Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 24, 1920, Page 4

1920 Serwich Fulletiu and Qoufied 124 YEARS OLD Subeeription pries 13 & week: 56 a mon o voar, Esternd st fhe Postoffice at Norwich, Comn., a3 weoud-clas matter. Telephooe Calls, —— ‘mm Tooms, 3-3. Bulletin Job Offics. 35-3. WiNmantic Office. 33 Church St. Telephone 105. orwich, Friday, Sept. 24, 1920. WEMBER OF TNE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The Asoclsud Press i3 exclusively entitied republicatlen of all mews despatch- CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING SEPT. 18th 10,926 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. That Norwich is in need of a reorgan- ized chamber of commerce is well dis- closed by the expression of its citizens @8 manifested . through the numbers en- relling under the new plan. The cam paign has not closed as yet, and it is im possible to tell where the wmemtership list will be when the drive is coneluded, but it cannot fail to be apprecia thal cenvineing proof has already buen far- nished that the present effort iv get out of the ol way and into the new is cerving the endorsement of thc com- monity. Without ignoring the gooi work that has been done by the civie organi- mations that have existed i1 tie past, and without attempting to ‘cempare them with what fa claimed for the rcorgan- ized body, - there i offercd substantial reasons for believing that i will have a irost important part 'a *ac development ©f the community and briag uf the work of each an organization fo the standard that is to be expected in such a busincis center. There is an invaluable amweet of work and good that such an organwation car #o. It is of the greatest importance that it should not only be organized on the best lines to acevmplish what is desired and intended but it is vital that it should have the backing and support of the peo- ple for whom it is golng to act. Such an organization is not for the purpose ®of accomplishing samething for the few but for the entire commaunity. It is the entire city and town that must be kept tn mind in measuring the scope of its work, and with the idea of putting it in & position to get into the field of thor- oughly modernized commercial work it must have the encouragement and as- sistance not of a few but of the com- munity as a whole. Norwich needs and wants an active and efficient chamber of commeroe. There are assurances, judging by the txperience of others, that the reorgan- tzation plan will meet expectations. All that seems to be necessary is the coop- wation on the part of those for 'hom fie effort is being made. AFTER SOUND CARGOES. increased attention has been gziven to mivage operatio s Juring Ifwe Dist Sev- eral years beemuse of .h> busines; that was created in that line tne Ger- U-boats and the consequent encour- ment that was given to inveniors i fevise improved methods for meeting the situation. The \improved means of recovering ships and cargoes are not being utilized wiely in cennection with the vessels that were sent to the bottom during the war, and it is interesting to note in this con- Section that metice has already been given that a salvage company will soon start the work of removing the cargoes from a number of ships in Long Island wuni a dozen of which have been lo- sated and buoyed. Nearly all of these vesels are found upon examination to have coal cargoes the recovery of which had hitherto not been considered worth ‘he expense that would be mvolved Means of getting such have been great- 'y improved and the situat'on has shanged. Such cargoes appear to be property of those who can get them and there is of course a healthy demand tor seal, which experiments havs shown may be somewhat improved and cer- *ainly not harmed by leng immersion in nalt water. Just what the results will be of such sperations only time can reveal. They are nevertheless undertaken with confi- demce, and with profitable returns from the venture there is no telling what Long Island sound will give up in the way of salvage. It should put an end to one form of waste and mean that henceforth many vessels which have hitherto been abandoned after sinking will be relleved of their cargoes before being abandoned if it is not considered possible to raise them, In the way of salvage work some of the real big stunts have been perforn about the British Isles In the past few years. There millions have been recov- tred and there still remain millions on the bettom. But when i® is realized ‘hat there are still figuring on -aising the big Lusitania it can be ex- sected that much of this sunken treas- wre will be recovered in due time. MADE RATIFICATION CERTAIN. As the result of the aetion taken by he general assembly women will have ‘he chance to vete in the coming elec- ton without there being any question as ‘0 the legality of the ratification. Like- vise there has also been passed legisla- Jon considered necessary to facilitate ‘he making of voters under the condi- iors that will result with the many we- men seeking to be made. Likewise it should put to sleep all the preparations that are undervy - by these 'n Tennessee for contesting the ratifi- sation of the amendment on the ground that the necessary 26 states have not le- gally ratified the amendment. It is true that Secretary Colby has mainrained that his proclamation stands and that h® will mat recall it, even to include thercin the action by Conmecticut. There are ! tractions. iown eastern Connecticut. proclaimed. Whether it was legal or mot, now that Connecticut has ratified in such a manner that its legality cannot be questioned it becomes positive that the amendment is law even if Tennes- see's reconsideration is effective. And provided ratification is effected when 36 states have approved in such a way that their action is not questioned then all uncertainty i8 removed even though Sec- retary Colby doesn't deem it necessary to change his proclamatiop. Connecti- cut has wisely avoided the confusion caused by the Tennessee mixup. OUR BEAUTY SPOTS. The association made up of the pho- tographers of New England is going to undertake the laudable task of immor- talising the beauties of the New Eng- land states. That they should have no difficulty in imprassing upon those Who live in this part of the country what a beauty spot it really is can.be attested by those who have visited its many at- ‘What the photographers will show in the way of views will neverthe- less be a revelation to a great part of the population of these same states, who while they may not have doubted the existence of the magnificent ‘locali- ities that will be Shown have never had the opportunity or the inclination to see or seek them. Those who are in search of el fews are often inclined to believe.that they are to be found only in Some for- eign country or in some distant distant state. Investigations quickly prove otiierwise and those who take the long tripe across sea or continent are forced to confees that New England has its beau.y spots that hold their own in rison with those which are more Somchow because they are near home there is the inclination not to give them quite high a rating as those far away until taey are actually seen. By their cxkilition the photographers shoule be able to clear up any uncertainty on this question. They will be able fo prove tiat for delightful hills, vallcys and scemery in general it neceszary to go out of New Eagland. Likcwise the same might be said of our Those who the pictures from Franklin hill, the high elevation on which the state agricultural college stands or taken a sall up the Thames river have something to look forward to. Likewise there are equally attractive views to be gained from the high knob of the Newent road in Lisbon, acrobs th have not viewed the section of the country where we lve. REDUCING PRICES. Has the high cost of living struck the toboggan? There are some things thai Indicate it, but it # unjust to jump at ing taken. T'here are industries in wWhich the em- have work. There are other concerns Wwhi reaching the same end in anoih, ner. Fear suffer from similar stagnation ‘woolen situation has led one mill to reduce the price of I third. It should have its effect upca that portion of the public that has heen cur- tailing its purchaves because of the kigh prices, An appreciablc 1o the lzrge cotton slump in, the piice of clothing prices will drop 33 1-3 per cent. in price in the spring and the report that shows flour dropping from 25 to 75 cents a barrel. At the same time from another direc- tion comes the announcement of a large automobile manufacturer that the price of his cars will be reduced from 14 to 31 per cent. at once. This cut comes in sp.!te of large orders unfilled, with the statement that the war is over and war prices should be ended. For that mat- ter the war has been over for a humber of months and the reason for the main- tenance of war prices therefore disap- that it is another effort that indicates that business has about gome iS5 limit on the high level and a recognition of the fact that future business must be to be secured in large volume. EDITORIAL NOTES. The man on the corner says: hapren, For some tiae shedding of the straw ing into the overcoat. The fact join the chamber of commeree. —— The success being obtained & large mill announce substantial reduc: tions in the price of their product. There are those' of course Who main tained from the first that the contend. be those teams tBat are now indicated. ‘Worcester has a rocket that planned to shoot to the moon. it ago? e Another revolution is you don't like anything, you are ernment. Marconi should watch out, likewise thare Who maintain that a vroc- lamation by the secretary of state 's not necessary and that the amefdment be- comes a part of the constitution of the f‘mnlry when the 26th state has ratified If Tennessee ratified and that ratifica- tion was legal, regardless of the course followed and the subsequent reconsidera- Meo, then fhe amendment was law as mandeer it for Fiume. The Connecticut legislature has dou- ble riveted its action on the suffrag: amendment. Thanks to Goverror the legality of the action. conclusions. There are significant move- ments which indicate that steps which are likely to lead to such results are be- a decwion that showed good judgment| for the lessened cost of production should | the stimulating effect- of reviving | orders, and therefore certainty of steady that the cotton marke: might peoduce aj peared some time ago, but regardless of looked for at lowor prices if it is geing Things that are really too good to be true never hat has beer. quickly followed by climb- should be recognized that it is not necessary to wait to be asked to the chamber of commerce membership drive when an automobile manufacturer and ors for the world's champioaship would is s this another Jules Verne story fer which ‘Worcester got a reputation several years threatened in Mexico. That is the country where if sup- posed to set out fo overthrow the gov- after he completes that#device Whereby Trieste may hear concerts in London, that D'- Annunzio doesn't come over and com- Hol- comb there can be no question regariing beamed the bride. make it himself.” \ married for a long time. ness! of a family! This done with it, my child! crisis for a new lampshade. that it’ would bring back with anvil, bellows and where was a big Sheet of paper on which he could block out the design? Then 1 had to hunt him a blue pencil and a red one and take the fern off the dining room table so that he could use it to draw on. Next he had to have a ruler and then an eraser and after that was a call for twine to'se in drawing curves. “I had intended to finish a novel that evening, but I didn’t get time, what with bringing John articles for which he yelled every few minutes or so and running at his call to see if he was gefting the idea. He was was so proud of his drawing that X did not have the heart to tell him no mortal woman could ever get silk to lle flat on the shape he-had curlicued and darted all‘over the paper. He said the shape as he had drawn it might differ a trifie from my vague description, but it had more eye interést and he was sure 1 would like it better. “The next night John entered the door- way stagzering beneath many bundles, one of which had burst open.and the con- which were a'bale or,so of heavy were - writhing caressingly about His form. twining about his ankles and sticking out at all angles like ser- pent's teeth. He said as he dropped ev- erything on_the davenport that he had bought some solder of course, and a soldering iron, and while he was about it he got a goofl hammer and screw driv- HOME ART WORK “Towve no idea how clever Tom is" “When I told him wheat they were going to charge me for a bird cage he said what was the use of -his- having gone to manual training school if he let us be robbed like that— so he's going to buy some brass wire and “Phone him to stop buying wire!” or- dered her friend the lady who had been “Mercy good- Reckless like that and the head You might_just as well be hunting up your divorce lawyers and be your family recalis so clearly those aw- ful ‘days in my life. when Jonn ' turned his hand to making me the wire frame “I could have bought a frame for $1.50, but John said he should enjoy spending an evening at that sort of fancy work and the glad old days of school time when he had toyed flame—and er because people always needed ham- mers and screw drivers. ' “Then he had got a vise, a thing to screw onto a ledge of some sort and hold the wire frame tightly while he tink- ered at it. There Were some spools of fine wire, too, and bross rods and files and othe: things, and please just let “He said not to bother about washing the dinner dishes, because he wanted to use the Kkitchen table to work on, and he would be through that evening. It was a horrible evening, because nothing behaved as it should. The wire kept writhing when he expected it to lie still and the soldering iron either was red hot or black cold and the solder he declared was petrified. That kitchen resounded with moans, groans and yelps till mid- night and then John staggered out of it, a strange figure with glittering dabs of solder on his shoes and in his hair, re- questing me to let things alone on the Kitchen table because he was not quite through and they mustn’t be disturbed. in the Toom because I know that in the even- Joints had sprung loose. “There wasn'‘t any use of cleaning up ing John would be tramping back and forth across the lineoleum, snatching his soldering iron from the gas flame and begging me to come and see how wonder- ful the thing was getting to be. Once when it was nearly done he came dish- g dewn in the morning to find all the He nearly gave up going to the office, such was his soul tragedy. “He kept adding braces to the frame to steady it until it grew to resemble one of those models the patent office shows as horrible examples of the human mind. He ruined one pair of shoes, spilled acid on a $100 suit, burned holes in the lino- leum, spotted the poreclain table top, soldered up most of the gas outlets on the stove and when he finally desisted, being too limp to proceed further, the shade was eight-sided, with no two sides the same size or shape and its inside so full of extra wires that it wouldn't fit over any lamp on earth and neither of us was speaking to the other, so—' “Well, you can better believe,” gasped the bride as she made for the telephone, “that Tom is going to be outflanked on that bird cage right now! .Anyhow, I'm going to get a dog instead of a eanary— it'll be less trouble.”—Exchange. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Not 2 Dead Issue. r. Editor: In reply to Mrs. L. L. Wil- 1 will state that While pro- be. considered a “dead issue” d many others who are not as sted in it as myself, I believe Quinebaug valley from Plainfield street, Z';Jr‘-vu“u:‘ff.‘:(l,d “'::fi's‘:":t“‘; 1"‘3;:1 = fi&o‘z In the Woodstocks, from the popBlar| .4 1o do ail through life. By voting Pomfret street or the more sightly | 1o} oninition, whether it is a “dead Hampton hill. It is only necessary to|issue” or not, a woman shows how she be given the opportunity to see these | stand: In other words, she is” showing beautiful views to appreciate the more | by voting for it that she wants\jo see prohibition uplield, -and the party power that is out for the uplifti men and women—the party that will bring more real sunshine in the homes. To many of us prohil n is not a dead issue, for here are my reasons: We are secing each day what power and the in- love of money are doing all over our Knowing this, how can anyone feel assured that préhibition is a dead issue? T would not vote for a man because he is a friend of mine, if he were in favor of rum or beer. M ‘Williams has the priv-. ilege of cxpressing her opinions. but be- put in ng of both h‘.nu ployes have accepted tén per cent. re-|cause she nrefers to vote for.either one duction in wages in order to avoid a|Of the other parties it is no reason why men should mot claim the same shut down. They preferred to get wome 5 5 : 3 3 vilege. She will find that there will be slightly less money and keep Working | quite a few men—both republicans and to loafing and getting nothing. It was ho are running for office— rfoot Johnson, whose hand oud to take. If I old and had to 1d feel proud to hobble to the polls, T cast my vote for prohibition, even -if, it is a “dead issue.” = Respectfully. MRS. FLORENCE SPARKS. Norwich, 22 Stories That Recall Others Rrough Trip. done some traveling, seen and had some experience on‘a s er trip to the sugar has been experienced. There “js| et Lakes and LR e encouragement in the report from thegacn 00 1T convention of the retail clothiers that| ht be expected that the soldier would be able to get the honors regarding tales, of rough water, but he threw up hands when the lake traveler related this . “One morning the lake was so rough that col floor of my it took me a half hour to catch a ned to fall on the Didn’t Quite Suit. There is a certain foreman who used to refuse to call any of, those under him by their first names. He said that it was too much trouble to learn them and that numbers were much more convenient any- way. Recently he has taken to learning the names and seems to have abandoned the number scheme. Only his intimate friends, however, know the reason. 1t seems that during the days he was in the hospital he had many callers. One day when some of his close friends were there he overheard the head nurse in an- other room say to the doctor: “Now if yow're ready we will dress No. 5's arm next.” The number of his room was 5, so he knew he was the one meant whether his friends did or not. After they had gone he decided that since a name appealed so much more to him than a number it might be the same with other people, even those under him. Hence the reason for dropping the number system. Doctors for Bees. When a honey bee staggers around holding his head and staring “de- I spondently into space he may be suf- fering from influenza, dimentia pre- cox or any one of a dozen other phys- ical and mental disorders. At any rate he needs quick medical attention. He is getting it in the honey produe- ’ : P XS | ing regions of Manitoba,. Canada. Bee indicates how thoroughly public senti-| % CRIOTS O LA O nce will ment is backing it pour a river of honey on the world's pancakes this year and that the big It is a move in the right direction | production is due almost entirely to the elimination of bee diseases. year's ~average of approximateély 65 pounds to the hive is expected to be materially increased by the hundreds of large apiaries scattered throughout - | the province. Smoke Too Much ? Let ‘Nicotol Help _You Quit Do you smoke too much? Thousands of men do and know it. They want to smeke less or quit altogether but will not punish themselves te endure the craving that follows leaving off. Such men need Nicotol which kills the erav- ing and makes cutting down the use of tobacco or quitting altogether easy and pleasant. Nicotol cures the erav- ing for tobacco, tones up the nerves and keeps you feeling fine and fit. Go to any druggist for a package of Ni- cotol tablets sold under a steel-bound guarantee of satisfaction or money re- funded. Note: Ask your druggist what others say about the wonderful pewer of Ni- cotol to break the tobacco habit. He knows and he can be trusted to tell e Last o you the full truth. IN THE DAY’S NEWS Emilia “The Emilla district of Italy, ene of the areas to suffer most recently from seismic disturbances, has figured many times in the news of the world,” says a bulletin ssued by the National Geographic So- ciety, “from the time when word of its triumphs and tragedies was spread slowly to our own day when cable and wireless keep the remdte corners of the earth informed of its happening while they are yet in pro- abroad by word of mouth, gress. “This district Ceasar, was the in the time ‘Province of Gaul of war on Rome. There, sway, and later the scene of some of the section many inte it was consolidated into national taly. “The Emilia of today vinces of Italy and is little more official as a ‘territorial division than our own New England. It takes fits name highways, the Via Aemilia, built in 187 B. C. by the consul M. Aemilius Lepidus to tie the province more closely Rome. This great road extended for 150 of the Adriatic near the mouth er Po, and its route is no¥ followed by cl have been severely shaken by the reent f cities of Emilia, many earthquakes. “The Emilia may be described as a broad slice of Italy lying just below the flare of the ‘Italian boot, between the the Po on the north and the crest of the Etruscan Apennine mountains on the and extending from the sandy and lagoon-indented shore of the Adriatic al- most completely across the peninsula to the watershed of the Ligurian Apennines. Only th marrow strip of mountain slope and beaches that constitute the Riviera, perhaps the best known of the world's playgrounds. separates the Emilia from the waters that bound Italy on the west. “The provinces of Emilia comprise about half the southern portion of the great Po basin, perhaps the best defined river plain in Europe; and the northern slope of the Etruscan Apennines. It Is a land of varied topography containing swamps and plains, hills and mountains, the latters generally well wooded but in- terspersed with barren peaks. The sec- tion is mainly devoted to agriculture, some of the important products being rice and other grains. hay, hemp and olives. Some manufacturing is carried on iIn the principal cities but for the most part in- dustrial Ttaly lies farther to the mnorth. The country is heavily populated. the density in <1915 exceeding that of New Jersey. “The most destructive of Ilflly‘n earth- quakes have occurred in the southern part of the peninsula. Severe tremors may be said to be relatives unusual. therefore, in Emilia, thoush the records show that slight shocks have occurred there rather frequently. The majority of Ttaflan earthquakes have manifested themselves most strongly in the moun- tainous regions, and in the case of the recent northern tremors greatest destruc- tion has perhaps been visited on Fivis- zano, just south of the Emilian border near the crest of the Apennines. The great seismic forces have not confined themselves to the mountains in this case but have reached out as at tims in the the great plain of the Po, and Ferrara, situated in the low swampy ecountry near the mouth of that river. “The former town iz known as ‘“Regzio Vacuum BEFORE The Norwich of Julius on this side of the Po’ and had as its south- eastern boundary the famous Rubicon by crossing which Caesar committee his act following the Gauls, the Goths and the Lombards held was the ine wars that tore geographical Italy before is a sectional group of eight of the sixty-nine pro- from one of the most important of the Roman military to miles almost in an air line from the coast of the Rubicon to the upper reaches of the Riv- railroad which connects most of the of which | Fall Opening of the SPECIALTY SHOB FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24th and 25th A CORDIAL INVITATION TO INSPECT THE SMARTEST MODELS IN-THIS SEASON’S LATEST STYLES, IN COATS AND DRESSES IS EXTENDED TO ALL., 74 Main Street Phone 715 Norwich w Emilia’ to distinguish it from a town fllcn- subterrancen gas pressure the same name ir southery Italy. Like|the existence of fissures of greater of le most of the towns in this part of Italy,|depth in the earth's crust. Reggio Emilla is characterized architec- a | 15th century but wag changed in 1495 - to uny Renaissance style. errara is known to fame also as the past and struck Reggio, in the middle of DON'T BE HOODWINKED The Hoover OUR SERVICE GOES WITH EVERY ; HOOVER “Ferrara, one of the Emilian cities|former abode and the present resting turally by bufidings with arcades which| b Tl € O B earth. | Place of the motorious Lucrezia Borgia provide artistically covered walks along | quth €RTered KOM Ehe PRCENY €SP o marricd one of the princes o€ the many of the streets. It was near Reggio, at Canoesa, now in ruing, that Henry [V. Emperor of Rome, did penance in 1077 to reinstate himself in the graces of Pope Gregory VII after the latter had ex- communicated him. “A few miles south of Reggio small mud volcanoes caused by escaping gas have existed for many years. “While physiographers have felt that this phe- nomenon did mot necessarily have any direct causal comnection with the occur- rence of slight earthquakes in this re- gion from time to time, it at least indi- CASTORIA For Iniants and in Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of aissance times as the seat of the court|House of Este.” of the famous princely family of Este, a history which is called to mind today by the broad thoroughfare of the city and its beautiful elifices. Among the buiid- ings injured by the recent earthquake is the church of Santa Maria in Vado, one of the oldest religious edifices in Ferrara. It was built long before the Merely Dreams. We don’t criticise Franklin Reose. velt for promising, if elected, he will ction out of the,senate. We he is honest in the declarstien. ermore, we admire exuberance ef nd.—Houston Post. MACPHERSON “FOR QUALITY” Sweeper BUYING A KNOX HAT WILL QUICKLY REACH THE INTIMATE STAGE. AND, INTIMATE 'MEANS COMFORTABLE. COMFORT DOESN'T RULE WHERE. STYLE, QUALITY AND CHARACTER ARE LACKING. GET UNDER A KNOX J. C. MACPHERSON QUALITY CORKER Electric Co. OPP. CHELSEA SAVINGS BANK