Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 24, 1917, Page 4

Jiorwich Bulietin and gaue.ee 121 YEARS OLD Sulacription price 12 a weeks Goo a month: $6.00 a vear. Entéred at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., s second-clasa matter. Telephome Calls: Bulletin Business Office 480. : Bulletin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job OtEce 35-2 Willimantic Office, 825 Main Street. Telephone 210-2. Norwich, Saturday, Nov. 24, 1917. CIRCULATION 1901, ave ..4...4412 1905, average November 11, 1917. 9 352 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- Iy entitled to the use for republica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special despatches herein are also OUR LACK OF SHIPS, The question of ships is one that nas been discussed with more or less ‘requency by those who have made a study of war conditions, those who understand the handicaps of this country and those ‘who are directly engaged in building a great fleet of vessels for this government. It is a subject which meeds' all the airing ‘hat it has been receiving for as Rear Admiral Bowles said in an address to the Meérchants' and Manufacturers’ association: “If we are going to lick the Germans évery one must talk ships, ships, ships from now until the end of the war.” The lack of transportation has pre- vented this country from doing as much as It otherwise could have in carrying on its trade before it entered the War, it has capsed serious embar- rassmenf in getting aid fo its allies sinceit entered the gréit Jonflict and it has been the cause of shortages in one thing and another at home be- cause the demands coujd not be met as they were made although had there been the proper facilities, and espec- lly ships, it would have been pos- ble to take advantage of the stored up supplies in various sections of the world which cannot be tapped because there are no available ships to carry tnem. Thus while good progress is being made in the construction of vessel and Admiral Bowles says that the first of the steel vessels order in July wiil be launched ‘today, the needs of the country are such- in this direction that the output should be greatly in- creased especially since’we have still to overcome tie losses which are be- ing caused by the enemy submarines. \ IS SRS SN Rt THE RAILROAD MEN'S ATTITUDE. The result of the conférence be- tween President Wilson and the rep- resentatives of the four railroad broth- erhoods disclosed the all jmportant fact that the railroad men are not placing their own demands above those of the country. This is shown in the statememt which is made by the brotherhoods to the effect that “they want to cooperate in every way that it is at all possible in the suc- cessful prosecution of the war and they fully realize thaf the most seri- vus thing that could oceur during the conduct of the war would be any in- terruption of railway transportation and they, in common with the great body of the people, are determined to 40 everything within the bound of reason. to avoid Such interruption.” That being the attitude of ' the brotherhoods, and that having been shown to be the position of the rail- roads as far as it is within their power to act, there ought to be no zreat difficulty’in getting jogether re- sarding such demands as the men have in mind, but it must be remem- hered that the railroads whose finan- cial conditions were bad enough a year ago but are worse today are in no po- sition to take on additional expenses estimated to be as high as $180,000,- 000 yearly unless they are going to be able to meet this outgn by in- creased inconde, and this is the situa- tion which needs to be seriously con- sidered by the government or by the president if both sides in the contro- versy place the matter in his hands. We certainly eannot get along with- cut transportation or with less. What we need is more and all those who are involved in getting it deserve fair ireatment. PREVENTING TUBERCULOSIS, The annual. campaign in beholf of the Red Cross Christmas 'seals has been opened. The funds which are raised by such a method through na- tional, state. and local campaigns are for the study and prevention of tu- berculosis and an untold amount of &0od has been_ accomplished in this direction already. The work ir so important that there should be no et up therein. There are many demands at the present time upon the people of the country for the support of ome “fund or another and the magnificent manper in which they respond shows ‘conclusively that they are in full ae- cord with': objects and the manner in which tife money is being used. " In ‘view of tWe large funds which have been raised for: other purposes the 33,000,000 sought this year by the |national association charged with this work of cheeking tuberculosis insignifieant, but- because it . seems spall in_comparison with others it ought not to be neglected under the it can be safely left tc others to provide. Becaise Qf the op- portunity which is afforded to con- tribute all- the way from a pemny to as large an amount as can be spared it gives each and every individual a chance to participate. No ‘one can say that it is beyond his means to help for it every individual: bought three. stamps’ the desired-sum would be handsomely exceeded and such a contribution will cause ng one to face bankruptcy. The cause is certainly most . commendable and should hot be overlookeg. —_— FIRE LOSSES. According ‘o ‘a’ repéort which has been made for the month of October the fire loss in the country reached the large sum of $26,000,008. What this means is perhaps best inlicated by comparing it with the losses for the same month In previous years and it is found that it was nine million dol- lars larger than that of last October and twelve million Wollars greater than in. October 1915. With the industrial activity of the country_keyed up to its present pitch and with factories running on -24 hour schedules it can be appreciated that the danger of fire has_been consider- ably increased but iarge contributions were also made to the loss this vear by tMe application of the torch in the hands of the encmy’s agents. This means of course that the or- dinary methods of fire prevention have not enly got to he used. but that they have got to be increased. Vigilance which was considered sufficient a year or two vears ago is inadequate now. Just as much as the imdustrial activ- ity has increased, and business devel- oped in ‘ail 'lmes, “just as great an increase in guarding against the ac- cidental cause of fires as well as acts of incendiarism must be displayed. We are doing our utmest to obtain ade- auate supplies of food and war ma- terials and we have got to see that once they are obtamed that they are not more quickly destroyed through carelessness and the operafions of those who are working in our midst in behalf of the enemy. DESTROYING BELGIAN RELIEF. _ Germany makes a futile effort when attempts to justify the sinking of (he Belgian relief ships by its sub- marines. It was to be supposed that it would put . the -respansibility for it upon the Dritish but that does not furnish any legitimate excuse for de- liberately sending to the bottom ves- sels of a neutral nation which are en- I ‘(aged in carrving the necessities of belief that life to a sufferinz peeople. Germany may eclaim that these ves- cels,. by the loss of “which- there were destroyed many” “thousands of tons. of focdstuffs intended for the Belgian relief work,” and = work which has been made necessary by the cruel and barbarous acts of the German army under directions of th2 imperial German government, sunk whic safe cepied were because they disregorded. rules Gerniany established for v7-but much ean ‘nover -be ac- by the vest of the world~ in siew of the metheds which were used. Had thesc ships attem; cross mine fiéills and been’ mines there ‘would - have been some J-1=txfl- cation for their claim but when they ‘were deliberately sent to the bottom hy the premeditated act of the. sub- marine -commanders fully under- stood their mission of m there is no chance for excuses to be accepted. There might be scmé reason for Germany to claim thaf inasmuch as the British insist upon inspecting ves- sels that Germu is justfied in doing likewise, ‘bist when it deliberately do- stroys relier ships in the cold blooded manner in which it does it cannot es- cape ‘Tespénsibilify for its- acts ~and the record is. bound to_stand against it. . their w EDITORIAL NOTES. The man on the cormer savs: No one ever caiches the furnace going on 2 hunger strike. The time is srowing shorter when Christians will again be in possession of the Holy:City. No onz should take the Liberty loaf, which has reference to bread, as any letup in connéction with war work. Russia jumps from one man of the hour to another like a’fellow cross- ing a stream on broken cakes of ice. There is still plénty of opportunity for those who have the time to knit sweaters. The demand for them is bound to increase. When . Berlin.__meastrgs_ up the ac- complishmenis of the British in the move on Cambrai it looks through the wrong end of the telescope. When the Cuban sugar raisers ask for'a differential rate, they of course are only. asking what the coal mine cperators did and what they got. Rumatia has reason to believe that it is going to get just about as much | assistance ‘rom Russia in the future as it has been receiving in the past. The queen of Austria says the safe- ty of Venice rests ith the Italians which is another way of-saving that Germany controls the conduct of the eiteie - Those who have been between the devil and the deep sea fully under- stand what it meant to the Geérmans to be between General Byne and flight. Poseibly the Germans have extended the submarine zone to include the Azores because they are unable to ‘keep up their average in sinkings oth- erwise. & = What tie letting ‘up of the Russian operations .means. is again indicated by the further withdrawal of German and Austrian divisions from the east- ern front. Hop can’ the kaiser refuse to listen to talk of a separate peace with the Bolsheviki after having sent Lénine to Ruseid to d6 just what he has accom- plished? A ——, President Johnson' of the American league wants baseball players exempt- ed from war service 5o as mot to spoil the game: Hasn't he eonsidered the nnnlflnty employing twotien ? It was tod ‘mueh to éxpect that the submarine toll weuld be kept down to the 1--vest point. but the. from six lq 17- ships. nnk Perhaps you do' riot Fealize hows few perfect human beings there really are. When God made-man the . standard measure of perfection wasn't thought of, but man later invented it Th haven't worked ot hOW many per men there are to a thousand yet, we venture there are morc cre -eyel men to the 1,000 than men who will come to this measure: 5 ft. 8 in, in stature, head measuring on ghth of body, and weight exactly 148 lbs. an‘l 8 ounces. This is rmap’s perfection of course, for the divine perfection has wholly to do with our spiritual ‘devti- opment, and man has never proven himseif to be an artist in this respect; and the number 'per 100g is-not large, whatever is believed of professed Pope ventured to poetize thus: “Who- ever thinks a faultless piece. to sea thinks what ne’er was. nor is. nor ever shall be.” If you think you are about as near peifect as mortal is made do not linger in the illusion. Thoreau calls the ¢ a-dee the only social bird in New England, but robin redbreast is a close ~competitor for this honor; for while the chic-a-dee is oftenest seen feeding from & patur- alists hand, the robin is onge in awhile caught thereon by the camera, and he closely follows the plow and is always companionable with the gar- dener when he is disturbing the earth- worms. The chic-a-dee is a _feafhered acrobat and seems to enjoy doing sur- prising stunts. I saw one seize a sun- flower stem in his claws this week one day, and_ whirl .over and over three times and then sxz_fivtuilv drop to the ground as thously:ft was @ little play he was accustomed to. Since we know that birds do play ias ‘naturaily chilaren do, this 1o ot surprising. The swallows like to play with feathers, and will take them high in the air in their bills, drcp them and then fly and rdcover them befare they “reach the earth. The crested titmouse never said_‘“chic-a-dep=@ee to. Thoreau, for his. classic ears. only heé#rd' “stcli-de- de-ge!™ A governmeri#icommission report stated t Zood; health sented' ten per cent.of éfficienc naturally enough-one wonders what represents.-the otaer 90 -per cenl. Efficiency is fllhelfl ot being equal to the requirem “task or posi- tion. We find hd - cleanti- ness and health and knowledge —and ailizence and temperance and adapt- ability all play their part-in support of efficiency. A man might be efficient who is_ unhealthy “ih many pois.‘;g;ns and perhaps adaptability isses import- ant as knowledge fi*mm in some places teniperance 1S nec- essary for efficiency in all places. If gaod health doesn't represent but 10 per cent, knowledge, adaptability and temperance may represent 75 per_cent. and the other essentials only 15 per | cent. When mathematics are used *0 express qualities all are not likely to agree upon any arbitrary rulipg., in percentage. 3 K T L LA - One day the pest week there. were three nuthatches in_the garden at the same time. more than I ever saw be- fore. They are guick and wary little creatures arraved in the same colored plumage that the crested. titmouse is, and every time they get a tough seed they take it to the pear.tree. place it in a crevice im the bark.and hammer away.at it like a_woodpecker to_break the shell, not seeming to bave strength t0 do the work with their bill as_tha finches do. The descriptions . of *the nuthatch’s note disclose the faultiness, ef the hearing “of, noted naturalists. Burroughs hears it as’ “Yank!”." and Thoreau Qescribes it as “quah!”. ‘and Gilmore eays it is “Tre while it sounds to me like “cr-ec 1t js.as Trumpety a sound as the raucus cry of the biue jay. and In the orchestra of birds the nuthatch is classed as one of the trumpeters. He is one of the prettiest of our small winter birds, ani- in the worst weather makes -the pro- tective cedar swamps his retreat. A near-philosopher - notes that “things have._been going to.the dozs for ages: but the dogs.should -be pa- tient;” or In other words,-they haye not got there yet, and do.not seem: likely to get there. People with sun- shine in their hearts do, pot sea things going that w: Tt is not the b but the bilious who are,seeing awry, and a _good dose of medicine would improve their sight and. under- standing. . There seems to be an.un- written Jaw tha{ nothing can. become so bad that it cannot become worke. This is the point where those who really believe God still rules ind the.r spiritual. consolation. The foreboding soul has within itself dark and un- fathomed recesses which need to be cxplored and illuminated. - Many peo- rle are frightened-half to death-by the shadows of -their .own ' doubts - and fears. Some one has.said you can not get. a great hope -in a little sou but every soul has reom enough f hope to expand. i e Since the trees have. become -bare the biue jays and, the -white-throated sparrows have sped from the garden to the open country where weed seeds and nuts are more plentiful and shel- ter from frost and cold winds is more abundant. The English sparrows coa- tinue in flocks of a. dozen or more ve- casionally, and their young are fat and plump and in their infantile plumage of buff and dark brown are very much prettier than the old birds. I noticed one voung sparrow lately that was pure white on_the nape .of the. neck,. the shoulders, and between the. tail and wings; and quite .a number of the birds have a_well-defined light ring The ha silver Butletin.) discov of Co Curtis, Silver of Con- to_the | (Written Speci; for of Continuing what he regarding the quaint necticut churches, his, bodk on cticut and Its Make llection in the Hartfcrd grégational church, which inclu fine old mug made by \\mnm well, of Bosto by M that church from the mus is the i A Wi to the il Hartford, i In 1883, Will cf Hart. ford, found th 1e posses- sion of J. K. Bradford, of Peru, ill, whose - grandfather, .Dr. - Jercmiah Bradford, Rad_bought it of the church in 1803, for §15. Mr. Cene was able to buy it for $75, and re-presented it to the church. ption, hurch During 1840; the Second Congre: gational church, Hartford, | 1 Lew communion service, ina its ancient silver, melted down The “6ld inscriptions were fait! copiéd, and tell of the Yollow a_tankard given- by John 1746: two cups, ensraved Gift of Mr. Richard Lord to_the ond Charch of Christ in Hartforc “two cups, engraved “The Gift of J. to the South Church in Hariford” two cups, engraved = . church now owns only onc ancient silver, a beaiitif: givenr by William Stanley, Hartford is not the only tewn which has lost its ancient church silver, . Curtis observes. The Consrezational church brook soid its plate 1y it is 'still in e ndds), and the Congregafi of Wallinsford remodeled rlate in 1819, i period, while Co churclies at Wethersfield in n 1815 (fortu its ford plate nea in 1913. The Congregational church in South Windsor owns two beautiful beakers made, by John Potwine, a silversmith | of that vicinity, and -presented by | Governor Roger Wolcott, ir The Congregational church i field .has a beautiful celiection | plate; two handsome tankards, datcd 1753 and 1757; two fine chalicés pro- sented by Capt. John Silliman, in 17 three_beakers and a cup with :a.han- dle. Mr. Curtis' book shows- the: beautiful pieces of old nlate, which have had an interesting history Saturday evening, May 1st, 1779, this’ silver was in the home ‘of 2 de: con. General Sjlliman, and for conven- ience it had been placed in a corner could save might saye the entente na- tions. There is no doubt this natio health will be improved and its r sources strengthened by wheatless, meatless, whickeyless, beerless and to- baccoless days. Too many of us -ara making " killing time on Old Habits’ broad highways. Safety first require us o reserve our man power as wel as ‘our financial powe; h pany the mardc nome, 10 | ancier - > thy 1738 Fia lias peer a_spout namentation elaborate around the bash munion the New 3 {beautiful purchasée ton inquiring how the money c On the fallowing facts, died th zive Chureh of, Christ in New Haven the, sum of fifty for ! ana deacons ‘shall direct.” u rull I New, 15th, 1853, | iedroom: of British oR0, 0T ~PRIEfiCid, their, ways to the making him g DEISONEF....% of the enter and escaped ~ discovery™ irst “Congregational - chuf h, 1: e c¢ollection” of most notewor- i made aholit . of New_ York is a4 small one, ang ufin"urwi by the- additiod of modern times; but the or- on, the handle in .most scralls and masks,” acanthus foli: orng on the. m been Ame tound nteresting “collections of* cém ver in the state belong¥ ita, Congregational churah, It comsists of thirteén caudle-cups and a large 1 basin 2 atter was made by s history Centre" Haven. is unusually, ghteenth century, Mr. v merchant, in In one of the kess, of"nafls; he fo; oney. He merchant, tell beneath a rote to the Bogs1: 5 of his find and 1d be re-= ed to its rightrul owne The reply stated that the kea 'was, bought for - nails, sold for nails, hands,” and Amposfllule to trace so that \h— At- and passed through many it would be conclulled that he wWould ¥ o the church, so had Zht inte’ a baptismal bhak#i. = as ‘tie traditional story® £oda onard Bacon, by the two vén‘of a Jeremiah Atwhter a ricphew “of the origénal Mr. Cuyrtis’ can absolutely y. Mr. 1732, ‘and The will say's; I ath unto the First ryes, we and, beq pounds to be imprpved otherwise, as the pastor: This_8toFy Dr. Bacon in the plate ot s _tod by Taven - Journal-Courier, i " During tha British invasion of Mew S “abeut1699; 1 Kneeiand, made. a4 Hoston of a cargo of d 2 quantite of | Ay of ;mspclas e téwn of S hbe Dartmouth q(.rml its begfnings, when- the ta 6f boys, includ- In- Canterbury was settledy mumhsr-af the - pionee were from rnstable. Apparently far. #n_the “chureh. records. it < the church in- Bar s daughter, in 1716, mor shan two npounds.sterling, which was invested In a silver beaker still in use in the Canterbury church, and in- .seribed, ... The..Gilt . of Barnstable Ghuwche 176,17 : Eelonglvg to the Congregational shunch,, W u}dh-m are three ancient siivar, reako; ribed, “Tohn Cat | Légacy to lhfi hurch inn Windham. Mr. Curtis explains i{hat Cates was jdual, x)rnhahl\ the Barber, says that gland, Crom- Charles is thé" % commission under .. tHe, Fest ration of ‘ates fled to this and, in order to uers, finally settled what is_ now n 1397 AGRAPH He died“the THE *DI i ITcH To BE PCPULAR. 2 MHew. we adl to be like mlaimed Charles: lamb. It was an lonest--coniessione : and -honest peopia will assent towity, Few:of us are depend t aof the good opinic others s mot: to-bepleased at re jngcommendation; Ahen one ue that' he - does not. cart nap of jlinger what R neighbors think of Mith ‘wermust“write ‘Kim dowr ejther as notiquite 8% as-disguising £ pm e THE a turn. The tten tomorrc ind flow like boat high on nded in (he »dy are some of me today ves Of appr cbb our juds served my ( ved my saken me wise neither delit shunned. 1t a by-product life world in my of our sof hum cherished ion from o ation, at y proved our personal pear if we something more. The Son of Ma not believe in_univ “Alag for " He shall speak well an intimation wrons w set to Kknew and His { tavor | had His desertion. Through ences he mov tent only on Who follows an Wants His Money's Worth President W peace until t In other wor to this countr: worth of n Rapi America ente with almost a rapidly been prom re Q gensé- of disanpointment “Ie i probanty secreth ned a {his own failure to win pooularity “Cruinted thatrihaowish to be populs.r is legitimate enemgh-in its way, it | batill, Aike=all ‘good things, capa ? abuse.: When the “liking to be liked becomes with any of us a contriling miotve; the" e flaz of danger is huy out: The' caréful watching _ for plause or ‘censuré, as though eilh one were -a final test of succe mieans 2 wrong standard of judgmenic The politician _anxious only to i a finger on c hvwmhr‘ e, ce*exv 11 th the_retie, “all_those in any smfi‘ w?w ‘hunzer,"1if the first place for praise, are predestined to cssen- tial fajlure. They are never capable £ annot | 1an,,a, chills and fever sort ¥his bekpetual hunt for Haven.in 1779, all the communion sfl- _ver. was pidden. in.a chimney. ip the house of Peaccn -Stephen Ball, corper..of Chapel and whera Yale y High. streets, Tt School new stands. In the Corigregational church, Co- Tumibia, Capt. When of Dartmouth collegé was commemo- rated ‘a few vears aso, is~a’ beaker_ prescnted by’ Samuel Buckingham in - 1756: the centenary of the foumding this s ""‘.}u»m it topcm e that most of us wan Aabout cvopularity -at all think ~#We confuse tha < “to be true to| certain ideals—with the purely _ir}cx- dentat fegture of public . recognition. “The main thing is to do ones particu- Jar =work - with - @il possible zeal and 'efficiendy—whether to the accompan- iment of bouguets or of brickbats be- ing a minor issue. y s ‘more - uncertain minute it may main - than suffer ¥ 0 THE I¢ w— NOTHERS, When the Children_Cough, Musterole on Throats and Chests No telling how develop into croup, or wWors when you're glad you terole_ at,hand, to give pr lief. It does not blister. As first aid and a certain Musterole is excellent. mothers know it. You sho jar in the house, ready for i It is the remcdy for adults, too. | lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tons | croup, stiff necl, asthma, neuralgia, ache, congestion, pleuri T llumbago, pains and | joints, sprains, sore | frosted "feet and cold | often prevents pneu: 30c and 60c jars; rem >on the symptoms n Thousands Rut Re Begins S‘aturtlay Moi’lfl AND CONTINUES UNTIL CLOSlNG_TIME SATUBDAY DECEMBER 18T THIS STORE DEPENDS UPON ITS GROWTH, UPOR THE PATRONAGE OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS - CITY AND VICINITY AND IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT DURING -OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WE FIND. SAVE. ~ Women’s and M|sses Sults 1 about the neck. They quarrel among [} themselves ofteneér: than they assail other birds, and in their wrath will so exhaust their strength that they may be picked up; and in ‘this way many of them fall victims te the cats,” who seldom eat them. It has been prophesied that-the labis party of America will elect their Pres- ident and a majority of Congress in 1820 or the followinz decade.Now an English Bishop has ventured to predict that “before. long the Labor party will govern that country.” -As we Jook at the culmination of the best past rulers could attain for the people there séems to be no room for apprehension that the Labor party, or any ‘party of:lab- orers by any other mame. could: do vrorse—could possibly .create more un- certain world-wide . conditions. than exist today after 2,000 years of exper- imental governpment.. The : power ' of labor is being given great.impetus-by the high-han conduet of .the money power in this as well as in other-lands. But before men can make goyernments right on this earth. they have got to enter into_the. spirit which makes for universal bro aghood Selfish schem- ink s at.he; botiom. el -the-wosld's ilis today and it can mever become an antidote for fl;em The Greek wha (ages -n- faund» nun. “precaution was better ,than repent- ance” had the “safety first” idea; and doubtless it has heen.expressed dm dif- ferent ages in many. different forms. “Look before 'you leap”, is the terse form it took later, and in, this age.of consideration ~the shorter -form ANNIVERSARY PRICE | 319 50 - ° All-Wool Poplin and Serge Dress Skirts which oofl up to $6.85 ~ ANNIVERSARY PRICE . $5.00 Trimmed. Hats _made of Lyon’s Silk Velvet which sold af $8.75. ANNIVERSARY PRICE $485 A!I Wool Serge: and Silk Dresses: which sold at $15.00" _ANNIVERSARY Pmct Si]k V_elvet' Shapes’ : ’s and Misses’ cloth Suits ~All-Wool Serge and - Satin Dresses +~which sold at $19.50 ANNIVERSARY PRICE g -«315.00 Dste M»w fluélm Pettlcoats deep Women’s and Misses’ Pom Pom Coats which sold up to $28.50 ANNIVERSARY PRICE $22.50 White Voile and Batiste Waists ANNIVERSARY PRICE 87¢ Muslin Gowns hand embroidered regular value $1.75 ANNIVERSARY PRICE $1.39