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NORWICH, BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919 orwich Bulietin and @Qoufier d 123 YEARSOLD Subscription price 12c a wesk: 50¢ 3 month; $6.00 e year. the Postoftiee at Norwieh, Conn., a3 Telephone Calls. Business Office 480. Bulletin Iditortal Rooms 35.3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. 3 Chureh i Telephone 105. orwich, Wednesday, March 5, 1919 WMEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Press usively entitlon ation of all news despatch- otherwise credited in news pudlished The Assoctated to the use fcr repub es credit n the locai n of sweelal despatch. CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MARCH 1 WORK FOR PRISONERS. comes to the ma convicts 150 is not construction | cater oad h have | direction | to road | th that all| v to be put| 4 business, There could not be trusted stside the penitentiary walls. There are those who might physicaily ble {o attempt such heavy work and still others who could 2ccomplish bet- in other directions, but it found, where e test has been made that the outdoor work, whether it is road building or farming appeals much more strongly than be- ng kept within _the workhouse grounds. Colorado has reason to be proud of the roads which have been constructed by prison labor. It has been for the kood of the state and the prisoners as »f course ot like not ba | dip | purpose | needs. conduct | | well for they become interested and are able to convince themselves through their accomplishments that there is a chance for them in the world if they make proper use of their minds and muscles. There is nted ihrough such outdoor labor to show the men that the state is concerned more with their reformation than with their punishment. The old time prac- tices in prisons are fast disappearing. The process of making over the men, or helping them to reform is being applied with good results for all con- cerned, and it is not surprising that the policies which are being suc- cessfully worked out in certain states along this line are strongly appealing to other commonwealths. the opportunity THE END OF CONGRESS. As was expected business which acted by been reached a large amount of hould have been enc 63th congress has not Thers was an orpor nity by rushi matcers t) have cleaned up many of the impor: bills but the fecling of congres ainst the attitude which the president took in attempting to force this legislation was such that a filibu developed although when such first at tempted it met with disfavor. The result was that the ended with a lot of talk but tion. With good j the was session no ac- EDITORIAL NOTES 2 corner says: It takes a rea! out and out optim Even if he 1 hands, Pr otten congress always a favorite time for considere There have some hard e pr t what compared to losing ¢ 5 0 ess! The taxes imposed b had 2n days the new enough reve- hout the iment ca’ls If you notice anyone mcre cheerful usual tk i it ¢ e the an be attrit internal to k seitled revenua collector. e passage of the loan bill an that the people can get read into rurses gain for meeting the country's Sy of It is time for the Jugestavs and the s to calm themselves and avoid a new terms of the wrranged From such a study as to make of it the pres feel quite confident that this country by no means of one mind about the proposed constitution for the leazue of nations. When the Legal Aid society of York repor that it mevented 0} divorces last year, it must be looked upon ag ‘an organization whose good work needs to Le extended into every corner of the country. One of the inconsistencies in con- nection with the discharge of soldiers and sailors in (amps in this countr is that those who were the first to go to the country’s aid are being held un- til the last to be discharged. President Wilson ought not to the idea that a apd all who suggestions regardinz nations want to pre been able dent nt such a thin more | prob- | must | FACTS AND COMMENT One of the chief points raade agains the proposed constitution of the league of nations by the hos i the system of mandatorie: the more advanced the order of the sibiity for vnder w nations would Ic ssume re the government of k or backward i Among these would ie: clas w nations like Armenia and Poland which alone and unassisted will hardly he able to travel the difficult road to self-main- tenance. Also the Garman colonies would be assigned to approvriate na- tions to be governed and developed for their own good as well us for the good of the world at larg ireat Britzin and her Dominions solved that Germ shail ne regain her col- onies. ne has a 4 nd even a Ustributed would put quare mile of s n reach of these modorn pirate prevent iis, arrangements had already been made for tlje division of scme of the colories amonz the Vietoricns powers, Any such division was destined to pro e dissati amc pow- not any of it the vict iction receivin would lay open_to of land d Ti colonie: of the wit wkich ce had to most the nd wi s belong ed temporarily that had vmong proveg ators iccessfu ends by ord | 1 when the T to :.rn(‘v TE anc The '} murder tion of nt immediate cause was his contin the former imr of denunci: n are w ! documen | tion a: | ing on the ternational nd from labor whi | es treatmer Cenou anticipated { boldnes i prophes {sult the workmen the government proclaimed a der and pill and in Munich soviet repub:i > have becom2 the order of the day. trikes ar2 general and 3avaria, naturally the most conser tive and quiet part of Germany, is fair way to experience tho b Russia. Worse ihan all, the outside world now believes that ihe attempted popular governments that had sprung 1p throughout the former emp were merely blinds to deceive the sllies, and that once peace was made the mon- archists would undus ail that d becn done. Thus the situation Germany is at present as unpromising as at any time since the overthrow ¢ the empire. the past week by reason of the OWhllS paltine | eoin thing Hew it i3 u woMucn relief was felt in the financial £pod idea-ta mat the hest 4 that the govermment wounld) Mur- | prizes, | | they be | | he | tomobile they mentioned in their re | pub! Eisner’s | to the court of common couneil at al izea | PO | system s | introduced i JUST FATE'S PART “It makes me madder every time I consider it,” declared the young wom- | an who lives on the 3idway. “When vou think that a mere natter of pig- ment can make one's life so much easie: 2 “Have yov lost your de- manded the woman w things literally | “Well,” argued the Midway young woman, u learned in school, didn’t | you, that whether onzed to the > - Fithiopian racc cepended , vour allowance or pi ment beneath the skin L whether you are nd or a bru- nette procee still further, whother you are a beanty or you are- n't” L Tt there are > her | ng from nd trou- nd people to make tin whe her ble pathway bowing so prettr 1hat < ot her makes you glad she's alive. child doesn’'t’ presume on it, Ij i I ¢ with to me little closed ear 3 1d when T ho tha iibrary se unpon her f the most embar- After leaving home | spened to the honk-honk | eded the downtown in her take me out wnorth machine WAS A Crease She had had time, h: he ¢ wn Mi th were the wasn't couldn’t h the ¢ downtown ang kind gentlernen had ap- peared from rowhere 1al ntiended to : One had climbed out of a and from his apparel sh inost have bsen on his way to/his wedding, but he had heen so kind and cranked the car gladly for her. Another man was in a roadster trying to catch a train. buz he assured her it was no ‘rouble whativer. “I know she spoke the truth, because before we r reached our destination Marion killed the engine on a s crossing, holding up itraffe i nd_afi i ght locked sympathetic and waited— all those T mean, who couldn’t find room to join the grand rush to crank her car for her,Marion sitting at the wheel flushed. distressed and resemb- linz a dish of peaches and cream more | than anything else. Do you realize what would have happercd to me had | I killed that gngine in that particular spot? There would have been a low, inter growl from the assembled thou: growl rising into A rieking of ‘Lynch ner! Lynch her!’ “When we started back it was dark. At the first crossing a psliceman yell- ed, ‘Light up, lad) avion leaned out of the window wrded him trustingly. 7 am 1 can’t, offi- cer; she confided sweet The bat- teries aren't working. 1 =0 sorry.’ Did the minion of the law trundle us off to Jail? He did nct. He almost tipped his cap and waved her on. T we headed for the loop o'clock on a blac nier night, o 203 ro: nd were, o hora, no 1 ind no_self- was_j nsible as without | some- tacter. essa water. CYery Ccross middle of th vt to light Read, forth would loom he urer’s four months. W 57 $2666.83 few words in regards to that au- I will answer th: will require severs inswer that classies in a letter, | more letters | rerort of the | : works committee which it made | z held March 3rd, 1919 s respectfully, YRGE E. PITCHER Conn,, March 4th, 1919. Time to Cut Out the Fads. Mr. Tditor:—I have kept still quits! a while but I would like to ‘shoot’ now. T heartily agree with those who | met in Hartford a few days ago to discuss the Morrison code, that the school system should be changed, or| rather that we should go back to 2 1 have a system. This is an nd there are a lot o them to the schools Con- When the girls tell me what in school now; plant ds, corn, get up lunches, draw sew, go in swimming and other things which should be learned and practiced at home, 1t seems about as good as an emetic. They mention something new, from time to time which is funny even to them but lots of f Well, perhaps they are simply to be a i but it doesn’t lay much foundation for an ed- ucation. Then wh they get home they must not be called upon to washa dish, sweep the floor, make a bed or do anything that will help mother, be- use they have to study the lessons Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA age of fad of necticut. they do the icture several =3 amed and turned upsi e rdation a girl stopped a word—a one w hich m_ call and oduction no idea int They don’t rec we are in not tters of these 1 tell m; rectly 1 is worth that of getting slow and and the re we to face on up hose rom hous they c—somet} WORK and KEIT GUERRO & CARMEN Violin and Harp Artists N SIX PART ARTCRAFT SPECIAL FEATURE FRED STONE in “UNDER THE TOP” A Regular Comedy Thriller of Circus Life and Circus Folks KEITH VAUDEVILLE ARTCRAFT FEATURE PICTURES Mat. 2:15; Eve. 6:45 and 8:45 In the Novel Comedy Offering “THE END OF SOME DAY" | LEONARD & WRIGHT An Album of Dances CANNING SCENERY, Burton Holmes Travelogue Coming Next Week—WM. 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