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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING FEB. 1eth, 1921
 11,O64
THE TIME IS RIPE,

Before and after the opening of the present session of congress there was demand for the early passage of a law that would deal with the emergency sit- uation concerning immigration. The house was speedy in it's response. The senate was not expected to be so speedy but it hasn't seemed to attach the im- portance to such legislation that the house did. It threw cold water on the plan supported by the house of excluding immigrants for year and the matter has dragged along until there are but nine days mor- n which to reach an un- derstanding between senate and house.
 Inasmuch as this was one of the things heading the list of work to be put through at this session the senate seems to have responded to the demand for &C., ion. Word even went forth from Wash
 ngton to the effect that efforts will bs
 made to get some emergency bill through.
 New pressure may have been brought be- cause of the situation which has devel- |. oped through immigrants bringing typhus here but even without that the session programme still shows that the situat tion ., has not been met
 There was plenty of evidence that the senate was not going to stand by the ac- ton taken in the house. The senate's i'm. r-igration committee was against it ana it seems likely that inasmuch as the sen ate has favorably acted on the Dillingham; bill so some such measure will be adopt ed if congress can find time to attend te
 it during the rush of other business. A. an emergency measure perhaps too muei 's cannot be expected from any bill passet -- at this time beyond the matter of fur - nishing the restriction sought. The Dil Engham bill will permit the entrance O
 aliens each year to a certain per cent 0
 those of the various nationalities in thu country. It restricts but it does not stol
 immigration, and it is claimed fo- it tha
 It will mean a better class of immi - grants.
 . The house bill and the Dillingham; bil
 are not the only measures which hay
 heen-presented carrying good feature.
 There are others which from the stand ', point of permanent legislation ought t
 get careful attention. Such will hardl ~ be permitted at this time in view of th
 business that still remains to be dont
 and the limited period for action, an
 the necessity of the two houses confer ring after the indicated vote on the mat . ter comes in the senate. It is well. how ever, that there is pressure for action a
 this session.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITY.

Not a majority but somewhere near half of the states have joined with Wis consin in taking an appeal from the de- cision of the interstate commerce com mission to the United States supreme court for an interpretation of the trans Oortation act Under that legislation the commission has held that it has been given the authority to fix the rates for interstate traffic both as to passenger and freight and for that reason it's au- thority is greater than that of the util-
 ty commissiens of the different states
 Decisions have been made by the fed eral commission giving railroads author ity to increase their rates only to have 1t maintained by state commissions that such rates are entirely within the control of the state body and it does not approve the increase There is conflict over the Jurisdiction which makes it important that the highest court in the land should settle the matter which is that age old one of state rights.
 Under the transportation act the en- deavor has been made to get the railroads of the country under the control of one commission rather than of 48. The sit- every railroad was entirely within a state. There are few instances of this kind and with the large railroad systems operat-
 ing in many states the difficulties in-
 volved in trying to abide by the rulings
 in the different ones, no two of which
 may be alike, can be readily appreciated Having convinced the interstate com. merce commission by the presentation oi facts that they were not getting enough : revenue to meet justified requirement. : the roads were authorized to raise thei1 rates only to be interrupted in such { proceeding by the action of certain statei and claim that while the federal com
 mission may have control over inter state rates it has none over intrastat . rates. It is a conflict that knocks in tn head the benefit which it was hoped hal ! been obtained in the transportation ac |. of relieving the railroads of the seriou 2 handicap of trying to satisfy the con < nicting demands of each state commis 2 sion, and it rests with the United State 2 rourt to say which side is right.
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of t2 years. At the present price Of gold. cubic feet of the pure metal, weighing l.ze0 pounds aveifdupois, would be worth about S.oeo. 70 that the total indemnity would represent a nugget approximately of a capacity of 133,ooo cubic feet This Is rather more than one-third of the Vol- tune of the dome of St. Paurs Cathedral, which, if it were of solid gold. would be worth 32,300, ,O00. 900. To mine the amount of the indemnity from the earth. at the present annual rate of gold pro- ductien, would occupy more than cen- tury and a half, and 1t probably repre- sents- barely one-hfth of the cost of the war ts the various beliigerent nations- Ne Gratuitles.-The plan sf adatng 10 or lB per cent. to the bill in restaurants and hotels to replace tips" seems to have been generally adopted on the continent That would be acceptable, we imagine, to patrons in this country h they could be sure that the truce would be observed by both sides. But just ss there are some over-generous or auriferous people who will always scatter largesse, so there are attendants who give service grudsingly unless their palms are oiled. The enly practical alternatives seem te be to for | bid the acceptance Of tips" on the pain
 of instant dismissal, CT to leave things
 as they are now.
 Hustle and Hstes-We scamper thrsusn life so madly that we have no time to | cultivate the kindly virtues in ourselves. We must be for ever pushing and strus-
 giinE, and the little benign shoots thai raise shy heads in cur nature languish for want of attention. For these VIII grow only in tranquility and temperate leisure, and of such moments ve have lnone to give them. So 1t is that the seedi
 of charity are whirled to the four corner-
 of the earth in our helter-skeater career Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

At a recent meeting of the National Reform association their determination of battling for Sunday laws until the United States of America "humbly bows before Jesus Christ and places the crown of it's sovereignty at His feet was expressed. One speaker said: "We must do our part to bring the majority to right convictions and after these convictions have been formed the right actions will be taken. When this is done we can bring the world to Him whose right it is to rule"
 In St. Johns gospel. the 18th chapter and 3sth verse. we read: Jesus an swered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world then would My servants fight that I should not be delivered but now is Y king dom not from hence" This proves the principle of establishing Christ's kingdom by force to be unchristian. These so- called reformers intend to bring woe to those who dissent from the Sunday laws. Yet all Christians must dissent if they follow Christ.
 The logical conclusion is that moral people are accounted criminals for not keeping a criminal law. This is an anomaly in ethics. Let the people not be deceived on this issue. The rendering of the scripture. Matthew. 5th chapter and 17th verse, ''I am not come to destroy but to fulfill" is q am not come to destroy but fully to preach - see marginal mean l ing of word "fulflT' In Colossians. 1st chapter, 25th verse. Therefore this text | in Matthew used in Mir Troland's letter to The Bulletin in favor of Sunday laws initiates undeniably against them and | approves the advocacy of the establish ment of the Ten Commandments in the i hearts of men by preaching and not force | Of course society's laws must be enforced when they conflict not with the mora law. Quoting from the aforementioned letter where the writer endorses Sunday | laws thus, "Ns moral laws are not ar emanation from majorities' and ''nC amount of popular support can mak, wrong right nor right wrong" so I an swer that. for the maojrity of Sunda, keepers to force the minority of Sabbatl keepers Seventh day observers) to bow down to an immoral law is utterly sub versive of truth
 Mir. Troland in his peroration furnishe me with words to conclude my thesis tha Sunday laws are wrong. These are tn words: There is no. escape therefor from the obligation and it only remain to be seen on which side the man take his stand for the right or for the wron l-for no strength of backing can mak error respectable. Any state or communi ty that disregards moral obligation i doomed"
 affirm that America is near ,her en when she enforces ur~American un Christian Sunday laws.
 Respectfully.
 MRS: C. IT. sTEoTsE.
 Norwich. Feb. 21. 1921.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
RAILROAD RATES.

How different the situation is that Is faced by the railroads today from that few months is plainly told in the sit- uation surrounding the freight cars It was not So long aso that it was impos- sible tc get enough to meet the demand and wnen 1t was next to impossible to get coal ih kuf1iciet'. amount te meet re- cuireinents because ca~s were not avail able. In shrrt Ierhd ol time we have G;.re' from a shortage to 4 surplus, an1 in view of the ccrG:t,cns it is not sur nrising thai the rsilrosds recognize the fact :hat there Is need for . reduction in the rates
 Railroad rates were nileased because the roads were not able to get an ade- quate return from the business that was being done at time when business was brisk. About the time relief was recoe- nized as necessary and granted condi- tions underwent a change. There was not the demand for the movement of goods and because of higher rates those who were not obliged to get more goods or those who didn't have to ship pro- ceeded to make less demands on the transportation facilities. The eurtailmeni Of production naturally meant less trans portation both for the raw and finished product and the result is that today we have more than third of million idle freight cars in the country and the slack ened business means of course that thu higher freight rates have not given tht roads the relief they need and, hoped tc get. me increased rates have also prob ably caused a certain amount of bust ness to be forced into other channels. It is therefore quite natural that tter, should be an effort made. for a reduction | in freight rates. The need of 1t canne fail to be apparent to the railroads, an, from the moves that are being mad, they are struggling in that direction. Tn
 cutting down in the number of shop em
 ployes and the recent effort to have tn
 national agreements abrogated indicat
 such is aimed at through a reduction il
 expenditures.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
JUST WHAT SHE MISSED

Dear me p sighed Loretta Here I've always been expecting my ship to come in and I've made all sorts of plans and now that it's come knocking at my door, I've sunk it."
 Aren't you a bit mixed?" asked her brother. Ships have spankers. but no knockers. You should say it sank in sight of port or something like that"
 If 1t had stayed out of sight it wouldn't have been sunk" laughed Loret- ta. "The sight of it nearly finished me. But it's too bad when you remeplber what I had planned to do for all my friends and relatives"
 May I inquire what I was to receiver" asked her brother, in apparent eaSerness. q hope it was at least new set of golf clubs"
 If I gave you new set of golf club you wouldn't ever got home to meals" 1" said Loretta, severely. Its bad enough probation and hadn't decided what I'd give you. It depended entirely on your conduct"
 T think I've been really quite angelic" sighed her brother. Didn't l take you to the movie last weekT' Ut doesn't matter, anyhow" retorted Loretta, flor I'm just as poor as ever. My ship has gone down and can't com plain, because I did it myself"
 You yourself may enjoy withholding the tale" said her brother, but I'm suf- fering to know what has happened" "It was at the dance that Jean gave l when you were away" Loretta began. | And there was such a crowd. It was more or less open to the public on ac- count of being for charity and the place was packed"
 Difficult navigating for a ship, should think" obser.ed her brother. "No wonder it sank. Mott persons know how to steer, however, so maybe it's skipper was already half seas over" | Tt was a very nice party" said Loret- ta, stifiy Everybody there was as nice as could be. You're critical of the story just because you were out of the city and didn't have a share. By the way. tha little Miss Price asked If you weren' coming"
 (Which one?" asked her brother, sit ting up in the Morris chair suddenly "The smaller one?'
 They are both small and I nevel measured them" said Loretta, coolly
 Now I guess I'm even with you fo making fun of my friends party" "Oh, say, now" begged her brother
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
Cleaned from Foreign Ex-
 changes.

The trade slump has accomplished what state restrictions failed to do. The enthusiasm for private building has been damped. Builders are no longer in uni- versal request. Labor has been released. The price of materials is beginning to come down. As result. the tenders which are now being subpitted are less extravagant. and Dr. Addison said that the prices recently quoted mad already come down nearly E1O0 house. as com pared with three months ago. and he ex- pected further reductions. With more la bor available and lower. prices. we may look forward this year to real progress.
 The Indemnity "NuEEet."-Not many people could form any clear idea of the size of a gold nugget" of the value of I'll. 300 900 .000. the total of the indemnity which Germany is to pay over A period
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
WASHINCT0N'S ADVICE

The name American" must hlvAyt exalt the pride of patriotism.
 Knowledge is in every country ths surest basis of public happiness.
 Le< your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive
 Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of others. I never say anything of man have the slightest scruple of saying 0 him
 To be prepared for war is one ef the most effectual means of preserving peace.
 Labor to keep alive In your breast that little spark of celestial hre-csn- seIous.
 Observe good faith and justice to- ward all nations. Cultivate peacs AAd harmony with all.
 GSod sense and honesty are quail ties too rare and too precious not te hold in particular esteem.
 Iris our true policy to steer clear of psrmanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
 I hope shall always possess firm meas and virtue to maintain what ] consider the most enviable of all h- tles-an honest man
 It would be worthy of ( free. sn- iIkhtsned and., at no distant period. q great natioh to give mankind the masnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and bentyoience.
 There Is no truth more thoroughly 4 established than that there exists In the economy of nature an lndissoluie ! union batWeen virtue and happinesa. between duty and advantage. between N genuine naxims and an honest poll cy and the solid rewards sf pubiic prosperity.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

those whe did get the rest Sf the yearly income in the country, tws-ffths of the total reported income being in fact re- ceived by those who paid . tax on, less than s5ee0 income. Considering the millions whose incomes were not included in the revenue figures along with those with an income of less than sse00 yearly and it is shown that the few with the big incomes do not control the wealth of the country, and in fact those who get bet ter than s1ee week income possess but a small part of the wealth of the nation
 By the revenue figures it can be seen about how the wealth is distributed and that the distribution Is widespread. While 1918 reflected the result of the prosperous period of var contracts it is plain that 1t cannot be used as basis for nor mai period and 1t will be interesting to note in succeeding reports how the hg- ures ffuctuate as conditions change.
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You aren't fairI How much will itJcost ne to find out? A box of~chocolates?"
 Nothing at all yet" relented Loretta. I'll wait till I want you to do something for me. Meanwhile I'll inform you it was the smaller one. and she said. further more, that she was sorry you weren't there. Now calm down, for I'm telling you a thrilling tale about the sinking of a noble ship
 Fire awayl I'm listenig."
 "It was toward the end of the evening" laughed Loretta. And I guess I was pretty tired and did not care to meet any more people. In fact. I had about decided that the next time I danced with my es- cort I'd get him to take me home, when Jeans mother came up and asked me if I'd let her introduce a certain man to me. | I didn't catch his name, but she indicated which one he was aid told her I was too tired and hoped she'd excuse me-"
 'Tn other words, you asked like a high and mighty princess il high class l movie" said her brother. "Why didn't you say something like Remove the var let! or Hence, villain, from my sight ' You ought to learn how to get p into things like that. I'll keep look ut for real good movie to take you to so that you can copy the heroine's manneI." | TO tell the truth, l got the impression | that Jeans mother had a sort of white elephant on her hands, and when I looked at him I decided didn't want to bother with him. You see. he was one of the most unattractive men I ever Saw and | certainly was tired"
 True belles are charming to aH."' de- clared her brother. wisely That Mme Whats-her-nane of the French revolu- | tion, you remember"
 Yes" said Loretta calmly "She lost her head on the guillotine. didn't she?'
 Maybe" said her brother dubiously 'But anyway she was awfully popular because she never failed to have a kint word for even the menial."
 Well" said Loretta. "the sad fact il that refused to let this individual be in troduced and so spoiled my chances. didn't, know then that he had asked to b. Ipresehted"
 Aha !" said her brother. The plo thickens."
 "Yes, and it's thicker yet" sighet Loretta. For now that he's going t marry Jeans cousin learn that he is al Italian nobleman worth in good Ameri can moifsy at least s5 DOC. .00O. IIercafte I'm going to let anybody get introduce that wants to be, so there y"-Chicag News.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
Stories That Recall Others
His Esteem Fell.

After the manner of men in general, he was apt to take odd notions to do odd things at odd times. The family had lone since retired, when he had finished the serial he had sat up to read. and when he went out to put the dog in tho basement and lock the door, he saw the new washing machine and remembered that his wife had been worrying some over the necessity of filling tho oil cups. He felt wide awake. Why not attend to the matter and have it over with? There was no motor oil in the house but he reflected that vaseline would do just as
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
FIRST EX-PREsIDENT TO TOUR
 THE WORLD

FIRST EX-PREsIDENT TO TOUR
 THE WORLD
 The most remarkable tour ever made by the most eminent citizen Of the world made by Gen. Ulysses $. Grant just fol- lowing his second term as president the United States. The trip was be- gun a short time after he had rc,inquish- ed his office. He sto-ted fr-m Philadel- phia on May IT. 1877 to cross the At lantic in vessel of the only American owned line. He was accompanied by Mrs. Grant and his youngest son. The first stop was at Queenstown wh re dep- utation of distinguished English and Irishmen greeted t-o parry.
 From Ireland tho naEt stop vas at Liverpool, and on May 90 the party started out for London. They were greeted with great crowds at every station. In the metropolis they were guests of the American minister. Two days after their arrival the Prince oi Wales called upon them. Among thc most striking of the affairs given to the distinguished visitor was a banquet at
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
Net What They Want.

It is announced that the worlds sav- ings, if equally divided, would give every man, woman and child 3lo.5s- But 1t isn't an equal division that tne average advocate of equal division really wants. New Orleans Times Picayune.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
wANTs TO HEIr OTHER MOTHERS

Mrs. William saeer. so1 Hiehol St. Utica. N. T.: T gladly write anything that helps a mother with her children. Nv little girl had whooping cough and was afraid she would choke. l gave her Foley's Honey and Tar and it helped her vonderfully. She could eieep most all night without coughing" This good cough syrup cheeks colds. stops coughing, euts phisEm and covers raw. inhamed membranes with healing coating. Lee c Oerood Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Every drop taken in the price of lum- Der and every step taken to decrease building costs bring much nearer the opening of construction. activities on large scale.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22
Sunday Observance.

MT. Editor: When the people wanted to "come and take Christ by force to make Him a king He perceived it and departed into mountain alone. John 6: IS. He refused to accept the proposition.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Lieut.. Farrell tells the naval board he cannot remember his altercation with Lieut.. Hinton. From all accounts it is quite natural he should want to forget it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

People fall for such curious things that there's no telling how many auto parties
 will be heading for the new center of
 population during the coming season.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

ing squads have left for the south win ter has no more terrors, and the wild geese may as well set out on their north ward flight,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

"He sees danger ahead" says a head line. Danger that is passed need veEry no one.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

The man on the corner says: No mis- take would be made in describing the storm as enthusiastic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

So farsas known that may have been home brew which the sailor wanted to get aboard the presidents yacht.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Second only to that lAt of questions presented by Mayor Lercu Is the antici- patton of the answers from the gas and electrical commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

The combination of condition powders and spring weather is having its effect upon biddy in a way that increases the interest in the egg market.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

The present Drury Lane theater In London is the fourth to bear that name, the three previous structures having all been destroyed by Ire.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Georgia has burned negro at the stake. It could possibly permit Arkansas to get ahead of 1t in this respect
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Early spring means longer season for the never welcome sulphur and mo- lasses.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Just enough of a blizzard to revive talk about what happened back in 'ss.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

Lee & osgood Co. can supply you.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-22

EDITORIAL NOTES. Washington's birthday anniversary.