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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
FROM LUCILLE'S DIARY

I happened to hear in the most roundabout way that little lake near Brownhurst was full of lotus blossoms Some one at the church guild, some one whose brother has a farm out that way, told mother. Of course l was quite wild to see those stately flow CTS of the Nile blooming in my own land, so 1 decided to go right out to BroWnhurst and make my old friends, the Nodines, little visit. had not been to stay with them since my re- turn from the A. E. F. and 1 felt sure they would be awfully glad to see me.
 Here 1 am,' I announced gayly, as drove up from the village station in the one old rickety taxi and found Carol gathering vegetables in her gar- den. T thought I'd take you by sur prise dear.'
 Good gracious, Lucile!" was her rather astonishing welcome. Do you realize Carol, that we have scarcely seen each other since I came back from France? I have been longing to have good, long talk with her.
 I'm afraid Lucille, that we won't be able to have much time for talking. I have a houseful and both my maids have been obliged to leave; so I'm more than busy"
 
 worn and overtired, so I said no more but ran into the house and put on the most fascinating little apron that one ! of my soldier boys bought me at Brest. Then I slipped into the kitchen and finished a cake that I found Carol had started. I stirred in the flour and put it in a tin and had it baking in the oven when she joined me. Where are all your guests, Carold ?' vir~e in Tom I am going to have an early tea Q tomato and lobster mayonnaise with coffee and some nice raised biscuits and fruit for dessert" With cake" I added. NO, I'm not bothering to bake cake 1 these warm days"
 But you had some started. stirred 1 in the flour and it's baking now, | found the batter here and finished il i for you"
 Good gracious, Lucille, that wasn't batter in that bowl. It was mayon- naise!"
 I asked where I was to room, and i left the kitchen to police myself fol tea.
 As I was toiling up the stairs witt my suitcase I met Milo Hastings i fresh from his swim. He was ap. i parent surprised and delighted to seC | me.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04

them Q welI-known hnancier and phi anthropist. Through him she was sd- mitted to the convent school of Ste. Aurore. She remained eight years, emerging at fifteen.
 During the succeeding years in which little Jeanne was budding into woman hood she served as a lady's maid and as a milliner's apprentice. In the midst of her gallantries and love affairs she met the absolute Comte Jean du Bar ry, who made her his mistress. For four years she presided over his gam ing parlors, until, in the spring of lT6S, she came across the path of King Louis. who immediately became capti- vated with her charms. He made her his mistress, and to give the affair a show of decency, Louis found a hus- band for her in the person of Comts Guillaume du Barry, Q brother of her former paramour.
 With all her faults, Madame du Barry. in the height of her power was a patron of arts and letters.
 The death of Louis caused her being ordered to a convent by the new King Louis XVI. Shortly after the outbreak of the Revolution she went to London. On her return, in July, 1793, Robe l. spirre ordered her arrest. She was found guilty of wasting the treasures of the state, conspiring against the Re- | public, and with wearing mourning for the late king. She was sent to the guiilotine in 1793.-Detroit NewA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
TINE TO CONSIDER COUNTRY

Considering what is involved and the -fect which it Is bound to have upon others it is proper that all possible ef- '-rrs should be made 10 bring about a re--ement of the wage difficulties be- .ween tho marine employees and the own DTS. including the United States Shipping Board. Aside from those who are direct - affected and those who are thrown 7u- of employment because of stagna- Ion in shipping circles, there is the de- uoralization Of transportation service by Tater which should not be disregarded.
 Efforts made thus far to reach an un- 1erstandinE have failed. From certain 'f the employees there has come the f2teugnt that they do not want media Ion and from the owners and the ship- ping board head the declaration that the -ut in wages must go into effect and as -he result of the deadlock the public nus' suffer. What is needed is a willing. 'ess on the part of all concerned to si; Town and consider the facts as they ex. st. tho conditions under which Ameri gan shipping is carried on and the con. ''tons of today in comparison witt nose under which the existing scale ot wages vas adopted. The shipping of tn, country has been serously affected b1 -1c inability 10 meet competition in ocear freight rates. That situation is goinf -o continue or grow worse just as ion, is no efforts are made to meet the com petition and changed conditions.
 Possibly the unwillingness to take gut in wages Is natural but 1t makes nt Inference which side> is concerned fact 'ught to govern. There is no more req ion to expect that steamships can main aiu their expenses any more than tn
 eil-osds can and in the matter of wage American seamen stand much highe han those Of other countries with whicl imeriean shipping has to compete
 Judging by other efforts the confer nco at Washington today gives littl iope of adjustment but it is unquestion toly matter that ought to be settle 'uiokly and the country spared the ef ,ects of the tying up of shipping.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
SELLING IN THE EAST.

Having in the past year developed an increased trade with China may or may not be ground for regarding that as per ruanent Nevertheless there have been encouraging results obtained in the ex- portation of goods to that country and if there is merit in American production it can be expected to be reelcted in the trade that continues during succeeding years.
 During 1919 goods were exported to China to the amount of over 105 million dollars. During the past year this had been increased by over 40 million, the gain in three years having been over 1S0 per cent. Considering this from the viewpoint that values have been de- creasng it means a steadily increasing | volume of trade, and yet the size of the field can be realize when it is shown that 1 this country got but IT per cent. of China's trade during the year 1919. | That the gain can be attributed to the effects of the war .- ie n~0bable. Yet there is evidence that this country ! been making extra efforts to secure bus ! mess in that direction. This stands out , plainly when it is shown that the largest single item of exports to China is to- bacco. During the past year cigarettes to the value of over 16 million were sent i to China and leaf tobacco valued at over Is million. Oil interests were next ir line with Illuminating oil valued at near ly IS and third million followed by i dyes and dyestuffs at almost six and z third million. These mark gains in new directions although cotton cloth, locomo tives, tinplate, automobiles. fir, lumber steel plates and wire nails were taker in considerable quantities.
 Reaching out for this trade has ap
 parently had good effects. That ther
 are big opportunities for serving the de
 mands of China is evident and there I
 no reason why American producer should not endeavor to continue to holt
 the export business that has been es
 taolished fin that country and wher
 there are reasons to believe that Amer
 ican goods are u.eeting with satfsfac
 tion
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
Animal poetors.

child's pet canary recently re- ceived surgical treatment at the Sea- mans Hospital, Greenwich. The birds legs was badly factUred. and its owners appeal for help mel with a ready response from the house SUI geon.
 He very tenderly lifted the tiny leg gravely applied matchstick for splin., and the fracture was Sci. TEe patient is reported to be doing wei
 Usua;iy. animals are their own med ica. advisers and surgeons, and some wonderful cures have been put On rec ord. Gets eff color chew grass. as do dogs: but the latter require a certain kind, commonly known as dog grass. !" It is thicker and coarser than the usual variety.
 Sheep and cows seek out a certain herb. Rheumatism sufferers stay out of the suns glare. A wounded ape stanches the flow of blood by dressing the injury with leaves and grass. The sting of a viper seldom kills one of the four footed tribe; they know how to deal with this danger.
 Most wonderful of all is the ant world ambulance and hospital. Num- bers of these marvellous little cre2- lures are allocated first-aid duties, and apply healing restoratives to their wounded comrades in the form of a transparent fluid which they secrete in their mouths.-Answers, London
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
HOME PROTFCTTor

New York has had a law for some ,ine which required people to secure q license in order to carry firearms or have them in their possession. It was bopcd through such legislation that less murders and disorders would result It was figured that the possession of fre- arms readily led to shootings and that The restriction of firearms to those known by the authorities would operate for greater safety.
 Like many another law 1t seemed to De good on the surface but developed many inconsistencies for firearms could ie obtained outside of the limits pre- scrfbed and 1t was possible for those engaged in crooked work and crime to get permits through interruptions indi- viduals having authority to issue them. Likewise it became apparent that those who would protect themselves against criminals and murderers by keeping 2 revolver were violators of the law and many have been punished for firing ai escaping criminals though the ones real " engaged in committing burglary have never been caught
 The law didn't serve to keep frearm, cut of the possession of those who need ef them in their work of intimidatine and killing people and yet that is wha lt was aimed at and where 1t was tn, most needed. Because of the absurdftie. of the law and the imDossibility of en forcing 1t efforts to bring about it amendment have been successfully car ried on before the legislature of tha Ttsta with the idea ef permitting citi
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
Cleaned from Foreign Ex-
 changes.

May we take it as reassuring in these troubleous times that a London workhouse is to let with possession? A visitor might SCOUT the streets of the metropolis without getting a glimpse of the Poland street poor house. hard by which lived William Blake the my stic. Blake was born in Broad street where he kept print shop, but moved round the corner into Poland street after his marriage.
 The hand of Genius-who will make the bows for our great violinists now that James Tubbs of Soho, has died at the great age of SC? He was ad- mittedly one of the greatest bow mak- CTS this country has ever produced. and now he is gone, and his natural gift has gone with him,
 Proposed tax on exported horsss-A resolution urging Government to place tax on all exported horses of not less than e20 on each was carried at a meeting of various societies for the | protection of animals.
 Thirty day home-Sir Charles Ruth em, the new director of Housing was elected president of the society of Ar chitects only six months ago. His first | experiment was made in autumn of | 1919, when three houses were erect i ed in 30 days. Sir Charles worked on
 the American principle, but made a
 concession to British taste by veneer | ing the walls with single brickwork The knighthood came to him in recog-
 milton of a long period of wartime
 service, in housing the Government de- partments.
 Compulsory Woting-There is some
 thing distinctly ironical in Colonel Ar
 cher Shee's Bill to provide that vot-
 ing shall be made compulsory. Wo.
 men struggled two years to win fol | themselves the privilege of going tC
 the polling boothsand now that they have the right to cast their vote, they are threatened with various pen.
 alties if they do not make use of theii
 rights. Hitherto the right to vote ha, been regarded as a mark of the fiber. 1 ty of the citizen. But to be compel. led to vote willy-nilly seems to b,
 shackling freedom with strange gyves l-London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04

"I didn't know you were here" I cried gayly as he shook my hand and seized my suitcase. We met Maysie Cook at the landing, and she greetec me rather coolly, l must say, for fel- low guest.
 The next morning I told the family at breakfast about the lotus blossoms, and we decided to go out to the lake to see them. Tom said he would in quire the way, but l assured him l knew it.
 You surely remember Hod Jenkins place, Tom?'' "Of course, Lucille"
 Well, we go right past his farm by the Hillside road, and after passing two small lakes we take the turn to the left and will soon see the lotus lake on the right. I have the direc tions pat"
 "1'1l say you have!" laughted Milo twill you come in my car, Lucille? think Maysie and you and I can all ride comfortably in my little roadster"
 Thank you; that will be very jolly, , I answered, but Maysie said nothing and when Tom asked who was going with him she said she was. She piled into his car with the other house | guests.
 Milo and had a delightful drive and got quantities of the wonderful lotus ! flowers, which we brought to Carol Where are the others?" asked Carol
 q really 't'know. We never saw l them after we passed that farm" "Wen I wish they'd come. Lunch is all ready, and it won't be good if il waits,' she said impatiently, not real l ly enjoying the lovely flowers. They didn't appear for an hour and hal1 1 after luncheon time, and they were all very grumpy because they hadnt ] found the lotus lake. You said go past the Jenkins farm l didn't you, Lucile?"
 "Yes."
 Well, we did, and we never came to the two little lakes even. We drove | and drove. 1 don't understand it. w took the Hillside road"
 'eBut, Tom, I told you to go by it. I said.
 q thought you meant take it, Lucille l Dear me, what a joke, and vol never saw Lotus lake at all! Well never mind, Milo and picked all thert
 were left, so you can see them here It's late for them"
 Its late for everything" remarked
 Carol. Do come in to lunch befor,
 it is completely dried" Chicagt News.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING APRIL 3oth, 1921
 1l,142
THE NEwBERRY CASE.

An the efforts that were made to get a democratic senator from Michigan in the person Of Henry Ford and all the legal efforts that have since been made 70 bring about the unssating of Senator Newberry, the successful republican cp- Douent, as well as his punishment under charges of having conspired to violate the corrupt practice act went toboggan- ing when the supreme 2ouvt of the Unit e1 States handed down the unanimous decision annuling the conviction Of Sena- tor Newberry and at the same time by the close decison of to declared that the federal corrupt practice act is un- constitutional
 Tn this decision it Is established that Senator Newherry should not have been found guilty under the law under which he vas tried. and those who were con- victei with him are also treated in the same manner under the decision on the ground that there was a misinterpreta- ti71 of the law by the federal judge It was felt at the time that the conviction -f the senate would bear reviewing and --e action Of the supreme court points -ut the injustices to which he and the .-.Hi N7trli'tat4lS were SuUHltleQ-
 Tho decision holding the government has no authority to adopt such a corrupt practice act maintains that while con- =-rss prescribes the manner of holding elections Of representa- lives and senators it cannot regulate the elections. This indicates the law to have been an inter- ference with state rights and that prose clfi7ns under corrupt practice acts must le7cef7rth rest with state courts, unless 7s predicted by the chief justice in his iesentinE o0inion the decision has the effect of bringing about new legislation -7 meet this very situation.
 Thus the Newberry case ends excep, so far as f. remains for the senate to determine what further action it vii take regarding the investigations before i- where it was recently shown by tht recount that the senator had received g --eater number of votes than his oppo -ent
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
Montvllle, May 2, 1921.
The Tax CoIIectorshin.

MT. Editor: have learned that Har- old Robinson is again to be obliged to contest the election for tax collector unless something intervenes which shall bring about the placing of his name up- on both tickets for the office which he now holds, and conducts in way which, l believe, satisfies all those who come in contact with him, and I believe also, meets the approval of the body of our citizenry.
 do not write as the champion of this young man, though, with all his friends, I admire his character and sterling worth, and believe as well, that because of these, he should be reelected. Nor should we forget that his service abroad with oar armies entities him to the: support of those of us, who believe l in keeping some of the promises to the boys who sprang to their country's de. l fense in its time of need.
 | Many of his friends, without regard to party politics, have and do believe l that it would be no more than his de- serts, were he to receive the nomination for collector in the republican caucus
 soon to be called, and thus receive tht
 approval of both parties, for I take i
 that the democratic nomination is as sured.
 There will be, doubtless, others claim ing the republican nomination; indeed am told that there are already, two can
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
Stories That Recall Others
It Was Different,

u Was Different.
 The janitor of a school is a petty politician and anxious to keep up with the happenings in the city schools. So when the telephone rings he always beats the principal to the telephone if possible and then fingers near to catch as much of the conversation as is pos sible. And she has become very tired of it-so tired in fact that she decided to use sarcasm. So the other day when he had served in that capacity, she said |: You are so accommodating to answer my phone for me only hope that you do the same for your wife.
 ''Nom I don't" he said innocently. "I ain't so interested in the folks as call her"
 Not Jim Dandy.
 Dealers and manufacturers seeking permits to handle alcohol are required to answer innumerable questions on blanks supplied by the federal prohibi- tion director. Few fill out the blanks correctly the first time Many become worried before they are through. A permit seeker sent in his applica- ton Then he had to change a serial number and then again a decimal frac- last he became dissatisfied with the whole arrangement He wrote a note to the prohibition director, and this Is what he said:
 Say. do you know what Jim Dan- dy is? Well, a Jim Dandy is fellow who can keep up with all this-red tape and monkey business connected with alcohol. And I'm not Jim Dandy"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
LIKE AN UNRULY CHILD.

Just how Panama figures out that 1t can show an utter disregard for the at tftude of the United States concerning the controversy over the boundary line of that republic and Costa Rica is diff cult to understand except that it carries the impression that the United States Is bfufing and that all that is necessary Is to insist upon its demands and they will be obtained.
 Panama in the first place doesn't seem to realize that 1t agreed to abide by the interpretation of the treaty concerning the boundary line when that matter was submitted to Chief Justice White If It had figured on receiving decision entirely favorable to it's side it can be appreciated that it was disappointed, but that does not give it any license to go back on it's agreement. From the time that the treaty was interpreted and the boundary defined Panama has refused to abide by 1t, thus disregarding it's obli- gation as one of the interested parties and indicated it's determination to bring about the shedding of blood and test of strength in order to get the matter adjusted.
 The matter is one where bloodshed should not be permitted. The United States took that view even before the position of Costa Rica was endorsed by several of it's neighbors and their will ingness to support 1t in any conflict was
 manifested. This country has plainly l told Panama that it is in the wrong and that it should abide by the decision long since rendered concerning the boundary, That advice has not been taken in the spirit which it was given. This country desires to see justice done and to pre- vent the effects of war in Central
 America, one sided though it seemed | likely to be.
 The continued defiance by Panama doesn't help to relieve the situation. Il l only emphasizes the unwarranted posi-
 tion which it has previously taken con. 1 corning the boundary and shows tha'
 like an unruIy child it needs to be
 shown its responsibilities to other na tions. That it will get such 9 demon stration is all that can be inferred iron
 the reminder that has just been forward | ed to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
DayIirh$ Sayinr.

Mir. Editor: It has been suggested that the recent imbroglio caused by the advocators 547d agitators of daylight saving could have been headed off and resolved into vapor by equipping the ad- herents with clocks and watches hav- ing two hour hands-nayl some go so far that they advise a sort of two in one" timepiece furnished with two sets of hands and having two sets of numer- als inscribed thereon. In fact, if the daylight epidemic becomes periodical, some evolution in chronometers will na- turauy follow
 It is said that there is nothing new under the sun and that daylight saving was in vogue many decades ago. Our ancestors not only saved daylight in the morning but in the afternoon as well. They worlled-incIuding industrial work ers-from "sun to sun" and didn't pay much attention to clocks.
 Daylight saving, then, is of archaic origin and perhaps was practiced in medieval times, and having suffered from suspended animation. is merely a naissancel Who knows?
 It was officially stated that this day light saving rumpus, which was born In Germany would expire automati- call1' at the close of the war, but in 1919 President Wilson strove to have this anomalism continue to draw its breath His veto, however was overrid- den by, a vote of 57 to 19. The incubus was then pronounced by the medical faculty of the government as Officially i.dead." Why. then, does this parody or daylight saving exist? If actually dead why wasn't it sepulchered? Perhaps the attending physicians at it's execution l were fooled or-Horrors-it may pos i sess as many lives as a cat! ] We know however, that this .travesty ] lives and is ready to meet any oppo nent Moreover. the caricature defes the governor and the laws of the statt of Connecticut
 Attorney Arthur M Brown, of wei known efficiency and whose authority on legal matters is unsurpassed, is quot ed as saying that "setting the clocl ahead Is a violation of the statutes an, that the ruling of the legislature regard ing standard time was as much of law, even if no penalty were attached as any law regarding bootlegging, ar son Or any other crime"
 Notwithstanding that it is HnIawfu to turn clocks ahead of standard time a Norwich ieweler canvassed the cit
 to get sfgners to an agreement to tur
 their clocks ahead one hour. Why nc get si~natures to an agreement to smok
 on trolley ears and spit on the floor an thereby violate another state law?
 Had it not been that the nucleus C
 daylight saving was incubated in Gel
 many and exported to this country, tn
 exploiters would never have thought ( it. 'Made in Germanyr
 During the war it was a commo
 sight to see- automobiles bearing per
 nons: gro hell with the Kaiser" an now some of the same automobilists al 3 clamoring the loudest to have this cour
 try run on the kaiser's time and, fol
 sooth. make the millImen save day1ig1
 at 2 o'clock in the morning. The state law pertaining to turnin clocks ahead should be respected a
 much as any other state law and u
 violators thereof should be given drast l instructions, or else delete the law fro 7 tEe statutes.
 c. L. PERKINS.
 uarover May 2 1901