Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 21, 1909, Page 8

MORE CITY HALL LIGHTS. Five Have Been Added in the Hall- ways and on Landings for Public Convenience. The need of more electric lights in the city hall building has been felt for some time and that need has now been met. Five new incandescent lights have been installed, the work ‘having been completed on Monday. These are in hallways and on _stair ndings where it was dark and bad tting about in the evening. One light is in the hallway at the right of the Broadway entrance to the main building, another is in the hallway lighting the stairway in the annex, while the other three light the landings in the stairs from the main to the second floor and from the sec- The lamps have at- tractive brackets. In the police headquarters the chandelier was rewired and new lamps gluwd. the wiring having given out aturday night. ond to the third. ..On_Monday_morning_the death of Michael Shugrue occurred at his late home in Asylum street after an ill- ness of some time from tubercular trouble, He was born in this city 33 years ago, the son of Daniel and Hannah Regan Shugrue, and has always resid- €U aert. 1@ was employed as a moun- ter in the Richmond foundry for a time and later in firearms factories. His parents are dead. He leaves aunts in Westerly and Bridgeport and is survived by sisters, who live out of town. Two Patients Deported. The United States government, through the emigration department, has deported two patients who were at the Norwich State hospital. They were aliens, having been here less than three years, and the deportation was through the state comptroller. They came from another part of the state. STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS ASBIST YOU IN COMPLETING UNDER _ONE ROOF HERE. STORE READY Ty SERVE YOU Four More Shopping Days To Christmas CHRISTMAS WILL SOON BE HERE. FOUR MORE SHOPPING DAYS BEFORE JOLLY, OLD SANTA CLAUS MAKES ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE. LET THIS STORE ITS WEALTH OF NEW AND ATTRACTIVE BVERYTHING MOST PEOPLE COULD WANT CAN BE FOUND YOU ARE YOU READY ? ONLY WirH HOLIDAY GOODS GIFT YOUR LISTS. ABOUT WILL FIND THE BOSTON AND SERVE YOU RIGHT: Gift Buyers Many Suggestions Rhinestone Sets — Back and Side Combs—$1.00 to $2.98 & set. Bandeaux, Side Combs separate, stone designs—; $3.08. Combs and Back in brillilant R2ne- 2ed from 76c to BELTS Elastic Belts, plain and Persian, with Jjeweled setting, Suede leather Belts in all colors — choice styles from $1.00, $1.25 and $1.98. Purses and Card Cases ‘Women's Leather Wallets and Purses In black and colors. Men’s Change Purses, Card Cases and Bill Books—prices from 25¢ to $5.00. Leather Hand Bags Leather Hand Bags, black, tan, brown, green, navy and grey, covered frames and gold, silver or jeweled—ranging In price from $1.00 to $12.00. Toilet Sets Toilet Sets in great variety—sterling silver, ebony and celluloid—Brush, Comb and ~Mirror, Manicure and Shaving Sets—98c to $15.00. Holiday Silk Hosiery Put up in Christmas Boxes for the asking. Women's Silk Hose, black, plain and lace, plain white and colors, perfec- tion guaranteed—price $1.00 to $3.00 pair, | DEVONSTRATION at Notion counter of the New Sanitary Hair Puffer and Curler, also the New Dughess Hair Waver Fancy Silks Plain and Fancy Silks, weaves messa- line, Peau de Soie, de Cigne, taffeta, etc.—prices from 89¢ to $1.50. All neatly boxed if desired for Christ- mas gifts. > Bestyette Storm Cape FOR CHILDREN. Protect the child in stormy with this light weight waterproof garment of silky rubber- weather splendidly d material—colors blue and red, es 6 to 14 years—pricg $3.75. Little Fur Sets Muff and Scarf could not fail to give exireme pleasure to any little Miss. We are offering a large and better assortment than ever before. French Coney, Natural and Colored Oppos- um—with a light tax on your purse $1.98 up to $12.98. es: at these pri BOOKS FOR GENERAL READING. Such titles as St. Elmo, Self Raised, Lorna Doone and a dozen others— special 48¢c each Neatly boxed. Harrison Fisher. and Christy’s popu- lar work—special edition—98¢c each. Calendars and Booklets Complete line, newest ideas — many novelties hand work—popular prices, Stationery Nothing more acceptable than a neat box of good Stationery. We have that sort and a good line of one, two and three quire boxes. All prices. Books for the Little Folks Rag Toy, Untearable Linen Board Cover, Painting Books, Etc.—popu- lar line 5¢ to 25c. The “Meade” and “Holmes” Books, especially good reading. Girls' Books, such titles as -Meadow Brook, Deb and the Duchess, Sweet Girl Graduate and dozens of others —excellent value at 25¢ each. Present from this City. Seventy gentlement interest d i the objects of the organization attended the annual meeting and banquet of the Connecticut Civil Service Reform asso- ciation at the Mohican hotel, Nek London, Monday night. ~ The report of the executive commit- tee was read by Secretary Morris and reviewed advances of the association quring the past year especially, and its securing the first distinctive legislative enactment emboidied in the present charter of New Haven. A verbal re- port showed that the corporation coun- sel of New Haven has rendered a fav- orable opinion to all the credentials of the society and the provision known as the grule of three.” Referring to national affairs, the re- port says: “We are glad to say that the anticipations which were expressed in our last -report regarding the admin- istration of President Taft have been fully realized. Since the beginning of the movement for civil service reform no administration has done as much to promote it as that of President Roose- velt. President Taft has shown him- self in the few months that elapsed since his accession to office to be no less efficient a friend of business prin- ciples in the government service.” Officers Elected. At the business meeting the reports of the u?ers and the executive board w read and following officers elect- e President, Henry W. Farnam, New Haven; vice presidents, John P. Elton of Waterbury, W. G. Sumner of New Haven, W. F. Henney of Hartford and J. M. Pervy of Fairfield; treasurer, B. R. English, New Haven; secretary, C. S. Morris, New Haven. The following were appointed an ex- ecutive committee: W. A. Aiken and H. A. Terrill, Norwich; J. K. Blake, F. B. Farnsworth, F. J. Kingsbury, Jr., G. Osborne, W Pardee and Rol- lin S. Woodruff, New Haven; W. R. Webster and A. M. Marsh, Bridgeport; Charles Hopkins Clark and W. H. Cor- bin, Hartford; G. Driggs and A. R. Kimball, Waterbur; . S. Palmer,New Lonadon; Herace D, Taft, Watertown. At the conclusion of the business ges- sion the banquet was held in a private dining hall, and the service and menu was in every way satisfactory. Addresses of Prominence. President Henry W. Farnham of New Haven, after the menu was served, made a brief speech of welcome and gave a brief review of the work of the association and its future prospects, and said that Connecticut was sure to be a good clvil service commonwealth, as such provision was made in the con- stitution of the state. He then intro- duced Colonel Norris G. Osborn of New Haven as toastmaster, Mr. Osborn introduced Mayor Mahan, stating that the time had come when the mayor could become a civil reformer. Mayvor Mahan gave cordial welcome to the city anr lauded the organization and the strong support given it by the presence of such a representative gath- ering of New London citizens. He stated authoritatively that there would be no entry of pofltics into the ap- pointment of local officers for the next three years, and to that extent was a believer in the objects of the associa- tion. President Hadley’s Address. \ President Hadley in his address said that the country had passed through three stages of political activity, and that the average citizens were content to let the game of politics go on with- out them unless some grave emergency arose, when they would shake off their apathy and go to work. Continuing, Mr. Hadley said: “In the earliest days of our republic every man was to a greater or less extent a politician, he took his turn at politics on election day. If called to accept a political office he accepted it as he would a captaincy in the mili- tia, But as time went on we develop- ed an army of politiclans, for politics all through the latter part of the 19th century was a game where the profes- sional had great advantages over the amateur.” This state of things, the speaker sald, was the second perted, and a .Ictato of things which .could . not last ong. “A third period dawned:; the period | when we began to separate the prob- lems of government from those of poli- tics. “Let me explain what T mean by this distinction. Our legislatures and ex- ecutives from time to time have to decide certain questions of policy— questions where there is a real differ- ence of opinion among honest men and where it is impossible to find out which policy commands the most votes. This is politics. But our legislatures, and more specifically our executives, have a much larger set of problems to deal with, where there is no difference of opinion among honest men. The work of the courts, of the schools, of the postoffices, of the men who are charg- ed with the collection and disburse- ment of public revenue of this kind. It is essentially work of government, to be conducted by honest business methods. The speaker told of the progress STOP YOUR COUGH with Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar Committee of Civil Service Reform Association— Prominent Speakers loa.n‘l + fter Eanquet—Number " ?"‘2" [ | MiOH| made id the past thirty years and of the opportunity of citizens to work for foog.x government who have ll‘l;t time 0 e up politics as a profession. “Let these men,” President Eld!ey' sald, “in the first place insist on a sep- aration even more complete than now | exists between problems of ern- ment and problems of politics. Let them devise laws which shall effect that separation. There is plenty of room for hard work on these lines. It is work which deals with questions so far independent of party lines and par- ty differences that no party can afford to disregard its results. This has been on the whole the experience of our clvil service reform associations in the attempt to take the offices of the na- tional government out of politics, In closing, the speaker said: “The problem is one which requires solu- tion, and which the intelligent Ameri- can citizens as a body have the power to solve if they will.’ Psesident McAneny of Manhattan. George McAneny, president of the borough of Manhattan, was the next! speaker. He is one of the leaders of! the civil service reform movement. Mr. McAneny explained the division of authorlty between the mayor of New York and the president of the borough. ! The mayor has charge the police, fire department, schools, docks, etc., while the president of the borough has the power of streets, public buildings; in fact all that one can see is under the management of the borough president, while the policemen, firemen and the like are with the mayor. He then ex- plained the method ¢f general govern- ment of Greater New York. He told | of Mr. Hearst accepting the fusion | ticket without the knowledge or con- | sent of the candidates on the ticket,! and the candidates were elected un-| pledged and to do just what was con- sidered right and for the best interests of the people. He gave a general re- ' view of the work of the civil service | reform movement, of the small nucleus and of its gradual growth and of its, now bright and brightening prospects, although it has been carried from the start to the present time by not over fitty men. Civil service reform is re- | sponsible for the bettering of local, state and general governments. | It would not have been thought pos- | sible 10 years ago Tammany would ever go down as it did in the last elec- tion, and Tammany opponents gain control of the board of estimates; and | this present position will be strength- ened by the work of civil service re- | form, which comes in at ever{ point. | He spoke of the work beyond, the ma- chinery of competitive examination, and reaching out to the heads of de- partments, and said merit and fitness should be absolute requisites, and such men should be retained and properly paid. The true work of civil reform cannot be carried on unless with ten- | ure of office there issalary as adequate as paid in business life. The rule of merit and fitness should prevail in all offices, high or low, and the salaries should be equal to the responsibility and capability of the officers, and they | should be of the highest grade. Mere classification is not an end that is worth while, but devote time to the | machinery of the clyil service commis- sion is a work for the civil service as- sociations. He referred to the ridicu- lous forms of examinations and the questions. Mr. McAneny advocated that the general principles of civil ser- vice reform should be injected into and become an essential part of politics. Ex-Governor Waller. Ex-Governor Thomas M. Waller was the next speaker and was In his hap- piest vein. It was the first civil service reform gathering he ever attended, and he was surprised that there was smok- ing permitted and that water flowed as freely as champagne. Thomas Jeffer- | son, the patron saint of the party in which the speaker: was born, for be it known democrats are borm, mnot made, was the founder of civil service reform. He found when he became president that every office was filled by members of the opposite party and he removed only farty of the administra- tive officials. Then came Andrew Jackson, and as one star differs from another, so these great reformers differed, and then came to the “victors belong the spoils” and there was a general cleaning out as a matter of politics. Substantially the law of civil service reform of today. which none dare to change, was intro- duced by George H. Pendleton, a dem- ocratic senator. The governor, ad- dressing Mr. McAneny, sald he did not go Into ancient history for his benefit, for he knew too much of it already. |He said men could be democrats and | good ciivl service reformers, as it was a child of their own. The present reform was a contem- porary of the speaker. He remember- ed when George W. Curtis began this modern civil service. Men of his stamp were sneered at as dotrinaires, by politicians of both parties. You see what has become of the sneers against Mr. Curtis by the force of the present civil service reform government. It is now a fixed law and established insti- tution. The speaker stated he had not been active in civil service reform ef- forts, but has always béen a civil ser— vice reformer. When he was governor civil service reform prevailed in his office, and when he was consul general at London there was no change the force of that office except by death. Officers should be elected for character and fitness and without regard to poll- tics or creed. General Aiken Heard. Gen, William A, Aiken was next in- troduced. He said he did not come to the meeting with expectation to make a speech. He said he had followed carefully the work of Mr. McAneny in civil service work for years, but he never thought he would be the man to |. - Come one, come all, and let the RUBBER STORE offer you a few suggestions in practical gifts. Send the children in to see the Toys, we'll be only too glad to oho\lfl them, For Men DRESS SUIT CASES 98c to $6.00 - TRAVELING BAGS§ $1.00 to $10.00 RUBBER COATS $2.50 to $6.00 RUBBER BOOTS $250 to $6.00 WARM ARCTICS $1.00 to $2.75 RUBBER SHOES * 60c to $1.25 WORKING GLOVES 25¢ to $1.50 DRESS GLOVES 50c to $2.50 UMBRELLAS 48c to $1.50 For Boys RUBBER COATS $2.25 to $3.00 HIGH TOP BOOTS $2.50 to $3.50 SHORT RUBBER BOOYS $2.00 to $2.75 HIGH ARCTICS $1.75 to $2.75 RUBBER SHOES 60c to 90c GLOVES AND MITTENS 25¢ to $1.00 FOOTBALLS 75¢c to $1.00 BOXING GLOVES $1.50 to $4.50 PUNCHING BAGS $1.50 to $4.00 Special A Boys’ and Men's Feather- weight Rubber Coat can be car- ried in your vest pocket. Don’t fail to get one ‘while they last. $5.00. Al For Y“omen HIGH TOP ARCTICS ~ $1.30 to $2.38 TWELVE BUTTON LEGGINS only 48¢ HOT WATER BOTTLES 50c to $2.00 INVALID CUSHIONS $1.25 to $3.00 RUBBER APRONS only 35c. RUBBER GLOVES 50c to $1.50 RUBBER SPONGES 50c to 85¢ BATH SPRAYS 50c to $2.00 CLOTHES WRINGERS . 98¢ to $3.00 For Children GIRLS’ SLIDING BOOTS $1.88 SHORT BOOTS $150 to $1.75 HIGH TOP ARCTICS $1.35 to $1.75 RUBBER TOYS 10c tc $1.00 RATTLES “Oc RUBBER BALLS 5¢ to 50c LEGGINS only 48c. YW is only a partial list of the many things we have to AWV i TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY THE MOHICAN COMPANY believes that the help working in their stores are entitled to a full hol- iday on Christmas Day. We thérefore will be closed all that day. In order that the public may do all their necessary trading we will keep open on THURSDAY, December 23rd, until ten o’clock, and on FRIDAY, December 24th, until eleven o’clock in the evening. We know that our patrons will assist us by doing their trading on those nights so as to give our help the benefit of this Holiday. . Elgin Creamery Butter» 33¢ Selected Fresh Eggs«27¢ PORK (Sirloin|LAMB TURKEYS Don’t buy until you look up our prices in Wednesday’s paper. We will liave the best stock and lowest. prices in Norwich. Christmas Pies and Cakes We will have a large assortment of the very best. LEAVE YOUR ORDER EARLY. 2 ORANGES - « 12-17-2%¢ NUTS ouciy w12 E’é'éfi‘én RAISINS - - Lo 20c GCiTRON - = b 17¢ Orange and Lemon Peel = || 13¢ CRANBERRIES =2 0 8C Fancy Cape Cod e 8C - b 14 |BYESEL 150 WALNUTS we o BERNE L. . b 8C DATES SWEET FLORID NEW MIXED Fancy Cleaned CURRANTS Good Bulk MINCE MEAT Confectionery SUGAR Basket Brand Fancy Smyrna et enauss ' 10c | ™ tes™ - w12 Mohican Soft Shell cbices ' b cans 8C [ 2honos = = 1 2lc S . Ocluey - - » lic] CHOCOLATE = 2 1b 15¢ |™oner - bex 17c Early June Peas b 14C Yellow 4‘1‘5'1]C Extra Sifted PEAS ONIONS DIAMONDS FOR Christmas Gifts THERE IS NOTHING MORE ACCEPTABLE We have the largest stock in the city and considering the quality the LOWEST PRICES offer. {down the Tammany tiger, and there- | fore all civil service reformers should take courage. The bills introduced in congress. he said, were all written by the executive committee of the civil | service reform league or to be more PYROGRAPHY & BROOCHES $8.50 UP RINGS $10 UP CUFF BUTTONS $8 TO $50 Scarf Pins All Prices. Also Large Stock of Loose We Recover Furniture and Do Carpet Laying. Loosens the Phlegm Allays the Irritation Arreats the Tickling 0 - @ D © - @ 6w @ WD © D ¢ D @ IS 6 S © G & eI & @ We shall continue our special Soof eals specific were written by Mr. McAneny . . ek as secretary of the national league. He |@§ sale of 98c sets as long as our Diamonds in Papers anning for uhristmas o A A Bl e e B pogech .- Toothache lo e movement; over two-thirds o i . s ORI [ the officeholders in the national gov- | Ml *0_8°% one for. = ?:"“"‘" FANCY STONE COM ATIONS |ernment have been weeded out, and present, for young or old. Hun- Ruby, Emeralds, Taurmalines, Etc, dreds of beautiful presents can be made with one of these sets. Call and see our large line and let us show you all about them. Alling Rubber [, Wholesale-15 Stores—-Retall Norwich, Conn. “New London, Conn. New Haven, Conn. Bridgeport, Conn, Hartford, Conn. New Britain, Conn. Waterbury, Conn, Stamford, Conn. Troy, N. Y. now stand on merit and fitne and this plan will evetnually be applied in municipal and state administration. Norwich People Present. Norwich was represented at the meeting by Gen. W. A. Aiken, Dr. H. M. Pollock, Frank J. Leavens, Frank L. Woodard, Frederic T. Sayles, Charles R. Butts, Henry A. Tirrell, Nathan A. Gibbs, W. D. Tillson, F. H. Pullen, Charles S. Holbrook, K. Tracy and W. B. Birge. Sapphire, ALL AT LOWEST PRICES We have been engaged for months in selecting our stock of FURNITURE and HOUSEFURNISH- INGS for the Christmas trade and can positively state that we have the finest assortment we have ever displayed. We invite your inspec- tion of OUT e ? PARLOR TABLES, PARLOR SUITES, PARLOR RUGS, FANCY ROCKERS, MUSIC CABINETS, MORRIS CHAIRS, TABOURETTES, HALL SEATS, HALL TREES, POPULAR PRICED GOODS Large Assortment at Popular Prices STERLING SILVER, CUT GLASS ANU EBONY GOODS Best of Everything in Our Line John & Geo. H. Bliss an/d Cocoa| always make very acceptable XiAS GIFTS. ;You can make TWICE as many people happy with the same amount of money by buying them here, still getting the { BEST COFFEE 20c Ib. | BEST TEAS 25¢ Ib. HIGH CHAIRS. MEDICINE CABINETS, PICTURES. Tolland.—A barn belonging to Frank Demek on what is known as the John Usher place was burned Friday night abent 11 o'clock. The fire had ed | such headway when discovered by !hel neighbors that the barn and entire contents of hay, four cows, two helter-.‘ one horse and two fat pigs were de- stroyed. The origin of the fire is un- ROCK HORS WRITING DESKS, BEDROOM SETS, COUCHES, KITCHEN RANGES, DINING TABLES, TRON BEDS: | BEST COCOA 16e can. e e BB e R Schnectady, N. Y. CLOSRTS, Ftc, Etc, Bic. e B Worcester. Mass. Springfield, Mass. Holyoke, Mass. Pittsfleld, Mass, Paterson, N. J. . N Mystic.—Mrs. Eleanor Stevenson, Umted ea I nml’s l:n widow of Allan Stevenson, died at the 3 Iy ‘l’i‘l"lme Ms.he;d.dauflm, %l‘l. Charles Franklin Square, up one B Ak Bt s Do dec21TuThS over Somers Bros. ! England R -66 Main Stree. THERE 18 no atvertising medium In THERKE 7 Do saverusing medium 1s |