Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 11, 1916, Page 4

Jlonwich Builetin and Gonufied 120 YEARS OLD Sulscription price 12c a week; 50c a month $6.00 a year, cEntared at the Postotfice at Norwich, onn., as second-class matter. Telephone Cnlla: Bulletin Businass Office 450. Bulletin Bditorial Rooris 85-3. Bulletin Job Offics 35-2. st. Willlmantic Office, 67 Church Telephone 310-2. cnday, Dec. 11, 1916, The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 8,000 of the 4,053 houses n Nor- cent. of the people. In Windham it s delivered to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it 18 considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postofiice districts, ural free delivery. rouf The Bulletin is sold In e town and on all of he R, B\ D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. and sixty CIRCULATION average. wich and read by ninety-three per; H 1901, 1905, average..... $0000300000000000300000000000808 20002888 0e 00005 THE FACTS AND THE SOUND LINES. . ver since the Panama canal act was passed, in which it was provided that the ownership of water lines by raflroads should cease where there was competition, it has been appre- clated what a hardship it would mean to this section of the country if the New Haven road was forced to di- vorce its water lines. Protests have been filed with the interstate com- merce commission “‘against such an event by those who would be affected thereby. There have been extended hearings by the commission in re- gard thereto and it is a significant fact that it is the opinion of that body that the continued ownership, control and operation of the Sound lines by the New Haven would be in the public interest, notwithstanding that the water lines of the company compete with the rail lines between the same points. The commission nevertheless find that their hands are tied. They have no power -under this situation to abate the prohibition which is set forth in the canal act but in recog- nition ,of the interests of the public and the harm which would be done by forceing a separation, tiey make a clear statement of the conditions in their annual report and ask of con- gress an enlargement of their powers whereby they will be able to permit this control. Thus congress faces the fact that the government body which has in- vestigated the situation finds the fed- eral action unjust and asks for the right to correct it. Such being the case it ought to require but little de- liberation on the part of those in Washington to do the right thing. The commission certainly deserve the power to do the right thing by New England. e L R THROUGH THE BRITISH CORDON It was only a few days azo that uneasiness was caused in certain Brit- ish circles over the raids which were made upon the east coast of Engiand by several German torpedo boat de- stroyers. It was increased when in about 48 hours the same thing was successtully accomplished at another point on the same coast. It was not in the damage that was done, but in the fact that such raids could be made without sighting a British war- ship or encountering any opposition, that so much surprise was manifest- ed. Rather, however, dia others look upon 1t as evidence of a poor protec- tion of the coast as well as the main- tenance of @ weak bolckade, In spite of the fact that so much has been claimed for it. The enemy apparently looked upbn the raids as tests of the British strength in the North sea and the English channel. They may or may not have verified their opinion fn regard to it, but it is a significant fact mevertheless that within a com- paratively brief period thereafter, a German warship has * succeeded in tvading the British cordon and got- ten into the Atlantic for the purpose »f preying upon shipping and trans- ports. However humiliating this may be to the British it cannot fail to show ‘he alertness and activity of the ene- ny, and in a most glaring manner for t is even admitted that while the movement of the vessel in -question vas known, it was mistaken for a Dutch ship. This was of course a irick of the raider. It had tested out fhe weakness of the British blockad- ng fleet, found it asleep on the deep nd taken advantage of its opportu- dty. CANADA’S CONTRIBUTIONS. Canada has been no small contribn- or to the war in Europe. It started n at the very beginning with troop. nd supplies and it has been keeping t up ever.since and in the meantime t has been vnpa.rlng to do even ore. . The Dominion bas been baving its strusgles to keep up Its end in ‘the handling of the war " which were placed with it, but it has been making a noble response and is now in a condition to do more as is indi- cated by the report from Toronto to the " effect that when the shell con- tracts placed in this country by Eng- land expire from three tc six months after the first of the year they will not be renewed, because Canada will be expected to fill them. This means that Canada has been preparing for this change and that a few months more should put it in shape to meet the demands, all of which is to the credit of the neighbor to the north. But that is not all that the Domin- fon has been doing. Great guantities of food supplies have been drawn from that part of the empire, biit even in addition to- that Canada has enlisted and sent to Europe over a third of a million men, who have taken part in some of the important engagements on the western front. It has fixed a half million as its quota, however, and from the manner in which the men are responding there is every reason to believe that it will be furnished. Thus Canada has not been idle. It has encountered many big problems but it is apparently meeting them and in a manner, which cannot but make it proud® of its ac- complishments and sacrifices. N WHAT MAJOR GENERAL $COTT THINKS. No question has come up to hother this country in the past year or so more than that of its proper defense on land and sea. Different methods have been advocated to add strength here and there and there has been some opportunity for testing some of them out under the military plan which was decided upon. This was furnished by the mobilization of the army and the state militia under the federalization plan, in meeting the crisis which developed along the Mex- lcan border. 2 What Major General Scott thinks of the results of that plan is fur- nished in his annual report as chief of staff when he declares that More than ten per cent of 16,000 guardsmen enrolled at the time the militia was mobilized for border ser- vice, failed to respond to the call. Of the remainder, 29 per cent. could not pass the required test. « Forty-three per cent. turned out to be raw recruits. If the force had been raised to war strength, 75 per cent. thereof would have been unready for many mopths because untrained. Within a_month 'and a_half after the call to the colors was issued, only 110,957 officers and men were on the border out of 151,966 mustered into the service. The total mobilized force was 97,000 below war strength, and more than 4900 below peace strength. This shows that the chief of staff is not only dissatisfied with the show- ing made but tHat he considers the method of raising and maintaining an army, such as this country needs, to be .wrong. He stands for universal military training and he presents the matter in such a manner that con- gress cannot sidetrack it in the fu-) ture. GREECE BETWEEN TWO FIRES The situation in Greece is today just what it has been for a number of months, an uncertainty. Pressed by the entente alliés - to safeguard their interests and to protect them from an attack at tie rear, Greece has been confronfed with numerous demands. Some have been granted. Others have been denied and as the result of the denials that country finds its ports blockaded. 'This zction has been taken befére with £0od results for the allies because the Greeks have no other way of obtaining the meces- sary supplies and they are thus at the mercy of the nations that make up the entente, since it will be im- possible to hold out against such a cutting off of its commerce except for a brief period. On ihe other hand Germany is do- ing its utmost to keep its influence there as potent as ever. The offer to aid Greece if it will cast its lot with the central powers, and against the countries which have always been its friends, comes at a time when King Constantine is in the midst of genuine trouble. There is the exam- ple of Rumania, and its situation to- day, which cannot be overlooked and which to a certain degree is Bound to be used as an offset to the demands of the allies, while the latter are do- Ing their utmost to bring Greece to its knees. Thus that country finds itself with an important decision to make. It is between the devil and the deep sea. What it ought to do in the logi- cal course of events is plain. Where it will land remains to be seen, but whatever is the outcome it has been made plainer than ever that the fear of the action Greece might take has entirely justified the course of Gen eral Sarrail at Saloniki. EDITORIAL NOTES. In spite of all the changes that are promised thercin, no complaint is heard from the president’s cabinet. A sharp advance in toothpicks is reported. Well upward is of course the direction-in which they are usual- ly headed After that demopstration of the suf- fragists, the president must realize that he has something besides con- gress on his hands. From the amount of business which is being piled up before it congress can be expected to strike for shorter hours and more pay. The man on the corner says: The fellow who is always telling how -he would spend a fortune is usually try- ing to entertain himself. Now that it is claimed that Rae Tanzer was fooled by a Wax man, it is' time to expect that the wooden In- dian will get back onto his job. Now it is reported that the Poles are being deported even as the Bel- ians are. That reveals the string to the establishment of a free Poland. The Russel Sage Foundation has de- cided, after investigation, that whip- ping is good for children. What does it advocate a birch switch or a shin- gle? As a successor to Ambassador Van Dyke at The Hague, President Wilson has selected a republican, but what is more important he has named a man of experience. Inasmuch as women have been kill- ed in a British munitions factory, the Germans will probably claim hereaf- tert.hn&ayh..ve;rlgmwm them by airship bombs, SUGGESTICNS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Sweetbreads should be parboiled in water with a bit of lemon juice or vinegar. . If curtains are allowed to_dry tkor- oughly before being starched they will keep clean longer. Add cup of salt to one quart gaso- line, shake well. Lay soiled garment {;n ‘blotting paper, wet cloth with mix- e and rub garment. One &:two peach pits added to the Jar of inned or preserved peaches, ades to the fluvor of the fruit when the can is opened. Sifted wood ashes and mild soap will give a fine polish to tinware. in tepid Iron ‘Wash silk bandkerchiefs ‘water with a littie borax in it. ‘while damp. To polish aluminum make 2 mixture, of poraX, ammonia and water. Apply with a soft cloth. To prevent suet from becoming sticky when chopping, sprinkle it with flour and chop it in a cold place. Shredded red cabbage and white celery cut fine make a very popuiar salnd in one family. Sprinkle the top of the salad with a teaspocnful of minced onion and dress with oil and vinegar. For a tasty salad on a hot day, mince a couple of green peppers, mix them with three tablespoorfuls of chopped chives and _serve on white letiuce leaves with French dressing. Palms and cther foliage pights can be kept clean of scale and other in- sects by washing the leaves with soapy water and cinsing immediately thereafter. Paste an envelope in your cook beok for recipes that you cut from papers and magazines. Wash cut gluss in lunkev.arm water before polishing. NEW SILKS. For the woman in search of an un- usual silk for her gown or a dis- tinctive lining for her handsome win- ter coat (and .inings are important this seascn) there are new pussy wil- low taffetas which will just serve the purpose. The -designs are queer oriental—delightfully unusual. colerings are delighiful. And as the silks are forty inches wide they will cut to advantage. REFRESHING DRIiNK. A most refreshing and nevrishing drink is made from haif a glass of sour cream, haif a glass of rich milk and a pinch of salt. Beat together with an egg heater until light and smooth. Pour into a tall glass, over the -top put a thin coating of puiver- ized nut meats, and over this a scant grating of nutmneg. Setved cold with a couple of crackers, this makes an appetizing light luncheon. HEALTH AND BEAUTY. If a child's first teeth decay before it is time to shed them they should certainly be filled. In the first place they are needed for mastication and they assist the formation of the Jaw- bone, they steer the second teeth into their proper place and the second teeth derive quite a littlc nourishment from the first. "Therefore, childien should be taught to clean their teeth at a very early age, as cleanliness prevents decay. The little white crescents at t base of the finger nails can oiten be dev=loped by daily soaking the fingers in warm, soapy water and gently pressing the soft cuticles with an or- angewood stick Tiim off any rough pacticles of cuticle, put do not cut any oftener than is really necessary. By daily care as directed above the growth of the cuticie will be slow. A little greas: rubbed on the nails at night will aiso help to RDGD the cuticle from splitting. Callouses on the feet will be made less painful if they are cared for ev- ery night. The soles should be soak- ed for at least ten minutes in warm water. A piece of fine pumice stone is thea rubbed on the hard spots until the soft flesh is reach Then they are anointed with vaseline, and a_lit- tle pad of absorpent cotton bound on to prevent the grease from rubbing. In the morning more vascline is put on, and, if possible, a corn plaster, the hole enlarged not o vress on the cal- louses, is put around. If the latte: not practicable. wearing zoft felt s in the shoes will give relief. Either coddle a cold thoroughly, or do not coddle at all. It is good to keen in a warm bed, in a warm room, where no drafts can come. It is bad to keep in a warm bed in a drafty robm, and it is worse to shiver about the house. If you cannot keep quiet away from drafts and cold go into the open. and take active exercise. It is of no use to saunter. That is one way of makfhg vou worse. Run or walk yourself into x heat, and on arriving home put on warm. dry underlinen. It is a fact that patients sufferirg from bad bronchitis have been cured by ex- ercises until hathed in_ perspjration, and then heing rubbed down in a warm room and put to bed. NEW IDEAS IN MILLINERY. ‘Traveling representatives of millin- ery houses are now out on the read with Palm Beach styles, and 'others wili start within the next week ar ten days.- Among the new features are suede-finished felts combined with lisere. Tagal straws emlroidered or brajded with soutache, and cottons and silks printed or embroidered in Pasley, East Indian and Roumanian designs and colors. These novelty straws and fabrics are used in con- junction with the plain straws, in- cluding ‘Wenchow qr cocoanut effects, lisere and Milan hemp. The neckwear demand cmltlnlles to cenier on scparate collars, especially those made of fine sheer crepe. Bou- doir caps are taking a prominent place in_holiday retailing. Lace and embroidery houses report that dress, waist and underwear houses are showing a more pro- nounced inclinstion toward the use of these forms of trimming than in re- cent seasons. The demand., however, has not‘taken any particular form. Dress-trimming houses are prepar- ing their spring lines. In veilinzs there is a general demand of fair pro- portion. Gloves continue scarce and high, and buyers are anxious as to the supply for distant requirements. NOTES FOR TRAVELERS. There is a nightgown designed es- pecially for travelers who mu the night on the cars. It has in which toilet articles inay ed, end a faped elr‘erdQ! i liner with crepe de chire, of emnbroid- trip from the berth to the dressing room. A stiff hatbox cut to equal the depth of the hat and placed over the hat will be found to be a mcst ef- fectual way of preserving its fresh- ness during travels. Underwear and other little acce: can be packed neatly on: either side to mvent the box and hat from swaying. A nice way to keep néckwear, rib: bons and such things smooth when packing in a suitcase is to put them berween the different leaves of a magazine. This -takes up less room than a box in a suitcase and is very convenient wken removed to the dresser drawers, as it keeps these small .articles smooth and nice. Sometimes when traveling or visit- ing there is pressing need of a laundry bag and none at hand. If one can procure any sort of a common towel, a bag may easily be made. Fold the towel in halves and sew up the sides to within six inches of the top. Fold the tops over outside and stitch across, leaving an Inch space for the drawstrings, which may be of tape, ribbon or anything that happens to be at hand. Such a bhag will serve its purpose and can readily be converted back to a towel when the need is over. WELCOME GIFTS FOR THE NEW BABY. ‘What a host of levely things there are to make for the mew baby, and the mother does so appreciate gifts mage by the’loving fingers of friends and relatives. A white layette is always in good taste, but touches of color add a charm. Pinic is sanctioned for the girl and pale blue is chosen for the boy. A gift always welcomed is a car- riage robe, either for summer or win- ter use. Those of soft The Aerial Marvel From the New Yorl; Hippodrome in Daring and Wonderful % mmmmzmmun TRANGLE BESSIE BARRISCALE in “A CORNER IN COLLEENS™ FEATURE A Delightful Romance of Old Ireland Produced by Thomas H. Ince in Five Parts . TWO REEL KEYSTONE COMEDY || = CONCERT ORCHESTRA EREC MARY PICKFORD i “LESS THAN THE DUST Matinee 2:15 10 Cents; Evening 6:45 and 8:45, 10-15-20 Cents stewards on the large Atlantic ln- ers. Matinee at 2:30 Eve. at 7, 8:30 All Seats 10c Paramount paNiEL FROHMAN Presents Plctures " THE POPULAR SCREEN FAVORITE DONALD BRIAN IN AN AMUSING PHOTO-PLAY COMEDY “The Smugglers”’ PATHE WEEKLY ] PATHE COMEDY ‘Women constitute about 20 per cent of the wage earners in this country. Lady Fisher is one of the few Brit- ish women who possess th¢ decoration of the “Chefekat.” Louise Daniels Wirth, niece of Sec- retary of.the Navy Daniels, is a mov- ing -picture actress. Mrs. Ada H. Millisen of Oregon is a leader in the good roads movement in the Pacidc states. The girls’ bureau of Cieveland, O., has Teceived a state graant of $2,500 a year his is said to signify official recognition of the commission of labor and the state labor exchange system under the direction of the girls' bu- reau as part of Cleveland’s industrial commission. AUDITORIUM MICNON and PAULA ANDERSON SHAY in THE CITY OF ILLUSION A STIRRING SOCIETY DRAMA IN 5 ACTS 13 mobilists have the matter largely in their own hands. Unlcss they learn to exercise greater caution they will find the people of the sta that they will quite likely str.ctions beyond a!l reason, whick will create a hardskip- If automcbil- istc which to uvoid laws that are toe strict they should be very careful tc observe the lJaws we have.—Norwalk Hour. ered linen or some soft tufted silk, are finished with a lace plaiting and pos- sidly a cluster of the satin ribbon flowers or a large flat bow at one end. Another welcome gift is the little morning wrapper made of padded silk crepe. Mothers. do not object to snug bonnets made to match, as these gargents are frequently utilized as first coats, they are so easily put on. The assortment of pillows for the bahy cradle or carriage ‘s tascinating. One can make use of all kinds of lovely bits of lace. emoroidery, linen, net and even brocades ins fashioning these. They may be square, long or rownd; just now the round cnes are particularly- pcpular, For y oc- casions, when the wee one is on par- ade, the soft pink or nale blue brocade covered pillow with a large fine filet motif almost covering the top makes a welcome adjunct Whatever the shape chosen, these little slips of liren sheer batiste or net ornamented with Irish crochet, real! Valenciennes or Venttian lace must he lined or put on over\a silk covered pillow of down. Among the other gifts in tke tine of equipment for the crib or carriage are thn veils of sheer or coarse net to pro- tect the baby from flies or mosquitoes, The most attractive of these is of the square. mesh net, with wreaths of the Dresden flowers don2 ir_cross stitch in the corners. When edged with an imitation flict Jace and insertion under which the narrow colored ribhon can be run, the effect is charming. ‘The ordinary white net, finished with lace around'the edge, and clust- ers of the satin flowers with the ros- ettes at the cormers, make attractive baly preserts. If one cares to put more time, more stitches and possibly more ex- nse into the gift, there are fas- cinating slips on the long- dresses with the old-time pane! front, handsomely embroidered. and to be used for the christening robe. One can make adorable linen booties whichéare washable. with a lace cro- cheted around the top and a tiny T ette bow below the ‘strap, which has an embroidereé design. The old-time booties crocheted out of the fuzzy wh:te wool with pink or blue borders are never old-fashioned, and find a happy place in the layette. SHOWS 2:30, 7 and"8:40 Mat. 10c—Eve. 10c and 200 Monday Tuesday CANDLE SHADES. Stenciled designs on candle shades are most aliuring, especially if the de- sign on the shude appears on pillows, runners and hangings in the room. WHAT SUGAR DOES. When a metal teapot is not in use put a lump of sugar into the pot and s will prevent its becomins musty. FRANK DANIELS In a Doctor By Proxy HEARST NEwW WEEKLY PICTOR‘AL RECIPES. Italian Cutlm——h‘our ounces of macaroni, one small onion, one ounce of margarine, herbs and seasoning to taste, three ounces of lendls, half ounce of bread crumbs. Cook the macaroni for twenty minutes in fast boiiing watcr. Chop tle cmon finely and fry it to a light brown with the margarine. Add the lentils, previous- ly soaked with a gill of water strained from the macaroni and simmer a!l to- getber until the lentils ars.done. Now mix in the egg, well beatcr, the <rumbs, macaroni and seasoning, and shape into cutlets. If the miziure is not stiff enough add more crumbs. Flour well and fry in deep fat. ° cannot tell what is up t‘hore. and as for the weather, I wouldn't know a day ahead whether to put on a thin shirt or a raincoat. I only know the weather, as it is, or has been, so I'm not qualified to criticize the weather- man. Neither do I want to. Now, perhaps Mrs. T is one, who has been hidden away in remote Voluntown, and thinks she can supplant these two weather writers, whose letters appear oceasionally. Perhaps she knows ex- actly (some women do) what kind of weather we are going to have a week from Friday. Let her come forth, and inform us. It would save lots of trou- ble if we could only know. Anyone, even myself, can keep track of the weather -as it is handed out to us, and then compare it with the predictions, and prove mistakes, for sometimes we are fooled by the funny, old weather, but I have vet to meet the person who can vouch for what is coming. So, if Mrs. T is a shark at it, let’s give her a chance to come forward and iet us know what we can depend on. rd like to know if next Sunday is going to be pleasant, so I can take out my new car? Perhaps when Mrs. T gets to be as old as Horace Jghnson (I don't know about the Cloud Digger) and he is 96 or so, I wonder if her mind will be as clear and keen and in the same condition to write the intelligent let- ters that he favors us know him personally, to be a harmless, ‘Whether there is a principle of speech involved in this Waterbury case or whether it is sometking deep- er which will have a lasting eff. is a question. If it be only that th Mockus vely doubts the thnt&l storfes of the whale and Jonah and Adam and the apple and seeks tc give light to an eager people the inutter is_simple. but if he is a blasphen: who is threatening to undermine the whole religious structure he should be suppressed and by whatever laws that ies can bring to b We still have a large foreign efe- ment in the populatior. of this coun- try, credulous folks who aFe zpt to take as eimple fact what the more educated ones tell them and they must be protected. Free speech must not interfere with law and order and those who set it at deflance should be punished because their teachings are apt to have considerable effect with the uneducated.—Meriden Journal * Crumb Cake—This cake has the ap- peatance and taste of a much more expensive one and is easily made. Mix thoroughly, as for die crust. one-half cup of lard. onme cup cof sugar, two cups_of fiour and one teaspoon each meg, cloves and cinnamon. Set one cup of this mixture. To the remainder ad one g3, two tablespoons of molasses and one teaspcon of soda dissolved in one cup of sour milk. Mix well and pour into a greased baking pan; then over thddtop crumble the cuptul of reservedymixture. Bake in a moderate oven about thirty minutes. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Electric Signs Show Progress. Mr. Editor: We seem to be pass- ing through an era of reform, so to speak. New sidewalks, signs all to come down that stick out from the face of our business building, city barn to be removed to the Aump, ev- erything in the shape of so-called objectionable features that mar the beauty of our fair city are tc be re- moved excepi the immense clock right in the middle of the sidewalk on our principle business street and the red gasoline pumps that stick out like a gore thumb on about every business street in our city. If the improve- ment so called is to take place, just why the gascline pumps and clock are allowed to stay and the up to date electric signs ‘that are a sign of prog- gers must go is beyond comprehen- sion. Mr. Editor, we have a maunicipal sidewalk on Laurel Hill avenue. Bill, come over and look at it and see what you think of a progressive govern- ment that makes the private citizen put in a sidewalk subject to the ac- ceptance of our progressive city gov- ernment and then patches up its own sidewalk andleaves such an abomina- ble piece of work that it is a dis- grace to any city or the ones that are running it. If it is not convenient for you to come over in the daytime, Bill, you can come over after dark as we have got light and don't have good hearted, jolly and kind old man, who wishes to see naught but good done on this old earth, and if he has & hobby of gazing at the stars, and makes mistakes occasionally, he is no different from the many people we come in contact with. 1t takes all kinds 6f people to make a world, and all kinds of letters to fill up the editorial column. I won- der what the next will be. At any rate, I'll express my thanks for the space I have consumed, and hepe I haven’t bumped anyone’s head by my remarks. ANOTHER ONE. Jewett City, Dec, 9, 1916, bs are important on the list of baby requisites. Some of these are no mere than’ filmy bits of real lace and linen over a padding, while a more practical style is of a fine white pique with a scalloped edge. NEEDLEWORK NOTES. Many of the new workbags that can made of silk or cretonne show Cords, instead of ribbons, with fringed tassels as a finish. The pecple of the city of Bridgeport have been denied the promised advan- tages of a simplified form of local government becausc of a caluse in the referendum act which was Cestined to make aproval impossibic. The peo- ple of the city of Springfield have votad against a similar form of local government because they apparently havé no_reasou to di e or distrust the form of government they have at present. In the one case, we have a method of casting a popular vote which makes an approval extremely difficult, and, in tae other, we have a method which makes for the opposite resilt. Between the two methods we see that after 21l it is not the kind of local government that counts so much with the voter as what the public of- ficials do uhder the d of govern- ment in existence. ies want the simplified form of government in the hope that it will correct the abuses which have sprung from the compli- cated form. A few want the simpli- fled form because it promises better results, but the great mass of voters are moved by other emotiors. What- ever form of local governmeut is put forward for popular consideration, there should be no obstacles placed in the way of the referecndum. 'The ma- Jority of those voting should decide the issue. Those who bave not in- tercst enough to vote ought not to be When the lower portion of a flource wears out, do,not throw away the underskirt; buy wash ribbon or silk braid and, after cutting ,away the worn part, bind the edge and let down the skirt by adding a yoke at the top. Erroncous Report’ About Norwich Red Cross Goods. Mr. Editor: Having learned of an erroneous report relative to the dis- position of the goods sent by the Nor- wich Chapter of the American Red Cross, for war relief in Europe, 1 beg leave to make the following state- men In the use and distribution of sup- plie! Boudoir caps ave good _gifts for young girls. A new embroidered sort is made in the style of a Dutch cap, with the embrnidery in Delft blue or in tlack on a eheer white muslin ground. for war sufferers, the American Red Cross is governed by the requests of the chapter making the donation. That the wishes of the Norwich chap- ter have been respected is evident, by the letters of receipt, acknowledging the arrival of those supplies. One case- of. woolen hose was ship- SILK NET DURABLE. Silk nets, expensive, of course, but more durable than tulle, come in ev- ery color of the rainbow and every shade of the colors. Taey have less crisp airiness than tulle, buf are very to carry a lantern any more. Only one thing to look out for, Bill, don’t come over after a rain unless you wear rubber boots. ped to Italy, one case infants' cloth- ing to Saloniki, for the Serbian refu- gees, one case infants’ clothing to France for Belgian es.. The remaining cases of Hhospital supplies and hospital garments were sent to the American Relief Clearing House in Paris and t.hms distributed to needy hospitals France. ' These shipments are all accounted for in the testimonials of gratitude from Thiais, Pontasson, Paris, me, Si- foniki, etc., which may be seen at any time, upon the bulletin board of the local Red Cross uarters. CAROLINE R. PEs'Rm'. Norwich, Dec. 9, 1916. —_— lovely and so soft that they allow great fuilness of siirt or flounces. Made over chiffon, they must he held out by crinoline or by a petticoat, if they are to stand out; but many women like fullness without cxagger- ated flare or silhouette width, and a satin lining with enough satin frank- 1y used on the outer part of the frock to raise the slip from the rank of lin ings, is often used in place of chi: A bit of plain color in substan- tial material is, in fact, introduced up- on the outside of many of the filmiest frocks. PACK IN PAPER BAGS. In traveling you can pack the great- est quantity of things in the heavy paper envelopes used by the stores in delivering veils, ribbons, lace and so on. Save all the available ones and when preparing for a trip pack and label these envelopes for stbckings, gloves, handkerchiefs and the like. Things packed in this way can be] readily fourd when wanted. TO CLEAN WHITE PAINT. To clean white paint®that has not been Warnished put upon a plate some of the best whil have ready some clean, warm water and a piece of flan- nel. Dip into the water and squeeze nearly dry; then take -as much whit- ing as will adhere to it, apply to the paint, when a little rubbing will in- stantly remove any dirt or grease. ‘Wash off well with water and rub dry with a soft cloth. Paint thus cleaned looks equal to new and without doing the least injury to the most delicate color. It will preserve the paint much given an undue influence in the re- sult. This is by no manner of means minority government, axcept in the imagination. If New Haven has oc- casion to pass upon a simplified form of #overnment, it should be aliowed to do eo with the end in view of having thoxe control who teke the trouble to vote,—New Haven JournaFCourier. BILL, THE SECOND. Norwich, Dec. 9, 1916. —_— The Weather. Mr. Editor: What next? We have been favored with arguments on suf- frage, liquor question, slavery, church affairs, dogs, sheep, and now comes one on the weather. The Southerner is trying to keep up her end of the rope, and judsing from the length of heg discourse, she must be one of those" sit-easy ladies, who is a de- scendant of one of the classes in the south where the ladies did nothing but breathe. Evidently she is not a business woman, or she couldn’t take time to write a letter Quite a while ago, popped into print, offering a vacant some- where in Yantic, where the writing contestants might bring the subject to a close, by bumping their heads to- gether there. That was a flne sug- jal report. In the who pops into automobiles killed 48 persons in the fcim Ot lcity of New York. As compared to ut the mortality rate from tnwmobxle accidents should be higher in New York flnn in Connecticut, for the reasons nfli': there is sncmrplnhl' and that the total m\lb\ n - ed in a teryitory only fractionally as large as that occupled by the poonu of Connecticut The population of Connecticut is less than one-th of’ New York city. Obviously u we can keep our automobile killings at least in the same proportion to those in New York we are not making a showing. | ‘OTHER VIEW POINTS Anwmoblles killed 22 people in Con- ut in November, e nsdod subject to argue on! is more undecided, oOr unexpected sometimes, than the ever-changing, fickle weather. To be sure, we al- ways get some of one kind or another, and if one or two, (besides Horace CONCERNING WOMEN. Women are to be employed