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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-24

Propagandist are houndering as g result of the recent election, as illus trated by two press statements issued on the same day by the Natoinal Merchant Marine Association. A paragraph from one statement reads
 The importance of the extra ses- sion of Congress just called by Presi- IS emphasized by the results of the elections held this week with the whiting down to a narrow margin ot the administration majority in both branches of the National Legis- lature. The new Congress will not come into being until March 4 next; but the shadow of its coming must be reckoned with Failure to pass ship ping legislation before the end of the present Congress can only spell dis aster for the American merchant marine * *''
 Another part of the same bulletin emphasizes this dependence upon the old guard Republicans to put over the subsidy bill:
 With a Republican majority of more than I5o in the House and of nearly 25 in the Senate, as Congress an ample margin available for the passage of the shipping bill. The House can readily pass the measure in the two weeks of the extra session, before. the regular short session be- gins on December 4, after which date the Senate could take up the bill and pass 1t. Republican leaders in Con gress have assured the President that this will be dorfe despite the filibnster. expected in the Senate"
 In view of these statements 1t is curious to read in the same bulletin the assertion that the election did not reflect public antagonism to ship sub sidy
 The rout of ship subsidy in the e1ectoins is elsewhere admitted and . United States Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana, is quoted at length in statement of the same date as declaring that "our shipping is no more Republican or a Demo cratic institution than our army or our navy"
 The ship subsidy proponents having tried to put it over as Republican party measure, now hasten to assert problem of American shipping cannot properly be regarded as a partisan issue and that to treat 1t on the basis of politics will be disastrous"
 Chairman Lasker of the U. s. Ship ping Board is publicity man." This is sample of his tell 'em anything" policy, which works some of the time, but as Abraham Lincoln said, "You cannot fool all of the people all of the time" 4s.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-24
WOMAN IS SUPREME JUDGE

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov 24.-One of the features of the Ohio election was the success of Florence E. Allen, non-partisan candidate for the state supreme court. She is the first woman elected to that position.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-11-24
Ship Subsidy Machine Ready
 For Last Drive on Treasury,
 but Filibuster is Promised
Now Or Never'' Is Attitude of Proponents as ReactiOnary Control Enters Last Lap-"Tell
 Elm Anything," Las1er In Publicity Reveals Panicky Condition
By International Labor News Service.

Washington 24-With Congress Noven
  Dill while the old guard saddle flood for the subsi
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-06
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
William c. smith of Franklin.


Mr.. Editor: No one except those liy-
ing in Franklin and attending church
there, can realize what a loss TO the
community is the death Of Deacon Will
lam c. Smith. His beloved wife passed
away about year ago. and although
with great courage he took up the bur
den Of life without her, it prove too
much for his weary heart and mind.
and he became entirely incapaeited 70:
his usual activities. He attended church
the first Sunday in July and OBLIGATED
as usual as deacon at the communion
service, but was never again able TO be
present.
In his long life in Franklin. to which
place his parents removed when he was
enght years old he held the effection
and respect of all Nothing in the way
of personal service was too much for
him to undertake for those in need. He
gave much time and strength and mon
ey to the church, which was very dear
to him, and though for half a year he
was absent from her services his heart
and thoughts were always with her. His
ideals of personal helpfulnes5 Of unstint-
ed hospitality, Of neighborIy love and
forbearapce. are what every community
needs. and Franklin is fortunate in hav-
/ ing such an example OF a well spent
ldife for so many years.
T He leaves a SON, Clarence Smith. o.
New London. and many nieces and
nephews.
| New Haven. March 3. 1922.
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NsfNtsA. Mqaaaas, M4FEehh Z. 1919.
CIRCULATION
WEEK ENDING MARCH 4th. 1922
1l,720
THE ADMINISTRATION YEAR.

The. dast year milestone of the Hard
ing administration has been passed. 1t
has beer a year of activity, a year Of
effort AMI year OF changes. The
chance in administrations came at a
time when. the country was feeling the
reaction tT1lm the war. when defation
was to be- anticipated and when there
was a deuxlnd to get away from war
line extrav.Neance and back to normal
y There were big tasks faced by the
administration and high hopes placed
IN thu change but it could hardly be
expected, even by the most enthusiastic
that all could be accomplished. An i'm
Dressjve programme was outlined and
while it is apparent that the year did
MT see all Of the undertakings accom-
piishsd none but the blind partisan can
aeuK that it has not been a year of good
-ssuits
1t is Tot to be, forgotten that the
country was calling for peace and that
he administration has brought that
about so that it is not even in the tech
meal state Of war that existed when il
look control.
Going further in this direction for
the purpose OF overcoming the POSSIBLE
tiles Of war by adjusting certain prob
lens there has been called the Wash
ington conference which has concluded
It's york in a manner that causes graft
heation to the country and means moi
only long step toward peace in tht
future but the Topping off of great year
Is expenditures of government funds.
Because Of the heGry taxation tS
which the people have been subjected il
IS not to be disregarden what has beer
accomplished through the Inauguration
Of 4 budget system that means the plac
ing Of the government on business
basis and another cutting of expendt
lures which greatly aids in the reduc
ton Of taxation
These are some Of the outstanding &C
-omplishments of the administrator
during its first year. There have beef
Echievements which have manifested
the administration purpose to dea
with big and unusual p.oblems as thor
ouEhly ana expeditiously as possible.
has held and justified the confidence 0
the country.
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CurnNe ARME ASH NAvY.

Cutting down department. appropria-
tons in order to curb federal expendi-
lures and keeping within the approrria-
tons ence they have been made is by
no means the same easy task. There IS
no considerable problem involved in cut
ting approximations if the plan is to sim
ply do it for the sake Of appearances
and then disregard it. It is in the con
scientious regard for the end aimed at
that real achievement lies
Thus there is reason for aplauding
the position that is being taken by the
secretaries Of the army and navy in
connection with the efforts for curtailed
expenditures. Opposition to reductions
in the army and navy are based upon
the safety of the country. There are
those who stand for big armies and
nayies quite, the same as those who are
advocating small ones. 1t is a case. for
determining: what is best for the coun-
try under. the present day conditions
when the. nation cannot entirely disre-
gard its defenses and yet when it is en-
deavoring; to eliminate such expendi-
lures as are deemed UNNECESSARY and ST
the same, time meet the spirit of arma-
ment limitation.
1t is Interesting to note in this con
nection tAlat Secretary Weeks of the ar
my declares that the army does not be
long to me" meaning that while it ma,
not accoJ'd with his judgment whenever
congress directs what appropriations
will be allowed for his department hi
is going to do his best to cut the gar.
ment according and do the best he car
with it. This likewise appears to 81
the view taken by Secretary DENLY O
the May department. He has made {
second cut in the number Of destroyer!
to 'se kept in active service. BY this an
othep 90, making $50 in all, will go gu
of service making total of all type
of over 800 to be tied up during the pas
year. 1t is at time when a reduced
army and navy will do the least harm
and when the money saved can wen b,
enlpl Dyed in other directions. The per
mane ncy Of the policy may well depen,
upon conditions.
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tended toE service on the lakes and
through the canal.
These vessels are not intended for
ocean service, although it Is planned to
utilize them during the winter between
New York and southern ports, indicat-
ing that they are Substantial vessels and
capahle Of handing 4 large amount OF
goods But what must be regarded
With particular interest is the determi-
nation to make greater use Of the wa
terway that is available. On several
occasions Norwich has received raw
material from ports on the great lakes
tor manufacturing purposes on boats
which had brought It from the point Of
loading to that Of use and there is moth
ing strange that the suestion should be
raised as to why more use Is not made
Of such cheap transportation The
building Of more vessels indicates that
there Is recognition Of the facilities az
forded by the canal and it is a deter
mination to employ them which cannot
fail to arouse a greater interest in tbs
use Of such transportation methods.
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nrPRoYING rBANsPoRTArToN,

During periods when transportation
lines have had difficulty in handling the
business attention has been directed to
the means that are ayilable but which
have failed to be utilized. No section Of
the country has been bothered molll
than that Of the middle west, or around
the great lakes IN getting their goods to
market and because Of it there IS now a
sirens sentiment there in favor Of the
g. Lagrence canal proposition.
Nevertheless for a number Of year.
there has been available the barge ca.
~ Through New York state connsctin .
the lakes With the ssaboard, and whiIs
railroads we're cloggsd With business
this means Of moving goods by wate,
was far from being employed to capac.
lty. This waterway will not admit tn,
passags Of ocean liners or even the bis
lake steamers but 1t will handle Size
able canal boats moving under theil
pTn peYsr ana It Is interesting to not,
hat there are now under cshstructior
y siectric-drars veEsels which are In
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-06
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

Put a couple of Turkish towels by
the fire to heat, before starting to
shampoo your hair, and having wrung
out and squeezed your hair in a thin
towel, cover it with a very hot Tur-
kish towel and rub well. The hot to-
wei absorbs the dampness from the
hair very rapidly, and with a couple
of really hot towels you should be
able to get it thoroughly dry.
Pretty hands can be ruined by bad
ly-shaped or carelessly- kept nails, and
although manicure has become more
or less universal habit among women
Of refinement, there are still some
who grudge the reqi%red time, or
who have the idea that they cannot
possibly have beautiful nails without
spending a good deal of money 81
them.
| There is more beauty in the daily
| bath than in all the patent creams To-
lions, and powders ever invented The
complexion is very dependent upon il
| for its freshness, clearness and health
| Don't have the window shades pull
ed up to let in the glaring sun; pull
them down at least half way. SUNSHINE
is beneficial, but shining in a sicl
persons eyes it is nerve rackir@
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SUGGESTIONS FOR

THE HOUSEWIFE
Boiling water, removes tea stains.
Never put meat on the ice. but near
Dry all brushes with the bristles
downward.
Rice water should be saved for
starching.
Save all paraffin paper for lining
cake tins.
Add acid fruits to ice cream after
1t is frozen.
Raw potato dipped IN baking soda
will clean silver.
To prevent splashing when frying
meat, sprinkle a little salt in the pan
before putting in fat.
Cheese pared thilllys smeared with
butter and wrapped in q cloth vii
keep soft in a cool place.
Line the heels Of your slippers with
velvet to save your six socks.
Let sugar cookies cool in a covered
earthen jar lined with 2 clean cloth.
Coal will burn better and with lesE
waste if kept in a dry airy place.
Sprinkle grated cheese on the can
ned pears and serve them on lei
tuce leaf with maYonnaise They make
a delicious salad thus treated.
Before adding the thickentng to OK.
tail soup allow It to cool and remove
the fat which collects on the top. The
flavor of soup thus treated is muck
improved.
To remove white marks on furniture
caused by heat or water, hold a ho'
iron near them, but not near enough
to burn or scorch.
If using molasses in baking beans
omit the sugar but add an extra
spoonful of molasses and you will fin{
the flavor much improved.
Before grinding coffee heat the Der
ries a few minutes until they take {
deeper shade of brown. This improve!
| the flavor -.
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CROSSING FATALITIES.

Regardless of the thousands OF lives
hat have been lost and the much great
sr number Of those injured at those
points where highways cross railroad
racks. the news of the day continues
10 be filed with new cases.
Is It because people have gotten 50
used to the passing of such points that
they fail to appreciate the danger that
eHsts7
Is it because there is an uRyllllng
nsss to protect self and others ny cb-
serving the customary precautions and
possibly halting a moment to insure
ssfety2
Is 1t because of sheer reclklessness
which impresses the highway driver
with the belief that he cannot get
caught. and that It Is useless to be
careful?
Is it because of that craze for speed
that dlsregards the value OF human
iifs1
Whatever it is it is most unfortunate
that there is not the disposition to take
a lesson from the already too many In
stances where it has been demonstrated
that vehicles and those in them stand
lille chance of escaping unframed wher
they come in collision with Iocome
tive. Such cases are numerous enou ST
and hsrassing enough to cause some
thinking to be done regarding the great
sanger that menaces those who are
obliged to use railroad crossings
The one ideal solution is Of course t.
lbanden all such crossings. That woule
overcome the necessity Of drivers of We
alcles exercising as muc hcare for thei
avn protection as is now required, bu
I cannot fall to be realized that it 4
going to be some time before sucr al
deal situation is going to result
In the meantime It cannot fail to b.
apparent that care will serve to pre-
gent large proportion of such unttme
y deaths. Invariably where crossini
horrors occur there has been a failur
10 stop. took and listen" a life savin
9rscaution that is worth respecting
Taking chances at such points carries
penalty which is severe. The gain i
getting over a crossing ahead Of trai
amounts TO too little to make the sacri
See that too frequently results.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-06
LAUNDRY HINTS

Before washing new goods let them
stand in salt and water to set the col
or.
Before washing soiled handkerchiefs
allow them to soak in cold water into
which has been put handful or so of
salt This makes them much easier to
wash.
In hanging sheets shake them well
while still wet, and hang with the hens
together, and the hem edge pinned to
the line. This prevents whipping the
corners, and lessons the wear and tear
as the sheets will need less pulling.
To wash colored ribbons dip them
in a bowl of warm water, and spread
out on a deal table and scrub with a
not too , lrd nail brush, dipped in
warm water and rubbed in soap. When
thoroughly clean rinse in two changes
of warm water, and pull gently into
shape (wet ribbon tears easily y, and
hang up to dry. When still damp iron
with a very hot iron through thin fan
/ mel. This makes the ribbon stiff. To
soften it iron with a cool iron placed
directly on the silk or satin surface
Cut the ends, and the ribbon will look
like new
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-06
READ YOUR CHARACTER
By piEby Phillips,
copyrighted 1921
Leading the Cparse-shpned.


There is q sort Of stigma often at
tached to the word coarse which is
more or less embarrassing to the char
acterelogist, for there is no other word
which SO well describes a certain type
of person, though nothing tI,rolIlrory
may be meant .,Non-sensitfveS OF
s sthick-sk skin d are alternatives which
Coarse skinned people are those whe
have large pores. They are, for ii.
stance, the opposite of dainty" q"
Their outstanding mental characisti,
is appreciation for the bigness q
things Men Of this type as merchant
seem naturally to gravitate into som,
line such as coal, steel. bricks or int
Wholesale lines. They IKE TO measur,
things by the ton, the mile or the s10ot
unit Of value. AS galesnnen they'd ra
Their sell one big order than 2 lot o
small ones.
In appealing to either men or womel
of this type you must be vigorous
forceful and generous in your attitude
Don't tell them that $4,000 in a Ger
tain investment viii net them Z pc
cent. Tell them It will net them $40
or the best part of $1,000" Talk 4
them in round figures. Talk quantit
and size.
OF course, there are many types @
coarse Skinned people. They may b
convex or concaye in profile. They ma
be sauare-built people Of energy and &C
tfvity, or they may be quiet thinker
and very keen for all their love Of tn
bigness of things. And 50 You viii mai
uraiIy vary your tactics according I
your observations Of them on these ott
er points.
Tomorrov-Sellipg the Hard Gus
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-06
IN THE DAYS NEWS
GENOA

A conference on European finances
at Genoa suggests a revival of the
city's home Industry, remarks bull
letin issued by the National Geograph-
ic Society on Genoa la Surperba, as
the Italians call their great CONNER
ciaI doorway. a port for two thousand
years.
"Genoa was one Of the pioneers in
European finance, says the bulletin.
1T had one Of the first fullfiedged
banks in the Banca di San Giorgio. the
rival and for a long time the peer of
the great bank of Venice. The Banca
di San Giorgio, more than 500 years
ago, had such modern trimmings as
a real estate department which took
charge of conquered territories, admin
| istered them somewhat after the fash
| ion of a modern trust company, and
after Autting them on a sound econo-
mic basis. ceded them back to the
Genoese government Later when Spain
| had it's wonderful development Of
power and came near dominating the
world, Genoa served as banker to its
; kings and as a sort of general mana
/ ger and outfitter to its armies and
! nayies.
'Unhke the people of some Of Its
old rival cities, the Genoese have man
! aged to keep much of the financial
and business ability which gave their
| city great wealth and world impor-
lance in the Middle Ages. Today its
busy harbor with its forest of masts
and tunnels testifies to its position
as the greatest Italian port, the sec
| ond port of the Mediterranean, and
| the fifth port on the mainland OF
Europe. Forty per cent Of Italy's
commerce is said to pass through the
harbor of Genoa.
THE wealth that the business abili-
| ty of the Genoese brought to their
| Golfers has been recorded in stone in
| the city's many palaces larger and
more numerous than those of any
other Italian city. From the harboi
Genoa sweeps before the observer il
a great semi circle, its buildings ris-
i ing tier above tier on the slope Of hill.
which extend almost from the water
edge. Beyond the closely built fore
ground the hill sides are studded witt
cleaning villas set in their terraceS
, gardens. In the background, on tn
crest of the enclosing hills, are tn,
ramparts that tell of the days whel
, Genoa, supreme at sea, must protec
{ her rear from hostile neighbors o.
! land.
) Viewing some of the most nobl
, built streets, the visitor is ready t
: believe that Genoa had coming law
] and strict building regulations. 70
: block after block the cornice Of on
f palace is on a line with that Of It
neighbor, giving a consistency mos
. pleasing to the eye. Spacious externa
ID marble stairs are, features Of many Q
i the luxurious dwellings in other street
: due to the steep slopes on which tn
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buildings were erected. In some Of the
ancient palaces scions of Genoa's IA
nous old families still lives but many
have been turned TO public and semi
public uses and house municipal Offices
museums and schools. The famous old
Palazzo i'd San Giorgio, first residence
then home OF the bank. now houses
the harbor commission. and the Pal
ace Of the Doges is a telegraph Office.
Though in the very middle Of the
Italian Riviera, winter playground
Genoa is not itself a winter resort.
But it is a convenient doorway and
transition point for the numerous re-
sorts both 10 the north and south. Tbs
very suburbs of Genoa reached II .
few minutes by electric trans from
its squares. are well known Riviera
resorts. And the sojourner may fine
much in Genoa itself to interest him
1t is a paradise for the walker and
even for his less strenuous fellow
| sightseer. Roads and paths wind alonf
/ the shoulders Of the hills over thi
| city and afford wonderful views Of ths
palaces, the busy harbor, the blue sea.
and far TO the south on clean days
| the big island Of Corsica which III.
| tie Genoa once owned. Carriages and
motor cars cannot negotiate ali thess
| vantage points, out tram cars popping
in and out Of countless tunnels. seen
to burrow their way 10 many Of then
and funicula railways reach others.
Genoa lays claim 10 having given
the world some OF its foremost citi-
zens. Columbus has long been believed
TO have been native OF a little VII
lage near the city. A stately statue
of the great discoverer occupies q
square near the harbor from which
he Is said 10 have sailed 10 take up
the life Of a mariner. Amerigo Ves-
puchi whose name has been given TO
the continents Of hemisphere that Col
unbus discovered was also a Genoese
In late years Genoa produced Mazzini.
Italian patriot. who devoted his life
to making Italy free. And as a fos-
ter son, through force, Genoa lays
claim 10 still another celebrity. Neai
the portrait Of Columbus on the walls
OF the Municipal Palace hangs a por-
trait of one of the worlds premier
travellers, Marco Polo. He was taken
prisoner in one Of the battles in which
the Genoese Meet defeated that Of
Venice and while in prison in Genoa
dictated TO fellow prisoner the nzr-
ratiye Of his famous travels"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-06
HOW 70 Finish A HEM

There are several excellent ways of
finishing hem on heavy materials
popular mode of the moment is to
fringe it out. Decide what depth you
desire the fringed edge-one or two
inches is preferable pull out a
few threads at that length and hem
stitch, which prevents it fraying fur
Their, and below the hemstitching fray
the tweed. A more simple method is
to bind the edge of the hem with tape
or binding and then catch the tape
to the skirt with hemming stitches
being careful to take UP but a few
threads on the needle, so that the
sewing will not show through. Anoth-
er quick and simple way is to catch
down the raw edge, of the hem with
[ catchstitching.