Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 7, 1920, Page 4

'an 1 can lo appre- ihe exceptional nature of = ‘Nobody who is this | economic position 1 economic affairs, in the Independent. The main features of Italian economic structure are such one else to know it. said to express the | P R e we iiteese: Dme 8 Chueh S Tewboss 195 ndence upon | 1919 August the markets of central Europe, g!epumbn shortage of fpnnage and shipping fa- October Al cilities, the deficienéy of raw materials | Only vague informat Of every kind, the grave submarine |this country regarding the new finan- L tud:‘igh the Mediterranean f'“ maulures e:g:.})te':a in Italy. Very eXpo| ese not only severely | few people Ie t these repre- curtailefl, but almost killed, her indus- | sent foce and most drasus ro- | iial export trade; while ‘the tourist “Now is your opportunity to buy ye; family, as prices have been reduced a geof you, - from $2.00 to $4.00 on a pair. =~~~ The Brockton e I".'nnin ey matiod ot \ unscientific jand wasteful mef onh life. There is stience ment where Admiral Sims and others the way in ¢ testimofty givén before a 'investigating committes it 4 appear that Secretary of War wWas due for an explanation of fction in distributing medals ad Secretary Daniels of the department was after the Sims’ We can save you every day living and .in religion. sense and reason, Stanislaus tells “us, land, comprehends science. - There 18 no{to become a manufactusi; science upon reasonabie per-|{for the allies, which imj mediate mi in the case of the secretary of WEEK ENDING JAN. 3ist, 192 | navy the determination to place a ‘where he wanted it to go 109416 WAS £0 strong that he cared nothing for. the. legal obstacles in the ,way and it mMade no difference to him that sons should ave the effect of ;,xuz rag shaken at a 1 nee i5 not | France had us advantage | per cent. tax, graduated ac- the handmaiden of superstition, but|of the presence of the allied armiescording to the scale of income, repre- i8 eveg seeking the light all at{on her soil ,which meant a steady in-|sents an average levy of about 50 per times ‘it may leave us in the flux of fresh blood into her economic |cent. on the total extra profit. - It is surprising how the great com- thing of this kind oc-| A further levy has now been added $HANTING OUR INTERESTS. ‘When Senator 'Hitchcock a that ho- knew the attitude of Vis- cstint Grey, that he had talked with him on the subject of the treaty and had learned that no objection could be expected to reservations as propesed in m:"caumxy, barring pessibly the Lenroot proposal, it seéems a bit strange that President m had not been informed about it or that the democratic members of the senate who have been held in line against their inelinations by the Wilsen whip were not told. It indi- cates the determination of the ad- mémistration treaty leader to push through the treaty without a change, regardless of the knowledge that for- eign opposition was out of the ques- tion, or else it was a stubborn de- termination to delay the getting to- gether on a compromise programme, with the knowledge possessed all the time that the reservationists were working for the protection of the in- teapests of the United States. Thus the Grey letter couldn’t have; camsed much surprise to Senator| Hitehcoel. Even the fact that he was given to understand that Great Britain could be exp: d to raise no objectio: 0 the action of this eoun- timent there was good jeve voiced the feeling s, didn’t result he fight against| t ot to be sup-| posed that the British ambassador | was trylng to influence legislation here when he talked with the senator. | in fact the senator declares that| the viscount was very careful in his| conversations regarding the treaty and reservations, but even after it was known the obstacle of Buropean opposition coul be eliminated the| dogged fight disregard our own inued, and unless a} week when the the senate, is such changes. PROPER ACTION. ust how re could have been any other dec: n the one rendered in_the case of the steamship Yar-| mouth and its cargo of whiskey val-| ued at four d, t there are t! position that it deltroyed. . by law that any| ecured for a cargo of true that it was an dertaking _for the) sel was feverishly up to the last min- wasn't possible to get aboard was desired or intended, but & large amount was stowed away be- tween decks and the vessel departed make the sailing entirely| The haste with which the done caused the cargo the vessel encountered| he New Jersey coast. The ship was in danger of being lost #nd it turned back to port and with it of course came most of its cargo. It was a natural procedure. The €argo was legitimate and until it was feund that certain ones were tapping it there was no reasom to deny the wessel and crew and the ownmers of the cargo the protection of a harbor wntil copditions could be made safe to contimme. The attempt to seize the ship and cargo was uncalled liquor to the unloading of any of it should not be permitted. 'When the ship re- turned to port for repairg it did the or more is! ¥ is quite correct. But for its cargo no other course would have. thought of, and it doesr't ap- the oneito receive the honor Was not connected with the military forges, Something in the way D, C. Jack- ling of Salt Lake City handled the sublet! of the contraet for the col;str‘:aon of the war city of Nitro in't West ' Virginia apparently 8o fm- préssed . Secretary Baker that he wasn't fo be frustrated ifi his' deter- mihation to reward the signet of the ftract otherwise than by the finan- cial retarn he received for his work, al in spite of the fact that when the government undertook to dis- pdbe of the war city it wae unabie to gef more than an eighth of what the work cdst. Zccording to a member of the board ofsawards Secretary Baker was in- fofned, . when he suggeSted that a amingnlqmd servite be awarded 'to Mr, Jackling, that such’ could not be legally done inasmuch ag the fwards are for those in the military” service. Secretary Paker snapped his finger at the board and. at the |illegality of his demand. He! overrulpd them all and not being dls- posed 4 bow to legal action made the awatd, He was willing to go even farther “than his brother cabinet member_who differed with the board but kept the awards within the navy. THE NEW SECRETARY. Therd is a new secretary at the helm in,_the department of agricul- ture, and -that isn't saying that his predecessor was not actively inter- ested in,the duties of his department, but beink called to a new. job # was quite nfitural that Secretary Mere- difh shfuld take off his coat and knuckle down to the business be- fore him, relieve himself of some of, the ideas he has regarding the way some of the problems affecting his department should be handled - and indicate ‘that he intended to keep up. an active agitation in that direc- tion. Sccreary Meredith comes in at a, time when the cost of living problem Was never greater and when the country has been hearing that it can expect 4 slump in %gricultural pro- duction,” because dissatisfaction is s31d to exist among the farmers. Na- ally the new secretary does not to saddle the blame for high prices on the farmers or attempt te fx it definitely on others, but he urges that “Business men must look to the “operatior ments, %o ‘matter in what line they. may be engaged, and see that! no useless employe is retained to add to the cost of distributing what the far- mer now produces. Useless employes must’ be released from non productive. work that they may get into produe- tive work, and add to the sum.total that may be distributed among all* Thus Secretary Meredith lays em- phasis upon production and calls at- tentlon to th> necessity of adjustini business to the point where needless expenses, which all add to,the price of goods, may be eliminated. He steps info office at a time when he is going fo have every opportunity to advocate and put through such bet~ terments as will correct present ten- dencies and & is interesting to note that he aims at accomplishments, He should prove an Inspiration to the vessimistic agriculturalists, EDITORIAL NOTES, There's reason to be thankful that February is a short month. . Regardiess of past experiences the winter of 1919-20 shows no inelina- tion to rot in the skies, The outlook for crops may net be encouraging but if reports are. cor- ;i«z there are plenty of reds to be Chairman Cummings sees the re- publicans responsible for everything! except victory at the polls next Nov- ember. Pk B e e s With a publisher in the departmes of agriculture it can be ex'pecg that publicity will be more Ppitiless than ever. e DB It you have been missed by the eéensus man make a protest. You'll mever have a chance to figure in it again for ten years. e T L Those “who put eff their income tax ;nmpmaum until the last minute are o to have mervous dyspepsia getling the fgures straightened out. Indications point to the fact that Seuth Carolini 1s going to pass 2 law that shows it thinks more of sheep than it does of dogs. The man on the commer says: KEnowledge may be power but it @ocsn't help owt much in & seal s 'With New York aroused by mur- @ers and burglaries the wonder is| that a move to ring about a shake- up in the police force hasn’t been set in motion before this, Mo ns - owill Germapy doesn’t 1iké the idea of vermitting its war eriminals to be| pumshed, but it made no effort. to re- Sirain them In their berrible activi- N The British peund, the Frenth frane, the Italian lire and the Ger- man mark are all going to come back bv;:}he trouble i that no one knows when. of their establish-{ binations of the country aTe triving 10 bleed the country, and to deny to those who have bled for their @oun- try their just dues. With ' so many bad examples in_every sort of a high organism. No curred in Ttaly. But it must bs remembered that the greater the com by a tax which hits increase of capital derived from the war, the agrregate of nll extra profits drawn during the war—after deducting therefrom _the amount paid in tax and war tax. This place Wiy should ‘Jabor be so severely condemned for what is termed exces- sive demands The men who defend the country are not the men who in new tribute is rated progressively, and is imposed on all such balance of war profit, on a graduated increasing scale, at a rate verying from 10 to 69 guh with a range of 20,000 yards might meet the requirements of the future. post-war conditions become extor- tionists and cripple their country, The o1& politicians in the past four yeafs have by their practices demoralized cap- ital and labor. There are rational days right ahead; and aithough the of_state seems to have listed a little, she wigl - right up soon let us hope' with @ good navigator. The Botanist looks at you and says does not_ make flowers especially to please man, for His greatest and most glorious gardens are like His most wonderful sunsets, whers the eye of man .seldom sees them! And the bird student says “Do not think the Lord made birds to sing to please you for He didn't.” We haven't ears scute enough to hear their finest notes. They sing as man does for their own pleasure. Time as man has divided it does not fit a bird! To fit a bird, time as we know it should have every second divided like our minute into 60 parts. Man is dull in hiswre- lation to many natural sounds and actions The navigator of the air is diselos- ing new phenomena of which man has always remained in ignorance. It is sinc been discoyered about four miles, above that, 20,000 feet, or he earth the a force that few buildings on earth could withstand. Another thing which seems queer is that, no matter how an airship tilts, water<in a glass, which the aviator is using does not run out. Another fact disclosed is that our small birds fly at, times sev- eral miles high, and can ravigate in comfort where man cannot. Man has much to learn about the ways of na- ture. Do you realize that the shadows of life can become much more wearing upon your energies than its realities? Too many people. _short-circuit! themselves by fretting and worrying. about things which never happen! It is. ot hard work that wears people out! To mai-nukrition through ignor- ance is traceable scofes of break- downs which are attributed to over- work, The family pHysician can tell us what fools we are and prove it much more effectively than our/doc- tors of divinity. Indigestible food can make us as useless as the hook-worn can, and it is proverbial what shades of night grandmas minee pie can pro- duce. Between our feelings gud our fears reside more haunting, harrow- ing es than any necromancer has ever able to call up. We must live right to be right! Some of the returned soldiers find toeir marital troubles quite as per- plexing as sarvice in the front trench over in"France. One who married the gir] who took a fancy to him finally looked fo the court for relief, and said his wife had left him 15 times since they were married, a period of a ye: and @ balf. “We have a jaw about once a month,” said the Doughboy, “and every time we quarrel she leay me!” The court referred him to.the city missionary ,who said to him: “The next time invite her to waik out!” The missionary did not regard incompatability of temper so serious where a little tact was practical. When it is time for something new it should be resorted to, The good book says: “God breathed into the nostrils of man and he be- came a living soul” As we are talked to about having a soul, too many of us become imgressed that there are two of us iastead of ome. Without mind there would be no soul—mind is what makes the man, and through it he is inspited to do his work and to de his duty. It is because of mind thet he thinks and does and ‘acts and knows. The mind of man is jnvisibie to, us-also is the man himseif in all he designs to do, since we have nmo way of knowing the secrets of any person’s life unless they are disclosed to us. The man we know more from manifestation than by sight. Wisdom like common sense is not en . Wisdom, “1fke Bre'r Ralbbit, spends a good deal of time “laying low!”. Wisdom is constantly 13 us: “Don’t fall in love " “Be considerate for ‘with those who err!” “Don’t be a Hog!” There is nething like having faith in the efficacy of the law. A woman who had 2 dissolute had pre- sented him before the court 33 times in the six years of their married life, and, surprised by the persistence of the wife, the judge inquired why she followed this plan; and she said to ?\:‘&g‘ court. “PH reform him yet!” The suggested that a little of policy might work wonders; but the beginning of 1920 that it has taken place in Italy. wind was blowing 180 miles an hour,} eral Italian indust turn to normal conditions. In other words, Italy eventually will benefit from the severity of her past sacri i fices. again, Italy’s future is assured, more perhaps than by any other factor, by the proportionately larger eynount of labor which she has available, while the value of labor, as a factor in the general economy of nations, is o nly higher than it ever was bel . It is not possible to show in a few words how remarkably well Ttaly has done, and is doing, in the way of her economic recovery. TFor the moment, I wish to call attention to two con- spicuous features of our situation: The steady increase of our -export tm!:le and the courage of our fiscal policy, During the last few menths not a single "strike of any importance The great mass bof the country has been and is hard at ‘work. In many instances, in sev , the workers, at their own request, are working more than eight hours daily, and produc- tion is at full speed. Increased portation is of course resiiting from increased production, The increase is relatively greater than in any oth- er European country From monthly statistical bulldtin of the Su- preme economic council the following figures are taken showing- in thous- ands of pounds sterling the exporta tion from the United Kingdom, France and Italy: ! Ttaly 1913 Monthly 7 1914 Monthly av. 1918 November . January ... 4 February March April May June July 1919 August v.. T4TT3 1919 September 66,500 1919 October .. 78,061 The foregoing date are 5 15,067 all the more 11| total war profit, this tax i per cent., representing an average levy of about 45 per cent. on the taxable amount. Considered in relation to the to be reck- oned as equivalent to 22 1-2 per cent. It therefore follows that about 72 1-2 per cent. of ascertained war profits (i e, 30 per cent. tax and war tax on profits, and 22 1-2 per cent. tax on increased capital) is forfeited’ to the Ttaliag treasury. ‘It will be seen from thig that Ttaly cannot. be considered with war profits. ‘ For some time mast there has heen an intention on the part of the Italian government to,issne a compuisory loan at a nominal interest of say 1 per jeent. This idea, however, was dis- carded in favor of a tax on capital, which has been put into force be;:inn and ranging from 5 cent. The tax in question is not imposed on foreign capital, which includes the remittances of Italian credit institutes or Italian post office gavmgs banks. Capitals up to 30,000 lire are ex- empted. The various taxes on commerecial transactions have been increased, and of 10 ver cent. has been imposed on all luxury commoditfes, such as silk fabrice, silk stockings, gloves. At the same time all railroad fares have Been increased from 18 to per | cent. The additional revenue which is ex- pected from the new taxation Is reckoned at two billion dire per year; which will shortly eneble the Italfan buedget to balance. In addition to the above, a free loan has heen issued, with a rate of inter- est of 5.71 per cent., Italian treasury honds heing also acceptet] in payment. Ten billion lire have aiready been subseribed within the first week of January. A substantial pertion of the proceeds of this new loan will be used for the absorption of paper currency, lacing Ttalian circulation _(already less inflated than in other European countries) on a sounder basis. : Altogether the financial measures which have been passed by the Italian | government are perhabs the boldest, | far-reaching, and the most democratic in_character yet enacted. The good- will and the discipline of the Italian! taxpayer will do the rest. Der cent. to 25 per QTHER VIEW, POINTS Collector Walsh gives notice that in making income tax returns wait- ers and porters must report their tips as income. And Qe says “guess estimates an hit-or-miss are barred in making out in- tax 3 ‘Wonder how many waiters and porters will com- ply with these rules. — Manchester Herald. ; “The relative merit of these two candidates is not an issue here,” de- clared Judge Sessions in the Senator it made no difference how ' patriotic New- Dberry was in determining the charges iagainst Newberry. This i edly the taw sometimes of being influenced b; tain facts which are outside the la —Waterbury American. In Homer Cummings and Schuyler Merritt Connecticut h=s two very able and influential men whe are real fa tors in American life. The former ounger ;he is a trained lawyer; the discipline of life has bettered him; he has the humor and glow'of an hon- est man, The richness of personality that marks and mmay explain many public men is his. As the official head of the democratic organization he is to play a large part. . Mr. Merriit is one of the too-occasional Americans who ta¥k, write and carry themselves as statesmen. He does not siop over and his opinions, when voiced, are matured and valdabie. It is encourag- ink that our American system still brings such men to the top. Both are i Yale men; both are residents of Stamford. The state of _Connecticut remains on the map—New FHaven Journal-Courier. e These depraved creatures who sold poison whiskey awhile ago through the Connecticut valley will have to pay the penalty for their diabolical acts and greed. They not only face crim- inal punishment but civil action as well, and though they escape the first they cannot, the latter. The number of suit already brought 1s sufficient to take what.wealth they have amassed and all they can ever make in the future. © Belween the two there ig slight chance of escaping the results iof their wickedness—Bristol Press. i, It local pride and local capital can be at all interested in the matter of building a suitable Bridgeport theatre, the Shuberts have indicated to the Chamber of Commerce that they would De only too gld to take a lease for 25 to 50 years, according to_the wish- es of the builders. ,And Bridgeport would then be assured of af least one meane”of getti d theatricals. But while this project is under con- sideration by the Chamber of Com- imerce, why not consider also the pro- position, of getting a big new hotel— perhaps building them in ‘combination, Nothing Teo Foofish. Glenn Plumib seems ¢o be an exper- imental station agent for every-fad, @s the Shubert th®tre and the Taft hotel have been built in New Haven. Such a combination would draw bus- iness to Bridgeport—Bridgeport Tel- egram. Why They Welcomed Them. The enthusiastic welcome accord- ed to Miss Goldman and Mr. Berk- man in Russia is not difficult to ex- plain. The visitors had with them a quantity of American pork and beans. —Kansas City Star. fake, fraud and fathead favy _that ST e Junping jack inteflects can rumus-i One good turn always leads up to ate—Houston Bope for another. . v | the leading lights in the military world STORIES OF THE WAR Gas in Future Wars. ‘There would be no more resason to {forbid the use of gas than to prohibit the employment of rifies in_the next {war, says Majojr General Sir Louis | Jackson of the Royal Engineers, form- tion. There were, he declared, gases { which killed painiessly and it was easy | {to conceive cases in which it would be {more humane to use gas than explo- |sive shells. 1t might be possible to |come to some irrangement whereby no gas should be used that caused un- | necessary suffering. In a recent address before some of he stated that the world was on the | |eve of the most extensive modifica. tions in the art of war known to his tory, and the changes made in the re- cent war were only the beginning, Tt was necessary to develop new arms with the knowledge that the nation advantage in the next war. The tanks were not likely to be used in future wars but they had shown that mechanical transpert was not de- | pendent on highways and that there- | fore the whole transport of an army could be carried by vehicles with cat- erpillar wheels independently of the oade. Air fighting would be enormousiy developed. The short rifle would bé replaced - by \ a short carbine which would be accurate up to a range of 500 yards. 4 Artillery would be much more mo- bile and if they were to allow for an advince of 12 miles a day the guns must be capable of an effective bar- rage up to 18,000 yards. He thought that a short 4.2 gun with an accurate range of 12000 yards and a long 42 Rheumatism A HOME CURE GIVEN BY ONE WHO HAD IT In the spring of 1893 I was at- tacked by Muscular and Inflamma- tory Rheumatism, 1 suffered as only those who have it know, for over three years. 1 tried remedy after remedy, #nd dpctor after doo. tor, but such relief as I received was only temporary, Finally, found a remedy that cured me com- ?lbhtel and it' has never returned. ave given it to a number who were terribly atflicted and even bedridden with Rbeumatism, and it effected a cure in ‘every cate, 1 want every sufferer from any form of rheumatic trouble to try this marvelous healing power. Don't send a cent; symply mall your name and address and I will send it free to try. T you have used it and IL has proven itselt Lo o that long. looked=for medns of _eu Theumatism, you may send price of it. one dollar, but under- stand, I d6 not want’your mo erfectly satisfied to a Why sdf- fer any longer when positive relief is thus offered you free? Don't de- lay. Write today.,/ H, No. 89-F Gur- ney Bldg. Syracuse, N. V. Mr. Jackson is terpensipie. Above statement trui 2 {erly in charge of offensive gas produc- | Lewis, who has been acting president. which best did #o would have a great|. ! Canadian Wholesale Grocers’ Associ be absolutely different from his pre decesscr. The days had gone by when initiative was considered not only un- necessary but daugerous. In addition |- to his rifle the soldier should be able to handle a Lewis or machine-gun.and helpsthe artillery. He should knowr ething of explosives, have a know- ledge of fuses, understand signaliing | and be abie to handle a ground wire- iess set. He should receive intense second to any nation in her dealings|trafning. — Stories That Recall Others. Absent Treatment. To a small son's’ insistent inquiry as to where he was going When he left for his work a lawyer always Down to the coufthouse, whs yated from Harvard eol- lege in 1915, served as & capain in the) ‘He said that the future soldier must | army air service during the war JOEEPH E. ABKEW HELD Sample &m Store propesal for an intetnational A- nancial congress at Amsterdam. Debate in the Christiania confersnce ng the League of Nations, the covenant bearing on on that point there will exchange of views There grad " , BY VILLA FOR $20000 RANSOM | 5,55, ‘Washington, Feb. $.~~Joseph E.° As- _Ames kew, the rican whi received today by rtment. Askew was employed on he Tlahualilo Compaay’s plantation at rdo, the American Le embassy has mafle the Mexiean ford to sscure his tations to toreign office in an ef- release. FINANCIAL CONFERENCE OF SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES ‘Washington, Feb. £ot an ax to grind with a fellow down|and re B Litlle son wrinkleg his brow every ri Vell, it's funny I never see you take the ax with you.” One in: Every Heme. Annette, five years old, has’ never played with the children of the neghborhood and when the nuree permitted her to join in the fun An- nette became dictatorial. - She re- monstrated with her playmates for all manner of imaginiry offenses, suming the role of me nahy the nurle gave the youug .ady a lee- ture for presuming to be so “bossy.” correct her child far some tmall cf- fense. That attracted A tention and she turned to and said: “Isn’t it funny? Just dbout every house you sée has a mother in it.” te nurse B over this answer and ouc|nam experts of ir h id: the study of metho e fail “in.Scandina th state department was advised today. The Scandinavian officials approved to call & meetl B notm GRAY'S SYRUP > f RED SPRUCE GUM ATSUN £/ €O, tics at-{ 5 H CHANGE IN OFFICERS OF MINERS’ EXECUTIVE BOARD Washington, Feb. 6.—At a meeting of the intefnational executive board of the United Mine orkers of America here today, Frank J. Hayes resigned as International president of the miners’ | unon. Hhe board advanced Vice Pres- ident John L. Lewis to the office of president, and Philip Murray, presi- dent of 'the Pittsburgh district, was chosen vice presidént. Hayes has been in poor health for' more than a year, due to a nervous breakdown. He had a leave of ab- sence last summer and spent séveral months in’ a sanatarfum, later gong to Denver, where he now is. He has not recovered sufficiently to resume office. of the union, directed the affairs of the union through the wage negotlations and the recent strike and ig the miners' leader in the recent hearing before the coal,commission. Murray is Tated as one of the con- sprvative leaders of the miners. He s been president of the Pittsburgh district for four years and in that time his district has shown asmall- er percentage of local strikes than any other district in_the organization. He is regarded as a harmonizer. He i8 also a_member of the Pittsburgh city board of education. DEPRECIATION OF CANADIAN MONEY CAUSING TROUSBLE Toronfo, Feb. 6.—As the result of telegrams sent broadcast to members of the association, the secretary of ation has received over one hundred replies, unanimously in favor of dis- continuing the purchase of United States manufacturers’ goods unless payment for same is aceepted in Can- LAST WEEK OF - SALE ENDS Saturday, February Tth adian money. Several United States manufacturers have hotified /their _representatives here that payment in Canadian money would be accepted, prices being the, same as in the United States. ENGAGEMENT OF MisSS FLORA PAYNE WHITNEY New York, Feb. 6.—The engagement of Miss Flora Payne Whitney, daugh® ter of Mr. and -Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, to Roderick Tower of Phila- delphia, of Charlemange Tower former United States ambassador to Austria, Germany- and ia, was an- nounced here tonight. Mr. Tower, who KEENKUTTE - AXER AND TOOLS OF ALL KINDS SPECIAL * LIGHT HANDLE AXE LTS THE HOUSEHOLD