Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 30, 1917, Page 7

just naturally keep away after spraying the Potato Vines with our Conc. Bordeaux Mixture with Arsenite of Lead. Ready to use after adding water. A 35 CENTS A BOTTLE Also Paris Green, Helebore, Arsenite of Lead and i & scid Take care of your garden and your garden will take care of you. THE LEE & 0SGOOD CO., Norwich, Conn. N. S. GILBERT & SONS THIS SATURDAY IS OUR LAST DAY AT 137 and 141 Main Street WE HAVE SOLD THREE-QUARTERS OF OUR STOCK AND ARE MOVING BALANCE TO THE NEW Majestic Block Opposite Laurel Hill Bridge - We desire to sell the entire stock and offer exceptional bargains N. S. Gilbert & Sons EXPERIENCED HELP !S INDEED SCARCE Farmers Are Unable to Secure Labor Locally. GROTON SHOOTING CASE Coroner Brown Is Still Meager Clues. farm labor special- States Department Pearce. the United The identity of the Mrs. Arthur Holloway at ner of Agriculture, with headquarters at|Groton Monday night is still a mys- church or orzanization of which he the office of the committee of food |tery. The author have been baf-|is a member. \We make exception only =supoly of the State Council of Defence, | fled in every effort tar to solve following. which we consider Mr. Pease in response to re- made by farmers who were un- able to obtain labor locally and asked him to act for them in securing the necessary help. “The supply of experfenced farm la-|c bor is scarce.” sald Mr. Pease. “This|vinced that the is especially true of men willing to do | Work of an outside: milking and othér dairy work. I talk-| There is a sligh ed with 150 men who wanted work |the condition of but only four were sufficiently ex-|was stated at the ome up to the :Nandard |that she was a little Of the 150 men, one-half were strong, consci- . apparently reliable men, anxious to do farm work, but who had not had sufficient experience to quali- fy as experienced farm laborers.” are still working on them by members of family have been r ins, The more they quests the Holloway Mrs. awrence perienced to get by the farmers. some encouragement of her recovery Protests Discontinuance of Trains. veen New London and Wester! i stop, the intermediate sta - 3 tions, one leaving New London at 6. Hazleton, Pa.. following the exam- {in the evening and the other leavi ple of other ambitious small cities. [ Westerly at 6.30 in the morning, is has established a “Great White Way. A BAFFLING ONE. at Work on man who shot home in ived in Hartford Friday morning|the mystery of the shooting. four farm laborers. These la- Prosecuting ttorne; Warren F were obtained in New York|Burrows and Coroner Franklin Brown clues furnished that either of two men might ponsibie for the shoot- delve into the rcumstances the more tney are con- hootlng was the improvement in Holloway. It hospital | ronger and that there is evidence of improvement giving discontinuance of the two trains 5| $433.28 ing a storm of protest and caus- James. T wish to call your attention to the serious industrial condition -that con- fronts us, the closing of the H. & A. Arms company’s plant, and the inci- dental receivership ~ appointments, throwing out of employment some two thousand operatives, many of whom are skilled mechanics, said Herbert R. Branche, secretary of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce, in his.second quarterly report to the directors of the chamber at their meeting in the -di- rectors’ room in the Chamber of Com- merce building Friday evening. I feel that this is more than a private or corporation concefn and is a matter that affects and interests the entire community, affecting as it will our commercial and civic interests, cast- ing a blight upon the good name of our city, he continued. I believe it to be of such far-reaching importance to our prosperity and well being as to war- rant this organization appointing a special committee to look into the whole matter with a view of ascertain- ing all the facts for the benefit and protection of our members and the community in general The Committee Appoifited. Mr. Branche’s recommendation was unanimously supported by the directors and President Charles V. James, who presided at the meeting, appointed as this committee Wallace S. Allis, Martin E. Jensen and Joseph T. Fanning. They will report back to the directors the result of their investigation. A new membership committee was also appointed by President James. It comprises Fred G. Prothero, James C. Mara, Rutherford C. Plaut, A. Chester Brown, louis J. Brustte, J. A. Des- mond. Otto F. Ernst, Charles S. Eaton, Alexander Finlayson, Arthur Jenkins and G. Curtis Hull. This committee has been ratified by the board. Donations and Ad ising. The following agresment with regard o donations, subscriptiors and adver- was adopted by the director. the undersigned, merchants, men, professional men and hz it for the best inter- cerned, agree with our- and the Chamber of Commerce of Norwich, Inc., that until we n writing to the latter: we wiil bind ard govern e following considera- < sing. giving or making donations. ognize that thers are some charitie d other organiza- tions deservinz of the support of the h we may éach of or subscribe according 1 iudgment, but in or- ish’ between worthy ob- ~dvertising mediums re not deserving, we | 14 each one be sep- and for this pur- e the endorsement -com- he Chamber of Commerce Conn.. Inc.. our agent, 1bseribe, give adver- - make donations to cha bie organizations, socleties, associa- s, bal's, or other organiza- enterprises unless they secure ent a proper sndorsement from he Chamber of Commerce of Norwich, Conn., Inc.. as to objects and methods, provided, however, that this agreement does not prevent any subscriber from ividually to any socie- We business it . s give. donate to our individs der to disti and valuable advertising medi- Norwich City Directory, street billboards papers published dai! weeklv, ard theatre programs or other ent ment notices printed at least nine months in twelve, and the Acade- my Journal. The Treasurer's Report. The report of the treasurer was pre- sented, read and accepted. The treasurer’s report follows: Receipts—Dues paid to treasurer, orwich Chamber of Com- from banquet commit- : Registration day committee, 95: from home gardens committee for expenses. $75: total, $3,696.91. Expenditures—Home gardens com- mittee, $100; Registration day bils, $95: banquets, lunches, membership strest county n Closing Down of H. & A. Plant a Grave Blow to Norwich’s Investigate and Report Back to Chamber of Commerce— New Membership Committee Appointed by President — i those of our public and philanthropic organizations as an evidence of the enterprise ard an inspiration for future courage to assume still greater re- sponsibilities. As an educational and instructive feature it is impossible for ‘it to be measured with any degree of accuracy. As an advertisement to other cities and towns of Connecticut of the resources of Norwich and the civic pride of the peopie it was most effective. A people who can point to such-a successful proposition can find ample encouragement to undertake any great community movement and the g benefit of this lesson will be in evi- dence time and again guring the yeats of continued constructive effort that stretch before us. £ Consonant with Governor Holcomb's proclamation food supply and the plan of the Connecticut Chamber of Com- merce to execute a movement for co- { operation with the State Agricultural | college to increase the food production of Connecticut, the Chamber of Com- merce undertook the organization and financing of what was termgd the home garden movement in Norwich. This of itself is a proposition of no small amount of experience a’ong agri- cultural lines for the success of such an undertaking. A report of the home gardens as organized under the super- vision of the Chamber of Commerce will be given In detail under the proper heading of this report. Three Bureaus Formed. During the past quarter three bu- reaus have been formed as follows: Manufacturers’, retail merchants’ and educational. The manufacturers’ bu- reau has been active along many lines for which the bureau was formed. While the by-laws covering bureaus specifically state that they shall ren- der a report at least once a year to the directors of the Chamber of Commerce, I feel that it is incumbent upon me to call attention to one special line of activity undertaken by the manufac- turers” bureau since its formation, and that is the publishing of an advertise- ment in a combination of New England newspapers with regard to the labor situation in Norwich. From this ad- vertisement responses from over 500 people were rectived by the secretary and over 100 positions secured for those who answered this advertise- ment. The retail merchants’ bureau per- haps have been the more active in ‘ing special sale days,- one of the more successful perhaps being that known as Dollar day, when speciai in- ducements were offered people living in the suburban sections of eastern Connecticut to trade in Norwich. This together with Merchants’ week sort of focuses the trading public on the ad- vantages to be gained in shopping at | home and also assists materially in the upbuilding of Norwich as the castern Connecticut commercial cen- ter. The educational embryonic stage. ness of the season visable to simply bureau is still in Because of the late- it was deemed ad- hoid a temporary organization until the assembling of those interested in this line of ac- tivitles at the beginning of the new school year. Standing Committee. various standing committees namely th civie, new industries, transportation. have found much to en- gage their attention the past quarter. Especially has the civic been active in all such matters have to do with the advanc the city’s interests along c tabulation of such activiti found under its proper head industries committee has been i with severa) large industries and some | smaller ones with a view of interest- ing the same in the advantages of fered by Norwich as an industrial ‘o- cation. Such as seems best to men- tion will be found grouped under its | appropriate head in another this report. that | i The transportation committee has | been most active, having taken certain | matters before the public utilities com- mission, all of which will be mentioned under special heading. The membership committee during the past three months have held sev- eral meetings and canvassed available | campaign, grange meetings, etc., $687.- 13; furniture, signs nad supplies, salaries, $7 rent, $181 petty cash, $208556; electric light, $7.4 telephones, * $38.59: insurance, $11.90; Sixty-four standards. each carrying a [ig considerable inconvenience and 400 candle-power Mazda lamp were |dissatisfaction amons commuters. The | 057 10 state organization, §75; dues to used in electrifying the main thor- | trains were used by a large nmber of | "ational orsanization. $20: printing oughfare. people working and shopping in New |I10 stationery, SIS oreanization source of annouance. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, accom- panied by M. Radoslavoff, the Bulgar- ian Prime Minister, is expected short- Iy in Vienna on a visit to the Emperor Charles. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA NOTICE The RICHMOND LACE WORKS, Alton, Rhode Island, will start operation on an “OPEN SHOP” basis on Monday, July 2nd, 1917 Any person wishing employment may apply at the office. Three year contracts will be offered to a few competent lace makers, guaranteeing 2 minimum rate of wages. The full rate of wages paid by this company heretofore, mer with the advances already offered, will be main- RICHMOND LACE WORKS Don’'t You Want Good Teeth? Deoes gh. drndfd ti-.d.llhl chair cause you hh negiect them? Yo need have no fears. our me! crowned or extracted BSOLUTELY’WI‘F:Q’:)U-;.PXI“'.P ke CONSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES BTRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUMZNTS CLEAN LINEn ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK If these sppeal to you, call for examination and estimate. charge for ion. DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTISTS (Successors to the King Dental Co.) NORWICH, CONN. DR. D. J. COYLE 203 MAIN ST. Lady Asistant 84, M.t0o8P. M. Telephone London and their discontinuance is a mittee, $67.21: total, $2,970.96. Deposits—Thames National bank, $225.95; Che'sea Savings bank, $500; balance, $725.95. Secretary’s Quarterly Report. Secretary Branche’s second quarterly report, which was accepted unani- mously by the directors, follows in u It has seemed advisakie by the ex- ecutive committee and your secretary that quarterly reports should be ren- dered the organization dealing with things accomplished, things under way and things planned for the benefit of Norwich and its people. The Norwich chamber has been in existence six months. The motive prompting men who pledged support to the new organization, it is being as- sumed, was the desire to have in Nor- wich 'a representative organization which should work for the welfare and advancement of the city along a varie- ty of lines, seeking always to benefit the many as well as the individual, in_which the wish was to build up an efficient, modern chamber of commerce similar In organization and effective. ness to like organizations that have been successful in many other. cities. With this aim in mind, the bureau system was adopted, where it was deemed expedient, together with the committee form of handling certain matters that it was thought could best be handled through such eources. The following condensed report wiil show that an honest effort has been made on the part of those who as di- rectors and members of committees have been entrusted with the task of planning and executing the varied ac- tivities of the Chamber of Com- merce: The Mohegan Trail. The one big, outstanding community achievement, an achievement of far wider and greater scope than that of a community, was the opening of the Mohegan trail, because it had to do with the linking up and cementing the <chambers of commerce of eastern Con- necticut, an accomplishment which re- flects credit upon all who assisted in making it a success. The marking, mapping and having this impostant north and south trunk highway. ac- cepted as a division of the National t.ighways association and the future prospect of having the automobile Blue Book give proper recognition to the same is an example of what co-opera- tion will accomplish plus hard work. It will long remain in the minds of prospects with much diligence, the results that 22 appiications hav been received during the quarter. e feel that much credit is due to the chairman, L. M. Crandall. and to every member of his committee for their co- operation in helping to build up, through their efforts, a greater mem- bership. Accomplished in Whole or in Part. 1. Militia from New Britain arrived April 5th. Meeting with the mayor arranged by the secretary. Maps pro- cured and territory to be guarded made plain. 2. 'Arrangements made whereby the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company’s telegraph operator will receive messages between the hours of 9 p. m. and § a. m., also in- coming messages of extreme impor- tance wiil be received with the under- standing that addressee is to be| charged with any expense incurred in | delivery of the message. : 3. Held successful Registration dag | celebration June 5th. Parade, band concert, speaking. Speakers: Mayor | Brown, Major Fox and Senator J. H. Barnes. Activities Under Way. 2 1: Prevocational education. The April open meeting of the chamber (as was the March meeting) was devoted to the subject of advancing and mod- ernizing our town school system alons prevocational lines. The special com- mittee .appointed by the chairman, Rev. Joseph H. Selden, Robert Mc- Neelv, Frank H. Smith. to study dustrial conditions in Norwich with a view of having _established here a school suitable to the educational needs of the town, had completed their study of the question and had made a most thorough and comprehensive report, embodving such recommendations as in their judgment wouid best be sulted to the needs of Norwich. Their report called for the immediate reorganiza- tion of the work of the seventh and eighth grades upon a distinctively pre- vocational basis. The report further stated that it had come to the know ledge of the committee that the con- gestion in our public schools will make necessary the erection of a new build- ing in the immediate future and fur- ther such a building centrally ocated, if possible on the line of the street ratiroad. would bring together the boys and girls from 12 to 15 vears of age and would afford them wider oppor- tunities of deucation than are possible under the present system. The report of the committee was unanimously ac- cepted and the recommendations adopted by the chamber and the com- mittee continued. The Anril meeting TO committee | § acction of || with | Children’s Trimmed Hats, stock that sold up to $3.98 each— Women’s Fine Dress Hats, principally Pattern Hats from room—choose now prices $7.50 up to $12.50. and Leghorn Hats misses—all at special p A LAST CAlL.lL. was for the purpose of having the town =chool board outfire their recommend- ations. . The topic for the meeting be- (Continued on Page Thirteen) FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY OUTING DAY we will make special displays of all lines which will naturaliy be in demand for the Fourth of July Outing. This will include Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Apparel, Dress Accessories and the innumerable small articles that will be needed In addition to the advantages of our regular low prices there are miany items of unusual interest from every department in the store. THEN make it a point to visit the store to day and take advantage of the many spezial values that we are offering in every section of the store. - Women’s Waists 39¢ Each, 3 for $1.00 HIS is one of those remarkable offerings that demonstrates our superior buyirg facil- It involves a purchase of 1,200 Women’s Waists from a manufacturer that wanted to turn them into cash. They are principally high neck and button-back models. The materials are white embroidered voiles with pretty collar and cu ffs, some with dainty frills, including a fair They are all Waists that were made to sell whether you go visiting or stay at home. ities. representation of practical Black Waists. at $1.50, $2.00 and $2.98—beginning today we will offer them at 39c¢ Each, 3 for $1.00 season’s most popular colors—Now reduced to $7.50, former prices $15.00 to $19.50. WOMEN’S SUITS at $10.00 About 20 Women’s Sample Suits, in high colors— choice at $10.00, former prices $25.00 to $37.50. Men’s Clothing White Trousers, $3.95 Young Men’s White Serge Trou: with fine hair line stripe, guaran- teed all wool—Special price $3.95 a [2 Sui ored Special Millinery Values for Today For today we make a very special showing of Women’s Trimmed Hats, some of the newest of this season’s shapes— Special price $1.98 our entire Special price $1.98 our own work- at $5.00, former See our splendid showing of Panama for .women and es. orteous & and dark mixtures, or plain back models—Special price $6.95. Men’s Suits at $13.95 Men’s and Young Men's Suits, dark and light mixtures, the models are pinch-back, plain back or felted back—Special Suits, For convenience these Waists will be arranged on a special counter. selection. WOMEN'’S COATS at $7.50 Women’s Coats, smart styles in wool velour, in this ' CHILDREN’S DRESSES at 50c Children’s Dre: cellent quality gingham, styles, sizes 2 to 14 years at 50c each, good 75¢ value CHILDREN’S DRESSES at 89c A splendid showing of smart styles in Children Gingham Dresses—very special regular prices $1.00 and $1.25. Summer Suits, $6.95 Men’s and Young Men's Summer in light in pinch-back Coat and Trousers, value at $13.95, Blue Serge Suits, $15.50 Men’s and Young Men's Blue Serge hand-tail- are two and three button effects with soft roll and belted backs—Special val- ue at $15.50, strictly all wool, throughout, models = —— TODAY IS THE LAST DAY ON AND AFTER MONDAY, JULY 2ND, NEMO PRICES WILL ADVANCE A number of Self-Reducing Corzets, now selling at $3.50 are going up to $4.00. Others selling at $5.00 are going up to $6.00. These increases are compelled by the scarcity and higher cost of nearly all corset materials. may compel increase in prices of other Nemo models in the near future. The same cause If you wish to economize, secure a stock of Nemos see her showing of Hair Goods. NOW. You’ll be wise to answer this last call. BUY NEMOS NOW AND SAVE MONEY! MADAM ENDERS IS HERE Madam Enders, the eminent English Hair Designer of New York and London, is at our store for a few days. She will match your hair perfectly and supply youwith a switch or transformation that is guaranteed to wash in soap and water without fading or losing its wear or lustre. A general invitation is extended to call and itchell in We advise an early for beach wear, made of ex- in a variety of attractive value at 8% each, Bathing Accessories Kleinerts Rubber Bathing Caps and Hats at th prices: Plain Divers Caps, in all colors— at 19¢ and 25c. Tucked and Fancy Trimmed Caps in all colors—at 25c to $1.00 Rubber Bathing Hats, with wide brims, in all colors, plain nd trimmed—at 50c to $1 low styles, 25c and Bathing Shoes, white or black—at pair. Bathing Shoes, high lace s black, white and c $1.39 a pair. Metal Girdles at $1.00 “Metal Girdles, trimmed with vari- ous colored stones—extra good value at $1.00 each. Candy Specials Stuffed Dates with Almond Centers—this is the last lot we will have this Special price a Ih... whole cherry in cream with chocolate —Special_price a 1b. Candy or Maple Sugar Walnut Centers Special price a Ib Defiance Chocolates, in flavors, or one-pound assorted, regular hic v Special price a Ib. Boys’ Wear FOR FIRST COMMUNION White Blouses, sizes and 95c Bovs —at Boys' Navy Serge Golf C3 each. Serge Norfolk 50 value Navy regular $6 Women’s Sweaters, $8.50 Women's _and Sweaters—=s £10.00. Some of Our Special Hosiery Values At 25¢ Women's Gau Blach At 25¢ Women's ( White Silk I At 29c—Women's Bla s Hosi At 29¢ Women's Hosiery At 50c —The we n Tpsw Silk Hos vome black a At 59¢c—Women's Black Silk Hosle [2 lar The v At Silk Gloves, 59¢ Women's black and white, a standa at 59¢ a pair lue 75 Clasp Si1 es Ribbon FOR ALL PURPOSES Our Ribbon attractive place show complete lines c Department is a these du Ribbor purpose—for girdles, f air for sashes, for hat bands, ete., including a complete_ range -of widths in Black Velvet Ribbons.