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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01

of another daughter Mrs Wheeler, of Brattleboro, Vt.
 Mrs. Percy Wilcox and sons Percy and Donald Wilcox of Plainfeld, were guests for few days. recently at the home of Miss Josephine Rogers and Miss Mabel Rogers, of West ToBn street
 Mrs. Annie McDirmid of the staff at the Johnson home is the guest for a week at the home of her son and daughter r-in-iaw. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McDirmid, of Birmingham Mass.
 Having passed vacation of two weeks with relatives in Norwich and Hartford and in Worcester. Mass, rnilfp Luther, has returned to Springfield, Ohio. While in Norwich he was the guest of his aunt, Miss Helen Marshall Lathrop, of Washington street.
 Mir. and Mrs Charles L. Strong Of l5 Town street motored to North Windham Friday afternoon, and had as guests Mir. and Mrs William Kempton of Yantic. MT. and Mrs. Strong were dinner guests Sunday of Mir. and Mrs George A. Peck of Otrobando avenue
 Callers Sunday afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lamb, tn- cluded Mir and Mrs. Lawrence Gremley, Mrs Charles GremIey and little grand daughter, Dorothy and Mrs. Harriet F. Brainard, sister of pr. Lamb, all frem Mystic.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Beckwith, who have been guests for several days at the Wauregan House, returned Saturday evening to New York. While in Norwich they were callers on Dr. Beckwitils aunt, Miss Mary Witter of Norwich Town
 Mrs Addie Sanford of the Johnson home family is passing ten days at the home of her son in halanletown Rev. and Mrs. Dwight C. Stone ot stonington. have az tnc.f guest for sew sral weeks. the latter's aunt, Miss Mary Freeman of Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01
SEC. HILL SPEAKER

Edwin Hill, general secretary of the '. NJ C. A. spoke Sunday at the morn Ing chapel service at the boat house at Camp Massaneak. Gardner Lake. and spent the day at the camp. Secretary Hill aso arranged for a showing os mo- tion pictures at. the camp during the evening, it being the first time that mo- tion pictures have been shown at the lake.
 Camp. Director Ernest P. Roberts is arranging for the showing. of motion pie lures at the camp during the week and on Sundays. The newly constructed boat house offers A fine opportunity for camp gatherings of this sort and ar rangements are being made to allow res idents at the lake to take in the pictures at the camp.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01
POETRY
REQUEST.

Give me a little hunger
 A little bread and meat: Sometimes a bceath of bitterness.
 Sometimes a taste of sweet: Enough of work. enough of play: A pipe 10 smoke al dusk of day
 To make the day complete Give me litt,e anger:
 4 salt of grief and wrong; To walk sometimes in lonely ways, ?, Sometimes anoay the throuz: 4 hluebird's wing a crickets call. A hand to :r-cji af seyenfali
 To make tae days a song =
 Victor Starbuck, in The Forum.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01
MISS CBAMPLIN, OF TACOMA

T T | That Miss Carrie F. Champlin. form erly of Norwich. organist of the CYIrch of the Good Shepherd, is continuing her musical activities in Tacoma, Wash ington. is indicated by the following from The Tacoma Sunday Ledger, of July 16th:
 KG B
 Ledger Radio Broadcasting Station
 Today-3 to P. NJ
 Miss Carrie E. Champlin, pianist Miss Champlin, well known Tacoma instrumentalist, will pay a short con- cert at KGB this afternoon Among her numbers will be the following;
 La Zingana Bohn Triumphal March Verdi Second Mazurka Gedard Then follows the remainder of the days program. with the announcement The Ledger's rauIo broaaeasting sta tion is operated by the William A. MuI- lins Electric Co, Of ll50. Broadway The station is located in The Ledger Building at 707 St. Helens avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01

awarded It is expected the signs will be erected soon as possible. @
 Wilson Boat Line-The Wilson boat dine to, New York city from Norwich has secured first class all steel boat with which. to scarry passengers and freight This speaks we'll for the in creased business of this new boat line, which began operations last February. With two steam railroad lines, a well developed railway system and two boat lines to New York city, Norwich is us- ually well equipped for transportation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01

New Baven.-Local Masons have or ganized campaign to raise $3,e00, 900 for the erection of their proposed new temple,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01
PoQUErANUCK CHURCH
 HAS MEMORIAL GIFT

Mrs. Henry I. Gallup has presented a beautiful silver font ewer to St James Episcopal church, in memory of her daughter. Margaret Gallup. It was used for the first time Sunday when Nina Idell. infant daughter of Mir. and Mrs John F. Traynor, was baptized
 St. James parish and Sunday schoo, picnic was held at the Poquetanuck drawbrdge Thursday. July 27th, being welF attended All report having had a good time.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01
TAFTVTLLE

Six hours after high water it is 10" Wn;er. which Is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01

CollirsvilIe.-Walter T Bushnell has a fine large flock of White Legtsorn chick ems. There are HOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01
THE WEATHER
Conditions


 Scattered thunder showers have oc- cured within the last 24 hours in the southeastern states and southern pla- teau regions In the other parts of the country. fair weather has prevailed. The temperature was somewhat high CT Monday in the Middle Atlantic states
 In the North Atlantic states there will be showers and probably thunder show CTS Tuesday. followed by fair weather and moderate temperature Wednesday. Winds:
 North of Sandy Hook Moderate most iy southwest and weather partly over east probably local rains Tuesday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras Moderate shifting and weather partly overcast, probably local thunder storms Tuesday
 Forecast
 For Southern New England; Unsettled with local rains and probably thunder srorms Tuesday Wednesday fair; mod crate temperature,
 ... Observations in Norwich The Bulletins observations show the following changes in temperature and barometric changes Monday; a. Hl .s't'' ''' V" So'O l7 m ..:...............,. 7s 2s.5O CT m. ................. 6S 2s.5O Highest 1s lowest 6S.
 .t Comparisons Predictions for Monday-Fair. ts Mondays weather-As predicted.
 sCN. MOON AND TIDES.
 \ Sun Il High Il Moon
 Rises. Sets. Water. Sets. (Standard Time) Day. an. p. m. a. m. I p. m. sI m Al TOT \ s.1s f 11S7 H l42 7W 4z3 Morn 2 .. AS 05 5.28 02.1 5 .-l Al 7.04 6.29 los AS 7.Ns 7.25 15s
 AS 7ez s14 2.54 ls, 101 9.o1 $50
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-01

Predictions for Monday-Fair.
 Mondsy's weather-As predicted.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Growls of a Crouch

HOPE night successful banquet To
cessfu banquet where they have something to eat
have made monkey Of myself in good many ways but
have yet tried running for public office .
think that skirts that the ground all right in their
place and that their place is in q museum. ,i,j
to the Aquarium often and always enjoy myself and
don't who knows It, Il. 80 ~
believe Catherine de Med could have become real
III she had been armed with modern New York hooch
have idea of nothing do and that spend
ming listening to lot of discuss their golf
don't believe that bright because he from
Indiana that he from Indiana just because he bright
do not admire who knocks his wife to her face
don't think he has good these days Of ju
they have got scheme to make live twenty
longer II lived towns would and hide and
wouldn't let them try it .tH@
get smoked elections there will always
be another along in a little while. rs; tt ,a
don't believe college education in the world prevent
being darn fool II he naturally inclined that way
Ihave pet aversion and he the CRATER who sells
hot roasted chestnuts for q quarter. 81 ts3
know Hannibal crossed the Alps with his army
lieve he could cross Times Square o'clock
don't believe necessarily dumbben Just because he
happens TO be famous womsn's husband
49, O.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Maize the Manicure
1HID you happen to get
that torrid bambino
~ ,urha is,sf hlousod oiif Of

<NID you happen to get
that torrid bambino
- who just bloused out Of
my chair, before you dropped
into It? Yes! Well, hes the
heifer's hoofs, believe me. He
is now doing his Christmas stuff"
"Well. why not. It's time to
do it."
"Well, this guy IL Exhibit A
in my curio hall. His monicker
is ]. Maxwell Fsetherstone.
Featherstone-some name. Light
on one end and heavy on the
other. He's like his name. Light
in the dome, but very heavy in
the feet. Didja notice his dogs?
They are the largest that vamp
into this barber shop.
"Well, J. Maxwell is an Ell
cheney expert and he does every
thing just 30. He is the neatest
man ever plowed for, and he is
just naturally alive with efh-
cheney appliances. Every pocket
is full Of them. He never does
nothing like anybody else does
It.. He never lets me dip both
his hands into the soap at once.
He's always got to have one dry
10 he can be doing something
useful with it. While I am soak
ing one hand, he uses the other
to run through . little vest
pocket notebook.
He always has to have his
manicure while he is having his
hair cut and his shoes polished.
II he can't have them all done at
once rs soon a. he comes in he
waits until he can, even II It is
an, hour-his time Is that valu-
able. He does not have any Of
these things done while he ID
waiting, for that would be .
breach Of efficiency from which
he would never recover. Having
them all done at once is the pigs
knuckles, although it always
takes twice as long as having
them done one 1t a time.
"Well, just now, before he
gets out Of my chair, he begins
doing his Christmas stuff. He
hauls out bright, new, little
book and. turns to the index let
ter p, which happens to be what
my last name starts with and he
hauls out a little gold fountain
pen and he writes down my name
and then asks me what'I would
like for Christmas, so as he can
write h down there and have
everything eficient and ship
shape for his shopping tour.
"'v'ell,' ] says, this yea. !
would like . seal cape and .
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Nv year" says Elias Q:
!" Higginbotham. "and
I'm glad it's most over" r
"Sure has been q bad baby"
says Quincy Todd, "and I won
der how any Of us ever managed
to pull through It,"
"At the beginning Of the year."
says Elias Q. Higginb0tham.
everybody allowed as how 1t
was going to be the best we ever
had, and 1t sure has been the best
for trouble"
ut has been such . tough
year." says Quiney, 'that I make
more money this year than /
have made in 4ny year since U.
s. Grant is President. That's
how tough it has been and, -
for you, see you ridif around
in q new oatmobile yourself"
"Well, in spite Of that, it has
been a very tough year." says
Elias @. Higginbotham. though
in almost every way"
"Where has it been 30 tough :"
"Well, say, frinstance, in Eu-
rope. And it has been q very
bad year in China. They have
had . lot of floods in China; I
am sure Of that, and it amt been
50 rosy in Honolulu. I see they
had a bad fire there, and down in
Chilli they got it very tough in
the shape of an earthquake" I
EVERY year is q tough year
in Europe" says Quincy. "And
have been around for q consid-
cradle spell and l have never yet
seen a year they have not had .
flood in China. As for Honolulu,
the fire they have there burns up
100000 ukuleles, and II you call
that tough luck. you are q poor
Judge of contentment. In Chilli
they are always having q revolu-
tion or an earthquake. They
vote on 1t to see which they shall
have. because Chilli Is a republic,
like US, and can do what it likes,
whether IL likes 1t or not. It
seems to me you are going a long
ways from home to find some-'
thing to be unhappy about"
"But Iookit our own country"
says Elias Q, Higginbotham.
"Lookit the nationwide strikes
we have had. BY godfrey. 4
sometimes wonder how we ever
pulled through them big strikes.
I don't remember just what they.
vas, but they was some strikes,
I'll say. know ! was worried
most foolish at the time. Il has
been very tough year for
strikes."
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Calling It a Day
.HE old-fashioned bushes

THE old-fashioned business
man used to get down to
his office, put on an. alpaca,
ink-absorbing coat, get out the
old quill and write letters from
morning until night, by hand.
But he was not efficient" He.
stacked up only a few millions
because he had no office ma
chinery.
To-day the business man gets
down to his Office and is faced
by q battery Of Office mechanisms
that turns his place into a ma
chine shop. He has spent nearly
all the q oney his father left him
for Office efficiency machinery.
He tiles all the drawers of the
patent filing cabinet, twists the
patent pencil sharpener off the
desk . . sends it out to have it
fixed. oils up the letter manifold
er and tinkers the carburetor Of
his private dictograph which con-
meets with all parts Of his plant.
Then he greases the phono-
graph, /cranks up the patent
stamp-licker, regulates the gear
shift Of his electric call system.
1t is then time to 60 out to
lunch.
When he gets back from lunch,
he fixes the crank-shaft Of his
patent automatic letter opener,
uses an hou; telephoning for
ssn.e new blank records for his
correspondence talking machine.
adjusts the new patent telephone
elbow which Is designed to save
time, spends an hour arguing his
stenographer out Of q raise in
salary, DIN up his new patent
envelope moistenef, screws up .
few nuts on the patent mailing
machine and il then ready toibe-
gin his days work.
It IL then 4:53 and he has just
time to catch the SAT- for Great
Neck where he lives, which he
He will spend the evening at
home with an efficiency" mag
axine.
This bird is an efficient"
business man.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
BY De Vaux Thompson

"TYou should get interested in 4
efficiency he says. 1t would
save you q lot Of money. It has
saved me q lot, being careful and
systematical, etc.
ESQ I see,' I says. Tt GER
tainly saved you q coupas II ber-
ries last Christmas.' t..
Il "'Well,' he says, let N talk
about this Christmas instead Of
last. Now, what do you want
for this Christmas.'
"T will not tell you what I
want says. but will tell you
what l expect to get from. you,
If the efficiency system does not
miss fire, and that is q pair OF
, black silk stockings and the size
II No. 8.
Thank you % much,' hs
says, and he writes this down in
his little efficiency book, or mem
ory tickler, as he calls it."
"Well, then, Maize, that il
settled. Now what can | give
you for Christmas that will come
in handy?"
"You are not an efficiency ex-
pert are your"
mo, indeed. I own my own
business."
"And you don't carry any note
book7"
mo. don't nave TO-"
"Well, then I will take a pair
Of black silk stockings and the
size is No. g."
'But that Is the same thing
you asked him to get-for YOU"
"Sure, but then q girl can
never have too many silk stock
ings-and. besides, I won't get
any from him. Hes too eff
cient." !,'+
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

small town car and . platinum
dinner-ring and
"'You only get one guess he
says. And it is not necessary to
guess SO high. Pick out some
low number he says.
WELL ! says, 7 picked out
q very low one last year. / only
told you I wanted q box Of can
died fruit, and it didn't do me
no good to make a low guess, 90
I thought would make q few
high ones this time
"'What do you mean it didn't
do you no good!' he asks.
"T mean that Il never got no
gift whatsoever from you last
year. I reply.
"'Just . moment and ! viii
See, he says. And he digs
around in his pocket and hnds
last years memo boo and he
runs it over until he comes to
the P's and my name, and then
he looks at me very accusing.
"'You must Of got q present
from me last year. he blurts out,
very indignant. Tt is right here
in my book, checked off, and 1t
says that ] bought you and sent
you Q box Of candied fruit cost
ing-well, never mind
"T never received same !
says,
"'You certainly did, he says,
MY books never lie. This item
has got two checks in front Of
It, one in blue pencil and one in
red, the red meaning that the
thing was bought and the blue
meaning that Il was sent to YOU
"'Efficiency,' I says. Is some
thing which ! am not interested
in at all What~I am interested
in is receiving the presents.'
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Things Not
Worth Knowing

When doughnuts were first in
vented, they tried making them
without holes in them, but no
body knew what they were and
90 they had to make them with
holes.
A sure cure for tonsilitis is to
have a warm sleeve wrapped
around the neck, but It ID no
good unless It has q young lady's
arm in It. ~
One way TO get out Of paying
a tip, after eating. % to shoot
the waiter. This IL one Of the
poorest ways.
The record Is not straight ~ to
who invented the first typewriter.
but whoever it was gave the
blackmailing business . great
boost.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Quincy Todd on 1922

to at least bs careful. YOU
didn't get shot, and I didn't get
shot, because we are two honest.
high-minded men that attend to
our own business.
"Well, you may be right" says
Elias @. Higginbotham. 'But
lookit the gang Of bootleggers
that are running around and
breaking the lawr. and peddling
hooch and 90 forth"
"Well, il q lot Of consumers
like yourself didn't bust the lswr
by buying II, they wouldn't be
running around selling it."
'T am q lawr-abiding man."
says Elias Q. Higginbotham, 'but
the treatment I have got from
some Of them guys has been
fierce. The stuff they sell T. tur-
rible. They are . lot Of lswr-
breakers" ,.,-.s.
"What II they didn't come.
around at ALL" says Quincy.
"You would sure cell It . tough
year then"
"But lookit the prices they
charge-"
"Say, you poor old prune,"
says Quincy. "You call this .
tough year-
'It will 60 down in history ~
the toughest year this country
has ever SEEM" says ELIAS Q.
Higginbotham.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

"The difference between this
year and others regarding
strikes" says Quincy. sis that in
some other years we had strikes
that really happened. About
ninety per cent Of the strikes this
year happened in the newspapers
only. When the time came to
strike the strikers kept on work
ing. It sure was . bad year for
strikes, 90 few Of them really
took place according to pro
gramme."
"Well, then," says Elias Q.
Higginbotham, "you have sure
got to admit one thing, and that
il that there are more people
shot in this country this year than
in any one year during the Civil
War"
"Very few people who stayed
at home and attended to their
own business and behaved them
selves got shot," says Quincy.
"Of course, II a guy insists upon
hanging around q graveyard with
another mans wife, or II he de-
liberately offends highwayman
by refusing to hold up his hands,
or II he il q bank examiner who
goes around examining them
after dark and gets shot, he has
got to admit at least a small per-
centage Of personal negligence.
II they can't be good they ought
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
By Roy K. Moulton

"The hrst part Of your state
ment Is correct" says Quincy.
1T will certainly 60 down in his
tory-and it is going DANCED
fast-but III tell you the tough
est year In the history Of this
country, and that was the year
1880, when . bevy Of brave old
birds risked their lives and sailed
over hare in . 'leaky, old tub
called the Mayhower and landed
on Plymouth Rock. When Gov
ernor Carver and Elder Brewster
and William Bradford and Miles
Standish and thst bunch spent
their first year in this county
they spent the toughest year this
country ever had or win have.
Two thirds Of them died Of star
vation. exposure and scurvy. The
hind-leg Of . wolf made . deli
cious stew for . whole log-cabin
full Of them boys, and when they
were not shooting Indians they
were getting shot.
IAN the Governor Of the col
ony had to eat for . whole week
was one red-squirrel. Then the
Indians stole their hooch and got
drunk and the Pilgrims didn't
have any. You talk about q
tough year. Where do you get
that stuff? y
"Sayg II that whole bunch Of
Pilgrims had Of had between 'em
just what you had on your din
ner table to-day for yourself and
wife they would have held nine
prayer meetings and 2. praise. ser
vice and would have started out
and licked all the Indians ~ far
a. Lake Erie"
"Oh, l amt kickin'," says Elias
G. Higginbotham. II amt put
ting up no pertickler squawk, but
I an just tryin' to say that this
ID the toughest year we have had
in this country in quite . spell.
For instance, only to-day I get q
notice from the Guv'ment that I
am $12 short in my income tax
and I should haul OF and send
same at once" .t&S
$50 that is what you have got
in your tough old gixzard, is it?"
says Quincy. ~ knew, 1t was
something or other"
"Well. we have sure had a lot
Of general troubles this year,
too" says Elias Q, Higginbotham.
eyes," says Quincy, "and III
tell you something about them
troubles."'
"What's that"
"Ths worst troubles We have
had this year" says Quincy.
"wers the ones that didn't come"
Great Dsitain Rights RssssvsA
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
One Thing and Another
TT WAS near the end of the picture.

TT WAS the end Of the picture.
The hero all the audience had expected Of
deathly prevailed throughout
approached HIS lovely opposite She turned slowly
him with e.-hed
In long his lips crushed
through gum chewAr re audience
orchestra with her cried enthusiastically:
"She likes him don't Mammal"
"ave sousi" asks Colonel Harvey We don't know
anything
husbands to buy for 'ena. they haven't got heart.
the suburbs had box Of books delivered by
The neghbo greatly disappointed for turned out to be
really box Of books.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
What I Saw
To-day
(Flrst prise for this weeks Set
Of solid lin nuspieks.)
r SAW an actor step up to .
boxofice and buy . theatre
ticket. Hand me the tin nut
picks.
J. FULLER GLooMSBY.

To-day while walking IN the
park l saw q prominent Fifth
avenue society woman wheeling
= baby-cab. If this doesn't get
the prize you can count me out
Of the contest for, all time.
ANNA CONDA.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
LoTTA GAUL.

] saw . photograph of . sue
eessful novelist to-day and in it
he was not posing with his head
In his hand.
A. BLICKENSDERFER.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

f<Tv7ELL, it's been . tough
w year." says Elias Q.
" Higginbotham, "and
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

What I saw to-day was . man
buying $50 worth Of orchids. and
when he had paid for them he
said: "Send them up to my
wife" HOWSON LOTT.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
i saw . woman still wearing
furs and here it is almost Winter.
A. GUSTAV vINDT.

] saw an actress carried down
. ladder by q fireman from q
burning hotel. She was not at
tired in expensive negligee, but
was fully dressed.
LOTTA GAUL.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Isaw q chorus girl deliberately
leading her escort to the subway
Tor . trip down town to her the
atre. MISS INA SMUDGE.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

I saw to-day q man who lives
h Boston and he didn't wear
glasses. FRIAR TUCK.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

Copyright ,ssa. ~ ssss O
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-15
One DEAD, THREE
HURT IN WHITING
OIL TANK BLAST
S2.O0O,OO0 Damage Done to
Standard Oil Company
Plant Near Chicago.

WHITING. Ind. April 14-Alfred
Plant. a workman was burned to
death and three others seriously in
iured in an explosion and fire which
caused $4,000, 900 damage 10 the
plant OF the Standard oil Co. here
today
The explosion occurred in battery
No. Of the tube stills and wrecked
two OF the pressure stills in the
center OF the plant The stills con
tanned thousands OF gallons OF oil
and gas going through the refining
process.
The explosion is believed TO have
been caused by a leak in the bottom
OF a still isniting.
Fire apparatus from Whiting,
Hammond. East Chicago. Indiana
HarbOr and other towns, together
with ambulances. were rushed to the
scene. Firemen are searching the
debris for the missing.
The explosions shook buildings in
Whiting and were heard in Ham
mond East Chicago. Indiana Harbor
and South Chicago.
Great pillars of black smoke rose
Immediately after the blasts The
explosion occurred at $3.50 a m. and
within a few minutes the streets
were alive with employees responding
TO whistle signals.
Company police barred all out
siders from the blast area.