Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 18, 1917, Page 8

i THE PLAUT-CADDEN ERY, WALL PAPER, ETC. TERMS WILL PREVAIL. Main Sireet, ~ SEEN AND HEARD IN WESTERLY - Acsault Cases in District Court—Home Guard and Odd Fel-| lows Attend Funeral of George Mc Stalpin—Lightning’s Doings in Friday’s Storm—Si Randall, Hiding From Capture, Found in Feather Bed. Narragansett lodze of (&d filled with ves and Burial was River Bend ce There were beau fioral utes, em a large wreath of laven. and white lilies Rooney sters of deceased nd asters, from C ath of aur s of the Ame : a spray of roses, ere and a pillow c lilies, e the Py a standard of taree links | of sweet peas, auratum lities and glad- 1 {ioli, fro-a gansett lodge of Odd n, and Town S lows: spray of gold band lilies, from d represented t y was all tak ation of M and costs nd $15 and ne company, and ies, from the Pe Mr. Staplin was born i son of Mr. and Mr: Stonington taplin. For an hour Friday morning, between |8.30 and 2.30, Wes! v e the unde: shed and the r. rly was in darkness roared, the lightning came in torre ham Tne amount cl —— ven the artificial light flickered, dim The funeral sorvices of George McC. ! and doused at intervals, and all Etaplin, who wi ' > employed as brake- | by reason of the severlty of the storm man was killed an express special | afternoon, were st Episcopal church, Wes: afternoon and conduc Wil xhtning etru a telephone pole o the Reuter plant, without se ult, but all over town s arde telephon deranged. The cap of the ine pole in front of the was struck and flattened, e itv passing to the ground ugh the hollow pole. The cap of a pole on_ the opposite side of s knocked askew at the orted to the ch uck, Connecti Shelby Nicholas, arles P. Williams troops marched d attended {came time. Waich Hill the cupola of the resi f Postmaster Winslow York was ARE YOU SHORT OF CASH AND IN Neel OF A SO THEN COME TO US, WE'LL LET YOU PICK FROM THE BEST GRADES OF VIEN'S, LADIES’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AT FROM $15.00 UP AND YOU CAN PAY US FOR IT AT THE RATE OF.. int the eervice, Per £ g Week Dress Up for fhe Summer There is no need for you to wear old Clothes now. We sup- ply you with the very best Clothes on credit. Read how easy it is to dress well. OUR SYSTEM Simply open a charge account and make weekly payments until the entire amount is paid. The price is the SAME whether yqu pay cash or have charged. PRUDENTIAL OUTFITTING CO.::" 115 MAIN STREET ' NORWICH, CONN. . ] Charles in} . | room { once fmake sure that ANNOUNCEMENT C0’S NEW QUARTERS Nos. 135-137-139-141-143 Main Street, ' Will be Opened between September 1st and Sei)tember 15th WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF A STORE THAT WILL TRULY REPRE- SENT : THE PEOPLE’S INTEREST, because we realize that only by the good will and co-operation of the people can our enterprise succeed. : policies and service to continue to enjoy the large and generous patronage which has made our store the people’s favorite trading centre since 1872. Our new gquarters cover an area of over 26,000 square feet and will enable us to offer for your selection, our present lines of PIANOS, PLAYER PIANOS, VICTROLAS, GRAFONOLAS, DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, OPTICAL GOODS, MUSIC and MUSICAL MERCHANDISE in larger and hetter variety, and addéd new and complete lines of HOUSEFURNISHINGS, FURNITURE, STOVES, RUGS, ART GOODS, CROCK- OUR POLICY OF LOW PRICES FOR QUALITY MERCHANDISE AND LIBERAL THE PLAUT-CADDEN GO. ESTABLISHED 1872 Neorwich, Conn. damaged. and shing were ripped | £ the roof of St. Clair at | Pleasant View. The lightning struck M every leaf fron icolon, the b |a tree taking nearly | ches. Randall, criminal s Hazard, well known acts in this section, rm at the house of n, made fion Wednesday from the place vn an _embankment nto some dense w004 Supt. Ira ne notified the sherifi’s and the departments. Deputy Sheriff nett, of Kent caun- and f ler at Kini . was ty, soon on the trail of the contict and] iocated 1 at his home about three | il t Greenwich. He noti- nt and two t from the institution. rs went to Randall's home spotted him going to an open and they window on the secend flooi and pre- aring to slide down a ch t was | \ ntly there for The officers houted suddenly sappeared. V Bennett |entered the room. Randall was out of sight, but fic 2 feathers led to his ery. e had ripped open a hed- tick and hidden himself i He was yank m his eturned to C the feathers. | hiding and 1t is self-cvident that all who com- mit serious crime in Pawcatuck village sre not beh n bars, although some of the best T are now serv- ng time in Rhode Island and Connecti- cut institutions. Following close on he break into the Svivia store came other after closing time Thursday nt i Workingmen’s club. E irance w forced into the s!ev\'ard'!l and a few boxes of clgars and | | two bottles of whiskey ware taken. Gov. R. Livingstone Basckman has proclaimed that gambling must cease in the Cradle of Relizious Liberey at and that there will be no more of t in Rhode Island during his adminis- tration. Not having direct control of the police departments, he has ordered all the sheriffs of the state to meet cim Friday at his office in the state | capitol to receive specific orders to close up every gambling house and to remove every slot machine or gambling device from the saloons. He will hold the sheriffs personally responsible for the effectivencss of his orders. Sheriff John R. Wilcox of Washing- ton county says that the complaints in the main for the county come from Narragansett Pier, and since the issu- ance of the governor's orders he visited the Pier to enforce the orders. but found that Chief of Police Haswell had preceded him and that the lid had been Llaced on all known gambling places and hermetically sealed. The sheri said he would take steps at once to Washington county chall be free from any kind of gam- bling, and that he would see tb it that it remains so. So far as Westerly is concerned sheriff sald that with the co-operation of Police Chief Brown there wou d be strict adherence to the eckman _stated that In talking with Sheriff Wilcox of Wash- ington county concerning the gambling situation the sheriff said that the ac- tivities of the zamblers in some parts of the tv were a scandal and a disgrace. This matter ought to have heen attended to by the local police, but now that the governor had called upon the sheriffs to act the sheriff of Washington county would do his full duty The local board for state division Ne. 1, of which Dr. John L. May of Wes erly is a member, examined 15 reg Wednesday and of this number file claim for exemptions sht who are ical- flled_ elaim for discharge discharge. qualified iy and one young man was physically dis- qualified. The following are those claiming discharge: Frank E. James, Westerly, P We widowed mother; Amiicave Cassani, We , fe: Gennaro Guarizlia wife and child: William R, esterly. aged parents: Frank Cashignano. Bradford, alien; Frank H. We hope by our methods, | Keighley, | Sabaco 1 | & TAKES | CHARGE OF MARKET NEWS SERVICE. C. R. Runyan of U. S. Department of Agriculture Now With Defense Counct = C. R. Runyan, representing the bu- reau of markets, United States depart- ent of agriculture, arrived at the headquarters of the.committee of food upply of the Comnecticut state coun- il of defense Friday and will immedi- ately take charge of the market news service lor the peach growers. Mr. Runyan, who uas had constder. able experience in this worx, will keep n daily communicatipn with the peach markets in New York, Boston, Spring- fiela, Portland, Providence, Hartford, Fall River, New Bedford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Worcester and cther New Enpgland markets. He will tabulate the information received from’ these mar- kets and will keep the growers inform- d in regard to market conditions. This information will Include a rdport on weather conditions, receipts, varieties, prices and market demands. It wil) also report all shipments of peaches into New England during the previous hours. TO TEACH MILITARY P SCIENCE AT STORRS. Charles H. Jenninas Will Assume Duties at State College Sept. 1. Charles H. Jennings, second lieuten- ant, retired, of the United States regu- lars, wilt act as professor of ‘military science a- the Connecticut Agricultural college during the coming year, ac- cording te a telegram just received by President Charles L. Beach. Mr. Jen- nings will adsume his duties at the fate college Sept. 1. This appointment assures the com- tinuation of the military work which has been a part of the college instruc- tion in the past. A yourg man now enterng the Con- necticut Agricultural college® if a_eii- zen of the United States ana physically fit, becomwes a member of the reserve ufficers’ training corps. Without ccst he is furnished with rifle, uniform an& necessary equipment. Fo: two years he devotes three hours a week to mili- tary training under the prescribed cour: At the end of the two years, if he so elects, and if he recom- mended by the president of the colleze and the commandant, he may sign an agreement to devote five hours a_week to an advanced course in military training for the remaining two years he coilege course and to undertake training as may be pre- the secretary of war. To hose who elect-the advanced course monthly payment wiil be made of about $9. Under the present plan camp training will call for four weeks, in the | summer of each of the two years of advanced course. All expense: etudent 1or summer camp training will be met Ly the United States govern- ment. A graduate of the college who has complets the s nced course is eli- gible for appointment by the president of the United States as second lien- |} tenant in the regular army for a period of six months with pay at $100 pe and to a commission in the of- "ve corps. i | | | H. Woodmansee, grandparents! The board made its first announce- ment Thursday of those who have been accepted under the selective service Canonchet, aged cut Agricultural college | first of be | by the war de shment of a u otficers’ - traini uction i law, and the roll of honor thus far is as follows: John A. Enos, John F. M. Robert Edward Young, Moroso, Everett Tefft, Stanley Livingstone of Westerly, Albert S. Kraus, Charles F. Crowell o? Greenwich, William Gardner &f cum, Christopher R. Champlin of lenten, Wilfred H. Smith of Narragan- sett Pier, Frederick W. Bristol, Leo Romano of Peace Dale, William H. Greene of* Lafayette. Dr. Michael Henry Scanlor, recently appointed a first lieutenant in the United States medical corps, has re- ceived telegraphic orders to be in readiness Aug. 27 to report at Fort Ben | Harrison, cal Indiana, to enter the medi- reserve officery’ training camp, ough Dr. Scanlon has a wife and country about two months ago. was accepted and commissioped a first lieutenant. He was born in Middletown, Conn., was graduated from Middletown High | school and from the Medico-Chiragical college, Philadelphia, and was for a ne on the staff of Backus hospital; Norwich. He has practiced medicine in Westerly for nearly 17 years. He eerved two terms as a member of the Westerly town council and is serving as medical examiner for the town of Westerly for a second term, which ex- pires in 1920, and is also on his second term as president of the Westerly Medical society. At the conclusion of the muster and inspection of Company B, C. H. G. Stonington, Wednesday evening by Major Charles P. Williams, Captain I Frank Gavitt. in behalf of his com- mand, in appreciation of what the major did for the company, presented a large silver loving cup bearing this Inscription: _ “Presented to Major Charles P. Williams. from Company B, First Battalion, Third Regiment, C. H. G. Aug. 12, 191 These Stonington boys, enlisted in the naval reserve corps, have been or- dered to report at Newport Saturda: fohn M. Robinson, John F. Loper, Owen A. Niles, William H. O'Weil, Manuel J. Amorel, Joseph A. Janes, John W. Madjgan, Charles W. Miller, Edwin H. Browning, Paul W. Conant, Clarence G. Cushman, Elmer L. Cush man, George G. Halleit, Vincent Jone: Henry J. McGowan, Willlam 1. J. Marshall. Robert H. Vincent nad Wil- tiam J. Wood. They will leave on the 10.35 train and be escorted to the sta- ion by B company, C. H. G Local Laconics. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary te President Wilson, is at the Gladstone, Narragansett Pier. Major Arthur Nash, commander at Fort Getty. arrived at his home in Westerly late Thursday afternocon and ceturned to duty on the 7.45 train Fri- day morring. The Westerly lodge of Elks will hold the annual clambake next Thursday at the Wakefield Yacht club, Great Salt Pond bay, Wakefleld. It will be & strictly Elk event. Business will be suspended in Ston- ington this morning in acnor of the young men who are to leave for New- sort on the 10.35 train to assume thelr duties in the naval reserve. Lieutenant Merrill of the Fifth com- yany, Westerly, is in charge of the canteen at Fort Getty. and the profits ire .shared between the Fifth, Fourth ind Fourteenth companies. George C. Phillips, a _Providence susiness man, died sudfenly Thursday afternoon at his summer home, Prim- ‘ose cottage, opposite the Hotel Mas- sasoit, at Narragansett Pier. Mrs. 2. Clarence Maxson died Fri- fay afternoon at her home in Main street after a long iliness. Besides Fier husband, she is surfived by two sons, Tlarence and Harry, and a sister, Miss children, he offered his services to | ration of the s Education for performan of of citidgnship tz nlace educatioa for enjoyment rights of the c en. udent in other f of |coAL SHOVELER LosT PART OF FINGER | Daniel Sul for shoveler | New London Coal Co., had the en | the index finzer of the left hand b off by a dynamite cap w. in_coal he was shoveh a barge which was i of the company London, a few s a patient ivan was in the hold of a b g coal when shovel ct with unfired dynamite | oud explosion wn backwar 1 shovelers hrown from their ired man was rushed to the Memorial hospital wh it was for that the end of the index- finger been blown off and that one lof the otk fingers were |bruised and lacerated. |- OhLook Girlsand Boys! $5,000.00 in Prizes for Canned Vegetables 3 in cont: or | CHARLES LATHROP PACK. Here girls and boys and men and women is your chance to gain na- tion-wide recognition for your war garden vegetabies and earn some money too. The National Emergency Food Garden Commission of Wash- ington, of which Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Torestry Association, is the head, an- nounces $5,000 in prizes and Na- tional Certificates of Merit for the best canned vegetables grown in war Jessle Utter. A new Peruvian Cabinet has been Card, South Kingstown, wife and child; Arthur D. Wentworth. East Qreanwich, widowed mother; Edward formed with Senor Francesco Tudela as Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. | gardens. Tell your state, county or war garden fair and exhibit officials to write to P. 8. Ridsdale, the sec- retary, at 210 Maryland Building, ‘Washington, D. C., for information. Tast Center ot Pretty Warm Weather Garments at the regular prites. offering. Leen placed in this lot. voile ¢t dainty colored frock. offered. ing. SMOCKS FOR WOMEN AND MISSES Only $1.88 These are the days of the Smock, and these, whose values run as high as $2.98 should prove of great in- terest. Some are whi with col- ored ornamen ion, the rest solid colors with white trimming. Get cne—you will find it comfortable and a bargain. SALE PRICE rard OR TWO FCOR $1.50 In this first lot we have placed a wonderfully good selection of Negligee Coat Shirts, with either laundered or soft cuffs. These dre made of a good percale in attractive patterns and col- orings, and all sizes are here from 14 to 17. You can’t best these values anywhere. $71.50 Shirts SALE PRICE $7.05 These are Negligee Shirts of very high grade and well worth the regular price at the present moment. All hand-washed and laundered, made of fine French percale, and finished with attached laundered cuffs. This offer- ing gives you a stylish shirt at a very low price. from $2.00 to $2.50. some. it right here. Sheer Muslin Dresses for women and misses make up this We also include a number of pretty Linen Dresses. varied and pretty, and the value very exceptional. Annual August SHIRT SALE £1.00 Shirts $1.25 Shiris At Lowest Prices Four special Saturday bargains in the Garment Section— all of them seasonable, of late design and excellent values These we have reduced for the one day—it will repay you to take advantage of this special $10.00 WASH DRESSES FOR $5.00 White Voile Frocks for women and misses, and a few colored ones have The values rur as kigh as $10.00. or more charming for the present oppressive days than A number of very attractive dcsians Nothing cooler a snow-white are SHEER MUSLIN DRESSES FOR $3.50 The sty CREPE-DE-CHINE BLOUSES Only $2.75 Values as high 2s $4.50 in ¢t urday bargain offerina, T of very good guality and white and colers are shown in savera pretty styles. Get the blouse Sat vrday. SALE PRICE A These are handsom front Shirts in hand J i i signs and coloring f fronts are made of an cellent shirting silk ] bodies of Soisét : closely matched th i ference can hardly be They are all coat style French double cuff All sizes from B0 Shirts SALE PRICE $1.15 In this lot we bring splendid showir gee Shirts in a va weaves, includ Repp, Poplin, workmanship is the patterns new and at tive, and the shirts fitting. All coat st double soft cuffs. from 1312 to 17. ¥ I} n ne Sizes SPECIAL-Qur Best Negligee Quting Shirts The present values of the handsome Shirts in this Iot They are a “DeLuxe” quality, and the woven madras and silk mixtures 4re particularly hand If you want a shirt which is distinctive in appear- ance—a trifle different from the ordinary—vou will find Don’t miss this bargain. ALL OUR BETTER GRADE SHIRTS AT SPECIAL PRICES run