Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 9, 1915, Page 7

Henry Allen & Son FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS 88 Main St. Lady Assistant when. requested WE HAVE A GOOD LINE| of Wagons, Carriages, Concords, Har- nesses, Blankets and Auto Robes to looi over befors buyina. Also some bargaine In Fur Coats and Winter Blankets, THE L. L CHAPMAN CO. 14 Bath Street, Norwich, Ct. Painless Dentistry 9 a m. to 8 p. m. Daily 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Sundays The Little Cavity may be the “little acorn” from which the “big oak” of trouble grows. It's a saving of the tooth to give immediate attention to “the little cavities” Painless filling isn't a theory with us, it's an every-day experience with our ‘patients. Remember werk “stands the test of time. DR. F. C. JACKSON, DR. D. J. COYLE Suceseding the King Dental Co. 208 Main Street, Next to Boston Store Lady Attendant *Phone 1282.3 Stands the Test of Time you. “THE PLAUT-CADDEN (0. Jewslers Established 1872 Plaut-Cadden Building The Thames Loan & Trust Co. DIVIDEND NOTICE Depositors in the Savings Depart- ment are heroby motificd that cheoks for amounts equal to ten percentum (10 per cent.) of their several claims, proved and alfowed, will be ready for delivery .on and after Thursday, April 15th, 1915, upen presentation of Receivers Certi- ficates. .CHARLES F. THAYER, Receiver. Norwich, April 1, 1815, SPRING TOYS Wagons Carts Doll Carriages Wheelbarrows Garden-Sets Tops Tennis Balls Marbles MRS. EDWIN FAY Frankiin Sauare. . 1647 Adam’s Tavern oo 1861 offer to the public the finest standard brands of Beer. “Pflcfir. NEW SPRING - MILLINERY at MRS. G. P. STANTON’S Norwich, Friday, April 9, 1918, THE WEATHER. Forecast for Today. For New England: Fair Friday and Saturday. Predictions from the New York Her- ald: On Friday it will be generally clear to partly overcast and milder, Wwith light westerly and northerly winds, becoming variable, followed by local Tains. e outlook for Saturday is partly cloudy and mild. Observations in Norwich. The following Tecords reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Thursday: Ther, Bar. 40" 30.23 63 80.20 60 30.20 7a m 12 m. 6 p.om . Highest 70, lowest 37. Comparisons. Predictions for Thursday: Fair. Thursday’s weather: Fair, warmer, northwest wind, Sun, Moon snd Tides. [ Bu: High I mies™{%sets. . T Moon i Ri Day. B oaomnn ptinaeay SRsEEER aoaannal? BREEENE]y Six hours after hirn water it is low tide, which is followed by flood tide. GREENEVILLE Funeral of Mrs, Francis McBennett— Interesting Notes Gathersd About the District. The funeral of Mrs, Francis McBen- nett was held from her late home on North Main street Thursday morning at 8.30 o'clock with a large number of mourning relatives and friends in attendance. ~ At services conducted in St. Mary’s church, Rev. J, H. Fitzmau- rice officlated. The deceased was borne to the grave by Your of her grand- children, James, Charles and Michael Carberry and Patrick McDermott. At the grave in St. Mary’s cemetery Rev. Father Fitzmaurice read a committal service. Undertakers Shea & Burke had charge of the funeral arrange- ments, ‘Mrs. Arthur Bushell and infant son, of New Haven are visiting Mrs. Charles MacMillan of Smith avenue, Mrs. Bushell’s mother, ‘WEDDING- ‘Armstrong-Gebrath. A pretty home wedding was solemn- ized at 6.30 _o'clock Thursday evening Wwhen Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, unit- ed in marriage J. Oliver Armstrong and Miss Eleanor Gebrath. The cer- emony was performed at the home of, the bride's father, Alderman Hen- Iy Gebrath, at No, 151 Talman street. Miss Agnes Gebrath, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor and ‘William S. Elliott was the best man. The bride was charmingly gowned in white satin radiant and carried a handsome shower bouquet. Her, bridesmaid wore green chiffon over Pink and carried pink sweet peas- The ushers were. Albert Gebrath, brother of the bride, Adelbert Arm- strong, brother of the -groom, Hafry Ford and Walter Woodmansee. The wedding march from Lohengrin was played by Alfred Bliven and - Mr. Bliven also rendered Mendelssohn's Spring Song during the reception, Ge- duldig the florist charge of the decorations. A buffet lunch was served the many guests and_assisting in the serving were Miss Hazel Anderson, Miss Ha- zel Smith, Miss Marion Swan, Mrs. Sadie Jenkins, Miss Lucy Gregson and, Miss Dora Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong lett during the evening for a wedding trip which will take them to New York and on their return they will reside at No. 151 Talman street. The bride receiv- ed numerous handsome and useful gifts including cut glass, linen and silverware. Mr. Armstrong is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner W- Armstrong of No. 42 Peck street and is employed as Sashnier by the American Strawboard compeny. Both bride and ‘groom have a host of friends . and they Sart 1aar. ried life with the brightest of pros- Ppects. Surprised Miss Katherine Tracy. About 35 friends of Miss Katherine Tracy gave her a surprise party Tues- day evening at her home on Sherman street. There was singine by Miss Norah O'Hara and George Counihan to the piano accompaniment by Miss Tracy. Enjoyable games were played. Sandwiches, cake, fruit and coffee were served in the dining room by Mrs. Frank E. Watson and Mrs. Mary Lallie, - In behalf of the company, which in- cluded a number of members of Di- vision 54, Ladies’ auxiliary, A. O. H, Mrs. Watson presented Miss Tracy & beautiful ring with fammet setting. The evening proved a delightful one for all. Committee Not Heard From. So far as the attorneys for the Nor- wich interests know, the committee on new towns and -probate districts has not indicated whether they intend.to accept the invitation to visit ~ Ner-1 wich and vicinity in.connection the hearing on the proposed bill -to create the town of Old Norwich out of part of the present town of Norwieh. In extending an invitation to-the com- mittee to come here it was the hope of the officials of -the city and town that the computteo might actually ses tie local conditions before they made| report o the legislature upon the pro- posed bill. i New Members Night, : The prayer meeting at the Central Baptist church on Thursday_evening was called new members night, when all who have recently been . received into the church membership - .were specially asked to attend. | STOP COUGHS AND £OLDS | instantly with Schiffmann’s Concen- trated Expectorant. 2 ounces make a pint at home. If not found the very - | thoroushly and could state with con- NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915 The Bulletin. | WORK FOR MERCHANTS' WEEK Automboile Committee Constituted—Over 100 Merchants Have Subscribed to the Plan—More to be Secured— Executive Committee Formed to Facilitate Handling Preparations for Week. At a half hour meeting held Thurs- day afterncon at the town hall some further details for the observance of Merchants’ week in Norwich from April 24 to May 1 were discussed ani one new committee, the automobile committee, was provided for by._the appointment of W. Russell Baird as chairman, with power to. select his own committee. Frank J. King, chairman, called the meeting to order at shortly after 4 o'clock, and Secretary Herbert B. Cary read the minutes of the last meeting, ‘which were approved by .the 15 busi- ness men present. Chairman King asked John M. Lee, chairman of the organization commit- tee, for a report from that committee, to which Mr. Lee responded that the committee had covered the field pretty fidence that there would be more mer- chants participating this year in the Merchants’ week plan than last year. Not over one or two who had been approached to subscribe to the plan had refused, and all seemed to con- sifer the plan equitable and to ap- prove of if. Last year there were 95 business hoyses participating, and this year there are already more than 100 who have become subscribers, and there are some more who are expected to be secured, when the fleld has been thoroughly covered. He spoke of the particular need of a feeling of enthu- siasm to get the best results from the week. At the suggestion and on motion of one of the merchants present, it was voted to constitute the chair and the secretary, with. the chairmen of the committees, an executive committee to act with the usual powers of such & committee. This makes the executive commit- tee consist of Frank J. King, chairman, Herbert B. Cary, John M. Lee, Herbért R. Branche, William T. McGarry, Wil- liam A. Somers and W, Russell Baird. Principal L. M. Crandall of the Nor- wich Commercial school proffered the services of his school in connection with addressing any circulars which it might be desired to get out. There was an informal discussion of some of the attractions which might be offered during Merchants’ week this year, in the course of which the ap- pointment of Mr, Baird as chairman of the automobile committee was made, and it was also suggested that the display by the fire department last year was one of the best things in the week, and it would be advisable to have something in a similar line again for this year. PAY PREFERRED CLAIMS IN BEEBE BANKRUPTCY. This is All Trustee Will Be Able to Do. The final account in the bankruptcy of Dwight A. Beebe of Norwich Town has been put in_ berofe Referee Thomas M. Shields by Telley E. Bab- cock, trustee, and has been accepted- It is shown that there is just enough money on hand to pay the preferred claims and expenses, amounting in all to about $400, and there will be no dividend for the creditors. Adjournment ‘of the final hearing was taken until April 12 as it was sug- gested that there was a claim of $100 ‘which was still uncollect®d and the trustee is to investigate this. If this is secured it will be available for a very small dividend for the creditors, whose claims totalled about $2,500. MY JEWISH NEIGHBOR. We Need to Convince Him of Our Friendliness, Says Rev. E. O. Mead. Rev. E. O. Mead of Exeter and Liber- ty Hill addfessed the union midweek rayer meeting in Broadway church on *hursday evening, taking for his sub- ject My Jewish Neighbor. The at- ienéance was large and deep interest was manifested in Rev. Mr. Mead's talk. Rev. I J. Wyckoff, pastor of the Second Congregational _church, read the scripture selection taken from Ro- | mans. | In_his opening remarks, Reyv. Mr.| Mead told of the influx of the Jewish people into the country districts and he also, spoke of the historical. signifi- cance of some of their names. Rev. Mr. Mead said there are over 2,000,000 Jews in this country, nearly one-sixth of all the Jews in the world. They believe in God and have the Old Testa~ ment in common with us. - Their chil- dren are in our schools and are as good as the best. They can learn everything, he said. The Jewish people came from a country where the holy orthodox church of Russia is unkind to them. How can they expect to have open minds towards we Christians after. their terrible experiences in Russia until it has been demonstrated to them that we are neighbors in spirit and in truth? 2 Rev. Mr. Mead spoke of the reclaim- ing of used-up land by the Jewish peo- ple, some of whom know more aboul the mixing of fertilizers than our own New Englaud fe: mers. Ho told of the commun’ty gatherings which = have beer p-!d in Exeter and in which the Je~ gh people take much interest. Tt will ake some {ime fer both classes to become accusfomed to each other's ideas. Rev. Mr. Mead said there is room In (3e community for social set- tlement work and told how the prob- lem. can be successfully met. The_benediction was pronounced by Rev. B. S. Worcester, pastor.of the <church. OBITUARY. Mrs. L. B. Chaipel. _In the death of Mrs. Sarah. E. Chaipel, wife of Lyman B. Chaipel, of Branford, which occurred at Norwich ‘Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock, there passes another well known resident of the' town of Branford, one who had Dbeen a great sufferer for. nearly four years. Mps. Chaipel, who is survived by “her ‘busband, two brothers, Scott Ball of Bradford and Albertine Ball of Short Beach, also one sister; had been a resident of Branford for nearly: 50 years, She was a member of the Con- gregational church and a reguler at- tendant until her health failed. Much of the padt tbree years she has spent in the New Haven hospital and had passed through various operations. At last the mind began to fail and some weeks ago she was brought here, where & week ago she was stricken ~ with Ppneumonia, which caused her death. James Prentice Miner. James Prentice Miner, whose death gecurred from pneumonia Thursday in Norwich after a brief illness, was born in Groton Oct. 2, 1831, the son of James E. and Caroline Story Miner. Through his great-great-grandmother He was a deséendant of Gereral Davis Hunting- ton. He was educated at Suffield insti- tute. ~All'his life except five years was spent in Connmecticut. Oldér residents of Norwich will remember that for years he had charge of the planing 1mill by the bridges. He turned out the fumber . for the “courthouse and. for many of the larger buildings in town. His first wife was Adelatde Brewster of Norwich. 'On April 15, 1865, he was married to Janet Orr Cowan, Who sur- vives him, ‘togethér with two daugh. ters, Mrs. George Griswold of Mystic and Mrs. R. W. Hewitt of Middletown, best remedy ever uséd, your money will be returned by Pitcher & Service's Drug Store. 5 GAGER Funeral Director and Embalmer Prompt service day or nigl;t Lady -A‘ll}i:t; | oA and two grandsons. Mr. Miner was a member of the Cen- tral Baptist charch. While they re- sided in New London he was deacon of the Baptist church and did some of his best works there, for Christ was to him @ reality, the source of his peace and power. He was a good man, one whom the community could really be- lieve in and love and honor. ~ * poovelonchd Pt P. 8. Barber Hose company of Wes- terly-is coming to Norwich Saturday night, April 10, when a tug-of-war team' représenting_the company will contest with the Norwich and/ Wes- terly Traction company team. 2 ‘Ohildren Ory ; HER'S. TOOK FIRST HONORS IN . WEST SIDE PINOCHLE. Charles §. Peckham The Winner in Series of Games, Charles S. Peckham carried off first henors in the West Side Pinochle club contest in the final night of play on Wednesday and second prite was awarded to G V. Pendleton, third go- ing to Baker. High score for the ev- ening was 7065 and was by Larsen while J- Jordan came in for second place with a score of 6940. The indi- vidual scores made Wednesday even- ing are as follows: Larsen 7065, J. Jordan 6940, Schutz 6770, Pendleton 6595, Pettis 6545, Bailey CHARLES S. PECKHAM 6500, Lewis 6440, Hallisey 6415, Peck- ham 6145, A. Jordan 5905, Underwood 5820, Baker 5080, The final scores were as folows: Peckham 97290, Pendleton 94925, Ba- ker 94670, Pettis 94020, A. Jordan, 93, 980, Schutz 91135, J. Jordan 90680, Hai- lisey 90395, Larsefi 89965, Lewis 89630, Underwood 88135, Bailey 88115. After play Wednesday night the members wers‘called to order by the president,” Alexander Jordan, and the prizes were distributed. Other busi- ness included the plans for the club’s annual banquet and it was decided to hoid the banquet on Monday evening, April 19, at the Wauregan house, Fol. lowing the banquet there will be a pinochle contest and the winners will ‘be awarded prizes. The club has just pessed through a very successful sea- son having played off two pinochle contests of 14 nights play each, cover- ing a total period of 28 weeks. The meeting adjourned at 10.80 o'clock and the next meeting is subject to the call of the president. AT THE DAVIS THEATRE. Vaudeville and Photoplays. At the Davis theatre on Thursday the change of bill by the Thomas Mu- sical Comedy compapy brought these pleasing entertainers before heir au- diences in the torrent of fun called The Masqueraders. It was a bill that the company fitted into In finished style with Tom Thomas leading in the comedy work and the twelve people in the company giving him the right kind of support with their tuneful singing and their up to the minute dancing, Always popular with the picture fol- lowers, Charlie Chaplin was seen in a return showing of the Keystone fea- ture, Dough and Dynamite, one of the! best’ that the company has produced. Miss Ruth Thomas Was Soloist. A recent issue of the Saratosian of 8aratoga, N: Y. referring to a meet- ing of the Daughters of the American Revolution, says: The music of the afternoon consisted ©of three songs by Miss Ruth Thomas, Good Night, Little Girl, Good Night, ‘Will o’ the Wisp and The Joy of Spring. Miss Thomas has an exceedingly good voice and her songs were heard with much pleasure. Miss Thomas, up to several years ago, was a resident of Norwich, mak- ing her home with Mr, and Mrs. Ro- zolvo “C. Perry of Penobseot street, while attending Broadway school. Franklin Society Cleared $82. The clam chowder and baked bean supper recently given by the ladies of Fitchville Baptist church, af the home of Mr. and Mrs. George A, Kahn in Frankiin was a decided success. One hundred and fifty partook of the sup- per, many more of cake and ice cream. The plays, Vote For Women and ‘Wanted, A Wife, were much enjoved. Over $82 was realized. Those who at- tended came from Norwich, Bozrah, fiitfih‘lme, Lebanon and North Frank- n. Trinity Home Missionary Society. The Woman's Home Missionary eo- clety of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church held thelr regular monthly bus- iness session on Thursdey afternoom. The meeting opened at 3.30 o’clock with Mrs. F. W. Coleman, the president, in the chair. In the absence of the sec- retary, Mrs. W. Maynard, the records of the meeting were kept by Mrs. George W. Guard. The date of the dis- trict meeting has been changed from the second week in June to June 3, Middletown—The 3itney bus line be- EASTERN CONN. BANQUET (Continued from page five.) 100 years ago, the first survey made in 1824, the charter was recelved from Connecticut in 1832 and from Massa- chusetts in 1833. The first earth was turned on November 18, 1885, when there was 2 parade and banquet here and operation of the road began April 1, 1540—just 75 years ago—and it is now a part of the New Haven -sys- tem. The first through conductor over the road wes Thomas Tucker, afterwards landlord of the American house and the Lincoln house. Of interest, too, is the fact that Mr. Adams, the found- er of the Adams Express company, started that company by establishing 2 Toute between New York and New London and Norwich on the boat line: and over the Norwich and Worcester and the Boston and Worcester rail rcade to Boston. His first agencies were in New London and Norwich. Railroading Then and Now. In those early days one freight train and three passenger trains ran week- days, but not cn Sundays, for the di- rectors pasted a resolution that it was wrong to dc so and that “there was no pecuniary gain to any man or set of men by ~ violating the ~ Sabbath. Good doctrine, but difficult to _carry out under the complicated conditions of modern life, and vet it is the de- sire of the New Haven management to reduce Sunday service as far as is rea- sonable. Now the New Haven runs here seven freight trains daily and tw on Sundays—16 passenger train daily and 10 on Sundays, a total of all trains in a vear 7828. To show how the railroad system on which Norwich is situated has srown since the old NorWich and Worcester road was opened and what a compli- cated mdchine it is, he gave in brief some interesting statistics of the New Haven system as follows: The ralls of the New Haven system, incluéing the Central New England, Tepresent 600,969 tons of steel which would build eight bridges like the Queensboro bridge in New York and 70,000 more tons of steel than is in all United States battleships. Its rails would stretch 9807 miles, 39 per cent of the distance around the earth at the equator. In the railroad are 14,000,000 ties, which would stretch 20,783 ‘miles, or 83 per cent of the dis- tance around the earth at the equator. It has 2228 bridges, 1324 of steel. These bridges would extend 31 miles, end to end. It has 1300 miles of telephone lines, 6675 miles of telegraph wires, 1003 'telephones and 650 telegraph of- fices. It has 37,241 freight cars, 2435 pas- senger cars, 1282 steam locomotives and 103 electric locomotives. He freight cars on an average move 673,- 685 miles a day; 28,070 miles an hour. Its passenger cars move 228,546 miles a day; 9564 miles an hour. Its loco- motives move 91,066 miles a day; 3794 miles an hour. To supply its locomotives with coal for a year costs $5,688,755. To supply them with water for a year costs $337,- 067. To supply them with oll costs $89,575. It has 964 stations and 771 statlon agents. It employs, including the Central New England, about 36,000 persons to whom it pays out in wages annually $30,540,217. It carries about 270,000 passengers each day, and handles nearly 50,000 separate freight transactions daily, and including pas- senger freight, express and mail, it is furnishing transportation each day to about 500,000 people Department of Transportation. In the course of his long 2nd inform- ing address upon the railroad situd- tion, he advocated the establishment of & department of transportation, with 2 secretary of transportation, who would be a member of the president's cabinet. The present condition of the Amer. ican railroads is due in part,” he sal “to an effort on the part of the coun- try to fix rates and service by regu- lation and at the same time have fixed them by competition, thus creating an almost impossible condition, somewhat destructive of results and values. “It is a question how far it is to the public interest to apply the so-called anti-trust law to the transportation business. Well organized, prudently managed and wisely regulated combi- nations of railroads may, in the long Tun, produce greater eficiency and ser- vice to the public than excessive com- petition, with the resulting duplication of facilities and increased expenses. “Today the government recognizes some of the great commercial activities of its population by departments and cabinet officers, such as the secretary of the treasury, secretary of agricul- ture, secretary of commerce and secre- tary of labor. The transportation bus- iness of the United States is nexi to agriculture lu importance, in volume ané in its relation to the welfare of the whole country, and it should have & defender in the councils of the cab- net. “I believe it would be well to have 2 department of transportation, with & secretary of transportation at the head of it, who would be a member of the cabinet. Such a man would of neces- sity have to champion somewhat the rights and privileges of the transporta- tion business, such as the secretaries of the treasury, commerce and labor speak for their particular subjacts. Such an officer would have e whol some balancing effect between thc democrats of the public and of tho regulatory organizations on one side and any errors of policy and manage- ment on the part of the owners of the property on the other side.” State Laws That Conflict. Referring to the New England 1ail- road situation, Mr. Elliott sald that with conflicting laws in the diffecent states it “calls attention very forcibly to the desirability of a federal incor- poration act for those railroads, the majority of whose business is inter- state.” Ixclusive federal jurisdiction over corporate affairs of finance would ot interfere with the rights of states in matters of local regulation, he said, and a simplification of the reiations be- tween the railroad and one ceniral government agency as to financial and corporate questions would save a great ceal of time and energy now used bv efficers in appearing befors many i ferent state organizations “and give them much more time to devots to de- tails of management and to construct- ive worlc for efficlency, economy ani improved service to the public. Trying for Better Conditions. Mr. Elliott said that the manage- ment of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad has been trying for the last 18 months to bring ahout tho more stable and better conditions but that while progress had been mads it was slow. work because of many complications and some conflicting laws. In the absence of a federal incor- poration act, Mr. Eiliott sald taero should be harmonious _legislation among the New England states in or- der to conserve the credit of the New Haven road, which “has been weaken- ed by the events of the last few years.” He described the legislation whica wes being sought in Massachusetts, ihode Island and Connecticut with o view to uniformity and in order to se- cure a “platform upon which to place the financial structure” and to enable it to meet its maturing obligations. Laws Block Sale of Notes. ‘The New Haven road and its subsi , the Harlem River and Portcaes ter | the afr EAT LESS MEAT IF BACK HURTS Take a glass of Salts to flush Kidneys if Bladder bothers you—Drink lots of water. Eating meat regularly -eventually produces kidney trouble in some form or other, says a well-known authority, because the uric acld in meat excites the kidneys, they become overworked: get eluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly backache and misery in the kidney region; rheu- matic twinges, severe headaches, stomach, constipation, torpid sleeplessness, bladder and irritation. The moment your back hurts or kid- neys aren't acting right, or if bladder Dothers you, get about four ounces of Jaq Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water efore breakfast for a few days and| vour kidneys will then act fine. This | ramous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for genera- tions to flush clogged kidneys and stim™ ulate them to normal aetivity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending blad- der aisorders. Jad Salts cannot injure anvone: makes = delightful effervescent lithia- waler drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease. urinary 399,000 becomes due May 1, and the remainder between that date and Aug. 1 of the present year. In addition, the New England Navigation company, owned solely by the New Haven, has $20,000,000 of short term notes ou. standing, due May 1, 1917. Under the present laws of the three states men- tioned the company had no legal au- thority to dispose of this large debt in any way. ound Up With New England Pros- perity. He reviewed the operations of tis compeny during recent years and re- minded his hearers that it was a New England institution and that the wel- fare of the company and of New Eng- land must rise and fall together. The company was solvent and was earaing its fixed obligations. Referring to compensation for carrying the mails Mr. Blliott said that the railroads were underpaid by the government and that taere was no doubt that the New Ha- ven was being underpaid $1,000,000 year for its service in carrying mai and parcel post matter. Railroad Men And the Public. In concluding his address, Mr., Hl- liott said: Railroad officers, as I have already pointed out, are extremely busy men. Most of the patrons of the road have to dcal with the agent in their own town. or city, nd with the conductor cn the train and cannot meet the so- called cilicers There are 10,000,000 of the public agd only about one hun- dred and twents officers, ‘We are trying very hard to ‘have -competent, reasonable, and satisfactory men in such positions, and to _ en- courage them to be efficient, courteous and considerate in dealing with the public and the public can help by be- ing considerate too, and realizind that raflroad men are human and make es. In Norwich I want to say a good for our local frieght agent, C. J. Isbister ,who takes a great interest in s of the company, and in do- ing all h an to advance the interests of Norwich and of the community. in which he lives as well as of the rail- road. He and his associates, M Honywill, the superintendent of this division, Mr. Kentfleld our general freight agent and Mr- Seeley, our industrial agent, are all the time do- ing what they can to improve condi- tions. In theee remarks I have tried to make Lhe following points: The New Haven road is a New England institution and _its welfare and the welfare of New England must rise and fall together. The cwners and managers in the past 10 years have undoubtedly made some mistakes and must suffer some| losses, New England, the home of this rail- road, is, however, partly responsible for the corditions. ” The owners may not have exercised as much prudence and foresight as they should have, but they have made distinct progress in building up and making Detter physical machinery of transportation for the service of the people in New England. The owners, directors, officers, and employes, are, 1 belleve, all honestly trying to do thelr very best in a high- minded and patriotic manner to make the best of this most serious situation. A valuation is now being made of these properties, and it is to the in- terest of every ome that the valuation be made o as to allow fairly for all €0 3s to allow fairly for all elements of value. The road is solvent and is earning its fixed obligations. Tt has a value, even counting possible losses, equal to the par of its securlties, and it is entitled to ear a return on such value. The credit of the company must be sustained, and in the absence of 2 Federal Incorporation Act, there should be harmonious legislation among the New Ensland states. They. should act as a unit te safeguard the interests of all New England, and state pride and jealousies should be brush- ed aside for the greater interest of all To obtain the best general results for New Bngland, her industries, her flanancial institutions, her transpor- tation machinery, her educational in- stitutions, her agriculture, and her great population, it seems necessary to have wholesome and hearty cooper- ation on the part of all. It a few people who want their in- terest looked after at all costs; if a few reformers, expecting perfection which cannot be found in railroads or other human activities; if a few les- islators are afraid to act for fear of some criticism, then there will be more waiting before we can get on to a sound platform. 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Radnor Cloth 15¢ Radnor Cloth, 40 inches wide, in stripes and floral designs, on white grounds, at 17c a vard. THE PORTEOUS Silk Stripe Voile 39¢ Plain Color Voile, 40 inches wide, with self-colored silk stripes, in every fashionable shade, at 3% a yard, & MITCHELL CO. that will be played this season on the Providence street grounds will be played this Saturday when the Pone- mah Wheel club clashes with the team. Several fans about the village have volunteered the information that the reason the Ponemah Wheel club was organized was that the younger players in the village have had no chance to play on the team or had they been given the chance to show their ability and that the Taftville team is slowing up in speed, although they have the experience. The Wheel club boys are in to win the game and will fight from the start until the Tef- eree's final whistle blows. The Taftville football club held a meeting_Thursday evening at their headquarters in the Lincoln club with a good attendance. Thomas Addison was elected secretary of the club to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- nation of James Pearson. The team will go by train to Hartford April 18th to play in the semi-finals at Charter Oak park. A new player, Al- bert Hulne, has been signed. The team will lineup Saturday against the Pone- mah club as follows: H. Finlayson, oal; Sutton and Desjardin, fullbacks; Vhite, Pilling and_Greenhalgh, helf- backs. Booth, A. Finlayson, Blanch- ette, Mathers and Jesse Greenhalgh. Motored to New York. ‘William Wholoben motored to New York Wednesday, leaving here Wed- nesday afternoon with Philipine Hen- dricks, who was, a caller here Wed- nesday afternoon and who has pur- chased a new machine. Mr. Wholo- ben drove the car to New York for Mr, Hendricks and expected to re- turn home Thursday night by train. Attended Alumnae Meeting in Baltic. Among some of the local young ladies to attend the alumnae.mesting of the Academy of the Holy Family at Baltic, from here, were Misses Mase Dougherty, Frances McCarthy, Louisa White, Mamie Murphy and Agnes Dougherty. Whist was played-during the afternoon. Personals and Notes. Percy Krodel of South A street is confined to. his home with illness. Miss Josie Marshal of Baltic was a caller hers Thursday afternoon. New awnings have been installed in mit, whatever may have been the er- rors of the past, are now trying hard to serve the public and protect the| propertie! Vocational Training. Vocational Training was the sub- ject for Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth of the First Congregational church of New London, who was the last speak- er of the evening, which he treated in a particularly interesting manner and illuminated with witty stories that the front of the Ponemah building. John Fitzmaurice of Boston is visit- ing with relatives on South A street. Ernest Gaucher, after passing a few days here with relatives has returned to his home In New, Bedford. —_— e kept his audience applauding. TAFTVILLE 7% James Pearson Has' Resigned-as Scc- retary of Taftville Football Team ~=William Wholleben Motored - to New York-—Personals, LB 1t bas been made i»:tbu&‘thu James arson, secretary Taftvill otball teams, nas handed in his cee: ignation after serving in .this position for ‘the last two years, acting in a FRECKLE-FACE Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spets. How to Remove Easily. Here's a chance, Miss Freckle-face, to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable dealer that it will not cost you a penny unless it re- [moves the freckles; while if it does give you a clear complexion the ex- Pense is trifiing, Simply get an ounce of othine— double _strength—from any druggist and a few applications _should show Very capable manner. The elub will aff big loss in the losing of Mr. earson’s services. It was reported '""l:fO ‘Thursday after- other members of the club have resigned, including play- ers wha by leaving will cripple the the most Interesting game you how easy it is to rid yourself of the homely freckles and get a beauti- ful complexion. Rarely is more than jonia ‘eunce needed for the worst case. MARRIED ARMSTRONG — GEBRATH —1In Nor- wich. April 8 by Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, J. Oliver Armstrong and Miss Bleanar Gebrath, both of Norwich. —— e DIED MINBR—In Preston, James P. Miner, aged Notlce of funeral hereafter. New London pepers please copy. . HURST—In Freston, April 8 Thomss Hurst, formerly of Jewett Clty. ODONNELL—In this city. April 8, Joseph O'Donnell, aged 59 years. Funeral from the home of his dsugh- er. Mrs. Jeremiah Corcoran, No. 98 swell avenue, Saturday morning at 820. Requiem mass at St. Patriok’s church at 9 o'clock. St this city, A 6, 1915, John Funeral esrvice at his late residende, 500 North Main street, Friday after- noon, April 8, at 2.30 o’clock. BOTTOMLY—In Norwich, April §, 1915, Joseph A. Bottomly, aged 75 years and 11 months. Funeral from the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Henry W. Branche, No. 67 treet, Sunday afternoon, April 8, 1815, years: Churen April 11, at 330 o'clock. Burial in famity iof, Hamilton avenue ceme- ery. PERKINS—Suddenly, on Wednesday morning, in his New York residence, Joshua Newton Perkins, in the ear of his age. at the Church of the Heevenl; Rest, in or! on Friday at 2. m. Interment at Norwich on the arrival of train at 3 p. m. WAY—In Niantic_April 7, 1915, Martha M., widow of Henry Way, aged 13 years. LYON—In New London, April 7, 1915, Frances A, wife of Nelson J. Lyon. aged 60 years. HURST—At the state hospital. Nor- wich, April 8, 1915, Thomas Hurst of Jewett City, aged 62 years. Church & Allen 15 Main Street FUNERAL DIRECTORS rady Assistant EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT, ONLY Removed to 16 Frankiin Square, Thayer Building Hours—9.30 a, m. to 430 p. m. Saturday evenings 7 to 8 Sunday by appeintment