- ordinate appetite and bad disposi- tion." At the same time she drew out | two slender green leaves from among the lilies and gave them to Billy. With an air of condescension he trot- ted after her, scuffling up a little cloud of dust in her wake, until she again turned into Main street. Ther Billy returned to the lane.
 Mrytle reached the hall at She | was prominent by her absence. Ii added a source of pleasure to Mir. Ro- land of in the course of a lecture hi. eyes coul2 rest on the fair face O | Mrytle, for whom he cherished o cer. tain kind of regard.
 After the lecture he met Myrtle anC walked home with her. He drifted into a routine of talk on everyday topic until they reached the grass -grow1 lane.
 Right here MT. Roland was cut of most abruptly by a raucous "Br-r-a-a proceeding from an indistinct gray ob ject.
 l A sudden movement placed Mir. Ro land behind Myrtle: then recovering he came up on the other side. T think there will be no furthe
 danger" he said, taking Mrytle's arr and glancing over his shoulder. Mrytl
 followed his example and could diml
 discern Billy.
 That creature is menace to the com
 munity,H continued MT. Roland.
 T adore Billy The warmth c Mrytle's tone seemed to include goat of all species, regardless of persona
 attraction or moral character. Sh stopped at the gate. Pardon me, M , Roland, if I do not ask you in. hay
 a slight headache"
 By all means take care of you health, Miss Mrytle. shall give my . self the pleasure of calling to-morro- l, afternoon"
 Certainly, Good night The next afternoon Myrtle, wearing pretty pink dress, left the house 1 spend her hours in the orchard. In tt
 centre was one great tree, whic
 dropped it's branches above a hug
 boulder Set against the trunk. Tn
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Stories That Recall Others
Alike,

A1if5e.
 Nine year old Ruth had very thin hair but still it was long enough to come to her waist, and she was proud of it. The family tried to get her 10 have 1t bobbed, but she stubbernlv re- fused. One night Alices young man, who by the way happened to possess a great charm for Ruth, arrived. Aunt.s. thinking that he might be able to per- suade her on this occasion secretly in- formed him of the affair and then when Ruth came into the room mentioned the fact that she wished her niece to have her hair bobbed He took the cue, and immediately told of how thick 1t made hair to have it bobbed. Ruth listened a minute and then looked at auntie's mass of pinned-on-hair.
 Well auntie," she said sweetlv. which of us shall try it out hrst?r
 Mind For Business,
 The fire wagons siren brought the people to the doors and windows and crowds were running to the spot. The fire was then looked for and found. The flames were tapping up the grass in the back yard. The lady of the house was confused and excited. Sas was run ming from the front porch through the house, out of the back door and around to the front again. Fire" was her cry mingled with insurance" and the com bination of these words seemed all a, once te dawn on her as a brilliant in. spiration. On her next trin through thi
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LExTENcY TO CRIMINALS

Hew crime Is aided and encourag ged by those who are in a position to place check upon it is disclosed in the case Of New York criminal who has been arrested In connection with the murder ot a policeman. He of course hasn't as yet been convicted and strenuousIy de- hies the charge so that he must be given the beneht of the doubt as to being the assaiant or an accessory until he has been given a trial But what stands out most prominently in connection with the case and suck connection as he thus far has with it is the fact that he has long criminal record and yet in spite of that after having been sentenced to the penitentiary for term Of 20 years he was paroled after serving 19 months. which paroiing made it possible for him To be connected with the present case In which he is involved.
 The responsibility for this man be- VI at large and in a position where Ae should be suspected of being in- volved in the murder of A policeran seems to rest upon the board of naroIe which considerd that 10 months within prison walls was sufficient punishment +'I "HAL tHe JudEe WnO heard the case believed called for 20 years. In other words the safeguarding of the public got so little attention that one who had eonE been a bad actor was given every consideration and the public apparently hone, while one of the worst features of such action seems to be that it was taken against the advice and efforts of the prison warden who told the board hs believed the man to be a bad one and menace to society. Added to this, however. was the release of the man rnder bsH after he had been recently arrested previous 10 this latest one, on ssrious charge when such conduct ~ouid seem 10 have plainly warranted his immediate return to prison for breaking his parole instead of letting him go free 10 engage in such crime as he might desire.
 There may be times when leniency night be entirely justified in dealing with wrong doers, especially In first in. Eancss. but the idea of so treating confirmed criminals indicates a poor re yard for the purpose of laws and th' sFotection of society.
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PLANTS INYEsTNrNrs,

The impressions prevails quite gem orally that men of wealth are the ones who hold the paying investments, that everything they are connected with turns to gold and that they have noth- ing to worry about Repeatedly there are instances which prove the contrary. While the men of millions may have enough 50 that they need not worry about the cost of living, or if some of their investments prove to be poor ones 1t is repeatedly shown when the time for settling estates comes that they must have had worries if they let h- nsncial matters bother them but also that they used certain portions of their wealth for purposes which in many in- stances was more for the benefit of oth- CTS than themselves.
 Men have different ways of doing such things. In the case of Morton F Plant the long list of securities that have been set down as worthless in the opinion of the executors shows how ex- tensively he was willing to put hi: money into what he became interested in and take as seems evident, a chance of ever getting 1t back. Millions were placed In Eastern Connecticut projects the greater part going into the devel opment of the Shore Line electric roac to the benefit of the people of this par of the state even at a time whno th' proposition was not paying one ant when a long chance was taken in en deavoring to make it so on such an ex tensive scale. Even though this wa not the only way In which he had de cided to apply part of his money fo the betterment of this end of the stat
 it nevertheless indicated his interes | quite the same as outright gifts to spe | cific objects, and clearly shows wha
 a loss this part of Connecticut, suffere i In his death. Mir. Plants investment
 were not such as to wreck his fortune
 Unquestionably he realized the improh
 ability of getting much in the way c
 returns from them and yet, as in tn
 case of the trolley line he was oppose
 to abandoning any part of it and tn people in this part of the state got tn
 benefit therefrcnn. He was game to tn end.
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ss BODIES HAVE BEEN
 RECOVERED FROM ZR-s

Hull, Aug. 31.-Three more bodies were recovered from the wrecksge of the ZR-2 late today, making a total of twenty-two recovered since the disaster. One of the three was identified az that of Flying Officer V. H. wicks. The body which was washed ashore this morning was later identified as that oi Sergeant J. ". Mason of the Royal Ar Force.
 Iodine stains on Walkers bruised fingers were the only visible reminder of his narrow escape. Air Vice Mar shal Vyvyan and several other high of- ficers of the Royal Air Force and tho British army were among the congrega ton.
 A number of relatives of the Britisl victims were present. one of whom wa so overcome by grief that she had to b' taken out Of the church by bo, scout Tho entire congregation wal deeply moved. as the people of Howder were well acquainted with all the mem bers of the ZR-2 crew. ! Service was conducted by Reverend W. M Rees. first chaplain of the How den airdreme.
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TIME TT WAS SETTLED.

If. ss is indicated, there is underway md possibly nearing conclusion an un- herstsnd.nE between the United States and Japan for the adjustment of the situation concerning the island of Yap it VIII certainly be welcomed. It has been believed that, even though Japan vas al first inclined 10 take a firm stand against conceding anything, such would be the result of the controversy. This country plainly set forth it's posi- tion m regard to the matter and looked 10 the other nations among the allies to zee that it's rights were not disre- EsrSsd meaning that there should be a reconsideration of course of what was aeae that prompted the protest of the Cn1ted States.
 From the statement of the situation as sst forth by this government 1t was clearly shown that Japan had little ground for adhering to it's position INkswfse f had little reason to expect che support of the other nations IT sonEection with other matters which ii has, been desirous of adjusting with ehie country has been that coneernins YAp. Having been shown that it wa; h possession of the island through the lecaon of the allied nations taken with,
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CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING AUG. 27th, 1921
 11,263
NEED OF UNIFORMITY.

In the neighboring state of Massa- ehusetts new headlight regulations for automobiles have recently gone into ef- feet As Is invariably the case there are those who have hastened to comply with the requirements. There arc oth- CTS who have delayed doing so and there are those who have for one req son or another not been able to have their machines properly equipped. The result Is that in the enforcement of the rules there are nearly 500 motor vehicles that have been tagged" or re- ported for failure 10 comply with the law. In such cases where it is the first ofense some allowance is made and they are permitted an opportunity to Eet the needed equipment A second violation means a revocation of the li- cense, but for those who have any in- teution of obeying the law one experi- snce should be enough, and in that first notification provision is of course made for the machines from out of the state
 But with the large amount of auto mobile travel from one state to another The regulations regarding headlights, adopted of course for the purpose ot irving greater protection to the users Of the highways, might well be brought more nearly to a standard in the differ ent states. Dazzling headlights are a. dangerous ii one state as another ant In the interest Of getting the best pos sfols respect for the safety measure similar requirements for meeting the aarns conditions in all the states woul, prevent a lot of confusion, and by tn trtver going from one state to anothe e lot of unintentionsl violations of tn, reEulst.on,
 That suc'' 4 0tlCn may yet be takel ey many is indicated by tn work now b Ta done by scientists in dc ~sinE equipment for automobile head hSht testing stations in the states O Ohio and California, the idea being t have the authorities escort violators t testing stations for correction of an, deficiencies before giving them a eour record. Such an idea is of course f Keeping with uniform regulations.
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out ascer4aining the wishes of this country as to its joint rights it was to be expected that negotiations would bring about satisfactory adjustment
 Coming at this time. or as 1t prom ises to do very soon. the early settle ment will be in accord with the desires of Japan which has sought to have it disposed of before the coming disarm- ament conference at which matters dealing with the Pacific will be dis cussed. Considering the situation as 1t stood there were good reasons why Ja- pan should be anxious to have 1t set tied before the conference, and seem ingly efforts have been devoted to that end. Whatever understanding is reach ed between the two countries will in all probability get the approval of the other nations concerned. It Is time 1t was settled.
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GREATEST FORCES AT WORK TO UNDERMINE RESPECT FOR LAY

Cincinnati, Aug. 31.-Theories of po- litical philosophy now advanced by those who either violate law or sympa- thize with law violators" in industrial conhE.s, agitation to upset American forms of goSernment, and against en- forcement of prohibition statutes, are the greatest forces at work in the Unit ed States to undermine respect for the law, Attorney General Daugnerry oe- elared today in an address before the American and Ohio bar associations.
 Arguing eq>ly against sentiment that regards convicted I. W. ". az hero of conscience and political prisoner" that holds bootlegger an exponent of personal liberty" and sets up the slogan of human rights against property rights" in employment dis putes MT Daugherty asserted fallscy and danger lay In all.
 The attorney general, In his address, which was his first since assuming ef- | fee, suggested a method of informing public opinion by semi-governmeRta- means to obviate industrial conflicts, but advocated complete disregard for the theories advanced In the two other fields. He declared the demand for "personal liberty" in prohibition en- i foreenent had been advanced in the 1 past by every champion of lawlessness who has sought excuse for unlawful conduct"
 Supremacy of the law Is not under mined by the ordinary criminal whe l commits murder. robbsry. larceny"
 Mr. Daugherty said. ITO the contrary
 every occurrence of crimes of this sor
 tends to impress upon society the pro | found importance of law and its viger
 ous enforcement. 1he supremacy of i the law Is and has been challenged
 mainly in that class of legislation wher there exists a difference of opinion al to governmental policy in enacting tn legislation in question. At the presen
 time among the forces undermining re snect for law are the doetrtn
 of so called political offenses, erroneou
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speaker advised the crowd to go West in a body, buy land at dollar and quarter an acre. found a new State, and let the aristocrats build their own houses. This time the artillery pa raded and no disorder occurred.
 The panic of 1887 passed into his tory as probably the most severe mone- tary crisis this country has ever ex- perienced. Banks all over the country failed, and most of the notes in circu- lation became valueless. Many large business firms also failed, and mills and factories shut down because their products could not be osld. Rich men became poor and poor people, because there was no work to be had, suffered for lack of food. In no place was the panic more keenly felt than in New York, where all the banks suspended May 10, 1887.
 (Tomorrow-The Pony Express)
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seemed familiar spot to her, for book under arm, she climbed to the top of the boulder, settled herself comferta- bly, and began to read glaneing up at intervals and noting on one occasion a familiar figure.
 "Billy!" she called, and he tretted stiff-legged to the boulder. You're bad boy, Billy. You're a menace to the community. What do you think Of that?"
 Billy gazed up with shrewd red eyes, and as Myrtle saw another figure com | ing, she began at once to read her book. MT. Roland carried an odd shaped parcel which he deposited on the grass near Mrytle.
 "You have no idea she exclaimed what a charming picture you make l beneath this umbrageous canopy" l From somewhere back of the bould- CT there came husky snort and Billy all importance paced into full view.
 Here Billy"
 The command was too late. Billy was i. already under motion and Mir. Roland l went over like a fallen tower. The van i quished knight was mea suring off the orchard with phenomenal strides un. til with final one, he leaped over
 the side wall out of sight.
 Mrytle broke into laughter. "Oh. 1 Billy, you dreadful beast"
 Billy looked vindictively at the side
 wall, and seeing nothing to awaken suspicion. began to nibble grass.
 MrYtle had just convinced herself
 that Mir. Roland was uninjured and be-
 gan reading her book again when a | third visitor entered the orchard T thought I would find you out
 here" he said, as he reached the girls side. extending his hand to meet the one she held out to him. Her face
 showed strange, suppressed happi ness.
 | Yes, I heard you were back and ] , thought perhaps you'd come.' Billy aHbled into the foreground and l sniffed at the newcomers hand,
 Get out, you nuisance" said tht man, and Billy appeared unconeious oi
 the dignity of jocular push, having suddenly become observed in fixed con
 temptation of the side wall.
 Whats the matter with Billy?" , "Oh, nothing but natural irritability.
 Myrtle's tone was casual, her glanc' r which scanned the wall was not. l I discerned something round, black ant 3 smooth which bobbed above the stones y Would you mind, Robert, passin!
 me that parcel on the grass ?" Ii He laid it on her lap. She opened
 disclosing half a dozen roses. f Here Billy
 s Robert studied her with a puzzle l smile. The goat being limited as t e expression looked hungry. :. How about New York, Robert e What did you do with the invention ?
 '' I sold it for-well for a sum tha r will make possible many things hay = always cared for, but I'll not be hap " py unless you'll take an equal shar
 of the dividends. Will you, Myrtle
 You might have married a muc a younger woman, Robert She smile o at his look of resentment-"jf you ha e asked me some years ago. h Robert gathered her into his arm ,e There was one rose left on the gras Is Billy ate it.-Boston Post.
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much good. I took Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound and soon felt change and could do my work without pain and was cured of those nervous spells. Now have a nice baby girl and had an easy time at birth, thanks to Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound. Mrs. WIL- LIAM C.WERNER, l2l6 Van Hook St, Camden, N. J.
 When a wife finds her energies are Tagging, she is weak, nervous, suffers from backache, the 'fblues" she should build her system up at once by taking that standard woman's medi- cine, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as did Mrs. Werner.
 If there is anything about your con- dition you do not understand write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine CO, Lynn, Mass, about your health.
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FEWER MAIL RoBBERIEs
SINCE ARMIxo OF ENVELOPES

Washington. Aug. 3l.-Rsduction in mail robberies due to the arninE oi postal employees was reported today ai the post office department
 The arning Of line clerks. transfer clerks. and registry terminal clerks te guard the mails has greatly reduced the number of hold-ups" a formal an. nouncement by the department said Rifle ranges and police galleries are being used all over the country for tar get practice"
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no ACRES BKqUEATHED TO
 YALE FORESTRY sCHoC

New York, Aug. 51.-An estate of no acres at St Johns. Luzerne county, Pa, known as "Ths Bungalow" is beuueath- ed to the Forestry School of Yale uni versity by the @ill of the late Clarence ". Kline, a Yale graduate, filed today. He died in Bridgeport. Conn. August IS. The document also provided for the disposal of a s15.o00 trust fund to Yale University on the death of Edwin H. Johnson. O. this city. for whom the fund was created. The sum of s2,000 was willed to the Yale Chapter of the
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conceptions of personal liberty, and false doctrines as to the rights of in- dividuals and minorities."
 Resentment of large corporations of persons and capital" against inter ference of laws regulating them" Mr. Dausherty said. involved a mistaken attitude" for Flaw and order Is the shield of business and its only secur- ity."
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Phi Delta Fraternltr-

Phi Delta Fraternlty.
 To the town Of Avalon. Santa Cata- lima Island. California. the will leavet sl5.ooo for the erection of a monument to Juan Rodriguez Cadrillo. Spanish e1- plorer on the death of Merriam C. Chris tisnsen of Badger. Iowa. who holds the money as a trust fund during his life- time.
 Sums of t5.000 each were left to Don aid H Andrews Of Southinstnn. Conn. and Frances B. Valentine of Buffalo. \. I.
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house she seized the water bucket in one hand and evidently the telephone in the other and above the shouts of the fire fighters outside could be heard her voice ringing true: John, the insurance. rrs insurance, the policy, where Is it?'
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nao pans m my back and stomach. was very nervous and would have fainting spells. 1
 certainly suffered awfully with those nervous fainting
 spells. I did not know anyone at times and used to scream. A doctor
 treatedme butdH mt seem to do
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With August drawing to a close those interested in school. favorahly or unfavorably. are getting ready to run at the pealing of the old familiar bell.
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Genral Humidity appears to have checked his retreat and is now making counter offensive.
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The last days of the summer months are running true to the typical Augus days that have been missed this sum. mef.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Russia seems to have proved to It's own satisfaction that 1t cannot live without eating.
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poor cranberry crop we might look for ward to a reduction in the price.
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Those suffering from lack of excite ment might be able to get their desires supplied by taking trip to the Mingc county coal fields.
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The man on the corner says: Nothing enlivens an otherwise dull morning more than a snappy runaway.
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With preparations being made for the football season, it will only a short time before the Eriddle cakes and sy- rup will become the breakfast cry.
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Some people seem to be attracted by railroad crossings more strongly just as fast train is due to pass.
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When tying your dog in the yard be sure he is given a shady place and some water to drink.
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We are approaching that part of the season when efforts will soon be made to get rid of instead of acquire the tan
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NERVOUS FAINTINGS SPELLS
Mrs. Werner tells how they Yield to Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Camden, N. J.-" Before my baby was born was run down and weak,
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Sunburn comes because 1t Is invited, but it isn't gotten rid of quite as cas- fly or quickly.
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August will not bet remembered for its final days but for those that ore. ceded them.