Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 8, 1922, Page 4

NORWICH BULLETIN and Courier 126 YEARS OLD Pristed every @iy In the Jeer «3eept Sunday Subscripticn price 122 & week: 580 & month: §5.00 . pear Botersd st e Postoffics @t Norwich, Ceun, = smoDd-class Batter Telsotone Calla Bustoes Offtes. We. Bulletis Editortal foemy 35-3. Bulistio Job Rocm. 83 Chured St Telepbome Wilimande Offics. 81 083 Norwich, Friday, Dec. 8, 1922. _— Wik cH OF IHE AMICIATEw PRESS The Asoclstd Pres ezclusivey entitied 0 tbe se for republication of all Lews dewpaich- & eredited o it or Dot otberwise credited to tis paper and slso the local aews publisned rela. AL rigats of republication of @eclt) e atcbes hereln are alse reserved CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING DEC. 2nd, 1822 11,819 THE THAMES CHANNEL. In connection with the recent hcare ing here in behalf of a deeper and wider channel in the Thames river from Al- lyn's Point this city, in order that Letter and safer accommodations could bo provided for the vessels now using it, and making it possible for larger vessels to wet to this city, it is inter- to note what the government en- gineers have to say concerning the deepening of the channel to Providence) in Narragansett bay and F~dvidence river, This the h report says: “The dcepening of bor has modified to a consider- able extent the character of the vessels using it, Large steam colliers are re- placing some of the coal barges; four large oil producing companies have es- tablished distributing plants for cen- tral and southeastern New England, bringing their products in deep droft tank steamers and barges, and a trans- itlantic steamship line makes increascd use of the harbor as a port of call for its ldrger vessels.” Norwich isn't pretending that it is or should be a gival of Providence. It doesn't assert that there ought to be a 30-foot channel in the Thames to this city because of the business that it would attract, but it does believe that| there should be secured the full use of the river, which is now denied, by sels which are available for handling| the business that would go by water. In Providence because of its deepenz| channel there has happened just what it is believed would result here with a channel of the proper width and depth. Larger ve: are serving that city to its advantage and it is the larger ves- sels that are available tpday. When realized that steamsh.p lines are hampered by the channel con- ditions and are unable to handle the business that is offered, and when it is difficult to transport material here oy vessel because of the restrictions now existing there is excellent reason for believing that Norwich would - obtain wimilar benefits to those accruing to Providence if it were given' the chance| In keeping with that prowided for thej Rhode Island city. SECEETARY MELLON'S REPORT. When the recommendation was made lagt year that there be a reduction .n the surtaxes placed on large incomes there was opposition of such strengta s to prevent congressional action that would meet it. It was . because there was the feeling that something was be- ing done to relieve the fellows with the big incomeés from taxation, and there was an unwillingness to look at In any other light. Instead of re- garding it as encouraging the invest- ment of the funds of*the men of weurn in industrial activities, through which| ® would get its taxation instead of] through the surtaxes, there was an in-| sistence upon the higher surtaxes with the result that the funds went into tax- exempt securities, Secretary Mellon of the treasury de partment, in his annual report, again urges the cutting .of the high surtax,: and at the same time he also points out the wisdom of taking the necessary steps to stop the issuance .of the tax- free securities. The secretary - de- clares, in addition to clalming that ‘he tedoral government loses revenue - cause of the Insistence upon the high surtax, that “business and ' industry lose the capital, and funds badly needl- ed for preductive Durposes are “giverted into unproductive and frequently waste- ful - expenditure.” i The finances of the country have begn handled In an admirable manner by. Sec- retary Mellon. His guidance of this branch of the government has been of| great value to the country and it wi be most unfortunate if the considera- tion that is warranted is not given to such recommendations as he makes at this time, Through his administration of the treasury department there has becn made a reduction of a billion dollars inf the gross debt of the country, the bus- Iness of the fiscal year has been_ car. ried on within the budget, and win 3d- herence to \the advice which he’ offers concerning the handling of the finances for the years to come equally satisfac- tory results can be anticipated. 1t is time to give heed to the sane guidance that is available, THE FEELING OVER HERE. General Bramwell Booth declares ‘n London that he:does not contemplate any change which will result in the re- moval of his sister, Miss Evangelina Booth, as commander of the Salvation Army in this couniry before the fall cf next year, and he has -apparently been lrimndtrfl::‘ Inasmuch as he 30«: econtemplate a change next year is to be assumed that the misunderstanding is’only as to -the time when it will take place. But the statement comes’ as the result of the protest that has been made by im- portant personages ‘iIn this country}. against such a step, and what they may bave safd under the ‘belief ‘that: ‘the transfer was to be at an eatly’ | fect that the straits should be open .o haps isn't necessary. Those who are protesting against the recall to London of Miss Booth are doing so in the in- terest of the Salvation Army that hasithat you should have been at this Tea expect you to look at me, and' this afternoon!” declared the enthusias-,don’t pay any attention and tle freshman with the determined look|raving beauties efficient guidance and inspiration at aer|in her eye after the introductions were|and Anita Peeche? been established in this country which has received such faithful hands. The desire is not to delay the recall of Miss Booth but to prevent it just as long as she is able to direct the work. 5 Nothing could more clearly express the feeling of the country regarding her services and the organization she has built up than the protest against the contemplated transfer of the leader to Europe, General Booth is of course in command and will be obeyed. It may be that there has been some misunder- standing regarding his plans, but me cannot have any misunderstanding con- cerning the attitude of this country relative to the Tecall which he evidently plans to put in operation next year. GENERAL WOOD’S DECISION. For a year and a half it has been ex- pected that General Wood, at present governor general of the Philippines, would become provost at the Universicy of Penmnsylvania. He was called to that position at a time when ms ser- vices were sought by President Hard- ing to investigate conditions in the Pa- cific islands. Having made a survey of the conditions there he was selected to! direct the work of improving them and he has been closely applying himself to the task ever since, It was only a few days ago that it] was indicated that there would have to be a further extension of his stay there in order that there might be accom- plished certain things that are needed,! and which he wanted to see in opera- tion before he departed. The trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were agrecable to the change in plans, so it comes as & distinct surprise when Washington gets information that he wlil continue to remain in Manila for sol much longer that it seems probable he will give up the. idea of accepting the provostship at the university. Because it is confident that he is th: man for the position, because it heart endorses his program and because it be lieves that the best interests of the isi ands will be served through a continua- tion of his work as governor general, such a decision will meet with the fuil approval of the administration. It was, desirous that he should follow that course some time ago, but it was not; willing to direct it or to stand in tae of the acceptance of the important! ersity position. Thus even though it comes unexpeat- the decicion, if the report provi means that General Wood main- tains that same unwillingness to aban- don what he considers his duty unilt the task is accomplisned. Even though it is taking a longer time than he ex- pected to accomplish what he consid- ered necessary the determination to stick to it will win the plaudits of the country. If his expected early depa ture from the islands has been servinz to block the needed legislation he . served Warning that it will not suc- ceed. THE DARDANELLES. The Dardanelles was bound to be tho| big bome of contention at Lausanne.: When the Turks stand out for the con- trol of the straits, and even insist upon the maintenance of fortifications to en-| force that contrgl, it means the return| of that waterway to conditions that x- isted before the war. The Kemalist Turks in taking their position are of course doing so with the subport of tme Russians. It is unguestionably tme that they are in fact being eZged on byy the Russians in sceking the recognition of such demands. !tic freshman. _ NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1022 IN THE “I think it is perfectly extraordinary over and she had cornered the large and perpetually blushing football herd. “Because—shall I tell you, Mr. Goofe?" “Why—er, yes—certainly!” the foot- ball hero gasped out nervously, looking for help over her shoulder and finding none. Nothing but more girls was .n sight. “Well,” she confided in little tones, regarding him with wide-eye. frankness, “I've just been dying to mee you for ever and ever so lomg—yo! can't imagine! I'm so devoted to ™ college work that I haven't much tim to think of anything else. but when man does such perfectly marvelo: things as you have done, why, peop’ just have to think about him! I thir it broadens one so to meet wonderf: people and—and get their point o. view—don't you, Mr. Goofe?” “I—er—oh, yes, certainly!” the foot- ball hero agreed nervously. “That is, I don’t mean I'm anything at all llke what you say, but I get your point, only really I'm just an ordinary dub.” “Why, the very idea!” reproached the enthusiastic freshman. “After what You did at the game! “Why, I just ran” football hero. “Isn’t that Red Hacker over there? I gotta see him about——" “Oh, no, that isn't Red,” corrected the enthusiastic freshman, without even turning around. “Oh, there are sor many things I want to talk to you stammered thS about and ask your advice, Mr, Goofs!! But I expect you are just bored to death, because somebody—I shan't tell you who it was—told me that you abso- lutely just hated girls! He said you were a regular woman-hater! I wish you'd tell me why! “Why, it isn't so!” the football her: denied. “T've just been sort of busy— “Of course,” soothed the enthusiastic freshman. “I can understand perfect- Iy that when a man has important af- fairs on his mind he isn't going to waste time in silly chatter and idlng around with a lot of girls. I can see why we bore you—-"" “Oh, Miss Shugree!” stammered the football hero, a worried crease on his forchead, ‘“honest. 1 cam't have you thinking such things about me! Why——" “As though it made any difference what 1 thought!” pouted the enthusias- “Why, you didn’t know I was on earth till just now. did you, Mr. Goofe? Confess that I just don't make the slightest bit of difference td. You one way or the other. Why, you never even look at a girl when you pass her on the campus. That js why I real- ly didn't feel hurt the other day when you almost stepped on me and we right along as though I were a worm or didn't exist.” A “Did 1 do that?” the football hera asked, appalled. “Why, I never saw You.” “Of course not” said th eenthusiastic American Education Adult. Home Edueation Men and women who have become conscious of a desire for learning be- yond the rudimeénts are reaching out, here and there, to supplement their ed- ucation at home. Seventy-eight million people over 10 yvears of age in the United States have learned to read and write in the English language or in the lang- uage of their native tongues. Teachers in the little country schools and in the larger graded schools are giving to thousands of boys and girls, happiness, and contentment for seives, if they will but use the tools of learning already within their grasp. The home reading courses of the United States Bureau of Eaucation have | 1 : They have been re- been instituted to meet the demand of : cations, 80 that he soon was in demand as ver for several suddenly interested. TOILS freshman mournfully. “How should T when you to perfectly Addie Creamer If a girl is o like nary looking- & “Why, you're not!" “Don’t bother,” interrupted the fresh- man plaintively. “It’s ever so kina of you, but I understand. I guess you a woman-hater and don't realize it, M: Goofe, 1 can see how unint #sting girls must be to you when you are so busy with important things and I don't dlame you———" “Say,” burst out the football hero, “I vish you'd get that idea out of your read, honest! Girls are all right an® think they're fine and—" “Nobody ever in the world will be- sve you, Mr. Goofe,” the enthusiastic eshman said archly. “You'd just ha 5 prove it, so there! Why, you've 1ever even called on a girl since you've been here! I don't believe you want to at all and—" “Say—" cried the hero. “Well, then,” the enthusiastic fresh- man told him firmly, but still wide eyed, “if you want me to believe all these things you have been saying you'll have You come over tonight, Mr. Goofe™® “Why—er—yes, of course!” the fooi- ball hero said bewilderedly. “Why, certainly?” “Fm so glad you spoke of it so I'll be i certain to be home,” said the freshman kindly. “I might have been out, you know! I'm so pleased that you've been wanting to come over all this time an® 1 I never even dreamed you'd noticed me ‘at alll It's perfectly funny!”—Chicag? | News. Today’s Anniversaries 1829—Henry Timrod, celebrated 'poet, born in Charleston, S. C. Died at Columbia, S. C., Oct. 6. 1367. 1832—Bjornsterne Bjornson, famous Nor- wegian poet, dramatist, novelist, and patriot, born. Died in 1910. 1848—TFirst gold from California depose ited in United States mint by David Carter. 1853—Jonas Chickering, ing industry in America, died Boston. H., April 5, 1797. 1854—Pope Plus IX promulgated a bull, declaring the dogma of the Im maculate Conception an art.cle of faith. 1864—Nashville_ in possession of the Fed- erdls, was partially invested by the Confederates under General Hood. 1897—Rev. John Atkinson, author of the well known hymn “We Shall Meet Beyond the River,” died at Haver- straw, N. Y. Born at Deerfleld, N. J., Sept. 6, 1835, 1918—The submerged steel net which had Deen stretched across the Narrows, New York harber, during the war, was taken up. 1921—Austcia signed treaty with soviet Russia. —Irish cabinet British trez in met to comsider IN THE PUBLIC EYE ‘ Oliver Wendell Holmes, oldest of the | supreme court justices of the United l States in years and second oldest in point | of service, today compietes his 20th year on the bench of the highest court. A son of the famous wit and poet of Boston, ‘whose name he bears, he had the conven- { tional training of his caste at Harvard | each year the equipment of knowledge, | and at the Harvard Law school. In the career as a lawyer began early, and from the first was blended with that of a stu dent of law in its historic aspects and in its philosophical and intellectual impli- to prove it by coming to see me! Canl! who has been ! called the father of the piano-mak- | Born at New Ipswich, N. '@ | i | i | | them- | Civil war he had a gallant record. His: While Johnny grew more and more | lying ‘upon Russian backing for a con- adults for help in furthering thelr own'a lecturer, and his writings began to win: siderable period, but they have now goi-| ten to the point where they must ae- cide whether more is to be gaincd ny insisting upon this view, and thus please Russia, or by yielding to the al- lied desires with ‘the - expectation cf greater benefits in the future as comy pensation. soviet government of Russia, it is quite' | evident that the allied delegates do no* contemplate accepting it. This is to be ga‘ned from the proposition that has been advanced by Lord Curzom, the British foreign minister, which provides for the control of the Dardanelles by an international commission, This plan, would include a representative from all| the nations bordering on the Black sea |@t0rs and librarians called recently by | 'the United States commissioner of edu-| and would give Turkey a voice. It 1s not improbable that this country would be offered a place on the commission in view of the emphatic statement that ‘was made by Observer Child to the ef- all vessels including warships, % It must be plain to Turkey, and Rus- sia also, tha tthey would not be in con trol of such a comm:ssion, but in order in bookshops, unknown and uns o | to have it internationalized they ought not to be. it is plaia EDITORIAL NOTES. ‘When a man claims he can buy any- thing he wants, realization never meas- ures up to former levels, The man on the corner says: Like olives, it is necessary to have a num- ber of spow storms before you get te liking them, i The squirrels are said to have laid in only a small supply of nuts, but it is too early”to bank on the back of win-, ter being broken. Now. that the open season for deer Js on in Massachusetts, it is to be hoped it doesn't mean a shortened existence for any of the hunters, H There were well over 1,111,000,000 postcards mailed last year, but most’ any’postal. clerk ior carrier probably . be- lieves:he handled as many as that him- self, - The klan should be dealt with by the States i§) the decision of the attorney general. it of means in many instances it will epcounter no obsta- cles, 3 Those whf wait until the last mo- ment to get' their Christmas presents are dug to find a crowd, little to serect from-and smajl chance of finding what is wantéd. 3 b Those reported. as going through 2 windshield may recognize the fact that the longer way around is the safer but the chapces are they aze, offered no al- ternative, bers 7 It is ‘easy enough ‘to_gry out for a cancressthstivmnv.eptnmnpeo» ond to mone,“but where is the genesuus public’ that (would never amurmur at the taxation cast? 3 _ Prince Andrew has ‘been forced to leavé Greece but he will'find that there ‘is ‘quite a Jittle of the outside apd education at home. These courses, 22 in number, cover a-wide rang. of subjects, such as hterature, biography, history, fiction, foreign trade, teaching, ete. Thousands of adults have availed themselves, of this opportunity, many of whom upon completion of a course, haye received the certificate issued by the | United States bureau of education and ‘Whatever may be the attitude of the signed by the commissioner of education. | Sixteen state universities assist the bureau of euucation in giving to the peo- ple this free service in the direction of their reading. These states are: zona, Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Caro- lina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Caro- lina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, ‘Washington and Wisconsin. At the conference of special collabor= cation at Lexington, Ky., in conjumetion with the National University extension association, to discuss home education by means of reading courses and the co-op- eration of state and federal agencies, the opinion was voiced that the average American satisfies himself with what the current magazines and newspapers af- ford letting the better literature of the world lie on the shelves of libraries or by the few who have found that books contain the greatést principles of life, and that one of the chief s of the time is the developmient in strength of the cause of adult education. The expressions from educators and Ari- | him more than local fame. his outstanding rank as a thinker and as a champlon of his calling in its higher ranges of social service he was put on the Massachusetts supreme court bench in 1882, and in 1899 was made chief jus- tice of the court. From this high nost ' he passed to the higher one in Washing- ton. ' Today's Birthdays i Ont., 59 years ago today. Sacred College resident in the United Statas, born at Lowell,-Mass., 63 years ago today. ‘William C. Durant, one of the con- ! spicuous men in the automobile in- i dustry, born in Boston, 61 years ago Bishop Edward Blake, of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, born at Gor- ham, Me., 5¢ years ago today. James P. Austin, infielder of the i St. Louis American league baseball ‘team, born at Swanspa, Waleh, 40 years ago today. {| Stories That Recall Others from hundreds of men and women whe have left school, but who are determin- ed to take advantage of every opportun- ity to further their own educatien, point kinds of educational -opportunity. Prof. Walton S. Bittner of Indlana University, say: “The value of these courses is not alone to be measured by the number of persons who complete them, nor by the character of the ‘work® the readers de, but chiefly, to my mind, by the power of suggestion—the impulse toward high-class literature which is given to scores of youths and aduits who ask for the lists and give some interest and attention to them. A sur- prisingly large number actually eareoll, purchase some of the’standanl books and read them.” Professor Bittner further says that he has little patience with that academic insistence which demands lesson papers and elaborate tests as essential evidencq of education value. he will ot find it necess :o'up%gfl_ Lminz: ‘Twas Sald, But Not Meant. ‘The cashier in a restaurant was at- the way to those who are offering various ; tembting to receive payments from cus- Because of | G, mamma?” PICK YOUR CHRISTMAS PHONOGRAPH NOW $1.00 ONLY SECURES YOUR HAVING JUST WHAT YOU WISH. SMALL WEEKLY PAYMENTS ON THE BALANCE. ALL STYLES AND ALL FINISHES ARE IN NOW FOR YOUR INSPECTION. PRICES FROM $25.00 AND UP. $2.00 WEEKLY Pays tor- this. beautiful, new style Phonegraph. Supply Is Limited. THE NEW PROCESS COLUMBIA RECORDS ARE SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. HEAR THEM. SCHWARTZ BROS., Inc. 76-82 MAIN STREET NORWICH, CONN. tomers and pay the driver of a pie wa- gon simultaneous: The driver took advantage of the to “j received his remarks with an appropri- ate retort. At length she could no longer. “I'll kill somebody in a minute, and that somebody will be a pie man—that's you.” she said. At the same time she turned to a man who had just paid the amount of his meal ticket. there something cise please?’ she asked. The customer made no reply, but siip- ped a card across the glass top of the cigar case to her. The card read some- thing like this with a different name. “John Doe, Undertaker.” Then he walked out. -“I suppose he thought he had a pros- pect in -sight after what I sald to the pie man, story. stand his remarxs for you, the girl said in relating the Amended Alphabet. Johnny was learning the “A.” said the mother. “A,” said Johnny. mother. ,” repeated Johnny, uninterestedly. And so thé letters came and went alphabet bored as each new one made its appear- ance. .oeeded b, ~duissaid his mother rather of Mr. and Mrs. W blv-“"he questioned excitedly, “Is it “Yes, it is G.” “Well, where's wkiz CLAIMS KING WILL BE OBLIGED TO PAY UP According to statements made in Dan- |bury the decision mdde by Judge Newell | | e — Jennings on a demurrer to the reply| in the case in the superior court lor’ New London county against John T. ng of Bridgeport to recover the| amount of his alleged subscription to' the capotal stock of the Bridgeport and ! Danbury Electris Railway Company, | Hon. Charles Murphy, Postmaster- |means that if the plaintiffs can prove! General of Canada, born at Ottawa, [what they alleged they will be sble to collect $196,600. This is the view ‘William Cardinal O’Connell of Bos- [of Judge J. Moss Ives, receiver for the ton, one of the two membhers of thejDanbury and Bethel Street Railway | Company, which is 2 plaintifft with hold- ers of debenture notes issued by the! other company. Attachments have been made, Judge Ives says, which cover a part of the amount. ituation and started|. The title of the case.is Charles R. . her. In a spirlt of jollity she|BUtts and others against John T. King 1 \ is alleged that King “never contributed a dollar. to the capital of the corpor- ation.” King admils that he did not pay the subscription and that he made the as- gnment and says that a copy of the assignment was spread on the records and that the corporation duly assented and thit the corparation had undertaken no enterprise ‘other than its organiza- tion and that it owned no debts and that never later did King act stockhold- er. This the plaintifts deny. The plain- Uffs claim damages, sppumntment of a recelver to- eall in ine, suoscriptions for the benefit of tne putiffs and other creditors’ and further equnable relief. NOTICE My wife having left my bed and board. I will not be responsible for any bills contraeted by her after this date. Norwich. Conn., Dec. 6. 1922. decSd__JOSEPH PARADIS, Taftville, _ and. others. It -is alleged that was able to obtain the charter Bridgeport and Danbury w Company ‘from the legislature of 1907 that as_ vetoed on the ground that it has no provision that the capital stock should be paid up and that King was able to obtain the pas- sage over the veto. It is alleged that King subscribed. for 1,996 shares, and a director of he assigned to A. William Sperr. subscription for the purpose of avold- ing lability and.that the transfer was made shortly before an issup of deben- ture. potes 16 ahave $30,000 It is alleg- ed that the ass/éomeht was fraudulent and void ‘as to all creditors in that King knew that Sperry- was of no financial means and further that the corsidera- tion amounted to but a small fraction of the par value of the stock. Also it King of the Electric Rail of the that he was elected pr the company, 2,000 FRISWELL’S The Store With a 50 Year Guarantee df Fairness and Good Treatment Where Your Dollar is Worth 100 Cents. 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