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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18

West De Smes and his fellow mission aries carried the Gospel. Sometimes re- turning to Europe for money and as- sistants he kept up his wonderful work until his name was known to nearly ev- cry tribe from the Mississippi to the Pa cihc.
 And not for religion alene was the in- fuence of De Smet used. but through his firm hold among tho savages he was able to put down such insurrections where armed force would have failed. It was by the ek5quence of his pieadings and by his knowledge of the Indian nature tnat he was able to subdue the hostile spirit of the Sioux tribe.
 It was this influence of De Smet that went far towards making It possible for the settlement of the West and assisted materially in the country's growth. He was the dsaplain in che expedition to Utah and ( icceeded fin opening new mis- sfons among the tribes in that territory.
 But, visiting Europe nnce more. in be- half of his missions, De Srnet, now an old man, met with an accident, breaking several ribs and forever wrecking hi health. He came back to St. Louis, where gradually. growing weaker, he died oi May 23, 1873. He has left much valu- able literature of his missionary worl among tine savage tribes of the West | (Tomorrow-when the Great EasterT Reached Amerca)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
THE UNsPEAKABLE TurK.

There is nothing to commend in the ect of an assassin but 1t will be gener- ally agreed that when Talaat Pasha was shot by an Armenian in the suburbs of Berlin he received only what he had in- vited by the long series of atrocities for which he was responsible during his ca- reer in Turkey. This Turkish leader was the one who brought about the rnassacres of the Armenians. Through his orders 1t was intended that those people should be wiped off the earth by any means that would accomplish 1t the quickest. Ha was without mercy and he had hoped to escape the penalty of his acts by fleeing.
 Little had been heard Of him for a considerable period. That he should seel, and get asylum in Germany is not sur- prising fn view of the influence he wield- ed when Turkey cast in it's lot with the central powers during the late war. But the fact that he was in a country that befricnded him didn't insure him protec- ton. He was run down and the bullet of the assassin found its mark quite as effectively as if he had not been in hid. Ing. Unfortunate, however, was 1t that he could not have been punished by his own country as an example to any others who might attempt to follow his hard hearted conduct.
 Talaat Pasha certainly did his part in bringing Turkey into general disrepute
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from the vines that grow to perfection on the Caucasus foothills. And so it is hardly stretching a point to any that Tiflis is. in a not undesirable sense, city of wine. women and song.
 "The name 'Tihis' is derived from a term meaning hot or warm town" and whether one considers the sum mer temperature, the natural hot baths. the riot of color in the bazaars' the complexion of the women, the tsm- perament of the people. or the lively atmosphere of the metropolis, it fully lives up to the implications of its title.
 ''The city is set astride the swift river Kur in a valley trimmed by bar ren hills. To the traveller expecting 10 see a typical Asian city. the Russian and European part of. Tifis is a re- velation. The wide, wel1-paved, tree fringed and electric lighted Golovinslzy Prospekt is the Fifth Avenue of the Near East. On it is the handsome, one-time vice-regal palace, in recent years the capitol of Georgia, numerous other government buildings. we'll equipped art shops. cafes, and many other modern buildings.
 "Erivan Square, the center of the modern part of Tifiis, might almost be rechristened Times Square or Pie cadilly Circus It is the heart of the hotel, theatre, cafe, and club life oi the gay Caucasian capital. There ir ! the evenings, before the World War Georgian gentlemen and Georgian lad les went about the business of amusing themselves. And there, 1t IS safe to say
 (keeping in mind Georgian character. istics), were still to be found something | of laughter and song and dancing and | the flowing bowl, even while the Bol-
 shevild were beating ct the city'l
 doors"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
IN THE DAYS NEWS
nELls.

"Tifis, to the Westerner with hazy map notions of the Near East, Is lost in a sea of t's-Teheran, Trebizord and Tabriz--and he is likely to tag 1t with the rest as somewhere east of the Bosphorus' and let 1t go at that" says a bulletin issued by the National Geo. graphic Society in regard to the latest of near eastern capitals to be reported as attached by Bolshevik forces.
 'But Tifiis has an individuality that should set 1t apart from Persian and Turkish towns. It is the capital of Georgia-the loary former kingdom of Georgia, which lies just to the south of the Caucasus, and which Russia absorbed in 1901 to mark for a century her farthest advance south.
 i"Tifiis has well over a third of a million inhabitants, which makes it a city bigger than Seattle or Kansas City slightly smaller than Minneapolis or New Orleans. And yet in sense fl is a cross-roads eommunity-oneo of the most important 'cross-roads in the world. It is midway along the Trans Caucasus Railway which extends be- tween the Black and Caspian seas meeting the latter at Baku, the great oil town of Asia. And 1t is crossed by a north and south post and military road which pierces the great rampant of the Caucasus to the north. Thus the two main routes between south western Asia and southeastern Europe both pay tribute to Tifiis.
 1 "As a result of this location Tiflis 1: the modern Babel. Seventy Languages are said to be spoken in its streets and bazaars,' and unless Tifiis guides cal wheedle and swear in at least a dozeT tongues they are useless. Arfneniani are one of the largest alien factors fl the population; and besides these thu | highways have brought Russians, Per I sians, Turks, Afghans, Tatars, Ger,
 mans, and representatives of the nor 1 than a hundred tribes and nationalitie that have been cast up on the reef of the Caucasus in the thousands O i years during which the racial tide ha | ebbed and flowed in southeastern Asia ] And in addition to the aliens ther are of course the Georgians them l selves: the men big, stalwart, well
 built and armed to the teeth; the wom en graceful, with finely cut feature and wonderful complexions. Both tn men and women of Georgia are geuer ally accepted by travellers and student of human types to be the handsomes
 branch of the white race. But hand some as the men are it is for the beaut
 of it's women that Georgia is famed.
 "They are a light-hearted, merr
 folk, the Georgians, levers of feast
 and singing. Not inappropriately, per
 haps, Tifiis is a great wine cente
 where is marketed the heavy vintag
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
OVERCOMING THE rnn

Fog is menace to navigation which science has not been able to overcome, When it shuts down like a blanket it de- nes light and sound so that uncertainty surrounds the guidance of ships, By the use of tho compass and the following ef established steamship lanes ocean liners proceed with little interruption until hey near shere. Then reduced speed and more care are exercised. Light houses are almost useless, while buoys and fog horns are largely depended upon.
 While nothing has been devised that VIII eliminate the fog and no light fn- vented that will penetrate it for a sufi- cient distance to make navigation in it safe In narrow channels the developrnent of the wireless has been such as to be valuable aid to vessels lost in the fog. This is accomplished through the sending out from different wireless stations in a harbor signals to the incoming ship. With these signals acting upon a new radio compass 1t is possible to tell the exact direction from which they come and from that the course of the vessels in order to keep 1t off the mudbanks and the rocks can be determined.
 It was only a few days ago that a freighter was piled up on the rocks oi the Maine coast far off from Portland where it was headed because a buoy wa: misread and fog made 1t impossible tt rectify the mistake. It was a shin eouip ped with wireless and had it been ern ployed or in this particular case and tn, lead been used,i it would doubtless hay, been possible to have avoided what indi cates total loss.
 Fog is responsible for large propor tion of the disasters on the water. occa sioning not only great loss of propert, but many lives. Great advancement ha been made in the wireless telegraph an, it is to be hoped that 1t will continue 8 that still greater safety will be afforde those who travel on ships. If fog cannc be overcome in one way 1t is possible tfa if may in another and indications are tha the radio will play an important part i such an accomplishment
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
MAKTNG nnon arARr.

With each department given free rein to proceed with the affairs under his control the members of President Hard ing cabinet recognize of course the re- sponsihility that is thus placed upon them. In this connection 1t is to be noted that Postmaster General Hays Is giving early attention to the bettering of the postal service and that he is settling down to his big task by the eiiminatson of pol- icies which have resulted in such inefi- ctency and retnsrOducing those which in years gone yproduced better results
 In a previous statement Postmaster General Hays referred to the fact that cooperation was necessary. That is Of course what is needed to give the people what they pay for and what they are en- titled to. It is possible to issue all sorts of rulings but unless they are carried out in the proper spirit and the department workers are determined to do their best there will not be furnished the service that should come from the postofice de partment
 MT. Hays maintains that the post office Is not an institution for ppoft or poli- tics, meaning thereby thattif it's purpose is served 1t should not be run for profit and that politics should not guide it's service. Both. however. have been ad- hered to during the past eight years and along with the dissatisfaction which had been created among the employees they had much to do with the failure of the public to get the service expected.
 Casting aside those ideas which inter fere with the best results the new head of the department Is discussing with the men or their representatives the condi- tions that exist with view to improve ment It is step which is calculated to and should result in the cooperation which he has asked for. It can be ap- preciated that it is far better that every empioye of Uncle Sam should be work ing for the service he furnishes and en- couraged to do so. Somehow Mir. Burle. son didn't seem to think so but being out to get results Mir. Hays indicates that he intends to profit from his predecessors mistakes and he is certainly making an impressive start.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
THE RESULT IN CUBA.

What the result of the Cuban election is going to be rests with time to disclose. As to the outcome there Is no question. Cuba has voted over again in certain sec tions where it was believed fair opper- tunities were not permitted on the pre- vious election day and the result Is over whelming in favor of the election of Dr. Zayas, the candidate representing the coalition party. But the new election ap- pears to have been decidedly one-sided because of the orders from the leaders of the liberals to remain away from the polls. This would indicate such deter imitation to stand by the election which was not sanctioned by the representative of this government that, while there was no participation in one that was proper ly supervised, there might be a determi- nation to make trouble for the govern ment that came into control as the result Of the balloting this month.
 Such an attitude will mean trouble ra- ther than peace for the Cuban republic General Crowder followed the logical course in endeavering to straighten out the election fight that developed. Having been assured fair treatment at the polls it was the opportunity for any party that was looking for justice and honest results to demonstrate their strength. Failure tc participate carries it's own meaning and reflects upon the practice of itb leaders and followers on previous occasions, all of which would have been impossible had they accepted the situation in the right spirit
 Inasmueh as they declined to partiei pate in the new election it remains to bt seen how the result Is going to be ac cepted. If the resentment manifested to
 ward tho new election is increased by thu outcome which through non participation
 could not be otherwise there will exist
 whether imaginary or real. basis foi
 truublenaking. Those who afe lookinl
 for trouble are encouraged by such open
 ings but for the good of Cuba it is t,
 be hoped that the peace seeking eiemen
 will be sufficiently large to discsurag
 any idea of trouble before # gets started
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MARCH 12sh, 1921
 11,O26
TIME FOR A HEARrNG.

Word to the effect that Governor Lake will not apply veto to the bill for standard time which has been railroaded through the legislature, unless he finds technical imperfections in it, apparently indicates that he regards the adoption of the legislation as in every way regular and representative of the sentiment of the state
 There have been other states in which action on the question of daylight say- ing has been taken with the same minor ity state influence back of it that is to be found back of the bill which has been passed by the general assembly, but it was recognized as not being in accord with the sentiment of the people at large and was stopped. In New York state year ago determined efforts were made to bring about the resembling of the daylight saving law. It was possi- ble to get enough in both branches of the legislature to favor such a bill When presented for the signature of the gov ernor 1t was case where he didn't be- lieve it represented the sentiment of a majority of the people of New York state. He determined to find out the best he could by holding a hearing for the purpose of determining his action The result was that the hearing showed sen- timent to be just contrary to the action of the legislators veto was applied and the bill expired.
 There is an opportunity for Governor Lake to find out the attitude of the peo- pie of the state of Connecticut regard ing this even more drastic measure be- fore him. Even if there are no irnperfec. tions. legislation is supposed to be for the benefit of the greater number. wheth. CT the greater number want daylight say. Ing or the denial of local option could be learned through a hearing concernine which no hearing has as yet been held
 In view of the history of this bill the governor may well consider 1t for other reasens than locate innperfections. Even under the law there will be no obligatior on the part of the industries of the state to abide by it, and it is possible many oj them will not but keep in touch with tn. railroad time should the law be passet and local option be denied to the citie, and villages
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18

~ch, I'm 50 glad to sec youi' cried the pretty coed who had a good many beaux. T wanted to explain
 Did your' inquired the law stu dent, with intense and artic calm. But there doesn't seem to be any thing to explain. You had date to play tennis with me at o'clock and was there and you weren't. and that's all there is to 1t"
 Why, Arthur" deprecated the pret- ty coed, opening her eyes in wide amazement. Don't you feel well, or something? I thought you looked as though you had a headache as you came down the campus!"
 Did your" asked thet law student again. T imagine you're just about all broken up over it. too, Cammellal You take such a deep interest In me! But my head is entirely, all right Excuse me, but I'm on my way to meet fellow and I always make a point of keeping my engagements or letting the other person know. My own time is not worth a thousand dollars a minute and still 1t is a nuis- ailce to waste solid hour and half as I did yesterday afternoon waiting for you
 Did you really wait all that time, Arthur ?' commisserated the pretty coed, blocking his way. "Oh, you don't know how sorry am! Why, thought you'd understand something had de- tained me and" "Oh, I'm quite sure something de- tained you," he assured her. "All the while waited I kept repeating to myself that something certainly must be keeping you. Come to think oi it, should like to know what 1t was T can tell you in two words" said the pretty coed. Just as was get ting ready to start Babe came running in and said she was in dreadful pickle and must help her. She had prom ised to hand an overdue paper in that afternoon and it wasn't typed, and she can't run the typewriter, and it seem ed had promised to do it for her, so of course"
 If there k anything I admire 1t is de- votien to ofe's friends" interrupted the law student And keeping promises When you were dying to be out in ths
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18

thgeusheut the wsrad He wsii always be identified with that biosd-stasnAa perfod' which marked the worst assault upon the Armenians. His own country had judged him and condemned him to death for hts acts Thus yin this assassination there was not that dental of trial which Is too sften the case with assassins and lynch CTS. It was case whree justice was meted out where it was deserved though not in the lawful manner. That his slayer should be an Armenian Is only what might have been expected under the conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18

City Is preparing reply to the cate chtsm of Mr. Coates, and in the absence of any higher authority. this writer begs to offer an answer to the three questions of Mir. Coates, which are as follows:
 First, Wherein do we defy the law of God by working or playing on Sunday?"
 Second, (Which day of the week is the seventh dRy?"
 Third, "Read carefully the Fourth Commandment, then look at the calendar for proof that the Sabbath does not come on Sunday"
 Reversing the order of the questions we will first read the Commandment, which says. Remember the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy" You will notice that the command does not designate, Satur- day nor Sunday nor even the Seventh day. It distinctly says the Sabbath day" is to be kept holy--and the meaning of this distinction is shown in the next sen- tence of the command, which tells us how to discover the Sabbath day. ''Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work" This answers Mir. Coates first and second questions. Any day of the week Is the seventh, counting from the succeeding day. Also, that work or play on the Sabbath is forecluded as not keep ing the day holy; hence, defying Gods law and treating Him with irreverence This is the main point in the command and not any supposed sanctity of the day itself.
 Our Lord when on earth interpreted l this distinction between keeping a day and not keeping the design of the day, by doing acts of mercy. For this he was accused, by doctors of the law, of break ! ing the Sabbath. But he argued his case and made>his point clear to all intelli. gence. The word Sabbath" does moi mean seventhN-it is the Hebrew word for rest and means the rest day" of the ! week. Those who believe in the Great Interpreter of the moral law seek to ab. serve uniform weekly day. Those who l do not care for these things are the ex. ceptien and it is good that they are w. note previous allusions to the first amend ment to the national consultation, whicf very properly prohibits the establishment
 of governmental form of religion, bur
 which also ensures ''the free exercise" O.
 religious forms. It may be information tt
 some, that the sovereign state of Connec
 ticut has never yet ratified that amend
 meTft.
 1 JOHN TRoLAND.
 Norwich, March IT, 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
COMPLICATED EXPLANATIONS

seen, playing tennis with me. you hsroie- ally stuck in the house working for
 T simply don't understand you Arthur. at all. saad uhe pretty coed, with dieni-
 ty. .Yoa're acting this way, like a reg ular old bear Now you just forget all
 about 1t and come on and let's walk
 over and get a boat on the lagoon and
 row fer a while.
 "Oh, my, mol" said the law student.
 Halfway over you'd recall that you had
 promised to show somebody how to do
 up her haid and have to 70 back l sim
 ply won't be fooled any more, Camelia- You don't care single thing about me
 and It's just as well to find it out don't know why you should, in fact, be-
 cause can't give you all the good times lots of other fellows can"
 Why. the very idea !' remonstrated the pretty coed. T have beautiful times with you"
 When tlare's nothing better to do, 1" supplemented the law student crisply. T aIny sure don't know what you ! mean she said with great seriousness. q never saw you act this way before. Come on. live got the whole morning and we can have a lovely time. l want l to ask your advice on a lot of things and hear all about that last debate- "oh, no." repeated the law student 'sYou see when left the tennis courts | yesterday I went the way usually don't, and I unfortunately saw you dash I by in Pink Billings racing car, so--" "Oh," gasped the pretty coed, in some confusion. well, if you tllink acting | like this is Iice thing to do, you are mistaken, Arthur Hafburn! 1 exptct you'll be a tremendous success as law l yer, leading person on, and everything i like this. but until you apologize can't be friends with you When you are ready to admit how disgracefully you 1 have twisted this conversation you maj l come to see me, Arthur. and not before | I can't tell you how you nave hurt me.
 ''Well?' gasped the law student, 1T his turn as she departed, "now what dc vou think of tha+I And we men haw' inc nerve to think we are clever enougi to be lawyersl I'll bet Camelia will b' secretary of state some day."-Exchang