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Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
sUN. H0ON AND TIDES.
TAFTYILLE

The monthly meeting 0t the St. John ie Ba0ts. was held Sunday afternoon o. I11 o'cs.- u S- Louis hall. A ruos.r and lunch was enjoyed after the l.acl1r of officers and ether business r--e-e had been completed
 . maeti-r 1t t-e freuau was held on Monday ev hing in -te freh0usa to talk -rr tfe w1t-s- of building a new a1- i.crr tr the frel0use. This was spe- r.ai meeting and was held at o'clock.
 Te r-rar meeting cf pouemah
 i t. Cf c. met Sunday night. five -er members being voted .n. A first i.-ree meeting VII. be held next week. ard t ls ez1ecll that every member E he present
 Tte Lisbon rad which has been un- Der rap-irs t7- some time is almost com
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
MEET AT
 REACH SANATORIUM


 At a conference of the physicians ct the state Tuberculosis sanatoria, held Monday at the Seaside. the state sana- torirm at Crescent Beach for children suffering from bone and grandular tHber- culosis, there was a spirited discussion of the value of the skin test for tuoercu- losis, there was S9irited discussion of the value of the skin test for tufbarculo- sis known as the Von Prquet reaction and named after its discoverer, the emi- nent Austrian scientist, who has just finished the SiIiman course of lectures at Yale.
 The superintendent of the Seaside. Dr John F. O'Brien, reprrted tn result of the test on children at the institution and showed eight cases, which, according to the symptoms and X-ray findings were tuberculosis but which, according to the Von PirGuet test, were not tuberculosis.
 It semed to be the opinion cf major ity of doctors present that while the tes was very valuable. its reliability had very distinct limitations
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20

Fort H. G. Wright, Fishers Island. have been transferred to new hands. Mai. l.. w. Series, c. A. R., who his been in charge of the work. is assigned to the new task of building up mortar bat Very organization but will remain i.i Fort Wright.
 Maj Redben Noel Perley, c. A. C., ad- jutant at Fort Wright, adds the charge of the recruiting service to his other du- ties.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
NO TRUTH TO STORY
 OF ALLEGED HoLDUP

The state pai1ers carried a story Mon day morning that Edward J. Bender, a naval messenger en route from New London to Buffalo, N. Y, had been held up by six armed men on the new Thom- aston road, about eight miles from Waterbury Sunday night and dobbed of 62 special discharges which he was car rying to the naval officer in charge at Buaffol.
 Officers at the Submarine Base state that they know nothing about the alleged hold-uo, that there is no one by, that name stationed at the submarine base and that there is no one in the submarine service by the name.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
FTLFIIIMENT

 Came autumn. clad in rUssst cloak a-stealing OCT the hill: The woodbines blazed beneath her gaze. the criclletIs song grew still: iATid scarlet sparks lit orange fires ir every bush and tree As through the tender. leaf-hrown dusk Dear Heart. you came to me. Came winter. yelled in silve-y frost. witb holly berries bright: The pastures dreamed heath fait'rinR flakes, while still stars shone al night. And to my leaping inEle-fre, -hilt bloomed t;fe sunset rose The white roads turn brought YOU, Dear Heart. across the driftee snows. Spring came, Where snow had lafnx Anemone's pale star: robin called a twitt'ring note the up- lands greener are: And mid the show'ring annis-bIoorrs
 meath misty May moonlight Fulfllm.ent ROW has come Dear Hesr4 1t is our bridal nirhtt -AEnes Choate Wonson. in Bos,oL Transcript
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20

ready to use his influence and give any aid in his power. and was an earnest ad- vocatey of the establishment of the Nor wich Free Academy. He died in Norwich Jan. 10. 1878, aged 77 years.
 (Continued Wednesday,
 New Recruiting Officer The recruiting activities in New Lon don and vicinity, having headquarters at
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
POETRY
A CHRISTMAS FIST.

A book-well written. good and trus. That merits reading through anf
 through: And. 10 enjox its scope and power. An uninvaded leisure hour. A fountain pen-seif-hiling. free With equabie delivery. never out of joint And always writing to the point. A camera-with lenses clear. Recor Scenes and faces dear. Plus s with focus. time and stop, And carte-blanche at the. camera shop A car-for ease and grace designed, With the best engine one can find That on or of the beaten track Is guaranteed to bring me back \ sum-bequest. investment gift. That cannot thrcD-h my fingers pifts The increment 10 me conveyed In quarterly installments paid X watch-with magnifying face. Enla .ging every moments space. So opportunity may eXist To use the presents on my list -Helen A. Lee in New York Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
". G. Stebbins ImnrorinS

William G. Stebbins of Groton, vice president of the Tracy Chemical Co.,, who was operated upon for appendicitis last recovery.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20

Members of the Cxecho- -SIovak Wholesale society numbered 585,131 in ls-ls lt had 122 retail societies and cup IiSd 2.26o, GA persons. The majori- ty oA&ae co-operators are of the work Ing c4sses. Despite economic difficult lies much business was transacted,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
New comnaps.r st Forts

The New England Artillery district of ths e. g. army of which the forts on the ssa-ts or The mouth of New London tar5or are @ part. changed commanders Int last week Colorel Landers. who has been tn chargs. was relieved by Gen. 1T L. Eersey-
 A peculiar feature Of the change was fhe fact that the order announcing it reached both officers when they were al tte island forts. Co which thoy had com Eeperateiy and each unaware until ar rirai that the other was coming.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20

Predictions for Monday, Fair and colder
 Mondays weather: Fair: slightly cooler. west wind
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
RUBBER INDUSTRY
IS 100 YEARS OLD

J. Beginning with the Importation
of rubber into England as a curio.
In 1890. this product of the tropics
has jumped to such Importance IN
100 years as to make the industry
one of the greatest In the world.
It was in the summer of 1920
when rough Jumps of "caoutchouc"
as rubber was then known, were
imported into England. solely as
curios. In that year. an English
man named Thomas Hancock estab-
lished a laboratory in his home and
experimented on the elastic proper
ties of rubber. He made strips to
keep stockings and gloves in place
and also to keep pockets from being
picked.
With the advance of the automo-
bile the rubber industry made its
greatest strides. Some indication of
the increase in the last two decades
of the consumption of raw material
for rubber products may be seen
from the fact that in 1900 the
worlds production of crude rubber
was $3.50 long tons. while last
year II was $50 900 long tons.
The production of rubber prod
ucts in the United States last year
amounted to a value of sss7,2o4,ooo.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
Putting Truck
Loads Forward '"'
Will Save Roads

Repair bills for damaged roads
would be much reduced. engineer
In the Bureau Of Public Roads re-
port. after extensive .sxperimeptsi
work, ~ motor truck were dssisnsd
to carry more Of the load put Oh
them over the front axle and less
over the rear Wheels as a, present.
in the average heavy truck OF today
the body is nearly balanced on the
rear axle. When the truck strikes
an obstacle or an irreguisrity In the
highway. the damage done 70 the
road surface by the rear wheels 10
much greater than Il would be ~
the load were distributed on botb
axles.
Given a perfectly smooth read
surface. travelled by a truck with
perfectly smooth circular tires.
there would be no Impact. regard
less Of the speed or weight OF load.
Since such an ideal condition is
practically impossible, road engi-
neers recognize that all factors
which increase or reduce the tmpac,
OF a load are OF the utmost import
snce in planning highway consrue-
tion and regulation.
The placing OF the larger part OF
the load on the rear axles ts opl5
one Of several factors which }ean
20 high impact forces - q
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
TO DEMAND EAR
OF PARLIAMENT
British Motorists to Show
They Are Force to Be
ReckOned With.

The. Automobile Association of
England is energeticaliy developing
a scheme to ensure that the inter-
ests of motorists shall be more ef-
fectively and more strongly repre-
sented in Parliament than in the
past. Arrangements are being
made for the formation of area
committees to cover every Parlia-
mentary constituency.
In this way the whole country
will be linked up by a network OF
properly organized and represents
tive committees, which will no,
only keep In touch with the men,
bers of Parliament representing the
various constituencies, but can be
called together at any time to deal
with legislative matters of national
or local Importance to the motorist
Hitherto the task of opposing re-
strictive or oppressive Legislation
has fallen on the shoulders of q
few NJ. Ps.. who have done theii
best to secure reasonable treatment
for motorists, but the action of the
government in forcing upon the
country the present inequitable sys'
tenn of taxation has demonstrated
the need for the adoption Of q new
policy to secure the early revision
of the grossly unfair taxes and
obtain a really fair hearing for the
motorist on other legislative mat
ters which are likely to be before
the house in the near future.
The recent successes achieved OF
behalf of motor users by the as
sociation at the Dover and Hereford
by-elections revealed that the i'm
portance of motoring interests II
present day legislation can nj
longer be measured by the extent
to which the motorist lends his cal
] to one or other of the candidates
1t is the A. AS intention to show
that the motoring vote, including
as 1t does. both users and thos,
employed in the industry, is a fac
tor seriously to be reckoned will
by those who stand for Parliament
! Further particulars will be pub
lished as the work progresses.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

result, that part of the country sur
fered a depression which was but
lightly felt in other sections.
The present demands, coming as
they are from all parts of the coun-
try. for increased allotments of
Buick cars, are an indication of i'm
proving conditions. especially since
the reports show that these cars are
rapidly passing into the hands of
owners, as indicated by a telegram
Just received. from the Chicago ter
ritory alone, in which they advise
that during the month of February
215 new Buick cars passed into the
hands Of consumers.
: Just as the business depression
came on gradually, affecting first
one section. then another, so will a
return to something like normal
conditions be brought about, and as
the different Industries in various
parts of the country gather mo-
mentum in their return to normal
ity, the demand for automobiles will
increase and there will come a time
when the production of cars will
not keep up with the improvement
of general conditions, and by rea-
son of the curtailment of automo-
BILE production during the winter
months there will not be the usual
reserve supply on hand, and many
people will be unable to get the
car of their choice.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
OFFERS PRIZES
TOCHLDREN FOR
SAFETY ESSAYS
N. A. C. G. Votes $4,000
In Effort to Lower
Traffic Accidents.

Five thousand dollars In prizes
for essays on safety by school chill
dren has been voted by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commercs
as part OF a campaign to educate
the careless motorist. or, II he can
not learn, to drive him on the
streets.
Public opinion is regarded as the
best weapon. Interest on the part
of school children Is calculated to
impress the subject of automobile
safety on their elders. and to bring
up the younger generation with
consideration for human life.
Millions Of motorists are suffer-
ing for the sins OF the few. Fatali-
ties in relation to number of cars
have been cut In half In nve years:
but the total number of automo-
biles is so great that even small
fraction OF reckless drivers presents
a serious problem.
Pedestrians Largely Respensible.
Added to the harm of the care
less driver is the reckless pedes-
trian. Police Commissioner En-
right says that his records show
that IS per cent OF the automobile
accidents are the fault Of pedes-
trians, failing to cross at corners,
running past the traffic, officer. jay
walking. Education can minimize
this evil.
Fairgrounds are the remedy.
however. the car makers believe,
for the hazards of children playing
in the street. children have a
! right to play" is one of the main
principles OF this campaign; and
any safety program implies sdvo.
! cacy of adequate play areas.
The Nationaal Automobile Cham
ber of Commerce has over a long
period OF years campaigned for
proper mechanism, uniform traffic
Legislation, and adequate instruc.
tion for new drivers. 1t believes
however. that proper enforcement
! of the present laws. and stimula-
tion OF an active public interest In
safety will prove the best means OF
reducing accidents.
Value Of safety Edueation.
Detroit's record shows the value
Of arousing children's interest and
providing Fairgrounds. This city.
! which had a great wartime growth
projecting It from the eleventh in
1910 to the fourth city in the ma
tion, has nevertheless succeeded in
| reducing its auto death rate from
1877 in 1917 to 1877 in 1920.
Full details concerning the dis
trfbution of these nrizes and m.fn
DDS of award will he announced in
the near future. The car maker,
will work through recognized on.
cial, safety and playground agen.
cies so that the benefit Of the bes,
experiences may make the prizes
most effective.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
CALL FOR HEAVY
BUICK SHIPMENTS
OVER COUNTRY
Better Conditions Indi-
Gated in Demand for
Motor Cars.
ny 4. T. srRoNG.

why did nve Chicago dealers in
one day invest nearly s5oo,ooo In
ABuick motor cars?
why the telegrams from Boston.
. Philadelphia. Dallas. Memphis. Pitts
! burgh. Denver and California for
additional cars to be added to their
regular allotment?
Why did Minneapolis buy an en-
tire trainload of Bucks In February?
why did the New York branch
wire Every indication points to
very satisfactory business for the
next three or four months In hg-
uring out requirements. we will
need upwards of 1850 jobs between
now and April IT.
There Is but one answer. Condi-
tions in many parts of the country
are improving. That Is the conclur
sion to be drawn from an examina-
tion Of these things.
Business Mems Transportation.
The passing of motor cars into the
hands of owners in Chicago and New
York Is an Indication that the busi-
ness men In those cities who rely on
the motor car for transportation in
connection with the transaction OF
AAtAA o1cAhCoo 40 -.
increase in business. and with this
assurance Of q change for the bet
ter. they are taking steps to pro-
vide themselves with the motor car
equipment they need.
The purchase of automobiles In
the grain country Of the Minneap-
oils territory Is an indication that
grain is moving and the growers
are purchasing the motor cars they
will need to enable them properly
to care for and manage their large
acreage and so on with the other
cities and sections of the country.
The automobile long ago became
indispensable, and today 1t would be
impossible for the worlds affairs to
be conducted without this mode OF
transportation. but the prosperity OF
the automobile industry. like the
railroads. the telephone and tele-
graph companies, depends upon the
prosperity of business in general
and naturally must feel a period OF
depression when business in general
Is depressed.
Depressions Sectional.
BY reason of the fact that differ
ent sections of the country are de-
pendent upon the mining, manufac-
turing or agricultural pursuits of
that particular section for their
prosperity IL often happens that
only one section Of the country will
experience a period of depression
as the result of some condition
which affects that particular section
almost entirely. although every sec
ton Affects every other to a more
or less degree.
There was a time when. through
lack of rain, a cotton-growing sec
tion was seriously affected. the cot
ton crop was q failure and, as q
The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
The Duplex-Limited

But there's old saying that One swallow does make
equally with tucksone conclusive proof of its
perot 1t would be absolutely impossible tell this half
hundred ads of the which the Dpexmd has made SUCCESSFULLY
has done seemingly impossible things things which ARE impossible for other
trucks of the Washington Rapid Transit Co.. from York. Pa
covered kinds of roads mostly bad under the best con
by and used only S gallons Of gasoline doing Dux
this of all trucks The only thing for
do if interested trucks ask Not make
apparently impossible the better and the DpexLmd will do talk
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Roads Say Union Rule
Retards Wreck Relief
Requirement That Machinist
and Helper Go With E1ner-
gency Crews Assailed

CHICAGO, Jan. II. - Wreck emer-
gencies which require immediate &C.
tion are hampered by rules of the
national agreements between the rail-
roads and their employees, it was de-
clared in testimony before the United
States Railway Labor Board to-day. E.
T. Whittier, continuing his testimony in
behalf of the roads, said that "any
rule which interferes with or delays
the most efficient and expeditions
manner of clearing wreck is un-
justifable."
The rule attacked requires a ma
chinist and helper to accompany the
wrecking crew when the engine is dis
abled.
"The railroads object to this rule"
Mr.. Whittier explained, because wreck
creates an emergency. 1t requires the
immediate dispa tching of crew, often
to care for injured passengers and
employees, or to clear the main line
FOR traffic or to prevent destruction of
property by FIRE. Action must not be
delayed waiting to get machihists thai
may or may not be needed"
Much of Mr.. Writers testimony at
tempted to show that the work classih-
cation rules do injustice to the roads.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Pan-Americans Rename
Compers After Hot Fight
Difference Over Santo Domin.
gan Question Settled by
Modified Note tn Wilson

MEXICO CITY. Jan. 17.-Samuel
Gompers to-day was reelected president
Of the Pan-American Federation Of
Labor. His election followed three
hour debate, the Mexican. Salvatore
ans and Guatemalans voting against
the unanimous acceptance of the reso-
luton nominating Mr.. Gompers.
The next session of the congress will
be held in Guatemala City.
John P. Frey, James Lord and Luis
Morones, the latter a Mexican, were
nominated for the presidency. All of
them declined.
Although some of the Guatemaan,
Salvadorean and Mexican delegates en-
ergetically opposed Mr.. Gompers, the
solid American, Santo DOMINICAN and
Porto Rican ballot swung the others
into line.
A difference concerning the Santo
DOMINICAN question was compromised.
The congress unanimously voted that
Mr.. Gompers should send a note to
President Wilson merely requesting
that the evacuation of Dominica be
accelerated.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Harding Shifts
Policy Talks to
Speeding Train
Confers With Hays and Hilles
ON Way to Cleveland With
Wife; Previously He Sees
Ex Governor Lowden
Coxey Opposes Hoover
Walter S. Dickey Discusses
Plans to Foriify Party
Organization in the West
From a Stat Correspondent.

HToUs otUU Correspondent
CLEVELAND, Jan. Ex-senator Har-
ding to-day transferred his conferen-
ces with the leading minds of the coun-
try from his office to the drawing room
of Pullman car. He came to Cleye-
land hurriedly on personal business
and utilized the time spent on the way
from Marion to confer with Charles D.
Hiles, of New York, and Will H. HAYS,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee. The President-elect was
accompanied by Mrs. Harding. They
will return to Marion tomorrow.
Earlier in the day the President
elect spent an hour with former Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois.
Governor Lowden declined to indicate
what subjects were discussed. but his
statement that he expected to go inn
mediately to California and remain
there until late next spring would
seem effectively to eliminate him as a
possible appointee to the Harding
Cabinet.
1t is known beyond question, how
ever, that Senator Harding is most
anxious to have Governor Lowden enter
the service in some capacity, and it is
possible that one of the more promi-
nent diplomatic posts was tentatively
discussed at the conference to-day.
A strenuous protest against the ap-
Cabinet post was voiced by General
Jacob Coxey, who twenty-five years ago
led an army of protest" from Mas
sillon, Ohio, to Washington. Coxey as
serted that Mr.. Hoovers foreign con-
nections made him unsuitable for
Cabinet portfolio. Coxey also pleaded
for the pardon of Eugene V. Debs.
Mr.. Hilles, it is known, discussed the
makeup of the next Cabinet with Sen.
ator Harding, but no indication was
given as to whether an offer of q post
was made to him. His friends have
advocated him strongly for Secretary
of the Treasury.
The affairs of the Republican Ma
tional Committee were reviewed by Mr..
hays with reference to the possibility
OF the speedy wiping out Of the deficit
Of $1,600,000 with which the committee
concluded the campaign. Mr.. Hays, it
is declared, reported most favorably on
the way individual contributions were
coming into the committees treasury.
Walter S. Dickey, of Kansas City,
outlined to Senator Harding the political
situation in the Middle West and the
Southwest, talked over plans by which
the Republican organiza ton might be
maintained and strengthened in the
states Of that section. Nr. Dickey has
been frequently mentioned as a pos
sible appointee to one Of the as
sistant secretaryships under the Hard
ing regime.
Isaac Don Levine, of Chicago, who
has just returned from Russia, dis
cussed conditions in that country and
the possibility Of the speedy resump-
ton of trade relations.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Bill Creates Bonus Board
Machinery for Distribution te
ex-Service Men Provided
Frotn q Staff Corres nonden

IRON q StdD Correspondent
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. IA bill
providing the machinery for the dis
tribution Of the state soldier bonus
was introduced in the Assembly to-
night by Miss Marguerite l.. Smith,
Republican, of New York.
The measure provides for the crea-
ton of a commission to consist of
three members to be named by the
Governor. 1t is stipulated that the
Adjutant General must be one Of the
members.
An appropriation of $15O,oO0 is pro-
vided. The commissioners are %
serve without pay The salared po-
sitions include secretary at $4,000;
an attorney at $4,000; chief clerk at
$500; chief auditor at S3,5OO; three
clerks and three auditors at 81 800 a
year, and as many stenographers as
needed at $1,000 a year.
The state bonus is to be derived
from a $45,00O,000 bond issue to be
made by the Comptroller. Each ser-
vice man is to get $40 for each month
OF active service up to maximum OF
$3.50. 1t is estimated that of the
100000 ex-service men in the state.
about 100000 will be eligible.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-18
Landlord Passes Hatfor
Woman With s Children
Judge Among Contributors to
Save Her From Eviction;
600 Rent Gases Settled

Six hundred rent cases were heard
yesterday in the Bronx by two Munich
pal Court justices. Justice Harry Ro-
tick, OF Part l. Second District Mu-
nicipal Court, said from present indica-
tions year and hal viii be required
t. dispose of the $4,000 cases still on
the calendar.
Justice Robitzek said that, although
Mayor Hylan and other city officials
have been asked repeatedly for addi-
ticnal clerical hep. none has been
Forthcoming. Because Of the shortage
Of help court attaches, he said, are
required to work eleven hours 81 day
Mrs. John Justus, OF 496 East l74th
Street, appeared before Justice Ro-
bitzek for non-payment of rent. She
said she had eight children and that
her husband worked only three days a
week. Morris Pols,.y, landlord, asked
the court if he could start collection
for Mrs. Justus. Justice Robitzek con-
tributed S.. and when the collect on
was finished there was enough money
to pay the two months back rent and
one mouth in advance. A balance o.
$3.50 was left with the court to use in
some similar case in the future.