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Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
ALL EVIDENCE
A True Detective story-Copyrighted.

trying his luck but-and here's the part
that concerns us-he's nearly ON the rocks
again "
What? On the verge Of bankruptcy"
Exactly only this time he evidently
intends to work the game all his own.
You can't blame him for that, after he's
beer burned once"
But" protested Easton, he can't
handle 1t by himself
That's what I figured" said Einstein.
But naturally, didn't put the matter up
to him. Things have been pretty dull
around here for awhile. Why don't you
run up and see Edwards? Admit that
we didn't do as well for him the first time
| as we might have. and make him guar
antee of $4,000 ON a 1880 spfk.
I Fright o. snapped the lawyer. TN take
run up there tomorrow"
The following afternoon, in the private
office of his store. Edwards and castor
thrashed out the details of their former
arrangement the lawyer stating that HI
had come to pay over $4,000, which haC
been unexpectedly saved from the wreck.
incidentally" he added, Il under
stand that you won't be here much long
er. Going to try the Same game your
seM?"
Possibly" replied the Shoe dealer
| why not?"
you can't do IT without an organiZa
ton insisted the lawyer. you need US
and we need you.
Then, while Edwards nervousy playe'
with some papers on his desk Easton out
lined ris plan-how the goods were to b
shtrped how Hnstein would handle them
and the s2,5oo guarantee which woul
be paid the shoe dealer for HIS part i
fraudulent bankruptcy proceedings.
Terms were finally agreed up, and tn
whole court proceedings went fo~war
without a hitch.
The day after he had been declare
bankrupt, Edward accompanied Esston t
the bank, and there received the $3.50
| which had been promised him. As the Jaw
yer handed him over the money, h
heard voice behind him say:
Nab him, boys!'
Turning he came face to face with
Erather small, pleasant man of afroU
,ffty-tfre man who was the terror c
comm ercial criminals.
West r' cried the lawyer, What d
you want?"
you and Nnstefn.' was the repl!
We've got the gods O." YOU this time
all the evidence The ~.Jasraph in Ed
wards office, under the papers on h
desk, attended to that for us. This ougf
to land you In the pen for about 81
years"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mr.. Editor: The house ways and
means subcommittee has agreed upon
a programme of soldiers bonus taxes,
reads a press dispatch. Then follows
the various ways of applying this tax
The total estimate of revenues to be de-
rived from these sources amount to 315
million. 1t is estimated that the tax on
automobiles and gasoline will provide
120 million. This. added to the exist
ing high tax on automobiles here in
Connecticut, will debar all but million
aires from enjoying the use of an auto
mobile.
The proposed tax on admissions, CT
garettes. and tobacco will prove fur
Their burden on the common people. As
ton of the tax will fall heavily on the
man of small means including the ex-
soldier himself.
There is no question but what the
bonus should be paid The question is
how? 1t would be simple justice for
those who made money out II the war
to pay the bonus tax. Al of It. This
could he done by increasing the income
and inheritance taxes on large incomes
and fortunes. There Is still another
way. 1t is said that there are tax free
bonds to the amount of 16 billion. Why
not levy on these bonds to pay the bo-
nus?
We shall watch this special BIT Of leg
islaton with interest. It would be un-
mitigated gall on the part of congress
to pass the bonus bill as now indicated
GEORGE f. CAMPBELL.
Norwich. Feb 10, 1922.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
READ YOUR CHARACTER
By Digby Phillips,
Copyrighted 1891
Drawn Mouths.

Drawn Mouths.
The eyes may be- as the poet has it,
''the windows of the SOUL but if the
door, and we all know that doorWays
often tell a lot about the habits of the
people who live inside.
You've always known instinctively that
the mouth that droops at the corners is
not happy mouth. It's fuller signif-
canoe has been explained in, previous
article
But the mouth that DROPS listleSsly at
the corners is not the only mouth that
curves downward. at the end How about
the mouth the corners of which habitual-
ly are drawn down? You can tell the
difference between the two easily, though
it's bit difficult to explain other than
to say that in one case the muscles are
lax and in the other tautened
The drawn mouth is the mouth of the
cyndc at best, the mouth of the man or
woman who. having been disillusioned
hasn't learned to forget it, and take "a
FRESH start at things. 1t is the mouth of
| the sardonic pessimdst. and it's likely to
belong to a strong character on the
wrong path rather than weak character
| which lacks the energy to get up and
| travel any path.
| When extremely marked, look out for
| it, for then it's likely to belong to a per
| son who not only has little faith in the
world, and in human nature, but has
| coupled with this a nasty disposition and
| is inclined to snap and SMART
Tomorrow-fhe vsiee Range
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vived, his main titles to fame had be-
yond question been won and are secure
for ever. Seen in that aspect nothing is
here for tears.
Women Wearing Few JeweIs.-Fash-
ions in jewelry are changing and women
are wearing less jewslry than they did
few years ago. A London jeweler said
on Saturday that while his shop was
full of gems his larder was empty. lie
could find no purchasers There was a
time, he said, when it was not consid-
cred to he in bad taste TO wear many
rings. brooch, a buckle. and bracelets
at the same time. But today very many
women wear no jewels except a wed ding
ring.
Cattle Dlsesse-Inspectors OF the min
istry Of agriculture describe the present
outbreak of foot and mouth disease in
the north as the most serious expert
enced in this country since 1912. The
area affected now extends from Newca =
tle-on-Tyne, where 100 pigs were found
affected to Sheffield. Five new cases
weer found in Sheffield. among sheep and
cattle belonging to I'VE different owners.
and two at Rotterdam. 1t is believed
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c. d. West. head of the prosecution de-
partmert of the National Association of
Credit Men, leaned back in his chaid and
placed the tips Of the fingers of his left
hand precisely against the tips of the fng-
ers OF his right, habit that was second
nature to him during the consideration OF
difficult problem.
why on earth, Edward, didn't you
come to me with this story before? It's toe
your credft ruined, and they've MIXED
you dry. A word to the association in time
would have saved You money and us
time"
II didn't dare to come out in the open,
groaned the man on the other sid of tbs
desk. They Rad the goods on me, too, re-
member. I did hire a private detective
agency but
Private detectives !" snorted West
Detectives of any kind are practfcaf3
useless in cases connected with CONNER
ctal crimes There's nothing that car
be done in this case, but there is way
in which You can assist the law, Rand TN
men VINO f1eeced you. and possibly make
a grubstake for yourself
Less than six months later. Abe Elm
stein. who called himself a Credit man
ager," wandered into the office of Henri
| ". Easton, lawyer, and after seeing tina
all the doris were carefully closed, inquire
If Easton renre1Hbe red Edwards, the siso
dealer, whom they had nScked some tim.
before
The names familiar" replied the Jaw
yer, but I don't recall the details
"Oh, 1t was the same old game grunt
ed Hnstein II got him to come up an
| talk to you-you suggested that he shil
| the bulk of his stock out Of town to me
I'd sell It, and we'd split with Kim afte
| the usual fees Rad been deducted"
| 81 remember now. Then, when he cam
| back here and tinfd'y asked for his TAR
| of the rake-off. told him he was luck
not to be in JAIL for violating six or cigh
| different statutes Our fees as I care
fully explained to him, more than ate u
the proceeds Of his stock at forced SALE
| and he really owed us money Yo'
should have seen his face than. Blu
what's the trouble? Has he made peep t
| the police.
NO nothing IKE that" Einstedn re
piled But l happened to be passdn
through W'ilkesbaIre the other day an
who should I run into but Edwards
Prosperous too. 1 knew him in a min
ute and wondered where he'd gotten hi
money. Followed him down the stree
aways and found that he'd opened ar
other store FEashy but good-lookine
| Somebody's evidently staked him. and he
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
MEDICAL SUPPLIES ron RUSSIA.

Announcement from Washington to
he effect that the president would direct
that the surplus medical supplies which
are TO be forwarded TO the starving Rus
Bians should be distributed or used at
The discretion Of the American relief ad-
ministrsticn, win mean that they are
placed n the hands of an agency that
Is entitled 70 confidence This Is the or
Ianizatioh that IS carrying out the dis
Tibution Of the foodstuffs which are be-
ng furnished by this country for the
BENEFIT q the stricken and means that
Fnch distribution is carried on which the
obstruction Of the soviet government or
snder its direction. That was the agree
nent under which the administration Of
relief 10 the famine area was undertaken
ma to date help of vital importance has
seen rendered. Other agencies are at
rork including the Qual1ers and others,
Ind naturally those agencies that carry
n their work without being obliged 10
put their funds through channels over
1htoh the bsanhevik government has ooa-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
CoNNECT1CUr FRUIT.

Attention is called In figures sent out
by the census bureau to the fact that
there were a6,o57,s11 more apple trees
of bearing age in the United States in
1910 than there were in 1890, and that
there were 2s,351,736 more peach trees
of bearing age in 1910 than there were
in 1920.
That situation in regard to these fruit
trees means Of course that as far as the
number of trees ready to bear such fruit
is concerned in this country there has
been an impressive decrease, something
like three-quarters of a million less on
an average for apple trees in each state
and more than a half million each of
peach trees If there is the same
amount of attention given to the produc-
tivity of the trees that are of bearing
age it can be appreciated that the apple
and peach culture in this country is on
the decline.
In view of the decrease in the number
of trees it would indicate that there is
a greater demand upon the product of
the existing trees than there ever was
before, and that perhaps is why there
has been so much heard in recent years
about the difficulty experienced in OBJ
tanning Connecticut or New England
grown fruit. Yet that situation plainly
indicates that there ought to be a great
er opportunity for orchard development
In order to meet the present day de-
mands which must be considerably great
er tina nthey were a decade ago.
Connecticut and New England ought
not to overlook the fact that just as
good fruit can be grown here and any
where that there is a demand for It and
that the getting Of the products to mar
ket doesn't involve transportation across
the continent.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
troll aan ,. expected to &c. tn. prefer

troll can be expected to get the prefer
enoe.
While food Is needed in much greater
quantities than can be supplied # all
those who need 1t were to be saved, it is
likewise evident that there is crying
demand for more than food. Disease OF
course goes racing through a country
under the conditions prevailing in Russia
today and there is menace that reaches
far beyond the borders Of that country.
1t is to deal with this situation that
the medical supplies Of the army, accu-
mulated for war purposes but not re-
quired and held as a surplus will be for
warded. That they will further aid in
dealing with the Undesirable condi-
tons that exist in Russia can be readily
appreciated. 1t means an additional
contribution of no small value by the
United States, and an increased amount
of satisfaction will come from the knowi-
edge that 1t is intended TO have the
American relief association direct the use
and distribution of this material
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
INCOME TAX FACTS
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Those Who Must Make Return.


The requirement to file an income tax
return is based on a persons status.
marital and otherwise, on the last day OF
the taxable yea@Dec. 81. 1921-if the
return is filed on a calendar year basis.
If on that day a person was single. or
married and not living with husband or
wife, a return is required If the net in
come for 1921 was $1,000 or more, or if
the gross income was $1,000 OF more. If
married and living with husband or wife
on that date. a return is required If the
net income was $4,000 or more, or if the
gross income was 5000 or more Wild
ows. widoWers. and persons divorced
from husband or wife, or separated by
mutual agreement, are classed as single
persons.
A married couple living together is en-
titled to an exemption of s2,50O or 81
900, according to whether their net IN
come was $4,000 or less or more than
5000. even though the wedding may
have taken place ON Dec. 80. The bride
and groom, however must file a return
If the combined net income of both dur
ing the year equalled or exceeded $4,000
or if the combined gross income equalled
| or exceeded 5000 They may have
known one another only few weeks %e
| fore the ceremony but their status or
income tax purposes Either separate oil
d joint return may be flied.
Widows and Widowers
| A widow or w:dower is not required Il
| show on an individual return the income
| of husband Or wife who died during tn.
| year UP to the date of death. The income
| of a deceased person is considered sep
| arately with respect to the filing of
return by an executor or administrator
| The deceased is entitled to exemption fo1
the full year based upon his status at tn,
| time of death.
| A single person who is the head of z
| family is entitled to an exemption o.
| $4,000 or $500. according % the amour
! of his net income if on Dec 81 he wa:
! supporting in one household one or NOR,
! relatives. If. however, the support O
such relatives ceased during the year h,
| Is allowed an exemption of only 81 900
| The same rule applies with respect to de
| pendents, a person dependent upon tn,
| taxpayer for chief support and under il
years of age, or incapable of self-suppor
| because mentally or physically defective
| If such dependency ceased prior to Dec
| 81, 1921. the $500 exemption for Deepen
| dents does not apply. Boys and girl.
who became self-supporting during tn,
| year, and whose parents do not or ma,
| not appropriate their earnings, form
new class of taxpayers. Each. if single
must file return if the net income fol
1921 was $1,000 or more. or If the gros.
income was $4,000 or more.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

that the disease has been spread by
cattle received from Gs;eshesd and
Wakefield and that it originated among
Irish cattle imported at Gateshead.
Water Famine RecedinE-In face Of
this months ample rainfall the danger
OF a water famine in London is reced-
ing. Most Of the supply in North Lon
don is coming from the deep wells. The
springs at Caldwell have not been ran
ming for some months. but the water
board. with its powerful pumping ma
chinery, is able 10 reach the vast under
ground reservoirs that supply them.
with anything approaching a normal
rainfall during the coming year" said
an official OF the board. we sail be able
to keep up the necessary supply Of wa
ter."-London Chronicle
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
Stories That Recall Others

She Knew.
Golden-headed Virginia. of three and
a half years. asked her mother the mean
ing of airplane. Not waiting for an an
swer She said: Mother, don't you think
it is called airplane because it is up in
the air and plain to be SEEM"
All For a Dime.
A veteran was on his way downtown
one evening recently when he was ap.
preached by man who asked for a lift
Say, buddy. can you let me have a
dime?" asked the man.
why, certainly" said the veteran
'but where have 1 known your"
you don't know me-" said the man
Then why is it that you call me bud.
dy?"
ooh, 1 call everybody buddy"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

ed stay IN a criminal case. Thus the
incident was closed
It is generally believed that the stu
dents would have made a clean breast
of TIE whole affair and taken punish
ment fitted to the crime as they regard
ed-a fine or short imprisonment-but
the newspapers said so much about muir
der, 'electrocution and the death chair,
that they closed their mouths tighter
than ar oyster.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
CLEANED FROM FOREIGN
EXCHANGES

The news of Sir Ernest Shackleton's
death in the Antarctic will come as a
tragic surprise and a profound grief TO
his many friends at home and abroad.
Yet probably the man himself, had q
choice been given. would have preferred
no other death to one in harness and
near the scenes of all his most memoir
able exploits. And although he would
doubtless have done more if he had sur
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

1t was inevitable Of course that there
should be protest against the govern
ment effort to stop needless expenditures
on vessels which are to be scrapped
Some people expect the government to
maintain expenditures and still save
money.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

With government shipyards laying off
men it would be preferable 70 put then,
to work tearing apart the vessels to be
scrapped. though It Melted the govern
ment no profit. than to sink the ships
and thus remove one means Of reducing
Unemployment,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

The news that Uncle Joe Cannon is
rot candidate for reelection)to congress
means that the house of representatives
is going to lose one Of its best known
members
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

The move to look somewhere else than
taxes to get the money for bonus must
indicate that congress is not impressed
by what the country thinks of the whole
idea
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

The steering committee has hxed on
June first to clean up the legislative
slate. Well, It's good thing to have a
line to hew to even If you can't make
II.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

BerIin.-Miss Mildred Me,sner. dsuEh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Meisner Of
Worthington Ridge. Berlin. is going
abroad to study interior architectural
decoration. Miss Meisner will sal on s.
s. Rochambeau from New York harb1r
for Paris Feb. 81. and will attend the
Paris Atefiers school
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

According TO Secretary Fall It will be
we'll to withhold comment upon his plans
to resign until after such action is con-
tempiated by him.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

Now that new spots have been discov-
cred on the sun it is going to make It
hard season Cor the superstitious.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15

you got just what you were looking for
as a valentine?
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

st. Valentines day always makes in
creased business for the natl clerks and
carriers.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-15
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New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
COAL OPERATORS IN
 DARK AS TO PLANS
Deny Knowledge of Any Scheduled Peace Meeting With Union
 Leaders.

Chicago, July 2s.-Coal operators today were continuing to deny know ledge of any scheduled peace meeting such as mentioned by John l., Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers. MT, Lewis statement that he had every reason to believe that an in- terstate joint conference of the cen tral competitive field will be arranged by officials of the National Coal asso- ciation at Washington. They said that the decision had been reached to make no move in the central field.
 It was expected the presidents coal committee would be ready to func- ton by the first of next week.
 More than half Of the state railroad and public utilities commissions have assured Commissioner Atchison of the interstate commerce commission of their operation in carrying out the priority orders.
 At Muskogee. Okla, contracts with miners supplying coal to public utili- ties and institutions cancelled by the United Mine Workers were renewed.
 Violence increased in connection with coal strikes in Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, six points being affected.
 A clash between state troops and strike sympathizers was thought to be a possibility in the Middleboro, Ky, mining district.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28
TOWN SHORT OF FUNDS
Tostedt, Germany, Embarrassed by Tourists Who Take Money as Sou. venirs While Passing Through. 2.

Hanover, Germany. July 2s-Tour. ists have so greedily colelcted speci- r eHs of German provincial and mu- nicipal paper money that embarrass- rent has thereby resulted for certain communal authorities.
 The little village of Tostedt. being short of funds. issued 10000 pieces of paper money ranging from 5O-pfen- mig notes upward. Recently. when an effort was made to call in the notes cnly enc was presented for redemp- tion. Moreover the 5 members of the village council were haled into court for having violated the banking laws, in that the notes were regarded as shares but paid no interest and, be- sides, the issue had not been official ly authorized. The councillors were upon pleading ignorance Of the requirements.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-28

discovered several dead bodies on the Iloor and a number of other persons dying, with their children hanging over them, These scenes were only examples of many others which we witnessed during the deportations. Many of the women were unable to
 carry their children along. and were obliged to leave them on the road side. We took in our orphange about |20 of these children, and several of
 them were unable 10 survive the
 starvation and exposure they had un-
 dergone prior to reachln Arabkir.
 Personally I visited in Kharput several hospitals that were full Of hun
 dreds of Greek deportees, i'll with ty-
 phus, and from one hospital it waa reported that as many as 20 day
 were carried to the cemetery. The stories of robberies and extortions told us by the deportees were almost universal. We were convinced from the policy of the Turkish govern ment in forwarding these deportees to other places on days when the weather was extremely severe, that tHtiT lnNtHllpn was tt subJeC' tHtIH lo such exposure that they would per ish. Their policy of giving two ra- tions of bread day 10 the deportees who were working on their roads, which was insufficient for their nour- ishment, and then cutting it down when they showed signs of weakness one ration, showed that slow starva- ton was also another method for ac- complaining their eytermnatioh.
 "On our way from Arabkir, through Kharput, Diarhekir and Iirfa. we en- countered these Greek deportees in every village and city, and thousands of them were at work on the road. Personally, we examined the rolls of deportees to whom Americans were giving bread every day in Kharput. and the number averaged $500"