Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 17, 1915, Page 8

DRASTIC CUT FROM STATE ESTIMATES (Continued from Page One) i gavorably the bill to close saloons on {Good Friday. Mr. Martin, house chalr- man, said members interested n thi Bill were absent and on his motion the bill was tabled for calendar and printing. Concerning School Physicians. An act in amendment to the public lacts of 1907, section 1 of chapter 207, iwas passed to nead as follows: | The board of school visitors, board of education, or town school commit- fee of any town, or the board of edu- | eation or committee-of any school dis- ltrict in each town having less than 10,000 inhabitants, may appoint one or more school physicians, and shall as- sign_one of such physicians to each bpublic school within such town or dis- trict, and shal]l prowide such physi- cians with facilities for the perform- fance of the duties provided for under the provisions of this act, provided in such cities and towns wherein the 'board of health maintains medical in- spection substantially as provided for in this act, such board of health shall ‘appoint and assign such physicians, -end any town, city, or district may |transfer to the board of health or to the local health officer the duties pro- { vided for in this act. | Signs and Trunk Lines. | The nouse concurred with the sen- | ate in the passage of an act which pro- | ¥ides that the highway commissioner is directed to erect and maintain uniform signs, bearing directions for the guld- mnce of travel, at points where two or snore highways meet or intersect any , trunk line highway, and to erect and maintain on trunk line highways dan- ger signs where the eame may be necessary. The Use of Vehicles. The act concerning the use of ve- hicles upon public highways was amended so that the term vehicle when used in connection with the act shall apply to all vehicles except those . Which are designed to be propelled by band. The person or vehicle overtak- ing another, and passing to the left of the one overtaken, shall do so subject 0 the right of way of those traveling n an opposite direction from his own 2nd meeting him at the point where he is to pass the person or vehicle over- ‘taken. Every vehicle, whether stationary or in_motion, on any public highway or bridge, shall have attached to it a it or lights which shall be so dis- played as to be visible from the front and the rear during the period from one-half hour after sunset until one- half hour before sunrise. ~Such light or lights shall be of sufficient illumi- nating power to be visible at a dis- tance of 200 feet, provided this section shall not apply to any vehicle designed for the transportation of hay or straw, ‘while such vehicle is loaded with such freight, nor shall it affect the pro- Visions of any existing statute or reg- miation requiring lights on motor Vve- hicles. Concerning the Sale of Milk. An act was passed which provides that every official authorized to pro- hibit the sale of mHk shall state in each order for such purpose whether the ame is issued to prevent the sale of milk which is unfit for consumption @s food. Any official {ssulng such or- der shall ascertain the average daily Quantity of milk produced by the cows or goats of each person affected by #uch order of prohibition, and the mu- nicipality wherein such sale is pro- hibited shall pay damages for = the Yalue of the milk which such persan been unable to sell during the Perlod of prohibition upon proof that &t the time such order was issued such milk was fit for such consumption. g collect the value thereof from such municipality. Voluntary ‘Associations. The act which provides that when €ivil action is brought against volun- fary assoclations was amended so that ase of ,gxdxm;m. the property of soclation be attached, rath than that of the members " = Order of the Day Thursday. The majority and minority reports ©f the excise committee, both of which Farry with them increase in the liquor license fee, were made the order of fiaqs day for next Thursday morning at IN THE SENATE. Extension of Time for Norwich, Col- chester and Hartford Road. Hartford, April 16.—When the ses- sion of the senate opened this morn- ing Senator Magee, chairman of the eommittee on appropriations, present- a general appropriation bill call- ing for $13.051.301. The Dill was ta- bled for calendar and printing The committee on shell fisheries reported unfavorably on a dill con- eerning the appointment of a com- missioner of fisheries and game who should perform the duties of the shell- fish commissioner. Bill rejected. Examination of Banks. The committee on banks re & bill to amend the bill sonsoliaating the bank commission and- building and Joan commission. It Provides for the inspection of every ' bank, savings k, trust company, building and Joan ‘association and mortgage invest- ment company annually or oftener by the bank commissioner, his deputy, or @n_examiner of the department. Per- ‘Sons may be cxamined under oath which may be administered by the state official making the examination. Witnesses may be compelled to tes . tify and produce books and paper { The bank commissioner, deputy or examiners or thelr assistants elerks shall not impart any informa. tion obtained by them in the course ©of examination. Calendar. To Yield $2,575,000, ‘The committee on finance repor il on the taxation of corperations The bill would yield an income of about $2,575,000. Tabled for calendar, Extension of Time to Build. The committee on railroads report- ed favorably on a bill extending the time for the bullding of the rallway of the Norwich, Colchester and Hart. ford Traction company to December 1, 1916. Calendar. Frequenters of Gaming Houses. The following bill defining the term “frequenter of gaming houses” : “Any nerson who shall enter, except for an innocent and legitimate rpose, a place resorted to for the rpose of gaming, or which is re- ted to be a gaming house or place uented for the purposes of gam- , shall be deemed to be a frequent- er thereof and shall be subject to the ties provided in section 1391 of ol general statutes.” - The_ senate adjourned to Tuesday at 11.30. Gunpowder in Warfare. The employment of gunpowder-to hurl iron and lead balls in the thir * teenth and fourteenth centuries sent § ancient artillery into the trash e haa) Some authorities credit the % with the first use of canmon 3 Hurope when they raided Spain in thirteenth century. Others assert d first at the battle of Crecy, It came into general use about close of the thirteenth century, \Y\YNYAY k\ Johnson, 32 Union Square, New York City LIBRARY CONTEST * Originated and Conducted Exclusively by A. O. A Magnificent Fourteen Hundred Dollar Liibrary FRE THE VOTING STARTS Monday Morning, April 19th, and Will End 6.00 O’Clock July 19th To Be Awarded to the Most Popular School, Hospital, Lodge, Club, Society or Institution, (%:&c2) in Norwich and Vicinity Big Contest To Be Published In The Bulletin And Conducted by Leading Business Houses DETAILS IN FULL READ CAREFULLY—EVERY LINE IMPORTANT LIST OF BOOKS PRIZE ONE—The Universal Classics, 21 vols.. Memoirs and Secret Chronicles of the Courts of Europe, 11 vols. The Works of De Maupassant, 17 vols. The Works of Shakespeare, 20 vols. The Works of Dickens, 20 vels. The Works of Balzac, 18 vols. The Works of Eliot, 8 vols. The Works of Jane Austin, 6 vols. Taine's English Literature, 4 vols. The Works of Scott, 24 vols. Green's Short History of the English People, 5 vols, The Works of Hawthorne, 9 vols. The Works of Longfellow, 6 vols. Arabian Nights, 8 vols. The Works of Muhlbach, 20 vols. The Works of Kipling, 10 vols. The Writings and Life of Lincoln, 9 vols. The Works of Poe, 10 vols. National Documents, 6 vols. Library of Oratory, 15 vols. Ridpath’s History, 6 vols. World’s Color Books, 6 vols. Science Libeary, 11 vels. Crowned Gems of France, 15 vols. New Standard En- eyelopedia, 12 vols. Miscellaneous Titles, 10 vols. Irish Literature, 8 vols. Great Soverigns, 16 vols. Library of Standard Fiction, 22 vols. Total, 350 volumes. PRIZE TWO—Crowned Gems of France, 15 vols. Arabian Nights, 8 vols. National Documents; 6 vols. The Works of Poe, 10 vols. Writings and Life of Lincoln, 9 vols. Library of Oratory, 15 vols. Greene's Short History of the English People, 5 vols. Works of Jane Austin, 8 vols. The Works of Dickens, 20 vols. The Works of Shakespeare, 20 vols. Miscel- laneous Titles, 10 vols. Library of Standard Fiction, 26 vols. Total, 150 volumes. Grand tetal, 500 volumes. THE MANHATTAN Men’s and Women’s Wearing Apparel of the Better Kind. QUALITY SHOE SHOP, CHARBONNEAU & ANDREWS, 159 Main Street Shoes for the whole family. Satisfaction assured. Courtesy a by-word in this splendidly equipped store. SCHWARTZ BROTHERS, FURNITURE, 7, 9, 11 Water Street Every purse and taste can find satisfaction here and the vote value is im- portant, as all large purchases mean many votes. MORAN & CONNORS, MEN’S FURNISHINGS, HATS, TAILORING. ‘We feel amply justified in presenting this up-to-date shop to our voters, 28 one of the best means of helping your favorite. FRED C. CROWELL, PAINTS, 87 Water Street This favorite paint shop of Norwich is indeed a means of voting, that ‘would seem a harvest to those desiring success. J. A. GEORGE, CIGARS, TOBACCO, 72 Main Street A vote with each 10c purchase. Think of the many votes this store will issue in the course of the competition. Get busy! THAMES SQUARE GARAGE, AUTO SUPPLIES, REPAIRS, STORAGE. To the men of Norwich owning cars, we susgest that no better means of securing votes can be found. Grocers—Markets—-Delicatessen Seventy-five per cent. of your voting strength lies here, as it's voting every T SOMERS BROTHERS, S . Franklin Square. A, T. OTIS & SON, % 72 Franklin Street. > " JAMES W. SEMPLE, ™ corner Eighth Street and Central Avenue. THUMM’S DELICATESSEN, 40 Franklin Street. NEW MERCHANTS TO BE ADDED " ¥° Immediate Action Will Prove a Big Factor in the Qutcome Get Your Forces Together Without Delay Now iz the Time to Act. Don’t Delay DETAILS IN FULL CONDITIONS OF THE LAUDABLE AND INTERESTING CONTEST All schools, public or parochial, Sunday schools, hospitals, clubs, socie- ties, lodges, organizations and institutions, public or private are eligible to this great contest. VOTES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WILL NOT BE COUNTED With each 10-cent purchase or payment on account a ticket will be given by the merchanis in this city, through whose liberality this library furnished, on which will be written the amount of purchase and the num- ber of votes. The purchaser will write on the ticket the name of the in- stitution or organization he or she desires to vote for, name, and deposit the ticket in the hallot box in the store in which and at the time the purchase is made. The standing of the contestants will be published in each Saturday’s Bulletin until the contest closes. Library Certificates Can Only Be Obtained from the Following Business Men: JOHN & GEORGE H. BLISS, JEWELERS, 126 Main Street. A beautiful display of articles in gold and silver suitable for gifts. De- pendable merchants whom we are proud to offer as a means to the end. THE PLAUT-CADDEN (0., PIANOS, PLAYER PIANOS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. If you want the vote that will turn the tide of victory to your favorite, what better than a purchase here? Like their instruments this firm is a pioneer of excellence. MAURICE SAMPLE SHOP, OUTFITTERS TO WOMEN, Main Street This firm needs no further introduction.from us. The women of Norwich are familiar with them and know the worth of trading here, COLLINS, : MILLINERY, 67 Broadway. - Millinery of the sort that appeals to taste and refinement. Women can materially aid their organization by trading here. THE NORWICH ELECTRIC CO., 42 Franklin Street. ELECTRIC SUPPLIES AND CONTRACTING. The growth of this firm proves their right to look for your trade. Votes here will run into many thousands. THE CRANSTON CO., STATIONERY, BOOKS, PHOTO SUPPLIES, 158 Main Street Centrally located this store will prove a harvest to the many voters whose requirements run along this line of merchandise. C. V. PENDLETON, JR,, BICYCLES AND MOTOR CYCLES, ATHLETIC and SPORTING GOODS, +, 33, 35 Broadway Votes issued on all goods for sale in this store as well as on repairs. Special attention is called to the clubs of Norwich who will participate in this competition. THE CANDY SHOP, Confectionery, 'W. F. HERRICK, 132 Main Street. The frequency with which you can vote here by confining your purchases to this store will repay you. NORWICH AND NEW LONDON DYE WORKS, 33 BROADWAY. Work of the sort that makes you feel confident that whatever your wants they will be carefully attended. NOTICE! The Library will be devided in two awards. Namely—350 volumes in the first award and 150 volumes in the second award. The Organization se- curing the greatest number of votes at the conclusion of contest will re- ceive the first award. The Organization the next highest in standing secures the second award. Beautiful Library on Display in the Window of The Plaut-Cadden Co.s Store A Display Everybody Should See DETAILS IN FULL THE MERCHANTS ARE IMPORTANT - TO THE VOTERS The big contest will start simultancously in all the stores Monday, April 18th, and will close at 6 o'clock p. m., July 19th, when all voting will cease, the fnal results arrived at with the assistance of a committee of local citizens appointed by the contestants competing. This committes to have the privilege of inspecting under the guidance of the Contest Manager, the final returns, for the purpose of satisfying all interested that the plan is conducted impartially. The Contest Man reserves the right to be & member of and referee this committee. When you glance over the list of merchants secured for your favorable consideration you will find the exercise of discrimination throughout. In securing this organization, the promoters were careful to obtain that class of business men whom the public knew to be thoroughly de- pendable. Therefore, the beautiful sentiment enunciated by this plan, the many virtues which follow its conception are fortified by the business men, who represent the commercial genius of your community. The rules governing the contest are conceived with the idea in view of affording every one equal protection. That these rules will be enforced the very names of these substantial business men and the widely-known reputation of the Library Advertising Company, are sufficient guarantee. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS About Redemption Features, Bread Wrappers, Laundry Slips, Cigar Bands, Theatre Tickets. When you present the above for entry into the returns, always have same in neat package. Write on outside the name of contestant you are work- ing for and the exact number of votes. Be sure that your count is absolutely accurate. VOTE THE BANDS FROM HAVANA BAT 10c CIGARS. They are good for 10 votes each. An enormous opportunity for the men to aid their organization. Redeemable at Plaut-Cadden Company's store. J. A, GEORGE, Manufacturer, VOTE THE WRAPPERS From Fox’s Butter Bread and Butter Krust Bread. PROVIDENCE BAKERY. Each wrapper represents 10 votes. Pure, wholesome bread with a mission. Present wrappers at Plaut-Cadden Company’s store. ROGERS’ DOMESTIC LAUNDRY. -~ The slips from Rogers' Laundry are good for one vote for each penny of amount. Clubs take notice! Present them at Plaut-Cadden Company's store. COLONIAL THEATRE, NORWICH’S FAVORITE PICTURE THEATRE. A special coupon redeemable at any contest store will be given for every evening’s performance. Double coupons matinees. GEDULDIG’S GREENHOUSES, 77 CEDAR STREET. The only Florist in Norwich that issues votes in the contest. Get busy! SPECIAL RULES The votes will not be issued on wholesale goods, i. e, goods purchased by one dealer from another to be sold to the consumer. The votes will not sued to city officials or purchasing agents for money expended offi- ly. Corporation moneys are likewise excluded from entering the returns. = This plan is for the consumer or individual buyer only. OUR DRUGGISTS ARE LOCATED CONVENIENTLY TO ALL—STUDY THE LIST CAREFULLY Every one of these stores is a very important point for voting. The service is capable and prices right.. What more could you ask? Remem- ber, they are: LEBOU‘S DRUG sTORE- Opposite Chelsea Savings Bank. ENGLERS’ BROADWAY PHARMACY, corner Main Street and Broadway. BRAY’S DRUG STORE, Greeneville. HAVE A MERCHANT FRIEND YOU DESIRE TO ISSUE VOTES TO HELP YOUR CAUSE ALONG, ADDRESS A. O. JOHNSON, 32 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY NN 0\ N 3 D\ NTNINTBN (NN NN » N7 Y 78 A\ 0 B\