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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
TESTING PROHIBITION SENTIMENT

nationwide poll taken by the Lit erary Digest on the question of repeal or modification of the Eighteenth amend ment to the Constitution presents figures from which friend and foe may draw heir own conclusions. Up to the pres snt the figures show that the expressions of sentiment are strongly against the present prohibition laws. The returns from the first 357,OOO ballots tabulated are not materially different from what was indicated by the first block of 94- 900.
 The summary of the ballots counted m to July 10 is as follows: Tn favor of the present laws, 135,S34; in favor of modification of the volstead act to permit the sale of light wines and beer, l45,727; in favor of repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, 76,O39 Thus those opposed to the present laws as represented by the combined vote for re- peal of the amendment and for modihca- ion of the enforcement act number !21.766, showing a majority of S5.932.
 Tn the current number of the maga- zine. the results of the first of a series of special polls in large industrial plants are announced. This test was made in the Edison works in New Jersey in which a large number of highly skilled workers are employed. The results were as follows: In favor of the present laws 93; opposed to the present laws, 1914 Those opposed to existing laws were di- vided as follows For repeal of the amendment, 966; for modification of the Volstead law, 97s. The poll was taken under the supervision of Charles Edison and every precaution was observed to in- sure an absolutely fair expression of views. The figures show a proportion of more than twenty to one against the present prohibition measures.
 While this informal test may not de- cisively indicate the views of the entire people, it should be interesting alike tc the representatives of the Anti-Saloor league and those members of congres. who seem almost to have delegated their lawmaking functions to Wayne B Wheeler and his associates.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL co.

Indies Birthday of H. M the Queen Mother) and Newfoundland (Regatta day).
 Friday. August 4-Belgian Congo and Belgium (snniversary of the great war) and Burma (Bakr-Id)
 Saturday, August S.-Salvador and Straits Settlements Cbank holiday)
 Monday. August 7-Bahamas, British Guiana, China, Cyprus. Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Leeward Islands, United King dom, winward Islands (bank holiday). Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Union of South Africa (birthday of the king). Colombia Anniversary of the Battle of Boyaca), Canada (civic holiday), Feder- ated Malay States (First Monday in Au- gust) and Swaziland (Arbor day)
 Wednesday,. August Arkaneaz (primary election day).
 Saturday, August 12-Persia (Procla- nation Day of Ali as Successor).
 Monday, August 14.-Philippine Is- lands Occupation Day.)
 Tuesday, August 15.-(Assumption)- Algeria. Argentina, Belgian Congo. Bel gium, Brazil, Canary Islands, Costa Ri ca, Fernando Pc, France, French Gui- ana, French Indo-China, French West Indies, Germany, Guatemala Haiti Hungary, Italy. Lithuania, Madagascar Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mo rocco Paraguay Peru, Poland, Spain Turkey and Ve,--Lela.
 Wednesday, Aug. 1s-Dominican Re public (War for Independence).
 Thursday, Aug. 1T-Yukon Territor.
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play and Drury Lane was the success ful competitor The 2nd of April was the day appointed for the presentation and all London looked with eagerness to the event.
 But there was one man who knew Shakespeare too well to be misled. That man was John Kemble. That actor did take the part of Vortigern but he took it at the command of his superiors, and did not hesitate to call the whole pro- duction a forgery. At the first perform ance, when he came to the line, And when this solemn mockery Is oer," he pronounced it in so pointedly scornful manner that an irrepressible clamor con- menced in the crowded house and set tied the fate of Vortigern forever
 The public was not to be hoaxed, but who had the ability sufficient to write a play as good as "Vortigern and Row ena," even had he been able to initiate shakespeare's handwriting? At leas not young Ireland.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
Stories That Recall Others
He Was Wise.

Willie is half past two.
 A few days ago, Willie's papa said Let's go around in the back yard, Will lie, and look for the kitty"
 Willie willingly acquiesced. But on reaching the back yard, a thought of the tricks of the trade" came over him and he anxiously inquired:
 Where is mamma going daddy?'
 Why Such a Rush?
 Geneva. age three, had run away to visit her aunt, who lived across the street. The aunt, visualizing accidents. in which figured little children and au- tomobiles. lectured the little girl.
 Then the aunt announced her inten- tion of taking the runaway home at once as a punishment. Al entreaties were in vain, the little guest going to stay, and finally her aunt picked her up, her burden strenuously objecting. and started to the door. There the little girl saw her father, just leaving his home on the trail of the fugitive.
 Geneva's strident cries of objection died away as she stammered, "I-1 must hurry back"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Norwich In 1859,

Mir. Editor: The township of Norwich was purchased of the Mohegan Sachem Uncas and his two sons, Owaneco and Attawanhood, by Thomas Leffingwen, John Mason, James Fitch and others to the number of thirty-five, in 1859. About $23o was given as the purchase money. Tn the spring of the next year, 1660 the settlement was commenc.d T:te first settlers, consisting of the Rev James Fitch, and a considerable part of the members of his society from Saybrook. The settlement begging begun, it soon received the accession of three or four families from Plymouth and the other towns of Massachusetts. Tn 1883 the deed of the township was recorded by order of the general assembly, it's limits as certained and a patent granted there for. For a number of years after the commencement of the settlement, the Mohegans were it's principal security r from the Pequots and other hostile tribes. From 1859 to 1910 there was great changes. The population in 1910 was 3,52s. There were about 400 electors. four companies of militia, each branch of artillery, infantry, cavalry At that date there were 56S dwelling houses. about 45 stores, 2 paper mills, 1 marble pa per manufacturing company, 1 gin dis tfllery, 1 pottery, 2 bottle factories, | woolen factory 6 grain mills, saw mills. religious societies, 2 Congre- gationalists. 2 of Methodists, 1 of Bap- tist, 1 of Eriscopalians 15 schools, 10 attorneys. clergymen and 5 physicians. The aggregate list of the town in 1917 was S60.S71. Norwich city was incor- porated in, 1784 The Indian name of | the Thames river was Peuuot. The chronology herewith given is from the l Gazetteer, and other old New Eng land history, Pequot Indian folks; etc.
 F. w M 1 Gales Ferry. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS FOR CON-

Because several of the basic indus tries of America have developed ten- dency to become politically troublesome, 1t begins to look as if the next congress would have for one distinguishing char acteristic disposition to inquire Into some means to check such tendencies. Among the industries which might be mentioned are the railroads, the coal in- dustry and the iron and steel industry. Whatever action will be taken will be directed at the particular industry in question, without going into the general problem of labor and capital
 Two general measures to accomplish the end sought seem uppermost. One is toward the adoption of an increasingly stringent public control of industries capable of producing trouble for the country. Observers in Washington claim that this is most favored, although 1t involves the peril of a great increase in the number and power of federal bu- reaucracy. The other measure suggest ed would try to avoid the extension of public control by inducing capital and labor in each industry to arrive at way of life that will produce industrial peace This would involve great increase ir the power of trade unions, calling upon them to assume larger responsibility ir helping to 1T determine conditions fol
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
GREECE AND coNsrANrrNoPLE

Concentration of a Greek army of So,OoO men within 70 miles of Constanti- nople cannot fail to be associated with the earnest demand of the Greeks that the allies permit them to take the his toric city and realize their age-long dream of punishing the Unspeakahle Turk. Only the intervention of the pro- tectorate of the allies is preventing such an act on the part of the Greeks but it seems unlikely that they will be permit ted to be the instrument to bring to the Turks the chastisement which they, no doubt so richly deserve. If Constan- tine had not made trouble enough with his threat towards Constantinople, he would have accomplished enough in the same line by his announcement that au- tonomy will be granted to whatever ter ritory the Greek army has won in Asia Minor. Thus another little power" will be added to the already long list under the protection of the government al Athens
 Lloyd George declares that the allie! will not give up Constantinople. Gen eral Harrington, who is in command there, has force enough to defend thu city if attacked. It remains to be seer too how France will look upon the es tablishment of any new government Il Asia Minor of an autonomous descrip tion. She is frankly enough at the pres ent time an ally of the Turkish nation alists and the Mohammedans do not lool upon her as hostile.
 Constantine can scarcely expect to b. in wifi ba TQrif cries of British statesmen are long fo friend or foe and the early period of tn
 world war is not so long ago. Venizelo
 was anti-German, but Constantine wa | pro-German. The trouble that his at
 titude made then is not soon to be for | gotten.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
Famous Literary Mysteries
The IreIand-shakespeare Hoax.


 The literary world has ceased to expect any further recovery of anything respect ing Shakespeare or in any way represent ing his writings For close to two cen turtles, however, following his death, the hope existed that he had left behind him much that was as yet unknown. Every chapel was closely scrutinized in the hope of finding something that would further add to his already great fame. For that reason a number of hoaxes were foisted upon the public as coming frim Shake speare, but the most astonishing are the manuscripts which are known as the ''Ireland-S Shakespeare Forgeries"
 These forgeries or hoaxes were given to the public in and closely following the year 17S5. They came about in a De- culiar way, and no one has ever been able to explain their origin. One of the great est admirers of the Bard of Avon was one Samuel Ireland The slightest scrap of writing referring even indirectly to Shakespeare was to Samuel Ireland a treasure of priceless worth, and an auto graph of the bard himself to him almost merited his reverence.
 Tn 1795 Samuel Ireland's son. who was IS years old, and who understood his fathers love for the poet, one day placed in his fathers hand a deed bearing the ''sign-manuel of William Shakespeare" !" His father was greatly overjoyed and called at once all the antiquarians and Shakespearean enthusiasts of London It was looked upon as so authentic that it was some time before any inquiry was made by these scholars as to where the manuscript was obtained. Young Ireland told story of having obtained it from a gentleman who found it among his nu- merous papers and gave 1t to him. with 1 the sacred promise that the giver's name 1 should be kept carefully concealed The 1 Honorable Mir. Byng. Sir Frederick Eden | and great many other literary men de- ! clared that where this one deed had been 1 found there were undoubtedly a great mass of papers which had been long sought for in vain by commentators or 1 Shakespeare
 Young Ireland was urged to try to ob. /, tain more papers. He was clever enough to do so, producing letters, pamphlets poetry and finally an unknown play 0. | Shakespeare'a The literary world wa. in great excitement. Among the noted men who saw and implicitly believed il the authenticity of the Shakespearear papers were pr. Samuel Par. Herber Croft. the Earl of Lauderdale, Sir Isaat l Heard, Jonathan Hewlett, translator O the old Temple records and James Bos well. But perhaps the most remarkable name on the whole list was John Pinker ton, the historian and antiquarian who's experience in anti AIe writing may be helt to have exceeded that of any other maj of the day.
 The new Shakespeare play that Ire land had discovered was called "vorti germ and Rowena." This more thar anything else excited the literary world The announcement of this play brough out an attack by Malone, one of the few who denounced the Ireland papers as for geries, although he was probably actuat ed by bitter jealousy of the invader of his province as collector of Shakes peareans than by any other motive. k The great theatres were aeagerzfcs tn
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
peace and which in theory would rem der public action unnecessary.

peace and which in theory would rem der public action unnecessary.
 The approaching years of our nation al history are coming to be regarded as years of momentous industrial decisions. The conviction is growing in the na- tional capital that such decisions can not much longer be avoided. The exist ing situations in our basic industries are regarded as being not only perils but ar rived disasters. The next congress seems likely to be called upon to at- tempt a certain degree of adventurous industrial statesmanship or else to sec our two present political parties disin- tegrate into biocs and factions which will give us period of political as vel as industrial chaos.
 To cheek that prospect the next con gress apparently must devote itself be yond precedent to matters outright in dustrial, commercial and economic. Th' American people should carefully keel this prospect in mind while choosing their representatives for tue next con gress. Candidates of honesty. courage intelligence and open nilnas cannot b too earnestly sought or too heartily sup ported when found.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Henry Morgenthau, who has arrived in Europe for the purpose of putting in- to effect his plan for saving Austria from bankruptcy. is a New York business man and philanthropist, with a creditable record as a political manager and diplo- matist. Born in Germany in 1856, he accompanied his parents to America in early youth and received his education in the public schools and colleges of New York city. After devoting several years to law he embarked in the real estate business on a large scale and al- so became active in otfer business enter prises From the time he reached his majority he was interested in politics, but never held public office until 1913, when he was appointed United States ambassador to Turkey. a position he con- tinued to fill until the outbreak of the European war. During the war he took leading part in organized relief work and after the conclusion of peace served on several official commissions of medi- l ation and investigation ln Poland, Arme- mia and elsewhere
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
Today's Anniversaries

1757-Montcalm, governor of Canada, besieged Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George with about 10000 French and Indians. 17Ss-Thomas Gainsborough, the famous English painter, died In London. Born in 1727.
 1S11-William Williams, a Connecticut signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, died at Lebanon, Conn Born there, April IS. 1881 1S52-United States forces defeated the Indians under Black Hawk at the mouth of the Bad Axe river 1S54-F. Marion Crawford, celebrated novelist, born in Italy of Ameri- can percentage. Died at Sorrento Italy April g, 1909.
 1S61-A reception was given in Cincin- nati to the returning volunteers of the three months regiments. 1S92-Lord Salisbury resigned the Brit ish premiership.
 1919-The four railroad brotherhoods and the Americas Federation of Labor demanded government own ership of railroads on a profit-shar- ing basis with employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
AUGUsT HOLIDAYS.

The following calendar of bank and public holidays which will be celebrat- ed in August in the states and coun- tries and on the dates enumerated below is furnished by the Guaranty Trust Com pany of New York:
 Tuesday, August 1-Cayman Islands, Hong Kong. Sierre Leone, Togoland bank holiday) and Jamaica (abolition of slav- cry in the British colonies). In the Unit ed States: Colorado Colorado Day) and Missouri (primary election day).
 Wednesday, August 2-Catran Is- lands Emancipation Day) Dutch East
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
UNTOLD STORY

Sure did" said the girl who had been to Trout lake. Swell clothes. I had a couple of linen dresses and a white organdie and pink one and"
 "Oh, geo." said the girl who had stayed at home Wasn't that grand? bet you looked swell I just been buy ing some goods myself. Mas promised to make me some dresses. She sews grand! I got a. kind of blue color. And, say, dearies, listen. You'll die when I tell you. That guy I was telling you about, when we had drank our sodas, he says again, That's some swell little dress you got on,' he says, and I'm crazy about them blue beads, he says. I always was nutty about blue things | he says.
 And. say, dearies, listen. I just be- gun thinking this morning, as long as it was hot and everything, I guess I'd bet ter get me a couple of thin dresses and when I walked right up to the counter, | not thinking thing, there was the dand- diest piece of blue goods laying there. I And say. dearies, look-a here. Was there rowboats over to Trout lake?' Sure there was" said the girl who had been to Trout lake. Grand ones with cushions and everything. The fel- low from Oshkosh used to take me out pretty near every night"
 Wasn't that grand?" sighed the girl who stayed at home. T just love to go out in rowboats. That guy I was you know telling you about, he asked me when I was going to have my vacation and everything, and he says he thought maybe he'd fix it so he could have his then, and maybe we could kind of, yor know, have our vacations at the same time and maybe go to the same place and I guess maybe Trout lake would bt be kind of nice, what? And, say, girlit listen You had swell time didn't you Go on and tell me, I'm crazy to heal
 about it!'
 Like fun you are," said the girl wht
 had been to Trout lake. 'I guess wheI
 I want to talk to anybody about my va
 cation I'll hire a hall and tell it t
 the chairs"
 She stalked away indignantly and tn
 girl who had been holding her hat il her hand was so lost in amazement tha } she inadvertently put it on her head
 q wonder what's eatin' her." she sol , iIoquized "She acts like she was req kind of awful sore about something. -
 Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

Harley V. Speelrnan. formerly a resident of Marietta. Ohio. who has been nominated by President Harding to be Register of the Treasury-he is now assistant reg ister and will succeed William S. Elliott. MT. Speelman, who Is a personal friend of President Hard ing, having known him for a num- Der of years and been identified with him in a number of cam paigns in Ohio, TsRs elected by the President for tS.s new post. be- cause of his known ability and pe- culiar qualifications for the duties involved. Since residing in Wash ington, MT. Speelman has been prominently identified in civic mat ters and is a member of the execu- tive committee of the League of Republican State Clubs of the Dis- trict-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

According to an American millionaire, "modern education does not equip young men for success" This used to be true. but now Cornell has introduced a course to teach young men how to run hotels efficiently. That ought to help.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

Moving pictures from the United States are giving the people of Asia Minor the idea that we Americans are addicted to weird scrimmages. The so-calIed come dies put out in films are anything but good advertisements of American home life
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

The coal strike is described as "colt business" proposition. Whether 1t i business or not we are all prepared t. believe it will be a cold proposition b, next winter if our bins are short 0 their usual supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

The president of the mine workers says the plan to import British coal is funny, and as leader of 100000 miners impoverished by the strike, he is proba- ply the only one with enough laugh left in him to enjoy the joke.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

Fred Stone and fellow Tights" of the stage had their Christmas tree at Free port on July 27. They must have had to work their imaginations overtime to produce the true Christmas atmosphere that comes with snow and the tingling cold
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

Judging by the performance of some of the drivers arrested for operating motor vehicles while under the influence of liquor, most of the liquor is more influential than stimulating.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
'Today's Birthdays

Princess Carl of Sweden, sister to the kings of Denmark and Norway, born in Copenhagen, A years ago today.
 Sir William Watson, the celebrated English poet, born in Yorkshire, 64 years ago today.
 Charles Francis Adams, lawyer, great great-gTa Hdson of President John Adams born ak Quincy, Mass, 56 years ago to- day.
 Duncan Campbell Scott celebrated Canadian poet, born at Ottawa, Ont, 50 yeals ago today.
 Samuel V. Stewart, former governor Of Montana, born in Monroe county, Ohio, 50 years ago today.
 The fish and game commission of Cal ifornia. during the fifty-one years of it's existence, has been responsible for the planting of the almost unbelievable total of LIPS, ,S00,000 fish.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

The man on the corner says The swimmer who dives into shallow water belongs in the same class with the fel- low who didn't know it was loaded.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

Thirty-three states are now dependent for their timber on other states. and these include the great majority of the most populous.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The worst that could happen is never quite as bad as we thought it could be-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-02

Breaking the Seniority Rule. Reports that an attempt will be made to let rid of the iron rule of seniority in congress are encouraging. - Chicago Tribune.