Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 6, 1918, Page 4

Jlorwich Zulletin and Goufied 122 YEARS OLD / Subscrigtion priss (6 & week: 50¢ 3 mesth; $6.00 . year. Postoties st Nerwieh, Com., 2 Entered 2t e wcend -clasm matter. Telephone Cafls. Bulletia Job Offies 35-2. Willlmantic Office, 35 Spring St. Telephone 384-2 e " Norwieh, Friday, Deo, 6. 1918, CIRCULATION Nov. 30, 1918, 10,457 THE REVENUE BILL. Seeretary McAdoo in his annual re- port, in addition to many other things refers to the revenue bill which will provide for the vears 1919 and 1920. He considers it is of great importance that early aetion shoild be taken thereon and points out the difficulty which will,be experienced by the goy- ernment machinery in collecting the taxes, and notes the confusion which is bound to be caused by delay. He figures that the proposition to raise six billion dollars by taxation in 1919 will be sufficient to meet the needs of the country under the pres- ent counditions. That means a reduc- tion of two billions from what it was planned to raise if the war had begn continued, but in connection therewith he believes that congress should now say how much should be raised in the vear 1920. And that is the véry point upon which any delay which may oc- cur will hinge, There is no reason to believe but what congress is ready to approve the six billion tax, but it is quite evidemt that it is not of one mind regarding the four billion in the following year. This does not mean that it does uws consider that very sum may not be necessary, but that it feels, and it can- not help being felt that it is justified 1 it, that such is not the business of thig rongress but of its successor. The tdea of attempting to legislate for the next congress is what is likely to cause any hitch in the early enact- ent of the revenue bill. Sueh an at- tempt to oversten its bourds is un- called for. Whatever the needs are when thé «proper time comes for determining the 1920 tax they will get full consideration. If the emount needed is four billion at that time it will doubtless be voted. If it is less a lesser sum will be vected. BRITISH TRANSPCRTATION AID. Attention is being directed by let- tor writers to the fact that Presitent Wilson in his address handed out no words of pralse for the manner in which the British transports aided in getting the large American army. to ¥urope but 4ld take occasion to men- tion the fact that by far the largest fumber of lives lost in getting the two million to Europe were on a British transport. It can hardly be believed that, though many others may have noted the point referred to, there was any Intention to ignore the great service which had been rendered by Great Britain, for it cannot but be realized that if it had not been possible to get those British ships there would not in all probabllity half the number of American troops in Burope that there were at the time the armistice was signed. Such is plainly shown by the figures of the transport force of the United States Atlantic fleet, which show that of the 2,079,880 American troops sent to Europe up to November 11, 48 1-4 per cent. were carried in British ves- eels. There were 912,032 or 43 3-4 per cent, carried in United States trans- ports, while the rest went in other vessels of this country and those se- eured from France and Italy for such service. £ Thus it is clear what aid was re- ceived from Great Britain. It was able to meet the situation in the right way at the right time and as a conse- quenae this country was able to do much more than it otherwise could kave done, and there is no reason to ruppose that President Wiison s not tully cognizant of that fact, or that ke intentionally withheld eredit for the very important aid, which contributed much to the stopping of the fighting. | THE CABLE CONTROL. In view of the attitude that was manifested at the time the announce- ment was made that the cable com- panies had been seized by the gov- ernment and placed under the control of the postmaster general along with the other wire lines of the country, it fs not surprising that an injunction suit has been brought by the Com- mereial Cable company to prevent the postmaster general from carrying out his claim of assuming contrel of the Yines under the ocean. . Much surprise was occasioned the action because it was done under the claim that the emergency demand- ed it, while it was perfectly evident that the war was over and the emer- gency had ended. If there was any necessity for unifying the cable lines it seems ag though it existed while the war was going on and at the time when the wire lines were taken over, but to wait until the war was over and then act left the matter open to oppo- sition on the grounds that the step under conditions which inf e right to take centrol of was given. Likewise It seems to be & semsible attitude which is taken relative to the opposition when it ig declared that inasmuch as under private control are all possible business, there is no chanee for doing more under a sin- £le head, and this is especially trus when it ig declared that first consid- always been given to gov- ernment business with press.and com- merecial business following in tum. ‘When it comes to the court, however, the whole matter is likely to hinge on the point as to whether the signing of the armistice or the peace treaty enas the emergency. ¥ THE NATION'S NEED. 4 The importance of the right kind of preparedness is set forth by Viee Ad- miral Mayo in'a statement which he made in New York this week relative to the war, He makes it plain, as has been so often urged, that it is far bet- ter to insure peace by properly de- veloping the army and navy than it is to be forced into a fight through con=~ tempt" for our fighting ability even though victery crowns our efforts. “Congress in dealing with military and naval matters, should realize,” he declared “that it is better to spend a few hundred millions for adequate preparation which is .protection against war—than to have to spend hillions of treasure and thousands of lives in war itself.” This he preceded by the opinion that “If our navy had been what it is today and if we had had universal training, these last four years would have been years of peace. The conflict just ended would never have been begun by Germany if she had not been contemptuous of us as a milgary nation. No other conflict will be Begun by anybody if the United States keeps alive her possibilities on land and sea.” = Thus does Admiral Mayo not only support the recommendations of Sec- retary Daniels and President Wilson for the giving of proper attemtion to our naval programme, but he puts in a strong plea in behalf of universal mil- ttary training. This has been advo- cated for a‘long time as a peace meas- ure, It will unquestionably come in for greater attention than ever at this or subsequent gessions of congress and it cannot fail to be regarded as ome of the things of vital concern to the couniry in the vears to come. Tt doesn't mean militarism, but the end of it. TELEGRAPHIC CONTRACTS. 4 It is rather a curious stand which has been taken by the comptroller of thé treasury when he declares that a felegraphic order to a manufacturer giving him a contract for a certain amount of zoods cannot be réspected. It is undoubtedly true that such a contraet could not be enforced by law, but there can he little question but what it was made in good faith and with the idea of having the manufac- turer take the necessary steps in the way of securing the required mater- fal and machinery, if needed, for car- rying it out. It can be imagined that thers would bave been something said to the man- ufacturer holding such a telegraphic contract if he had totally ignored it and had fafled to do anvthing that would have held up the necessary pro- duction under such circumstances. It can be imagined what might have been sald about his loyalty and patriotism. The contracts in question were made in good faith. They were authorized by a duly accredited government rep- resentative and they were accepted by the concerns which hold them. It was an accepted way of at least carrying out the preliminary work of arranging for supplies and getting the industries at work upon the details of fulfilling them. The stand of the compiro'ler may serve for a time to hinder the adjust- ment following the cancellation but there can be no question byt what proper reimbursement must be made. It is not to be expected that the man- ufacturers are to be paid for. work which has not been done but they must be treated fairly under the cir- cumstances and there can be no ques- tion but what that will be done even if it has to be by direction of con- gress. EDITORIAL NOTES. The man on the corner says: Habit hag a way of leading people around by the nose. Peru seems to be keeping its head although it is quite evident that it doesn’t like Chile sauce. From all indications it looks as if there would be quite a little time yet for tourists to complete seeing Ameri- have been byt about|ca. Perhaps it is Chile's idea to go to war while it is possible to try out the latest fighting devices while they are new. When the former kaiser declared “our future lies in the sea” he made a very bad guess about those under- water boats. The children are not doing any per- ceptible worrying over the fact that the German toys have been given a cold reception. “I loved ‘my men and they loved me”® says the crown prince. What a blow it st have been to the German army wi he fled to Holland! The Germans are being made fully aware of the fact that the Rhine isn't the only thing that the allies are go- ing to watch in Germany. It is certainly going to de strange for the housewife not to be forced to put the grocer throygh a daily ques- tionnaire in search for sugar. We have not had a real good snow storm, but there is no question but what it is time to pack away the lawn mower and oil up the snow shovel. One can hardly blame the silk work- ers of China for thinking their de- mands are reasonable when they ask for an increase from eleven to twelve cents a day. After understanding the disputes ‘wonder that ex-President Taft has no desire to be the head of the baseball league to preserve peace. The order to the policoewoman of Newark to see that rouged and pow- dered girls be made to wash their faces is probably based upon the law about going around masked. The distilleries have been out of business for some time, or are engaged in other operations, and now the brew- eries are still, but fo complaint about any shortage of drinkables has been heard, The price of blue white diamonds is said to have greatly increased be-. cause the mining of them has been interrupted. A great many people are likewise able to furnish cvidence to the effect that black diamonds ha\’el alao become vastly maore costlv. h:deu by the act under that go with the game, there is no! - “Are you and Mr. Connery planning anyt! special for next. Sunday?’ asked Cornelia Barclay. ~ “Not. that couldn’t include yoy, my dear”” Mrs. Conne: ted hospitably. “What's on ” “I wani Cornelia, hesttated. | “I really think I'd better tell my story first anfl then you'll—" “No, Cornelia,” Mrs. Conmery inaer- rupted, “If ybu want . more there’s absolutely nothing doing. Your French orphars are wearing my new fall hat; the Belgian babes are tak- ing care of all the Do Without etub makes me save; the Salvation Army is serving doughnuts with the money I was going to buy my gray kid shees with. T'd saved those dollars penny by penny because I knewr they were an exiravagance and I did so waht them tg wear with my zray geormette dress, but T guess the bay needed the coffee and dovghnuts mofs than I did the shoes after all” Cornelia. laughingly ' interrupted. “You just., wait until you hear story,” she began at once. “I went to the Great Lakes last Wednesday. One of Bob's best friends. Charlie Frost, is in training and I wanted to look him up. I was late in getting started and concluded I'd hetter wait until after the drill was over. I shall never forget that sight! That surg- ing mass of white clad jackies; the inspiring strains of that wonderful hand, the tramp, tramp, tramp of the thousands of eager feet from eévery corner of our beloved United States the yvoung voices singing gzly to ‘K K-K-Katy, that they'd be waitin’,’ and ‘what they'd do, by hec! when they did get over there. As they swung along singing those lilting war sonsgs my heart almost burst with pride. And when the marines marched out on the field .every one just went wild. With old glory floating grandiv. my dear, it thrilled ome through and through. * “As soon as the review was over hegan hunting Charlie,” Cornelia eon- tinued. “I saon found that one had to 20 to ‘information’ and wait theve while a jacky wus sent out to find the person wanted.J found a seat over in the corner near a group of zirls. They were the silly, giegly type and at first 1 didn't pay much attention to them, but this remark ecaught mv attefition: ‘Wouldn't 1t te a darned shame if that kid couldn’t find him? 1 Jooked up quickly-and saw 4 jacky (alking to one of the girls. ‘He's here, all right’ he a-—" assured ¥ou just =it tight and do what I ou to. We'll stand lo«r' “the o %Wu'?:the fun.’ And ‘After that I del and 1 I i e e tely listened t was all a put xirl expressed she man . M s am Binde) 5 ment! ‘Who chanted the jaek seemingly. rls o see that way—I jumpéd to my feet and hurried to him. I pulled him hack with me to my old seat and sat him down with his back fo the astonished group.. . They gave us just one ook and hastened away. “Phen"—Cornelia’s eyes grew misty —“1"found out about Michael. It's the old story of an ugly, quiet boy, & meotherless childhood and a worthless father; a combination that kills youth and hopeé in a youngster's coul. During all the months he'd been :in training he'd never had a visitor nor a letter: his good times hawe been mighty féw, because he cun't mix with the bays, and Bob says that's most essential in a training camp. The poor fellow is only marking time—his one hoj seerp= to be that he'll he killed in the very first battle. He's not tragic—just reconciled. H~ feels his whole life is a mistake and when he said, “There ain't nothin' fer a guy like me to live fet' I felt like weening. I 101 Charlies Frost the whole story ani he’s bring- ing him in next Sunday and I— “I have a vision,” Mrs. Connery gently interrupted, “of osur table in our Aining room next Sunday—and there'll be a heaping plattér of fried chicken 4and mashed potatoes and everything that a boy loves to cat—and Cornelia’s Michael and Charlie Frost will he among thoss present, anl we'll invite twe sweet and pretty girls fo meet them; And Bedelia shall make a freez- er ice cream and bake a cake— and—" “Thank you dear,” laughind Cornelia uncertainly. 1 did so want you to do it. Won't Michael have one wonder- ful Sunday 7"--Exchange. GLEANED FROM FOREIGN “EXCHANGES Swords mav be beaten into plough- shares, supposing we wanted plough- shares; but what many people are ask- |1 ing, is to be done with the vast ac- cumulations of war material which will be left whenever the war comes to an end? Particularly if, as we hope may be tlfe case, peace gives a pros- pect of at least the partial disarma- ment of the nations? We know, because we have been told, the uses to which =ome of the equipment will be put. The tens of thousands of motor trollies are design- ed to play their part in road transport and co-operative food production and distribution. Railway lines and cars and Iscomotives will be brought home to replace worn-out permanent way and rolling stock. Hospital trains can be converted to ordinary uses. These are the more obvious transformations. ‘What of the intrinsic war mafterial and the factories which produce it As far as the latter are concerned there is little difficulty. Most of 'the machin- ery of a munition factory can be adapted to the arts of peace with very little trouble. 1t has been said that Woolwich Arsenal itself, should the millennivm burst upon us, might de turning out agricultural and textils machinery in a week or two. It was announced the other day that acid- producinz plants for hizh explosives | will, almost zutomatically, furnish ar- tificial fertilizers. Aircraft factories are an eVen easier proposition, for ev- ery part of an aeroplane or airship might very well be something else. A strange new word has sounded in our ears. Owing to the scarcity of skilled labor soms of our trade unions have been giving permission to their riembers to work for more than one employer. Thus it may happen that a man, after finishing his regular job at, say, 7 p. m.,, will work in another firm until the small hours. This pay triotic effort to carry on till the young? er boys come back is described in a i trade union circular as “smouting.” ard in another as ‘“smooting.” DBut what is the derivation of the term? Before the war,:when it was tabeo for a trade unionist already in a full- time job to do similar work elsewhere, the practice was often denounced as “twicing.” Bakers ought not to grumble at the crder, which came into force this week, making the use of potatoes in bread compulsory. They are to get their po- tatoes at £3 10s. a ton (nearly three times as cheap as the sgreengrocers’ ——ee SHE SUFFERED FIVE YEARS Finally Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Key West, Fla.—‘For five years ] wuffered from irregularities, with ter- T s, s er awful weakness in my back. The doc- tor gave me diff- erent medicines but 3 best medicine I ever tried because it made me wel, and Ite'i'h"n oW go m; am ng my frien shout it.”—Mrs, J. M. gC.u};us, 26 Caroline St., Key West, Florida. _Many women at some period in their life suffer from ailments peculiar to their sex and which in most cases may he readily relieved b{ this famous root and erb medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs. Camus found it helped her after suffer- ing for yearsand trying everything else in vain. 1f you have any annoyin, 8 rou f:il to understand, wn%em nkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The results of their 40 yearse: ience in advising women on this subject is at your service. . T B —— Your Child’s Skin will be free from chafing, scalding eruptions and all soreness if you use rt er For more than 25 years it has been healing and preventing skin soreness. 25c at_the Vinol and other drug storeg The Comfort Powder Co,, Boston, Mass, _{ retail price), and the treasury will make up he differencs to the grower by a subsidy. It is estimated that by using, 200,000 tons of potatoes at Jeast 100,000 tons of flour will be saved, and the bread substdy reduced by £7:4,090. The: control price of flour {o the bak- érs is £2 45 2d. a sack, which s at the rate of £17 14s a ton. The differ- ence betweén the cost of 160,000 tons ef flour and 200,000 tons of potatoes is £1,070,000, by which amount it would appear the bakers of the country will benefit. So perhaps there will be no moye trouble over the “cheapness” of the minepenny loaf. Beneath the limestone cliffs there glides the camouflaged fGshing fleet homing to harbor, with a hundred hulls and five hundred tan and russet sails flashing brave color in the even- ing glow. The irregular procession of the trawlers stretches from the head to the harbor; and astern of each boat wheel and turn little clouds of white and gray gulls, touched to rose color by the warm radiance from the west. The catch is being cleaned for market, and the birds do well. Soon the fleet is round the break- water and making for moorings. Then boats put off, and the fish are rowed ashore, where auctioneers and sales- men wait for them. Refore dusk a couple of gray scouts, flying the white ensign, speed into the , cut a silver line through the red ght that now rests upon tRe waters, and are soon away again. then sets out a little steamer, to gulde ships to their nightly berths, for the bay is still gvarded from submarine attack and St N hat boy made sport of | meats are nourishing and plea when soups, stews, pot roasts, uettes, etc. gre‘ spiced with .fi'fl Alispice, Qnu- Salt, ete. 8end stamp for Patrietic Cook Book D. & L. SLADE CO., Boston &~ Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, , Cloves, Paprica, Celery Salt, Slade’s flavor most and best, Ask'Grocers for Slide’s the anchorage proof against all foes; and the steamboat from -shore goes seaward to pick up travellers and bring them safely through the invisible bar- rier. They come creeping in presently, as though 'weary and glad to drop an- chor and enjoy a night of repose i these peacaful waters, The red mer- chant flag of Bngland predominates; but the allied flags and those of ocea- sional neutrals can be distinguished. All, to the smallest cargo bost, wmount a gun lifted oyer the stern, and nearly all, save the least. are camou- flaged in wonderful awA bewildering patterns. Some exh#it “a stiff zebra cesign of perpendicular - black and white bars, while others are painted horizontally with long fl\)wing lines like the run of waves—black and white, green and blue. These appear to be Best disguised, viewed from this stand- point thrée miles off but others are al- most equally difficult to distinguish without a glass—eraft painted cubist ashion in squares and blocks and sharp angles of black and white, rus- set and gray, jagged upon each other Even to their funnels and bridges. the steamers are thus decorated, unti! they present no more amorphous lumps and faint blobs of ¢isconnected color lying upon the sea. Their iines entirely disappear, gnd what is visi- ble almost ceases to suggest a ship even seen at anchor from this vantage ground 200 feet above them: but thei concealment in a running sea must surely be complete, and from a pe scope, or even the deck of a subma- rine, these disguised craft would have been hard enough to find even on rare occasions of perfect visibility.—The London Chronicle. OTHER VIEW POINTS Capture of Bad Man Claude Tayler exemplifies the police theory that “they always come back.” The few fugitives who make their getaway good merely are the exceptions which prove the general rule, by their fewness—Hart- ferd Post, President Wilson's self-sufficiency and his refusal to seek theradvice of the leading men of his party and the other is compared, by the New Yo'k Times, with President Monroe’s mod- est approach to his predecessors, Jef- ferson and Madison, when he wanted their advice. *“I'am sensible,” he said, in a letter to Jefferson, “‘of the axtent and difficulty of the question, and shall be happy to have vours and Mr. Madi- son’s opinion of it.” Out of the de- liberation of these three minds, with the help also of that hard-headed and pugnacious man, who later become president, John Quincy Adams, grew the proclamation of the Monrce Doc- trine—Waterbury American. The committee, appointed by his honor the mayor, has already taken up the pleasant task of deciding upon what form New Haven's permanent tribute to her thousands in the service shall take One has but to glance over the names on the committee to be certain that the results of their de- liberations will be a something that New Haven will be proud of. We merely wish to inject a sugsestion for the consideration of these gentlemen to the effect that we believe that noth- ing is too good under the circumstaness and that the payment should come in the form of a popular subscription. If every family in the city of New Haven were to contribute half a dollar THEATRE TODAY and SATURDAY Theda Bara IN THE .EMOTIONAL Photo Dramatic Masterpiece UNDER THE YOKE A Theda Bara Super Produc MADGE KENNEDY ® And Her Eyes and Her Smile OUR LITTLE WIFE HEARST-PATHE NEWS Coming—Monday and Tuess CHARLIE CHAPLIN SHOULDER ARMS would be raised to erect 2 fitting me- morial. At the same time this memo- rial would be the expression of every one in the city. Its payment would have come from the pockets of all without having placed any unjust de- mand upon anyone. These are but suggestions for the consideration of the gentlemen whose obligation it ie to see that in some manner suitable honor is done to those who heard tne call of Liberty and answered it.—New Haven Union. From the Consular Reports. The scarcity of leather and its al- most prohibitive price have brought wooden soled shoes into quite geperal use in Switzerland. Wooden soles arc put on various forms of footgear, from sandals for children to heavy work shoes for men. Owing to the difficulty of getting sufficient milk at reasonable prices the city of Wellington, New Zealand, has taken over its distribution. To forestall fraudulent competition Swiss exporters have adopted a na- tional trademark—*S. P. E. 8,” the initial letters of “Syndicat pour I'Ex- portation Suisse.” In Spain are 1,600,000 beehives, from which the annual production of honey 15 around 28.000,000 pounds, valued.a:t about $5,000,000. Natural gas has been discovered ati Velsen, province of Overijsel, Nether- lands. It is being sold at 4 cents a cubic meter. Planters in Guadaloupe are unani- mous in-reporting that the coming ¢of - fee crop will be large. The installation of a new system makes it possible now to communicate by telephone between the capital of Haiti and that of the Dominican Re- —no more or no less—enoush . money public. A5 ui-Jafi W;dngdly AUDITORIUM LAST TWO. DAYS Bates”, Musical Comedy Company S SWITH Lew Williams, Dora Davis NEW SHOW {I‘ODAY THE DESIRED WOMAN 3 WITH HARRY MOREY and RLOMNSE DEJION The Fight-For Millions DANCE TONIGHT IN BIJOU HALL, JEWETT CITY. Music by the famous Goodvear Sing- Ing Orchestra. 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