Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 8, 1915, Page 10

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 8 Martha Washington 29 East 29th St., near Fifth Ave. REW YORK ADVANTAGES The 460 bedrooms are for the exclusive use of women uests; the two lower floors con- faining a magnificent restaurant with orchestral music evenings and the gran floor P! parlors are for both men and women. The service s of that even, guests in their rooms little thi traveler oan offered graciou: hours. To the woman sesking pro- fessional, or business >'a Fesidonce at the M B Washinoton ls a real a A , cheerful room G Lot $750" per day ana more i room or one B 'Maals "are seryed both Table d’Hote and a . An ustrated _book! cther Interesting be sent free. ¢ forth facts and will John Dion 8ent to Jail for Resisting Officer—Undutiful Son Penalized. Albert Phillips has finished work in the store of A. C. Tillinghast. Resisted Officer. John Dion was arrested Monday by Officer Allen, after a little argument, and tried before Justice B. R. Briggs, who gave him $4 and costs for intoxi- cation and 30 days in Brooklyn for re- sisting an officer. Causes Father Shame and Sorrow. Tuesday Qfficer Allen arrested Jo- seph Bisonette on complaint of his fa- ther. Justice Torrey of Central Village sent him to Brooklyn for 30 days and to pay costs of court for being intoxi- cated. Local friends of Mrs. Pearl Park- hurst Place of Providence hear that she has so far recovered from the ef- fects of a recent surgical operation that she was able to be removed from St. Joseph’'s hospital to her home Mon- Mise Mary Downing, who is attend- % the Academy of the Holy Family, tic, 18 home for the Easter vaca- tion. She went to Moosup Tuesday to spend a few days at the home of her uncle, Dr. Frank Downing. Bulletin Pointers e — Rogm--bomesfic Laundry HAND FINISHED SHIRTS A Speclalty Also LADIES’ WAISTS Tel. B41 91-95 Chestnut Strc.t A. B. MAINE Sells the Zalston Health Shoes ~-wothing Better In the Market. 219-225 Central Ave. DR. N. GILBERT GRAY Grad :ate Veterinarian OFFICE Bailey’s Stable, 377 Main St Phone connection DR. C. B. ELDRED DENTIST 43 Broadway, Central Building Telephone 341-3 M. A. BARBER, Machinist and Engineer. Stzzm Engine Repairs. Overhauling and Repair Work of all kinds on AUTOMOBILES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, TRUCKS and CARTS. Mechanical Repairs, Painting, Trim- g, Upholstering and Wood Work, Blacksmithing in all its branches. Sooft & Clark Corp 507 to 515 North Main St. Babies! Soon they will be big boys and girls, and their faces will be only a memory. Bring the babies and we’l) catch their smiles. LAIGHTON | Adelbert Wilson, DANIELSON AND DANIELSON New Trust Company’s Deposits Reach $193,000—Odd Fellows Plan Big Night—Adelbert Wilson Writes from Wethersfield—Major William Ander- son Station Agent 44 Years. Mr. and Mrs. Cherles S. Blackmar of Attawaugan are entertaining Miss Ida M. Cummins of Montclair, N. J., formerly a teacher at Attawaugan. Mr. and Mrs. Andre Maindon and family, who have been residents on the Green Hollow road for the past 14 years, have moved to the Thomas Weaver house on South Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kies of Ver- mont have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Kies. Cashier Begins Duties. Francis E. Storer of West Roxbury, Mass., is to take up his duties as cash- ier of the Windham County Natlonal bank this morning. Mrs. Howard Burdick is Il with pneumonia at her home here. J. Carl Witter was in Providence on & business trip Wednesday. Mrs. C. A, Tillinghast, who has been critically ill, continued to show im- provement Wednesday. Mrs. George Boswell of Broad street is il] with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Young. who are in Florida, are expected home in about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs, Ezra Briggs, Misses Marion and Christina Briggs and Ar- thur Briggs of Voluntown were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Barron Wed- nesday. Tax Collector Pierre Bouiaine was busy with his dutles at Ballouville Wednesday, and will be at Attawaugan today. George B. Morris of Bridgeport was a visitor with {friends in Danielson Wednesday. Jitney Service. Constables Hosea Greene and Mi- chael Grimshaw have established a Jitney service for villages in the northern part of the town. New Trust Company’s Deposits $193,000 Deposits at the Danielson Trust com- pany, opened for business Nov. 9 reached $103,000 tnis week and are ex- pected to pass the $200,000 mark dur- ing the month. At their regular monthly meeting, members of the Bohemian club unani- mously voted. to give the use of the club’s rooms to the Civic federation on the night of April 27. Borough Election Monday. The annual borough election and business meeting is scheduled for next Monday, the polls to be open the cus- tomary number of hours. No election contests are expected. A number of local men are interested in hearing that the Putnam Country club has been formed and will proba- bly file applications for membership in the organization, which has purchased the Sidney Heath farm at White's crossing. Nothing is heard this year about a spring clean-up day, but there is real need for such a movement, ax a casual examination of some sections of the borough will quickly indicate Lessons of the past seem to have been forgot- ten. Chiidren of St. James’ parochial school have been erjoying their Easter vacation. which is approaching an end. At the end of the spring term about to open a number of eighth grade pupils are to be graduated and, it is expected, will enter the high school. Fingerling Trout Coming. Twenty-one cans of fingerling trout are expected to be received here today from the state fish hatcheries. Each can, forwarded in response to applica- tions made by sportsmen, will contain 200 of the little fish, to be distributed in the trout brooks in this vicinity. More of the fingerlings are expected later, it is unders:cod. ONLY $2,000 WITHDRAWN. ‘| take part. Few Depositors Take Advantage of 10 Per Cent. Privilege. ‘With the seventh 10 per cent. of their deposits_available at the Windham County Savings bank, under the order made by Judge Marcus H. Holcomb as a judge of the superior court in Octo- ber. 1913, only 23 books were presented Tuesday, and the withdrawals reached a total of only about $2,000. Small withdrawals have been the rule ever since the first opportunity to tak. money from the bank was_presented and is gratifying to the officials who have labored so hard for the welfare of the institution, wn'ch, earned the divi- dend due April 1 before the close of 1914. The present board of officials is working assiduously to place the insti- tution on the strongest possible basis and all indications are that they have the support and confidence of the de- positors. ODD FELLOWS’ BIG NIGHT. Class of 25 to Receive Degree Follow- ing Street Parade. 0dd Fellows from the lodges in Dan- ielson, Putnam and Central Village will gather here in the town hall Fri- day evening for one of the most im- portant events in local three-linkdom scheduled for a long time. The big affair is held to confer a degree upon a class of about 25 candidates, the work to be done by the finely drilled and equipped team of Israel Putnam lodge of Putnam. 1f the evening proves to be pleasant and free from blizzards, during the early part of the proceedings, there is to be a street parade in which it is expected that 150 to 299 members will St. James’ band is to do escort duty. Folemn and inscrutable goats, guard- ing well until the psychological hpur, the trade secrets hidden away inside of their corrugated craniums, will be featured in the parade—and later wiil dc a little featuring on their own ac- count. Charged with the new secret powder in use by one of the allied armies, the goats when they institute their offensive are expected to rival in striking power the shells of the famous “soixante-quinze.” Tomorrow night is going to be a big night for the Odd Fellows along the valley, and most of them expect to be here. WRITES FROM WETHERSFIELD. Sentenced Through Daughter’s Charge, Secks Release. From the state prison at Wethers- field Adelbert Wilson has written to a prominent local man imploring that @ome effort be made to have him re- leased on parole. Wilson, who lived on Academy street here, was arrested March 10 of last year, following sen- sational disclosurcs made to the polic: by Wilson's daughter relative to rela- tions between the two. At that time ‘Wiison repeatedly aseerted that he was PUTNAM NEWS PUTNAM Merrill Paine, Student, Elected School Principal—Suffragists Not Disheartened—Sudden Death of Mrs, Amy F. Rice—Committee to Con- sider State Firemen’s Convention. P. James B. Tatem, Jr, and John B. Byrne left Wednesday morning for Detroit, from which city they are to drive back an automobile which Mr. Tatem has purchased. Mrs. Walter Rice is critfcally il at the Day Kimball hospital. Mayor Macdonald Improving. Meyor iArchibald Macdonald, who has been confined to his home for a tew days, is improving in health. Putnam will be represented at the Bastern Connecticut Development committee’s banquet in Norwich this (Thursday) evening. Elected Principal at Stratford. Merrill P. Paine, who is to be grad- uated from Clark university at Wor- cester in June, is Mat his home here for a few days. Mr. Paine has been elected principal of the grammar school at Stratford, this state, for the next school year at a salary of $1,100. While acting as principal he will con- tinue his studles, taking a post grad- uate course at Yale Rev. M. M. Adams is to speak at the Advent church Sunday morning in the interest of the A. C. Bible school. The woman's auxiliary of St. Philips church is to meet in the guild room this (Thursday) afternoon. Mrs. B, L, Mott to Speak. Mrs. B. L. Mott, president of the Connecticut Congress of Mothers, is to speak in the assembly hall at the high school next Tuesday evening. Dies at 93. Mrs. Lury Greene, 93, one of the oldest residents in that section, is dead at Gloucester, across the Rhode Island border. Miss M_ Barbara Foxe, of Great Bar- rington, Mass., has been engaged as kindergarten teacher at the Israel Putnam school. Outline plans are being formulated for improving the Country club house near White's crossing. Shower baths are to be installed, Misses Katherine Seward, Mae Ful- ler and Florence Murray left Wednes- day for a few days’ visit with friends in Worcester. Ellen J. Bowen Dead. Ellen Jane Bowen, 64, died at her home in Pomfret. The Hammond-Knowlton baseball team expects to begin practice in earn- est during the next few days and to play a regular game before the month is out. Odd Fellows Going to Danielson. Two autotrucks have been engaged to take the members of Israel Putnam lodge of Oda Fellows to Danlelson from this city Friday evening. Other members are to go down.in their pri- vate cars, NOT DISCOURAGED. Suffragists Defeated, but Have Much to Rejoice Over. “We are rejoicing, notwithstanding our defeat,” was the message that Mrs. W. J. Bartlett, one of the most ac- tive workers in the state, sent over the wire from Hartford Wednesday afternoon, after the defeat of the so- called woman's suffrage bill in the the victim of a conspiracy; in fact, it was stated Wednesday afternoon by a person who was 1n close touci: with the case at the time of Wilson's arrest, and afterwards, that his sentence was very just, toc clement if anything. Wilson was sentcnced to serve from one to five years. It was also stated Wednesday by a person_who knows the whereabouts of Miss Wilson that the young woman is in good hands and is doing well, and fears were expressed that if Wilson is released from custody he will annoy the young woman. THE TIME OF ;ls LIFE Junior Auxiliary of Civic Federation Gives Sprightly Comedy. The Time of His Life was the title of a comedy presented by the Junior Auxiliary of the Civic Federation at the Orpheum theatre Wednesday ev- ening. The cast was as well coached and as responsive, they demonstrated, to the effort spent spent in prepara- tion as have been the other groups of young people drilled for theatricals during the past few years by Will H. not guilty of the crime chargsd agalnst him and he reiterates that he is inno- cent of the charge. He claims that he was the victim of an unusual combina- tion of circumstances, which he sets forth in some detail. ‘What action Wilson’s letter will cause to be insti- tuted in his behalf, if any, is not known. He was regarded as somewhet of a strange character while here, but also as quiet and harmless so far as ‘niward appearances went. Authori- ties made a careful investigation of the charges filed against him and found nothing to indicate that he was Barron The plot of the play provid- ed numberless amusing situations and the most was made of these by the very capable young people charged with the interpretations. There was a large audience and the net receipts will add a considerable sum to the treasury of the Civic Federation, a distinctively- deserving organization. The cast follows: Uncle Tom, an old colored _butler .. from the South Edward Cundall Tom Carter, Mrs. Grey’s brother Benj. Brown Mrs. Bob Grey Elizabeth ‘Barron Mr. Peter Wycombe, a pessimist with a_digestion Ray Bailey Mrs. Peter Wycombe, a personage Dorcas Gallup Dorothy Landon, secretly engaged to Tom Carter Marion Flagg Mr. Bob Grey Howard Call Mr. James Landon, Sr., Dorothy's father, with a disposition Clarence Peterson Officers Hogan, of the 22nd Street police station M. K. Bennett AGENT 44 YEARS Major William Anderson, 77, Holds Record for Service for New Haven Road. “Major” Willlam Anderson rounded out his seventy-seventh year this week; he doesn’t look it and he says he doesn’t feel it. He is hale, hearty and getting a great deal of quiet hap- piness out of life. » The major has had an interesting career and has a record that is unique as to the services he has rendered to probably the greatest corporation in New England—the N. Y., N. H,, and H. Ralilroad company. He was in the employ of that com- pany and others that are included Within at the present time for a period of 44 years. He served the road chif- ly as a station agent and made the record that is probably without a parallel among the employes of the compeny. 3 He served the road as agent at 85 different stations and under 27 dif- ferent superintendents, in 42 towns, 16 counties and three states. Major Anderson was for a long time what is known as a spare agent and as such a representative of the company he was transferred to many points on the system. He was always an Al railroad man, and is today. He could take over an office In the morning and see that the red tape didn't get the least bit tangl- ed during his administration or he could straighten out in jig time if the fellow who had been there ‘ahead of him had snarled it up a bit. His ser- vices were always appreciated by the road, among the employes of which he has a_wide acquaintance. house. The excellent showing made by the advocates of equal suffrage rights was one cause of satisfaction and another and_ significant one was that the equal franchise proposition was supported by a majority of the members from Windham' county. Eleven -members from towns in this county voted in favor of the bill, nina against and four were absent. The earnest and eloquent pleas that were made on the floor of the house in favor of the bill were a source of joy to Mrs. Bartlett and other mem- bers of the delegation present from this city. Mrs. Bartlett's spigits were buoyant and she saw in the great showing made a bright promise of success in the future, Local members were entertained and had lunch after the vote at the cap- itol, at the headquarters of the Con- necticut Suffrage association, OBITUARY. Mrs. Amy F. Rice, Mrs. Amy F. Rice, 8, dled suddenly at her home hers Wednesday morn- ing. Arising at the usual hour, she went about her household duties in the customary way, but was seized with an attack of heart disease and quickly passed away. A daughter-in- law of the deceaseq was reported Wednesday as critically i1l at the hos- pital. v COMMON COUNCIL. Refers to Fire Committee Matter of Planning for State Firemen’s Con- vention, Only routine business was transacted at the regular monthly meeting of the common council. In the absence of Mayor Macdonald, on account of ill- ness, Alderman-at-Large John A. Dady presided. The police report for March showed 29 arrests. Five men were sent to jail. Electric lights were re- ported out as of one light for 77 hours and two stores were found open. Chief Maynard of the fire depart- ment submitted a quarterly report showing that there were 18 fires, all of the chimney or brush variety, dur- ing the first three months of the year. The report showed that the new motor truck was doing fine service and had proved all it has been represented to be. The council voted to authorize the mayor to call a special city meeting for next Tuesday to see if the city will vote to appropriate a sum not to exceed $950 for the sprinkling of the streets with oil or water during the coming season. Chief Maynard called the attention of the council to the opportunity which Putnam has of getting the an- nual convention of the State Firemen’s association here this summer and of the desire of the members of the fire department to bring it about. Finan- cial aid is needed and the interest and attention of the council was directed toward this feature of the matter. The subject was referred to the fire com- mittee of the council for considera- tion and they will consider ways and suggestions for raising the money. The committee will report at the next meeting. Officers of Baptist Societie: The following are the newly elect- ed officers of the Ladies’ societies of the Baptist church: Foreign Missions—President, P. Armstrong: first vice president, Mrs. C. E. Pierce: second vice presi- dent, Mrs. O. D. Farrows: secretary, Mrs. A. C._ Luke; treasurer, Mrs_ M. G. Leonard; music committee, Mrs. R. A Surpless, Miss Mary Arnold, Miss N. Z. Phillips: current events, Mrs. J. B, Kent, Home Missions—President. Mrs. F. A. Libby; first vice president, Mrs. Foward Stiles; second vice president, Mrs. Willlam Leonard: third vice pres. Ident, Mrs. J. B. Bowen: secretary, Miss' N, Z. Phillips; treasurer, Mrs. N. A. Ballard; chairman barrel com- mittee, Mrs. 'W. E. Warren; music committee, Mrs.'W. P. Warren, Mrs. C. E, Piercefi Mrs, Aline Hogan: cur- rent ‘events. Miss Fannie Truesdell. Ladies' Aid Soclety—President, Mrs. H. O, Preston: vice presidents, Mrs. W. H. Tyler, Mrs. D. E, Clark, Miss Fannie Robbins, Mrs, J. A. Dady, Miss Emma Barrett; secretary, Mrs. Louls Law; treasurer, Mrs. J. B. Kent; treas- Anna grance, THE tobacco pipe filled with good my troubles go up in satisfies me com- pletely.” over. He is a great ‘ ‘SPECJ- % 1A [ 1.TORP| 5 2 urer sewing meeting collections, Mrs. Clinton Manning; treasurer Brown! fund, Mrs. W. H. Tyler: 'S » Miss Elizabeth Robinson; committees: Place of sewing meetings, Mrs. C. E. Pierce; work, Mrs W. H. Partello, Mrs, Frances Joslin; floral, Mrs. C, E. Richardson, Mrs. H, W. Thompson, Mrs T. H, Chandler, Mrs. A_N. Law; silver, Mrs. C. M. Fenner, Mrs. J. B. Kent: linen, Mrs, Ida Kennedy, Mrs. J_A.Dady, Miss Ruth Partello; house, Mrs. W. S. Bates, Mrs, George Side- bottom, Mrs. T. H. Chandler, Mrs, Ida Kennedy; bedquilt committee, Mrs. W. E. Warren, Mrs, Esther Talbot. VOTE 124 T0 106 AGAINST SUFFRAGE After a Protracted Presentation of Its Merits in the House— John Potter of Griswold Waxed Eloquent in Advocacy of Equal Suffrage—Senate Votes $225 to William H. Taylor for Compiling Manual and Roll of General As- sembly. (Special to The Bulletin) Hartford, April 7.—That there was much more than ordinary interest in the woman suffrage question was manifest in the large attendance of spectators at the session of the house on Wednesday when the unfavorable report of the committee on constitu- tional amendments, relative to amend- ment to the constitution concerning the qualifications and admission of electors, was 'being considered. The result was acceptance of the commit- tee report and rejection of the bill by the majority of 19, and the woman's suffrage question is therefore laid away so far as legislative action is concerned for two years more. Mr. Emory, of Plymouth, a member of the commlittee, reported that with the exception of one member, the com- mitte was unanimously against the proposition, and therefore made un- favorable report. He moved ac- ceptance of the report and rejection of the bill. . ‘Mr. King, of Fairfield, spoke in favor of the bill, delivering a carefully pre- pared address, teeming with constitu- tional aerguments that favored the right of suffrage to women. He said that he favored the right of suffrage to women. He said the matter to be- come law, would have to be passed by the house, and two years hence pass- ed by the senate and house by a two- thirds vote. before submitted to the people for final action. Because some women dld not want to vote, was no reason why all should be disfranchised- The recent vote in Chicago showed that the votes of women was beneficial to the republican party. He referred to the party success by reason of wo- man ‘suffruge in states where it has been in vogue. There are twelve states In the union that cannot be carrifed without the aid of the votes of women and he favored strengthening the party in this state. Unless repub- licans take favorable stand in the question the y will be doomed in the course of time, and that not far distant. The next candidate for president will not dare declare against the woman suffrage movement. Are we to say to the women of Connecticut that they are less deserving than the women of other states? Let us say to the women take the full rights of suffrage. Mr, Shaw of Redding, said this ques- tion will never be settled until it is settled right. He referred to the no- ble band of abolitionists, who were for a time classed as fanatics, and of. the great progress they finally achiev- ed, and likened it unto the present ‘woman movement, and pre- dicted like succcss. I.e referred to the success of woman suffrage in Massa- chusetts, New York, and New Jersey, indicating that the sentiment is grow- ing in the east. The newspapers are not opposeq in Connecticut, and he knew of only one newspaper, The Hartford Courant, that has come out plamnly and stated that the matter should not be given to the people to decide. He said the constitution had been changed thirty-two times to meet the changed conditions. He believed in democracy and therefore favored votes for women, and compared the democracy of this country with the lack of democracy in the warring na- tions. No one class in the world is good enough to govern any other class, a: all persons with proper qualifications should have the right to vote and wo- men should not be excluded: The wo- men are on equal footing in every way ‘with the men, and so considered by all men, only when the question is at issue to give them the right.to vote. ‘The fair thing to do is to put the mat- ter up to the people for settlement, let the jury, the people decide. Mr. Pelton, of Clinton, was in hearty accord with the movement that wo- men be given the right to vote and the state of Connecticut needs the vote of the women and ought to put the ballot in their hands. Consider the evils that exist, he said, and then reason wheth- er they would not be sooner eradicated if the women could vote. The credit of the state is involved and it is the duty of.the legislators to maintain that credit and settle this question right, by woman suffrage, which is the only right way. Mr, Dillon, of Huntington, told the story of the entomber man who shovelled into the cemetery and fell asleep. and who on awaking said, it is resurrection day and he was the first ono up. It was resurrection day for ‘the women of Connecticut. He favored the constitutional amendment as it meant the welfare of all the people of Connecticut. and even those not yet born within three months ten states have favored this meritorious move- ment. What shall we do today? We ‘must sink or swim. We are cast into the sea. We should not let George do it, but do it ourselves and give to the women their full rights in so far as the present general assembly is con- cerned. Every reform movement is opposed at the beginning and this one ‘has passed the stage of ridicule- The more the subject is <tudied the strong- er it grows. His .atement that no woman suffragette had asked him to favor the question created .subdued laughter. 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He quoted sections of the constitution to show that wo- men were citizens and that there were constitutional rights that should be bestowed upon them so that they could vote. This amendment belongs to the people and it ought .to be submitted to the judgment of the people. This rrivilege should not be denied the peo- ple by their representatives in the general assembly, Mr. Potter, of Griswold, said he had confidence in the people of the state and believed the people would settle the question right, if given the oppor- tunity. He extolled the noble quali- ties of women and that their good for the state would be increased of they were privileged tq vote, and they ought to be given suffrage. It is urg- ed_that women should not be permit- ted to vote because they would not re- spond to battla call, still all classes of men, those over forty-five, and in all conditions of health are permitted to vote, but could not be taken into ser- vice in case of war by reason of being physically unfit. Mr. Potter paid a glowing tribute to women, and indulg- ed in a patriotic strain to indicate the patriotism of America- He referred to giving the ballot to the negro, to our people from all sections of the world. but hesitate on giving like priv- ilege to our own women. Mr. Potter’s speech from a noratorical stand point took the palm. Mr. Davison, of Bethany, said wo- men were more of an idealist than men and would elevate the plane of politics and favored giving more po- litical freedom. Mr. Taylor, of Danbury, sald he would like to hear something on the other side, unless the matter is al- ready fixed. He was glad to see that the republican Moses from Litchfield saw the political light and fell into the democratic line, and marched behind the woman suffrage band: If there is a member going to dodge this ques- tion and not give the people the right to decide a change in the organic law duty. Connecticut is getting left in progres- siveness and it is about time there was a step taken forward, so as to keep pace with progressiveness, and other states. He appealed to the members to give the next general as- sembly a chance to vote on the ques- tion, as a preliminary step to reach the people under the antiquated constitu- tion of the state, for conditions have changed since the good old man framed the instrument in that good old day. Give the people a chance to decide the question. Mr. Isabel of Ansonia was the first to speak in opposition to the measure and was glad that Connecticut was a conservative state even if the gentle- man from Danbury did intimate that ‘Connecticut was behind the times. He askeq the members what they were, men or rubber stamps, and could see no reason why this matter be submit- ted to the people, when it is known that not over twenty per cent, of the people wanted it. There are prin- ciples in the constitution, put there to stay, until the whole people wanted a change. v Mr. Bowers of Manchester spoke in advocacy of the rejection of the un- favorable, and a canvass made in his town among the women found a ma- jority of them favorable to woman suf- frage. Mr. Perry of New Haven was op- posed to glving the women the right to vote and at this time he did not favor submitting the question to the people, ‘Mr. Rogers of Litchfield said he was interested in listening to the discus- sions of the lawyers on bith sides of the case. He said he came to the house in sympathy with ballots for women, but what he had seen had changed him. He became disgusted with the popycock action of the suf- fragette leaders and he believed that a majority of members had also been converted to oppose their project. Mr. " —= Rogers told some of his funny storie some took well and some not so well. On motion of Mr. Thomas of Leb- anon the previous question was or- dered, Then on motion of Mr. Shaw of Redding, a roll call vote was taken on the rejectment of the bill, those fa- voring rejection voting yes. The vote resulted as follows: Whole number voting Necessary to precail The report was declareq accepted and the bill rejected. New London County Vote. Yes—Williams, Brown of Colchester, Davis, East Lyme: Lathrop, Frank- lin; Austin, Ledyard; Tinker, Mont- ville: Henderson, Norwich:; Hunting- ton, Old Lyme; Buteau, Sprague—3. Nays—Stark of Bozrah: Potter, Gris- wold; Crandall, Groton: Taylor and Thomas, Lebanon; Johnson, Lisbon; Hall, Lyme; Cronin, New London; Palmer, North Stonington; _Bailey, Norwich; _Pendleton and _Mitchell, Preston; Rogers, Salem: Wilcox and Babcock, Stonington; Morgan, Water- ford—16. Absent or mnot voting—Kenyon, Groton: Pierson, Lyme; Gray, North Stonington; Sweet, Voluntown; C. W. Brown, New London—5. Windham County Vote. Yes—Baker and Bassett, Ashford: Chester, Chaplin; Adams and Hall, Plainfield; Congdon, Sterling: Backus, Thompson: Peckham, Windham; May, ‘Woodstock—3. Nays—Atwood, Brooklyn; Barker, Canterbury; Davis, Bastford. Glazier, Hampton; Back and Ayer, Killingl: Ash and Hutchins, Pomfret; Plessis, Putnam: Chesbro, Windham; Ritch, Woodstock; Baker Edward, Canter- bury—12. Absent or not voting—Macdonald, Putnam; Haskins, Scotland; Ross, Thompson—3, Judge at Griswold. The judiciary committee reported favorably a resolution appointing Frank E. Robinson deputy judge of the town court of Griswold.” Tabled for calendar. Newsboy Bill Killed. The committee on education report- ed unfavorably an act concerning child labor and street trades. The bill provideg that newsboys under 16 and others engaged in street trade, were prohibited from engaging in their work uintll after 8 o'clock in the morning. The report was accepted and the bill rejected. No School Investigation. The bill providing for an investiga- tion by a commission to be appointed by the governor of the schools of the - state, was reported unfavorably by the committee on education, as it might develop into an expensive proposition. The bill was rejected and report ac- cepted. Another bill was rejected that provided that school children under 16 be examined by a physician at the ex- pense of the state. No Fish Restriction. The committee reported unfavorably a Dbill of restriction in regard to an open seagon for fishing generally. The report was accepted and the bill re- Jected. Norwich City Charter. The committee on cities and bor- oughs reported favorably an act amending the city charter with refer- ence to the water department, Tabled for calendar. Waterbury Normal School. The Dbill providing for a state nor- mal schoo] at Waterbury, carrying with it an appropriation of $200,000, was reporteq unfavorably by the com- mittee on education. The report' was accepted ang the bill rejected. No Extension of Liquor Traffic. The excise comnrittee reported uh. favorably the bill which would give (Continued on Page Twelve) . %