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&iorwich Bulietin and Qoufied 122 YEARS OLD Subseription price 1Zc & week; 500 a rionth: $6.00 a yean Entared at the Postoffics at Norwich: Coaa., s second-ciass matter, Telephone Callsy Bulletin Business Office 480. 4 Bulletin Editarial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Orfiee 35-2. Willimantie Offce. €25 Masin Street. Telephona 213 Norwich, Saturday, Aug. 17, 1918, GIRCULATION 1001, Sverags .....ececseer... 4412 ....5,925 10,105 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusive- Iy entitled to the use for Tepublica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise cradit- ed in this paper and aiso the local news published herein. All righfs of republication of epecial despatcheg herein are also eserved. 1905, average . August 10, 1918..... “Right is More Precious than Peace” SCHOOL DRAYS. As a school teacher Experience is sed high-line, and this is his bus- time in the world's history. perience is teaching us lessons of al, self-sacrifice, the value o’ action and the brotherhood man xperience has awakened us to the good to have our ex- our fool notipns 1 false pride e is teaching ug that ev- somebody, excapt thoss and conceit repre- gent inertia and the hauble of pride. The world is sensing as never before that “each succeeding day s the seholar of the day that went before " Every man's liberty is s future is safe emergency we are faelng having the effect upon us of a mil in peril and n clectric arc zhts il umm’um" the| Cark ages. We are se what never expected to see on this earth and we are feeling something of the sorrow the Savior felt bhefore the Banhedrin for the wickedness of those He would have blessed Experience is giving us school davs from which there is no-playing truant ond in which we are lea g ‘unfor- gettable lessons. We have become aware that relig- ious iitusi religio manla, is something w than delerium tre- mens when fully developed. We have been forced to recognize that conspiracies represent the wick- edness of royalty and threaten wellbeing of the world. Yes, these are school-days in which we are learning to be true to cur fel- lewmen, true to our honest convictions true God. LABCR AS A LAMB, Labor always has been ways likely to be the ficeced Without iabor nothing would per, not even those who liv wits, There is no real reason why plover and empioye should be other| than friends even though their atti- tude to ome another has heen magde to appear more like two* nny cats. If labor was no: patient it could not so easily be oppressed: and if it was not so credulous it could not be €0 constantly made profitable to those 1 by their wits rather than the and to and lamb 1s al- to b pros- by their em- | who live ‘m. D. Haywood, one of the mas- eaders of the 1f wealthy by A ow they were underpaid and pt down Dy the rjch. When he first began bis eareer ad a labor campatgn. er he received $150 a month; as he grew in pop he advanced his price to one thousand dollars a month; end when conscious that he was on the crest of the wave of popularity he demanded 00 a night and would not speak for less. At five dollars a day it would ta 0 men's work to meet the tax upon labor for one day's ser- vice of this “leader.” There is no record anywhere that a iaborer or labor leader ever refused to become a capitalist; hut creating and sustaining prejudice betwWen cap- 1 and labor is prejudicial to both, and is it worth what it costs? . There is mever a time when labor is not being fleeced by somebody. It needs organization, it needs counsel, it needs be wary of its overhead ex- penses, and see that the “friends” do not become indeed dictators and mas- ters instead of servants. CONNECTICUT GROWN WHEAT. Comnectieut has surprised the U. S, Food Administration by the prompt responge to the zovernment's appeal for an increased crep of wheat. Foed Administrator Robert Scoville, on Tuesday, Aug. 13th, told the “far- mers at Wethersfield: “A minimum price has been fixed at which the Food Administration Grain Corporation will purchase all wheat cffered at central points. The price for Connecticut, which’ includes the central point price plus freight, is $2.419 per bushel. This price is for basic wheats wiih certain premiums and discounts, ranging from two cents | to seven cents above or below this | mane point of {'nf‘nm])rcht‘nmh{.’: in carload lefa at the prhscl,ul pri- mary markets; for this territory, New York. “The following special rule apples to millers in the New England states: ‘When a farmer brings to the mill wheat, grown by himself, the milier may deliver to him on a toll or-ex- change hasis a sufficient amount of flour without substitutes to provide eight pounds per month for each per- on in his household or establishment until August 1, 1919, provided that the farmer signs the certificate and the miller has reasonable cause m be- lieve the truth thereof. “The certificate provides that the armer obtaining flour in this manner shall certify that the wheat deliv- ered by him to the mill was srown on his farm, etc, etc. ers are required to mill all wheat offered to them at a fair price not to exceed 35 cents a Lushel, ex- cept in cases where special permis- sion has been granted for a higher charge, and the farmer is entitled to a return of the bran and middlings for his wheat. “The miller may purchase wheat directly from the farmer for the pur- pose of grinding such wheat into but of course any flour <o ground must be sold under the rules d regulations limiting the amount ch may be sold, and with the re- red amount of substitutes. ‘Grain dealers and millers may pur- chase wheat for use in animal fe ovided the wheat in such feed mix res’ does not exceed 10 per cent. the total.” e HOW AMERICANS LOOK ABROAD. with the affectionate admiration, with the trust tions towards our country without feeling even more profoundly .and reverently than hefore the high privi- lege of being an American citizen. and without being stirred by a solemn sense of the obligation to do what- ever he individuallr may be capable of doing, to prove himself a worthy servant of the great repubdlic in as well as in Deace, and an ear and sincere helper, however mod lv and humbly, towards the real tion of her hi sion.” ) ideals and lofty F THE RED CROSS. of the Red Cros the in THE WCRK G The work in view to ind. pictures the work in thess words: aris today is merely tion. where Rel (ross furnishes medical care, ood, clothing, shelter and transportafion. In sever departments of the Cross is supplyir inciuding more or less permanent in- stallation of families in new homos. All organizations, inclug ment fgencies, are cooperat, the Red Cross suppivi ater part of the food and eeded. and at manv ro command of the situation. “An idea of the amount chandise thus distributed can be sained from a message from Major T'erkins recently received. For one included 136000 articles of 20,000 pairs of shoes. 18,060 of furniture, 13,000 Kitchen 0,000 pieces of nedding? of condensed milk great quantites of other foodstuffs. Some eizghtv-three thousand people were thus directly reached The reason Germany assails the Red Crogs is because its complete de- struction would. weaken its enemy. Everything which tends to strengthen the enem clothing taking of mer- pieces EDITORIAL NOTES. Do not be disturbed if vou can't pronounce the names of French towns lgst or captured. One correct in three 5 you a high batting average. Why should farmers not receive medals as well as warriors? The In diana farmer who harvests 100 bushe! to the acre receives a gold medal this vear: 'io bushels wing a silver medal, and a bronze one. 'Rah for ths farmers who go over the top! The Boston Globe hears the Augus: crickets ringing sleighbells, and the Detroit Free Press hears the cicoda playing the victrola. The locusts seem to be running something be- tween a flute and, a harmonjum. It seems good to have the sun shin- ing on our side of the fence, while Germany is having dark days, ~The hay fever clique is never ex- pected to enjoy itself when it gets to- gether. What is crime? Stealing a province a feat! Stealing a million a bril- liant achievement; and stealing a loaf of bread a crime. The Germans are so sharp in trade that they are calculating after the war to succeed in “swapping black dogs for white monkeys. You never think of soap as curren- cy, but it will buy parrots and per- fume in Malta, or a mandolin in Sic- ily. Uncle Sam’s depth bombs are churning up the Atlantic ocean off shore, and the U-boats are being men- acingly jarred. The war is working out for Ameri- ca a new future. We shall 211 be ashamed to return to the old ruts. When the day is dark and dreary remember the sunshine in your mind. We have been saving caylight all summer, but we do not seem to have any more on hand than ever. The western primary elections show when polities have been “adjourned” from patriotic motives the “tics" keep right on ticking. Negroes in South Carolina have 2 right to vote who cannot write their rame; but a New England woman capable of writing a new declaration ef independence is not to be, trusted with the ballot. So'long as the Salvation Army lassie with hot coffee follows the sol- diers closely at the front there is no danger of their going over the top, as Senator Brandegee describes them, with “ice-water and belly-ache!” President Paul Warburg of the Na- tional Reserye bank, was the man for the place, and his resignation 1s as ! price. The Food Administration Grain “muu will buy all wheat offered honorable to himself as his services were unpertant te lhe cnunl.ry Mr. Otto Khan of New York, f nancier and one of the war pamphleteers, after hav spent some time abroad, has this to sav| from an inspection of the situation: 0 American can see what our army and navy are doing in Europe n the way of fighting, of planning, constructing, 'administerinz, ne one can see their morale, spirit and be < without being deeply thrilled with pride and gratitude, American can ccme in touch and faith of the aliied na-|{ and | Thoughflus people have a way of driving spike$ " into the very hearts of those they love and who lové them. Thlnk of a father cursing his sen or a mother calling her daughter “a worthless jade!" Harsh words said by parents to children have wrecked them for life. The words of impa- tience cut like a knife. Impatience is less of self-control, or in other words a reign of insanity which every human soul has power to prevent. The power. of impatience for evii is almost beyond comprehension. Jer- emy Taylor pictured it thus: “Im- patience turns‘an ague into a fever, a fever to a plazue, fear into despair, anger into ruge, loss into madress and sorrow to amazement.” In the family patience is a good “example and impatience a bad one. The Chi- this proverb: *Patisnce is power; with timc and patience the mulberry ieaf becomes silk.” If you were never interested enough | in flowers to grow seedlings you arei still unaware of the wonder ang joy of nmew creations in horticuiture, The joy of a newly marked flower which may he attained every year .is worth! working for: and the excitement which follows the production of a new type is simpiy intoxicating. I have grown mcre than a thousand seedling dahlias in the past twenty years and have found much plaasuel in 'the \novel and pleasing resuits.; The othér day a lady hoarded a trol- |t {ley car in which 1 was riding with a magnificant cactus dahlia in bher hand, the bizgest, waxiest petalled, gleaming, golden-hued cactus dahlia I ever . It seemed to be a veri- table “Kohinur,” or “Star of the t “Kohinor” or “Star of the;} i » oor ¢ Mogul” among s as these stones are ranked among diamonds. I could not help} wondering ‘how a flower-grower: felt when he saw first burst upon his | sight fr a seed such a floral won- i uch a miracle of beanty. The spirit of transmutation which put such {graca and beauty into the flower of a new plant must be similar in power to genius in man, I had the pleasure and the honer tof being up among the gree tains of Eastern New Y moun- known as “the Berk Farmer ” in July, and had a won- d: uily good time. I do no know jwhich is the most entrancing the golden bordered green b early _morning, or the glory the hills Jater as the day “Did you ever see a|l hower a-forming?” in- quired “The of me late one! afternoon. Such a phenomenon of | iyn ture T assured him I had never| He pointed out ahove a "nonrtfi' to the Eastward a blac cipud of moderate size which w taking size and depth of color. “Every drop of mist” said he “cen- tains one or more electrons and when | the cloud has drawn to itseif a su- perabvundance of positive or nega- tive eiectrons it will immediately pro- " in the | f the ‘urd to equalize its forces and will|® | announce its character. Wel!, thisj dense black cloud began to spread itself over miles of space perhaps, | which to us anly seemed to be acre and when to the cy | broad a hundred-ners fisld a le of thunder left no doubt that it was born: and ahbout to correct its errors then away i went into the Connect {cut river vallev on its wet and fiery entourage. It was indeed a sight worth seeing. ter recently called attention ¥ ever peonle are al money!” It how many folks think they are Cclever who are not. is because | they haven't a clear n of \matg really is. reall | person must be quick must be e T to Garei " which of suyccess. It is ex- ed in adaptability, the power to apd oyercome exigencies or “lever people are not com-| are superior, for they have | is foundation to be equal to all demands putupon | them, hcnce they are worth ali it} sts to command their servic You may have heard some one “r'd as soon be called a fool as io| be calleq clever” T is really aj | fool's conc of the meaning of | the word. verness Is really akin io , and if vou ‘re clever you are | s werth the salary paid you. | il e e e e e to fuily enjoy life and we should take | the thrills as th: come and pay as | little heed as possible to the shocks, | The violations of the conventionalities | and various otber things neither agree | with oul tastes nor ccmmand our com- mendation. but we are not compelled | to express our condemnation, which | of itself might be of little impor- | tance to others and no satisfaction to | us. It a mistake to fail to recog- ni that we differ greatly in opinions upon ethical as well as poli- ical and religious and that | none of us have commissions as regu- | lators. We are mnot obliged to tolerate | any thing wicked or vile or vulgar; | {but there is such resiliency to human | ]lfe that it is self-correcting in many | respects, and will do so without in-| terference or direcxion from any one The I-am-holier-than-thou-attitude | usually does more harm than good. Good intent is often a disturber of the peace and subject to disrespect. If through the trials of this war we are thoroughly taught self-denmial it will’ be a blessing to all of our peo- ple. It is one of the most essential Christian qualities; and if practical would make our blessings more abun- dant. He is indeed a brave soldier who battles his own faults to preserve his virtues. Those who think they are getting somcthing for nothing in! life are a failure, for We get in life what we earn as we earn it, for every duty brings its peculiar delight, evi denial its appropriate compen- sation and every thought its recom- pense.” What we do is of more real |value to us than what we possess. Money cannot even ward off poverty since if we are spiritually poor we have missed the riches which make secure the soul. There was never a greater truth spcken than this from Confucius: “He who wishes to secure the good of others has already se- cyred his own." Seif-ingpection we are told is the\ best cure for self-esteem. Dissatis- faction with self-esteem. Dissatis- sciousness we need repairs. and is an inspiring factor in self-improvement. It is of more importance to us to know what we are than what our progenitors were. Our ascent should be held to be of more account than our descent. It is greater to be an an- cestor than to have one, although it is such an honor to have a pedigree; but the dog without a pedigree has often proved to be superior to the dog which has one of great significanee. Greatness is not to be sneezed at, but littleness in its relation to greatness is never magnified and is often con- sidered unaccoyntadle. Family pride is not to be scouted if it sustains the record of the forbears it is proud of. I bave noticed no family tree has perfect fruit; and it looks as if the Lord meant the family trees should dn their imperfection very much re- semble one another. Some one conceived the idea man and misery are twins. Since we create more than haif our woes the figure does not seem to be a good one, Many people have a way of mag- nifying and perpetuating miseries. It was Addison who pointed out that “misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.” While there is al- nese mind from observation wrought i |sena vou ome, but | gink. |a telescope.” " FROM PRWATB ™ mon “Dear Priend Miss Brown: I guess maybe you won't remember what vou suid to me about writing to you that night befere I left for camp when [ walked home with you from Flossy’s, Lut please try and remember and don't just think I'm a fresh gink for writing. Well, this is some couyntry down here and we had some trio down and 1 wished you could see how pretty it is. There's an awful lot of flowers and the folks down here seem to think us boys is all right from the way they treat us. Most of the time 1 don't get homesick or anything, only scmetimes I think ef the good time we had over to Fiossy's that night and wished I could be there again, 1 hope you won't get sore at me for writing to ou and that you'll answer this letter a few minutes to spare. JAMES McMAHON. — Dear Friend Miss Brown: I guess maybe you don’'t know how good it feels for a fellow to get a letter ‘rom a young lady like vou when he's such a long way from his home town, or you wouldn't have said what you did|( about me just kidding you aiong when 1 said how glad I'd be to get a latter from you. I was some glad ana that's w kid, and I think your handwriting grand and I'd be happy I ecould write half as good. We certainly are having one grand ime down here. There's a fellow in cur campany that I chum with a bit and he’s a southern fellow and has some -friends in this town, so when we can get leave together they invite us out there and we gure have & classy time. One of the girls out there is awful pretty. She maies me think of some kind of a flower. a magnoiia, [ guess it is. I don't know as vou ever saw a magnelia. 1 wished [ could they're awful hard to send. They turn brown every time vou touch them. Your true friend, JIM McMAHON, Dear Grace: Say, was I pretty near tickled to pieces to zet your letter? T thank vou for telling me I can call you by your first name and I sure wanted to all along, but i didn't dare for fear you'd think I was a fresh I think it was grand of you to swer o soon apd your letters can't cver come any too thick to suit me. Yes, my chum znd me was out to those friends of hig @ coupie of nights ago 3 we had a swell time and all Lut not anv sweller than what we had over te Flossy's that night. 1 cer- ly wished you could see this coun- It's grand. 1 guess I'll now and I certainly hnm vouw'll answer real soen. Yeurs trul JIAML McMAHO, Dear Grace: time your letter. 1 1 say voung ladi T gll" answering Gid; v-here my the r asgon. T!‘.ers? a co n'e of tho and one of ha cheeks and one ]‘ S; chy T s magnelia Dblo: Took kind of those flowers. think of to tell vy This is a great u ebout them. ways enough misery to go round. the distribution is from being even: and no one compiains that they have i not received the: are. Small miser ies are sreat aflictions to too many people. Pamily turmoil is a perpetual misery which good hearts and Zood sense read: ate. The misery of some peo; morous to other peo- ple who o 1|~nu see how from so little cause grtat misery grew. ‘“‘Man may see farther through a tear than through but he cannot see him- self as others see him. 4—SHOWS TODAY—4 At 130, 3.15, 6 and &€ P. M, Charles Ray in the 5-Part Paramount Feature The Claws of the Hun They Wouldnt Let Him Go to France So He Started a War of His Own at Home. J. BARNEY SHERRY and GLORIA SWANSON In the 5-Part Triangle Drama “HER DECISION” Current Events COMING PERSHING'S CRUSADES Snndarmm s G—— ) BreeD THEATRE 4—SHOWS TODAY—4 139, 3, 6.15, 8.15 TWO STAR FEATURES CONSTANCE TALMADGE e T “UP THE ROAD “A Broadway Scandal” Hearst-Pathe News DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Building| Take elevator Shetucket Street entrance. Phone {change You see I'm not losing | any more | uess that's all I can | life and 1 wouldn't anybedy in du world,” But T mm 1ie o mave_one e\ening like that one we had at Flos- sy’s when 1 svalked home with sou hefore we go oyer to kndck the kai- ger's block off. Hoping to um from you soon. Yours, JIM. Dear Grace: I sure was glad to get your letter ?nd there’s nobody in the world that T would rather have write to me, but I laid awake ali night pretty near weondering what I could have said to have offended you whep there's nobody in the world 1 wouldn’t rather hurt the feelings of tham You. Honest, 1 don't remember what 1 said about those southern young ladies, tut no matter what I gaid I want to say .right here that you've got 'em beat a huyndred and fitty ways and that's not knocking those yeung la- dxea either, for they're awful nice sirls. said about not writing to -me any more. If you don't, I guess, if I don't get Xkilled. I'll stay over here after the war’s over and heip fix up Franece and the other countries. They'li need a bunch of feliows to work to heln em and I guess that's what I'l do. Bat I wish vou'd write and tell me what T did to hurt vour feelings, for 1 may as well tell you that I don't care what any_other girl in the world thinks of me, but just you and that's how I've felt ever since I first met ¥ou, and it's up to yeu to say you'll marry me when 1 eome back or other- wise I won't come: And so no more at present. lLovingly, JIM. Darling Grace: I hgven't got but a minute hefore 1 got te turn ip, but I'm just crazy with happiness so 1 got to write you a few lines. I've just wrote to my dad to take the litue piece of money I've got in the bank and for him and ma to o and buy you the prettiest rinz they can find. My folks don’t need the menev and they'd be the first ones to want vou to have it. so please don’t think you hadn't eught to_take it. These few lines is all 1 have time torwrite and I'm an awful poor letter yriter anyway, but I guess there ain't llow in this camp or any other cne that's any happier than what T am, and the truth is I'm just as happy as I can be and I feel T couid lick the whole German army just because the pretiiest and the hest littie girl in the world’'s going to be waitiny for me when T ecome back. And so no more at_present. Yours, JIM. Chicago 'News. 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