Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 2, 1917, Page 7

the Delicious Taste : 3 C. Graham Crackers are incomparably the finest l-lv‘u:i of grabam crackers. Thanks to our careful selec- tion of grain and thorough preparation, we get just thie right proportion of elements to make wholesome_biscuit and one that is the most table -ndupyeuzmgof its kind. Try N. B. C. Graham for their delicious nut-like flavor and flaky crispness. Use them rgguhfly at meals and between meals, because they are as digestible as they are Fit 2 i 5c anp 10c Packages "NATTONAL BISCUIT COMPANY * Lt o Hartford, was fined $200 and sent to jail for 30 days by the superior court for iking Mrs. Clark and eby causing her death. ay M. Austin, 24 Charter Oak place, Hartford, was fined $100 in the superior court for causing the death of Stanley Burke of Hartford. The following have been held érim- inally responsible by the coroners for fatal accidents, but their cases have not been tried in court: Himery Klimes of Torrington, Ralph Sabio of Torrington, Fred J. Cooper.of New Haven, Leonard Joy of Waterbury, Rudolph Pitey, of Bridgeport and Charles H. Whitney of New Haven, The following have been held for manslaughter: David Wallace of Mid- dletown; John S. Wulff of Shelton; Joseph _Hochberg: of Willimantic; Harry Georse, 21 Harrison place, Hartford; John Belfour of Stfatford; Clarence N. Appell of Waterbury, A. M, Valcourt of Waterbury. Places where the acgpdents occurred and the number of fafalities resulting from each accident were as "foll{?w - ford 18, Waterbury Fairfield 2, Greenwich 5, Meriden 1, New Britain 7, Milford 5, Norwich 4, Manchester 3, Stafford 6, Plainville 2, Norwalk 5, ‘Wallingford 1, Torrington 5, Williman- tic 2, New London 4, Killingly 1, Stamford 6, Putnam 2, Newton 1, Bast Hartford 5, Branford 8, Cheshire 2, Derby 3, Barkhamsted 1, Thompson 1, Groton 1, Plainfield 4, Southington 1, West Hartford 2, Watertown, Lyme, Suffield, Sharon, Danbury, Granby, Berlin, Litchfield, Enfield, Wilton, De- von, Centervillé, East Haven, East- ford, Norfolk, Stonington, Windsor, East Windsor and Wethersfield, one each; Ansonia 2, Middletown 2, Strat- ford '3, Bristol 3. ‘The operators of the cars which caused the death of the children were exonerated on the report of coroners. it is believed tha tthe ten motorcycle fatalities were caused by she sped- ing and rcklessness on_the part of the drivers. The speeding by opera- MOTOR VEHICLES KILLED 202 IN THIS STATE n Thirty of This Number Were Children From 11 Months to 13 Years. Automobiles and motorcycles sent 202 people in Connecticut to thelr graves in 1916, a high price for any stats to pay for increased transpor- tation facilities. In 1915, fatalities caused by motor driven vehicles num- bered 113. or 89 less than the record for this year. Of the 202 killed in 1916, 30 were children, ranging in age from 11 months to 13 years. Also, it may be added that ten of last year's victims were drivers of motorcycles, and met death while speeding. New Haven led in the number of victims, with 29; Bridgeport was second, with 22; Hart. ford, third, with 18, and Waterbury, fourth, with 16, This is also the ranking of the cities in population. Seven were killed in New Britain, three in Pristol, three in Manches- ter, and two in Miadletown. As for responsibility and punish- ment for this heavy toll, 14 deaths are entered in the books of the sec- retary of state as having been caused by unknown drivers, ceses im which local police authorities have ' fallen down. Of the remainder, in only 16 instances of fatality did the circum- stances seem to ‘warrant holding the responsible party for the side of the superior court. Three cases reached trial, one driver being sent to jail for three months, another for 30 days, with a fine of $200 added, a thifd being fined $100. There are seven cases.in which the manslaughter is charged, still pending, and in six more, coroners have found drivers minally responsible. In each of these 16 cases, operator’s license has been forfeited. In addition “to local accidents, thers were hundreds in which pedestrians is the cause of rr occupants of cars were imjured, but 0o record of injuries is kept by the stat During the year 1,264 drivers were summoned to appear befors Charles D. Burner, state secretary, which means that that many drivers were conctrned fn accidents of such a na- ture as to be called to the attention of local police authorities. Not #ll that number appeared, however, as only 821 drivers reached the carpet in Mr. Burnes’ offices and told their_ story, which was an increase of» 303 over 1915, when 518 drivers appeared. Sec- retary Burnes found It necessary in the course of the year to suspend or tors of motoreycles frequent complaint to the automobile department and in many instances the operators show a recklessness when on the country roads or on streets in the suburbs of cities, declared to be criminal. It is said special attention will be given to the control of motor- cycles in the amendments to the au- tomobile law which will be consid- ered by the general assembly at the incoming session. The death of eight operators of au- tomobiles was caused by the ma- chines turning turtle, three met death when their autos collided with trolley ears, and three by running into fences. X At the request of the fire commis- Sahen tepe w0, prevent tatorietease taken steps preven! ce by biles and other vehicles with ‘while responding to has been the custom for rivers to precede the apparatus every time the alarm rings and by so doing they have greatly the ‘who often have been forced to slow up and even bring their ap- paratus to a stop, because some driver was blocking the right of way. Here- after any driver who interferes with the firemen in the performance of his duty will be haled before court on a charge of nuisance of the first class, which involves a possible penalty of With reference to this matter, May- or Brown delivered the following mes- sage to the members of the court of common council at the January meet- ing of the council on Monday even- g: Upon a number of occasions in the past the city’s fire department has been seriously interfered with and handicapped by the number of auto- mobiles and other yphicles which have preceded the clty's x nicg to answer fire alarms. In spite ot repeated warnings which have been given, there are still a number of citi- zens who seem to disregard the rights of the public in general and to con- tinue to interfere with the proper per- formance of its duties by the fire de- ent. The fire commissioners have there- fore requested me to enforce the law M. J. HICKEY APPOINTED DEPUTY SHERIFF Of Town of Montville—Appointment Made by, Sheriff Brown. Michael J. Hickey of Montville has been appointed a deputy sheriff for New London - county. The appoint- ment is made by Sheriff Sidney A. Brown, who has sent Mr. Hickey a commission. Mr. Hickey was former- b\;"a constable of the town of Mont- e. Until the appointment of Mr. Hick- ey as deputy sheriff the town of Mont- ville has been with no one qualified to preserve the peace for several weeks. The constable elected at the recent, eléction failed to qualify, leaving the town without a proper cusfodian of the law. Under these conditions all the mill owners of the town in which there is a large amount of valuable mill prop- erty, together with many prominent citizens, signed a petition which was presented to Sheriff Brown for the appointment of a deputy. Realizing the conditions there Sheriff Brown complied with the request and the appointment of Mr. Hickey followed. RELIEF CORPS’ ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S PARTY. Social Hour Followed by Well Ar- ranged Program at Buckingham Memorial. Sedgwick ‘Woman’s Relief corps, No. 16, held their annual New Year’s party on Monday. The members of the corps assembled about 5.30 o'clock in the afternoon at Buckingham Memorial, where a social hour was enjoyed, fol- locwed by a well arranged program which consisted of the following num- bers: Piano solo, Mrs. Olive Bullard; New Year's Greeting, Mrs. Elizabeth Banfleld; reading, Mrs. Laura Coit; plano solo, Mrs. Josephine Hilcox; reading, The Old Clock on the Stairs, Mrs. Grace Fillmore; recitation, Mrs. Ida Greene; piano solo, Mrs. Josephine Hiscox; solo, Way Down in Maine, Mrs. Peale. NOT BLOCK FIl ance of Their Duties—Violators to be Haled Before| A8 The For Fruits Used in One operator was killed by machines operated by persons who were not residents of this state. During the vear 100 operators’ li- censes were suspended because of their connection with fatal accidents. In 69 cases the licenses were return- ed to the operators, they having been exonerated by coroners and their cases in court nolled, or the operators dis- charged by the judge. At present there are 31 licenses under suspension on account of fatal accidents. These licenses are now in the éustody of revoke 443 licenses, an increase of 75 over the previous year. In this con- nection the operator’s licenses of 100 drivers were suspended, following fa- tal accidents, but €9 were later re- stored. Sixty-five drivers lost their licenses for operating a car while un- der the influence of liquor. It is a co- incidence that the number of drivers, who lose their licenses for recklessly operating e-car, was the same as the number of fatalities, 292. Victor Malinowsky of New Britain, charged with fatality injuring Mrs. Wishneski, Oct. 21, 1916, was sent to | the department. jail for three months by the superfor|. It is of special interest to note that court for Hartford county. ‘ during the vear 15 licenses were re- Aaron Berman, 36 Winthrop street, | voked because the applicants had ‘Children Cry for Fletcher’s The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over over 30 years, has borne the signature of Z ;andhubeenmndeunflerhispu—l sonal supervision since its inf: o Allow no one to deceive you in this.’ All Counterfeits, Imitations and * Just-as-good” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Chfl,d:en—_lfiigm I%Et Efiflment. a 7 : 1 What is CAS 1A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine mer other narcotic substance. Its agde is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it ° been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, ‘Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising and the Stomach and Bowels, aids therefrom, by regulating the assimilation of Food; healthy and natutal sleep. ‘The Children’s P‘nm—& #oflm'l Friend. ceNuiNE CASTORIA ALways Bears the Signature of “la oo, For Over. 39 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served under the direction of the chairman of the executive commit- tee. Da.nciing vlms enjoyed and the merry evening closed with all singing The Star Spangled Banner. AT THE AUDITORIUM Strand Musical Company. The “Standing Room Only” _sign was out early at the Auditerium Mon- day at both the afternoon and evening performances and many people who wanted to see the popular comedian, Felix Martin, and his agsregation of pretty girls and funny men known as the Strand Musical Comedy company, were turned away disappointed. Felix is just as funny as ever and used his broken French-English dialect to the amusement of everybody. His com- pany gave him excellent support and altogether it was the merriest crowd of stafe golk seen here in a long time and those who were fortunate enough to get in to see the show went away more than pleased with the offering for the first day of the week at this theatre. Special mention should go to the chorus of eight girls who sang and danced in a sprightly manner and wore many changes of excellent ward- robe. Henry B. Walthall and Blanche Sweet_were good in The Gangsters of New York, a five reel special feature. Comedy pictures were also shown. made false statements as to their age, and on the strength of these state- ments, they procured the licenses. The minimum age for an operator to ob- tain a license is 18 years and under the present system of issuing licenses there is no way in which an appli- cant’s statement of his age can be verified at the time of his applica- tion unless his appearance betrays his youth. The error in his statement may be discovered ard by ac- cident or by some one giving the de- partment information. The lcenses of six operators were suspended di the year because of the physical fitness of the licensees to continue to operate motor vehicles. Bight operators were deprived of their licenses they took possession of automobiles without permission of the owners. In the case of six others, who stole machines, the licenses were also revol " S Twelve licenses were suspended be- cause the holders drove ' their ma- chines past standi trolley cars. In each case an accldent occurred in which persons who were getting aboard or leaving a trolley car were the victims. Nine licenses were suspended be- cause the owners had failed to carry the proper certificates and licenses while operating a car. In one in- was U of Auto- Perform- to prevent any difficulty of this kind Sty Drovides. that ey pessen. Sestste ity provi any person resist- ;, molesting, disobeying or interfer- ing with any executive or police offi- cer or the street ioner of said city while engaged in the duty of keeping the streets or highways or public places of said city free from obstrugtion and convenient for public use, shall be guilty of a nuisance of thbel first acl:us,' v::slchvmvnlvel 2 pos- sible penalty of . nless the prac- tice above to is stopped at once and the "fire department given free and unobstructed right of way through the city’s streets in attending fires, the assistance-of the ordinance quoted will be invoked to put an end te the difficuity. Another thing which I wish to refer to briefly is the consideration of the desirability of mak! some changes in the city ordinances to provide for the further protection and care of shade trees on the city’s streets. A number of citizens and particularly some of the ladies, who are most in- terested, have suggested the wisdom of having a “shade tree commission” or other committee or body which shall have full control of this matter. I think that this is something which might ‘well be considered by the coumcil, and I shall therefore ask that a commit- tee be appointed to gather information upon this !ubjec:. if neceasary to hold hearings thereon®and to bring back a report to the court of common coun- cil at some subsequent meeting before the spring season opens. HIS IMPRESSION OF BILLLY SUNDAY Rev. Charles H. Ricketts Spoke Be- fore Large Audience. The large' company of men who at- tended the Y. . C.- A. meeting on Sunday at 3.30 p. m. indicated the interesf among the men of Norwich in Billy Surday, the great evangelist, who is now conducting a campaign in Bos- ton. Rev. Mr. Ricketts, who recently made a special trip to Boston for the sole purpose of hearing Mr. Sunday, de- livered the address, the topic of which “My Impression of Billy Sun- dey. The speaker told of seeing Mr. Sun- day first in the Beston Y. M. C. A, building where he spoke to several hundred Y. M. C. A. workers' from various parts of New England; he stated thait he left the ball fleld to work in the Chicago Y. M. C. A., where he received much help in the things of God—Mr. Ricketts told of the great meetings in the tabernacle where 15 to 18 thousand people usualy attended and the great evangelist moved them at his will, sometimes to cheers, at other times to tears. I naturally differed theologically with Billy in some things. but he has as much right to express his opinion as I have mine—some ministers are good sermon makers, but are poor preachers; Billy Sunday may not make great sermons, but he is a most con- sumate preacher. 0 Somehow there exists between many reachers and the great mass of labo: ing men an icy wall, but Billy Sun- day has smashed this wall and he ap- peals strongly to this class as well as to_others. He is criticised for using slang, but the papers éxaggerate this; one be- comes so interested in the man and the messdgze that he does not notice it and when he uses slang it fits in perfectly. I have heard some men try to im! tate Billy Sunday, but they miserably failed; God pity the man who attempts to imitate him; God made but one Bil- ly Sunday. His_world pictures ahe simply great. I heard him paint in words the picture of a lily and it was most b tiful, and he Is equally able in his satire. I must speak of the meeting, where the evangelist pleads with the unsaved to give Jesus Christ a chance In their lives; I have never heard a man so powerful in his plead- ings, and people rise by tens and twen- ties all over the great hall and _they come forward with a sincere desire for salvation. Between the meetings I went to view that splendid status of Bishop Phillips Brooks, which consists of a fine like- ness of that great preacher, back of Wwhich is the Christ whose hand is placed on the shoulder of the faitrful bishop and one can imagine the Mas- ter saying, “thank you bishop for speaking so many good words for me.” I went to the tabernacle and was even more thrilled than before, and as I beheld the great earnestness of this most wonderful man I could easily im- agine Jesus Christ standing back of him and placing his blood stained hand on his shoulder, say, “thank you, Mr. Sunday, for the many good things you have sald about me” Anyone who can preach like Bily Sunday, and do the good that he undoubtedly does is, verily, every inch a man, and God is sufely using,him in a marked wa; ttve usic and several of Sunday hymns were played grapahone. . The speaker was heartily applaud- ed_several times during his address. Secretary Hill had charge of the ser- vice. Dr. Barrows of Norwich To pronounced benediction. S e Miss Josephine Kiess of No. 22 CIliff street was visiting for the holidays at Blackstone, Mass,, Pawtucket ~and Providence, R. I, and Mr. and Mrs, John Kiess and daughter of Woon- socket, R. I. on APPLES, ORANGES, FIES AND PRUNES i Making “Fruit-a-fives <““FRUIT-A-TIVES’’ is the only medicine in the world that is made from the juices of fresh ripe fruits. Thus, it is manifestly unfair to say, “E won’t take Fruit-a-tives because I haver ‘tried other edies and they did me nogood”. the other hand, the fact that “Fruit-a-tives” is entirely different Jrom any other preparation in the world, is just why you should give it a fair trial, in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. “Fruit-a- tives”, is composed of the active principle of fruit and the greatest nerve tonic ever discovered. 50c. a bex, 6 for $2.50, trial ‘gize,25c. Atall dealersorsentby Fruit- a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N.Y. —_—— SMALL POX MENACE. John T. Black Urges Vaccination at Once. * Fears that, before the winter months are over, smallpox will have spread to all parts of the state, has been expressed by Dr. John T.| Black, secretary of the state board of health, who announced on' out- break of cases in Stamford. Three members of one|\ family have the disease in Stamford and when the cases were diagnosed the Stam- ford health authorities immediately sent for Dr. Black, who made a trip to the new -danger point to study the situation. The Stamford cases have already been traced to ~Waterbury. Two weeks before the ‘members of the tamford family were stricken they were- visited by a Waterbury resident who lives in the infected area. Some time after this visit the.two children of the Stamford family showed griu symptoms and these rapidly devel- oped into small pox. The father of the family was stricken by the disease a few weeks ago. Two more cases of the disease have been reported from Waterbury to the state board of health and Dr. Black issued what he called a final warning to residents -~ of the state to vaccinate at the earliest mo- ment. “It is too late now to talk of re- striction plans to check the disease,” said Dr. Black. “We must reconcile ourselves to the fact that we are going to have the disease 2ll over the state before the winter 1s over. The only thing to do now is to vaccinate and residents of the state will have to do that at once If there is to be any material gcheck to the scourge the average man think he is immune because he is not living in an infected area, but he is taking a long chance without being vaccinated and he is endangering his whole family, The Stamford case is a strong illustration. The authorities there are stirred over the discovery of smallpox but the disease is liable to be discovered anywhere in the state from this time on. Residents should not run any more chances but should vaceinate at once. Dr. Sunrise Service at Broadway Church. A sunrise service was held at the Broadway Congregational church from 7.30 to 8 o’clock Monday morning wita a good sized congrezation present. There was singing and prayer by the pastor, Rev. Edward S. Worcester, followed by watch words for the com- ing year. EAST SIDE ITEMS Pleasing Programme at Christmas Ex- ercises Held in the Chapel—Bridge Better Lighted—Good Skating on Young’s Pond. The anntal Christmas exercises of Preston chapel were held Sunday aft- ernoon from 3 o'clock to 4.15. The larger part of the members were pres- ent, there being about thirty-five in attendance. A number of hymans were sung by the school. A solo was well render- ed by Miss Fannie Sydleman of Stan- ton avenue accompannied by his sister, taking at the piano. The members part in the exercises were: Edward Johnson, Gordon Rainev, TRussel Storms, Mary_Brayhman, Ethel Brayh- man, Delwin Martin, Alice Conrad, and Edward Duro. A pleasing piano solo was given by Miss Lois Kinney of Main street. E ery member received a box of Christ- mas candy, as has been the custom for a number of years. B. B. Allyn was in charge of the music; the superin- tendent, Miss Annie Storms, had charge of the entertainment. Matters Talked About. Miss Helen Storms of the East Side is visiting friends in New York this week. Residents of the East Side are glad to see a new light on Preston bridge as a bright light has been needed there for a long time. Mrs. Clarence Davis of North Ston- ington was visiting friends on the East Side recently. Mrs. Henry E. Davis of ‘Palmer street attended the funeral of Mrs. Spicer of Ashaway, R. I. Tuesday of last week. He was a near relative of Mrs. Spicer. Miss Agnes Perrin and Mrs. A. G. Portmore have returned home after a trip through New York state. The youhg people find good skating gn the pond of J. M. Young these cold ays. ‘I'!I_g Pune’uus'&; Mmu cn_L TODAY When the Store Opens at 8.15 Our Great January Glearance Sale Will Begin _This Great January Clearance Sale is a No other sale of the year approaches it in distinctive feature of this store. magnitude—in the volume of merchan- dise offered and in the price reduction made. Complete details were given in our two-page advertisement in yes- terday’s Bulletin, and every item will be found exactly as advertised. . ONE POINT WE WOULD EMPHASIZE Shop Early’ Everything will be in readiness when the ‘store opens at 8.15 and shopping will be more convenient during the morning than later in the day when the - crowd will be largest. - Moreover, some of the best bargains will go to early | buyers. Look For The Remnants In Basement For the greater convenience of shop- / pers, hundreds of Remnants have been assembled and arranged on counters in Kitchenware Department — Remnants of Prints, Ginghams, Outing Flannel, Toweling, Table Linens, Etc. Don’t fail ! to visit our Basement where the Rem- Some of the best values of the sale are on the Remnant , Counters in Kitchenware Department. ~ nants will be sold.