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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

csnak yet b. choese thak' route between tlss easa and west c0aste of the United StateS> over the Mageiian route would save upTzVd Of $520D0 on the trip.
 "Anc1her interesting thing about the tou rateB at Panama Is the comparative lyS1cw rztas at which caTfD moves through the. canal A net registered ton in eltspping przaElce is 100 cubic feet of cargo space. Now 1t happens that most cargo doesn't require so much room. and that for sonneI commodities three tons can be put in each net register ton space. For instance. cotton takes much more room than nitrates. A cargo of. the latter has moved through the canal for 37 cents a ton, while a cargo of lumber might cost $1 a ton. The average rate for bulk car goes ranges around 67 cents long ton.
 "The rate of &l-20 Der net registered ton, or Si2.0gD for a 10 ,000 ton ship. is no higher when viewed from the stand point of cost of operating the canal than when looked at from the angle of knot money saved.
 The present income from the canal is barely sufficient to ray the mere costs of operation, with DO allowance whatever for depreciation or interest on the in- vestment. As the canal cost s3eT 900 .000, and as the government has to pay at sEe-ol , prA SSilt-- TUT money DoIfONeQ LO- day, it will be seen that interest charges alone would amount to s1s.OOo. 900 8 year.
 "In other words, if Uncle Sam operated his canal on the basis that the railway companies operate their roads, he would have to make a rate of about 8 net registered ton instead of $1.2e
 With the tremendous decline in ocean freight rates in the past two years and the large increase in transcontinenta, railroad rates the competition of the canal-using steamship lines for trans continental freight has hit the railroads a very hard blow. M1ch tonnage that ir pre-war~ days moved from seaboard tc seaboard by rail is now going by sea with the result that hundreds of freight trains are moving no more.''
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
FROM LUCILLE'S DIARY

ing the ten days l was in RcrsHDrd. l should really have ls<s6 tc stay luag- ex, but Eouz1H 4kc3ty s85a she had de- c3ded to have her honse reaecorzEsd
 cane back this morning a6d met Aunt Rachel at my haizdresser 8. where I stopped for shampoo before going home. She looked at me in astonish- ment.
 eLucile. please tell me why you are wearing that fur coat" she demanded
 "Dh, Aunt Rchei. dead. I know you would be surprised to see me in thss.'' I told her. T was intending to go to see you this afternoon and tell you-I am hardly ever at loss for words-teil you that Mary Appleton declined to take 1t. I wished to explain and I thought
 "For mercy's saaOe. what made the child decline to take 1t. Lncile? I can't understand that at all, for she has all ways appeared delighted to have any thing I've ever given her. Dfd you say anything to her that influenced her, Lu- cilier'
 No but this morning when told her you had sent her Fhe coat she was most indignant. She has 2 strange disposi- tion.~
 ssrhls morning? You were there ten
 daysV We'll, you see, J couldn't carry that huge boz, so wore the coat, and | was so cold in Rockford, driving about
 in Cousin Molly's old car. that I wa:
 afraid I'd get a cold if I changed iron that coat to my cloth one, so I-Wa I just kept wearing it everywhere VI went, and this morning when handed it over to Mary she really had tantrur about it. She said everybody in toWT wo,,fd think 1t a. east-off garment 6 mine, and she just wouldn't take t. am sure you would have felt very bad dear Aunt Rachel. if you could hay' seen how she behaved"
 'SYes, z I feel. bad, Lucille, sssi -zzun Rachel There's no doubt about that and I fear your morale, that you're al ways talking about. will drop little when I tell you what I've just now de eided to do. I had ordered fur coat Ithe kind you telG me you especially ad mired, for ycalr birthday but since yol tenjoy this old one of mine So well val 1 may keep it and I shall send The new on to little Mary Appieton,'
 I find that mother knew that Aun Rachel was having a wonderful coat mad for me, but rad promised to keep It surprise. When I approached her fe her excessive punctiliousBess about keep ] ing the secret, she said that she's trle' 1 to persuade me not to wear Mary's coat t--Ghicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
TO THE EDITOR
A Tribute.

MT. Editor: Will ycu kindly allow few lines in your paper for a tribute to Miss Martha A. Ward, not only per sonal tribute but from every patron of the Otis library, as well a. every one with whom she came in contact.
 Ever ready to do a kindness, often at great inconvenience to herself-no book or reference ever asked for that she, did not search for until found-generous to those in need, many a gift given which nc one, except those concerned, ever knew about, she was indeed friend to all.
 In company. her bright, animated wit tieisns made her the life of any gather ing where she was present.
 Strong in her opinions and plain-spok- en. the justice of her criticisms made her one whose opinion was sought.
 During the long weeks of her Illness her room was never without flowers and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

When I told Aunt Rachel that was going ont to Rockford to pass 8 week with Cousin Molly Appleton andcher daughter, Mary. she as4ed, ma If would carry. a panoei to them. Of course I said yes, but confess was rather startled when saw the size of the par eel. I could scarcely picture myself staggering, on to the station at Rock ford under tho weight of an enormous cloak box.
 "I'll just wear this fur coat" I said to mother afteysf had opeuaH thebox in my
 own roou.- T can squeeze that little crepe gown into my suitcase
 "But do you think you shouid weara a
 coat that Aunt Rachel is sending to
 Mafy?" asked mother. I'm afraid Aunt
 Rachel wouldn't like it"
 Nonsense, dear the main thing is to
 get 1t to Rockford. Of course shall
 wear It. I said, slipoing into the long
 becoming garment Don't I look smart
 and opulentg I don't see why Aunt Rachel didn't give 1t to me"
 I certainly did enjoy Rockford from the moment that Cousin Molly and Mary met ne and we drove to their quaint, old fashioned homA in rattle-trap car. I was glad to be warmly clad, for the winter top on their machine was frail and drafty affair.
 DO you know many of the officers at Camp Grant," I asked Mary as soon as we had our things of.
 'Not many, Lucille, she replied. You see, I've been awfuily busy in college.
 wei, I know a perfectly fascinat1ns 1 man, Mai Kye-Smith. who is stationed at Camp Grant now. haven't seen him since I was overseas, because he's been in the far west. I'm sure he'll make il very delightful for us, Mary, dear" -But, Lucille. I don't think Mary is old enough to -" began Cousin Molly q see, dear Cousin Molly, that you wish to make reclHse of this pretty child. You must remember you were 1 once a gay and beautiful girl yourself l and let her have honae-oh, there's the 1 phone now, maybe that's tiae major. Sure enough, it was. He was tele- l phoning from downtoMn n and wished te know if he could run out to see us. l SaiN yes, if he would promise to stay te 1 dinner. I had not realized That Cousin I Molly did her own work, but she pre- | pared a. delicious meal quickly sane 1 cleverfy.
 Maj Kye-Smith was just as ca1arEainf 1 as I had remembered him, and As anc l his friends kept us bHsy with aIAzeE; 1 and dances and skating parties aAi cND
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
Stories Tha. Recall Other.
Talking to Himself.

Little Frank had been taught never to ask for things to eat but when he accom- panied neighboF to the center of the city the ether evening he had to do some thinking. On his return home ne was eating from a sack of peauts, and his mother feared that he had violated in structions.
 So she asked him Frank. did you ask MT - to buy you some peanuts%
 NO, mother" he replied. T was talk ing to myself and hs heard me say: Gee, wish I had some peanuts"
 At Least That.
 Mother, what is a black sheep in a family2" inquired 2 year old boy who found the phrase while reading. The mother explained that the term is >ap- piled to boys whose conduct is not a source of pride to the other members of the family. She elaborated 10 some ex- tent. thinking the time opportune for a wholesome lesson as to the proper be- havior of boys in general She sadi that boys who failed to obey their parents and were naughty would grow up to be the kind of men known as ''black sheep" The youngster was deeply impressed He studied over the matter so long that his mother supposed that it had gone from his mind. But presently he said : Say, mother, Arthur is a black sheep isn't he?"
 Arthur was g playmate who had been guilty of boyish misdeeds. and who had sometimes been held up as an example of wba ia boy should not be- But he was the son of neighbor and the mother feared the boy might use the term and cause trouble. so she explained that while Arthur was naughty he could hardly bt called a black sheep.
 Her young son pondered deeply and then said: Well. mother, you'd surel, call him black lamb, wouldn't yeu2"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
LEY PLEADED GUILTY
 TO EsIBEZzLE1rEyT CHARGE

Detroit, Ang. 22.-wsuiam Ley, form CT paymaFter for the Studebai1er Ger poration. stopped proceedings in his trial today and entered a plea of gull ty. He was renanded for sentence
 The exact amount of I.ey's alleged e-n- oezziement was not made known. the company announcing his records were in such condition as to make a coupiete check impossible. Trial was on a charge Of embedding sl-e0o through rsniDuia- tion of pay checka
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
True North bx the Stars

While every one knows that the Pole Star is not exactly at the north pole of tie heavens, every one does not realize that, in the course of the small circle which it describes about the pole, it is exactly north of us twice every twentyfour hours. Obvi- ously there must be some other staf
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
WOULD STUDY EFFECT
 OF TAXATION oS BUsrSrss

Washington, Aug. 22-The senate e- nance committee will be asked by the house ways and means committee 10 sdd to the tax revision bill an amsndnent providing for creation Of a commission to study the effect of certain forms of tax alton on business and government rev. enues and to recommend whether ierss- iailon Is advisable under which federal taxes could be collected on state and municipal tax exempt securities
 The amendment was offered bv tse house committee but did not come to a vote before the house passed the tar re- vision bill Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
oAAfBAINo WITH RELMF FUNDs.

GAMBLING WITH RELIEF FUNDS.
 Deplorable ir the announcement which has been made to the effect that an as- sistsnt treasurer of the American Red Gross haa not onsy been arrested for the theft of $500 of the crganizatton's funds but has admitted embezzling more than $I3,000 That the bonds of the official will cover the loss so that the organi- zation win not suffer from the effects of this inconsiderate and selfish individ- ual the great surprise will come from the fact that any one connected with the work that Is being done by the American Red Cross and knowing the need which exists for the utilization of relief of humanity should intentionally misappropriate the funds.
 This is apparently one of those cases whree judgment which selected. the in- diVidUal for such a position was based upon hs conduct in previous employ ment. Whether or not he had succeeded in covei ing up his acts in the past or whether his misdeeds have been re- stricted to @ comparatively short time 1t seems that he mrst have become in
 
 toxicated ly the funds which he han dled without displaying any regard for the purpose for which they had been given, the sacrifice which might have been involved in providing them or the need which exists for them in the chan nels for which they were intended His acts have not only brought disgrace to himself. which can be, expected to be accompanied by proper puuishnent, but blasts his future and peyeaIs a condi- tion which does no good to any organi- zation with which such an individual has been connected
 Taking such funds for playing the races has no mitigating circumstances. There can be nc excuse for it. The Red Cross. which happily will not lose by his enbezzIenaent. is fortunate in finding hiH out at this time.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

cuts 1t and Polaris the latter is In po- sition to show the true norih. Of ca silly distnguishable stars the best of them for the purpose are Zeta Ursas MaJorts and Delta Cassipoeiae-bot or them located below the pole-Ses- entific American.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

try in which he sets forth that thsre is- no reason wAy Costa Rica should long- CT delay taking possession of thar to which 1t ls entitled.
 The matter is no concern to this coun- try other than that 1t believes that each country should meet It's responsibilities This Panama has not done. By its re- fusal 1t has kept this boundary dispute an open qrestlon for q long term of years and to deiay nov would simply mean the continuance Of that condition. It is time 1t was settled and Panama Is plainly told that Costa Rica has waited Tong enough for what belongs sto 1t
 Having taken that stand and the view Is one that has been indirectly endorsed by other republics Ia that vicinity the ordering of a battalion ok marines to the Canal Zone is to De regarded solely as a mzttef of precautaon against any manifestations that may develop. It Is a move in behalf of prevention and fl is time for Panama to realize that the best thing t can do Is gracefully yield and retire. from the position to which 1t has been astnnbnrnly clInging.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

The fact that the batt1eship is sttil considered tae backbone cf the navy gives no assurance t1at tsse time is not coming when the bou1bsng aarplaAes win not dispiace 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

gifts of every description, showing the love and esteem in which she was held by her many friends Not lost but gone before"
 NELLIE NJ. RATHBUN. Norwich, Aug. q, 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

sonne~ vzluabse york in zenovtng dead ara DaRfaaaly deaA trees has been done and t wili preveut much heavier ex- pense that a9 If they had been allowed teEsnasa saa As sHaesn aeza.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

With &ntos found sunk in the river
 at New York and ia an abandoned
 stene Qaaxy at Chicago someone must 1 have gTuage against the jsnkmsn
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

When the president declares his h. teHtion of retaining envoys trained in the service he makes another decision that win hs generally ab0zoEed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

shs szeaz zEhea al TSew England E6H be showing ts4akeRszE sn the many fairs.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

WNh enly eigss4 more days of the sgnmsr unaths left the fellow with his cellar euli Of naai has no woFry.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23
KpEToK1AH NOTES.

Oats may be cheaper than at any time in IS years but that doesn't put any pep into the automobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

There are thirty companis transact ing marine and fire insurance business in Japan.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

The man en she corner ssEs. Those whs sreAAErssa of harvesting too soon should unaErstsod that weeds aa.e not included.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

1t Is plainly evident that we have not gotten through ieasning about the rot ten spots in tas shipping boards rec ord.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

The groans of a fuM eeaI bin never cause half as much anzissy as the hungry crbs of an empty enc.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-23

A current of electricity sent through irrigation canals keeps the fish from passing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-30

swear this is the same boy that went
out into the kitchen before? Ned, you
bad child, I've lost a wager with myA
self on you again."
where's Fred gomez" Mr.. Cosgrove
put in rather irrelevantly I thought. ,
He went on an errand for me-" thei
mother returned quietly.
My brain whirled with a sense of;
added mystery to the things which had
puzzled me the evening before. Here
We're father and mother deliberately,
giving the impression that both theirs
sons had been at the breakfast tablet
that morning, calling them by bothi
names. Ned and Fred, when 1 knew by,
the distinguishing mark which I had
so carefully ascertained that but onel
boy, and that one the lad called Ned.l
had been in the dining room during
breakfast.
Mrs. Cosgrove's eyes were constantly
upon me during the rest of the break
fast at the CatslIill mountain farm
house. I could feel their steady scrut-
my even when my eyes were lowereU
to my food. l knew that she was try@
ing to ascertain whether or not ! hadi
discovered the deception that she and
her husband had practised upon the1
breakfasters, when, by means of diff
ferent clothing, they had made it APP
pear that both their twin sons had
been present at the table.
The evening before I had idly testedi
my powers of observation by findingI
a characteristic of one of the boys
which the other did not possess. felt
certain that was the only one at the
breakfast table, save the father and
mother, who possessed this Knowledge
was genuinely sorry that knew the
secret when I met Mrs. Cosgrove's
eyes, full of sombre misery and saw
that she dreaded my knowledge.
When Dicky at last pushed back hist
plate and declared himself satisfied, itl
was a real relief to me.
I'll just run up and get my things
and then Wen start Dicky said toi
me.
He went UP the stairs with a bound
Mrs. Allis and the two other boardersi
had left the table some minutes bel
fore, so that there was no one except
the Cosgroves and my SELF in the din-i
ing room. I purposely delayed rising
from the table, for had no wish to en-
counter Mrs. Allis outside.
Mr.. Cosgrove and the boy. Ned. lefh
the room Immediately after Dicky. d
was certain that it was signal from
the mothers eye that had sent them
away.
A moment later she drew her chairs
close to mine and sat down. Deep IinesI
were craven in her face, her eyes were
tortured like those of animal in pain,
and she seemed to have curious hesi-|
fancy of speech.
Ito Be Continded)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-30
ALABAMA BIRTHDAY.

While we oppose annexation by Ala
bama of Western Florida it is not
amiss to mention that in some respects
Alabama is much better governed than
is Florida. We refer to the forward
steps which Alabama has taken to
protect the birds-not mentioning
the general conservation movement in
Alabama.
on May 4 Alabama will celebrate
Bird Day., a day given over by the
entire state to a study of the birds
which make music for those who lis
ten and work for all. even those who
are without understanding.
On this day the school children will
study about the birds of their state
and the newspapers will write of the
value of the birds to Alabama. In order
that information concerning the birds
of the state may be readily obtained,
the state department of conservation
has published a book entitled the Ala
bama Bird Day Book. This is care
fully compiled with color cuts of va
rious birds, with poems relative 10
them and with information concerning
their habits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-30

decide as to the conflicting claims
among tenants for leaseholds? Would
not the pubHc~rental commission be
obliged either to resort to casting of
lots or else show favoritism? And what
Of the investors in buildings? Would
they not also seek to buy old build
ings and refrain from erecting new
ones, knowing that tenants would pre-
fer the old buildings?
Among public utility rate experts it
has long been a moot question as to
how the cost theory of rate regulation
could be successfully applied to two
parallel railways whose cost of con-
struction had differed considerably. If
freight rates were made high for one
and low for the other, as they would
have to be if their respective costs
differed then the low cost road would
secure nearly all the traffic and the
high cost road would be ruined. If
freight rates were made the same for
both, and based OF. the cost of the
high rates We're made the same for
both, and based On the cost of the high
cost road, then the low cost road would
have freight rates not based on it's cost,
thus upsetting the cost theory of regu-
lations, to say nothing of the enor-
nous profits that the low cost road
would be allowed to secure. If the
cost theory of price regulation en-
counters great objections even in the
case of two competing railways, con-
slider the much greater difficulties that
beset the application of a<cost theory
applied to rentals of numerous build
ings.
Probably the greatest of all objec-
lions to any cost theory of price regu-
lation is the premium that it puts upon
inefficiency and the brake that it ap-
plies to the wheels of progress. To
be held down to a fixed annual per-
centage of the cost Of propert yis tam
tamount to being told that economy of
location or design shall receive no re-
ward. Under such a scheme the "sky-
scraper" would probably not have been
invented for many years after it was
invented. Indeed, it might yet be I'M
known. Under such a scheme the re-
inforced concrete building might not
have been invented, for what object
would there have been in designing
a fireproof building lower in cost than
enc of brick?
Engineers and architects exercise
their ingenuity for the purpose of re-
ducing costs to their clients, in order
that those clients may increase their
profits. But if the public were to base
rentals upon costs, engineers and arch
fleets would have no adequate incen-
tive to reduce building costs.
The cost theory of price regula-
ton is economically unsound. wheth-
er applied to public utilities or to
buildings and Contract
ing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-30
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
az ADELE GARRISON.

with a little peal of laughter that
would have sworn was genuine if
had not been able to read beneath the
surface. This is certainly one on
me! Never mind" shaking her fin
ger archIy at US both, 81 shall get even
before the weeks over. 1t will be my
turn then, and you shall remember it,
l promise YOU
Her words We're gay, her manner in
souciant, yet fancied that underneath
them lay a very real little threat, and
that in some manner she would man
age to revenge herself upon US for the
mistake she had made.
I resolved, however. not to let the
incident mar my enjoyment of the very
delicious breakfast which Mrs. Cos
grove had prepared and was serving
to US. Coffee with real thick yellow
cream, which one cannot buy for any
money in the city; a delicious cereal
with the same cream mellowing it;
bacon and fresh eggs. and crisp fried
potatoes, griddle cakes with the most
delicious maple syrup had ever eaten
in my life, and apples and pears such
as had forgotten existed made up the
meal.
One of the twin boys whom we had
seen the night before sat opposite me.
Wondering whether I would be able
to tell him from his brother as I had
declared I could do at supper time, 1
scrutinized him closely.
Yes, the distinguishing mark which
had discovered was not lost to me.
The boy before me was Ned, the one
who in khaki garb had brought in the
turkeys the night before. AS looked
his mothers voice called from the
kitchen:
"oh, Fred, come here a minute
please"
The boy arose with alacrity. AS he
did so Mrs. Allis said, laughingly:
We'll, I'm fooled again. 1 thought
you We're Ned by the way your hair
crinkles, but 1 see I'm mistaken"
Eyes, you'll have to guess again" the
boy replied, smiling at her with boy
ish naivete as he rose to obey his
mothers summons.
In an incredibly short time he came
back with his mother, each bearing
a dish of hot griddle cakes to replen-
ish the supply on the table, but to my
establishment he had changed his shirt
of blue flannel for one of a checked
gray and black, and the soft tie at his
neck was of blue instead of the Grim
son one which he had sported before.
aren't those twins puzzling?" Mrs.
Allis laughed at me. wouldn't you