Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 22, 1916, Page 6

» fl??-’ : i % efit of his Frapic Cooper, of Bro Mass., a student at Wesleyan unmty, ll.g- dletown, is visiting his grandmother, present locatlon, ail this great embank- ment was levelled to make way for the ved railroad faclli refrain ‘est | the time they ;{and return homi Oliver H. Williams presided session of the Third district court, Friday, and also acted as clerk in the absente of CI ce 1. Roche, prevailln LAl on the docket, Which are in the main a certificate showing that Mr. myon was ill, and unable to appear in court. The case was continued for two Weeks. A big touring car, imost the v of a - losom: one_of the , kind, passed through Westerly Thursday evening,enroute from Boston to New London, with Alderman Clar- ence H. Thompson, of New London, as operator. The machine is of the lat- est type of 1815 model, but a more dilapidated ®utomobile, never went | through the town of Westerly under its own power. The machine had been in a firé and the upholstering was all burned, the tonneau was rusty and ‘without t, and the only light, a big headlight, in a temporary position. In appearance the machine was a Wreck, but the way it glided down Broad street, over the bridge and into Connecticut, & ted that the fire did no damage to the engine. or running gear. 3 The big machine was bought at a bargain just as it stood in a Boston garage and where the mechanics and bled chauffeurs declaréd that if the machine ever went to New London, it would be forwarded by freight. Al- derman- Thompson ‘and his three as- sistant mechanics put three new_tires with al = followed the t Local Laconios. as to su Charles J. Butler as We 2 Jeremiah Purtill, store on the bridge made an for e Mrs. John Palmer; in Westerly. say, me"’-&".""fi“fimfi in the doldrums just ltw Present vlnd customary rm.” The Westerly high school boys' now king, that it is propably the calm that precedes the sto) from dfnnth smol ieave hom. 6. For till' then are théy without the juris- diction of the school authorities. Lewis Babcock of Westerly is sec- ond officer of the steamship Zacapa, the United Fruit company liner, which was uflp-tlflfl;‘vtofi.-édtwo sengers, Mr. and Mrs. M, Francisco, taken off by officials. . The Wolf Worsted mills, of Harris- vilie, s6on to locate in Ashaway, have petitioned congress for a higher tariff on dyestuffs. Similar petiti were presented xrtom the Bt.m"‘ugn' b orst: company from 1 en an Son and the Rhode Island ing ‘company. Headed by the Westerly band, the companies of Westerly paraded o y evening ‘tfll;"lhc PZ:. 1 se company of- Pawcatuck, preced- ing_the opéning of the Barber’ in #ibernian hall. This évening the fire companies of Stonington borough will participate in a like parade. et T Ay STONINGTON Waeges Raised at Thread Mill—Trum- pet Presented Chief Teed—Town's Vital Statistics. One of the trio of big manufacturing industries in Pawcatuck is the Wil- liam Clark mill = of the American Thread company, which also controls mills in Willimantfc and Glasgo, C: and in Holyoke, and Fall River, It has been announced that theére is to Ish be a general raise of five per cent. in | a8 wages in the Willimantic mill, and it 1s presumed that all employes, num- bering about 11,000, will share in the increase. . Chief Chesbro’s Trumpet. _ Erastus S. Chesebro, who served for Beventeen years as chief of the Ston- ington fire deépartment, ‘has presented in place, adjusted some of the’ disar- ranged -machinery, placed the tem- his official trumpet to Chief Engineer Ed. P. Téed, who has been chief of J. Burke, state vice president, serving 2 toastmaster. 2 Friday noon the nxum'aéu = istered 54 above in the 8 in V;g- Shin - eil is making the pre- and Dass|liminary preparations c:::d A ent for the ben- & o 's fair Postmaster at Town's Vital Statistics—Abundance of Ice Stored—Social of Business Men’s Club. 2 . Th; record of vital statistics in the town of Stafford for 1915 shows that there were 121 births, 45 marriages and 94 deaths. Plate Glass Window Broken, One of the plate glass windows in the postoffice was broken Wednesday. It is the window that was put in to re- place a broken one about three weeks ago. It is not known just what is re- ., from | sponsible. for the break, as it broke e for school then and not when no one was near it. It is thought that the frost may possibly be r\l‘rfln- sible for the building settling a little, ‘which might cause the glass to snap. :The Rockville degrée team assisted at the initiation of six candidates at the meeting of Iona council, Daughters ot Pocohontas, Tuesday evening. X N, Wood, who was operated on at the Johnson Memorial hospital several days ago, is making a Eood recovery. Peter Roberts, one of the largest of local ice dealers, has his icehouse filled and will now devote his time to filling ;:vnu.l private icehouses. There will no scarclty of ice next summer. Berriard Hanley is substituting as mail carrier on rural route No. 1 un- til a regular appointment is made. To Repeat Talk. At the Congregationial church sepper nel%v '!?ik thbe h o will ’\:Q»N Mrs. A. W. Kingsbury, ss Mary ew- ton and Mrs, G. Percival Bard. Mrs. George Rumbelow-wiil-repeat her talk on How the War Affects Canada, which proved so popular at a recent meeting of the Current Events club. Enjoyable Social. ‘There wags a large attendance and an enjoyable time at the monthly social of the Business Men's club at the business men's rooms Friday evening. Music was by Wood's orchestra. .~ Grand List Increased. ‘The assessors have nearly finished their work and ecxpect to have the books closed within a few days. It is expected that the grand list will be considerably larger than it was a year 0. Favorable reports dre received from James Hampston, who went to a Nor- wich hospital for treatment about three months ago. Addition to Theatre. John Sena is considering the build- ing of an addition to the Comique the- atre. His. plans contemplate an ex- tention of 22 feet, with an enlarged stage and gallery. I The Beét Proof. *'That,Coffee Hurts Often comes from those who for- merly said, “Coffee doesn’t hurt me,” but who finally chan ged to POSTUM When such persons find relief - from coffee troubles, and the way back to ok}i,t_imenhealth and c_orhfort, they : hive'éeméthirrg to say worth while--- ) _ Read letter to the right. TALES THAT ARE TOLD “I was one of the kind who wouldn't believe that coffee was hurting me,” says a N, Y. woman. “You just couldn’t convince me its use was con- nected with the heart and stomach trouble I suffered from most all of the time.” (Tea contains caffeine—the same drug found in coffee, and is just as harmful) “My trouble finally got 80 bad I had to live on milk and toast almost entirely for three or four years. Still I loved the coffee and wouldn't belleve it could do such damage. t I needed was to quit coffee and e nourishment in such form my stomach could digest. I had read much about Postum, but never thought it would fit my case until one I decided to quit coffee and give a trial and make sure about it. So I got o packege and carefully followed the directions. \ 3 “Soon I began to get better and 'was able to eat y selected foods without the aid | or other di- gests and it was. 0 really a new woman po:;sluuy. “Now I h . an loum‘l,.'m '3'; 1 - 4 . thi; that es along, and I this woidetful o s %fi 1 ":S nm lace of the dan- » ace e 5 and u{ 18 why everyons dom't by 1 5y tc prove by 10 days’ ‘trial of / 5 of coffee. The_re- | Médn ‘the " offi to- cross, New York at once. A CHICAGO POLICEMAN KILLED BY A BANDIT One of the Most Daring Robberies Ever Attempted in That City. Cll::gnmw Jan. 21.—A hn!mmt-,nn..:m- pan! a woman, oon robbed the tourist A, Cook cashier, killed a policeman and es- caj Kmnuu to the police the deed was the most daring of years in this city. t was. accomplished on one of the busiest streets of the downtown dis- trict‘at an_ hour when the thorough- fare was congestsd with automobiles and workers on their way home. The woman did not_participate in the actual robbery. She ordered a taxicab at the Great Northern hotel and John McCabe of the Fay company responded. The woman instructed him to drive to the Cook offices. There she Wwaited: without n.uxhzms. # hile the robber h entered The * cashiér; M&t L. ‘Walsh, attempted to reach a revolver, but was shot and painfully injured and backed into a vault with four other employes, B. A, Johnson, = traffic policeman, was attracted to the scene, but found that the bandit had locked "the door after entering. Johnson was trying to force an entrance when the rob- ber suddenly threw it open and fired a bullet into the officer’s heart. . He scattered the throng on the side- walk and leaped toward the taxicab. Pointing his weapon toward - McCabe the robber ordered him to drive away, but’ McCabe jumped. The bandit hes- itated a second and then sped up an alley. The woman followed and dis- appeared in the crowd. McCabe was interviewed at police headquarters and allowed to return to work. The police were satisfled of his innocence, Postal Laws Are Strict, Probably there's a reason why Colonel Roosevelt's opinion of Henry Ford's peace party has mnover _ap- peared in ' print.—Charleston News and Courier. “CYCLONE” DAVIS MAKES BOW IN HOUSE. to! of Thomas & Son of ?foo. ‘wounded the 2 feverish coated — they gripe or an-n.m LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES CLAIM LUSITANIA INDEMNITY pond-bos ot Final Decision Will Rest With Secre- tary Lansing. Washington, Jan. 21.—Notice that several life insurance companies will claim a part of any indemnity Ger- many may pay on account of the loss of life on the Xg;lnufln has raised a question for Sfficials have presented claims, Final a3 to whether insurance com.- pany on aceount of policies paid out shall take precedence will rest ‘Wwith Secretary Lansing. i hOM?Inl. pointed that ‘where jurance indemnity for its ction u;-\lz; went to thé insurance companies rath- g than to the owners, but it was said ere were argu fication of T‘:{n‘m case of loss of life. has offered indemnity for the Lusitania victims, but acceptance by the United States hinges upon outcome, of negotiations now in prog- ress for the settlement of all issues growing out of the tragedy. FIVE NEGROES HANGED AND BODIES RIDDLED WITH BULLETS Near Starkville, Ga—Were Accused of " Tmplication in Killing Sheriff. “Jan. #1—The deatt Whose bullet-riddled bodies were found early today hanging from a tree near Starkville, Ga., was held in a coroners vérdiet returned this afternoon to have been due to “strangulation’ and ‘gunshot wound: the hands of unknown partis Wwas o indication that any furt investigation would be conducted by the authorities. The negroes, accused of implication in the killing of Sheriff Moreland at Starkville, were taken from the iall here late vesterday by & small party of men who gained ac- cess to the cells through a_well-plan- ned ruse and whisked the five prison- ers away in automobiles. They per- suaded the sheriff to open the Jail doors by asking permission to place 2 negro they brought with them in & cell for safe keeping. The negro dis- appeared while the sheriff was being overpowered and efforts to locate him or learn his identity have been fruit- ess. MEDALS FOR MERITCRIOUS SERVICE TO HUMANITY Awarded at Meeting of National In- stitute of Social Sciences. New York, Jan. 21,—Medals for mer-~ itorious service to humanity during the it year were awarded at the nual meeting here today of the Na- tional Institute of Social Sciences. Gold medals were presented to Mrs. THelen Harley Jenkins, who built the Serbian Home of Refuge and to Rob- ert n, former Ambassador to France, for his efforts to better hu- manity. Among those who réceived bronze it touu 'u or PASSENGER TRAIN BLOWN UP NEAR PUEBLA Twenty-three Persons Wers Killed— ~ Only One Erenped three recently, when a passenger train was blown up, supposedly by Zapata ad- herents, according to S. A. J. Trumbo, ‘weal one rmnnr surviy 1 reported. r. Trumbo -Il.&o which was blown up was immediately ahead of the one on which be was traveling from Mexico City. i “Several volleys were filed into our train” added Mr. Trumbe, - left ‘with his wife for Los Angeles- iy e BB jervaibasig. ico City, who is_con’ bullet wound inflicted, he said, military cer when Tanner insuiting references to - the United States. Mr. Trumbo reported us fever and cen- stoy officers demanded money. officer took Mr. Trumbo’s coat. Mr. Trumbo's story of the blowing up of a passenger train near Puebla with 28 casualties is the first tion of such a tragedy to border. EXPENSE ACCOUNTS OF A NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Are Being Investigated by District At- torney Swann, t %m w Swann began an ing 'y fl:to published charges of frregulari. ties in the expense accounts of legislgtive committee, headed by State , Thompson, which has been investigating the state public service commissions. The charges are t bills rendered by a New York hofel for thre expenses of the committee during its here and approved by Chairman omp- son contained items for expenditureés not incurred by some of the members. Assembd! H lunter of a Yale ~graduate member of the committee, New York, Jan. 21.—] Senator George F, medals were Peter Cooper Hewitt for | or his inventions and Mme. Sembrich for |} aid she gave after the San Francisco earthquake and fire, Former President Taft was elected B“uln.lfil\lti "\ Murray ler, pres- ident of Columbia University !hn’m:t- ive president. BLOOD TRANSFUSION FOR CASES OF GAS POISONING Highly..Commended by Coroner Hoff- man of Chicago. 21.—Confident that § § 7% I or the Soroner calls atten t kind of :',l‘ua, Untatnted by 5 B 3 Al Red Ci the by any | mittee's bill ';n;‘ :i;in “auz = McQuistion to Ve state: e T otapeen and the. hatel et and ?ullydhuh-.!orwhat-adb&'lufi the $5,820 paid the comptroller the state of New York was expended.” The sxpenses of the commiitee, ac- cordl! jompson, were muum‘: members and the total was correct, gestion. e Abe ohatamers. Some ih umfl' fi '; Pou Row much good It has 1 N . tell ot SEC. GARRISON'S PLAN FOR _A CONTINENTAL ARMY Given Unqualified Support by Genarals Scott and Bliss, ‘Washington, ' Jan. 21.—Unqualified