Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 16, 1917, Page 8

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- $15 to $27.50 COATS $7.50 to $16.50 Trimmed Millinery fireay 1o stand Ty mm-m in_the y in_the of New London. was eiso with- arawn. Train Service Abandonment. The judiclary committee made un- favorable report on the petition of the New York, New Haven and Hartford company for authority to dls- continue the operation of trains be- Saybrook Point and Fenwick No Investigation. The committee or railroads report- led unfavorably the lution to raise committee to investigate into the con- ditions of travel on the steam rail- roads of the state. Report accepted and bill rejected. No Signal Changes. - The railroad committee repdrted un- favorably a bill that would change the present system of signals used . by street railways. Report accepted and bill rejected. Text Books Free. A Blll concerning text books in pub- .| iie"schools was reported unfavorably |-the bill rejected. embrace some new ‘and novelty effects. Right up to the minute in style and of the usual reliable Bren- nan Brands. 4 SUITS $15 to $25 HATS $2 Up GATELY & BRENNAN, 29-31 Shetucket St. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE ISSUES EMBARGO NOTICE No More Shipments of inflammables or Explosives. Louisville, Ky. March 15.—The le and Nashville railroad iate today ordersd, effective at once, an lute embargo on shipments of in- fammables, explosives and other dan- &erous articles, and on livestock and perishables of all descriptions for des- Tiations which cannot be reached by moon Saturday. The embargo was extended to dead freight for destinations beyond Louis- ville and Nashville rails, but will be Zccepted for points on its own lines subject to loss or damase due to de- The measure was described at the general offices of the road merely as Precautionary and in anticipation of a general railroad strike which, how- ever, was regarded as improbable. CONNECTICUT PATENTS. Stonington Man Gete Patent Warping Machine. on ISt of patents tawimd by the Unit: States patent office to citizens of Connecticut follows: James E. Allonby, Stamford, emer- device for automobile —springs. Becrge - Aravorn, Chapinville, boring . holder. Joseph C. Andrews, New g body for burnishing Tarrels. B. Araold. New Britain, | cosch-bed. uel E. Bradley, Ston- ingtor, warping. machine. John Don- Branford, scraping tool. _Boris Bridgeport, button feeding de- Mortimer E. Ganung. Forestville, “plow. Joseph W. Gibney, gas- ~ Alfreq C: Glibert, New Haven, n, New 574 HARVARD MEN HAVE TAKEN PART IN EUROPEAN WAR In Different Branches of Service for Great Britain and France. ; Cambridge, Mass, March 15— tistics compiled by the Harvard Me- morial Society and announced today show thet 574 students and alumni of the university have thus far taken in the Eu ican ambulance service, 95 in the Har- vard surgical unit, 58 in the British army, and 17 in the French army. Six were taken into the French aviation service and the remainder volunteersd for Young Men's Christian Association relief and other dutles. . P e T i Champion Hens At Giasg In the little village of Glasgo James Brown is boasting of having the best laying heas and pullets of the season. Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Brown received fifteen eggs from their sixteen pullets, three of these eges were of an extra. ordinary_size double yolk. Mrs. Brown aleo got 'six beautiful ©88s from her nine two-year-old hens. Mr. Brown offers the pemnant to any one among his friends who can show a better Iot of hens and pullets that can average more egs in any week. —_— contact - device. Burton L. Lawton, Meriden, wire-terminal. Jos M. Merrow, ma- & by the committee on education - and It was explained that in many places there was free text books, and that it was quite prob- able that ‘the matter would be cared" for automatically, and that there was no need for legislation. Amother bill In this respect was rejected, which provided that the purchase of text hooks be made by the state board of health, and that guarantee be given that the bookseller does not sell at a lower rate to anvone else. ~. ‘No State Hymn. Admiral Cowles, the member from Farminston, reporting from the com- mittee on education, reported unfavor- ably on the act to adopt a state hymn. It was explained that no one appeared before the committee in favor of the bill. ~and that the committee not having heard the hymn, could not de- termine_whether it sounded good or bad. Report accepted and bill re- jected. Consideration of Salaries. The committee of the judiciary re- ported favorably the act concerning salaries, and recommended reference to the appropriations committee. It was The committee cities ana boroughs, reported unfavorably. »nd the bill was rejected, which would re- quire municipally owner gas and slec- tri¢ companies to report to the public utilities commission. A Blanket Bill. Mr. Waitt, of the committee on roads, rivers and bridges, stated that a blanket bill would be ' introduced, covering automobiles, bridges and for- ries, in explanation of the unfavor- able reports concerning these matters. There was 3 large number of bills and they were all rejected. Bill Board Ads. |, The committee reported unfavorable the bill concerning texes for advertls- ments, which referred especially _to bill boards. Report accepted and bill rejected. Rights Restored. Rights that were lost by reason of crime, were restored to: Mariano An- astatio, of New Haven. money under false pretenses: Antonio Di Marco. of Stamford, murder. ’ Stable For State Horses. ‘The house concurred with the sen- ate in the passage of a Dill to appro- priate $10.000 for the erection of a stable to house horses owned by the state. The stable to be erected adja- cent to the state armory and arsenal. It was explained to be an emergency measure and to provide for the horses now roaming on the grounds pear the armory. Trolley Petitions Rejected. A biz batch of bills from the Con- necticut company for additiomal charter rights in several cities in the New were unfavorably reported and petitioners given leave to with- draw. 1t was explained that these matters were covered in a general law, Contractor to Selectman. The military committee reported un- favorably a bill that would divide the responsibility, of placing soldiers’ monuments, between the contractor and selectmen. Bill rejected. Military Matters. "The house concurred with the sen- ate in the réjection of & number of riers. athletic games on Sunday. and fon_the petition concerning the dis- position of the estate of William Keyser, late of Norwich. The bills wWere ‘rejected and the petitioner glven leave to _withdraw. (The bill in reference to Sunday athletics will be covered in a BNl to be reported later.) 1 The bill fixing the salarv of the clerk of the court of common pleas at 32500 ana sso‘:“gor the ecrimi- side was to the com- mittee on -mmpfi‘afim- on the mo- tion of Senator Klett. Stanley Railway Co. The ewnmittee on railroads re- ported favorably on the bill incor- porating the Stanley Railway com- pany of New Britain to build a trol- ley line from Stanley quarter in that town to West Hartford. wit 2 capital of $100,000 and 'naming George A. Quigley, George M. Lan- ders, James M. Curtin, John A. Pilgard and E. O. Kilbourne as in- corporators. . ANl the incorporstors except Mr. Pilgard, who resides in Hartford, are residents of New Britain. Calendar. The committee on raflroads re- ported favorably on a bill requiring public service corporations engaged in the business of transporting pas- sengers in this state to carry at scholarship rates any student attemd- ing a_public grammar, high or normal school. Calendar. About Bridges. The commission, on roads. bridges and rivers reported favorably on a substitute bill requiring the approval of the highway commissioners fo the payment of $750 for the care of drawbridges - before the money . is paid by the compestoller. Calendar. Stables For Radio Horses. On motion of Senator Bovd, the chairman of the committes on ap- propriations. a bill was passed.’ un- der suspension of rules, making an appropriation of $10.000 for the erec- tion, under the direction of the adju- tant-general, of stables for horses on the arsenal grounds. The bill was transmitted to the house. Legislative Souvenir. The . favorable report of the com- mittee on legislative expenses on the bill authorizing the publication of a legislative souvenir was referred to the committee on appropriations = on the motion of Senator Klett. Again That Cavalry Horse. Tn curcurrence with the house the senate referred to the committee on appropriations the bill appropriating $175 to Troop B association to com- pensate it for the loss of a horse. The biil was read at the request of Senator Hunt. Senator Neebe thought it was a bill concerning the board of control “which were coming so fast 2 sto bankrupt the state” he said. Reports of Committe Judiciary — Favorable on substi- tute bill to Tequire contractors for public buildings to file bonds for sat- isfactory performance of work: cal- endar. ~ Unfavorable on bills concern- ing workmen’s compensation law, in- timidation and boycotting, to make uniform laws relating to the employ- ment of children; bills rejected. Labor —. Unfavorable on bill pro- hibiting the use of the suction shut- tle: biil rejected. Roads. Bridges and Rivers—Un- favorabie on bills concerning a mo- tor vehicle law. the use of vehicles cn highways and the appointment of 2 motor vehicle commissioner: bills rejected. (Senator MacDonald stated that the bills unfavorably rejected would be taken care of in a bill to be Teported later.) The commitice on education re- ported unfavorably on the petition of the city of New Britain for $ 200 for gemeral school purposes. Bill rejected. : The committes on -cities and bor- oughs reported unfavorably on the bill giving general power to cities and horcughs; bill rejected. Unfavorable reports were re- cetved from the committee on the Judiciary on the bill to re-establish the office of factory and concerning the mpn:non of work- men injured in comrse of empioyment; bills rejected. The committee on roads, bridges and rivers unfavorably ANNETTE KELLERMAN, whose great photo play, “A Daughter of the Gods,” will be seen this year by millions, and who is appearing ln person at the New York Hippodrome, says: “l certamly dO hke the flavor of your Adams Black Jack Chewing Gum. Besides, the licorice general assembly shall authorize the expenditure of $100,000 for 'the pur- chase of a site and the preparation of plans, etc. The board Of cOn- trol is to pass on the site and _the comptreller is authorized to purchase the site. The committee says it found all unsuitable. It rec- tinued two years. The report was re- ferred to the committee on state pris- on. Calendar. Passed: ‘Allowing the city of Hart- ford to lay four miles of improved members of school boards; to allow projecting ornaments to remain on ith partioulet refarence’ to. Chrel with ference Hartford street widening in ;_author- izing Darien to issue school bonds to the 11.15. e amount of $75.000. Adjournment. The senate adjourned to Friday-at BRIEF STATE NEWS torney William B. Arvine, their coun- sel, asked for $3,500. The trustees will get $4,500 each and Mr. Arvine will get 3$6,000. The heirs’ dontest was made by Attorney Charles S. Ham- 1lton. Meriden.—Dr. Edward J. Murray, as- sistant superintendent at the Meriden sanatorium, ‘has taken the superin- tendency of the Minnesota state sana- torium at Worthington, Minn, and has concluded his -work here. His s cessor has not been appointed. Murray is.a gracduate of Holy, Cros John Hopkins university and the Un wersity of Colorado. ~He was ap- pointed bg: the state sanatorium last in it is highly beneficial to the throat.” sity students. These poem cently published 'as col for 1915-16, under the. ti of the Future. South Manchester—The a of Mooss, now that it has reac 200 mark, has decided 1o st increase, the membership. Waterbury—The _announe made’ by Manager Paul Pre every penmy of the proceeds rt by’ Bugen Ysaye, 4 ted Belgian violinist, ham _ball on the might March_ 27, will be turned local Req Oross: South Manohester—Louls ©t Burr of Center street is the ow fifty-six hens that are proving selves to be some hens. One o week they produced thirty-foir and, just to show that they bt he next day Y

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