Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 16, 1914, Page 7

1 -As regards its upsly of city water, Norwich has attained a record mark. ‘With 700,000,000 gallons of water im- Ppounded in Fairview and In Stony Brook together, there is more water on hand this mid-July than there was a year ago, which was the first sum- mer that the city had Stony Brook reservoir at its disposal. Superin- tendent J. J. Corkery’s latest measure- ments show that Fairview is now 18 inches below high. water mark while Stony Brook is down four feet beneath full pond. From the Venturi meters and other means of measuring the ‘water, it is being used at the normal rate of 2,000,000 gallons a day, from which there has been little deviation for a long time. It will be seen there- fore that Norwich has enough water stored up, in case of a drouth, to sup- ply its needs for close on to a vear. And this in spite of the fact that the rainfall was June was exceptionally low, and that for the first fifteen days of July, 1.71 inches, only normal. But there will e no dreught in the vicinity of Norwich if the old legend that is connected with the name of St. Swithin holds true. For the heav- ens opened ahd it rained coplously on ‘Wednesday morning and consequently, so it runs, according to the old tale of early England, there will be rain every Never in City’s H “WuM;ere.\'y'-tgrOIV:Hmdhm July—700 Million Gallons are Stored in Fairview and Stony Brook—Almost Enough for Year's Consumption. | —— day for the next forty days. Not con- tinuously of co a sprinkle ig enough to preserve thé truth of the old jlegend which originated as far back las the tenth century. St. Swithin, whose anpiversary is placed, with somewhat uncertain autherity, on July 15, was bishop of Winchester from 852 until 862. When, in the following century he came to canonized and it was undertaken to remove his bones, buried at his own request in the churchyard of Winchester, to the ca- thedral, then it was that heavy rains, falling for forty days deterred those who would disturb the remains in- terred there. It does not appear, from a scientific standpoint, that the old legend has always been borne out by the facts, although people of an old- that they remember years when it has rained without a break after a | precipitous St. Swithin's day. But i most generally the vagaries of New England weather do not allow such long continued consistency and bright | skies and sunshiny weather are fre- quently interspersed. those Who remember this city's water situation in some summers not 8o dis- [ tantly removed. and compare it with this year's plenty, may feel deservedly, at least a"trifie optimisitic. 3 ELKS IN REUNION START DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION., | Radical Innovation is Adding of Vecal Music to Ritual of Order. Denver, Col, July 15.—The officiai | decks swept ciean of contests for of- | fices and the 1815 reunion date and | place selected, the golden jubilee ses- | sion of the grand lodge, Benevolent and | Protective Order of Elks, entered upon | the discussion of legislation today. Oue | of the most radical innovations the grand lodge has been asked to consider is that of adding vocal music to the ritual of the order. The Minneapohs | Glee club, a subordinate lodge organ-; ization, is sponsor for the innovation. For an hour yesterday, in the heat of | the election contests, the grand lodse deviated from its programme and lis- | tened to a song accompaniment to .ne | ritual presented by the Minneap s | singers. PRIZES AWARDED WORKMEN FOR RAISING VEGETABLES 162 Home Gardens at Connellsville, Pa., Predicted to Raise $6,480 Worth. Connellsville, Pa., July 15.—Vege- tables valued at $6,480 are maturing in 162 gardens at homes of workmen employed in the Leisenring piant of But in any case | er generation can be found to insist | the H. C. Frick Coke company, ac- cording to the estimate of judges who ! yesterday inspected the gardens and today awarded three prizes for the best. Seventeen other persons were | given honorable mention, and the com- ! mittee recommended additional priges for next year. The awards were made under the general plan of the United States Steel corporation to encourage vegetable raising among its employes. FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOR For the subordinate lodge memhnrsi the competition of drill teams of Sun | Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Rochester, Detroit and Boulder, Col, | was the center of attraction in the| morning, while the Colorado lodges mn | the afternoon were to lead a pageant | showing by floats and costume the in- dustrial resources and occupations of | the, people of Colorado. ANOTHER DAY'S FIGHT OVER NOMINATION OF JONES. Claimed That at Least Eight Dem: crats Would Vote Against Presi- | dent’s Choice. Washington, July 15.—After another | day's fight over the nomihation of! Thomas D. Joneés of Chicago as a| member of the federal reserve board,: opponents of confirmation tonight ) were claiming that at least eight and | possibly ten democratic senators would | vote against the president's choice. On the other -hand, champions of Mr. | Jones still. were hopeful and were ex- erting every effort to line up the votes| necessary to override on the floor of | the senate tomorrow the banking com- | mittee majority's adverse report. { | Government’s Old Claim of $3,000,000. Washington, July 15.—The govern- | ment’s old claim of sdme $3,000,000 for | bond aid for 100 miles of railroad be- tween Atchison and Waterville, Kas. now owned by the Missouri Pacific, i being prepared by the treasury depart- ment for action by the department of justice. Secretary McAdoo so advised | Speaker Clark today in response to a | house resolution. ) The liquor business employs 152,600 persons in New York state. i $25 REWARD! Twenty-five dallars reward will b aid to anyone who will give me in- ‘ormation that will lead to the arrest and convicticn of the person or persons ! who broke into the locker of my row- boat, moored in Preston City pond. F. L. 0SGOOD. Conn. Norwich, | Shoe Factories of New England Will | quiry | ern states asking about openings for SALEM FIRE VICTIMS Provide Work for 200. Washington, July 15.—Two hundred of the thousands of men and women thrown out of employment after the fire at Salem, Mass., may find work in textile mills and shoe factories in | other sections of New England, ac- cording to information received today at the Department of Commerce. Sec- retary Wilson sent telegrams of in- yesterday throughout the east- | Salem’s unemployed. Funeral of Associate Justice Lurton. Clarksviile ' Tenn., July 15.—The body of Horace H. Iurton, late as- | sociate justice of the United States Supreme court, who died Sunday, was buried today in Greenwood cemetery here, beside the graves of his two children. The interment followed ser- vices at Trinity Episcopal church, con- ducted by Rev. H. J. Mikell, of Nash- ville. Bueiness. was suspended dur- ing the funeral. Safe Blowers Traced to Canaan. Canaan, Conn., July 15—Two men blew open the safe in the post office at Amenia, N. Y. early today, and were traced here by a Poughkeepsie officer. An automobile in which were two men had put up at a local garage for repairs, and this fact was men- tioned to the officers, who arrested both men at the garage. They re- | fused to give their names. Nitro- glycerine and burglar's tools were in their possession, Dead at Age of 105. Worcester, Mass., July Barbarra Maykel, a native of who came to this country 25 years| ago, died today uged 105 years. Death | was caused by old age and the end| came suddenly. Her grandson, with| whom she lived, say she never knew | her tc be il ‘» Kermit and Bride Arrive in New York. | New York, July 15.—Kermit Roose- | veit and his bride, who was Miss Beile Willard, arrived today. on the steain ship Imperator. They -were recentiy married in Madrid, where the bride’s father is the American ambassador. ' Mrs. Nicholas Longworth was with 15.—Mrs. Syria | them. H Instant Postum Of the Vast of former coffee drinkers can tell .of freedom from coffee troubles since the change to Postum— ““There’s a Reason’’ The coffee-drug, caffeine, 1s a common but often unsuspected cause Postum is the easy, pleasant way free from caffeine or any other drug— has fine color—a de- lightful Java-like taste, and is within reach of all Regular Postum — must be boded — 15¢ and 25¢ pkgs. soluble powder—made in the cup with hot water instantly — 30c and 50c tins. ‘CANAD!AN GRAFT INQUIRY BY ROYAL COMMISSION. American Lumber Concerns Assessed, Savs Witness. St. John, N. B, July 15—The Royal Commission today resumed its hear- ings o nthe charges of political graft- ing made against J. K. Fleming, Pre- mier, and others of the New Brunswick Government by L. A. Dugal, one of the | two members of Parliament constitut- ing the opposition. It is alleged that lumbermen, including several Ameri- cans, leasing the crown lands, were compelled to contribute to an extor- tion fund on the basis of $15 for each mile of their operations. Charles L. Fenderson, of the Louls- on Lumber Company, testified that his firm paid $2,000 upon the demand of ! W. H. Berry, Government Superintend- | ent of Scales, the alleged collector of the fund. The money he said, was forwarded from the company's office at Springfield, Mass. $250,000 Damage by Storms in West Virgin Charleston, W. V. July 15.—The Kanawha Valley was swept during last night and early today by storms ‘which caused losses estimated at $250,- 000. The Masonic temple in Charles- ton was damaged to the extent of $35,000 by lightning and several other buildings were blown down and tele- phone and telegraph wires crippled. $5,000,000 Bridge Across the Ohio. Mobile, Ala., July 15.—Fiive million dollars has been set aside by the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad for the con- struction of a new bridge acrc's the Ohio river at Cairo, Ill., according to an announcement by R, V., Taylor, president of the road, today. The Mo- bile and Ohio now uses the Illinois Central bridge at Cairo. President Taylor also sald his road would spend | $1,122,000 for new equipment, Absconding Bank Clerk Arrested. New York, July 15.—Wilhelm Mar- tin, formerly a clerk attached to a branch of the Imperial German bank, was arrested on the steamship Im perator, which reached port today, ac cused of having absconded with $10,0 i of the bank's funds, obtained by falsi- The Ge: fying a director's signature. man consul, who had received instruc- | tions from the other side, caused the young man’s arrest. Martin denied his guilt. Army back to comfort. It is The Kind You Have For Over | Thirty Years | CASTORIA NINE GUILTY OF FRAUDULENT USE OF MAILS | More Than $1,000,000 Realized by Mer- ca Agency. Chicago, July 15.—Nine defendants !accused of using the matis to defraud | in connection with the Barr and Widen Mercantile agency were found guflty | today by a jury before Federal Judge | Landis. The men are: Abram H. Free- | man, superintendent of agents, Chi- | cago: Frederick Wendler, general man- | |ager in the St. Louis office; Charles | F. Day, Kansas City; James T. Mine- | hart and Robert E. Pinder, Pittsburgh; | Joseph Stevens, Kansas City: W. W. Fellers, Kansas City: J. H. Worman, St. Louis, and Joseph Finkleman, St. Louis, The government charged that more than $1,000,000 had been realized by the company through its methods. | TOKIO RIOTERS SENTENCED BY CRIMINAL COURT. Prison for Ninety Participants in Out- breaks Following Naval Seandals. Toklo, July 15—The criminal court here today sentenced ninety partici- pants in the anti-ministerial riots on February 10 to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to a year. ; The riots occurred during demonstra- | tion’s against the Ministry’s attitude in connection with the recent naval scandals, for which anumber of of- ficlals were dismissed from the navy on charges of having received illicit commissions for influencing the allot- ment of admiralty contract Steamsship Arrivals. New York; July 15—Steamer Regina D'itala, Genoa, Genoa, July 9.—Steamers Furopa, Pihladelphia and New York; 15th, | Ivernfa, New York. Rotterdam, July 14.—Steamer Ura- nium, New York. ‘Marseilles, July 10—Steamer Ve zla, New York and Providence aples, July 12.—Steamer Hamburg, New York, | Fishguard, July 15.—Steamer Fran- | conia, Boston. | zNew York, July 15.—Steamer Brika, | Huelva. | Havre, July 15.—Steamer La Lor- | raine, New York, : :Widely Known Grand Army Man Dead | _ Fall River, Mass, July 15—William | R. Warner, known among the Grand | Army of the Republic throughout the state, died today at his home on Rock street. He was a native of Walpole, N. H. He served throughout the Civil war and participated in engagements at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettys-| burg, Wilderness, Cold Harbor and Peterburg. He was a local mill and bank director and had also served on the public librury and school commit- | ce. Strikers Lose Their Jobs. Boston, July 15.—Chain makers and | helpers at the Charlestown navy yard | who struck for & wage advance a weak | ago have lost their positions under the operation of the yard rule which re- quires a satisfactory excuse for an ab- sence from work of three days or more, according to an announcement today. Chains are now being made oy | machinery. Ruekin ofi Traveling. To any person who has all his senses about him, a quiet walk, over not more than ten or twelve miles of road @ day, is the most amusing of all trav- eling; and all traveling becomes dull in exact propertion to its rapidity. Go- ing by rallroad I do not consider as traveling at all; it is merely “being sent” to a place, and very little differ ent from becoming a parcel— Ruskin.” Carlyle and Ceremony. Thomas Carlyle and his wife were fo weddingfrightened that it is sad to think of it. Replying to a letter of his describing his“Yantastic terrors, she wrote: “For heaven's sake get into a more benignant humor, or the incident will not only wear a very original aspect, but likewise a very heart-breaking one. 1 see not how I am to go through with it.” i Hear, Hear. Mr. Timkins—“You éught to have #een our oat last unight, He went out in the pantry in the dark and caught a mouse. Steod up on his hind legs and m'xq mouss out behind a soda can in of the cup boards.” Mr. Buttenheim—"Well, why don't you keep your mice in & isore eonvenient place?” i 1 CONTINUED TODAY! The Sale of Goods from the RECEIVERS' SALE OF THE | H. B. Claflin Co. together with the Factory End Sale. This is one of the greatest offerings of Seasonable and Staple Merchandise that we have ever presented. 7 The H. B. Claflin Co. is the biggest Dry Goods Jobbing House in America—hence 4 SALE WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND UNTIL GOODS PURCHASED ARE SOLD. DONT MISS THIS REMARKABLE MONEY-SAVING OPPORTUNITY. DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT Cottons, Linens, Sheets, Bed Spreads, Towels, Ete. This Department was one of the most important with the H. B. Claflin Co. Every housewife will be interested in thess remarkable off Brown Sheeting 43¢ One bale of 36-inch Brown Sheet- ing, standard quality—Sale price 4%c a yard. 86-inch Brown Sheeting at 6c from So—at 6% from 8%-—at 7% from I0c. Bleached Sheeting 63/c One case of 36-inch Bleached Sheet- ing, a well-known make—Sale price 8%c, value 8ic. Bleached Sheeting at 7%c from 10c¢ —at 9%c from 12%c. p At 28c—Brown Sheeting 9-4 width, value 32c. At 27%2c—Bleached Sheeting -4 width, value 35¢. Pillow Cases 9c 80 dozen Pillow Cases at 9c each, value 12%c. Pillow Cases at 12%c, at 15¢c, value 21 value 16c— Sheets at 46¢c 15 dozen Sheets, value -85c. Sheets at 55¢, value 69c—Hemstitch- ed Sheets at 65c, value Ske. standard quality, Bed Spreads 69¢ One case of Bed Spreads, perfect In every way, at §9¢c, value ¥6c. Bed Spreads at 97c, value $1.35—at $1.35, value $1.65—at $1.68, value 0. Blankets at 39¢ One case of 11-4 size Cotton Blankets —Sale price 89c a pair. At $1.64—White and Gray Woolnap Blankets, value $2.00. At $3.68 —Assorted Wool Blankets, value $4.50 and $5.00. Twilled Crash 3¢ One case of Twilled Cotton Crash— Sale price 3c a vard. Linen Crash at 7%c, value 10c—at 9%ec, value 12%c—at 11%¢, value 15¢. | 250—at Towels—at iS¢ at $1.35 a dosenm, a dozen, value $32.60. erings. Towels at 9¢ i 50 dozen Huck and Turkish Towsls —Sale price 9c each. Towels at 15¢ 25 dosen Hemstitched each, value 30e, Table Damask 29¢ 60-inch Satin-finish Table Damask—. at 29¢ a yard, value 3%c. Table Demask at 4fc, value §fc—at 69¢c, value 8$6c—at 89¢, value $L36. Napkins 69¢c a dozen 25 dozen Napkins, 5-3 size—at 6852 Napkins at 98¢ & desen, value §1.56— vaiue $1.60—at 3165 dozen, value $9c. White Goods 8¢ 500 yards of Noveity White Goods st S0 a yard, value 13%ec and lke ‘White Goods at 13%e, value 17e and 26c, vaiue 3%¢. . 39¢ and 50c¢ Ribbons at 25¢ a Yard 1,000 yards of handsome.Novelty Ribbons, ail wide ‘of;ds and in a for variety of handsome . designs and colorings, hair ribbons etc.—regular 3%c and 50c Ribbons at . suitable 25¢ girdles, Long Gloves from the of sizes, regular 3%¢ value at sizes, regular 50c value, at ... Women's 16-Button Length White T5c value at . $1.50 Lace Collar and Cuff Sets at 50c This is truly a Remarkable offering! Lace Collar and Cuff Sets in a great variety of handsome designs —these would ordinarily sell at $1.00 to $1.50—Special price a eet Thousands of Yards at Remarkably Little Prices WASH Cotton Challies 5¢ Cotton Challies 26-inches wide, in good selection of floral designs, med- jum and light grounds—at 5c a yard, value T7e. Apron Ginghams 5Y%¢ Good quality Apron Ginghams, standard checks—at 5%c a yard, value 8c. Dress Ginghams 6'2¢ Dress Ginghams, standard quality, stripes, checks and plaids—at 6%c & yard, value 9¢. Dress Cambrics 8¢ Dress Cambrics, 36-inches wide, light, medium and dark colorings, in figured designs, dots and stripes—at 834c a yard, value 1l0c. ‘Women's Elbow Length White Lisle Gloves, in a full assortment Women’s 16-Button Length Lisle Gloves, Bilk Gloves, H. B. Claflin Co. Stock 19¢c in black and white, aill 39c all sizes, regular 59¢ 25 dozen Women's Fine 50c GOODS Novelty Wash Goods 9'%¢ Figured Crepes, Lawns, and Dimi- ties, good assortment of designs and colorings—at 9%c a yard, value 1lic and 1%c. Best Percales 10%2¢ Best quality Percales, 3§-inches wide, newest designs and colorings— at 10%c a yard, value 12%c. Best Dress Ginghams 10Y4¢c Very Best quality Dress Domestio Ginghams, in all the newest designs including plain colors—at 103%e a yard, value 12%¢c. Books at 29¢ . About 200 copies of Popular Copy- right Books, selected from some of the best sellers that were déSo—8pecial price 2%c a copy. Summer Underwear : Women's 280 a¢ 17c sash, Underwear 3 for 800 Women's Summer Weight Under- wear in a big variety of styles, regu- lar and extra size Vests, Union Suits, Bte., all at 17c each, 3 for §la moR Women's extra fine Summer Weight: Underwear—Swiss Ribbed Veste aad Lisie Union Suits—all at 380 each, three for 85c. Waomen’s 50c at 29c Wash Goods 12)4¢ Wash Goods including : yard, value 17e. 25c Wash Goods 15¢ New Cloth, Irish Poplin and Him. alaya Cloth, in all this season's - est colorings—at 15c & yard, value 35 Scotch Ginghams 15¢ schrhe end Fiaeues. & sood ason ment of each fabric—at ry value 26c and 29¢. HOSIERY-Remarkable Values THIS WAS ONE OF THE H. B. CLAFLIN CO’S STRONGEST DEPARTMENTS Infants’ Socks 12Y5c Infants' Silk Lisle Socks, black, white, tan, sky and pink— also white with colored tops—at 12%c a pair, value 25c. Women'’s Hosiery 7c Women’s Fast Black Seamless Hos- ery—Sale price 7Tc a pair, second (uality of 12%c Hosiery. Children’s Hosiery 18¢c Children’s Fast Black these are pure LISLE and extra fine, sizes 6 to 9%—at 18¢ & pair, value 25c. Women’s Hosiery 9¢ One case of Women's Fast Black Seamless Hosiery, perfect goodd—at 9¢ a pair, value 12%c. Women’s 25c Hosiery 17c a pair, three for 50c 100 dozen Women's Summer Welght Hoslery, in f. and Hermsdorf dye Hoslery, with Maco split feet—al: black, white, tan so Tan SILK Hoslery— all at 17¢c & pair, 3 for 50c, value 19c and 26c. Women’s 50c Hosiery 29c¢ a pair, three for 85¢ 600 pairs of Women's Fine Tmy gauze Silk Lisle—also BELK in bhtzor lue Soc, $1.00 Silk Hosiery 85c Women's Fine Bilk Hosiery, in black, white and tan—regular 3$L00 value at 85¢ a pair. |$1.50 Silk Hosiery 98¢ +$1.50 value ted Hoslery, In black, white and tan nd tan—all at 28c a pair, 3 for #3c, Women's Fine Quality Pure Silk Hesiery, black, white and tan, regular t 98c a pair, The Porteous & Mitchell Co. At 2/pc—Women's Plain Whits Hem- stitched Handkerchisfs, at 5 for be. At 3/;0—Women's Fine Whits Hem- stitched Handkevchiefs, &2 § for 10c. At So—Men’s Whits Satin Border Hemstitched ‘Handkerchiets, value 10c. At 7c—Men's Fine White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 4 for 25c. At So—Women's Plain Linen Hem- stitched value 12%e. At 10c—Men's Plain Linen Hem- stitched Handkerchiefs, value 12%. At 14c—Men's Plain Linen Hem- stitched Handkerchief, value 15c.