Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 20, 1911, Page 6

Dr. Scanlon, ‘the wound, while painful, is not censidered of & serfous nature. Local Laconios. seph Gary Buried in Eim Grove— William Haas, Despondent, Attempts Swicide. The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Young, widow of Wikiam Young, who died Thursday, was held Sunday afterneon at 2.30 o'clock from the home of her daughter, Mrs, Harry Prentice, officiated at the services. was in Elm Grove cemetery. Burial of Joseph Gary. The body of Jomeph Gary, who died in Putnam on Tuesday, was brought to this place Saturday morning for Gold Dust' e —— 'GOLD DUST is more tha.n soap —does moie Eof“ 1')”6'°sr Efltl:evety » washee§ out_every impurity and stcnlxm everything it touc! ‘v It u'l'la'mtary “cleanser which cleans quicker and better than anything else,and saves the housewife the toil of rubbing and scrubbing. * GOLD DUST does all the hard part of the work—you merely assist it. DUST is }"“ket the GOLD DUST TWINS do your work"® Wiera to Buy in Westerly iNDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPANY Westerly Branch Capital Three Mi Dollars Surplus Three Million Dollars Over Flhy Thousand Accounts. Liberal, ecurteous and efficient i its management. Bart Schaffner & Marx Clothes ; ARI SOLD BY 1. B. CRANDALL, CO. Westerly, R. I FOR sALE. Twe -.w.-.: '.l.czl‘- uu-‘u Illuul'ed n reet llll n' h‘v .hu medern pluml fi-. w. c"..-lmo.- ‘Westerty, R. L Bay Tour Shoos and Hosiery »nd get & coupon on the Planc to be given away at PURTILL’S | The ship is to be drunkenness were $4.830 each in the Third d ing. fined istrict court Synday morn- Division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hi- ans, recelved holy\communion in Myltmloclockm.ulin the ghmh of the Immagulate Conception u! Ye Congressman George H. Utter and other intimate friends from Westerly will attend the funeral of the late Con- gressman Adin B. Capron in Stillwater this afternoon. The ‘Wakefield Baseball a.ssochtlon of -the Rhode Island-Connecticut league is getting into shape for the coming season, and is planning to have a first-class team. A fair is to be held mext meonth to raise funds in support of the team. Dr. Michael H. Scanion of Westerly and William McCormick of Newport, district deputies of the Knights of Co- lumbus, had charge of the exemplifica- tion of the third degree at a joint ses- sion of Pawcatuck and Delaney coun- cils in Aleazar hall, Pawtucket, Sunday | evening. Civil war veteran day will be one of | the days of observance in Rhode .Is- land if the act presemted in the gen- eral assembly becomes law. It is pro- posed to designate July 21 as the day, and to provide an appropriation an- nun.lly of $2,000 for the purpose. It is 1;.mmp-nmou for reuniting the veterans of the state on that day, and also in purchasing duplicates of the battle flags, so that they can be car- ried in parade. The measure was re- ferred to the finance committee. burial in Elm Grove cemete: He was a former Mystic man, and resided here many years, where he married Miss Ella_Williams, daughter of Mrs. John E. Williams, who survives him. Preached in Providence. | . Rew. ‘Welcome E. Bates spent Sun- day in Providence, where he preached in the Cranston Street Baptist church. His pulpit at the Union Baptist church was occupied by Rev. Dr. George Min- or, - Methodist Pastor to Return. At the Methodist church Sunday morning the paster, Rev. C. T. Hatch, stated that there would be only one more Sunday in this conference year, and that the Southern New England conference would meet this year with the church in South Manchester on Tuesday, March 28. The. people of the church and village are very glad to have the pastor, Rev. C. T. Hatch, re- turned for another year, this making ‘his third year as’pastor of this church, where ‘he has been the means of doing muoh good. The church at the present time is in good condition financially, {and many have been added to the chureh roll during the past two years. Alterations to the church are to begin a short time. When completed the oir will have more room, which wili ake a big improvement. Despondent, Took Carbolic Acid. William Haas, 28, tried Friday night ‘o end his life by taking carbolic acid. Auas, who is employed in Donath’s | restaurant, ended work for the night f r 4 stroll. Having met a crowd of ung men on the corner of Willow irid Bast Main streets, he stated that lie was tired of life and was going to he station to Btep in front of the ex- press. He arrived there just too late, ’lnrned about, came back down street and tried to end his life by taking car- bolic acid. He was found by some of Lis friends, and Dr. Meyers, who was mmoned at once, applied means of | lieving the sufferer. Haas _comes | from a good family, but has been a. all his life, and his health is which_probably accounts for his sh’ act. His brother, Archie Haas vos notified of the act, and at once ook him in charge. , the district - Hoxie of New York, John H Boston, and Frank N.| fillan of New Britain spent Sunday | Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hoxie. 1 - ana Mrs, Waller H. Knight spent | ¢ with their parents in Arctic, COLCHESTER. District Superintendent Newland Con- | ducts Service—Bulkeley Team Wins Basketball Game, 15 to 14. Rev, 1. H. Newland, district super- itendent of the Norwich district of ew England Southern confer- preached at the Gardner Lak ay morning at 10.45 M. E. church in the| evening at 7 o'clock. 1 Ai the Baptist church Sunday morn- % and evening the regular praise and | worghip services were held. Rev. B. D. Remington was in charge. Mr Remington also conducted services at | the Fitchville Baptist church at 2 p. m. | Lost to Bulkeley. There was a large attendance at th basketball game in Grange hall I'rida: evening, this being the first game played by the Bo club team, with, an out of town team. Their opponents! l\vexa Bulkeley high school of New| | i 1 | | i | London. The game was one of the Dbest seen in town, the score being 15 to 14 in fayor of the Bulkeley boys. The score for the first half was 11 to 4| in favor of the Boys' club, but in the| second half the out of town team braced up and at the end of the second half the score a tie, 13 to 13. Five minutes longer was allowed and the locals were beaten. The playing | of young Freedman was one of the| features of the game. He had as his opponent on the Bulkeley team a larg- er and heavier man, but by his quick- ness in blocking his opponent was un- able to make a score. Current Topics. Miss Florence Carver, clerk in the postoffice, is ill at her home on South Main street with grip. During her ab- Sence from the office Miss Ruth Snow will act as clerk. John Phelps of Westchester was in town Saturday. George H. Davis of Pine Hill farm in Hebron was a caller in ‘town Sat- urday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daniels of New TLondon are guests of Mrs. Dan- iels’ parents on Myrtle avenue. ‘Wooster lodge, F. and A. M., held l,meefin‘ in Masonic hall Friday eve- ning. George Allen of Gilead was a vis- itor in town Saturday. ik AR A New Japanese Steamship. The Canada Maru, the last of the liners of the Osaka Shosen Xalsha steamships for the American service, was launched at Nagasaki on Jan. 11, | 1911, . The keel of the Canada Ma: wn laid on Feb. 3, 1910, and the ves- 1 will be eompleted by ‘April, 1911. It n a twh acrew steamer. with triple ex- ‘pansion, surface condenser engines and will be used mainly as a freight car- rier, having only accommodations for nine cabin and 180 steerage passen- e & ns nnl“clmlt) we: 61. feet; depth, 32 feet 8 incl 000 indicated 5.000; speed,” a subsidy earne: Casleton power, Vice Consul Six Lettérs*Ftdifi Sioux ‘City, Iowai Has a Years Experience WATER WORKS OWNED BY CITY A Go-As-You-Please Primary; But an As-the-Otbei'- Fellow Pleases Government—Does Not Impress All Alike—The Answers Often’ Amaze and Sometimes Confuse—Interesting ‘Reading. ¢ SIOUX CiTY, IA—Population 47,828 I. a. lIs any political "designation altowed after the names of candidates on the ballot? 3 Nothing is said to which political party the man belongs. Many did not know it any more, Absolutely none; cach man runs on his_individual merits. frour answered—No. b. Has the activity of parties in selfishly seeking the election of their own members heen diminished? There have been np party activities since plan was adopted, I do not think so. Three answered—Yes: one—No. c. In general, a the elections cleaner? No; but less inter voters. Four answered—Yes; one—No. 1 suppose so. Don't know. Election is the same | old gambling as before; election is| election simply, but good would be ex- i i i some large industry? Personal liking seems to be the moy- ing spirit in making appointments. 1 cannot say that such has been' the case so far. Very much so. Yes; I think so; but I think every- dy wants his friend in the office. Two_answered—Yes. c. Does the its methods resemble more than ti old form the business administration of Also county board of super- and school board, which are high class administrative bod- ws ith us. Well, a council is more open for all business transactions. No quéstion about it. x Yes; aldermen work just like direc- Yes. : nsurs taken by the, torg of a corporation. J Not much difference, One made no rep! Are the salaries of the may- larger under this . a. or and aldermen amination and experience and longer | form than before? terms. No; same old-time election, mostly who held office under old@ pla: Three dnswered—Ye: One—'\o Il 2 Are men of higher character and. greater ability induced to become candidates for office? T am inclined to think so. Very much_so. Not appreciable vet. We have been able to get better men Two answered—Yes, b. Are your aldermen chosen as specialists—that is, for especial knowl- edge of finance, of highways, of buiid- ing, or departmental work in gharities, fire department, water works, etc.? Yes; qualifications are freely dis- cussed during campaign. Yes, more so than under the old plan. In some cases—Yes. No; impossible. # In the first election was not this matter quite clear; we voted oniy and the highest “figure” came in office. Sixth—Indecipherable. Hni. a. direct responsibility upon members of the municipal council? The whole responsibility of “the city government is on five men and we know where to go with our troubles. The present commission is respen- sible for each department. Under the old =ystem no one was responsible. Much more so. Such claims are made, but we fail to see it. Yes; the law exactly, Our mavor published & little book about it, One answered—Yes. b. Are appointments made by 'them (more than before) on the grounds of | Is there greater and more | greater, I think; I don’t know | I I 0Old plan—Mayor $2,000 per yesr, al- derman $250. New plan—Mayor, $3,000 | per year; councilman $2,500. Yes, sir. They raised all the sal- aries sure as pop, but have to use now their whole time for office.” Of mayor, less; of cDuPcilmen, more. Very much larger, bul they are al- s on the job. One answered—Yes. b. Has there been greater resulting economy in the administration of the several departments? It is hard to tell that. mission running only a year. off $75,000 first nine months. Our com- We are | getting more vajue for our money. That stiil remains to be demonstrat- | ed. Yes; debt is being reduced. ‘We cannot see it Expenses #re larger, as salaries now are $15,000 per year more than under old plan. Yes, sir. Yes. c. Does each member of the muni- cipal council give his full time to the work of administration? _ They claim they do. No; more than formerly. Bach member should do so; but the same old story! some go hunting and sporting too often. Three answered—Yes. Has the financial standing of the city been improved? Yes! Sir! I wish they keep that plan as long as possible for the pur- pose to pay our $1,600,000 city debt. 1 think so. Not yet. It has been good under both plans; no change. One answered—Yes: one No! ‘but much V. In general, is the new form of fitness rathef than political strength? | governmient cleaner from political in- Tt paid| ¢ ;I’herewou‘ldmbec.cueot indi- munn hare if readers who are sub- Stomach trouble kéew the ot forment e estive virtue contained in Diapepsin. This | harmless preparation wil digest a ] heayy meal without the slightest fuss or_discomfort, and relieve the wurm'] acid stomach in five minutes, besides overcoming ali foul, Nauseous' odors | from the breath. . i Ask your pharmacist to show you the formula plainly primted on each 50-cent casa of Pape’s Diapepsin, then you will readily understand why this promptly cures Indigestion and re- moves Such symptoms as Heartburn, a feeling like & lump of lead in the stomach, Beiching of Gas and Eructa- tions of nndigested foad. water brash, Nausea, Headache, Biiiousness and m Mhet hld 4 om-ah l!var 2 r oA Sy Anyour Stomach is -omvnnil‘!m, gas_or your food doecnt your meals don't szem to fit,. get a 50-cent case from yous and make life worth living? - lute relief from Stomach misery and per- fect digestion of anything you eat is sure to follow five minutes after, and, besides, one case is sufficient to cure a whole family of such trouble. Surely, ‘a inexpensive preparation like Diapepsin, which will alwags, either at daytime or during night, relieve your stomach misery and digest your meals, is about as handy and valuable a thing as you could have |- in the house. fluence, more business like in admin- ration, more effectually .organizdd, more progressive, more soundly eco- nomical? | ‘There might be less politics mixed in it, but we fail to see where the econ- | omy comes in, as the commission does | what it pleases and expends what it pleases. Decidedly—Yes. I have been somewhat disappointed so*far, but feel confident that in time better results will follow. In every way. * Yes! r! Before there were too many cooks; and many cooks destroy the soup One answered—VYes. VI. a. What per cent. of voters is Tequired to gain a recall, and is it effective? Tiwenty-five per cent. It has never. been needed here. Twenty-five per cent. Has never been invoked. Twenty-five per cent. we are told: but the recall is nothing but a bluff. Has not been used here yet: and ev- erybody knows that it would be an expensive and useless experiment. Two did not know. One did not an- swer. Are the public utilities—water, gas and electric lighting plants— owned by- the and are they in- ventoried annually, and . a balance sheet published, as is the custom of corporations owning such plants? ‘Water works have always been own- ed by this city, while gas, electric and street car companies have under the old and new plan paid 2 per cent. of thelr gross earnings. ‘Water plant owned by city and very successfully managed. Shows a profit every vear. All privately owned cor- porations must pay 2 per cent. of gross earnings to city. ‘Water plant owned by the city. Annual statement is published; the service is first class. Only water is owned by city. The water works are inventoried, I think, annually. ‘Water is owned by city. Gas and electric plant under private ownership very unpopular. SIOUX CITY. Some Features of Government. A non-partisan primary is held two weeks Defore election. ~ Anyone can become a candidate in the primary for either mayor or councilman by filing, 10 days before the primary, a petition with the signatures of 25 voters. The | the men in the primary become candidates for councilmen in the election. The five members of the commission are elected the last Monday in March and the terms of all expire two years thereafter. Plurality vote rules in the election. On the ballots in both the primary and the election the names of affiiiation. ‘Three members of the commission censtitute a quorum for the transac- tion of business. It takes a majority vote of the entire commission to pass re. The wote of any council- n on évery proposition is recorded 1 writing. ‘L he mavor is tke presid- 5 officer at meetings. The head of department of accounts and finances is vice president and presides he mayor's absence. ch month the commission must publish_in pamphiet form a detailed itemized statement of recolpts and ex- penditures and a summary of the pro- ceccings for the inonth. Each news- panm’ in the city is to be provided with s rTeport and pamphrlets are to be 5 ‘lable for all citizens. At the end of each year the vear's husiness is to < in the same con- venient form. 1l city offices outside the commis- appointment by includes solc- clerk, aud: , marshal, fire the itor, commission assessor, ivil service commission is to be appointed, which will hold examina tions for places on the police force and the fire @epartment, foremanships, su- perintendencies. etc. No city official can be interested in any contract or job in which the city is interested,nor can he be interested in any contract or job in which a public service corporation is interested; nor can a city official accept any pass, free vico dr favor from zny public ser- vice corporation. Manufacturers have a rapidly Austria and especially in Western Bo- hemia. Within them last ten years there has developed a liking for out- of-door games which have been popu- lar in other c6untries for many years. of orting goods Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA or in the primary become camdidates for mayor in the election; the eight two getting the highest votes for may- ‘getung the highest votes fer council- Manicaring. taken for combings. MRS. T. $. UNBERWOOD, Tel 553-4- 81 Sreau we v box. ill zive on ti . purchared at 25¢. we will give a 1844 Tomorrow, $1.00— ANNIVERSARY PRICE ONLY 67c. HOQT WATER BOTTLES, regular price $1.00— ANNIVERSARY PRICE ONLY 67c. RUBBER GLOVES, Just the thing fcr the housewife, regular price 75c— ANNIVERSARY PRICE 4gc. 1911 March 2lst. 67th Anniversary and Sale Free Souvenirs for All Customers at Our Retail Store One-fourth 1b. boxes Fuller, Greene’s Chocolates, sampie boxes Park & Til- ford Chocolates, sample cakes of Soap, sample Perfumes and many others given out to celebrate our 67th Anniwversary as retail druggists. We want all our custo- mers to join with us in this celebration. We have prepared many special prices for this day. . Rubber Goods Toilet Goods FOUNTAIN SYRINGES, regular price | HAIR BRUSHES, regular price 50c— ANNIVERSARY PRICE 25c. BRUSH AND COMBS, regular price 50c— ANNIVERSARY PRICE 25c. HAND SCRUBS regular price 20c— ANNIVERSARY PRICE ON 15¢c and LY roc. PERFUMES—an ounce bottle of 50-cent - Perfume, while it lasts— ANNIVERSARY PRICE 1gc. VERY SPECIAL “To introduce our New Cxygen Tooth Powder, LEE oX, is Axtniversary Day a guaranteed Tooth Brush with every box Also with every bottle of qur Comp. Benzoin and Almord Cream sold at 25¢ box of our Violet Talcum Powder. CONFECTIONERY Houseqleaning ‘Helps Tke famous Fuller, Greene Wrapped Caramels, regular price 4oc a pound box—ANNIVERSARY PRICE 33c. “Saturday” Candy—the go-cent quality_—ANNIVERSARY PRICE 29c a AMMONIA WATER, very strong, 25¢ a ¥ bottle. BORAX, 15¢ a pound box. MOTH. BALLS, r1oc a pound box. . SPONGES, s5c each. PRESCRI P"I‘ION DEPA mMENT Sixty-seven years ago tomorrow. Lee & Osgood filled their first prescription, since that time over a million prescriptions have been filled at this store. Oniy the purest drugs used in compounding, this whole department in hymn_ candidates appear in_alphabetical or- | der. and no mention is made of party | increasing market in | charge of graduates in pharmacy. = Remember the Day,' Tomorrow, March 2lst, is the big day with us. Come in and see us. Look around, note the ghanges, get your souvenir and if you need anything we will be pleased to serve you. | ¢ So that ther¢ may be no rmsunderstandmg regarding the free souvepirs we will say that souvenirs will be. given to.all customers on this day REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF Pl ASE. ¥ WE WANT.YOU.TO COME IN‘AND SEE US. 15 knots. Contral whn —i 160 Main Strest. Lflfifin “JomN A. luum & SON, Coal and Lumber Telephone $84. , Central Wharf ALWAYS IN STOCK. A. B, LATHROP, Office—cor. Market and Shetucket Sts Telephone 168-12- CALAMITE COAL “It durns up clean.” Well Seasoned Wood C. H. HASKELL. 402 ~— "Phones — 499 LANG Bry Cleaner and Dyer 157 Franklin St. SUITS PRESSED 50¢ Our Wagon Calls Everywhere Beautiful Spring is in sight and so are our Carriages, Wagons and Harness. Now, it is your rrivilege to make comparisons and get prices, We would consider it a favor to «ee our lines before you buy. It is the best stock we ever had, that this locality demands, and represents the best work of the mflu at the lowest prices. THE L. L. CHAPMAN (0. 14 Bath Street, Neorwich, Conn. Dr.F. W. HOLMS, Dentist Telephone 532 oct10d Shannon Building Annex, Room A. ANOTHER LOT OF Cardinal Flour Just received at catdwe“’s Dog Gollars A large variety at Lowest Prices. Call and see them. The Shetucket Harmess Co., 321 Main Street, WM. C, BODE, Prop. Simon Pure LARD People’s Market 6 Frankiin St. JUS!!N HOLDEN, Prop. Fidelio Beer H. JACKEL & 0. Tel. 136-5. cer. Market anl. I¥ater Sts, WM. F. BAILEY (Buccesser to L. T\ Gerdner | Hack, Livery and - Boarding Stable 12-14 Bath Street. o ’