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CAT DELIVERED IT'S MESSAGE
Battle-Scarred Feline Proved II Al
Least Had Courage.

The other night | saw a clever cat.
He sat on the fence In the moonlight,
all alone, writes q correspondent of
the Boston Herald. He looked up at
the moon and opened his mouth. /
braced myself for what | believed to
be coming, namely, his effort at self
expression. But no, this was n clever
cat. Like o. Henry, he dealt in clever
surprises In his attitude there was
something of suspense. My waiting
nerv us system felt the strain of it.
Then he gave voice to great silence
He said nothing in a dramatic way
With sclf-satisfied smirk on his
pussy face he jumped off the fence
gracefully and disappeared into the
night. He was a clever cat. He did
the unexpected in an original and
artistic way. He annoyed me, for he
failed to live up to my conception OF
cats, yet | felt certain admiration
for him.
The next night another cat sat OF
the fence. This was a great cat
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-29
CHILD DISCRETION PACT
WITH CANADA HATFIELD.

Washington, April 2S. - The treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain to make desertion OF children
an extraditable offense between this
country and Canada was ratified yes
terday by the Senate.
As originally negotiated in 1917, the
treaty proposed to make wife or child
desertion extraditable, but the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee declined
to make 1t applicable to wives, limit
ing it to minor children, and with this
modification 1t was ratified yesterday
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NATIONAL GUARD UNITS TO
BE MUSTERED IN SOON.

Frankfort, Ky. - Kentucky's 1921
quota of National guardsmen is rap
idly being filled. Three infantry COM
panies will be mustered into the serv-
ice within the next two weeks and al
least one other infantry company, q
hospital company, howitzer company
and cavalry troop are expected to be
formed soon. Work it under way on a
hospital company at Winchester and
37-millimeter howitzer company al
Corbin.
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fire scene-because II Is Tom Moore
and one could imagine anyone NOT
surrendering joyfully to that smile!
Over in Jersey City is the only
woman train caller In the United
States. And It is not an undue effort
to show preference to my sex when
announce that one can understand
what she says when she calls the
trains. Which gives her pretty nearly
another countrywide record. Mrs.
Katherine Conklin Is her name and
she's a grandmother! But a most en-
ergetic and agile one. 1t was war time
when she got the job and 1t proved
such success that the Hudson G.
Manhattan Tube Co. kept her on when
the labor shortage was far behind.
The aFther Knickedbocker ball held
the other night under the auspices of
the City History club was a brilliant
return to the more elaborate days OF
entertainment "before the war" Not
in seevral years has New York society
seen exactly that sort of function and
1t made the most of it. Distinguished
foreigners, members of the diplomatic
corps and persons, prominent in soci
ETY. from Washington, Philadelphia
and other cities were present 1t was
Colonial affair and many of the New
Workers were dressed to represent
their own New York ancestors.
LUCY JEANNE PRICE.
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New'Yor}lS'
Letter:
hLryJeafu7RF7ce

y ,
New York. - New York's luxury
bill. according to report, runs ABOUT
500, 100000 a month! That doesn't
mean much, though, unless one KNOWS
personally and wei 1.-The disposltioh'
habits and tastes of the people who DO
the classifying. There are close-mlhd-
ed people who call eyebrow shapers
luxuries, for instance. And know
girl who keeps the most methodlcal
and complete accounts in the World
who put her newspapers and maya
zines under the head OF "luXurles III
her little red book, and taxis under
necessities"
Jurors drawn for liquar cases feei
that they have right to be aggrieVed'
They say that the work which belongs
to them is being turned over to the
city chemists, Two thousand bottles
of LIQUID are piled up in the chemists
offices awaiting test for alcoholic con-
tent, That test, assert the jurors, has
been admittedly the chief part of the
Jurors job and belongs to him by
right. Major La Guardia, President OF
the Board of Aldermen, rather agrees
with them although from different
motives, let me hasten to add. Econ
omy is his watchword "There's no
use paying chemists to make the test
when any Judge and jury can tell 1t
without extraneous equipment, what
ever" he argues and the Jurors
chorus echoes, Sure, we can
More excitement at the Aquarium!
The big building down at the Battery
is to be enlarged to provide huge
tanks for the display of monster ma
rine species not hitherto exhibited in
this country.
There probably isn't anyone else in
the whole motion picture world who
can do certain roles with quite the ap-
neal of Tom Moore And very attrac-
tive roles they are, too. His new pic
ture, made in Heaven" just put out
by Goldwyn, gives him such a part,
aside from a clever story and double
allotment of beauty with both Helene
Chadwick, leading woman, and Renee
Adoree, Toms recently acquired wife.
The story, which was written by Will
liam Hurlbut, is that Of young Irish
man who climbs the ladder of success
by starting in as fireman. He falls
in love with society girl whose life
he saves when her home burns. After
various complications, including a
form marriage" (Which isn't even
that!) for the sake of saving her from
one which her family are urging her
into, the difficulties finally are all un-
tangled. That fire, by the way, is the
most thrilling rescue of the kind l
have seen on the screen, Tom doesn't
come in from off-stage carrying the
girl in his arms and let you imagine
the rest. He carries her down the lad
der with flames and smoke raging
around them, right there before your
eyes. There are other thrills in the
production, too; not the least of which
is the first glimpse Of the lighted
torch Of the Goddess of Liberty when
Tom and his family land here as i'm
migrants. That sounds stereotyped.
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Ledger Want Ads PAY.

We will buy your house and pay you
the cash for 1t. We will sell you a
house on credit and let you pay us by
the week for it. SO why pay rent to
the other fellow when you can be pay
ing 1t to yourself.
NJ. +. & d. B. COUGHLIN,
No. 200 Market Street. Phone No. 40
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perhaps, but it is particularly well
done in made in Heaven" And the
idyllic ending seems as realistic as the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-29

fire scene-because 1t is Tom Moore
and one could imagine anyone NOT
surrendering joyfully to that smile!
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
GUARDING AGAINST DISEASE.

What degree Of care must be exer-
cised in dealing with people who come to
this country as immigrants for the ex-
.lusion of the undesi~ables is already I'M
derstood. At most times we can find a
place for those who will make good. citi-
Eens but we have no room for those who
will not and whose purpose is to STIR up
trouble
But care in passing upon those corning
IN has to be exercised in other directions
and how well this has to be exercised Is
indicated by the appeal which has been
made by the health commissioner Of New
York to the United States public health
. service asking that some nearby army
camp be set aside for reception camn
Tor all immigrants where they can be
put through a thorough cleansing and
aeleusihs system.
This is necessary in order to safeguard
The health conditions. The great number
Of those coming to this country, the
places they have left, the conditions un.
der which they have lived and possibly
those under which they have shipped
make it Of the utmost Importance thai
'svery endeavor should be made to SCI
hat not only the undesirable alien!
ih6uld be excluded but that the equal!
Undesirable diseases also be kept out o.
it least permitted to get no further thai
uch a detention camp
The demand at this time comes as hi
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09

upon evidence, to be paid by whom the
account goes against"
The New England colonists brought
with the essential principles Of the COM
mon laws Of England, and adopted them
as far a. applicable to their conditions.
Yet in their ideas Of what Constituted 4
capital crime they struck cut distinct
code Of their ewn, and In 1s43, IN the
Connecticut colony, 1t was ordered that
the sentence Of death should be pronouhe.
ed for twelve crimes: "W0-sn;2 Of other
than the true cod, witchcfaft, blatpheriy
against God, malicious murder, murder
by. guile or poison, bestiaHty, adultery
rape, stealing rem man or mankind, raise
witness 10 take away Me, And inyasior
or Instruction against the Common.
wealth"
In the first eeae Of laws established
by General Court, and drawn III, 81
164e by Robert Ludlow, It was specifiet
that no mans life shall be taken Away
no mans honor Or COED name shall b,
stained, no mans pefson shall be arrested
no man shall be deprived OF his wife o.
children and no 1AAh's goods shall b
| taken away f6fn him under color of lat
| or eeGhtehAnee OF authority, unless
be, by the Virtue or equity OF some exptes
law Of the country MsrfAnting the cam
by a general court, and sufficiently pun
ished, or, in ease Of the defect Of a la,
in any particular case By the word q
God"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Original Ole
Bcok.)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
IN THE DAYS NEWS
RApALLo


1.-The fighting and bfoodshed at RI
urne where Italian regular troops took
up the task OF dislodging the pictur-
eseue poettadventurer, Gabrielle d Ana
nunzio and hts Quixotic volunteers, ID
in striking contrast to the idyliic quiet
and peace Of Rapallo, in the neigh bor-
hood of which was signed the Rapal-
10 Agreement" says 4 bulletin issued
from the Washington, D. c. head
quarters Of the National Geographic
Society. 1T was to enforce this
formation Of a free State OF Fiurne,
that the Italian regulars stormed the
city.
The quaint little town Of Rapallo
lies close to the midpoint of the mar
| row mountain trimmed shonA Of the
| northwest coast OF Italy, just south Of
France, which constitutes the world =
| famed Italian Rivera. The semi cir
Gle Of the Riviera lies open to the sun :
ny south. To the east, north and
west rise the sheltering heights Of
| the Apennines and the Ligurian Alps
| SO wonderful are the climate and the
| scenery of these rough, sun bathec
mountain slopes ana bits Of beach pro-
| tected from northern winds and wash
ed by the warm waters OF the Ned
! iterranean, that they have come to b
looked upon as forming the mos
pleasant winter resort in Europe.
The western arm Of the Italian Ri
viera's semi. circle,-'the Riviera o
the setting sun adjoins France and il
best known and most frequently Wis
tied The eastern arrn,-'the River;
Of the rising sun'-has bolder ant
more picturesque scenery; the quaint
ness Of its towns and villages is les
: affected by modern buildings. In thi
latter section of Italy's WONDERLAND
lies Rapallo. pearl Of the Eastern ri
) viera.' A.
{ "Rapallo, lies on the Bay >of Rapkl
: 10. formed by the reatest of the mpl
r titude of gheadlands that jut into tn
, Mediterranean along this serrate
4 coast. The Monte di Portofine, whie
: forms the summit of the headlahi
( rises abruptly from the sea to heigf
n Of 1000 feet and affords probably th
5 best vantage point in the Riviera II
S a comprehensive view of this mag
e region Of mountains and water.
n From Rapallo drive and sho
z walk takes one to the summit. NJ
far to the west lies the great city
n Genoa, but with many Of its detail
n hidden by intervening hills. Closer
/ are bays dotted with the white sal
le Of tiny coastinE craft. Along Il
n coast, heAdland follows headland uni
they seem to dissolve in a lazy Ia!
more than so miles away toward Il
: French frontier.
nj "In the opposite direction stretch
the Eastern Riviera, country OF mo
rugged headlands an mountains. He
!. and there picturesque villages top &
Ne hills, cling to their sides. or nestle
~ the crook of some small bay. For
miles away the eye loses sight of lal
with the dim outline Of Monte Mu
by Jerome which marks the southeaste
he limit Of the Riviera
nr "A mile to the south OF Rapallo
e. the shore Of the same bay is San
Is. Margherita, like Rapallo. q town I
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
oBREGoN's APPEAL.

When President Obregon of Mexico
calls for action that will end the oil con-
troversy, and regards that as one Of the
things that is seriously bothefing his gov
eminent and country at the present time.
there are reasons, to believe that he
senses the duty before our neighbor to
the south Ahd by his words urging I'm
mediate action commits himself to an
early and satisfactory adjustment.
Long before o6regon came into pewef
in Mexico there was manifested an atti-
tude toward interests OF other countries
which had gone into Mexico for the pat-
pose Of developing its natural resources
i which threatened trouble. Even those
which had secured rights in legitimate
manner were not only denied the protec.
lion to which they were entitled but they
we're unfairly treated as regards legisla
| ton regardless Of the benefits which %eri
| coming to Mexico through their activi
ties and the need that existed in tina
country Of listing the world know tina
It was DESTROYS Of disposing Of its pro
ducts and able to protect those engage
in such busir ess.
Since tie end OF the Carranza govern
mknt Mexico has given much more en-
couraginE prospects. bat in spite Of tn
improvements that have been manifested
the evidence Of the desire for peaceful
conditions and st able government, tn
apparent determination to protect foreik
subjects ana the ambition to get the rec
ognition Of other governments there sti
remains tho harmful legislation to bothei
This was the product Of what vent b
fore, the remains Of previous govern
ment and just as long as It is adhere
: 10 and efforts are made to carry it OF
Obregon is bound to be faced with diff
ctilties That he recognizes this Situate
is evidenced by his appeal for solutio
Of the oil question. It furnishes addt
grounds for the belief that Obregoh re-
n ognizes the need of cutting away fre
the nast and sharing the course Of h
government In way that win not on
r be for the good Of Mexico but viii obta
: for It the confidence Of othet codhtri
: whether near or far away.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
Sterile. Th.. Recall oth.r.
Gin CdumbuA

After a few days in one Of the schools
little George returned one day ana asked
his mother who Jim Columbus'' was.
Never having read Of the man in her
school days, she Questioned him aB to
where he had heard Of him, and he said:
why, we sing about him every day at
school. Columbus. the Jim OF the
Ocean"
One Obstacle.
A. young man had been invited by q
school teacher to accompany her to a ain
ner party at which he was an absolute
stranger. He accepted the invitation, but
at the last minute had to break it. But
yeu can take some other man and pass
him of for me-" he offered kenero isly.
mo one there knows me, 50 1t win 20 all
right
The teacher hesitated. But they
know most Of the men 1 know" she said.
Ana tAen suddenly a smile came ever her
faee. II might take our school janitor
He's new in the city, but you could give
him come Of your clothes and 1t wouit
| probably pass"
| But how does he talk7' asked tn,
doctor, little bit doubtful Of the scheme
| now.
"Oh, his talking is all right" assured
the teacher, ana smiled wider than eYel
again. There's only one thing I'm no
sure about He che~s t6baeee, and
wonder If he could DO without it for tAA
fdAna"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09

tanning much Of the quaintness Of the
old Riviera, unspoiled by modern in
huences. The road skirting the bay
for several miles from Santa Margin
erita to the point OF the Portofino
headland is said to afford one Of the
most beautiful and charming walks in
Europe. on one side are dark rocks
washed by the glittering, blue sea;
on the other rise pine-covered slopes
on which are situated many beautiful
villas.
THE entire region about Rapallo
and Santa Marsherita is noted for the
large number of these show places. In
one Of them, the stately Villa Spinola,
the agreement between Italy and Jugo-
slavia was signed. Though this villa
is nearer santa Margherita, it is just
over the line of the Commune of Ra-
pallo. Because Of this detail Of COM
munal boundaries the important agree
meft which fixed the status OF Fiumt
and the Dalmatian coast, and seems Il
have solved one Of the most stubborn
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
DEALING WITH yEToEs.

1t didn't take the senate any longer
than it dill the house to come to the con-
clusion that the bill stopping the recruit
ing for the army until the number is
decreased to $4,000 should become a
law and with but a single vote in opposi-
ion the veto was overridden. The decis-
ion at that time rested with the senate
and all party lines were eliminated in
rendering it.
In the opinion Of the senate the lower
minimum for the army should prevail
and it found no reason in the statement
made by the president in vetoing the bill
to cause reversal of its previous atti-
tude. Not 90, however in the case where
a gun club in Montana sought to secure
the exclusive right to making part Of
the government land in that state a pr
vate hunting preserve.
Apparently this was a matter which
had gone through both branches Of con.
Eress without getting the careful atten
ton that it deserved. It remained fol
the president to call attention to the sit
uation involved. to the fact that it prac
tically meant the giving of the land t,
this gun club as long as it remained il
existence, that it would endanger the wilt
. game which now makes that particula
spot a haven and that it would be Civ
Ing to few the exclusive right to hun
on government land while everyone els
would be prevented from doing so Their
and elsewhere in the public tract.
In the latter instance there wer
brought to light features which had bee
apparently overlooked when the bill wa
before congress, while in the former bot
houses had already given attention t
the very questions which the presiden
raised. But it was shown in both in
stances that it did not take long for tn
upper house to act upon the merits q
the veto. In one case the senate wa
shown and it accepted the veto. In Ii
other it had previously discounted sue
an objection and it insisted upon tn
carrying out OF the Judgment previeusl
passed. The vetoes were decidedly di
fefent in character and their treatmel
was likewise.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09

When my young cousin Nancy wrote
me that the boys of the legion at Rock
vale we're trying to open club rooms ana
start welfare fund, felt it was my
duty to go out and give them some time
ly aid. I always love Uncle johns farm
at this season Of the year, 80 1 went right
out there without notice and found auntie
in the midst of housekeeping.
Dear me, Lucille p She said. I'm
afraid We can't make you very comfort
able, for the spare room is all torn up
ready to be repapered"
"Oh, l shall be perfectly all right,
auntie, dearl can go in with Nan"
But 1 have only a single bed now
Lucille - said Nancy.
well, we can use the room together
and you can just run downstairs at night
and sleep on the living room couch
Nance, dear. / am sure you'll be glad Il
do that for the cause"
Are you out here on mission, Lu'
cile?" she asked with some sarcasm,
Yes. deaH" 1 replied sweetly. ~
have come out to help the legion her
| raise money. You know that as a wei
| fare worker In the A. E. F. still feel
great interest in the returned soldiers
| and when I heard from you Of their ef
| forts to secure funds 1 decided to com
| out and get up play for their benefit
have brought with me perfectly de
licious little farce and you and can tax
the two feminine parts. Don't you thinl
it will be fun?"
@''oh, lotsr She was enthusiastic nov
| But, Lucille" objected auntie, 81 don
see how Nancy can take the time for an
theatricals now. You know she has t
help me and she is studying for her col
| lege entrance exams"
Surely, you wouldn't allow house
cleaning to interfere with ASSISTING GU
brave boys, auntie," said. ''and III hel
Nancy with her French, which will NOR
than compensate her"
/ oh yes, mother, please let me be |
It," Nancy pleaded, and in less than a
hour we had called up some Of the lesio
boys and had the affair actually ktafte
most enthusiastically.
The rehearsals were great fun, and
was really amusing to see what a fervi
interest the people in that little cor
fhufity took in the project one Of Ii
legioners made some striking poster
With sketch Of men in a charming DO.
and 1 heard that one, OF the VILLAGE Rir
who considers herself social lead,
there made some rather feline rsraar,
about my coming to Rockville ana tryir
to run things. OF course, this did not
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mr.. Editor. On behalf Of the members
OF this association wish to express our
most hearty concordance with the con.
tents of G. s. Browns letter regarding
the fishing laws Whit letter you publish.
ed in todAys issue Of the Norwich Bull
1etin. Mr. Browns letter bespeaks the
true sportsman. We wish to consratu-
late him upon his clear Interpretation Of
the Ash and game laws and realization
that the only way to have fishing is not
10 kill the goose that lays the golden esk.
As New London county fish ana game
warden 1 take this occasion to cay that
I have not to date received any orders
not to carry out the laws regarding fish
ing through the ice and that anyone
found 50 doing by me or my watdenb VIII
be liable to arrest as prescribed by SCI.
32es Sec. l Of the 1920 edition Of the Con.
| neeticut fish and game laws. However,
| the game warden force does not wish to
| be the cause of making any fisherman
say GOOD morning. Judge" and 1 trust
| both as county game warden and presi-
| dent of this associa ten that the ice fish
ermen will keep off the ice and live up
| to the law
Yours for more game and fish.
The New London Fish and Game AssO.
| citation
R. 3. CHAPPELL,
President.
New London, Feb. 3. 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-09
AN MroRrANr rNsT.

When the Anhouhcement ID made by
the chief of naval operations to the house
naval committee that the opportunity viii
be given to the naval aviators to bomb
a large warship within the next three
months, and that warship will he more
modern than those declared obsolete and
which have been used Is targets in the
past few months, it is plainly evident
that General Mitchell Of the aviation SER
vice has made an impression by the state
ments he has made even to the extent Of
giving him b chance to prove his claims.
This makes it clear that aviation is
not going to be sidetracked without hAv-
ing the opportunity to show what ser
vice 1t can render, and the coming test
is manifestly of immense importance. It
rests with General Mitchell, the flying
head Of the aviation service, to demon
strate that aircraft can be operated ut
a height that will make them reasonbiy
safe from successful attack ana yet rain
bombs with destructive effect upon heay-
lily arnnored warships below.
Whatever the outcome Of the test 1t
will not mean the abandonment of war
| ships, though success on the part Of the
: oCA idl DOIhDCiS HI uO I1luEn toward H.
creasing the attention in the development
Of aircraft for war purposes. Throughout
the recent waf the flying machine played
a most important part. 1t was Haed on
large scale both in the army and navy
and upon IL the greatest dependence was
placed. 1t demonstrated that aircrAfi
were bound to take more prominent
| part in future wars and indicated thai
greater attention than ever must be De.
voted to their development for war a.
| well as commercial purposes.
It has now gotten to the point wher,
1t is a question whether in view Of tn,
effectiveness Of the aircraft in war it ii
wise to continue to make such great out
lays in the construction OF surface craft
The test which is promised will 90 lon:
way toward determining where the great
est effort Is going to be devoted in tn
future in the building up OF the bes
fighting machine for both offensive an
i defensive fiirfJosAs