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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-07
Jif6on Aprons

Something decidedly new and
most practical. Made in cham
bray. Bingham and imitation
French linens, and trimmed with
real cretonne in beautiful color
combinations. They have no but
tons, hooks, clasps or fasteners of
any kind. That makes them wash
and iron ideally. The most delight
full apron you have ever seen.
Each one is packed in an individu-
al Christmas container-
81, $1.25, $3.50 to 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-07
Practical Gifts in Leather

Boston BagSomehng that in handy so often-ln
genuine cowhe leather with leather or corduroy nng
at from .......................$ to $l2
Purse. and Shopping BagsPesentng the latest designs
feathers and Styles Patent leather covered vanity cases. black,
brown and gray at $3.50
New novelty school girl purses patent leather gold trimmings,
Mems Tourist Cases-To keep toilet things together
when you travel Handsome leather cases. Sc to So
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-07
UndertllinQS

Underthinqs
The daintiest imaginable, beauti-
full qualities of glove silk under
wear. Kayser and Dove makes,
very reasonably priced, make per-
sonal gifts that are unexcelled.
Silk vests and Knockers, lovely
qualities, pink or orchid, each
s. to $3.50
Silk pantaletts, blue, emerald and
brown at IS
Silk chemises and gowns, plain
tailored and daintily lace trimmed
styles SO TO- So
Fine cotton lingerie, dove gowns
and knickers; put up in Separate
Christmas boxes, each $3.50 to 81
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05

of the northern ports the big growth of our purchases from Canada has per1na- nentlv increased the share entering through the northern ports from aoout 10 per cent. in the opening year or the war to IS per cent. in 1921
 On the export side, adds the bank's statement. the percentage now handled by the various ports also indicates return to pre-1ar conditions of shipping routes. Owing to the demands Of Eu- rope for our products and manufactures during the war. the exports which pass ed out of the port of New York ir- creased from 37 per cent Of the total in the fiscal year 1914 to 4S per cent fn 1917. while the share by the Atlantic frontage as a whole increased from sS per cent in 1914 to 70 per cent. in 1917. With the congestion of merchandise foi exportation at the Atlantic ports and improved facilities al the south. the
 share of the Gulf Doras iu the exports increased from II per cent. in lsf6 sno
 1917 to % 1-2 per cent in 1921. W:to the reduction. however. in European de-
 naand for our merchandise, New York percentage in the export trade which had advanced from 37 per cent. in 1915
 to s9 per cent in 1917 feli to 42 ger cent in 1920 and g ner cent in 1921. while that of the Atlantic ports as whole which had advanced from 55 per cent in 1914 10 70 per cent in 1916 1 dropped to 57 per cent. in 1921.
 The return of the Atlantic ports to
 their pre-war share of the trade of the country as a whole, adds the bani statement, is the more striking when
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TO THE EDITOR
Conduct Always Above Reproach.

MT. Editor: The writer of this article is not informed as to ewho sent the communication regarding the resignation of the pastor of the First Congregational church in Lebanon, to Hartford paper and which was copied by The Bulletin of Monday, October 31st. The result of the article is to injure the character and reputation of an e1ceIIen Christian min ister, and our reputation as a church for courtesy and consideration in dealing with somewhat strained situation. Dur ing the nine years spent here his con- duct has been without reproaeh No un- kind or i'll considered word has any one heard him utter. His 9ttention to the sick and unfortunate has been a subject of remark and his prayers and adminfstra- tions at the funerals of his parishioners unostentations, tender and sympathetic. It Is true members Of his congregation
 have desired a change. but the situa-
 ton is nothing unusual in the history of
 the churches and calls for the kindest and most careful consideration.
 The writer of the article is not thanked for advertising the needs of our church in the aforesaid manner-as 1t has hurt the
 reputation of our retiring pastor, who having purchased home for himself ir | our midst, looked forward, naturally. tc an honorable retirement.
 CHURCH MEMBER. Lebanon, Nov. 4, 1921.
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PRE-wAR CONDITIONS RETURNING
 ON OCEANS TRADE CURRENTS

Trade currentson the oceans of the world are apparently returning to pre- war conditions During the war. says the Trade Record. issued by The National City Bank of New York, the dangers to navigation on the Atlantic resulted in a considerable increase of movement of cer- tain classes of merchandise across the more peaceful Pacific and the share of our imports entering by the Pacific ports greatly increased while that entering by the Atlantic frontage decreased
 In the year before the war. says the banks statement, 55 per cent of the mer- chandise imported into the United States entered through the port of New York and 72 percent. of the imports entered through the Atlantic ports as awhole. In the ifs cal year 1918 with the dangers to navi- gation on the Otlantic the share of the i'm ports entering through New York had fallen to 42 per cent, as against 55 per cent in 1914, and that entering through all the entire Atlantic frontage was but
 5S per cent. as against 72 per cent in
 1914 Meantime. the share of the impor;
 trade crossing the mire peaceful Pacific
 and entering by way of the Pacific ports
 had increased from per cent. in 1914 to 21 per cent. in 1918, while on the nortl9 ern border the growth in our purchases of Canadian products resulted in an in- crease from 10 per cent. in 1914 to 1t per cent in 1921 in the imports handled by the northern border ports.
 With the termination of war however and the reduction of dangers on the At lantic the share of our imports entering at the port of New York slowly returned to normal. having increased from 42 pei cent in 1918 to B per cent. fin 1921 a!
 against 55 per cent. in 1914, while th' share entering by way of the Atlanti' ports as a whole advanced from 5s pc cent in 1918 to 69 per cent. in 1921 al against 73 per cent. in 1914. Meantime
 the share entering by the Pacific port l fell from 21 per cent. in 1918 to : pc cent in 1921 as against per cent il f1914.
 Tfsus, so far as the imports are con cerned, the share entering through th Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific ports is asai
 back to practically Pre-war proportion of the total imports, while in the cas
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
SUNDAY MORNING TALK
THE GREATRsT VISION


 Multitudes cross seas and continents in order to see objects and places of grandeur or beauty. Nations expend their millions in order to bring together the finest examples of earth's rarities or riches. or the achievements of hu- ma nindustry and skill. There is no place on earth from which we may not see much that is grand and. glorious. Suppose that hitherto you had been blind. but that now yoI< eyes are open ed and you have your first glimpse of earth and sky. How wonderful and de- lightful everything would seem- Whether ] we look upon the earth or 1pon the wis., | ible heavens, we see everywhere reasons to adore the wisdom and might of the great Creator. "The heavens declare
 the glory of God. and the Armament dis plays His handfwork.'
 1 But there is one vision that far ex- tceeds that of the grandest sights of earth. It Is that to. which Paul refers
 when he says, q was not disobediert to the heavenly vision" He had a vision of the Christ. As he journeyed on his way to Damascus, suddenly there shone
 round about him a liGhh brighter than tthat of the monday sun and you can
 scarcely imagine anything brighter than
 a Syrian monday sun. But there was a vision of the face of the glorified Son of Man There were unusual fixtures of this manifestation of Himself The conversion of Saul of Tarsus was the Egreatest miracle since the resurrection of Jesus Christ's. And yet in its essen.
 tfal features. Sauf's vision Is that whicf every one may have if he will but life IT, This eyes and look. That vision was thu
 secret of Paurs later life Of conseera ftion. It left no doubt in his mind. I'
 spurred him on to do great things fol Christ.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
CALCULATOR WEEK ENDING OCT. 2sth, 1921
 11,675
ovKRLoApTNa oF rRrcKs.

That ths state authorities should be aier- to -he .crccsiuE oT -he practice ci uvcr.o1diuE o. uo;c- trucks .s important fo- TWO reasons. There Is tho propct protection or .rr l.gt ways which have cost th5 stats many mI ions of dollars -o consider. and lc-1 is als1 tse fax io1-.ur rr1se or tre matter which In ius-, f1 -hc-a who arc oh-yirr The law and the reasons for which such taxes are iuoosed cannot be L.z-eEarlsI.
 For thc purpose of preventing the de- Eu1rrc1 of stats highways whicl were no; built v-th the idea of sustaining lim- Tcsq weights lIt ve-e constructed 70 -s-ry general traE- and loads or req ronah'e weight. tae restrictions an loads became necessary. It ls o-'y a mat Ter of justice -o those who have conlr.a- ur,d co -rr expense Of constructing such reads. It is realized that anything less -hzn -h- s7-carsd permanent uavcmsI. 'T subject co constant wra- and un- certain duration but it is l1avtse rlat-iy evident that such roads will last much longer and remain in a much bet- Fer condition during that period if there i4 a restriction of The loads that are per rifted Co 20 over them than as # they were thrown o1eu to the constant usc cf trucks carrying anything from a tor 70 loads equivalent to a well filled freight car. Tho Interest Of the many is being sc-ved when such restrictions are ap- 0lisd. even though the tax on trucks goes to meet the highway br's.
 Bu, i- is throu-h the overlooking o- rars ttat thc taxing plan is defeated Trucks arc taxed according to thei, uei-ht carrying capacity. 1T loao. weighing much more than the capacir of ths tr7c- are transported t' meant ihat the roads arc not only suffering bug that there IS an evasion of the tax tr-n1-crcut.
 Such conditions being revealed the au thorities give evidence Of being alive co thci- -ar1onzibiItiss when they i7di cato that there must ho respect for th treatment of tho highways az well as du regard for .he law by which autos ar taxed T1e+ir- 70 che entire state i= th policy under which the state 7utho-itie E-s artinr
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
77rr WATSON srPpoPr-

For the purpose Of adding support 10 Tho rt7rrce which ta made fr inc sen- H-c rc-zrdi-r -Ha manner l0 which American =ofi--z were shot down and frecufei ir France tv American orl- r-alr without f-ia' letters and +e'.g7urns which he received s-ree making inc -ha-rvs wo-e read -1 inc senate a- the re0rrs- of Sc-1-o- Watson or Georgia.
 1r oriv --ro os them was there a ref s-enr4 -o rzerrr 7rs and iu both ia- r-anccs .t wav plainly indicated that he rzccu-ous warc public ard from every i-dicat'cr were carried 0r- fr accord Clth established law and -rter hearings had hoen held. There t7 i1 fact no req r1u -o suppose from the statements ,n- riudcd therein r1t what these evecu- lions wc-e Included Tn t1e eleven wr',a if ts unis-Etrof ir the number which the va- department declared took --ace .n fsr Ar'--t-a- forces rr France.
 Tho d'v-'l- cr rh0t---a0h cf ral.ow rr7- w17 erected rr- -r evr- rutlcn e- for more than one execution IocE r0- offer anything i7 Inc way of rorvtuci-- evidence to ths affect that rhol-sale erccut-oas took -rae-. One nf thosc who wrote Senator V--z0n ad- luiftei that he had taken rh1.o--a7h nf hanrinr hut it was oua ro which Inc end cttc-E in the camp were invited so q ga evident that .t was o-o or those oc- caziors when -hc arcu--8 r-d been con ~;1sed and was executed after proper rris' 1ithorgh hs had not found out de- fuifeiy what tho charre was.
 Such -1otoEra0h= were 1nquaeaf0nahl7 rf authortzea haueingT for which fur nubliritv vas sought h~ the authoritie hs tr- invitation indicates even thouei !. wac against Tho regulations to talk the 1fotorra-hs
 Thus Senator Watson seems thus ia to have proved that tfe ezacptiou Nhsch tho war department officials al p-it artuaIlv took place i1 ono or -w Instance. IT he can present nothin fno-e convincing before the i1vestira tin roruri-tes the effort will amount To li' tle but the opportunity will nevertheles he provided sr it should ho and the mat Der cleared un once and for all.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
EF-rnHrNn CANAL rorIs.

Another view. and coming from out ride of the country, regarding the Pan ana canal to-ls is that offered by Col bneI Bunan-varilla. the French engs- heer who participated in some Of the t-ency making concerning the canal. As be looks a. the matter he is inclined to Lhe beEef that thls country should collect tou from American vessels, the same as sesseis Of other countries. but that it is so-sfhle and proper for this eoverunl ent Do reru-n 70 those same shin and toll paying owners from out Of the federal t--asury a sum equal to what has been naueceed- There would bs no mora ob- lec-iou to this country's action In tha! fezzrd than there would be to a similar hoiiey on the part Of other countries whose ships pay tol for the use of the kzual Evidently he world not regard Dis as a subterfuge or a dodging of the treaty requirements.
 Ills view deals with the treaty provis. luns and makes no distinction between kzreric1n vessels engaged in coastwise h- fores-n trade. Each and all woult Se treated alike that happened 10 havt business in the direction that would .ak, ben through the canal
 Colonel Bunzu-Varilla fav0rs sub Bay plan concerning the canal using b.sseis Under such an arrangement
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
THE ALTO ON FARMS.

Modern methods of farming differ considerably from those of a generation or two ago. New ideas, new discoveries, new machinery are constantly bringing about changes. so that it is not surpris- ing that old time methods are giving way to r2y ones.
 And perhaps one of the most notice able things in connection with the changes on the farm today is the large number of automobiles to be found where there was not a one quarter of tt ceutury ago. Autos are a common thing in the city but they are by no means strange to the farm when it is
 disclosed by the census reports that BOT per ce-t. of the farmers own one or u0ra rnptcr cars, 2 per cent. own trucks and 3.6 per cent. own tractors. That
 t.rs why the OK is almost a strange
 animal these days and why the horse is
 being seen less and less on the high ways for it was from the farms that the oxen and many of the horses came.
 With the exception of Rhode Island, Connecticut has the smallest number of farms of any of the New England states and ie not what might be called farm ing state but 90 per cent. of it's farms report automobiles. which is the highest i7er cont. in all New England and It 1 likewise leads in the Uer centage of farm owned tractors but exceeded in the per c~rtage Of motor trucks on farms by Rhode Island and Massachusetts respec- ItiveIv Rhode Island having the highest percentage Of trucKs of any state, 115 l oa tbe farms having them
 l T. s plainly evident that the farm i has been quick to appreciate the bene- Gre Of the automobile and it will do as much to increase the use of them in the future as it has in the past
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this country would get no return from American ships which passed through the canal and got the benefit of it's ad- vantages but would have to depend up- on the revenue obtained from foreign ships. That gives no consideration to shipping which would have no use for the canal and would pay no attention to other forms of transportation. It would be picking out a particular class for special favors when as a matter of fact 1t has already received great benefits through the huge outlay for the canal Should such plan be suggested it could be expected that there would be raised the cry of unfair consideration from those engaged in the transportation business and needing assistance possi- bly as much as the canal users but ur- able to get 1t because their efforts are confined to other directions.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
LINCOLN WAS so GLAD, HE KISSED MEw

Renry E. Wing, a retired Methodist minister of Springdale, Connecticut, is s3 years old. But he can tell one story of his youth as clearly as if it happened yesterday. It is a story that any Amer ican would be proud to tell-a story re- vealing the human side of Abraham Lin- coin and brand new so far as the public is concerned.
 The experience that brought Wing into contact with Lincoln is as dramatic as any situation in Civil War drama or fc- ition. Here it Is in his own words: May 6, 1864, found me with Grant in the Wilderness with news that the na- tion was waiting fer. I was the young est of the New York ''TrSbune's'' field cor
 respondents. Two years before had en- listed, was wounded at Frederiekshurg, and inTalfded out of the service I had
 gone to work for the Norwich, Connecu-
 cut, Bulletin, where wrote an editorial
 that attracted Horace Greeley's atten-
 tion and he had given me the job as cor
 respondent. I had joined the Army of the Potomac at winter quarters in north eastern Virginia The hopes of the Worth were centered on that army. Then sud i denly Grant and his 130.eoe men disap- peared into the forests south of ths Rap pddiduuOGh c4Uu IkSlpiUdH IlfOIs cut OiI communication, and engaged Lee in that desperate thgee-day battle.
 "At the close of the first days fighting, as Grant was reforming his lines the four Tribune correspondents decided that one of US should try to get through l to Washington and telegraph the news tc l,our paper. was 25, the youngest; se
 volunteered.
 While making arrangements to leava
 met General Grant and told him of my plan. I asked him if I could carry mes l sage for him Knowing, of course, tha the seventy miles that lay between ms
 and Washington was filled with guerilla.
 and enemy troops, he smiled grifnfy. ] Well he said earnestly, If you do set the president, tell him for me that, what lever happens, there will be no turning back
 By four the next morning was in tn, saddle and away. At Culpeper Mines, EUnionist friend furnished me with 8 but | ternut' suit battered hat, and a pal I,of brogans, which he persuaded me wa
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
NOT INCLINED TO ALLIANCE.

There are not only those abroad but those at home who would like to see fhis country join hands in an alliance with certain other countries. There were those who were anxious that 1t should become a member of the league Of nations regardless of the dangers which were pointed out in connection with such membership. It is not impos- sible to find those today who still fa vor such action.
 Nevertheless the country has firmly declared against such a policy and from the earliest days of the republic there has been warning against being involved in European alliances.
 Thus when Ambassador George Har- vey, speaking in Liverpool to the cham her of commerce, took occasion to re- fer to the suggestion of Lord Derby rel ative 10 the possibility of the United States at some future time joining in an alliance with Great Britain and France and declare that such hope was futile there are reasons for believing that he ! expressed the sentiment of this gov ernment and country.
 The United States has repeatedly ! demonstrated that it is not actuated by l certain motives which have caused other ! countries to go to war It prefers peace for itself and would prefer to see the ! same enjoyed by other nations. Regard ! less of the terrible lessons of the recent
 war there are revealed instances iron rime to time which plainly disclose thai l trzre are those countries which find i easier to stir up trouble and engage II war than to keep out of 1t. Ambitions and the desire for conquest haven't iceased While 1t might be desired, Flu lronean conditions haven't been so purget that we are going to be inclined to ente'
 into an alliance with certain of those countries.
 The policies of this country relative
 to such matters have long been estab
 1isbed We are disposed to confire our selves to our own sphere of influence an
 set a worthy example in so doing, thoug | in so doing there is not the disposition t hold aloof from the rest Of the world o to refrain from joining e.hatever move meuts are for the advancement of civil ization.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
READ YOUR CHARACTER
WEAK "Tn
By Digby Phillips, Copyrighted 1921

WEAK "T'
 The weak "t,'' in the eyes of those who read character in handwriting, is the ..t" in which the cross-stroke is but lightly made, and it tells a very definite story of character.
 The weak 't' is more often found in women,s writing than men's and it is natural this should be so in view of its significance.
 You'll never find what is called q dominating character among either men or women who cross their 't's" in this fashion, for they're not of the gritting- teeth, do-or-die type. no matter what their other virtues may be though it's only fair to state that in the aggregate these other characteristics may often make them much more desirable citizens and admirable personalities than many of the determined ones.
 The woman who crosses a "t'' weakly is a woman who can be easily led. She lis not very decided in her views, and is not likely to insist very much upon consideration of them. The same is true of a man who shows this trait. They are people who automatically fiji into the surroundings in which they find themselves. In Rome they always do as the Romans do," not so much because they believe it is good policy tc do so. but because it is their natural inclination to be Strongly influenced b, the people who happen to be around them.
 1 Married to persons of dominant traits they get along easily witc them withou 1 friction. Married to persons of thei own proclivities they become pairs con | tent to follow along with the fads ant 1 foibfes of their acquaintances. They'r' l sociable, and as a rule amiable, but never aggressive or resistant i (Tomorrow-"Second Story" Men)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05

anybetter. Tread aboutyour medicine in the Primitive Baptist paper and decided to try it. I have used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills for about seven months and now 1 am able to do my work: I shall never forget your medicine and you may publish this if you want to as it is true. Mrs. J. F. HURsEY, Star, NC.
 Here is another woman who adds her testimony to the many whose let ters we have already published, prov ing that Lydia E. Pnkham's Vege- table Compound often restores health to suffering women even after they have gone so far that an operation is deemed advisable. Therefore it will surely pay any woman who suffers from such ailments to try it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
QUEER AcHALK" LINE

Carpenters sometimes use a piece of chaIked string for marking off 8 straight line: but the Chinese carpen- ter prefers his string greased- He makes a small wooden rest and mounts it on the large end Of a cows horn. He fits wooden plugs into both ends of the horn: Then he runs e cord through the holes in the plugs and winds il on the reel. Finally he Do1rs grease in the hole in the top Now when he wants to mark straight line on a board he pulls the de- sired length of cord through the grease in the horn, stretches the line taut upon the board and with thumb and forefinger snaps .he cxd. The heavy black line of greass that results not only guides him as he saws the board 5ut perhaps also makes saving easier.-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-05
Stories That Recall Others
Mhaa Did Mother say9

It was in the church parlors wher' there was hanging picture of the pas tor which had been taken more than ter years previous and showed him wit rather long. curley hair Henrietta, ageC four, was there with her mother, the min
 lister and; a group of church members She caught sisht of the picture and re garded it inseEly. Finally she spoh'