Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 6, 1920, Page 4

Gierwich Bulletin and Qoufied 124 YEARS OLD . goar. Enteced st the Pesioffice at Nevwich, Nean, & @oond-class matier. Telepdzee Cails. Salletts Business Office 488 Bulletin Edilotlal Rooms 383 Bulletin 753 Offirs 332 Willimantic Office 13 Chureh L Teleheme 105. WEMDER OF TME ASSOGIATED PRESS, Norwich, Friday, Feb. 6, 1920, CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JAN. 3tst, 192 10,416 [ e OLD FASHIONED WINTER. The impression cannot fail to be gained that those who plead so ear- nestly for old fashioned winters, the winters where snow is on the ground the entire season, the = thermometer somewhere around the zero mark most of the time and few if any vis- itations of springlike weather, must be thoroughly satisfied by the one they are passing through. It has indeed been one of those winters which seems to have been patterned after those of a half cen- utry or more ago. We haven't had any real blizzardy weather but there have been many snowfalls and taken all togethgr a large precipitation. It has been a winter that has provided for the icemen, that has furnished excellent sleighing, though few took advantage of it, that has kept the householder shoveling and the pedes- trians careful of their step. There have also been the ice storms and the thaws, the balmy days, though few in number, being quickly follow- ed by cold and ice. That it is a winter can be vouched for by the houscholder who has been steadily approaching the bottom of hig coal pile and the fact that it is of the old fashioned type, cold weath- er when it should be cold, doesn't appear to have been any insurance policy for a healthful season, con- trary to the customary belief. some time has there been es experienced by trans- on lines. It requires not nec- ¢ 2 rugged winter, but a hard to bother the railroads and , yet that has all been centributed since 1920 opened. Those who predicted a hard winter have a right to im the honors thus early and there”is nothing from the pres- ent outlook that encourages the be- lief that there will be much change for several weeks. It is a winter such as can be expected in ‘this part of the country though with mome too much sunshine. That it is old fash- ioned will satisfy no more than it would had it been mild. ——— EFFECT ON PRICES. Duri: the last quarter of last year claims were made that a re- duction in living ‘costs could be ex- pected within six months. The fall- ing rate of exchange was pointed | to as one thing that would be help-| ful in this direction but we have now sone along several months and in- stead of a lowering of the® prices there is a steady rise. We are pay- ing much more for certain recessities than we did a few weeks ago. Some show a tendency to tumbie and ef- forts are being made to get others down, but the prospects are not en- couraging for any substantial drop. Yet at this time the bottom con- tinues to fall out of the rate of ex- change. If there is any virtue in the steady depreciation for the lowering of living costs some effects ought to be noticeable before long. In con- nection with the falling rate atten- tion is again being directed to the prospect of lower prices, it being claimed, as on previous occasions, that. European countries must reduce their imports. The prevailing rate makes them pay for the goods far more than they can afford and the curtailment in goods purchased here l_simpl}' means that a greater amount is going to be available for home consumption, and with domestic sup- plies larger the law of supply and demand should bring about a change in the price situation. That sounds good and lends en- couragement. It has been urged be- fore but without promised results. If the export business was confined to Europe and if we were not being looked to by many countries in other parts of the world for all the goods we can furnish there would seem to pe better prospects of an early drop in prices. As it is the only hope of relief from this exchange slump is that it has gone to a point where more attention will be paid to it than has been done in the past, with the result that predicted effects will follow. Reduced prices will be welcomed but it is apparently useless to expect them until they arrive, SAVING PAPER. Without question Senator Smeot must realize what a job he has ahead of him when he deplores the waste in paper and speaks out against it, but it is nevertheless- a well directed effort for the relief of the situation and ‘it is to be hoped that he will have, the courage to keep it up until he succeeds. That he should promise to throw light upon the great amount of pa- bthey could rot do this or that until jfigures of the American Sugar Bul- per that is wasted in propaganda work in behalf of individuals and in the interests of administrations as they come and go indicates that he has been giving consideration to this notorious waste and that he intends to use it for the purpose of putting wn end to it. Much has been said from time to time about this very thing but there is the addeqd argument at this time of a shortage of paper that is caus- ing no slight worry to publishers. How the situation has been growing worse is disclosed by the statement recently made to the effct that there was but a feur day supply of paper in the country, or in other words if production should stop today there would simply De emough to meet the N £k . requipements for the next four days, mn_m'hrmu:nry of such efforts as are being gpade to curtail the use of pa- per and to increase production, there are plenty of ways in which the wastage can be reduced. Senator noot refers to one of them and cer- tainly there is no better opportunity have it done by the government. The call for economy is resounding through the halls of congress. It is a timely plea and (while emphasis is being placed upon this practice in connection . with appropriations it cannot fail to be. realized that it is equally applicable in other directions. Paper saved is as good.as paper pro- duced. HAD EXPERIENCE ENOUGH. The bureau of war risk insurance is not neglecting any opportunity to encourage those who have ‘left the army and navy, and who have drop- ped their insurance, to become -rein- stateq EBvery pessible inducement is being offered, the rates are attrace tive, the privilege of taking up the dropped insurance within 18 months after it lapsed is still pessible by paying two months’ premiums, and it is not necessary for the former ser- vice man to go through another ex- amination. In these matterg it can- not fail to be realized that the gov- ernment is doing its best to serve the interests of many who may not pos- sibly understanding the real mean- ing of casting aside their insurance or realize that they can regain it. But the war risk insurance bureau has been actively at work in this di- rection for many months. It contin- ues at it so persistently that the im- pression is gained that it is not get: ting the responses that it would lik or expects. Yet it cannot be said that ¢hose who have dropped their insurance are not being kept in touch with the privileges that are still theirs. That many of the service men have dropped their insurance and refuse to take it up is unquestion- ably due to the experience they have had with government inefficiency in this very line. They have been con- scious Oof the fact that their insur- ance had been regularly taken out of their pay and yet they were inform- ed that they were in arrears, ~that it was paid “and correspondence never seemed to straighten out the tangle. It is not surprising - under such conditions that the men should grow sick and tired of such - experi- ences. Naturally they could be ex- pected to carry their insurance wuntil they got out of the service but once free they wanted no more of it. They prefer to deal with insurance com- panies even though it may cost them more. That’s why so many have dropped it and why the appeals to resume it are going unheeded. SUGAR CONSUMPTION. We appear to be getting some re- lief from the sugar shortage even though we are made to pay for it. And yet those who have found that they can economize and get along with a small quantity of sugar are not rushing for the chance to. buy large quantities at the high figures. Having skimped when the supply was short they are equaliy willing to skimp when the price is high, and in both instances. they benefit' them- selves. ¥ $ But it is a question just how much of a sugar shortage there has been in the Countfy. Aceording- to ' the letin the stugar in ports during the, past year were larger than in any one’ of the preceding four,-and the export§ alsofflarger for the year than in any of the preceding four except 1916. There was in this country| during ‘the’ year sugar to thé amount of 10,542,157,120 'pounds, that being both domestic and imported: and rep- resents over 98- and a half pounds to a person. When we. stop to realize that per capita consumption in 1917 was but 80 and a half pounds, and with people on ‘short rations as to the sweet stuff, there would seem to be no reason for the shortage, There” was mueh of course sent abroad ‘but it is impossible to figure out the necessity for- the “sityation that prevailed here on that ground. The exportation of sugar amounted to about a'billich and two-thirds for the year or about 1§ pounds for each person, but this amount added to the 1917 per capita would have meant only 95 and a half pounds a person wheteas there was enough here for three pounds more than that for each person. . ‘We are known as great sugar con- sumers but had there been no expor- tation of sugar and it had been equally divided we would have got- ten away with something like 113 pounds apiece. EDITORIAL NOTES. It must make the icemen sick to think they cannot harvest al; is produced. e / The man on the corner says: y8: The goose pimple season doesn’t show eny inclination to disappear, / But why put so much de pendence on the groundhog for the rest of the winter? Where are the prophets? o el Don’t be careless just because you have‘ lli::pnefl the flu thus far. It is a mighty good thing to kee from permanently. & 3'8)" / | The longer they wait the more the democratic senators must feel sure that the delay they have caused in treaty ratification was unustified. The Krupp plant in German: operated in 1919 at a dead hl:,. 'I:: operation in previous years meant death to many of the allied forees. From the way American avia are getting lost is Mexico it wol;;: appear to be time for them to learn on which side of 2 Dekesi the boundary then / I / With soviet Russia placin; g con- tracts. for printing presses to the amount of four and.a half millien dollars in this country it shows it be- lieves is publicity, ‘When we sgtop to consider the way in which grand lists show how the um; 2s well ag the big places about us have grown in the past year it is time we got a move on, / pretty. good i AT evidence is furnished trouble in the s method a caj world do anything you want It's something about using your will for anyone to set an example than tolgn and T've simply got to have one. I can’t wear my old gowns By- erybody has you how to be an Authors earn’ from a year, it say's.” ‘H'm!” commented the other. I don't believe Sally Jones earns that much and she's an author. Once she sold a story to > 5 “And here’s another,” added red cheeks, “that says you can earn $2 or $3 every thour your spare time by getting e subscriptions. It sounds awfully easy. Here’s a picture of a Mr. Tibbits of Deadwood, S. D., who made $100 a month that way. And here's another of a girl putting on a pearl necklace that she earnmed by getting subscriptions to a maga- zine. I think I'll try it. Tve plenty of spare time. “And it might be e good scheme to buy one of these knitting machines and knit things at home. The ad says you cen earn $50 a week or so, easily. I wonder why more people don't try that, And for anybody who can draw here's a man who can teach a quick, easy method of beceming an illustra- tor, and illustrators earn lots of mon- ey. You ought to do that, Ann. Those | were - awfully good-lookihg mono- ! ‘grams you made once in our high school class. Or you could tint post cards at home. They will pay wou $1 for every hundred or two, and I don't suppose it would take long fo do a hundred, do you? “Then there are dots of ads here a man who has a wonderful - 7 b i ~ ADVANCE SHOWING e person, so you can make the Spring Styles- " INOUR power, For $5 he'll send you all the particulars. Dear me, Ann, I believe I'l try one or another of these schemes and get Tich. “When you think of it, isn't it stu- pid for so many people to stay poor when there are such wonderful oppor- tunities as these right before them I can't understand it. I suppose, may- be, it's because there are so many ways to get rich offered that one just] can’t tell which to choose. That's the way I feel about it. I dom’'t know whether to become an author ' of to buy one of those knitting machifies. 1 suppose either way I'd earn & lof of money. L3 “And when I get this money, Ann, I'm going to travel a ilot and have all my clothes made a the very best places—tailored, you know: And T'm going to buy a perfectly stunning bull pup. What? You think I'd better de- cide how I'm going to earn it before I plan the spending Well, maybe, but 1 can’t see that it matters very much, as long as there are s0 many ways. If one should fail all I'd have to do would be to try another. And even if can’t earn enough to be really rich I dare say 1 can earn a new hat, anyway. There's a stunning one in Mme. Rouge’s window. I've set. my heart on it and I'll be sad, indeed, if I can’t have it. » “T don’t care what you say, Ann; if people would only read the advertise- ments I don’t believé anybody would have to stay poor at all. They’re sim- ply wonderful, Only I suppose a lot of folks are skeptical like you and won't believe in anything good. Well, goodby, I'm going to run ‘along home and decide W‘n:iabhn course to pursue. And even if I d earn enough for that hat I'm going to make $5 or so for some gloves. You see if I don't.” Ladies’ Department X \ White Star 'Clothing House 147 MAIN STREET IN THE DAY’S NEWS Saving the Elks “A tragedy that all lovers of wild life, big game, and noble animals have feared for years now is being enact- ed,” says a bulletin from the Wash- ington headquarters of the National Geographic society. “The American elk is being driven from his last stronghold in Yellow- stone National Park, ‘at the top of the United States’ and faces slaughter, freezing and starvation in the border- lands to the north and south of the park. Horace M. Albright, superin- tendent of Yellcwstone National Park, who is keenly alive to the great dan- | ger furnished the material for this bulletin. “The menace to the elk arises be-| ' cause of the unprecedentéd early win- | ter this year. On October 22 .occurred | the worst snow storm Yellowstone| Park has known since one far later| in the season, in January 1881. The| elk’s existence depends upon his free dom to wander from the highland| snows to the shelter nad forage of | the valleys below. The early blizzard | drove him outside the vrotection of the national reservation into the midst of the open season for hunting in the two adjacent states. The southern herds followed the rivers. which flow out of Yellowstone in all directions, to the Jackson Hole| country, once the haunt of bandits and cattle thieves, where human life now is safe, but where this self-same infilux eof civilization spells death for the elk. The northern herds descend- ed into Montana borderlands where settlements have flung wild animal barrier across the edge of the park. “Wholesale shooting of the elk was the first consequence. Much of this shooting, according to ~reports . re- ceived in Washington. did little credit to sportsmanship. Marksmen dfd not trouble to foliow and capture animals they had wounded. Their sheltered | lifc in the national! reservation has: made the élk tame; and they wandered | into many backyard to find unex-: pected enemes. It is estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 elk have al- ready been killed off. “But this shooting did not mark the climax of the tragedy. As noted, the| settlements have cut off the grazing lands. There is some provision for the southern herds, thourh woefully: inadequate, but practically none for the northern herds. “The protection afforded the elkl| which strayed into Wyoming is that of the state game preserves, known as the Hoodoo, Shoshone and Teton. Further protection is that afforded in a limited way by the Winter Elk Re-!| fuge at Jackson, Wyoming, founded v the Biological Survey. There hay is raised for feeding the ek, but far from enough is on hand for the feed- ing - of the thousands forced out of| the reservations, by the early winter. “These efforts have a three-fold ob- Jjective. The first looks toward the| inclusion of the great game preserve about the Teton Range and the head- waters of the Yellowstone, an area of some 1,200 square miles, in Yellow- stone park. Incidentally the haven afforded for the elk is but one argu ment for this addition to the park, now that explorations have shown the region south of YeHowstone to be a land of natural beauty and mote rug- ged scenery than the marvelous won- ders of the Yellowstone itself. “An effort is being made to enlarge the elk refuge, so that when the an- mals are driven even farther south thman the park addition would extend, they still may be cared for despite the encroaching settlements. A third line of effort looks toward a similar farm in Montana. Agitation for more stringent state game laws, which would include protection of females, marks another possible phase of the movement. “Ouce the elk was the widest rang- er among the American hoofed game animals. From Canada to points near what now is the Mexican border, and from the eastern seaboard to the Pa- cific coast. the elk, like the buffalo made itself perfectly at home at sea level or atop the timberline or moun- tain peaks. But it d4ld so by moving with the change of season, rather than by adapting itself to its enyironment, and burrowing through the snow, as [‘u :n\lsh’l, the buffalo, is more willing o do. % In describing the efk the bulletin quotes froth “Wild Animals of North America,” a puhmlication of the Na-| tional Geographic Society, as follows: “By a curious transposition of namfs the early settlers applied to the Amer- jcan wapiti the term elk. which be- longs to the European representative of our moose, Our elk is a close ra- lative of the European stag. It is the handsomest and, next to the moose, the largest member of the deer fam- ily in Amerfca. The old bulls, weigh- ing more than $00°pounds, bear su- perb widely branched antlers, which give them a picturesque and nohle mien. Thisis the only American deer which has a well-marked light rumn- patch. The young- numbering from one to thres, are white snotted. like the fawns of other deer. - * “ETk are the most polveamous of all nur deer, each bull gatherin~ a small herr of cows during the fall: At the bexinning of fhe mating season ihe hulls wander widely through the hich forest glades. their. musical bugling plercing the silenee with soms of the most stirring notes of the wilderness. wild grandsur of these Amid . the 8- | incompetency of the police or { man in this town, and in the nation, jager of the theatre for work as an mote mountain fastnesses the appear- ance of a full-antlered buck on ‘he skyline of some bare ridge presents 2 noble picture of wild life.” . OTHER VIEW POINTS Politically speaking. Mr. Hoover is “neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring,” so far as the public is aware, or even so far as Hoover’s associates are aware. Surely a man such as this would have great difficulty in winning a party following, at least a demo- eratic er a republican following.— Hartford Times. In the first place the condition of the sidewalks of Waterbury is a dis- grace, which the fact that this is & hard winter does not excuse. In the second place the lack of a sufficient inance, or the failure to enforce is another. In the third place the street departments, or both, and the lack of co-operation between them which fails to improve matters, is another. One competent and energetic man woull be worth two who are neither. —Waterbury American. The repub¥ean - party was never more justified in its hopes of victory than it is today, but it must get over the blind staggers if it is going to see that hope translated into fact. In the councils of that party there are wo voices speaking. These voices were heard at the MecKinley banquet in Middletown, and it is a matter of the gravest concern to every man and wo- usher. The manager told her there was no permanent place.open, but that she could substitute for another girl'that day. She told him she would return in “about an.hour” ready for work, but was told she must start at once if she wished the job. “But you see, I can't start right away. My car's outside,” was the ex- planation. Agreed. *“We want more honest men in poii- tics,” exclaimed the reformer. “That's right,” agreed the practical politician. “The more honest men we have in poli- tics the less politics will cost.” g Measure of Greatness. Great men, great events, epochs, it has been sald, grow tecede from them; and the rate at which they grow in the esfimation of men is in some sort a measure of their greatness.—Principal Shairp. From the Consular Reports. Trinided wants a small incinerator for burning soiled ecurrency. Work- men on stirke recently saw cancelled ‘money being burned and felt much aggrieved that thought the' govern- ment “had money to burn” they could not get the higher wages they wanted. Ireland’s potatoe crop is excellent in quality. What “Cenotaph” Meanas, The word is derived from the Greek words “kenos,” meaning “empty” and “taphos,” meaning “tomb.” In other words, a cenotaph is 2 sepulchral monument erected in-honor of a’person whose hody lies elsewhere, Fow Starfish EaL All the starfish fasten themselves to the mafter they wish to devour, turn their stomachs inside out, and enfold their prey. It doesn't sound pretty, but it’s effective, and that's all the :&arflsh care about. Couldn’t Trrn Over In Bed For Seven Weeks COULDN'T MOVE HAND OR FOOT. HAD-TO BE FED WITH A SPCON “Will Take Oath To These Facts,” Said Mrs. Frank Andelio. The Congressional Motte. The congressional motto seems te run: Retrenchment in essentials: prodigality in frills—Boston Herald. NHILDREN should not be “dosed” for colds— apply the “outside” treatment— ‘Borah and a Dog. It would be a good plan for Sena- tor Borah t¢ buy a dog. Some author has written: “The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of vourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of ‘himself, News and Courier. =YOUR BODYGUARD ™ » 307. too,” — Charleston Not to Be Expected. ‘The ex-emperor rushed into Fol- land’ without being invited. Will he have the gallantry to go out without having to be told to' do so —Boston Transcript. In a sincere statement, Mrs.-Angello-told how for seven weeks she had been confined to her bed with the rheumatiSm-acute and inflammatory and could not walk. g ‘ She said, “Why I couldn't even move and had to be fed with a spoon. T was in such great pain that I could hardly bear the weight ‘of the bed clothes on my body. After taking Goldine Formula No. 2 for three weeks, I was able to be up and about and since taking in all six bettles, today I have not a pain or an ache.” If you have been like Mrs. Angello, why not start with Goidine today? Prove for yourself that every day you will get praetical help and relief both”from the rheumatism and fatigue and exhaustion or lowered vitality of the blood and nerves; stomach trouble and biliousness: ' GOLDINE IS SOLD AT G. G. ENGLER'S DRUG STORE. which voice is to be heededandobey which voice is to be heeded and obey- ed. The republican charger must know which is his master's voice and if both begin to give commands at the same time there will be a pile-of trouble for some one—Manchester Heérald. The New York “wets” have had hopes that through their governor, who is in sympathy with them, favors would be secured in_ fite way of assembly legislation. Now their hopes fade for the bill introduced as the republican programme follows the national prohibition enforcement act and is even more strict in some par- ticular: The “wets’ would save themselves a lot of worry if they would” recognize the fact that the prohibition experiment is to be given a fair trial and that it is to be en- forced as weil, at least, as a good many other important laws.—Bristol Press. Reformers Rather Weary. Belgrade announces that Fiume has officially invited D'AnnunZio to be- stow s ce elsewhere, Towns do get ti of being saved.—Kansas City Times. ) Marriage as a Lottery. If a young man were as prosperous after he marries as®while he is en- gagcd there would be less lottery and more millinery in marriage—Dalas News. Stories That Recail Others. Observing. A young woman'had been given a copy of Cobb’s amusing story, “Speak- ing of Operations.” Being interested she took it to business with her and read it on the car. A woman next to her observed the title and inquired: “Studying to be a nurse?” A Good Reason. A colored girl applied to the man- FIRST SHOWING OF MERCERIZED COTTON TABLE DAMASK -Have you seen it ? Buy it to fill up the gaps in your supply of linen, caused by the shortage of the flax crops and cch- sequent high price of linen—Many people are doing it— Come and see for yourselves, these beautiful Damasks, at moderate prices. 63-inch wide Mercerized Table Damask— several good designs to select from — 79c per yard. 72-inch wide Mercerized Damask, in a fine range of patterns, at $1.00 per yd. 72-inch wide Mercerized Damask, in sev- mum Center and wide border of the same, American beauty Rose Center, with double Rose border, large Chrysan- themum Center, with double border of same—$1.50 per yard. 72-inch wide Mercerized Damask, a few Will Aid In Democratic Convention Plans Wenhowrydothmfllefoflowingtinl and prices:— Size 2 yards by 2 yards Damask Cloth, at $3.00 each. Size 134 yards by 2 yards Damask Clo! d$1{448andb$’2.48. d"' Sizze.&’%yudaByZyudsHemmched,' at i ZMByZ yards Scalloped, at $2.69. Size 2 2 Extra Fi ity,smb’ yln‘ll ‘ine Qual- Sizsesgoyudsbyz yards Hemstitched, Mercerized Table Napkins, 15c; ot e Napkins, 15¢, 20c and Mrs. George Bass, of Chicago, Chairman of the Woman’s Bureau of the Democratic National Com- mittee, is one of the two women named to aid in making arrange- ments for the Democratic National Convention to be held at San Fran- cisco June 28th. ‘The other womar named to assist in this work is Miss -’Mnry Foy, of Los Angeles. This is ithe first time Wwomen have had a hand in the preliminary arrange- ments of a Presidential nomination in the history &Y the big political | parties of the country, ¢