Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 2, 1920, Page 4

und Qeufied i2¢ YEARS OLD i 115 & wwk: 3 & meeth: OB WEEK ENDING JUNE 26th, 1920 10,670 €BOBSING BAILEOADS. No ope ever reads of a fatality at a rpilroad erssing without feeling more eenvinced that grade crossings ought to be eliminated. The removal of grade cpessings it is to be realized is an expen- slve propesition, but even so the matter of expense should not be considered when it is a case of life or death. And where there are sufficient funds for undertaking @ch work there is indicated the disposi- tion to accompiish the cnding of these damger spets by the positive remedy. The great trouble these days. hewever, is that the railroads are working under hgrd Snamcial conditions. They are bofhered trying to keep going, giving the wrvice required and making ends meet. fhe large sums for the raising of tracks sz the lowering of roads are not easily ‘gptheaming, and so fully is this recog- siged that they have been permitted to dop for the time being the work of elimi- aating erossings. However much it is realized that had srossings at grade been changed fatali- ties would have been avoided, but it is alsp apparent that had there been the ex- :peise of proper care by those crossings dipeetly in front of trains that there #ould also have been prevented the loss of ife. In Massachusetts there have been two xrade crossing accidents within a few days. In one instance a couple were in- stpatly kilied While in the other only the sutmobile was injured but .t doesn't ap- pesr that the pracautions which ought to he observed for self prctection were exercised in either case. As long as crossings are sure to be encount: it is but the part of wis- dom to pay them due respect, waste a minute or two if it is necessary to avoid a collision and not try to dispute the way Wwith a locomotive. There may be in- stances where those who take a chance get away safely but it does't pay to take any such one-sided chances. THE INTERCHURCH MOVEMENT. Next week at the meeting of the com- mittee . of the @ifferent denominations to which it has been referred there will be determined what is to be done regarding any future activity reiative to the inter- church world moyement | 1t is recogmized of course that it was! a tremendous undertaking. ., It called for| & huge sam of money and was under- taken along business lines rather than along those which more generally char- asterize church work. That it was a meovemen: coneceived with the idea of ac- complishing much needed good cannot be questioned but its operating expense i = shert period was so great as to dis-| sourage those who were looked to to pra- vide the financial backing. The attempt to raise the great fund came at 2 time when the country had Been feeling the effects of = series of un- us3al ealls for money. It was considered that that was the time when such an ap- eal would have the best effect but there 's a limit to the contributions that can e made however great the favorable sentiment. With revel ns regarding the expense of ralsing the fund and the expense that would be required to carry on the work It waa easy to bring about a new sttitude. Pollowing the action of the Presbrterians in deciding to withdraw from the movement it was not long be- fore the Baptists, in spite of their large participation decided likewise so that the aetion of the executive commlttee in stopping activities until it can be deter- mined what further steps are to be taken was the logical cutcome. Seemingly there are those who have ceme to 2 full realization of the effort at 2 rather late date. Either they were carried away by the idealistic feature of the plax in the beginning or elss they must have failed to give preper comsider- ation te what was beily attempted. Pos- sibly it was tes muck fo expect fust vet that 2ll the demominatiens could be breught together under sueh ar effort, but from the finaneial standpoint gione it seems to have suffered much as the tien Army, thet erganisatian which out of the war with the praise of has for ewem in it medest undertak- it has beem umable to get what it it needs. i GETTING THE FACTS. It has been a2 number of weeks now #inee ome of the country’s notorious draft dodgers has been at liberty after escap- ‘ng from the custody of the military au- orities. Grover C. Bergdol! managed to elnde the federal awthorities throughoyt!force leng emsugh to create a longing he is logated, thoush it is important that it roles were that were . As accomplice: the law if the facts. ere should likewise iry made for the same itary autherities POLICY DEMANDED IT. Every possible effort has been made te have it appear that the demonstration at San Francisco in the democratic con- vention in behalf of President Wilson Was a spentaneous outburst. It was, however, carried out according to well laid plans, plans which were even known and published in this part of the coun- try befors the convention cpened. The fact is that some such thing was raally necessary, not only te show that the administration is in full control but to make it appear that the party is united in its appreval of the way in ‘whieh the -country has been conducted during the past eight years. There is no question but what President Wilson has insisted upon being the leader and upon having his own way to the deétriment of the country and against the better judg- ment of many of those under the same party standard and it would indeed have been a strarge sitwation and a most un- wise move in its effect upon the candi- dates and the election to come had there not been just such a demonstration as was carried out. There was need in such an affair to give it the appearalce of being the real hing. of being an outburst of approval about which there could be no doubt apd certainly it would have been a most un- fortunate sitnation for the party in the days to come had such 2 manifestation been omitted or had there been only a half hearted response therein. The psy- cholpgical effect of such a demonstration was not overlooked. It was the lime for doing everything possible to indicate that the party stood enthusiastically and sol- idly behind its leader even though it is recognized that such has not for a long time been the case. It would. however, not have been wise to have slighted the president at such a time for obvipus reasons. The demonsiration was certain- ly called for to serve party purposes, it was weil planned and finely executed, but it was policy rather than spontaniety that did it. HING BECORD. In one way it is an unusual and in an- other way an encouraging report that is made by Principal Moton of Tuskegee re- garding the mumber of lynchings in the first six months of the year. According te the record that is kent at this south- ern institute there have been but twelve Iynchings up to the first of July in com- parison with 17 for the same period last year and 33 for the corresponding months of 1918. It is certainly an im- proved showing and every reduction car- tles fts encouragement for it always hopes out the hope that conditions are actually improving, that public sentiment is realiy asserting itseif and that a sane recognition of law and order is taking the place bf the much deplored mob rule. Unfortunately comparisons of this kind do not always reflect the real conditions and too often is it the case that such a gratifying slump in lawlegsness is fol- lowed by a large increage in such: ¢rime. The upusual feature of the record just made public, however, is that it is the northern state of Minnesota, rather than some one of the southern states that leads in the number of lynchings for the six month period. Minnesota, because of the outbreak against some Negro circus men who attacked a young wooman, takes away temporarily the unenviable honor =0 long held by Georgia. It was a disereditable demonstration in which the people of Duiuth participated and it is most unlikely that it will be found fig- uring in such company again in the near future but it must be aware that it is for the time being bearing the blot on its fair name that the action ealled for. If it were possible to judge by statis- tles it might be expected that 1920 was going to experience the good effects of a much needed reform regarding Ilynch- ings, but certainly there is enough in the deliberate murder of human bein; with- out proving their guilt, to bring all pos- sible influence to bear to lessen these crimes committed by members of civil- ized communities. EDITORIAL NOTES. The brides were out in force for the closing of June. It is well to remember that much mere is to be gained by the safe and same cel- ebration of the Fourth, It is strange that the ouija beard hasn’t settled the democratic convention | outcome long before this. Tammany ddesn’t appear to be quite as powerful in San Francisco as it dees baek in little old New York. If Bryan has to swallew 2 platform he deesn’t like it will be with a big swig of grape juice to take away the taste. The man on the corner says: In these days of short skirts it is quite necessary to wear stockings of the same ghade. It is 2 noticeable fact that the demo- eratie keynote address sald nothing about the reduetion in the cost of lving. ‘With Philadelphians spending five mil- lion in April for candy the effects of pro- hibition are being shown on. the sugar supply. —_———— The summer vacatfon hasn't been in the war and he iz displaying the same|ameng the youngsters for the opening of freedom that he did before, trace suficiest to lead to his cap-) has been secured. Wwever, was net the only in his get away. the indictments brought against family €ase in 2 way that should tree situation. Serving | a 2 military post, it was there | millions of bags of sugar for their price brought out the facts sur-|are rubbing it inte & long suffering bunch at hiding since ke has|school. ‘With three drownings Sunday it was both the opening and closing of the bath- ing season for some people at. a New York beacn. Those Cuban planters who are holding of sugar comsumers. How many of the democratic pessibili- are going to act like Hiram John- just because a soficient number fail anprove their nomination? . Mexico says it is to behave and the new . government ts recogmition Bridgeport that it must choose between trolley service and jitneys it is only what | “My wife has often Temarked,” sa ‘Wickershap as a preface to his excuse for being late at the office, “that she couldn't understand how lamp-posts in the middle of the street or on the sidewalk were knocked down. ‘Si has said many a tme ‘any, driver with half an eye could steer clear .of a small, slender 2l “I gather,” gathered the senior part- ner, with a twinkle, “that Mrs. Wicker- sham has recently seen a practical dem- onstration.” “Yes, she has,” said Wickersham. “She was alone. 1 was home eating breakfast. She had taken the youngster to scheol and was hurrying back in arder to get me downtown before .9 o'clock. Next time she won't hurry quite so-fast, es- pecially when a light dust of smow has ‘waxed the asphalt” “Oh, she skidded,” ior partner.” “The - most peculiar skid on record!” continued Wickersham. “It should have been photographed for .the British mu- seum. It was most completely . and whelly unusual. surmised the sem- “It seems that my wife had been going about twenty, in the middie of the street, when a truck on her Tight, running par- | wa: allel cut suddenly across her path with- out a signal, turning in the alley. To avoid a smash she turned absuptly to the left over the low.curb to the side- walk. She put on speed to take the curb. She put on brakes at the sidewalk. The car slid sideways into the lamp-post with such a whang that the wind-shield shat- tered ; the top bent like a half-shut poek- et knife, and the running board politely gave way and made room for the iron ost.” @ “Was your wife hurt?’ asked the sen- ior partner, with some show of serious alarm. “Just shaken up and scared. Luckily shé was only two L @:ks from home, so she left the car and ran for me to come and view the remains. She had taken the number of the truck and had teld LEYTERS TO THE EDITOR Twisting a Text Mr. Editor: Is it not a remarkable fact, that some men Who pose before tie pub- lic as religious teachers, Will sometimes use a text,-which, in a simple reading; will contradict the entire sermon; as the fallowing incident will demonstrate: In ome of our a knock-out blow .o health reform. To accomplish this he used a text found in country churches thel| preacher, who evidently believed in eat-| ing and drinking a plenty, desired to give| frank and uncordiu i had shrugged i ‘shoulders. You kmow how they are, tiios |:lll¢?: hes mwe to be done wit} em. " “4 crowd had collected by theilimel : 'phoned around arranging for (he last rites. ¥rom what my wife said ! thought I'd find a bunch of junk. As w the driver her v opinion of him. and very conspicuous post if he tried at|was, I didw't even need the mechanics I, : The men in the crowi had 'phoned for. helped me pry it away from the lamp- post. It took the jack and a lot of musele to force the separation. damages were all external. “You should have seen -us down to the repair shop With that crazy top ;the torn eurtains flapping; no wind shield, and just a mere tutu tion of running board and fenue right~hand side. They said a: th2. siop it would take four or five houis (o buir it ‘back to mermal. Do you v wife would leave it? She said she wouic stay right there. them giv her a big needle and 1 left Tu pat the eurtain. her patc. ing the curtain. - I grabbel a taxi and beat a retreat.” read. ‘“Well, you're here, the senior partmer. “Mrs. W sk isn't have been hurt apd the incident could TSe. “Yes, it could have.been Wurse,’ re- flected Wickersham. “But, as it is. the worse is. yet to cem> Every iime wo pass a broken lamp-post my wife will ro- mark to friends in te car o wonder people bump inte nests: sometiries they have to do it in seif-defense. I had the most terrible accident that way—glass raining down—everything erashing and splintering around me—'" “Well,” chuckled the senior partner fingering a sheaf of papers, “we should not begrudge the lonesome old lamp-post a little affection. Since Farleycorn's death ne ene sidles up to it with a ca- ressing arm. A snugly automobile or two opce in a while lends a . bit of warmth te its bleak existence.” “You better get to work,” replied Wick- ershaw, “and so had L"—Chicago News. conditions. What can we do to stop ti®s dwful saerifice? Every expectant mother should early Dlace herself under the care of a good physician or a well conducted obstetrical clinic. If the expected baby is Fer first, the physical examination which the doc- tor makes should include measurements of the pelvis. An examination of the biood by means of the Wasserman test shows that abeut 1 mother in every ten should undergo thorough medical treat ment in order to insure a health baby. Repeated examinations of the urine are essential for the detection of conditions whese o-~' treatment may save the 1 Tim. & vs. 1-3 Which refers to doc-|mother's life. trines of devils. * * ¢ forbidding o Before . . baby is born the marry. and commanding to abstain from|snould safe-ar’ her lealth m'“:\?:l:; meat” Meat is . the only English word| gy received with thanksgiving of them who The meats believe and know the truth. referred to is that whieh God created in the beginning for food. -In Gen. 1 vs. 29 we find that the Creator provided for Adam's menu, fruits, grains and nuts. (No flesh meats were used until after the flood, 1500 vears later.) In the same verse God said: “To you it shall be for meat.” Meat is the oly English word for food of any kind. But the speaker quoted it, as though it referred to flesh foods. The real thought conveved in this: There will be people in the last days so given up to appetite, that they will actually forbid (if possible) every attempt at health reform. The Lord re- fers to this in Matt. 24 vs. 37-39, and this very condition is fulfilled before our eyes. Eating and drinking, marrying and divorcing are surely “signs of the times.” I am sure that overeating, or eating unbalanced diets, and fearful mix- tures, has much to do with a person's morals, and disposition. Fdwin Booth, the great actor understood this well. He ate according to the parts he was to play: When he played the part of a vilian, he would eat fpr days previous rear beef- steak, etc. But he would use light foods when his act on the stage was of a more gentle nature. Those engaged in training gladiztors for prize fights also understand this perfectly. I think it is high time that moral. teachers of our youth would brush up on this line, in- stead of twisting Seripture te suit their taste. W. R. UCHTMAN. Westerly, R. L, July 1, 1820, Stories That Recall Others A Hurried Job. Little Marion was suffering from swo:s tonsils, and the attending physician len advised an immediate operation to re- move tham. On being told of the coming ordeal sic leaned up against her mother | and said: ‘T Lord made m the lumps out.” Taking the Joy Oat of Life. After having moved shore with happy hearts. “Our friends have been quite thought- ful in their gifts,” sald the wife to the husband as they Wwere getting ready to “We do not have a flock of gold or a ecanary to farm out to the leave. fish neighbors during our absence.” Just then the door bell rang. Some one Had sent them a fern. FACTS REGARDING THE CARE OF THE BABY By U. 8. Public Health Service. MOTHERHOOD Each year one hundred thousand babies die in fhe United States in the first month of. life, most of them because of baby was born. By giving proper care and attention to mothers before the baby is born, thousands of baby lives can be saved. But mothers should have better care for another apparent reason. In country at least 15,000 mothers die in childbirth each year; that is one mother in veery cases of child-birth. of MADE IN SPAIN FOR 112 YEARS Foil. i V ot TRY A S-CAKE BOX POR SALE AT ALL GOOD DEALERS BRACKETT COMPANY, BOSTON IMPORTERS. 3 just wish that when the | he had taken time to stir into" their new home several of the friends of the coupte bestowed useful gifts upon the new home and the family faced a vacation at the conditions affecting their mother before this Over half of them lose their lives fram preventable She should be as far as possibie relieved of worry, have plenty of fresh air, goed, wholesome food, and sufficient recreation, rest and sleep. FOREIGN TRADE OF U. s. IN FISCAL YEAR 1920 . The foreign trade of the United States in the Mn:\’kyeu which epds with this montk mzke a new “high record.” In both imports and exports. says a state- ment by The National City Bark of }New York, the figures of the fiscal year 1920 will exceed in value those of any preceding year. Ixports will apparently exceed billion dollars against 7 1- bil- lions in th fiscal year 1919, 6 billions in 1917, and 2 1-3 billions in the year immediately preceeding the war. Imports will make the astonishingly high record of $5,000,000,000 against $3,000,000,000 in 1919, a little over $2,500,000,000 in 1917, and less than $2,000,000.000 in 1914, the year preceding the war. The total foreign trade for the year will ex- ceed 13 billion dollars against 10 1-3 billions in 1919, slightly less than 9 bil- lions in 1918 and 1917 and 4 1-4 billions The I/ i \am'..;‘-n-._. : wfifi « every bedbug it touches. Non- in year prior to the war, Raw manufacturing material showed by far the largset growth on the import side and will apparently execed $2,000,- 000,000 against $1,250,000.000 in the former high record years 1919 and 1918, and $633,000,000 in the year preceding the war. Manufactures exported will shio wa total of about $3,750,000,000, only exceeded in 1917 when war materials ‘were being exported in enormous quan- tities, and $1,100,000,000 in the pre-war year 1914, Manufactures exported will be three and one-half times as mueh in value as in the year before the war and raw manufacturing material imported three times as much in value as in the Ire-war vear. Foodstuffs exported will show a small- er total than last year, but foodstuffs im- ported will be mearly double in value thosé of amy earlier year. aggregating nearly $1,500,000 against $832,000.000 in 1919, $750,000,000 in 1918, and $678.000.- 000 in 1917. This enormous increase in the value of foodstuffs imported is due in a large degree to the advance in prices of sugar and coffee. Sugar imports alone seem likely to show a grand total of over $500,000.006 against $309.000,000 in 1919, and $237,000,000 in 1918, while cof- fee imported will approximate about $230,000,000 against §143,000,000 in 1919, and $103,000,000 in 1918. Coeoa also shows a tremendous increase and will aggregate for the year about $80,- 000,000 against $36,000,000 in 1918, these | increases in the value of sugar, and cocoa imported being due in large degree to higher prices, though the juantities in each case also show large ncreases despite the higher price at which the importations occur. This large increase in both imports and exports oecurs in the trade with all perts of the world. Europe, which sént us in the fiscal year 1919 only 373,000,000 worth of . merchandise, is coffee, sending us this year comsiderably over a | billion dollars worth, or practi times as much »s in 1918, ertions made last year would ¥ little which she could spare to the United States. She from us this year nearly $3.000,000,000 worth of “merchandise against $4,63 000,000 worth in 1919, and $4.325.00 000 worth in the high record year of the war. 1917, this increase in her purchases frof us occurring chiefly in manufac- turing material. since the foodstuffs ex- portel, going chieflly to Burope. show as above indicated. a slight decline, and raw material. m cotton. alse going chiefly to Furope shows a very large in- crease. The gains in imports from Europe oc- 1y three despite the as- that Europe Is taking | | | i t | | | i PROVERB — A man is mmhn- by his looks, nor is the sea measured with a bushel. Vaca_tion“ Day‘é ARE KNITTING DAYS There’s pleasant employment and much satisfaction in kmttmz your own sweater. - “KNIT YOUR OWN" is the popular slogan, just now. In our complete showing, you will find every proper kind of yarn and every desirable color, for making exactly the style sweater you want. In order that we may do our part in the “Knit Your Own” Campaign, we will, beginning today (Thurs- day), and continuing for one week, offer our entire stock of ball yarn, at— A REDUCTION OF ICc A BALL This offering comprises all our ball yarn, in every kind and color. We carry, including— Germantown Knitting Yaras Shetland Floss Heatherdown Fancy Sitk Yarns Saxony ALL REDUCED AS FOLLOWS:: 40c Balls—reduced to 45¢ Balls—reduced to 65¢c Balls—reduced to 75c Balls—reduced to 80c Balls—reduced to ceesn FRERF If you are considering doing any knitting this summer, we strongly advise you to make your selection of yarns NOW, while you have the opportunity of sav- ing substantially on your purchases. Slxchletu \'\':,xr'l'zr‘”]",r;;m PreCion® | factures as & whole, drawn largely from | while that with Asia will aggregate cious stones alone, practically all , of | will aggregate over $1500,000,-abaut $2,200,000,000 against #i,434,000.- hioh s Pl e il b s L lightly less than $1,000,000,- [ 000 in 1919. fotal of about $120.600,000 against § 000 in 1918, : 000000 in 1919, and $32.000,000 in| Trade with South America shows large| New Naven.—Fourteen applications for art works. chiefly from Furope. |zains in both exporis and: imports, and |divoree were heard and granted by Judge how a total of mearly $30,000,000will total about $1,350,000.000 against|John W. 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