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w ; SUR of the NEW mqgrli%ooof WASH DRESSES SOME, RECENT ARRIVALS We now show a very comprehénsive assortment of serviceable, attractive .and inexpensive Dresses for home use. They are Dresses which may be worn in the kitchen without fearing ddmage to them, and are yet so pretty and dressy that you needn’t fear wearing them in the parlor. The styles are varied, including three-quarter sleeves, V neck, turn-over or pique collars and combination collars. The materials are princi- pally checked and striped ginghams, percales and chambrays in plain colors. represent respect to his memory, and that a copy be transmitted to the family of the deceased. [The - speaker appointed as the com- mittee Messrs. Backus, Kelley and Priced At Another. resolution provided that the $£1.25 $1.59 , $1.75 $1.98 ° $2.48 ey ey the deceased, e paid 1o bis ary Lamoureux. . Fare, Seat or No & Upon recommendation of the rail- road committee, the bill was refected which provided that no passenger on a street car ehall ‘be Tequired to DPay fare unless provided: with a seat. No Normal School. The committee reported unfavorably the il to provide a state normal school in the town of Naugatuck. Re- port fccepted and bill rejected. Sale of Electricity. The act to repeal the famous 777 bill passed at the Jast session.- concerning the sale of electricity, was reported unfavorably. Report accepted and bill jected. rej . ! Demestic Economy. The committee on education reported unfavorably, and the bill was rejected. which would introduce :a course domestic economy in the schools, which would' mean a big expense to the state. widow, G- Ry Feighs & sale in this country of many million dollars’ worth of British securities by J. P. Morgan & company and no little unfavorable criticism in the a:lied countriee. - SEED POTATOES REMAINING - IN AROOSTOOK COUNTY Subject of an Investigation by Federal inspectors. . RESERVE BOARD AGAIN WARNS AMERICAN BANKS Not to Invest Too Heavily in Foreign Securities. March $—In a stete- ment tonight reiterating that its warn- ings to American banks not to invest t00 heavily In forelgn securities had ‘been e re- Sehool Inspection. Another bill was rejected which would require state inspection of Houlton, Me., March 8.—Federal in- | schools in towns where 20 teachers are spectors today began an investigation | employed, instead of 30, as at present. here to determine the amount of seed |; Uss of School Buildings. potatoes remaining In Aroostook coun- : The_committee on education report- &y and avafble for shipment. Deal-|.q unfavorably the bill cogcerning the ers reported that they were offering [$1 UTIIVOrSRly (e DUI coucerning the $7 a barrel for potatoes to fill southern | ;o8 S0, DU 0 SUUCH le authority seed orders, but farmers refused to sell | S0 iy mtier Oijomtio ety BEEW e tabled for calendar. 4 New Britain—Mr. and Mrs. H: =3 Registrars’ Bill Recall. v Hine left this week for New York,| Resolution was introduced under the where they will reside permanently. |joint rules to recall by a committee of GrEEIEE ===l o] m THEFOl’d L] 320,817 - Have been built-and actually delivered to retail buyers since August 1, 1916. These figures—320,817—represent the actual number of cars manufactured by us since August 1st, 1916, and delivered by our agents to retail buyers. This unusual fall and winter demand for Ford cars makes it necessary for us te confine the distribution of cars only to those agents who have orders for imme- diate delivery to retail customers, rather than to permit any agent to stock cars in We are issuing this notice to intending buyers that they may protect themselves against delay or disappointment. in securing Ford cars. If, therefore, you are planning to purchase a Ford car, we advise you to place your order and take de- Bvery now. . Immediate orders will have prompt attention. % Delay in buying at this time may cause you to wait several months, Enter your.order today for immediate delivery with our authorized Ford agent listed below and don’t be disappointed later on. - 5 3 terially ened and supplles a broad basis for additional credit.” ‘When the warning was issued last the lained that it was st the tying up in- definitely in foreign treasury bills of capital which should be available to imeet domestic nds. Tts immedi- ate result was the withdrawal from “;-c:'nga.":ag*f-".'-i.m Ford Motor Company W. F. BOOGUIEK S 1 North Main St., Norwioh, Oonmn. t5 isvt This act was taken from the calen- dar and passed, providing that any town, at a_town meeting duly warned and held for that purpose, may de termine whether its town school com- mittee shall consist of three, six, nine or twelve members, and at each town or twelve members, and at each town election thereafter there shall e elected one-third of the members of sald committee. Acts inconsistent were Knights of Columbus. Amendment was made to the act in- corporating the Knights of Columbus in regard to beneficiaries as follows, llil& ‘explanation by Mr. Fenton: ficiaries -shall be: ‘ber, father-in-law, thother-in-law, @aughter-in-law, son-in-iaw, step- father, step-mother, _step-children, chlldrén by legal adoption, or to a person or persons dependent upon the Tember, provided, if after the lssu- ance of the original - certificate, 'the mu?«ber shall become dependent upon an incorporated charitable institution, he shall have the privileze, with the consent of the society, of making such institution his beneficiary. Within the #bove restrictions -each member shall have the right to designate his beneficlary and to have e x the -| cou tain any vested interest in said ben- efit until the same has bocome due and ayable upon the death of said mem- er; provided the society may, by its laws, limit the scope of beneficiaries within the above classes.” The Deficiency Bill. The act concerning app: riations for deficiencies for the two ;?;11 end- ing Sept. 30, 1917, was taken from the calendar, and amendments made by Mr. Faton of Orange. As, amended the total amount is in $654,002.86 to $690.502.36. 2s house chairman of ¢ explained the deficiencies a®length and endeavored to show that thess Seficion. cles could not be avoided if the courts, the state Institutions and the military service were to continue, as there al- ways has been and always will be un- ::x:o’en expenses in the course of every Mr. Rogers of Manchester criticized fhe system of expenditures and said >| Welch. was appointed by the council to - be competitive bids and cited ‘a::‘ k4 ,000 expenditure for printing and without a bid. The state could save getting the bids. 12,000 for Mr. Baton was gfad to learn that had been iscovered Toving my Indigestion and siving m a "‘-‘é-%!‘.’fi‘“ Tanlac has made me feel . and more vigorous. I always make a peint of telling my’ friends heighbors about Tanlac.” Tanlac, ‘the National S0 highly endorshed by MF. White, is de- signed to purify the bicod, aid diges- tion, restore ap; stea Taniac o el jally in now espect 7 troduced at Smith's Rx. Store, 208 Main Street. Tanlne may talned In Jewett City at Gorman's Drug Store, Colchester at Otis’ Pharm- acy. —_ ator Hunt, to straighten out matters, moved a reconsideration of the vote to refer. Reconsideration was refused rted and the senate then adjourned. The resowution unfavorably which ‘had been on the table to ap- point L. W. Morrison judge at Enfield was rejected by the senate, although the democrats tried hard to keep it before the body until the Bushnell tion passed by the house yester- day came in. The senate from its calendar passed the bills providing that anyone delayed more than five minutes by reason of switching of railroad cars at a street crossing may sue for $25 damages and prohibiting the use of a silencer on ator Hemenway was not in order as he | firearms under heavy penalty. 2 had not been in the vote to refer. The | The parole of prisoners bill. over reply was that the senator was In- | which a sharp contest was anticipat- dulging in unfalr ways to block action. | ed,” was kept on the senate table, as Senator Klett moved to adjourn. There | Senatoi’ S8almon, who is a member of ‘was commotion at once. Senator l(hlw1 the prison board, Intends to offer an d moved to_reconsider this uigg sipped out of and Lieutenant Governor n took his place. Buckley began to read some- ng and Senator O'Sullivan Jumped up ‘and declared that he had come to conclusion that it was time the senate was run by its own members and not by the clerk. He said that action had been arbitrary and great discourtesy had been shown Senator Hemenivay. “I heartily disapprove of the action of the clerk.” he added. Senator Klett pointed out that Sen- at request of Senator Doughan with- | amendment which probabiy will be the motion to adjourn and Sen. SUIT AGAINST TOWN OF WESTERLY Frank W. Coy Company Sues, Alleging $5,000 Damages— Case on Trial Thursday—Death of Mrs. Albert B. Lang- worthy, Aged 97—Instructive Address to Aliens—Free Vaccination for Cottrell Employes. . The case of the Frank W. Cov Real Mrs. | Estate company vs. James M. Pendle. ton, town treasurer of the town ol come up at the session of jor court for Washineton Thursday morning. ‘When court opentd only five of the jurvmen paneled Wednesday afternoon iwere Dresent and court took a recess for severa! minutes to await the arrival of seven jurvmen, who were tardy be- cause of th: late arrival of their train. It was the intention of the court to fake a view of the premises, but on account of the severe rain storm this was postponed until today (Friday). All spare jurors were excused on Thursday until 10.30 o'clock Friday morning. The plaintiff alleges that a_certain agreement made with the town of Westerly concerning certain property on the Shore road has not bee car- ried out by the town and that he has been damaged to the amount of $5,000. Everett E. Whipple, town clerk of the town of Westerly, testified to the deeds of the property as filed in the office of the town clerk. He also read from the records of the meeting of the town council, December 6, 1915, where- in claims of Mr. Cov and Mrs. Kath_ erine Welch, joint owners of the prop- erty were made against the town. Rec- ords of the town council as far back as September §, 1905, show that a com- mittee consisting of Thomas McKen- zle, W. F. Saunders and James A. road, Wednesday evening. Langworthy was one of Wester'y's ' oldest residents, being in her 98t vear, | Abbv Crandall, e dauchter of Thea | J. and Lucy Crandall. in Westerly, ) , 1 all her Tife was spent in’ th is survived by two daurhters, Lucy F. Crendall ard Mrs. Saunders and o son. Albert, she made her home. The first in a se- those interested In t alization papers was eiven Thursls evenine in (he high school hall by T E, Tohner of Providence. There war an enthusiastic sudience and this sec- ond attempt at inducing aliens of the town to take out citizenship bids ‘fai~ to prove as successful as the attempt imade last yea Local Laconics. ‘The membefs of the Alert TTook and I adder company will ho'd ladder prac- tice this evening on Union street. Dr. Fdwin R. Lewis was in attend- ance at the auar‘erlv meeting of the ldr;hnd fisheries commission yester- 5. The body of Mrs. Mary Donahue will be brought here todav on the 12,13 train from Pawtucket for burial in St. Michael's new cemetery. Employes of the C. B. Cottrell com- pany who desire to be vaccinated against smallpox may do so at the ex- pense of the company, according to notices posted yesterday. A gong to be placed on the tele- graph pole at the corner of Union and Broad streets to warn people of the approach of the fire trucks as they leave the fire station. This corner is a sharp one and the need of such a warning signal Las been shown many times when vehicles have narrowly es- caped colliding with the trucks re- sponding to alarms. of the Shore road property. the records show that the committee was uable to come to agreement with some of the prop- erty owners. The examining of the records . occupléd the greater part of the session Thursday. to make surveves Later The death of Mrs. Abby Crandall rthy, widow of Albert B. Lang- occurred at the home of her son, Albert y on the Shore MYSTIC Boundaries of Fire District Extended —Te | of Stonington Sued for $450 by Fedando Wheeler Alloged Dam- ages Through Small Pox Cases. The bill pro for extending the boundarfes of wag Norwich, called there by the serious iliness of his father, Willlam T. Lane. Wi Palmer 'has returned Hingham, Mass., after a visit to_his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Pal- mer. The sewing soclety of Mystic Re- bekah lodge met in the I O. O. F. hall, Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frost of Provi- dence are spending a few days in Mystic. 3 viding the Mystic Fire district favorably at the session ‘Wednesday by the com- cities and toroughs. An in mittes on . amendment SHEFF SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL'S OFFER TO THE GOVERNMENT In Case of Hostilities Entire Equip- ment is at Federal Disposal. Haven, Conn., March the New part of s Old English Curve Cut is not a combination pipe- and-cigarette tobacco. LD English Curve Cut goes to the pipe-lover with none . of its goodness taken out! It entirely—not just half-way. Stick to the *‘half and half”” brands if you like mear pipe tobacco. But if you belong in the ranks of true pipe i Old English Curve Cut’s the pass word! Pipe Tobacco Rich, ripe Kentucky Burley—the cream of the Blue Grass cro, all the flavor and fragrance, the snap and smoothness of this delici leaf left in—that's Old English Curve Cut Pipe Tobacco. Time you enjoyed the satisfaction of a slow-burning, long-lasting 1 tobacco that you can smoke steadily without a ““come back. Sliced For Your Pipe Packed in a curved red tin that just fits the pocket 1 O cents prESSS JA{/M“, (/7'{5,,4 Walbridge, president ean Coal company. Parrott’s bail the other four at and what, in event of war, it is pre- pared- to do towards the training of volunteer. officers. Summarized, the university has or- ganized a unit of the reserve officers’ training corps: has bullt an armory and stubles near Yale Dowl; has built an instruction armory behind the gymna- sium: organized aviation and motor boat patrol units; organized by cor- poration vote a research committee and a government intelligencegbureau. Yale is prepared to turn over its university laboratory equipment of- ferea to the war department by Pres- ident Hadloy last week: to place it- self in touch with the artillery school at Fort Sill for co-operation with the training school; to train undergradu. ate volunteers in New Haven: to en- roll the motorboat and aviation pa- v : 1o turn Yale Field into a training camp; to make a special Yale service canvass ‘among Yale gradu- ates; and to give the services of its research committee in co-operation with the National Research council to- wards solution of scientific problems. COAL MAGNATES ENTER PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY OBITUARY John Gavan Duffy Melbourne, Australia, Marc London, 6.49 p. m.—John Ga widely known barrister is dead. John Gavan Duffy was fnent in Australian publ was a_member of seve: variously as postmaster-s portfolio. resentative of the Aus fes at the Universal Post. gress in Washington. He w Dublin in 1844, Be-leful In Using Soap On Your Hair Most sokps and prepared contain too much alkall, whi injurious, as it dries the makes the hair brittie The best thing to use is just mulsified cocoanut ofl, for | and entirely greaseless. I cheap, and beats the most soaps or anything else You can get this at any & and a few ounces will last tr family for months. Simply moisten the hair and rub it in, about a teaspoo Fifty-Five Indictments Have Been Re. turned by the Grand Jury. New York, March 8. — Tentative pleas of not guilty were made in the federal district court here today by fve more officials of coal o8 in- dictea for viclation of thed Shermasn law in ra'sing theprice of coal. Fifty- five indictments bave been returned by the grund jury,” Those who plead- panie: manager of the Pocahontas pany; Frank Eilison, general manager of the . G. Blake campany, and | Fs J, H. Parrott, mine superintendent of the Algonquin Coal company, W, L. es, 1t Joosens and take every particle of dust, dirt druft. defense YOUR FRECKLES Need Attention in March or Face May Covered SEE, Our Early Showing of Easter Cards | Our notable line of Greeting Cards for the approaching scason will appeal to you as the Best Ever, i You will find our line of Cards and Nevelties for St. | Patrick’s Day very attractive, I Every boy and girl sught te ewn a Kodak, and we invite all to come in and see the Kodalk Bank, and let our Camers | Man explain hew to ebtain a Brownie or a Kodak. ‘ THE CRANSTON CO..