Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 5, 1921, Page 4

Zerw s !t!le{iz 125 YEARS OLD, end Joufief ASSOCIATED PRESS, 0 exclmively estiien tiioe of all Dews demaich- cradited ta o e local sews published oudlication of weelal de- othersim ULATION NG JULY 30th, 1921 230 PROBLEM. mn 0 cerious o attention there humes, that ap- ‘some of the small town pol- .l ‘managed to get them- elected to congress and is more ! have ever earmed bm m-.n/uaey will ever earn again afte leaving congress. If, in the new apportionment, the num- ber of representatives eould be out in half hs commtry might be wiling to double the aalarles of fhoas remaining in the hops of getting 315,000 men to serve. TWare are some big mem in con- §ress whoss services to the eountry are Worth /many times the salaries paid to -|them, "bat there are many more. who are doing patriotic duty in remaining away as much as they can. A.TON OF COAL. Scarcely any subject has been a more fruitful source of argument in the last = | few/years than the price of & ton of an- thracite coal at the mine and to the jconsumer. One authority after anether has investigated and- reported results, which have been received with more or less satisfactien. Among the latest who has been trying ‘to get at the cost of mining a ton of anthracite has been Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the United States geo- logical survey, who took as tha subjest of his investigation a ton of anthracite coal, going to the books of the producer which had an average-cost mine. The conclusions ‘which Difector Smith reaches are interesting. On the basis of a ton af 2,240 pounds, ho starts with the labor costs and finds that labor, inside, puts $3.79 into the ton. Labor, outside, adds 72 cents e | imore, powerhouse and general colliery 20 cents, administration 8 cents. ~‘Then there is materlal, inside, wifihich adds 88 cents and material, outside, 64 cents. irther additions to the mine cost are reserve, local taxes, 13 cents, Insirance, compensation, hazards, 27 cents, and de- preciation, depletion, 77 cents, all mak- ing $7.08 as the total mine cost. Some- thing more Is yet to be added in 9 cents for selling expenses, and 58 cents for “margin” for dividends, federal tax on income, etc, which brings the price . o. b. at the mine to $7.75. Dr. Smith in giving these figureg potnts out that the eost apportioned to egg size is necessarily higher than the average cost for all coal produeed. Forced, by the competition of cheaper soft coal, to a large proportion of anthracite at loss, naturally the larger sizes have to beat a larger share of the cost of o difference between the mine price the price the consumer pays repre: sonts freight, handling and retafler's profits in which the mine produeer has no share. The cost of labor alone in almost any © IS now more than the selling price t the mine before the war. Thig is the n reason why tHe consumer has to DAy more now than he did then. WOULD ABOLISH BARGAINS. One of the novel proposals made to > federal department of commerce, ac- % to Secretary Hoover, has been gt up Dy representatives of retail- who sk the dfpartment to coop- o in a campaign to persuade mer- ts to maintain a general price level reducing some articles to draw It can be seen that this is a attack on bargain days and prices. The general public will the federal department in refus- nterest itself in the matter. ) the average person the * proposal ms as mysterious as a movement anglers to insist on fishing with- ait. It lg & matter of general be- that as a means of moving slow cks and stimulating trade in dull sea: [=ons bargain days do at least as much or the dealer as they ‘do for the cus- omer. National shopping habits are rmly based on the bargain system. Not only has the shopper's calendar its great fixed festivals, such as January sales. 1t sales, and sales devoted to spe- ineg of goods, but there are 1 € movable festivals and dally sur- rises for which the newspapérs are cagerly scanned, The hideous monotony of a life without bargains is something v to be tmagined. The antl-bargain movement has little commend it, speaking from the point view of the average shopper. Least all does it appear how this should bs thought a good time to interest the gov- ernment In a ban on bargains. Poor of-|0ld Uncle Sam may never be able to for th- | wh from | Mr. ntatives buy at a bargain, but there are times n it is highly expedient for him to 1l that way, as he has been doing for the last two years. Until the affairs of the United States shipping board are d up by one colossal white ele- phant sale the government by all means should cling to the baPzwn e | EDITORIAL NOTES. | The man on the eormer says: The right kind of tax is the one the other fellow has to pay. fa shows more sanity than oth- of the 0ld German empire When ho males the study of English compul- sory in her schools. She recognizes that Anglo-Saxon ruleg the world: We are content to dismiss St. Swithin for a few days, the three-mfle Mmit to the shofes of Rermuda, Ths allen property- eustodian has not ! | vet found the and of the rainbow whers e of the | M Be gdoll's pot of gold is buried. \ this bY | Mr. Gompers figures the idle in this » v"»“""!wunm at 4,000,000. Looks like a good 00. But his p 1d cerve fust as for' any -ether hould not accept-the favor upen a proposal ) stay or. Thers ustness of it 7 shows that it § orderly and ex- peuct of business. Ag ey are 'y either-that the & b@be-of $7~ drad 0dd-veon- ery-sesston of-con- away might the three- dtspensed with, ,500 salary is @ pretty me to hold your job if you have bne. ay PR Thrifty Holland loans Germany 49, 000,000 gold marks, which is not s much considering how rich the Dutch mt by selllng goods to the combatant Teutons. “Guilty, but not proven” is the way mottve [Judge Landis looks at the ease of the b look-|accused White Sox. % angle. e B S, The bathing suit question has reached Berlin, #farting a hot contreversy be- o to be me elee 1 |t¥een Vorwaerts and Germanta, a Cath- bribed to ag |00 orEan. Ome mors evidencs that tho as maley. Only the other day n & sizzling af- ternoon male visftors were barred from the gallerfes of the house of represen- tatives becanse of being in thetr shirt- #leeves. The erowning touch of absurd- ity came own coats to the eitizens and themselves sat in shirtsleeves. a to 18 rible tax to these long distanes eou; #hips where forvid letters haveto be e: T | changed daity. s Tord Northelfffa has ssbmerged for a while from public view while he is four- ing through Canada. it Germmans are fast getting back to nom. when the doormen lent their Three-cent postage woeld add a ter- tlhe United States during that war. g The pretty and® youthful wife came over and sat upon the arm of her hus- band’s chair and ran her fingers through his carefully brushed pompadaur. “Well, what is it now?” asked her Rus- band, who had been married long enough to learn a few things. “Why, Albert!" said the pretty wite, reproachfuily. guess I can be affes- tionate just because I want to, cam't I? You have such lovely hair! I-wish mine were as thick. Did you know that Irene Pounder’s husband gave her a string of real pearls this last holiday time?” “No—did he?” responded her husband, “That was nice. What have for dinner tonight? “I' wish you ‘wouldn't think se much bout eating,” frowned the pretty Wife. rene was simply overcome with delight, and I\don't wonder, because they are lovely pearls and quite large—you'd be surprised. Fully as big as thess in my string of made pearls, and: lrene says he got the most tremendous bargain in them. He inust. because I kmow- the Pounders haven't amy more money than we haye.” “What do we care about the incgme and outgo in the Pounder family?"’ in- quired her husband. “It John Pounder foolish enough to—" “Ob, it isn't foolish' explained the pretty little wife excitedly. ‘“Pearls are an investmeni and you always can get tull price for them if you want to sell—" “But you never do want to sell ‘em,” objected her husband. “When a woman Bets a string of real pearls only’ death can part her from them. So far as that goes, nobody ever knows whether a woman's pear] beads are the real thing or not, because the imitations look ex- actly and precisely the same as the real article. She has to go around telling all her friends that they are the real thing, and half her friends never believe It, anyhow, and strangers never do. I rather infer that you are hinting for some real one “Why, the jdea!” cried the pretty little wife. “I know that you can’t spend the amount of money John Pounder can “Oh, do you!” said her husband with some heat. «“I guess my bank account wouldnt' look very anaemic beside John Pounder’s, if it came to that. Only I have some sense. ~What's the matter with your own string of beads? You wers| crazy ' t them When I bought them and_yol've said a dozen times they conid’t be toid frem the rea lthing.” - - “Wall, but they aren’t real” pointed qut the pretty little wife. “And every~ bedy knows it !" “Well, if thats all the trouble,” argued her husband, “pit & new clasp or some- thilg en ‘em and then show ’em to all the wamen, joyeusly crying out, ‘Oh. see the wonderful necklace of real pearls i made my husband give me! They $0 much T'm frightened to death to wear them{ The women will be just a% sick ‘With enyy as though it were so—and think of the meney we'd save!” “You are just horrid!" declared the pretty liftle wife. “Trying to make me decsive people like that! I am surprised at you! And supposing somebody did find out—why, I could never hold up my head again! Not that I want any real peasls. I never have been extravagant in my tastes and T never do ask you for expensive things, so it seems to me when 1 have tried to save so on butter and froit and sugar and carried millions of pounds of groceries home myself for years and years because I've bdught them cheaper that way, that I've saved vou enough to buy x pearl netklaces! And when I was just telling you about Irene Pounder’s. present as a piece of news, thinking you'd be interested, you have to go and act as though I wera hinting. “Oh, my, no!" objected her husband. “Of course, I wasn't,” agreed. the pretty little wife. “Now that's all cleared: up,”. said her husband, “let's talk about something else. ! ‘Oh, but, Albert!" his pretty little wi breathed into his left ear beguilingly, “T just want to tell you what perfectly marvelous colors there are in Irene's pearls, and about the clasp—it's o artis- tic! ‘A meer child could tell that those Dearls were the real thing, and—-" murmured her husband laying down his paper, “I with a*sigh, | had the feelings from the very first that I was, 8o to say, a doomed man! might as well proceed with the” massa- cre, only be quick about it!"—Chicago News. You LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Pilgrim Pageant at Plymouth , Mr. Editor: We arrived in Plymouth In time to attend the opening the wonderfully spectacular pageant given in twenty scenes and covering the period of early New England. history from 1603 to 1621. The first scene rep- resented -Norsemen crossing Cape Cod in their Viking boat landing on the shores where they were attacked by wild Indians and their lead Thorwald was wounded by a pajsoned arrow. An- other scene in which we recognized Capt. John Smth trading with e In- dians for skins and Indian corn, In 1620 the Mayflower was seen approach- ing_on the ocean bringing 1620 &rims who stepped onto’ Plymouth Rock (now once more in its original position on the water's edge) This pageant was divided Into four episodes, one of which was the signing of the famous compact in the dimly lighted cabin of the Mayflower as she rides at anchor in the beautiful moonlight. The electric lighting effects are remarkable, bringing dawn and fad- ing away into the twilight. The speak- ing from the immense stage made of sand on the long beach could easily be heard by the thousands on the seats erected s Hill, making a vast amphithe: £ 10,000 peosle. The whole town is in dress, flags and bunting evervwhere and across the streets stretch bammers bearing the names of many prominent Mayflower Pil- grims, ¢ Chilton,” Love Brews(er,” “Myles Standist ania Hopkins,” and many others. The brilliant costumes of the more than 1,400 performers and. the spectacular offect of the last scemes would' be hard to equal as they all kneel on the ground during the singing of the choruses by three to four hundred veices. The accompanying bands added much || to the immense volume Gf music. = The whole effect made us realize more than ever, what those Pilgrim men and women endured those first years to give to us our “Land of the free and Home of the Brave.” H. H. SMITH, Norwich. Fore Fire Department Improvements Mr. Editor: On looking over the fire department inventory of apparatus I find that our fire department consists of one pumper, two chemical machines and two runabout machines. This is the:to- tal of our motor aparatus. We have one aerial truck, one small ladder truck and two steamers, all of which are horse drawn. The aerial truck is drawn by horses owned by the department which I understand will have to be replaced soon owing to old age. The steamers and truck are drawn by horses procured from livery men and in these times very hard to procure. Surely any reasonable person can readily see that our fire de- Partment is not adequate. > Year after year the fire commissioners have recommended more fire apparatus and year after year their earnest appeal has had a deaf car unltil now we are on_the verge of a serious breakdown, Why don't our city fathers, and fire commissioners do something about it or will they wait until we have a serious fire with loss of life and workmen thrown out of work in case onme of our largo industries burn up. Penny wrmse and pound foolish seems to be soms peo- ples’ motto. Talk about permanent road {mprove- ments, why not make permanent fire improvements, something that will stay with us and not be washed into the catch Dbasins. M. B. BUTLER at St. Albans, Vt, and Malon and near Buffalo. All was read hurling of thousands of soldiers across into Canada from many different points. They Were waiting only until their wea- pons could be sent to them. This trans- portation of weapons had to be done by stealth. But arms and ammunition to equip 50,000 men were already on their way northward to the border. News of the invasion had by this time reached the United States government. By the terms of our treaty with Great Britain such a thing could not be per- mitted. The government swooped down upon the big consignment of rifles. etc., and confiscated them. Thus the main army of invaders found itself weaponless. lack of weapons turnad them could do hothing Without gum guns had been captured. At one streke the government had deprived the plan of evéry chance of sucsess. Vet General O'Nell, whe had been at Buffalo with one detachment of treeps, managed to afm his men. He and his followers crossed into cumm captured Fort_Erie and fought (ties, both of which the Fenians won. Then O'Neill| men; found that the expeeted reinforcements | warried wero mot coming te his aid. ):m: biain e little ill-equi force bt 8¢ ahead fighting England's whole Canadian power. He was obliged to abanden the strong position he had captured and re- treat to American 3 Almost as sean as O'Neill and his vie- torious but baffled mem set foot in the United States they were made prisoners by the crew of the gunboat Miehigsn. An American army under General Meade quietly stamj out the last smeuldering spark of great eonspiraey. Swyeeney and his stalf had already been arrested and his followers diapersed, The Fenian invasion of Canads was & thing of the past. The conspiracy which had threatengd to pour 40.000 armed men into the unprepared Sominioh was a to= tal failure. It had been as futile as it had been spectacular. The sommenplace act of the United States govermment in grabbing a few consignments of arms had struck a death hlow te ene of the most auspicious pléts of the eentury. (Tomerrew: The Frenzy Period fer Ren publies.) READ YOUR CHARACTER By Dighy Phillips, Copyrighted 1921 Eound-Faced W Bearing in mind that the round face indicates power and paeidity, vitality and constitutional strength rather than extrem®s of muscularity or activity; that it also indicates sound judgment and’ sense of values; that in men it denotes & judicial and exeeutive type of mind— ‘What does it indicate in women? In a general semde it indicates the same things, but only broadly so. ‘While the round-faced man is the tyfi- cally “good business mam," it does not follow that the round-faced woman i primarily stited fo business life, though if you find her there she's likely to be filling her position efficiently and faith- tuly. The round-faced girl is generally level- headed and sympathetic. Her sympathy is more_likel yto be genuine than a flirta- tious affectation, more likely to come to the surface in deeds than in words. She may not be as wise as Solomon, but where you catch her in an unwise act the chances are that it's the result of & m"mnfi whi - the \'d!l and bunches man. 1872 Toost Thexbenive treat a expensive treat- ‘bruught much comtort to e 'y and aiwhys nesr in mind hat uu-c ‘who ia disanpointed with its use oan have their ey refunded. Generous sample on_ rTeceipt af 15 cents, silver or stamps. International ratories, Rochester, N, Y. Your druggist or Lee & Osgood ean supply you. Safe Milk For Infants & liavalids COoOXING he “Food » Drink™ for Ail Ages. Quick Lunch at Home, Office, ead Fountams. 4k fer HORLICK™S srAvoid Woulm laek of knowledge rather than any fun-| demental inability to see the folly of it Do you knpw very many good house- keepers? Run over the list in yiur mind and see if most of them are not round- faced. The round-faced people are the enjoyers of the good things of life, both men and women, and this tendency in women, together with that toward good Judgment of values, nearly always leads these who beceme housekeepdrs to be- come more than nermally good ones. # (Tomerrow: Silken Tresses.) s Stories That Recall Others | He'll Learn He was new at the golf game. That is why his almost. inexcusable blunders were excuse Being shy a caddie, he courteously walked ahead for his golfing companion and lifted the flag from his hole. The hele made, he started off toward the mext, carrving the flag with him. A ing shout from the golfer following, Whe was trying to sight the flag, caus- od him to beat;s hasty retreatito the hele. Then o Drocssded 1o the nest and TENTS . $12.95 . $14.25 912x12....0..5. SIBZS Shelter Tents Ao Army Folding Cots . . $4.50 Folding Camp Chairs . .95¢ Hbspital Bed with .Mlt- White Duck Pants .. $2.25 OVERALLS Overall Jumpers ..... 95¢ .Dungarees ........ $1.50 SHOES Shoes .. ... Navy Black . . . Officers’ Dress . $5.95 Officers’ Barrack Slip- Pers . Lo i s R10Y . MACKINAWS ' 0. D. Pure Wool . .. $9.75 Leather Jerkins .... $4.75 Leather Coats, 40-inch Length ... . $28.00 $2.35 . $5.45 $5 95 ALL WOO! | Army & Navy Surplus Co. 35 BROADWAY : AN EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF MERCHANDISING L DOUBLE HOSPITAL $5 95 BLANKETS. ... BREECHES Khaki . .. 85¢, $1.95, $3.25 Moleskin ......... $4.50 Corduroy ......... $6.75 Khaki Pants ... $1.35 SOCKS Work Socks 10c Heavy Wool . .. .. 66c Cashmere Wool, 35¢; 3 UNDERWEAR Army and Navy Regulation Navy Union Suits ... . Jean Drawers . - Dozens of Other Kinds SHIRTS 0. D. Pure Wool Serge, double Elbow, Lined Work Shirts ......... 85¢ Khaki Shirts . . 98¢ RAINCOATS A Long Oil Skins . .. .. $2.50 Officers’ Belted, Rubber- AndUpto ....... 31&75 AND. MANY OTHER ARTICLES TOO NUMEROUS TQO MENTION BLANKETS mported 20% Wool Blankets, Size 5575 95¢ Double Hospital Blan- Officers’ 0. D. ..... $6.95 Navy Grey Reg. . ... $6.95 MISCELLANEOUS Ariny Web Belts .. ... 35¢ Money Belts ........ 50c Suit Cases . . . $1.95 and up Reg. Neckerchiefs .". . $3.50 White Sailor Hats . ... 95¢ Cartridge Belts ...... 50c Woah Foraibil -, - O Canvas Gloves, Heavy 15¢ MessKits ........... 50c Leather Puttees . ... $5.75 Folding Water Buckets 75¢ Scissors, Steel ....... 30c Small Clocks . . ... . » 95¢ Steel Pocket Knives .. 10c Velvet Tobacco ... ... . 10¢ ODD iINCIDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY THE IRISH-AMERICAN FENIANS. A political assoclation of Irishmen in America known as the Fenians, an oft- shoot of 2 similar erganization in Ireland, whose object was the overthrow of Eng lish guthority in Ireland, began getting & foothori in this country in A858. The growth \f the soclety was very rapid, and the Civil war gave the Fenians a great opportunity to obtain military -training. A large part of the Irish soldiers en- gaged on both sides In the struggle were Fenians, and at the end of the war there was a formidable number of trained sol- diers ready to fight for Ireland. ‘When the Civil war Was over &n army of Irishmen, 240,000 strong, with head- quarters in New York, was secretly re- cruited to inyade Canada. Money was raiged for the mecret purchase of arms. Rifies and cannon were cheap, Dow that both ‘were at hand. Skilled agents were sent throughout the country to secure as many recruits as possible. There was no lack ef good material. Irishmen whe had Dbeen forced by hunger or eppression 'to laave their own land were eager to strike this blow at their English foes. The Fenians had sub-societies in sev- eral large cities, New York being_the central point of the movement. They counted on non-Trish veterans of the Civil war joining the conspiracy because of. England’s _unpopular attitude toward {lhe ‘war was over, and a large supply of To allay suspicion, the invaders began to arrive ia small parties at various points along the Canadian border. Of these there were na fewer tham 35,000 veterans under Gemeral Sweeney, an ex- officer of our own army. By early May, 1866, General Sweeney had his, tregps stationed on the frontier from Lake Champlain to Fort Erie and Men'’s and Y Men’s Pants . Men’s Hose Men's Caps seee Men’s Nainsook Union Suits ; - CLEAN-UP SALE All of our Summrr Merchandise to be disposed of in order to make room for our Fall Goods. We offer exooptmml big values in all departments. SALE NOW ON A few of our special inducements: oung Men’s Suits . DR R I SRR S SRS D I I IR I A I S S We have many other values too numemn to mention. THE NORWICH BARGAIN HOUSE Our Motto:—MORE FOR LESS 3-7 Water Street, Cor, Washingto N $10.00 and up ::::.....SIZSpalr 65¢ ... -2 pairs for 25¢ veveadlc cecane We have o camplsts stook of ’ : Iron Co’s Hard White Ash - Free White Ash Pennsylvania Coal Co's Pittston I $12.715 . P-Tncswl.h. Screened Coal 50c Extra If Baskets Are Used Q‘“ubt Q‘.a, and Service Guaranteed Careful attention given telephons ordery THE EDWARD CHAPPELL (0. Central Wharf Tolephone 2¢ did_the very same thing. To prevent a riot it Was necessary for the friend to losk after his own flag lifting. He'll probably learn in time a3 he now is making rapid progress, being able to get down to 75 on mine holes the. course. It must be Temembered that he started at 98. Early Greek Writing. The earliest Greek inscriptions were wriflan from right to left. Next eame the methed ealied “bousttrovhedon,” which the written lines run altemmately from left to right .or vies versa. Laatly, writing from left to right becAme umi- versal. bhflr ap- ‘when you You will unn et Speaking of family trees most family trees are more or less shady. o= ATTENTION! We wish to announce to our patrons and people of Nor- wich in general that beginning August 15 we will have connected with our Ladies’ Coat, Suit and Fur Department, a first class Fur-maker who comes highly recommended from one of the best Furriers in New York. Furs of all kinds Remodeled, or new ones Made to Order The Eagle Clothing Co. Outfitters to Men and Women 152-154 Main Sreet 18 BATH STREET NORWIC_H VOILES You want at least one more Voile Dress this seasom. It wou!dplyyoutoh'ytwooflhneDmsPngmdhy away for next season. Wcmreducipgahuvyh@ay stock sent in for disposal, and the price named, linked with material of such quality, means a safe investment and good ilflmhhl!f'fl!- 29 cut frem full pieces—Wonderful Patterns 49cCordedDimxtyStripuand AnotherbuleofthltfoflymcbunbluchdSheet l5c ing; a fine combed yarn—considerable under-price " ssa-wn&smmr Are in two lots v ICE CREAM Wul’rieo.nqcmldlwlmmtom to our Store and get the Best ICE CREAM fifill&—Qfl!fi PAWM '