Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 5, 1917, Page 8

Norwich Sanatonum Improvements In Concurrence With Senate, House Votes $20,000 for Ad- Etiopal Mifisisary Accommniodations, $&000 for the Con-} struction of Sleeping Porches and $7,500 for Erection of Superintendent’s Cottage — “Souvenir” Taylor’s Legislative History Now Assured Unless Stopped by Veto—Way Now Clear for New Haven Road to Issue $50,000,000 in Preferred Stock. ley were appointed members of the (Special to The Bulletin.) state library committee for two years. Hartford, :«Conn.,, May 4—A quorum was present:at Friday's session at the opening, and just as soon as Chaplain Occupational Diseases. Resolution was passed under sus- completed his customary | pension of the rules, providing that o lotelc prayer, the busi-|the committee on public welfare in- e B 2 vestigate the matter of ocfupational was commenced and continued| giseases, and report to the next gen- Business from the sen- considered, and then the ng the calendar was com- eral assembly. Pay For Mr. Bonar. Resolution was adopted to pay $300 1ce o i t nd. A Teabure . e n;;‘ffN:c”:fr R pili|to Joseph D. Bonar of Thompson, who e a8 ianes ot |Wa selccted representative to succees Louls P. Lamerony, deceased. Court Officers’ Pay. According to an amendatory act passed in concurrence with the senate. the salary of the state attorney for Windha mcounty shall be $2,000 per annum, and that of the clerk $750. The clerk of the superior court for New London county $7,000, of which $3,000 shall be paid the assistant, and for as- sistant clerk of court of common pleas for New London dounty, criminal side, a salary of $1,000. Helping the Blind. An act was passed providing that publication. “Souvenir” Taylor’'s Book. act autherizing the Publication he Legislatuive History and Souv- of Conmecticut was taken from endar. A Hall, of New Britai h committee on appropriations spoke in favor of the report of the committee and rejection of the bill, which was unfavorab reported Mr. Higgin: Coventry. moved that report of the committee be accept- aftar @ motien for a division of question. An the An amendment was offered by Mr.|the sum of $15,000 is appropriated for Coe, of Cromwell that each member |the Connecticut Institute for the Blind to the stateitreasurer $10 for a|for the completion of*the bulldings The bill provides|jately erccted for carrying on the in- n of $4,000 for Will- | qustrial rk of id institute and for - the publication of |the erection, furnishings and equip- History and Souvenir cticut. Mr. Cole spoke in fa- vor of the amendment that in the sewar times was inappropriate time to e money of the state. He was| ment of suitable outlying bulidings in connection therewith. The pavment of sald create a ilen in favor of the state on the land and the building or buildings sum shall waste t r of the publication and was|of saiq institute which shall take pre- ing to pay for his share of the|cedence of any mortgage or other in- cost of publcation. Mr. Ha nd | cumbrance thereon recorded subse- | Mr. Spencer spoks in like vein nd|quent to such pavment, The recording it meant that the members each to themselves. ., of Fast Hartford, belfeved ers should pay the cost of of such lien in the land records of the town of Wethersfleld shall be sufficient notice of the lien thereby created. Such ifen may be foreclosed on behalf of the state if such land or buildin, are ever used for any other purpose. mem pubiication Mr. Jones, of New Hartford. oppos- 1t and considered that Pay for Prsioners. s entitleq to such a state ang from the| There was an act passed, in con- | currence with the senate, which pro- Brown, of Milford, said that if | vides that any person imprisoned in mbers were required to pay 310 the state prison, who, by reason of | hev would be paying for books | 800d cenduct and upon the recom- o the state. mendation of the warden, shall be wslex, of Cheshire, was In fa- | decmed worthy by a majority of th : the publicatirn of the souvenir directors of the sinte prison, shail re- . expemse of the state. The mem- | ceive as compensation for services per- | P d to the work and it |formed by him, sum not exceeding = to the state and its peo- | diem during the term amendment. or ment. would _ surely 11 be deposited soma te bank or trust com- er the direction rectors and the war- | te. He mov be tabled and action | rred until there was | - board e in the house. and, with the interest accumu- vew Milford, said it thereon, sh be paid to such Sleente to reag | conTICE the warden upon his d. charge from s id prison. In these war times | “Pat&e (rom prisor e Shenibers plctuse and | ° warden may pay to such per- s %ife should be preserved | and consent ¢ form. ate prison, dur- the {such sum as may, term of such inz imprisonment, in his opinion, be for the welfare of such con- Iiggirs, of Coventry, = the books e objected to The proposed wo: opposed | would | the | necessary vict. an o $18 Tubersulosis Appropriations. In coneurrence with the senate. act was passed inz appropriations o state librartan woud e for Hke publ ifbraries. He for the con- rooms at the o selectman of such town shail to the court vharein it passed of probate for such pauper resides it to a state hospit: said court of reco . who shall fully inves the facts of the case ond repi s2id co and if such physicians shall s share for but did vich samatarium, 38000. for tb e T e hi ong fou | erection of sleepinz porches on_th 2 b homes at the Hartford. Nor- to pay the cost. e Clark said that If the books| ) -dd Sadhiil the ries and not for the |’ s o vers he would favor the bill, for v ved it was unconstitutionally : for members to vote beneflts to tment of Insane. i WO i S | An act amending an concernir anchester stated that Govern-|the commitment of pauners ind vetoed just such a|gent insane was passed intro- the governo id 10(“ ntory k g ek governor did r hauper in is alle o be but intimated in his message t 7\?" vt s Mo > & the New esolution, | Hartford, | matt e were the only man | (1 vote alo ate to bu stan a | little prese: ana fn- the good name |report that said pauper is insane and m«mrn he hoped the meas- |the court shall so find, it may order to bLe taken to ome of the state was opposed to any || als for the insane, where he te. and moved he kept ond supperted as long the matter he tabled. The mo- | as may be requisite: and $2 per weel W ithdrawn. of the expense of his support shall be ox, of Stonington, said that|paid by th» town wh selectman and A was opposed to the resolu- | the balance by the stats: but In tion. but was now in favor of it. He pauper or indigent pe t obfect o the p: ags of the while residing in any nublic or resolution, although 1 1 ready to rate institution of a choritable no- pay for one or mor . has hecome insane and who. pre Mr. Fenton, tmantic, said this | vious to his admission to such insti- an ang on for photosraphs, | tution was not a resident of the town n he o within which such institntion is lo- ezainst the committee nn ecated. neither such town nor such in- ure stitution shall bo responsible for the The a passage endment was na lost. was then carried, and 2 mo- tion to reconsider did not prevail Bawdy Places. was passed wk iznation support of such person after commit- ment a state hospital for the in- in default of evidence of ty of onv other town or anv other person for the support of such psrson, the support of such person shall be paid by the state. Connecticut Reformatory. Tn accordance with an act passed the sum of $69000 is appropridted for the Connecticut reformatory for U‘v\ estab! ment and operation of a trade school at such reformotory, for the erection. furnishing and equip- ment of buildines for such school and put and for the commitment of crimes. Grade Crossings. An act concerning the protection of erade crossings was passed which pro- vides t ghe public utilities _com-|the hiring of teachers suitable for car- mizsion shall Investizate the conditl on the industrial work of said oF tra e = any rail- | ution and ef said trade scho road company cross the highway ati um_of $10,000 iz appropriated graze and shall require the rafiroad | the Conuechicut sefopmators: for company or comparles whose tracks|ine erction of a wall for the buiid- €0 cross the hig town, city rway to furnish te the inzs of sald reformatory or borough whereln such|ing o 4 | the trade school. other than crossinzs exists, =igns to T = T e TS e e ted | Meriden, Middletown and Guilford Sichiad Saia sion shall] An act was passed which provides designate as “Stop cros the cross- | that all rights acquired under the pro- tngs Wwhich public safety requires|Vislons of the charter or amendments thereof of Tha Merjden, Middletown to stop before crossing the foha tERCKE. and Guilford Flectrfc Railway com- . pany re revived and extended until House Reconsiders. the rising of the general assembly at The bill giving health officers au-|its Januarv session, 1919, and in fa- thority te inspect jointly owned lands, | vor of said company or in the case which was indeflnitely postponed in the house came from the senate amended. The house voted te reesde and concur- red with the senate in the passage of the bill as amended. The List of Bills. Resolution was adopted to pay $500 to John J. Winn for the compilation of the List of Bills, concurrent with sen- ate action. Lobster Bill Killed. The house concurred with the sen- ate in rejection of the bill which would change the legalized length of lobsters to be taken. State Library Committee. of sale by said company or the re- ceiver or receivers of the same of the franchises and the charler rights of sald_company then In favor of the purchaser or purchasers of such fran- chises and charter rights and of their representatives and assigns. Preferred New Haven Stock. The house passed an act, as did the senate, which provides that the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Rdil- road company is authofized. for the purpose of paying its indebtedness, to iso1e for cash at not less than par, shares of preferred stock of the par value of one hundred dollars each, the holders of which shall be entitled benefit by our experience. SHEA Amyoupllsacfl'tlmpomtmthepflceof you are paying for your own satisfaction only. know where that point is and when you come to us you & BURKE cesding seven per centum per annum, payable semi-annually swhether or not the company shall at the time of such payment have an actual surplus, and it the net income of any year shall not be sufficient to pay said dividends, the same may be cumulative and pay- able ut of th net income of a awhscquent year. The- sharcs of sl vreferred stock shall not exceed $509, 000 and may be issued under prov lons for future retirement or exchanze for common stock. New Foliage Law. The MWouse concurred with the sen- ate in the passage of a bill concern- : taking and transportation of mention of 1ountain laurel, Connecticut's flower. The act provides that any person who Imia latifolia, com- mountain laurel, or to be sold or offered for sale as a commodity, without hav- obtained the permission of the owner or lessee, or his duly author ed ag of the land whereon the came taken, shall he fined not more t ftr dollats, or imprisoned not more thirty days, or both. The ow occupant, pe e of tha land, a purstant to th shall be entt by on 4830 of constddles n foes shall the for be ore similar services, taxed as costs or load S packaze, aining m than twen Kalmia latifolia or the y evergreen trea or pi unon the hizhway ansportation to any shall be legibly or rwise ard address of the land e was taken, a address of the per the same. The either upon the hi; sion of any common carrier such bale, box or k rked, shall evidence of port- for - ta the tran or offered common marked by to findicate of ation of the provis- OF thits wat the he contents of or package arden or officer author- 3 proce ions of this a and weizh any bale. such fol such Any d to force ar rier upor which su transit. of this act shall be onstrued to apoly to the transporta- tion of evergreen trees with th nd fol e attach or to shrubs or plants grown In any or to cultivated plants. New Haven Road Preferred Stock. Tollowing statement by the house of the commitiee on Mr. ¥no of Simsbury the hou afternoon passed in concurrence the senate, tha bill allowing the York, Now Haven & Hnrtford oad to issue upon approval by -thirds of its stockholders $59,000,- 000 in preferred stock. Sealer of Weights and Measures An act was that the sen- ators and representatives of the se cral counties that failed to fix the sal- thi; with New ary of the county sealer of welchts and measures at the annual biennial meetinz. may do so at a special meet- ing held at any time prior to Ausust I, 1917, Highest Paid Legislator. A resolution was adopted to pay $200 to C. F. Wright, for his service as a member of the house, the regu- calary paid to members. Mr. Wrizht was elected a few weeks ago to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William P. Kellev of Killingl The house adjourred to 11.30 o'clock next Tuesday morning. IN THE SENATE. Many Bills Passed Concerning Inter- ests of Eastern Part of State. Hartford, May ¢ the Senator Barnes of Cineteenth district called the son- ate to order todav. The chair was aftery taken by Lieutenant Gov- ernor Wilson. The committes on military affairs reported unfavorably on bills to ap- propriate $400.000 for a __ state armory in Waterbury, and $300,000 for an armory in New Haven. Senator Brooks said the commit- tee felt that the state should spend no more money for armories until it was known definitely what the federal covernment intended to do. The reports were accepted and the bills rejected. $500 for List of Bills. A resolution was passed appropri- ating $500 to John J. Winn for the preparation of the list of bills. On the motion of Sanator Donogh- an the bill relating to the employ- ment of women and minors was ta- bled until Tuesday. The bill was rejected in the hous: Senator Bissell was appointed on the . committee to recall senate bill No. 283 relating to the disposal of fac- tory waste. Appropriations Reported. Under suspension of the rules Fred- 3‘-"' Ferry_and Willlam Hampmers- t receive out of the annual net income of said_company._dividends of not ex- i The committee on appropriations reported favorably on bills making the under following appropriations: $250 for printing additional coples of report of special investigator of department of labor; to state board of education §7,000 for common schools: §4,000 for trained teachers, and $3,000 for schoos libraries: $8963 for the expenses ot the workmen's compensation commijs- sion; $25,000 for construction of an iso- Jation hospltal for contaglous dis- eases at St. Vincent hospital. Bridge- port; sion; $25,000 to mission for er tubercular children. tuberculosis com- tion of buildings for Calendar. Hospital Appropriations. The committee on appropriations reported a bill relating to appropria- hospitals. It provides that to hospitals by the zeneral v shall be expended the direction of the governor jof the stdte and the managers of the hospitals, respectively, for the sup- port of charity patlenis, and so nsed as to benefit the state as application may be made from time to time, a report of which shall be made biens nally to the generally assembly: pro- vided no part of the appropriations shall be paid to any hospitals unless they are in actual operation or un- less the purpose for which an appro- priation fs to be expended is for a Luilding and is so specified In_the act making the appropriation. It is expressly provided that none of such hospitals hall charge or recelve more than $4 per week for the care of any patient when such expense is to be paid by the state elther direct or through the agency of any town therein, except in the cage of patients ffering with contagious dlsease hen, because of the greater care required, a greater weekly compen- ation is agreed upon by the comp- troller in behalf of the state. <Cal- endar. For Farm Work. There was a discussion of the bill from the house relating to volun- teers for farm work. It provides that any high school scholar over fourteen years of age who shall vol- unteer and be accepted for agricul- tural work on a farm shall be per- mitted to re-enter school without loss of standing by reason of absence pro- vided such. child maintains the stand- ard prescribed by the committee of food upply and receives a certificate ed by the governor. 'he bill was passed and transmitted to the clerk of engrossed bills. Millions Appropriated. an Passed—Incorporating the Daniel- son and Willimantic Street Railway company relating to the election of school visitors in the ¢ity of New London; amending the charter of 3 lic Engineering _company extending its rights relating to of bullding roads, etc.; increasing the salary of thedeputy judge of the local court of Danbury and of assistant prosecuting at- tornev to $400, and of the prosecut- ing attorney to $1.3¢0; granting the town of East Lyme the use of cer- tain property for highway purpose: concerning the construction and u: of sewers in Orange; approriating $150,000 for a dormitory for the state normal school at Willimantic; $15,000 for a dormitory site for the normal school at Danbury; appro- priating $143,712 for new bulldings at the Norwich state hospital; ap- propriating $2,000 to the state park association for the case of Mt. Tom reservation; mlating to the placing of money of the town deposit fund in banks at interesty appropriating $50,000 for an addition to the train- ing school building at New Brital appropriating $1,000,000 for work on state roads, and $1,500,000 for the trunk line system; appropriating $100,000 for a site and preparation of plans for new state prison. Civil Servics Bill Rejected. By an aye and nay vote the un- favorable report of the committee on the judiciary on the bill to restore the civil service law of 1913 was accepted, and the biil rejected. Ayes—Senators Hunt, Rogers, Klett, Spencer, Leonard, Caldwell, Bissell, eMad, MacDonald, Adams, Brooks, Bovd and Quigg—13. s—Senators Broder. Grady, Doughan, Larkin, O'Sullivan, Barnes—S3. Senator O'Sullivan then introduced a bill for the repeal of the present law. By a vote of 7 to 15 the senate re. fused to suspend the rules for the ac- ceptance of the bill. A petition was presented by Sena- tor (’Sullivan for the present civil service commission. The petition was referred to the committee on the ju- diciary. Industrial School Buildings. The bill making an appropriation of $155,000 for buildings at the Connec- ticut Industrial Schoel for Girls, was tabled on motion of Senator Klett. Casualties Among English Teachers London, May 4.—About 20,000 En- glish school teachers have answered the call to the flag since the war be. gan, accofding to a statement made at the annual conference of the Na- tional Union of Teachers. Of these 800 have been killed or have died while on active seryice. New Britain,—The thirty-fourth an- nual convention of the ‘Woman’s Christlan Temperance Union of Hart- Hemenway, Tuttle, $20,000 for state park commis- || ford county, will be held Wednesday, the People’s church, in New Britain. ular prices. models, and the colo: harmonize well with the Spring costumes. being included. WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATS $12.50 and up These Coats have ‘“class”. are clever in every way—design, coloring and general effect. Materials are those which have found greatest favor, both staple and novelty colorings are here in a number of different models. COATS FOR CHILDREN FROM 6 TO 14 AS LOW AS $5.00 TODAY ONLY WOMEN'’S and MISSES’ SUI'TS Values up fo $25.00 That is, they $12.50. quire. and the new sport SPRING HATS AT REDUCED PRICES Reduced One-Third We have arranged a special lot of high grade Trimmed Hats—about thirty in all—and will sell them today for cne-third less than the reg- The assortraent is made up mostly of the small, ings are of the rich, subdued shades which will smart This is the chance you have been looking for—the opportunity to secure a hat worth from $750 to $20.00 for one-third less. VALUES FROM $7.50 TO $20.00 Brooma Wall Dusters.... .69¢, 75¢, §1.10 ..25¢ 25¢, 39¢c, 50c, 59c Brushes, with .5¢, 10e, Don’t fail to attend this sale today. REDUCED OMNE-THIRD | Floor Cloths Hearth Brushes ; Silver Cleaning Brush: | Stove Brushe: Polishes, Cleansers, Etc. | siiver Cream Sparklens Cedar Oil, Cedar Oil, Cedar Oil, Sapefio. Bon Ami.., Magic Aluminum Pol Steel Weol Solarine Moctal Polish Tarkox Stove Gloss. . Porcela for the bath tub Stovink 4-ounce. .. 12-ounce. . 1-quart There’s a goodly port modeis You can get a pretty This which you can secure the quality you re- From that price up to the highest we show a beautiful assortment of dainty frocks in Taffeta, Crepe de Chine, line and Crepe Meteor, in plain effects and These Boston Store Suits are smart in every way—in cut, in coloring, in general appearance, and in workmanship. riety, too, in the lot which we have now piaced on sale for th:s very low price, handsome Tailleur Suits as well as many trig S All of the novel colorings and dCSIgns will be found. WOMEN'S AND MISSES’ SILK DRESSES $12.50 and =p va- little Silk Dress fi is the lowest price Mess designs as well. Interesting Items From the Biouse Seciion Voile and Batiste Blouses $1.00, $1.98 and up Yes, we have them as $ and they are mighty Blouses, too. ute in overy way. Magde of voile or batists, and showing al the latest style tendencies Come in and look them we can please you. low as attra Crepe de Chine Biouses Only $3.69 This pr will securs for inserts of Irish point. They just as dainty as can be with their large collars, the new cuffs—and have them in both colers and white. $5.00 Special for Today MADE OF CREPE DE CHINE Blouses with handsomely embroid would ered front. The kind pay two dollars more a protest. attractive and colors. you models in both w THE GRAND HOUSE CLEANING CAMPAIGN THE FORCES OF WINTER DIRT ARE LOSING ALL ALONG THE LINE A emashing drive is being made upon Winter Dirt, and Bosten Store ammunition is making it a huge success. Our Basement Department can supply everything you need during the campaign at prices which are most reasonable. Brooms, Mops, Brushes ...300, 80e, 690, 69c, 750 Dustless Floor Mops, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50 Polish Mops. ... Dustless Utility Brushes... Biack Mep Heads ... Dustless Radiator Brush. Twine Mop Heads...... Dustless Dusters Counter Brushes 14-inch Floor tong handie Scrub Brushes. .. Long Handle Floor Scrubs Bottle Brushes Refrigerater Brush Ciothes Brushes ........ Bowl Brushes .. Lock them over. Flush “Presto” Borax, 1-pound Sani Insecticide Spray. Bon Ami Powder.. Octagon Scouring Cleanser Hand Sapolio Ammon; Miscellaneou: $19.50 Right up to the min- over— you superior Silk Blouse with handsoms for without There are a number of DT at a- risp 1 of are wrn hite Galvanized Water Pails 30c, 35¢ Furniture 8prayer for applying polish , vakias i Stove Mittens 18e Dust Pans . . 100 Long Handle Dust Pans. . 50c Pail Wash Boards .es. 100 Glass Wash Boards.........450, 50c Zinc Wash Boards 30c. 40c, 4% immediate Quarantine on Five-Leafed Pines and Black Currant Plants. ‘The secretary of agriculture has amended the white pine blister rust quarantine promulgated April 21, Ths amen pines and 1917, is effective May May 16th, beginning at 9.45 a. m. at|1, 1917, and m movement of biack currant plants from the New England states to point outside of New Ingland. This action was necessitated by the considerable movement now under way of possibly infected white pines, and to a less ex- tent, black currants, from New Fng- land to states lying west and south. Both of these plants are important carriers of the blister rust disease, and most of the states to which shipments were being made has quarantines probibiting the much stock. The comparative mortality ferent occupations shows that and farm laborers have the death rate. entr e state of dif- clergy lowest