Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 25, 1920, Page 4

Jisrwich Zulletin and Qoufied 124 YEARS OLD Subscription price 18 & week: Gfc 2 menth; $6.60 + yeur, Entered st the Postoffice st Norwich, Comn., s smcood-class matter. Telepbone Calls, Bulletin Business Office, i%0. Bulletin Edtorial 3! s Bulletin 35-2. Wilimmtic Oftice, 38 Charch St. m — e e _ Nerwich, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1920, ——ee e MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Amocsted Pres s crcludvly entitied to the use for republication of all mews despatch- = “creditad 30 or mot otherwi credited. 10 this paper and also the local news published repubilication of pecial des- also reserved. dghts of herein are patches CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING AUG. 21st, 1920 10,957 ANOTHER AMERICAN VICTORY. Perhaps the' greatest surprise that the German warships apportioned to this country should be brought safely across the Atlantic was to be found in German maritime circles where it has been main- tained that it would not be possible for the Americans to accomplish the task. Such a claim of course had particular reference to the biggest of the ships, the Os land. which was brought over ts own power, for the others were under tow but it will be difficult to con- vince those who were concerned in the navigation of the ship that the predic- tion was based upon a belitf that the Americans were not competent to handle the warship. In connection with the disposal of all of the German warships it has been maintained that they were so construct- ed that they would fail to fit in as a of other navies. German construc- iven little consideration to the crews and the lack of many advantages to be found on our own vessels was ex- rienced by those who were entrusted 1 the task of bringing the ship to this side. . Nevertheless even though poor ventilation made the work of those be- low deck extremely arduous the job was successfully accomplished, the hardships survived and the task successfully com- ple Germans had good reason to be- lieve that such would be the result if it Was just a matter of American seaman- ship r prediction, however, was based upon something else. They had done their best to wreck this the same as they had other of the surrendered in the same way that they had the engines of the merchant rterned in this country, and they ed they had done the job so thor- t would be impossible to re- the damage. And it was upon this work that they felt safe in claiming that the w: ps could ‘not be taken across the A The damage they caused made much ble but, as in the case of the mer- t and passenger vessels it was not nd the ability of the Americans to nount it, although in this instance it as done after the surrender had taken and simply for" destructive pur- coessful operation of the war- ; .upsets another of the Ger- and increases by one the cases ir confidence was badly mis- TUENING OUT THE CAPABLE. In connection with the retirement of lstter carriers and clerks in accordance the pensien act which recently went , Postmaster General Burleson to have had his way in regards interpretation of the law and as the result all who have reached the sge of 65 have been dropped from the ser- vice even when it has been recommended masters that they be retained in selosed in the statement of ter of Boston who declared e he wac asked to recommend ion of any who were still eap- reaching 65 and actually did recommendation was disapproved were put on a pension. Had this e experience of but one office and that of all of them there might be for it, but with all such recom- mendations being turned down it means the throwing out of active employment of many who are capable of giving much e to the postal service and forcing them to get along on pay which is far below requirements. It can be appreciated that while many at 65 may have reached the point where they are anxious to quit such work as have been doing, and others who older more so, there are those who are nevertheless physically able and us of continuing their work and d of being kicked 6ut at a small pension ought to bé permitted to remain and rry ‘on the work in which they trained. t believed that such was the the passage of the retire- . On the other hand it is be- hoved that it was intended that the old employes who are still efficient should be permitted to remain, but these are not the days when the public can antief« ing what they pay for and have to expect from the postoffice de- ent. The service iy bad enough hout driving away the capable em- ployes. MEXICAN BANDITS. There cannot fail to bs noted the con- trast that exists between the manner in which the present government of Mexico is procteding agzainst the bandit gang that has kidnapped Americans and that employed by €arranza. The de facto government In spite of the improverment that it is showing over the previous re- gime, is not without enemies. Such of eourse is to be expected and in Mexico it seems to be the habit to take it out on Americans when there is a desire to ambarrass the govérnment. Under Carranza there was a disposi- tion 16 charge such Ameritans As were unfortunate enough as t6 bs kidnapped with being implicated in the plot and to place them under arrest after they had been released by paying their 6wn ran- som, while nothing whatever that amounted 8, anything was done to cap- ture or punish the bandits. Under the @e facto government the situation is dif- ferent. Forces have been quickly put in the field against the bandits with orders to accomplish the release of the Ameri- &ans and to wipe out the gang, and there are reasons to expect that something Will be acesmplished, for the present They Wad tackled the vitals of| such trouble makers and it has shown that it has the means of doing it.- This is the first instance of kidnap- ping that has arisen since the de facts government took up the reins. For that reason particular interest is bound to be given to the manner in which it carries out its determination to live up to its ob- ligations relative to the protection of the subjects of other countries and the way in which it carries out the punishment of those who are endeavoring to create trouble fér it with otheér mations. That such acts should be committed by bandits does not necessarily reflect upon the governmént unless it fails to de its utmost in putting a stop te such prac- tices and neglects to take all necessary steps for their punishment, and steps al- ready taken would indicate a determina. tion to avoid any such charge. 2 THE IMMIGRATION TIDE. Checked by the war, the tide of im- migration which has for many years been strong in this direetion has again set in, if we are to judge by the figures of the department of labor showing 800, 000 aliens arfiving in this cduntry for the year ending With the month of June and ‘the daily average at the present time of 5000. How long this average will be maintained is problematical but when it is shown that steerage accom- modations for the next year are bocked it doesn't indicate that there will be a let-up for gome time to come or that we can expect to see the number decrease much as the seasons change. This large number of immigrants bears out the claims made some time ago that the ending of the war would not only see the resumption of pre-war- time immigration but that it .would greatly increase in-order to escape the conditions in Europe following the War. It can hardly be said that Europe is glad to see so many departing for thése shores. It has suffered greatly in de- pleted manpower and it has plenty to do for all its people for a long time to come. Likewise the expense of setting out on such'a trip is much greater than it used to be, but with such numbers coming into this country at this time it cannot fail to have its effect upon the labor shortage which has existed for a consid- erabls time. Good use can be made ‘of these people in many lines of effort. From all di- rections has come the call for labor and the immigrants should help materially in supplying the demand. They will find plenty eof oppertunities awaiting them in connection with the country’s expan- sion and development. The duty of the country in connection therewith is to see that those who desire to enter are those who can be rated as desirables and that full opportunity and proper encourage- ment are given to them to become not only good but naturalized citizens of this country. PRODUCE OR BACK TUP, ‘When the campaign investigation com- mittee decides that Governor Cox must appear before it and is sent a telegram requesting it thers is mo reasen for him to be surprised or peeved. In view of the statements he has made he should have anticipated this very request and if 2s he claims he has the facts to prove his assertions he should be only teo glad to hasten to Chicago and tell all he knows. Contrary to what might be expected he apparently doesn’'t welcome the move which has been made by the committee to take up this matter. His assertions have already been denied by the chair- man of the republican national commit- tee who has declared he welcomes the committeé’s request to appear before them. The fact of the mattér seems to be that Governor Cox has indulged in statements regarding republican cam- paign funds for the purpese of casting detrimental reeflctions upon the opposing candidate, He asserts of course that he can prove his claims but instead of has- tening to do so hé insists upon the right to do it in his own way and at his pleas- ure for the benefit that he expects will accrue to his candidacy. Governor Cox should realize that re- gardless of what he may consider neces- sary to enliven his campaign, the coun- try is looking for facts and not infer- ences. It is expecting proof when seri- ous charges are made and he ought not to fail to realize that unsubstantiated declarations have a way of reacting un- less they are based upon something more than 'gossip. Under the circumstances it is proper that the committee should seeR his tes- timony and that it should be incTined to subpoena him if necessary. If he is dealing out facts he should deliver them. Otherwise he should maks a retraction and let the country know what he means and not base his campaign on a lot of wild assertions. EDITORIAL NOTES. Onece again the pendulum has begun to swing in favor of the Poles. Regardless of the treaty of Versailles there appears to be considerable uncer- tainty regarding Danzig. With coal production showing a de- cided increase the right way of relieving the shortage is being followed. There is still trouble enough in Mexi- eo without having Popocatepetl break forth and threaten meore misery. The man on the corner says: Even if the number of flies has been small the time when they bite hardest is coming. ‘With the apple crop of the northwest smaller than last year there is an im- proved chance for the apple raisers of Connecticut. Those who continued the excellent idea of cultivating a kitchén garden are getting the compensatory benefit of fresh and tasty vegetables, Many a weary worker returns frem his vacation a little bit mere wilted than when he began it, but he has had the fun of spending it. Even overlooking the war between the Poles and the bolsheviki, there is still inclination among others in that part of the world to shed blood. If Candidate Cox has the evidencs to prove his claim that the republicans have a $15,000,000 fund he should lose no time’ in trotting it out. g s With the booze smugglers shooting 1i- quor into the country frem Camada in torpedoes theré is more trouble for the trohibition agents to overcome. The Tennessee situation ‘wouldn't bother 80 much if there was an immedi- ate prospect that one or two other states would svun ratify the suffrage amend- ment. Prohibition agents are active here and there but their discoveries simply show that they are t6oo few and far between t stop the manufacture, sale or ship- ment of ligues “I'm sérry we're late,” said the bride, ‘but I had such a time getting dressed! It fastens in the back and Tom couldn’t find thé hooks—" “Say no more,” soothed the lady who has been married for a long time. “I have a complete picture of the situation and could give you such a lifelike ac- count of the conversation that you would think I had bifj'en behind the picture molding it I told it to you. “All men aect like that and the rea- son ‘they are so cantankérous when they have to hook their wives' dresses is that théy know, déep down in their little hearts, that they are showing up at their worst and the fact that they are mot rightfully the lords ef creation! A man that ean age a cantilever bridge, a legislature or the cook simply lies right lfi-n on the job Whe cenfront- ed with thé simple task of uniting two pieces of dress goods designed to snap or hook together. He is thrown into a ten.:'!!u} panic and naturally tries to bluff it off. “Always he demands to be told why for the leve of Mike she had to have the dress made that way. When there are thirteén million patterns for dresses it seems to him that it it would be an easy matter for an intelligent woman to hit on one that fasténed with one button in“front or something like that. “What does she expect to do when he doesn’t happen to bé around 6 attend to the job? Serve her right if she had to stay heme some time Decause she in- sisted on having clothes that took the assistance of a corps of maideé—or one intélligent husband—to gét into! And can’t she stand still? How can she ex- pect any ofie to hook a dress wahen the wearer is doing jazz steps all over the premises? Yes, of course, he is doing it right—if she'll stand still. “And what js the Sense in making |hooks so small? This business of Hav- ing to send for a microscope, a detective and a clairvoyant to enable éne to dis- cover the hook which is said to be right there strikes him as one of the supreme foolishnesses of ~womankind. Do you ever see a mam having treuble of that sort! No—his garments are constructed so that they can be donned properly in two jerks and a shrug, as garments should Be! Oh, yes of course, there are collar buttens, if she wants to be dis- agreeable, but man is not responsible for collar buttons. Some woman _invented those, he Is certain. Anything ridiculous and neeessitatnlg irritating work _in dressing may safely be laid at the door of woman—stand still, for Pgte's sake! “When he staggers up from his task his unfortunate wife, feeling queer, in- vestigates with her fingers and finds that he has fastened one side of her skirt lining to the edge of the sash, the other side to part of the dress ifself, and that the hooks do not match in ithe least at the top. She then tumbles into her wrap, holding her lips tightly shut until she reaches her destination, and her sympathetic hosteds, without one -word of explanation fixes her up correctly. “Once in my life I had a very simple dress. The imside belt hooked in the back with three big hooks, the back it- self snapped with four snappers the size of dinner plates. 1 had bought those snappers having John in mind. The dress was a straight up and dewn affair that was losse, and I could writhe around and fastén it myself, as a usual thing, but there was the time I had hurt my right hand and was rather helpléss. John had to fasten me up one night and never ghall 1 forget it “When 1. broke the news to him he looked grim but herole and got down on his knees, although neatly trousered in his dress suit. Using his knees as a re- volving point, he spun areund until I never could understand why those trous- ers weren't worn through to the bone. He jerked and tugged and pulled as though he were endeavoring to pul to- gether a sixteen-inch dress band around a twenty-five-inch waist. He muttered strange words to himself and when I tried to place his fingers an the correct hooks 1 thought for a minute he had bitten my own fingers off. “Once he got: all the hooks and snap- pers fasténed into something and thought he was through, but found he had totally forgotten to do the lining. I never saw 2 man work harder than John did over those /four snappers. When he would lo- cate the top of a snapper he would lose the oppesite part and ask peevishly what I had done,with it. Also, would I blease stand still? “Nobody ever would have believed that John managed a large and complicatea business and had time to smoke three cigars a day besides. He was in a cold perspiration and a red hot rage when he finally completed fasteni\y' the back bow to the lining and the belt to my left shoulder. At least it felt that way and we nearly got a divorée over the af- fair—" “Did you, really?” asked the interest- ed bride. “Well, /it reliéves me._to hear you say it—because, all the way over here, I could contemplate leaving Tom without a gingle qualm! If.they're all like that I might as well resign myself!"” «~Chicaga News. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Irish in Ameriean National Wars Mr. Editor: In “Letters” on editorial page of Bulletin of Aug. 21, an anony- mous corespondent repeats the claim ruade by Michael J. O'Brien, that “over 27 per cent of Washington's army were Irish.”” On the basis of large experi- ence in historical and genealogical re- scarch, and especially in proving up an- cestry and eligibility of candidates for patriotic societies, I challenge any one to produce valid genealogical proof that more than 15 per cent of the 233,771 soldiers of the Revolution were of Irish descent, even including all the “Scotch- Irish,” not one tenth of whom were of Céltic blood. Mr. O’'Brien is neither a genealogist, nor an authority on Irish names, on which he bases his claims. Prof. B. A. Gould, physical examiner of Union soldiers for service in the Civil war, figures 75.48 per cent of them na- tive Americans, 8.76 per cent Germans and 7.14 per cent Irish. De Valera Irish were conspicuous by their absence from the World war. J.N.ENO, A. M. West Willington, Aug. 23, 1920. A Late Letter on the Irish Question Mr. Editor: It would not be worth while to make reply to a letter in last Saturday’s Bulletin, only that the writer of that letter, having fully convinced nimself of the matters set for therein, seems to think for that reason his con- tention will be approved in the opinion of that group of people who he says are poorly irnformed. His proposition in this regard is well taken, for the other group—the well in- formed—can easily read their way through the sophistry of his communica- tion. This writer is a native Irishman and 1 one proud to know that Irish valor, daring and intrepidity has never vet besn nquestioned on any field or in any army. A long dissertation on that point, or to prove it, is not needed at this late day. The attestation of that fact is re- corded in the annals of war and on many blood ciained fields. I is only of late years that Ireland has played the role of the ‘incendiary and the masked mid- night-dssassin—and it is for this that we blush with shame. We acknowledge with pride ali the achievements recount- ed by vour correspondent, from the fir- ing of the first shot for the A. E. F. to thé reception of the Victoria _crosses, but we ask him to note how these he- roes have been received in Ireland, by the F. I. F. (Friends of Irish Free- dow). What reception have they had? Where were the gariands and trophies aceord- ed.to them? Where are the enduring monuments built to the stain? We read of one, in the city of Cork, which was ihlnwn down by the dynamite gang— and, by the same token, this is the city, where ‘the American jackies, on their Tgpomous PROVERB—There is no In many departments of it a point to visit the store the lovliest of the early advance selection. 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It is a splendid oppor- tunity to select the materials for Children’s School Dresses, House Dresses, etc., at a substantial saving. & JR/8 ITCHELL eel so small but it hopes the store new goods for So make this week. Whatever your A visit to the Autumn styles in Suits, attractive showing of Fall is new and stylish in Mil- Department this week. Wash Goods “In this offering " Care and Responblhty" THE responsibility attached to the préparing of a remedy for infants and children is undouhtedly greater than that imposed upon the manufacturer of remedies dbr adults whose system is sufficiently strong to counteract, for a time at least, any injurious drug. It is-well to observe that Castoria is prepared today, as it has béen for the past 40 years, under the personal supervision of Mr. Chas. H. Fletcher. What have makers of imitations and substitutes at stake? What are their ‘responsibilities? To whom are they answerable? . 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Mothers, mothers with the fate of the World in the the| due; e, ey your; 1l It is well Known that the Belfast riots were precipitatéd by the fact that re- turned veterans were being given back aces they left, in preferenca to ackers who stayed at home and istal the draft. William' _Jennings A Use For Old Records. What' can worn-out _phonograph s be used for? asks C. B. A. So far as our observation goes, C. B. A., they can be and are used on phonographs tear. )#‘ ¢ P, . Exact Copy of Wrapper. o ‘) A vshon e THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK way to France, were insulted and mob-| O, yes. there are a whole lot of things ljust the same as ever. — St. Louis bed. The: are the things that show [that the uninformed people need to|Globe-Democrat. the real answers of the party and create [ kncw. ir order to form a correct owin- —_— e a stench in the apothesary's ointment |io: cf the Irish question. One of the Sob Squad. that all the perfumes of Araby can- ENNIS KILLZ.T, he 1 imy " ot Yide: Norwich, Aurast, 24, 1920. he st tme Hirgm Jegupen. a0 Bryan meet they should clasp hands silently and shed a Both are disappointed men.— Birmingham Age-Herald. Every one but the joke writer has something new for Christmas. Tka August Shirt Sale STILL GOES ON LOOK AT THESE PRICES $2.50 SHIRTS ......... SALE PRICE $1.79 | SALE PRICE $2.39 : $2.75 SHIRTS ...... $3.00 SHIRTS ......... SALK PRICE $2.59 $3.50 YORKE SHIRTS...SALE PRICE $2.95 ; $2.00 OUTING SHIRTS. .SALE PRICE $2.15 ' $2.00 OUTING SHIRTS. .SALE PRICE $1.65 “Yorke” and “De Luxe” Shirts Reduced 20 Per Cent. Boys’ Shirts at Sale Prices T Lol i P e AT T e ATy