Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 17, 1922, Page 4

* the ,wich .and W e NORWICH BULLETIN and Courier 126 YEARS OLD Printed every day in the year except Sunday, Subseription price i2c & week: §0c a month: $6.90 fa sex: " Patered % he Postofics ¢t Norwich, Comn,, a seomd-class matter. Telephone Catls. etin Busineis Office, -, Bulletiv Editorial Ttooma $3-2. Bufletio Job Recm. 85-3. Wilimantle Office. 31 Church &t Telephons 1962, Dy determined a scalo as ever the atroeis ties that bave characterized them in the | i make treaties with the Turks which Ivnould improve trade conditions but they have refrained from tackling that de- plorable conqun erying for the relief iof long suffering humanity whose plight is due to a large degree to the oppres- sion and frightful atrocities of the Turks, tI is thereforé’ high time that proper attention was directed to the preblem, and in so serious a manner as to obtain results. A great mumber of lives can al- ready be attributed. to the neglect and delay surrounding this bloodthirsty scheme of cxterminating Christian races The appeals which have been for ymovy leniency in behalf of the Turks as Norwich, Wednesday, May 17, 1922. e s e, WEmuEn OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Asmeciated Press 13 exclusively entitied to the use for republication cf all lems despatch- . efediled to it or not othermiser ecediied to paper and also the lccal nems Dublished " fgata of repudlicatton of wpeclal des. s hereln ars also repervel. CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MAY 13th, 1922 BETTERING OUR MAIN STREETS. Particularly pleasimy to that s¥ction of the city but likewlise to the rest of the commuuity Is the -announcement from and action by tihe court of com- mon councll concerning the. bighway ime provement for the eastt side. This is a streéch of road that is part of the new state highway between Nor- sterly. It has been in need of something more than the seasonal im- provements it has beem gefiting from time to time, since the building of the state road and the aclditions thereto which are now underway means dn ave- nue of travel to the soiftheast which is going to get far more u:se than ever be- fore. It certainly would be unfortunate for Norwich mot to give this entrance to the clty the improvernent that it de- serves Worlcing hand In hand with the state frwxky department the nmew road owdd be of lasting bemefit and an im- provewment which is geing to be of in- estimable value to the east side. It is in fadt the cue to that section of the city to rise to the situation and make the of this coming modern thorough- for which the presgnt city admin- stration has arranged, and in this con- nection the significance should not be 2 lookefl of the fact that the under standing calls for the permanent main- tenance of this stredch of roadway by the state. This is a part of the system of perma- t highways worked' out by the pres- administration du.ring the past two vears and which when completed wil! be a lasting benefit to the entire city. It is lainly evident that it is the logical method of dealing with city streets that are much traveled, and particularly the main arteries of travel. They cost more ‘5 construct but they are a saving in the ond because of the much beter roadbed and the almost total elimination of maintenance expense. Worwich cannot fail to duly appreciate lmprovemeénts that have aiready been cbtained nor to apmlaud those that ‘have been provided for under the con- struction programme, most farc ent PLAN FOR GREATER SAFETY, It isn't possible for a policeman to be n-all places at the same time. Like- wiss it has been repeatedly proven that Ne eannot be blamed for not having eyes n the back of his head: Understanding those things the Worcester chief of po- Yee has hit upon a plan of getting co- operation from the people of the eity theough its varfous organizations in his ndeavor to bring about a respest for the safety laws on the part of the reck- less drivers. Recognizing that a law amounts only to the respect that it gets, and that the reckless are disposed to do their stunts when the policeman is not in sight, the chief of Worcester has appealed to sev- eral ecivic organizations to have thelr members enroll as special but unofficial officers and report to the police all such violations 25 come to their attention. There ls a response to safety laws to that extent which it is believod to be necessary., If the police are alert to insist upon the observations of the many requ.rements auto drivers as & rule ar: inclined to obey while the po- lice are about. Some live up to every proviicon of the law, police or no po- lice. but the habit of doing as they please €uldeg too many when it is believed that + arm of the law s on anether street or elsewhere on his beat. In that re- spect Worcester doesn’t differ so much from quer communities, and it will be interesting tc note how efficient cooper. ation it gete from the unofficial observ- ers, There w1, be those who wi'l be eager to enlist v such work. Others will shun it but from the standpomt cf the reckless auto driver, i he comes to un- erstand that those before whom he s lesvoring to show off are taking note his actions for the purpose of a po- lice report he may be careful, We are getting to the point where more attention, instead of less, must be given to safety in the highways. Pos- the Worcester chief's plan will to be the solution of a growing blem. It would of course depend en- upon the spirit with which the proposed was undertaken, WAITED TOO LONG ALREADY, Regardless of the reports that have coming from the near cast rela- ¢ to the mercliess treatment that was belng accorded’ to the Armentans and ther Christians, it remained for the closures by F. B. Yowell, American ief worker, to arouse European coun- ries to a recognition of the conditions and the need of early corrective ac- tiom. There is mo question but What Ar- menia has been abandoned in its effort to get away from the clutches of the murderous Turk. There is nothing new he determination of the Turks to ipe dut the Armenians. It is in fact a long~and terrible perfod of hair raising onditions from which Armenia. hag suffered to th® knowledge of the civil ized world. From time to time recogn! tion has been taken of the situation. Turkey . hiis recelved threats, siaps on the wrist and dire warnings. The war marks the only real serious punishment has received and that was not because t itz trestment of Armeniz. And yet ticdiately following the conclusion of ¢ war the Turks renew on as big and prove rely Ithe pesult of the war and the treaty de- mands ‘are c¢nough to make the civilized world boil -with indignation. = The con- duct of tae Turks toward .non-Turkish roralations has long since become a matter that ought not to be handled'with gloves. THE CHILD LABOR DECISION. From the decision rendered by ‘the United States supreme court the fight against child labor has not progressed as successfully as had been hoped. M is a decision, however, that must mean & more determined fight'than ever for the accomplishment of its purpose and the protection of the chil& and his rights. Congress has been impressed with the necessity of such action as it has spon- sored. That it has exceeded its rights and trespassed upon the rights of states was not with the idea of violating the Constitution but of relieving a condition which Is deplorable in certain states where pubile. sentiment is quite as un- moved to the need of bettering condi- tions as it is in others against tacklifig and_ending the lynching evil By the decision of the highest court a halt is called to the efforts to securs federal action in the ~way attempted. What the next move will be remains to be seen. There Is of ‘course the oppor~ tunity to go into the varlous states where deplorable. child labor conditions exist and through a campaign of edn- cation undertake the relief of the sitwa- tion. It means a long’and slow fight if we are to judge by the grip whifh child labor has in some states. There is also an opportunity to endeavor to reach a solution theough a. constitutional amend- ment. What the course will be that will be followed remains to be deterntined but it can be safely asserted that, the effort will not be allowed to die without more determined- endeavors being put forth than in the past, and certairdy the cause justifies all the influence and ef- fort trat can be brought to bear in its behalf. OUR DECLINATION, There is mo overlooking of the fact hat there was a strong desire on the part of the European countries to have the United States participate in the Genoa conference and it certainly has not disappeared if we are to judge by the move which has been made to have it send representatives to the confer- ence called for the middle of next month at The Hague, Nevertheless it was not belleved that we should enter into the Genoa conference and for much the same rea- sons it is maintained Kby Secretary Hughes in the reply ‘to the invitation that we should refrain from going to The Hague. We have clearly demon- strated that it is not our’ purpose to re- frain_from aiding other nations, or the naticns of Europe. Such an idea is up- set befors it is advanced by the atti- tude and acts of this coumtry. ‘What the attitude of Russia has been is no secret to the world. What it con- tinues to be is'suffieiently shown to the government at Washington by the reply of the soviets to the memorandum of the allies. The United States has plain- ly indicated what it believed to be the proper course for Russia to pursue and what it requires it to do in order to ob- tain recognmition from this government. It isn't a view that ‘existed simply at the time it was given but one which this government continues to adhere to. The solaticn of the Russian situation les to a lavrge degree within Russia itself and from the unwillingness of this gov- ermnent to participatc at Genoa or at The Hague in a continuation of the Genoa conference where Russia has ciearly shown its hand ' support of the views of this government. The idea in going to The Hague wasof cours: to have it appear that this coun- try was not reconsidering its refusal to go to Genoa, but the situation and pros- pects were mot such as to cause this government to change its views. Time and again has it been recognized that we were w.ce in staying away from Genoa. The declination of the latest invitation is similarly foanded. +EDITORIAL NOTES. Suicldé 1s bad enough but it is going altogether too far when it is preceded by murder. One round trip and the fellow with a new straw lid is good for the rest of the season. e Some of those who ‘have the courage to stand for their rights {n the highway wake up In {he hospital. Because intentional law breakers into and cavse much trouble should blame be berne by the law makers? PR TS 3R The man on the corner says: There are-those who still believe it possible to have good sense and still be happy. get the Congs chiefs are reported to have lit- tle ivery for sale. That will.permit of an opportunity to tap the home grown supply. —_—— The sun and wind do not have to work long befcre they get the material ready for first class forést fires regardless' of the rain, If Chicago 1is seridusly engaged in cleaning up-the bombers and rioters the indications point to crowded . peniten- tiary conditions. . — Germany is of course willing to pay if. those to whom the money. is owed will furnish the mnecessary cash and also re- duce the amount, e Senator Borah is paying more atten- tion to Semenoff and Bahkmetoff than he i§ sorw of the much needed action on pending lcgistation, — Considering 1hie number of doughboys from the Rhine with are v perhaps lueky to zet them pack. Just’ think of one of those picture tists who canmot live caring the stamp er ler uictures country or not! we lons of Europe have proceeded to| The discovery of the body of B. F. MWWMML* Perry in his home at 1316 Callowhill | my five hundred.” street, Philadeiphia, by a man who ke Bt SR come in to see about securing & puant.. ‘Hom ‘is undoubtedly the man did not cause any sensation at the time, nalmu who is mixed up with that insur- for the coroner’s jury gave a speedy ver- ance case in Phuadelphin' The detalls dict of “death’from accidental causes.” of the case agree exactly with the There Wl-ll 0:11:1:1— h:;“""‘“‘ that some sort = W i | of an expl taken place. A shat- informat yeached tered bottle which had manifestly con- Wfim“ t::unl. de- cained some sort of inflammable materiai, tailed an experienced detective named a broken pipe filled with partly burned Geyer to arrest Holmes and to investi- tobacco and a charred match lay beside that Pietzel -hed noz “met his through accident, but had heen deliber. ately ~After a month's mch Hohnl;l was traced to New England and finally arrested. This, hawever, wmd to be pracitcal- y the beginning of the case for, the fur- zne,r back Geyer went into Holmes' his- tory, the more gruesome details he dis- covered. In voring to find out what had become of Mrs. Pietzel and her five children, Geyer found in the cellar of a house in 2 house rented by Holmes under the name of Canning—the bodies of two childran later identified as Alice and Btta Pletzel. From Toronto the trail led to Indianapolis, by way of Detroit and Cincinnati, and it was in| Indianapolis that Geyer discovered the body of Howard Pitzel, aged ten, jammed into the chimmey of the furnace in a house which had been rented some time before by a man who answered to tho description of Holmes. It was in the course of his bearch through Indiana and Iilinois that Geyer came upon the most startling discovery of the entire case—the mysterious build- ing in known as ‘Holmes' Cas- tle” or Holmeshurst”” The prisoner had personally superintendent the erection of this structyre and investigation proved that it contained an air-proof, sound- proof vault, communicating with the cel- lar by means of a secret sta‘rcase. Bur- led in the cellar floor and half-conspmed by quicklime were found the remains of at least five persons who had been lured to Holmeshurst and there murdered. All of these crimes had been committed some time before the Pietzel affair, and had it not been forthe fact that Holmes overlooked the promise which he had made to & eonvict in the St. Louis prison it is quite possible that he would have remained at liberty, a constant and deadly perfl to evervone with whom he came in contact. But Detective Gever returned to Phil- adelphia with more than enough eviden to secure comviction, and Holmes paid the penalty for his crime on the gallows. An autopsy showed that Perry had died from congestion of the lungs caused by the inbaling of flames or chloroform, the latter having presumably tarmed the contents of the broken bottle. So, 8 there were no claimants for the body and no“ estate, Perry’s remains were inters red in the Potter's field. There they would have remained undisturbed if it had not been for the evidence of a con- vict in the St. Louis prison. Shortly after Perry’'s death, the Phir- adelphia branch of the Fidelity Insur- ance company received a letter from Jephtha D. Howe, an attorney in St. Louis stating that “B. F. Perry” was really Benjamin F. Pietzel, who carried 2 $10,000 life insurance with tne Fidelity company. The only person who could be found to identify the body was a man named H. H. Holmes, of Wilmette, Iil, who willingly came to Philadelphia to = erintend the exhuming of the body. lmes and Howe met in the office of the company, presumably as strangers, ‘and the former clearly identified the body of the dead man as that of his friend, Pietzel. Satisfied, the tnsurance company paid the insurance to Howe, Pietzel's attarney, and retmbursed Holmes for his expenses. The details of the case were reported in the St. Louis newspapers and a few days later, Marion Hedgspeth, a conviet serving a sentence for train robbery, in- formed the governor of the prison that he would like to give him some informa- tion which he considered most import- ant. “If you will examine the records of the prison,” said Hedgspeth, “you will find that there was a man here last summer by the name of H. H. Howvard. He was in for fraud, I think, but was released on bafl. While he was here, Howard asked me if I knew any lawyer whom I conld recommend in connection with a swind- ling scheme which he had in mind— a plan which ought to net at least $10,900 ] without any trouble. He promised me $500 for my information and I gave LETTERS TO THE EDITOR An Answer to F. J. W. Mr. Editor: In regard to F. J. W.s statement in The Bulletin of May 4th we fail to see any argument or logic mn his letter relative to the cause or prohi- bition. Nothing to strengthen the cause., Perhaps he feit like a hit bird, and only could flutter a little. Now F. J. W, You think you gave a good rub, saying in your letter you have never known a man who advocated the cause of liquor who did not like it himself. Per- haps so in many cases, remember I can say 1 was never intoxicated, and will leave that question to the people of my town. Now Mr. or Mrs. F. J. W., again you say, How many persons quote from the Bible when it suits their conven- jence. Any time you wish to talk on Christian theology or Jewish dogmas call our way. We wish to say, do you not consider you are a little personal in your utterances through the local press? Ask any farmer who has an orchard, and has cider to sell, what he can do to sell it to pay his taxes. Please -note such a great noble man as ex-President Wilson is, for we con- sider Wilson -in many ways equal to Lin- coin, and remember his words to con- gress from Europe: Of course there are and have been temperance organiza- tions in this country for many years. As drunk a man as I ever saw Wwas & mem- ber of the Good Templars. Of course I do not wish to cast any insinuations on the order. I suppose he was & drop- ped out member. If you believe In putting all drunk- ards into insane asylums, for their own safety and the safety of the people at large, how much do you think it would cost the 48 states for this class? In- stead of getting better off we would be worse off in regard to paying taxes. Suppose the Volstead act was rescinded, how soon the World war vets could be paid their bonus, with no extra taxation on the people elther. Why just see, from 1861-65,, our Civil war soldiers were rationed whiskey by the government. To hold them up for the hardships of war, I suppose. We hope if F. J. W. answers this letter he will give us facts on this subject 2nd leave out personal hints, which Wwe Iconsider rather wun- couth, We will say we are not In for no long train of arguments, and would consid- er it overstepping to ask so much spage from The Bulletin on this subject. W. M. Famous Folks of Fiction (By H. IRVING KING—Copyrighted) MEG MERRILIES. The generation is passed or passing which thrilled at Charlotte Cushman's acting of Meg Merrilies; but for all gen- erations that weird Gipsy of Scott's “Guy Mannering” holds her fascination. ~She was six feet high, wore a man's greatcoat over the rest of her dress, car- ried in her hand a thorn cudgel, and in all points except her petticoats seem- ed rather masculine than feminine. Her dark elf-locks, shat out like the snakes of the Gorgon, heightened the effect of her strong and weather-beaten features, which they gpartially shadowed, while her eye had a wild roll indicating some- thing like real or feigned insanity. Mysterious powers were attributed to Meg. Her part in Scott’s romance is briefly this: Bertram of Ellangowan eviged the Gipsies harboring on his estate, and Meg pronounced over him an investive worthy of Margaret of Anjou, bestowing upon her triumphant foes her keen-edgal maledicition. A few days later smugglers murdered an excise man with whom Bertham's four-year old son had visited the shore; but at Meg's entreaties spared the boy and took him over seas where he grew up under an- other name and ignorant of his birth. Meg had promised the smugglers to remain silent for seventeen years. The time was up and chance brought bott young am again to Meg recognized the youth . Ledyard Center, May 15, 1922. POWDER During 25 years mothers and nurses have found nothingto €qual Sykes Comfort Powder to clear the skin frdm inflammation,eruptions, tishes infant scalding and prevent it from becoming thusaffected when used daily, Puts the family pocket- book back into the picture GARDNER THE ARMORY GARAGE F. G. Pieper, Prop. Tel. 756-2 218 Franklin St Norwich Ct. and resolved to restore him to his name ‘ mmflmflufllfllfin;fl-m s commanding ed it my bless- fi“mfl:‘m Meg in Today's Birthdays His Majesty Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, born in the royal palace at Mad- rid, 36 years aga today. Rt. Rey. Michael F. Fallon, Catholic bishop of London, Ont., born at Kings- ton, Ont., 56 years ago today. Dr, Andrew Fleming West,: dean of the Graduate School of Princeton uni- versity, born at Allegheny, Pa., 69 years ago today. Bishop BEugene R. Hendrix of the M. B. church, South. born l.t Fayette, Mo., 75 _years ago today. Harold G. Carlson, pitcher of the Pitts- burgh National League baseball team, born at Rockford, Ill, 28 years ago to- day. gate his antecedents, for it was clear |dyine. They were out for lunch, these ¢wo business girls and without a pause In their conversation took a table. “My personal efficiency course is sim- ply wonderful,” said one as she picked up the order pad. “It teaches me to be so methodical, e numbered, ev- erything system, no guess wark or lost motion. “Oh, Dutch apple ple! I want 2 plece of that” sald her companion read- ing the menu. Dutch apple pie,” Wwrote the effl. clent one on the top line of the pad. “We will both want coffee,” she re- Pinchot's S8quare-Deal Pledge Gifford, Pinchot as Governor o! Pennsylvania would bring to the ser- vice of the State independence, so- - cial ideas and administrative experi ence quite unprecedented in that ma clune-ruled Commonwealthy * * At is significant of the backward con- s % Today’s Anniversaries | SR P R S S Y S IR 1741—John Pepn, a North Carolina signer of the Declaration of In- dependence, born in Caroline | sumed and wrote “2—coffee” on the sec-, dition of American political and eco- :oo::g ]\ya-c I:;:adl 7;:; Granville | ond jine. “Now what will be the third|nomic thinking that Mr. Pinchot is thing?” she gquestioned as she inseribed a figure three on the third line. “Pineapple salad.” her companion sug- gested and “3—nuineapple salad” was written on the third line. “I would like a sandwich, wouldn't you?’ remarked the methodical one and wrote “4—roast beef sandwich” on the fourth line. And a“Plece of buttersecotch pie for desert she continued. writing “5 ‘ —butterscoteh pie” on the fifth Iine. The waitress took the order pad and after several minutes returned with one piece ~of Duteh apule ple. two gups of coffee. three dishes of pineapple salad. four roast beef sandwiches and five pleces of butterscotch ple. “Why—why—what's all this? T didn’t not required to have much of a plat- form save his pledge to enforce the law even against politiclans and bootleggers, to govern the State eco- nomically and eficiently and, in f“ eral, to give every one a Rooseveltiar square deal—Nation. 1838—Prince Talleyrand, for half a century the most notable diplomat in Europe, dled in Paris. Born there, Feb. 2, 1754, 1861—California legislature pledged the state to the Union. 1885—Apache Indian outbreak Geronimo in Arizona and Mexico. 1888—Raobert H. Gowdrey of Illinols was nominated for president by the United Labor convention at Cin- cinnati. 1892--National League of College Re- publican clubs organized at Ann Arbor, Mich. 1903—The funeral of Sir Henry M. Stanley, the African explorer, took 1 place in London. 1913—President Wilson Teviewed _the Red Cross parade In New York city. under New es. you did. mam,” the waltress ent Miss Efficiency short. “See here, your order says five butterscotch ples as plain as Aay.. Put I ean take them back.” ‘Which she did and the conversation at the table turned to summer hats. Moved? . The chauffeur was explaining the dis- tance between Norwich and New Lon- don, “It was about 13 miles,” he told the inquirer, ’ “Was?" returned the traveler. they moved the town * —— The war claims board, which went out of existence in Washington, March 1, settled more than 32,000 claims, for a total amount of $3,884,000,000. for anv baby. Nothing but milk—with ESNEE IN THE PUBLIC EYE Santos Dumont, who has returned to Paris after several years' absence with the intention of again taking an active part in the development of French aero- nautics, is a BraziMan whose achieve- ments as a pioneer girman were second only to those of the Wright brothers. The son of a wealthy Brazilian planter, he was sent to Paris at the age of 18 to study engineering. As a mere boy he| had developed a keen interest in aeuo- nautics and after arriving #/n Fitunce ha embraced, the first opportunity to make a balloon“ascension. That was in 1897. Thereafter he devoted himself to the development of a practical dirigible bal- loon. He constructed five airships and one after another they met disaster, but with the sixth the young Brazilian made a successful flight ovér Paris and eir- cled the Eiffel Tower and by doing so won a prize of 100,000 francs. Turning his attention to the aeroplane Santos Du- mont built a machine in which he made & record-breaking flight of 215 metres at a height of fifteen feet in the Bois de Boulogne on the morning of November 12, 1906, “Have RADIO HEADSETS MAGNET WIRE The Norwich Electric Co. 42-44 FRANKLIN STREET A FEW TUBES. Even the aristocratic passenger o 1 sleeping car doesn’t object to a low y berth. Still the oridinal process. Body and flavor, not alcohohc content, made Budweiser the favorite. And body - and flavor are same today. - ‘Everywhere ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC, ST.LOUIS