Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1915, Page 4

SPECIAL SALE NEW YEAR'S DAY Handsoms Young TURKEYS Not frozen, 6 to 8 Ib. average, Ib. . . OYSTER - MILK CRACKERS, 2 Ibs. 13¢ PURE LARD, Ib. ....... CRANBERRIES, Dark Red, quart... 5c When the Store B T i Gl oo e Day ERS 1 E(ESH PIG SHOULD! 12 2C FINE TABLE PEARS, can...... 12V5c MILD MILK CHEESE, Ib......... 15¢c LARGE JUICY LEMONS, dozen 12V5c 20c B S R S S T O e W R R ST R - Solid Meat 35¢ FULL TEXT OF AMERICAN PROTEST passed since the war began, the sh government has not materially ; and do not treat ps and cargoes en neutral ports in the uit of lawful commerce, gerents should protect rath- 3 than interrupt. The greater free- Made Public by Mutual Agreement Between the State Depart- | &7 than inferrupt, The greater free- s i was confidently expected to result ment and the British Foreign Office. from consigning shipments to definite ; consign rather than ‘to order is $: still awaited. 3 Justified by Rules of International ashington, Dec. 3 y | with Amertcar estined to neu- Fated: :ement between the state depart- ports in Eu which have been| . . . ¢ £ ment and the British foreign office, @ on the ‘high seas, itaken into| Tt Is meeditas to point out to His the full text of the note sent by the | Dritish ports and detained sometimes | Majesty’s government, usually the United States to Great Britai v the British authorities. | champion of the freedom of the seas SR SR A earily o il early davs of the war, |2nd the rights of trade, that peace, the treatment of American comm vernment that the "')} war, is the normal relation be- 3 British fleet, was made adopted by sh govern- | tween nations and that the commerce Prspt. pected out- | between countries which are not bel- full text follows: ¢ he necessity | ligerents should not be interfered with : Secretary of ate to the Amer- to prevent con- |bY those at war, unless such inter- London. the enemy. For feren ce ig manifestly an imperative Washington, not disposed to ity to protect their national e g ~and then only to the sextent Amer- it was man- |that it is a necessity. It is with B th American |0 lack of appreciation of the mo- detentions of ) mentous nature of the present strug- 6T to et gle in which Great Britain is engaged Some Hp 2 land twith no selfish desire to gain ma informed atti- | tud the policy the | British ent war. Frotest Most the pr Friendly Spirit. did statement | undue commercial advantage that this |government is reluctantly forced to } conclusion that the present poliey of ‘His Majesty’s government toward neutral ships and cargoes exceeds the manifest necessity of a belligerent and constitutes restrictions upon the rights of American citizens on the high seas, which are not justified by the rules of international law weor required un- der the principle of self-preservation. rd exhibited rights of other awaited amend- ction which de- C freedom the Interference. Asks Restriction of seemea to be ren- the state- T No Discussion of Contraband, “The governmernt of the United a does not intend at this time to one in the an, Swedi | 155 the propriety of including cer- the belief L governments as to NON-eXPOT- | ¢ain garticles in the lists of absolute rve the tation of contraband koods when con- | \n3 “conditional contraband, which ions between |signed to named persons in the ter-|p,ve peen proclaimed by His Majesty, which | ritories of those governments and that | gl PR DG F e BY IS Crattny ito acquiescence n Eiven to ipe British|seem to this government, -the chief A = % X b ? T lground of present complaint is the e ent cannot h.n consider to be an it nce with meutral ves- | foatment of cargoes of both classes oA Do B S e S ““‘»“j“ uch cargoes so con-|of articles when bound to neutral e e to verification of ship's papers | Jo " Alarmed Over Seizure of Vessels. Bs American Exporters Perplexed. Should Protect Rather Than Interrupt Gl the " Tnites “Articles listed as abso'ute contra- growing con-| “It is ,therefore, a matter of deep |band, shipped from the United States e gt SR R Sk laden | regret that, though nearly five months | 2nd consigned to neutral countries. have been seized and detained on the = = |ground that the coutries to waich 0 FIRST Are often SHO. . SHOP 1 ing Look {mpressions e Your lasting. A Clean Store and a Clean Stock. they ed were destined have not prohib the exportation of such articles. Unwarranted as such detentions are, in the opinion of this govern ment, American exporters are further perplexed by the apparent indecisi of the British authorities in applyi their own rules to neutral _cargoes For example, a shipment of copper from this country to a specified con- signee was detained bhe- | cause, Great Britain Sweden embarge on copper. in Sweden as was stated by had placed no IMPRESSIONS When QUALITY , your first LR N A Asks For information. We feel that we are abundaniiv justified in asking for information as {to the manner in which the British government propose to carry out the policy which they have adopted in or- 1914 in he ade its first b ne ow, that here was first purchases revealed the fact we give you Tnllweciviny deler i (e sten B k d the most painstaking attention, not only in accurate ary to protect our citizens, en- . . X ed fo s h h aCKkwar comfortable fittin in selling you just the shoes S8 Eorelen agd s M e o o E best adapted ness, so recreation pur- ‘through _ignorance of poses. Our 1815 ambitious are to continue to give ligzaudside, widshaiircasgaes arc o Josec you QUALITY Shoes and QUALITY service and Conditional Contraband. ¢ pleasant impr s ng “In the case of conditional contra: band, the policy of Great Hritain ap ! Gvernment to be equal HARBONNEAU & ANDREWS | nal” conduct,. A xidencs H of al conduct, As exidnce = &y \ {ed of this attention is dtrected to the 159 Main Street = = Norwich ||fact that a number of he American rgoes which have been seized cons of foodstuffs and other articles of mmon use in all countries which are admittedly re'ative contraband. in spite of the presumption of innocent because destined to neutral tervi= the British authoritles inaka and detentions without we are informed, being in of facts which warrant a \,h“f at the shipmenis a belllgerent destin rm {8 used in inter; . .. nsignment ‘to order’ of listed as conditional contra- d and shipped to a neutral port, s a legal presumption of enemy ination appears to be directly ntrary to the doctrines previou held by Great Britain and thus stat. ed by Lord Salisbury during the South African war: Rights of Belligerents. “The government of the United States readily admits the full right of a belligerent to visit and search on t’xe high seas the vessels of American {izens or other neutral vessels carry- |ing American_goods and to detaln |them When There is Sufficient Evi- | dence to Justify a Belief That Contra- band_Articles Are in Their Cargoes; but His Majesty’s government, judg- ing by their own experience in the past, must realize that this govern- {ment cannot without protest permit { American ships or American cargoes to be taken into B there detained for the purpose of eraliy for evidence of r T upon presumptions ated apncxe,! municipal enact- DealiQisi its which are clearly at varfencs 2 7 £ (v 1 law and practice, May going to invite you and Bol fo take! RS 33 “ nee of Justice. Rew Yeai's dinner with Zhem. John and o wLLU »f the United upor » te thene, too. We wanied fo ie at home Rew e, British: nation X s 2 2 5 manifested Year's and have you with us, fut bLecause of fiad relped May pick out her new dining Aecom ihe indisited thai John wen and Frank, P, S-May is tickled all rew dining room sef, lhom SHEA & 37-47 MAIN STREET and o fake dinnea wita the way cf com- “United_States and of Furope and fals to refrum interference rade between na- rors, though not resent cornflict; Qlways, Lou. kinds of ways with hexn She, of counse, Lought lftlh“‘ BURKE, and v m more close- ning the mari- veaen belligerents 1ave received the vocated. May Arose Acrimonicus Feeling. “In conclusion it should be impress- Police Report for 1914 Shows Small Weekly Average—How the Passing of the Old Year Was Noted_—Min Emily Cottingham Dies Suddenly While on Holiday Visit. ‘Westerly’s police force includes Chief Thomas E. Brown, Sergeant Ed- win E, Wegt, Frederick T, Mitchell, Donald Ferguson and Horace Lan- phere as the regular force the last named being stationed at Watch Hill only five officers, yet the town receives very efficient service. It is, of course, necessary at times to call in the ser- vice of some of the special constables, in order that the police protcction be sustained up to its excellent stand- ard. Every member of the force does his full duty faithfully and the peo- ple. as a whole, are satisfied with the service rendered. A summary of the arrests during 1914, although it rep- resents only in a small degree the work of the police, will be of inter- est: For intoxication 70, for breaking and entering and larceny 8, liquor raids 5 assault 4. assault and attempt at rob- bery 3, breaking and entering freight 2. ineane persons 4, keeping ‘illegally ©°, keeping liquor for iNegally revelling sturdy Faes swins sale beggars 2, 2, idle and dissolute persons 2, murder and abortion 1, assault with intent to kill 1, carrying concealed weapon 2, theft 1, evading railroad fare 2, defacing a building 1, reck- iess driving automobile 1, overspeed- ing_ automobile 1, habitual drunkard >} prasc | and non-support 1, non-support of family 1; total arrests 119. Although Westerly is a liquor 1I- censed town and half of the arrests were for intoxication, the total num- ber is only 70, not an average of two a week for the entire year, not as many as in years when the town was no-license, which is a fair example of police control of the business and the general efficiency of the police officers. The “posting” does not prevall in Rhode vet the, police have warned the saloonmen not to sell intoxicating drinks to certain individuals who drink to excess and the warning Is observed to the letter. This actlon has a strong tendency to lessen the cases of intoxication that would ordinarily come under police ob- servation. In explanation of the ar- rests for violation of the liquor law not a single licensed liquor dealer has been arrested for violation of law and the offenders are leepers of ki en barrooms, which the police have suc- ceeded in putting out of business. The police record for 1914 has been Al with a star, the highest possible rat- ing, Agreements were heard Thursday by the supreme court on the consti- tutionality of the law relating to the payment of unclaimed deposits in savings banks and trust companies to the general treasurer of the siate of Rhode Island. The statute under con- sideration makes it incumbent upon treasurers of institutions for savirgs to publish a list once in five years of 3 | the names and addresses of deposit- ors whose accounts have not been changed in the twenty years next pre- ceding such publication. According to the law, upon petition of the attorney general,'such deposits must be turned over to the general treasurer. The case before the court was a petition filed by the attorney general against the People’s Savings ‘bank of Providence. Herbert Almy, a depositor, was allowed to intervene and he filed an answer. Under the charter of the bank it was argued that unclaimed deposits eventually become the property of the corporation and that every depositor's interest is affected by this provision to the extent that it is a part of the contract between the bank and the depositor. The statute is unconstitu- tional, it was further argued, because it takes private property for public uses without compensation, The Peace Dale Manufacturing com- pany, at Peace Dale, is opera: more extensive scale than fc months. In the woolen \ full complement of help is employ- ed and there is increased acti the worsted department, with work in several departments. company has a large order for club, with refreshmenis and vocal and instrumental music. . The Cathoilc club celebrated, too, in a2 merry-making way but which was quieted as the midnight hour, for a brief period of prayer and thanks- giving. Refreshments were served. In addition there were watch night fostivities In many homes and near- 1y everyboody ran up and dressed as the year 1914 passed away. Local Laconics. IHunters' licenses expired with the year 1914 in Rhode Island. Fifty-second anniversary ©of Lin- coln’s emancipation proclamation. Miss Lusy G. Mott of New London is the guest of Mrs. P‘anny 1. Dixon in Westerly. Mrs, Oscar H, Tefft of ‘\«esler\\ is visiting her slstul‘ Mrs. Edgar Thom- as, in New London. The regular civil téerm of the Third district court in Westerly will be omitted today. Should there be new criminal business the cases wiil be continued to Saturday. Mrs. George Potter of Kingston an- nounces the engagement of her daugh- ter, Miss Annie F. Potter, to George E. Merkle, assistant in chemistry at the Rhode Island state colleze. Captain Herbert O. Dunn_ United States navy, a resident of Westerly, has been transferred as naval com- mander of New York harbor to the command of the battleship Wyoming. John E. Shennett, representing the New England Insurance exchange, ac- companied by Chief Engineer Samxml G. Cottre 1lis engaged In an examina tio of properties in Westerly with a view of fire prevention and protec tion. Miss Emily Cottinghai aged 17, who has been emploved in the Wool- worth store, Westerly. for the past year, died suddenly Tuesday at her home in New York, where she went to spend the holiday vacation. She was a member of Mrs. John G. Dut- ton's Sunday school class of the Chris- tian church, Harry ¥, Cook of Westerly, Brown graduate, has been appointed super- intendent of playgrounds and recre- ation for the city of Newport. Mr. Cook is also a graduate of the New York School of Philanthropv, and re- cently resigned the directorship of Ormsby_park_ under the supervision of the Pittsburgn Plavground assocla- tion. IMMIGRATION AT NEW YORK SHOWS FALLING OFF. OF 43 Per Cent. Compared. With 1913, the Record Year. Boston, Dec. 81 —Immigration through this port during 1914 showed a falling off of 43 per cent. compared with that of 1913, which was a record year, In September and October there were 5,581 arrivals compared with 24,987 during the corresponding months last year. The decline during December was more marked, on'y 571 aliens be- ing admitted, as against 3,659 in De- cember, 1918. Rhode Island Reimburses Cattle Own- ers, Providence, R. I, Dec. 31.—The state board of agricuiture voted today to ask the incoming general assembly 1915 S ———— out O cloth, which is being turned addition to the other lines. in hand insures business fe period, Thers was no llteral rin the ¢/d and ringing in o year in_ Westerly, but the event observed in various ways and to t liking of the participants, The wat night. services at Grace Method church included short addresses ministers and laymen, the singlng of hymns, a memorial service for mem- bers of the church who died during 1914, and an illustrated talk by the pastor on The Voyage of Lige, Re- freshments were served, The Wester! lodge of Elks cele- brated with a big feed and a general gocial session, with megbers of the Thomas Musical company as chief entertainers, The Westerly Cycle club members watched the old year out and the new year in, with an elaborate chicken dinner, music by the Cycle < or- chestra and generel entertainment by the members The prominent, yet mysterious T. B. club, perhaps a relative of the O. D. Ones of Norwich, observed the event in full accord with the club traditions, | It was ladies’ night at the Colonial —_— ed upon His Majestl that the present condi can trade with the neu countries in such that, Iflg"| out of ub rnment | Ameri- | N does not if it improve, it may arouse a feellng co: trary to that which has so lo isted between the American and Bei ish peoples. Already it raore and more the swoj criticism and complaint. increasing belief, doubtless tirely unjustified, that the British pollcy toward Ameri is responsible for the depression certain industries which depend up- on European markets. The attention of the British government is called to this possible result of their presont policy to show how widespread the effect is upon the industrial life of the United States and to emphasize the | importance of removing the cause of | complaint, TQ NEW YORK $1. HELSEA LINE FIEIGHT AND PASSENGER ERVICE BETWEEN NORWICH AND NEW YORRK From Norwich Tuesdays, Thurs- days, Sundays at 5.15 p. m. New York, Brooklyn Pier, East River, foot Street, Mondays, Wednesday, days, at 5 p. m Freight received until 3 p. m. F. V. KNOUSE, Agent $1. TO NEW YORK SI. $i. Bridge Rocsevelt Fri- The Latest priced car, The M. Mod=l 81 5 Passenger, $850. MODEL 80, $1075. LOCAL DEALERS Telephone 1280 Demonstration Any Time AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING and PAINTING AllPricesF. 0.B. Toledo, Ohio | cytimae, 51.475. THEETRE DAV]S -sROADWAY TO ALL T TODAY—MATINEE AND EVENIJG—GUS EDWARDS BIG wiy School Days 18—8ONG HITS—18. MUSIC, DANCING, FUN. Matinee, 2.30—250 to 75c. Evening, 8.15—25¢ to $1. COME EARLY AND BE SURE OF GETTING GOOD SEATS Fri. and Sat. AUDITORIUM PECH FEATU RE an Exulleflt Si Nw-lty mfifi HT COMING Blc fi l COLONIAL THEATRE Two Reels—“THE PRIVATE OFFICER,” Essanay—Two Resis Featuring Mr. Francis X. Bushman “A Moment of Madness,” Edison. “The Man Hunters” Bisgraph “Beloved Adventurer, “Lord Cscil Keeps His Word,” A. Johnson Petite “Annette,” in Dainty Character Change Musical Act Shows 2:30, 7 and 8:45 Prices 10c and 20c. E 'S BE! XYLOPHONE PLAYER UR and ORAN Dancers O-REEL DRAMA MARIE WALcAMP SPIRITS, Com: ~=15 People C After Xmas SPECIAL SALE $1.00 WIZARD FLOOR MOPS....ccvesosece- £1.50 WIZARD FEOOR MOPS. . iviviinsvvss $2.50 ALUMINUM TEA KETTLES........ $2.50 ALUMINUM COFFEE PERCOLATORS SOCEANTERNS . © .. is vt vidais 75C LANTERNS cicevs siosotnss $1.00 LANTERNS .... RAYO LAMPS, complete . ...$1.25 25¢ UNEEK GLASS MOUSE TRAPM. csensssssss 10c Gneloti 306 POCKET KNIVES: il o il toeatis oim L006 The Household Bulletin: Building 74 Franklin Street 75¢ .$1.00 .$2.00 .$2.00 3¢ Telephone 531-4 for $70,000 with which to compensate owners whose cattle were killed dur- ing the recent epidemic of the hoof and mouth disease. This sum repre- sents the state’'s share of the expense, the federal government having as- sumed a like amount, resort today by the drifting this vicinity of many helmets are worn by the British troops in | Esspt and Indta. Bridgeport.—Activitie: been increasing for some weeks at the ,’}'“{&' of the Locomotive company in ridgeport, will be heightened when Helmets Drift Ashore on Coast obi ;" ol o0 iliary plant in the Bridge- Wales. port Engineering .company’s building Porthcawl, Wales. Dec. 31, vial~~ Connecticut avenue is opened with London, 5.10. p. m—Considerable ex- 150 to 200 employes on its pay- citement was caused at this seasid woll have Overland Overland Model 80 The Greatest And the Best Overland of All All Overlands are equipped with Electric Lights, Electric Self-Starter, Generator, Speedometer, Etc,, in fact, equipment is the same as you will find on any high B. Ring Auto Co. Chestnut Street