Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 12, 1920, Page 4

- dlorwich Builetin ‘.ad Toufied 124 YEA RS OLD Sudrription pries 126 & week: 50s 2. menth; §5.00 ':&um--mm.,u eh-&...‘. Bt B 35 e 352 fimaotis Offes 23 Chuwh St . Sufletia “. “Balietin a0 the local cews AU rights of republication of eeclal despated- = Beiein are al serred. = Norwich, Monday, Jan. 12, 1920 CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JANUARY 10th 10,410 GROWING WEAKER DAILY. The restlt of the Jackson day din- ner of the democrats doesn’t indicate that the members of his party are convinced by the stand which Presi- dent Wilson has taken regarding the treaty. On the contrary there is evi- dence to the effect that there is a widespread feeling within the party circles that the president is wrong and Mr. Bryan right, regardless of how much they hate to put their sup- port back of the several tmies de- feated presidential candidate instead of supporting the president. In other words they are not deserling the pres- ident because they want to but be- -ause they In fact taey would have much prefer- red that the positions of the two had been reversed. Democratic sentiment strongly in- \fully understands how i 105. | Carranza. % believe tnat he is wrong.| British will B hcodwinked 1 :fi:h calims, that they will disregard the attituds Carranza has taken to-| ward this country and that they will join hands with the Mexicans in de- Veloping that co. niry and upholdi Carranza financially, but ne oré bé- lieves it. The Dritish are fully aware cf ths course Carranza has pursued and the way in which he has threat- ened te cut off the oil supply. Under other conditions it might be anixious to help Mexico out but its relation to thig country are such that it is not to be expected, while on the othér hand England as well as any eountry is the promise of protsction that ccmesfrom AR e PEACE AGAIN. Peace again prevails in Europe be- tween the centra! and allied powers. Fighting has béen checked for consid- €rably ovs: a year and by all the na- tions ther» has been 3 ratification of the peace terms, the Cepositing of which along with the acceptance of ke terms imposed for the sinking of the German ships at Scapa Flow made the Paris gathering strictly for- mal and short. TFeacé takes the place of the armistiee agreement. Not because we en d the war af- ter the oiher naticns was this coun- fry not a party to the exchange of ratifications;, but because we have mot as yet ratified the treafy, Thersfore many with the armistice terms in ef- tect. When this ccndition will change and when we will join with the others in formal peac> depends upoh theé ac- tion on the trealy at Wushinzgton. And while we have not as yet become a party to the peace we also will have notking to do with the formal creation of the leigue of nations called for Friday of this week, the date which, as an interestirg coincident, marks the going into effect of constitutional prohibitien in this ccuntry and thus hound to be a iremorable date for more than cne rsason. If President Wilson *as hig: way there is no telling whe ratification by this country is to be expected. Under 1easonable conditions 1t should have lLeen dispyied of so that the United ! States could bave participated with |tre nations it was assoclated with in clines to the belief that “Mr. En-an\is‘l'é‘Cstnblishing peace. I, however, ef- right.” The Drooklyn Eagle has taken that view, and it further says 13 Je is one of many newspa- pers friendly to the president which * hold that the time has comé when the of the treaty toward a possi- comprcmise should not be longer ded by the zntipathy prevailing ween Mr. W:son and Mr. Lodge. Mir; Wilson is not the democratic par- 1 Mr. Lodge is not the republican party. ther is an autocrat to be unquestionably obeyed nor a leader to be blindly folloved. The prejudices of neither should be allowed to obstruct ithe inclination of those members of the senate who feel that their plain duty is to give theé country what the country wants. The influences now making for compro- mise in the senale should be encour- aged.” The Jackson ¢ay rovelations have doubiless done much to hasten the time when there will be a getting to- gether upon the treaty with- reserva- tions substantially as apSroved by a majority of the senate. It is what the country is looking for and withotit ex- tended delay. The president’s stand on tne treafy is getting weaker sup- port daily and the -Gemocrats are aware of its effect on the party. CURBING EXPENDITURES. Having given notice to the effect that ‘there must be a pruning of the estimnted experses by corgress at this m House Leader Mondell does well to announce that “pork” is to be excluded. In taking that stand he will make it plain that what is al- ways regarded as necdless expendi- tur or those which can w well as not, must be elimi There is. need ‘for econoiay. ttead of spending millions ju sake of atting money tion taxation has In- for the into circula- reached a point where it iz timc to put forth every possible effort tc check expenditures and lower the taxes. Such action is of far greater importance at this time than erecting nsw public buildings at cnormous costs under ordinary times but doubly great just now. It is had enough to authorize some of the need- less expenditures when the gnvern- ment is flush with meney, when it hasn’t besn putting up for tremendous war expenditures and when 1t h: been appealing ic the people to give until it hurts, but in view of what has been experienced, the state of the federal treasury, the an 1 interest bill and the h&h cost of every is time that there sistence upon th tion of waste hut the abandonment of the’ practice of voting needless expenditures. It cannot be exvocted that it il ba accomolished withcut a struggle. The fact that a warning has been given will not be.enough. There are those who are looking to the pork barrel at every session and unless they can be convinced that there is no such receptacle on which to fat- !en persistent raids wiil be made upon it. There was never a worse time fo- extravagance, while waste skoulq be prevented at every session, but it can hardly be expected that it will be un- ger control for wery long until a bud- get system for national business adopted. § is sEn st MEXICO AND ENGLAND, As long as Carianza remains at the head of ths Mexican government there Is little reason to expect that there will be any different pelicy put forth by that republic toward the United States. Tiat seems to have been quite clearly demonstrated by our ex- periences for the past several years. Mexico has taken the attitude of an ingrate. It Has not neglected any op- portunity to get our assistance but it has repeatedly dodged the obligations of one friendly nation to another and has permitted the impression to be gained tha: this goverhment, as one leader has expressed it, is nothing but a biaff . Mexico has been plaving with the opponents of this country in the re- cent war. Under Carranza it is pos- sible to regard it as working against the interests of this ccuntry while it :s at the samo time disregarding the rights of Aneri:an :ubjects in Mex- ico. In this counection it is interesting to note that Carranza’s representative has been appealing to England for fi- nancial aid, encouragement being held cut to British investors. under the claim that the object of the Mexican Zovernment is. *the protection Yested interests. It is possible that of all, | {arts whick. are under way succeed in cffecting a comproemise in the senate it may not be so long before we will Jjoin the others in stepping from a technical state of war to peace. It will be too late to participate in the. first session of the league .of nations but while that will be an event of much historical, importance there will be other sessions which will be quite as vital RELIEVING DISTRESS. Faced by starvation snd knowing that this countrr not cnly has the means of providing the necessary credits for the forwarding of food- stuffs but that it need not suffer any hardships because of supplies on hand, thé appeals that have been made in behalf of Armenia, Poland and Austria 'are endorsed by Secre- tary Glass of the treasury department who turges that credits to the amouht of $150,000,000 be approved. This would provide necessities in largs measure for the three named sections and there would be in addition relief for others who actually need it. Though Herbert Hoover has awak- ened inereased inferest in the matter of increasing credits to Burope by de- clarmg that Eurcpe needs to go to work rathr than to be handed money, he nevertheless pointed ou: the nec- essity of relieving the food situation in the section of Europe where efforts are now under way. With a surplus of food here and with funds already available, without mdking a new appropriation, from which the necessary goods can be purchased it is not surprising to learn that, tho no decision has been reached and trke testimény of Mr. Toover has not been heard, sentiment in the house commiftee on ways and means is favorabiy inclined to the extension of the refief. watching the peorle of other countries die from lack of necessaries of life it a heartless nation that will not e its hand to help overconie the rable cond:itions. The ery of hu- manity cennot be allowed to go un- heeded. This is not the on'y ceuntry that has extended a helping hand. or that is in a position to, but in spite of all it has done it is able to de more and 1s prepared to whenever it can be shown to be justifled, and in this in- |stance there can be little question but | what the distressing conditions are as teal «as pictured. EDITORIAL NOTES. It didn’t take Berger long to find out how he stood in congress once he showed a desire to know. From the way hats are being throewn into«the ring the price of headgear may be expected to rise again: The man on the corner says: The beauty of certain thecries fascinates until attempt is made to use them. The cersus will show that we are ganing sufficiently even if the reds are moved to more congenial climes. At the rate the rallroads went into the hole in November it is apparent that governmient control' cannot end too soon. G The reds had certainly mapped out a fine programme and it was tough to have it knocked in the héad by the federal authorities. - The next thing to be expected of Herry Ford is tnat he will be paying dividends out of earnings to owners of his make of car, The claim that rags have taken a drop in England may be due to the fact that they are a part - of what were unused American war supplies. ! Americans shot in Mexico, it is claimed had been warned to keep away from dangrous places. One plice in Mexico is about as safe as another for Americans. When the degiocratic natisnal cém- mittee refars to™he arregant repub- licans who have earned the contempt of the world in hoiding up the treaty, where does it class the democrats wino are equally as arrogant and stubborn? President Wilson isn’t going to au- thorize the purchase of Cuban shgar under autherity given him by con- gress because the supply is ample. Those raying from 16 to 25 cents a pound think it a high priced sam- ple rather than an ample supply. we are technicaliy at war with Ger-|. ‘When it comes to standing by and1 Lerton rinds will clean nickel tifully. & A A pinch of salt improves the of any jam., s A Whenybh»ambr&qmfl“w- ly add an extra yeast cake. Bread “that is too light whén put into the oven will be coarse grained. Potato salad is best when made with_hot potatoes, because the flavors blend better. 4 - Lay a thin slice of onion on a roast of beef while cooking. This improves the flavor. : : Soaking potatoes fiffeen minutes in colg water before boiling makes them mealy. > Put on$ in col water peeling. Will not malke: eyes sm: Keep piéee of charcoal in refriger- ator. Everything will keep sweet. g Rub, irons en salt and keep hem from sticking. 4 Add pinch of borax to starch. Keeps it from sticking -on irons. Kecp piece of stale bread in cake box. Will keep cake moist. Cut co’d toiled swéet potatoes into sixths, lengthwise and fry in hot fat for about five minutes or until well browned. Drain and sprinkle with sait, beau- flavor Dbefore CARING FOR THE BABY Much time is saved if you have a separate disheloth to dry baby’s dish- és. It should be kept dlways in a certain place and used for nothing else. ‘When baby gets old enough to eat vegetables and other foods you .shHould have for him a feeding plate. Hot water held in the bottom of the plate keeps the foed hot and wholesome throughout his feeding. Tell some member of the family who is always bringing ‘the baby useless toys about this plate. It would be such a nice Christmas present. If-baby is a “wriggler” you will find it convenient to fasten him in his crib. Nurse says that it is best to do this by a_sort of heavy muslin belt that may be made by foldng a baby's napkin four timesslengthwise. Fasten this belt through the pad, rubber and mattress by means of two strong big safety pins and then when baby is put down draw the belt comfortably un- der the arms and fasten it securely by means of two smaller safety pins. Baby will zo to sieep sooner if ‘he finds that he is unable to thrash about or to stand up. For the ping to fast- en the belt to the matiress you will find blanket pins best because they are large enough to go through all the paddings and rubber and mattress. If you cannot gét the sort of pins you want in a department store go to a harness ‘store and get horseé blanket pins. - You may be sure that they will be strong enough for any baby and the_ponts are splendid. CLEAN THE MILK BOTTLE. The outside of millk bottles in Wwhich milk is delivered should be washed: The milkman, -when he carries the bottles into the house grasps them with his hands over the top. These same hands have harnessed his herse. have opened and shut doors, have perhaps wined mouth or nose, there- fore the brim of the bottle is not clean emough to pour milk over. e All dried vegetables should be soaked over night, to reabsorb the water lost throvgh evaporation. Veg, etables should always be cleaned be- fore being cocked, ard unless they are old should never be pared. Dur- ing the hoiling process the cover 'should be tilted to allow a circulation of air, whizh insures a better color and flavor. DICTATES OF FASHION Many bhat brims are wide at sides. Novelty mesh veils continue fashion- able. Fur collars appear on sweaters. Many of the new frocks have fitted bédice lines. Some of the new guimpes are ex- ceedingly elakorate. Mousquetaire gloves shades are fashionable, Wreaths are used to catch up the drapery of evening gowns. Some of the finest suits are intended to be Worn without any furs whatever. Black velvet is used for many trim frocks. « Metal buckles appear on many win- ter suits. Veils with neckbands with turbans. No material is more popular than duvetine. Finely plaited ruffles are extremely smart. . Leather is used in hats for rainy or sports wear, 2 Bright red is a favorite - color evening gowns. the silk tricot in delicate are worn for BLUE TO THE FORE Tt would be harder to find a more specific illustration of the way navy blue is coming to the fore again as one of fashion’s most favored color- ings than an order that a buyer of dress goods tried to place with a wholesaler of fabrics in New York recently.. Tt fell through because the latter could not promise to ~** it with- in the time specified, if at all. The order was for ninety pieces of goods, comprising several of the season's most popular fabrics, and the color specifications called for seventy pieces of navy in the lot. Of the remaining twenty pieces, half were wanted n brown. Not a single biece in the en- tire lot was wanted in a “high” shade, desptte the fact that the trade cater- ed to by the buyer in question ordin- arily does not take much interest in staples of any kind. LAUNDRY HINTS ‘Woélens should be dried in the houge on very celd days. The secret of drying woolen so that it does not shrink lies in drying it quickly. Tt should be hung on a warm, dry room, but net dried so rapidly that you can see the steam rising from it, as this very rapid drying shrinks it. ° One housewife who bélieveg in mak- ing work easy says that she has found it a great help for mending day if, when ironing, she has at hand a tablet and pencil, and as an article is iron- &d which needs mending makes a note of the pature of the need; as, for in- stance, father’s shirt, two buttons; James’ waist, patch, etc. It is a good idea to iron all woolens | before they are quite dry. -Shrinking is caused by the intertwining of the wool fibers which are jagged so that they cateh . ~ and the iron- ing while the wool is still damp he: to keep uic ... Bt gether. Th wrds that come and various un- derzarments on whilesthey are drying and these are well worth buying for expensive woolens. \ HATS FOR JUVENILES One of the leading : hgts f6 jiveniles is showing an at- tractive Jline of new models ‘which, for the most part, features haircloth. Trade authorities say that it looks as if this material is going to be:prom- to stretch stockings N R a5 e £, fa ie exp: é idea. in the m_ of bright-coloved ting covered wi hair¢loth m glint of the color h - the weave of the haircloth is garded as very effective. A numbs of nmatty turbans are made.up in this combinations. VESTEES OF AIRY FABRICS Feminity is daft about the neéew vestee of airy fabric which looks like an expnesive blouse when the coat fronts are opened. But the vestee i merely a dainty front panel attached to 4 sleeveless net guimpe. It is a bit of “airy notHing” that has an im- portant plice in autumn dess. One distinetive model is of tucked net and val la¢e, The embroidered dots are rose color and rose-colored moire rib= bon makes the belt. CUTS HOT CAKE One may easily cut hot cake without being afraid of its becoming soggy if the tines of a silver fork are used in- stead of a knife. Té cut hot brown bread instead of using a knife, cut with a twine string. This will prevent brown bread from becoming soggy. CHOOSE CLOTHES WITH CARE There is absolutely no reason why women should not be charming to look at this winter if they will only| choose their clothes carefully and avoid exaggerations. The great draw- back is the price that must be paid for clothes of any kind, and for this reason it is necessary that women should choose with greater eare than ever. To. spend a great deal of, money and tHen l60k one’s wosrt is} a catastrophe, not only for oneself and one’s family, but for the community also. Well dresséd women in the: mass add to the beauty of the country in general, and the necessity of bring- ing al women into line about dress is one of the many duties women of the upper closses owe to their less well- to-do sistel 1t is not right to say that it is of no importance how the masses dress so long as they can be taught net to spend much money. It matlters a very great deal, fa more than is apparent, for dainty, neat dressing is often the result of a well- ordered mind. CONCERNING WOMEN Three-fourths of all the school teachers in the United States are wo- men. In English-speaking countries the chances of a woman's marriage are| figured at ten for the brunette to ninej of the blonde. ' Thirty years ago theré was not one woman's club in London; now there are scores of them, with many thou- sands of members, Every guest at a Norwegian wed- ding brings the bride a present. In rural communities a Keg of butter is the most common gift. $ The first woman ever elected to pub- 1 lic office in Illinois was Mrs. Amelia Hobbs, who was elected a justice of the peace in Jersey County in 1870. s v < > preferred st Any good school teacher will felf you that she can teach arithmetic better with blocks and marbles and pennies than she can with just a blackboard and a piece of chalk. We are going to follow in her steps. D : G Last Time we hinted at the superiority of the modern prefezred stock to that of a score of vears ago. To prove the point we want to consider briefly the cise of It has an issue of $2,500,000 of 7% The %a Textile Mfg. Co,, of Bridgeport. : irst Preferred stock, which, besides enjoying all the privileges of the old-fashioned , also possesses these extra fzatures: The Company agrees fo buy in and retire at least $50,000 of the stock each year. In addition, beginning in 1925, it will apply 5% of thenet profits for each year toward retiring still more of this stock. These yearly purchases will continue trinsically more valuable. until the stock is reduced fo $1,000,000. Thus, as the years go by, the stock will grow smaller in amoeunt, scarcer in supply, safer in security, and therefore in- . The Company agrees not to place any bonds or mortgages upon its proper- ties without the consent of the First Preferred stock. The Comparny agrees that it will always maintain net assets at not less than three times the amount of First Preferred stock outstanding and that it will not pay any dividend on its other classes of stock if such dividend would result in re- ducing the above named ratio. -ty left“over after subtracting all debts of every kind.) Inf case the First Preferred stock does not receive its dividend for three suc- cessive quarters it becomes entitled t¢ voting power along with the common stock. Inasmuch as there is more First Preferred than Common this means that control (The words “net assets” mean the assets or preper- of the Company would pass to the First Preferred Shareholders. - We have left untouched many interasting things about this excellent stk hut protected. We have a limited amounted of for sale in lots of from one sha - up glad to tell you more about it on request. perhaps we have said enough to show liow carefullv the investor in it hus been Salt’s Textile MPE Co. First Preferred Stock at 3100 per share, to yield 7 %, and shall be HINCKS BROS. & CO. MEMEERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 207 State Street NCOME ‘TAX FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW No. T. To the person whose income is de- DISH TOWELS The dishtowels and dishclotk should be thorogghly washed, scalded and sunned once a day. USE FOR SILK CORD Mirrors and pictures are most up date h!xng with a heavy silk cord and tassel instead of the old fashioned pic- ture cord. HEALTH AND BEAUTY rived from business, the problem of making out a correct income tax re- turn is greater than that presented to the salaried man. Business enterprises may be divided into three classes—those enzaged in making, those engaged in producing, and those engaged in trading. To these may be added another class— those which do not produce, make or trade, and which may be desighated as business services, such as transpor- tation, storage, laundry, livery and garage service. In such cases the gross to Nothing' is better for the hair than a{income would be the total’ amount zood, rstematic massage. Cleanli- | earned and received. ne sel 1 to the health and beauty. Alternately opening and closing the mouth and eyes several times execllent strengthening ec. Benwficial throat. for eyed, Brushing adds to the strength, gloss d The | hair should be brusheq free from dust Part it into strands and | L Let the strokes be frm encugh to reach the and softness of one’s tresses. every ‘night. brush each strand carefully. scalp and stimulate cfrculation, b be careful not to carry the Lrushing. method to extrem.es. After the bLrusl ing.rub the scalp genily for a few ! minctes aad apply your tonic. the night biaid {he hair loose ha otherwise unconfined. it the proper ventilat the strain of the day. T This will gi ion and remo A complexion that laeks coloer can Some busy women fancy they can live on They con- te produec:i by malnutrition, air, like untc an orch:d. sume a ‘cap of coffee and a slice ioast for forced aviate into the atmosphere the day’s job. They skip luncheon together because it takes time hother with it, or they sip a cup tea in w"'ch there is no nourishme whatever except that small substance contributed by sugar cream. When dinner time arriv they find they are too fatigued eat, out fuel. the body wita fcod. PLAIDS IN DEMAND Plaids of various kinds mand. Although goods of this cha acter have now been on the market for some little time, they are show- ing up very strongly in late orde placed for next spring. constructions. RECIPES of .the scalp is also absolutcly es- ise. Oper. the mouth very. wide, and after be- coming used to it stretch it even wid- ears and i J into two ging braids and let it remain, breakfast and thus ve-en- calorific and You can’'t rin a furnace with- . You can't repair the wastes of physical effect without providing | K stilly con- tinue to feature the dress poods de- Larger ef- fects seem to be most popular at the moment. and the tendency in this di-| rection is expected to grow. Business is not confined to the best weaves en- tirely, but takes in even the cheaper To reflect net income correctly and tq ascertain gross income, inventories afe necessary at the beginning and end of each fiscal or calendar year, accord- ing to- the method of accounting, in every business in which production, purchase or sale of merchfndise is an income-producing factor. Annual Inventories Necessary. The inventory should include raw material and stpplies on hand that have been acquired for sale or use in production, together with all finished or partly finished goods. It should in- clude merchancide sold but not billed to the customer at the date of the in- ventery, and any goods outl upon con- signment, unless such goods have been included in the sales for the taxable vear. It should also include merchan- dise purchased, although not actually received, to which title has passed to the purchaser, Inventories may be taken either on the bases of “cost” vt “cost of mar- ket.” whichever is lower. Either method.once adopted must be followed ach year. unless permission to change is obtained from ,the commissioner of internal revenue. How to Compute Inventories. ut h- or ve ve of of In comnuting net intome a merchant al v find his profits on me‘fo)lcwlng to of irst ascertain the gross sales and the other items of gross income, such as interest on bank deposits, and mis- cellaneous items. Then add together the inventory at the beginning of the yvear and the cost of goods purchased for resale. I'rom this sum subtract the nventory at the end of the year, and the result is the cost of goods sold. This cost, plus necessary business ex- nt es| to nd other income and the re: is the net income of the husin Typical deductible business exnenses are for salaries, labor. cost of mer- chandise, raw materials and supplies, rent, repairs light, power, delivery. selling cost, advertising and insurance. No special system of accounts is prescribed by the bureau of internal revenue. but the buoks should show in detail, inventories. purchase, sales. capital investments, depreciation, and similar items reuired in making up the income, tax return. .Accounting System Used. “Aside from the necessity of keeping ult r- rs s to'be deducted from the gross | Apple Bloom—Core bright red apples leaving enough of the core at the base to hold the apple intact after being systematic ply with ments, (KCCO\H“! in order to com- he govermment's require- every progressive merchant manufacturers of | heard this man ‘yesterday. slashed into eight sections, to suggest a flower. In this center p: a large spoonful of salad made chopped English walnuts, celéry and stuffed olives. Top with gréen may- onndise. Let the/apples rest in a nest of lettuee, Swuét Pickle Be#t Salad—Select small canned beets of uniform size Scoep out their centres and fill wi chopped swest pickles. Cut and place therein three of the stuffs beets. and pour over the beets. The Old Cry. | Tt doesnt make any difference what happens, whisper that it is crooked. We over- talking on a streét car i - - the human farnily enjoys better than being sus< somehody is bound to arise allowing the sections to fall apart just enough| lettuce into narrow strips with the scissors, arrange in nest-like heaps on a piate Make a boiled dressing without eggs, tint it green with pure vegétable ting to- | coloring, using plenty of oil er butter, should adopt an approved accounting system for the zood of his own busi- ness,” says Commissioner of Internal Reventie Daniel C. Reper. “In no other way can he further his financial intereste more effectively. It has been proven time and time again that ac- curte accounts aré absolutely essential to success in business. The merchant who has a good accounting system is able to ellminate waste and unneces- sary expense, and can so control his credits as to greatly lessen hischances of failure. The iaventory. which c: not be taken without some form accounts, iz the compass of a busi- ness. Without it the direction in whaich the business is heéading either for sus- cess or failure cannot bé determined.” ut of ith ed Correctest of Watches. At the Geneya observatory every year & chronometer competition is held. In that of 1918, the report on which has just.been issued, one chronometer was accurate to six one-hundredths of a second per day. - e —_— Often n man's character would be unabie to recognize his reputation if they” were to meet. to plefous of somebody or something. Detroit Free Press. Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. McWilliams and Mr, Bryan. Mr. Editor: Naturally we would be very cautious about entering into a debate with Mr. McWilliams, who is well known as a fierce combatant, and when he happens to be on the right sidé, not many argumenters would stand a chnince with him. It is only because we see a seemingly weakness in his position now, that we would enter the lists with him. When, aft- er reading, as he surely did tead, President Wilson’s address to the Jacksonian convention, and then read- ing what Mr. Bryan said, and turn away with the impression that there is any comparison between the men— or worse—that in comparison the president appears to him in an unfa- vorable position, we cannot resist the conclusion that Mr. McWilliams’ judg- ment is 2 trifle out of balance. 3 The best verdict on Mr. Bryan's pelicy is expressed by himself in his little jokc about getting out of the wet. We will not say that the- joke arranged beforehand for the occasion —but, as Mr. Bryan was bogked to speak here at a Baptist church, it was proper to have ready some little cute saying about the use of water. In the little joke, howeéver, Mr. Bryan ex- ! pressed his policy and his failing. It was to be expected that at an im- portant oceasion, if Bryan was to ap- pear, he would distinguish himself by breaking with the president's views of the league of nations. He in this case takes sides with what he ap- prehends will be the popular one. He doesn’t raise his umbrella—he gets in out of the rain. Congress he says, has authority to declare’ war and therefore has,power to declare peace, and so forth.” If Mr. Bryan had been president instead of Mr. Wilson, con- gress might have had to declare war over his head, and without his con- currence. We know that he forsook his duty and left the cabinet as an opposer of the war. What kind of a time would our country have had if Mr. Bryan had been president? Does Mr. McWilliams approve Mr. Bryan 1n this, his first split with Mr. Wil- son, as he does now approve of his recent split? We, certainly and em- phatically, do not approve. We have ho desire to discuss the merits of the question, but to us'it looks as if many republicans regard the league of na- tions as if it was a concoction of the president, and on general principles they ‘must, for that reason, oppose it. 'Tis not to them a great international subject, but a ltome question that ean he well turned to political opportini- ty and advantage. If the president was a republican al lwould go mer- ry as a marriage bell, or if he was a democrat of the Bryan type an amica- ble and sudden adjustment would take place—at least -so, in Mr. McWill- iams’ opinion. A MAN WHO VOTED FOR BRYAN. Norwich, January 10, 1920. Cassock Once Common Garment. It may not be known that the famil far soutane or cassock of a Catholi priest was the garment habitually wor by ali gentlemen up to comparative! recent times, though it wes not alway necessarily black. There is a portraii , of Dante wearing one of instep length Man's devotion to woman frequently erouses her feelings—of the tired | kind. OTHER VIEW POINTS The post office at Berlin in this state has been moved inte a former bar room which still sports the old bar and polished third rail. What a flood of eld memories the purchase of a two-cént stamp will bring to Ber- liners.—Waterbury Republican. | Gov. Coolidge got a bad start. He ldeclared that the presidency “should jcome to a man, not of his own asking.” James B. Reynolds who is to manage ithe governor's campaign said: “My old friend, Gov. Coolidge, hdas urged me so strongly to take hold of his campaign that I will open national headquarters fof him.”—Waterbury American, The teachers of Bristol have been voted an increase of $300 a year to | their salaries. This includes all of the teachers, those who may be eon- sidered much underpaid and these | who have been receiving a fine salary, | for the amount of work accomplished. S | The movement, evidently born at the ast state teachers convention, as is evidenced by the general movement through the state, has met with snags iin many cities and towns, has been | compromised in others, and in Bristol the entire amount has been given.— | Bristol Press. It is regretted that there is a tend- ency to discontnue dalry farmi ir somme parts of Connecticut. The ~apply of Hartiord' is materially af fecte¢ by this ‘tendency. ‘The pre- vailinz economic conditions make it exiremgly difficu’f, and in some - in- stances impossible. to operate dairy farms at a profit and farme; ¢an- 1ot ke blamed when they give up the struggles against adverse - conditiuns a7d turn to semething else that will, a* lesst afford them a living. But sympathétic appreciation of the far- mers’ difficulty does not help rhe so- jlution, of the problem that contrents tho state by the shortage of mulk. It has been estimatel that the state necds from 3000 to 10,660 milch cows to in- crease the milk supply to an ‘extent that will make it more reasondbly cer- {tain that the demand for milk will be met, Connecticut has too long neglected the development of its agricultural possibilities. There ae less than 27- 000 farmers of all kinds in the state. 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