Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 5, 1916, Page 7

NOTWTCT BUCLETTY, YIOTSDRY, UGTOBEW U, YoTo n Coafs Skirts e e e e Where “Smart” Style Meets Moderate Price Swits Dresses Waists Peiticoats Incomparable selection of distinctive modes for discriminating women, rep- resenting all of the foremost conc” tions of Paris and America. The Sanpleftyp 94 MAIN STREET - NO RACE SUICIDE IN S8HAW STREET. School Census Shows Total of 287 Youngsters of School Age There. It Colonel Roosevelt should ever play a return engagement in New London he will undoubtedly be par- ticnlarly “dee-lighted” to pay a visit to & dence of race suicide. who is n canvass. Donochue, annual There are exactly 287 of them of school age, that is, from 4 to 16, resid- ing there. “Heaven only knows how m bies tilers are beside this num- ber,” added Mr. Donobue. “I imagine it would take me an extra day to count them. But when one looks over of smiling, ays energetic wi and convinces country of the ATTENDED CONFERENCE ON worl FIRE pointed by State Fire Up Matter. The committee appoi Stamford convention o Fire Chiefs to take up fire prevention schools of the state n and dletown fire conference. The fire chiefs of Connecticut feel that fire prevention text books for the schools would in a great measure re- duce fire losses throughout the state. | hey would not only child in the matter of but the p: ed out that text-books taken into he Denta! Association O. H. Youngs of elected president of Dr. ting in that ght. hican hotel and the rs was the only matt following officers dent, 0. H. Youn George N. Bate Augustus Prince. A collation was ser business meeting was held, aw street, for along that cosmo- politan thoroughfare there is no ecvi- ry, according to_statistics unearthed hoo! Census Enunierator Thom: rile far from the longest highway in c holds the record for young- sometimes soiled h the manner ican civilization is doing wscuredly the melting pot PREVENTION TEXT-BOOKS Chief H. L. Stanton on Committee Ap- text-books and ef Howard L. Stanton of this city, State senator Robert McGee of Water- George S. Pitt, chief cf the departemnt ce with Charles D. Hine, sec- y of the state board of education at Hartford on Wednesday. ter was thoroughly discussed at the rents as well for its is point- home would be of in- terest to the adult as well as ne child. Dental assoc! The meeting was held at the Quite the con- ow completing Shaw street, little faces, it one that this Chiefs to Take nted at the f Connecticut the matter of for the comprising met in The mat- educate the fire prevention of this nature Meeting. New London the New Lon- on &t its Tuesday election of of- er to come be- ! were elected: ; vice presi- secretary, J. ved after the IT'S YOUR LIVER! YOU'REBILIOUS, HEADAGHY, SIGK! DON'T STAY CONSTIPATED WITH BEREATH BAD, STOMACH SOUR OR A COLD. ENJOY LIFE! LIVEN AND BOWELS TOMIGHT AND FEEL FINE. 1 head diz poison which is your tongue and tull of cold. get a box of Cascarets tore now? bowel cleansing you e « Cascarets never gripe all the 5. They act gently but th should give cross, ious or feverish chi'dren a whole Cas- pi Mothers caret any time. They and children love them. zht sure! Remove the liver and stomach sick, headachy, constira Eat one or two tonight and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and ver experienced. rou will wake up fecling At and fi next day like calomel. salts and YOUR LIVER keeping you coated, breath sour. Don’t Why don't rou from the drug or bother ough! sick, bil- in| g Were $131,813.37—Every Effort Has Been Made to The seventhy semi-annual report of the Thames L8an and Trust company filed by Receiver Amos A. Browning in the office of Clerk George E. Par- sons of the superior court shows that on Oct. 1st the total assets of the company were $131,813.37. The report the particulars ralating to the stration of the affairs of the company go far as they do not appear in preceding reports, avd covers many typewritten pages. The report- covers the period from April 1st last to the 30th day of September. A statement of the assets is given in the accompany- ing_tab! Tnder the heading reasons for delay in converting assets into cash the re- Dport says: Every effort has been made to con- vert assets into cash as rapidly as could be done and obtain a fair value. In the case of many debtors the only way to realize any reasonable amount is_to take payments in installments, a legal process would re seult in bank- | ruptcy or otherwise in loss. Regarding such _securities as_are now held, like the bonds of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company and the stock of said | company, that of the St. Louis Iron | Mountain and Southern Railread com- pany and emall holdings of the Sterl- ing Securities _company, the Ameri- can Car and Foundry company and | the United States Finishing company, fod je———|l———|——— | ——— fe————] WAUREGAN BLOCK e — NORWICH ARMOCRY i8S VALUED AT $34,000. Appreciation 1 tate Inventory of State Property Shows ciatior a Total Value of Cver a Million. An inventory g all the land and b the state of Conr t in chofrge of | “N o iattion the acting quarterms r general | g T which was _requested by the state| MOLSage Foans ... finance board, has been rendered by | porc o Eolateral Col. M. ] , assistant to the acf ¥ ing chief quartermaster. It shows the total value of the $1,7 s Sroats 5 Stocks 5 State armor: [ 3 Hartford $869,103.33 State armory (Meadow Interest on Bank Deposits State ! State i State State State State Cost of Converting Asset: N General Expenses Real Estate Expenses State armory, New B 000.00 Offset . E L armory, Torrington... 50.000.001 Decrease of Assets . 28,000.00 Convert Assets Into Cash as Rapidly as Possible—Gen- eral Expenses for Past Six Months Have Been $4,562.25. REGEIVER'S SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT |H Assets of Thames Loan and Trust Company on October First it has been thought best, as the estate cannot be immediately settled, to wait in hope of a better market. Collection of the note of the Rays, that of the Garps, and the note of John Manwarring, Jr.,, endorsed by Lawrence B. Brockett, as the result ot suits terminating favarably, is suffi- ciently noted elsewhere in the report. The other suits against sald Manwar. ing have been reduced to judgments. Liens filed against the real estate at- tached have been foreclosed and such real estate now owned by the com- pany has been offered for sale. The bankruptey of A. L. Potter and A. L. Potter & Co. has resulted in litigation to recover upon the Potter notes, of several thousand dollars in amount and suits are not yet determined. Debtors of this company who are in bankruptcy, the cases being still in the course of settlement are the Fenton-Charnley Co.,, Columbus Se- curities Co. and Albert L. Potter and A. L. Potter & Co. The bankrupt es- tate of Max Rabinovitch has been closed and a dividend of 33 1-3 cents on the dollar realized. The endorser, ational Shoe and Clothing com- v, paying the balance by stallments. A statement of the assets of the Thames Loan and Trust Co. as shown in the semi-annual report filed in the superior court office by Receiver Amos A. Browning is as follows: Assets Amts. Realized Assets April1,1916 To Oct.1,1916 Oct.1, 1916 $32,676.61 $10,277.16 $20,837.71 780.00 2,975.00 2,975.00 50.00 17,500.00 15,000.00 73,500.00 73,500.00 1,014.00 6.00 1,008.00 8,490.97 2,457.14 3,555.11 ’ 200.00 200.00 259.00 2,884.78 401.40 5,402.77 $21,060.00 4,275.00 \ 2450 390.00 $33,721.20 $131,813.87 415.26 919.12 1,13411 1,007.00 1493 $27,211.62 $131,813.37 30,854.11 59.74 9,483.31 $172,320.53 §172,220.53 ANOTHER PARALYSIS CASE IN NEW LONDON. armory, armory, Land and T g8, § it n nd 2 T < military camp grounds, = 1Six Year Old Boy is Latest Arrival at State military * Vevey the Memorial Hospital Contagion house, Niantic 400000 Ward. State rifle rang HAVErL ...s.. 400000 A new case of infantlle paralysis | was discovered in New London Wed- Total - Neil DEAD AS RESULT OF LYME AUTO ACC!DENT | the contagion ward of Me- pital Wednesday afternoon. = diagnosed tae sickness as probable in- fantile paraly All the symptoms ted very strongly toward the dis- ‘This diagnosis was "confirmed Hartford, Conn., Austin B. B t in a hospital h Wednesday when other physicians day) mor called in consultation. received i case was reported to the health t h department, which immediately took the necessary precautions. The child was taken to the contagion ward and ided and ground, recei Was 57 years the home in Hope street was fumi- Wil Collese, gated and disinfected. and a dai The source of the contagion is un- T known. Thegchild is known to have Kid been a frequent visitor at Ocean Beach Kid” with a relative during the summer, and s and it ought at first t g, was at it stood that P in the com: days ago 2 rigid investization of , cumstances and it is hoped that nd that n something be revealed Thursday B oo : to which the infecticn may be traced. e Jue ey vl is probable that he will deem it well known to a number of local e B clbses the. Baltonsiall thusiasts. r at least exclude scme cf the | enildren. Unveil Monument to Grant. The unveiling of to General Ulysses S. capitol at Hartford W terncon, was attended by : pany of people. .The me presented to the state ticut division, the commander T. Alcorn of 1 the exercises. HAHN FIRST IN WEST SIDE PINOCHLE Displaced Lewis Who Goes Down to Fourth Position in the Standing. second night's play Wednes- the West Side Pinochle club tournament August Hahn took first place, displacing Dr. Lewis, who drop- ped down to fourth place. Second In the day i Acting place is now held by Underwood and proved Wednes t by A. Jordan. Wednesday following quarterly i | night's results follow: The Connecticut Colony of Epileptics, /. n, 6980; J. Jordan, 6 #2,278158; Am ol for the ‘Underwood, 68%5; ‘Larse Deaf, $9,300; t Oral_school, am, 6610; Df. Lewis, 6395; $4,875; the ut - Traming ; Pendleton, 624 Hallisey, 575; Bailey, 5470. School for Feeble Minded Discussed Plans for Winter's Activities Hahn, 14,45/ The Catholic Women’s ciub met on Jordan, 14,17, 4 TUnderwood, 14,27 Dr. Lewis, 13 ‘Wednesday evening in Buckingham | Jordan, Peckham, 1 Memorial and ai: 1 plans for the | 1 rsen 12,995; Pendleton, coming wint In the ab- | 12,310; Hallisey, 11,4 mence of the Sylvia, who w e Nellie Sullivan, - : presided. AT THE AUDITORIUM. Planning Membership Campaign. Homan Musical Comedy. The membe: e of the The Homan Musical Comedy cal full situations, comedy offering nes and amusing bership campa! The M. C. gn. A, at present has about 809 members. Employed Eoys to Meet. noes: The Emplo: class at the Y night for th first ti indications are that tb quite larg: ship aboard which ion of the play O'Conneli was h song selections, and Mr. ce. took pi i al this fall and d in se class will be are harmless —Cleveland T pupil cik?oa(lhc\fh:t munication received Wednesday mori- : & srade at toe onstal . Mon- | ing by Mayor Ern 3 Eecisscr AustiniE. Easustt Sucoumb Gt ichild o s Ak Il WhTe 18 | ol ey omeeg il Basuns: from ed to Injuries Received Monday |scicol and was sent home. A physi-|anj unmistakable language the nava: Night. cien was called and he immediately Lucas of the might have core in contact with one|To Mayor Ernest E” Rogers. station up the rive Donnelly children who have the| There is assuredly no attempt at London Glohe. T s the disease. It was learned later, how-|equivocation in this communication. tion -that cime to Probation Officer |ever, that the n child has rot|The situation is laid squarely befors Mansfield Wednes commu- | been at Ocean By for more than a|the business men of New London. If nicated with Pros month, so that this theory as a source | the Shay plant is done away with, the The information cam: of is pract climinated. | submarine base will not only remain, field from Lu Officer Ed C. Chipman | but its importance will undoubtedly be of bright which eased good sized houses at all per- Fddie Tlavelle was par- iy good as the bogus captain of most of the | new FElgin scored her biggest hit with a very precty rope | E BASE WILL REMAIN IF SHAY PLANT GOES. Rear Admiral Grant Explaing His Po- sition in Regard to Navy Yard Sit- uation. If anybody in New TLondon enter- tains apprehension about the subma- rine base remeining, even though ar- rangements were made to close the Shay fertilizer plant, his anxiety will be set at rest by the important com- representative explains his position ;l‘lw contents of the letter are as fol- ows: U. S. Naval Yard. Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1916. My Dear Sir# Thank you for your telegrams concerning the abolishment of the Shay fertilizer plant in New London. As soon as that establishment ceases to operate its plant and is a thing of the past, 1 will give my best endeavors to establishing the subma- rine base at the naval station. Very truly yours, A. W. GRANT, | Rear Admiral, U. & N. Commander Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet, largely enhanced. Because of the absence from the city of F. Valentine Chappell and Capt. T, A. Scott of the committee in chargs of the Shay matter, no attempt was made Wednesday to appoint sub-com- mittees for the campaign to raise the required $16,000 to obtaln a lease of the plant. Mayor Rogers and Henry R. Bond put in the greater part of the day on the problem, however, with the result that they obtained very satis- factory contributiogs. With suitable co-operation on the part of merchants and others, the Shay plant will go and the submarine base remain LIVELY INTEREST IN BOYS' DEPT. TOURNEY Young Leading With 646 Points to His Cred The boys’ department at the Y. M C. A. this year is one of the liveliest ever, owing to the big game tourna- ment which is being conducted. Thers jare 36 entered in the tourney which started Monday night and will finish when all games are played. The games include pool, bull board, tan- talizer, ping pong and checkers; each game counting in the standing. including Wednesday’s The results, games follow: Contestant Spivery Young’ Randall LS com- | 5, Sullivan pany pre d Wednesday afternoon ! Hartley and evening The Elopers, a neat mu- | Wi B. Covey Dixon et F dance. O. Mossessian . Has Returned to Bellevus Hospital. On the picture programme was seen | M. Mossessian . %g Miss Edna jles, who has been at [the five reel William Fox feature | Connell 320 her home oa W cet for two | Caprice of the Mountains, an exciting | Hanna 335 eks, has Y drama of love and inirigue of the 83 where she is of train- | northwest country in which June C 282 ing at Bellevue and Harry Hilliard were 349 s ast. An amusing comedy reel com- 317 Nothing pleted the bill. Tomorrow, 1S ar 24 “T believe w wounced, a_complete change of pro- | Hitchon 39 don’t what of gramme will take place’ McNickle 93 dent v Driscoll 1 show how fatal te campaign en The swallow has a larger mouth in thusiasm it is to be a vice president” | proportion to its size than any other| The United States yearly spends Plain Dealer. { bird. $100,000,000 in building public schools. OW THESE MOTHERS KEEP THEIR BABIES WELL AND STRONG READ THEIR EXPERIENCES TOLD “IN THEIR OWN WORDS. ; "Bav.: my chfl‘; ren_ have Father John's Medicine with good results. always have a bottle of the medicine in the house r.an emergency. g ed) Mrs. S, . gxl-ks:n 29 Bailey St, Lawrence, Mass, ot s + “I can_ recom- ,mend Father - John’s Medicine to anyone that is run down. We have :“d‘l it inlf our amily, myself, hiusband, and " my little boy, for fizrs with od results.” SS] €d) Mrs. J. W. King, 810 St. Clair St, Port Huron, Mich, “I am sorry for any family that cannot afford Father John's Medicine for their children. It has been of great benefit both to m%y and x(-ug' lic&l)e baby. igned) * . Mrs, Mabel Edgar, R. Shipping Port, Pa. My little boy took Father John's Medicine when he had trouble with his breathing and it did Rim a great deal of gomf I cannot recommend . he medicinetoo hly. i R e e G _“Whenever my little | boy feels run down or in poor health, we give him Father John’s Medicine and it proves beneficial every time. I have ta- S Sl F. D No. 1, ken it myself with ood results.” f(clley, 5 W. 1o1st St., New York City. (Signed) Mrs. John “All of my| family have used Father John’s Medicine with good results for several years, whenever we needed a tonic. Myd baby, Inez, age ained ex- cellent health by usingg i?,‘” i (S?gned Mrs. Jas. Williams, 51 Grove Ave, Bast Providemse RUL o R “I_ have given Father John’s Medicine_to my boys, Lawrence and Earl, and have taken it my- self with excel- lent results. It certainly builds one up and gives (Signed) gi you strength.” Mrs. ]uhn’ Dougherty, R. D. No. 15, Groton, N. Y. AUTOISTS PAY MANY THOUSANDS TO STATE. Large Increase Shown Over Receipts of Last Year. ~Qur Annual WILL CONTINUE THRCUGHOUT THE WEEK jon to a display of Fall and Winter Merchandise, the most complete and comprehensive we have ever 2ddi : g shown, we are offering ln ING PRICES. The object of these special profitable to visit our store WEEK OF baby over. Vanta line is absolutely the best quality in its grade. ® All raw materials are the best obtainable, including Australian wool, the best combed Peecler cotton and the best of pure silk. sible shrin process, ANTA BAND spection: A STRONG LIST OF SPECIAL VALUES selecting these special offerings we have chosen from each department the most seasonable, most wanted and most reliable items we could gather together. REDUCTIONS ARE FROM OUR OWN LOW SELL- son to the many other good reasons, why it will be' SPECIAL SHOWING THIS Vanta Baby Garments Vanta Garments have made possible the pinless, buttonless dressing of baby from “top to toe” without once turning Every garment washed with ordinary care. Fall Opening ALL values is to add another rea- during Fall Opening Week. in the the finest Vanta Garments cannot shrink if We keep the fabric in hot water all night; ail pos- kage is accomplished in this unless garments should be boiled which should never be done with wool garments. All Vanta Garments are sterilized in a peroxide bath. They are safe and right for baby. We show the Vanta Vest, Vanta Ab- dominal Binder, Vanta V Band and Vanta Knit Gertrude. We invite in- THE PORTEDUS & MITCHELL CO. A striking iilustration of the growth of business in the automobile depart- ment at the capitol was given when the receipts for the fiscal year of the denartment were announced this week. The fiscal year came to an end Satur- day evening and the receipts reached $765,727.01. The amount received for the 'previous fiscal year was $536,- 19151916, . gur s wing | b B e a e o ot 15| baisi regiatralions 802470791 per cent. over those of 1915, 71,980 operators’ licenses 143,960.00 Chief Clerk Frederick J. Wetstine of the automobile department said that there is reason to believe that the in- crease for the current year, which be- gan last Sunday, will bring the annual revenue of the departmient up to $1,- 000,000. This revenue is turned over to the highway department for the re- 32,423 operators’ licenses . 32,790 38,720 42,660 52,982 64,846.00 1913-1814. registrations ...... operators’ licenses . 1914-1915. registrations operators’ licenses . 83.24 40.00 P LITIGATION OVER MISSOURI “SHORT HAUL” LAW. Missouri Pacific Co. Contends It In- terferes With Interstate Commerce. Whshington, Oct. 4. — The Missouri ’°¥§e°§£;§‘,,3‘*§3 kfl:’;h‘;i‘:g;mbne de- | “short haul” law is an amplification partment for the fiscal year ending|by the legislature of state constitu- Sept. 30 are as follows: tional arations of 1872 and 1875 1,083 fines ... - 1 manufacturer’s report . 7 manufacturers’ deposits . 54,340 private owners and commercial registrations. . 361 dealers’ registrations 32 motorcycle dealers’ regis- trations .. 68,479 motor tors ‘vericle opera- rators 612 registrat: certificates ... . 5 1,145 duplicate operators’ censes E 6,861 motor ver 39 liverymen transfers 268 motorcycle transfers 1,264 additional markers 1,264.00 $788,727.91 Recapitulation, 1,063 fines . $15,260.87 59,641 registration: classes g.. eee emeiesaens 600,231.54 71,930 operators, motor vehi- cle and motorcycle ...... 143,960.00 1,767 duplicates, registration and OPerators ............ 878.50 7,166 transfers of all classes 7,033.00 1,264.00 $768,727.91 Yearly Comparisens. The state auto law went into effect on Sept. 1, 1907, and the receipts from 1907 to. 1908, given below, include the month of September, 1307, making 13 months’ receipts instead.of the resular fiscal year. The figures from the time the automobile daw went into effect s 907-1908. 7,895 registrations .. 8,991 operators' licenses 1,264 additional markers ... .. $43,765.50 17,982.00 1908-1909. 10,000 registrations ... « $31,008.65 18,763 operators’ licenses 217,626.00 1009-1910. 11,789 registrations .... .§131,007.10 15,534 operaiors’ licenses ... 30,668.00 1910-1911. 16,372 registrations ... ..$888,504.89 20,808 operators’ licemses . 41,616.00 1911-1912. 21,371 registrations . .$202,642.08 26,241 operaiors’ licens 2,482.00 1912-1913, = 26,560 registrations - $255,950.52 tacked the “short haul” Missouri revised statutes of 1909, fix- ing maximum penalties of $1,000 for each violation. The “short haul” clause, it charged, violates the “due process” and “equal orotection” clauses of the federal comstitution Missc constitution and interferes with inter- state commerce. and of the enactments of a -special railroad ltgislation session of the Mis- souri assembly in 1387. been in progress for years between the McGrew Coal company and the Mis- ouri Pacific 3 latter contending that the constitution authorized prohibition of “unjust” rate discriminations only and that both statutory and constitutional de tions prohibiting =all discrimjnations, whether unjust or just and reasonable, were void. Litigation has Railroad company, the lara~ The statutes were construed in the Missouri courts to regulate intrastate freight rates only—not passenger ¢ interstate company, strict enforcement would “burden in- terstate commerce, * * * confiscate the property of every common drive them all from the state.” ‘The declared railway the! commerce. however, rrier and The supreme court has upheld “short haul” laws of other states, which are not conflscatory and do not interfere with interstate commerce, and its de- cision in tHe present case applies pri- marily to Missouri’s peculiar legal en- actments and based upon alleged over- charges for coal that state. shipments within The Missourl Pacific company at- sections of the and Missouri’s Missouri courts sustained the “short haul” statutes, declaring that they do not burden or interfere with interstate commerce and are a valld exercise of the within the state. the “short haul” provisions of the old state constitution were not repealed by the new, nor by the 1887 which were declared definitive merely and not restrictive of what constitutes unjust discrimigation. L The McGrew Coal company secured its $ndgment for excess charges on coal shipped withim the siats only, but the railroad conten@ed that the powers over raiiroads ek They held, also, that statutes, Missouri laws could be applied to turb interstate rates despite the state courts’ construction_that the law was operative only-uponsntrastatetrafiic. Woman’s Tears. Bob Glenn ys prohibition will iput an end to women's tears. Then the women won’t have it. A woman wouldn’t surrender tine when there is no occcas all the reforms in the category.— i Houston Post. The Next Thing. Now we “hear of disease-resisting cabbages, and we always supposed that in time some good reason would be found for cabbage; parsnips next.— Milwaukee Journal. Tells a Secret - Manufacturer of Famous Medicine Tells Ingredients, So Public Can Appreciate Pure, Reliable Medi- cine. Many people fear to take medicina| fto-check and abort colds, cure coughs, catarrh, etc. This fear is groundless| ‘with all the products of The Black~ urn Products Co., Dayton, Ohio. {Not one contaius opiates, narcotics ory tharmful drugs. Mentho-Laxene, for} ‘coughs, colds, catarrh and all distress; following 2 cold, is 2 compound* of] Wiltd Cherry, Tolu, Cascara, Grind ia, Menthoe Ammonium Chloride, alcohol sufficient to preserve and cep in solution. | Every ingredient is in concentrated form and the medicine is so strong that only ten-drop doses are to be itaken in the “raw” state. But the ideal way is to make into a syrup by‘ emptying a 2} oz. bottle of Mentho=< Laxene igto a pint bottle and then filtl the bottie with granulated sugan syrup, made j- dissolving a pint. of sugar in a hait pint of boiling water. It is said by thousands that this makes| a most effective home treatment for{ all cold troubles. The manufacturer! guarantees it to please or money; back. Sold by all good druggists, THE L. A. GALLUP CO.. THERE 12 no advertising medium 1 Eastern Conmecticut fiw to mmnlfi letin. for-business results.