Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1917, Page 5

FERGUSON'S || Zeutiein, | . oo F. W. Gordan of Norwioh, Wadnesday, Sept. 26, 1917, | Goodsear. =0 ™ VARIGUS MATTERS M . I -t Goodyear. t Llfht wvehicle lamps at 6.11 this evening. Finest assortment in FERGUSON'S left Tuesday morning to enter Con- Franklin Square necticut College for her second year. WHERE ALL CARS STOP P jorwich was a re- ons farm in Miss Annle C. Fensley has returned to her home in Greeneville, after a few weeks' visit with friends in Providence. Gavin_Connor, Edmund Coughlin, Gerard Desmond and Robert Mahoney left Norwich Monday night to enter the Catholic University at Washing- ton. . Mrs. Eugene S. Bristol of New Ha- ven is in Norwich for a short/ stay. Mrs. Bristol returned recently from Seal Harbor, Me., where she spent the greater part of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Boswell, of Boston, and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kenney, of Clairmount avenue, Nor- wich, start this (Wednesday) morn- ing on an automobile trip to Hartford, Middietown ® and other Connecticut cities. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grant of South Coventry are on their way to Califor: 'nia, where they will make their home. They have lived in that state before, and have a son who resides there. Mrs. Sarah Wolfe accompanies them back to the West where she expects to spend the winter. ' Mrs.. T. H. Eldredge, Miss Mary Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mont- gomery and sons, Robert and Theo- dore, have returned from an automo- bile trip to Norfolk, going by way of Saybrook and over Talcott mountain. Corn left on the stalk seems to be ripening well, A number of knitting circles and bands have been formed about town. Benefit dance for Smoke Fund, Pal- mer_Hall, Fitchvjlle, Friday, Sept. 25. —adv. & At present Supt. F. Leon_ Hutchins and_aldes are caring for 45 patients at Backus hospital. In ordinary vears, trave} Canadian- ward would be heavy t this time from towns and villages north of Nor- wich. The Loyal Temperance Legion, Mrs. J. J. Fiel leader, is to open its séa- son_with a meeting Friday at the W. Saturday of this week, the feast day of St. Michael and All Angels, will be observed by special services in the Eplscopal churches. Small catches of snappers have been made at the outer light at Saybrook the last few davs, and mackerel were seen, but do rot bite yet, A good number from Norwich will £0 to Canterbury Green today for the quarterly meeting of the Eastern Con- DNITED TEA (MPORTERS GO, o While in_Norfolk, they were guests are se“m Tea and e i b S s, "Eidredge's | brother - Atimar A number af Connecticut towns | Eliot McLean, at The Hillhurst. continue their flower mission work, sending fall blossoms to the city for distribution to the sick and shut-ins. Arthur W. Brock- way, has been in Amston photo- graphing the wild duck and other birds at the Audubon soclety experi- ment station. 2 Studios of Don Houghton closed Wednesday and Tharsday. Attend- ing Photographers’ convention at Providence.—adv. Saturday, Sept. 29, the firemen -of Pioneer Hose Co. Groton, are to keep open house for ail the borough inhab- itants to inspect the new engine and the engine house. At Hampton, Mrs. A. B. Edwards tas purchased the Vickers place econ- sisting of house and barn and 18 1-2 acres of land. The house is nearly opposits her home. . T OBITUARY. Frank H. Smith. The death of Frank H. Smith oc- curred at his home on Washington street Tuesday fight at 10.30 o'rlork, following a shock suffered Jate Mon- day night. Mr. Smith failed rapid- ly during the day and was uncon- scious by evening. Mr. Smith was born at Smith's Four Corners, Franklin, March 28, 1852, the son of John O. and Abby Shappley King 'Smith. Mr. Smith entered the Nor- wich Free Academy in the class of '69 at the age of 13, up to that time Coffee, Baking Pow- der, Spices, and Chocolate at the very lowest price.- A Hadlyme man, 'GEORGE G. GRANT {ndertaker. and Fmbalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville ‘rompt aitention-to-day or night calls Telephone 630 apri4MWFawl Norwich Art School . ‘Because on some of the hot days in August locusts .were heard chirping, the weatherwise predicted frost in six weeks and claim the cld slgh proved true in the recent disastrous freeze. At Trinity Methodist church, fo- ma:-row~ (Thursday) afternoon, the Wpman's Foreign Missionary society is to begin its season, and later will entertain the young people of the church at tea. 3 A song, written for the Nathan Hale Home Guard of South Coventry by Mrs. W. A. T. Cassidv of Fultonville, N. Y., who i§ a daughter of Dr. Wil- liam ‘L. Higgins is entitled Take Off j Your Hat to. Uncle Sam. Farmers are findinz that the frosted orn seems to be quite satisfactory the silo as only the leaves were af- 'ected. The stalks count in a silo— the leaves amount to but little. Through the courtesv of Carl W. Brown, three electrically driven sew- ing machings are available at the Nor- wich Red Cross room and volunteer stitchers will find plenty of work there, 28th SEASON Opens September 25th, 1917 Classes in Pesign, Diawing, Pottery, Jewelry, Bookbinding and History Art. “Children’s Class, Saturday, 9 to 11 The Charles A. Kuebler Company MANUFACTDRERS AND RETAILERS OF Marble and Grani FRANK H. SMITH the youngest pupil to enter the school. He.came to Norwich to live lln 1870 and entered the firm of J. P. Barstow as bookkeeper. At the time of his death he was the sol> owner of the firm. Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Florence M. Proctor of Boston in 1878 and to Maud M. Rich- mond of Norwich, in 1883. vived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Buckingham Hooper, a son, Russell Smith now with a section of the American Ambulance corps sta- tioned in Paris, and a brother, Owen Smith of Nerwich Town. Mr. Smith was a member of the Broadway Congregational church and old Norwl:h the Grocers are havins a big demand for such pickling and preserving nec- essities as stick cinnamon, mustard seed, whole pepper and allspice, bay leaves and mixed spice, ginger, mace, ‘prnund nutmeg, cloves, etc. i Mr. D. F. Clifford’s school _for He is sur- dancing will open in Gran Hall, Saturday afternoon, October ‘20th at was a member of the 2.30. Terms 18 lessons $10. Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Clif- ford will be at the hah Saturdays, Oc- of lm register pupils. o — tober 6th and 13th, from 3 to 5 p. m.| Board of Trade until that body was adv. merged into the new Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the or- The funeral of IMrs. Sophie S: Monumental Work S wife of Lafavette G. Sharpe, was held at 1 o’clock Monday afte 39-41 Franklin St. roon at 48 Shapley street, New Lon- Norwich -« -------.Conn. don, Reév. C. Harlev Smith conducting the services. Burial was in Yantic Dr. J. M. KING . DENTIST cemetery, Norwich. May Building - Ernest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER Al String tnstruments revaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointments address B €. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nere wich, Conn. ganizers of the latter body. He was a member of the Arcanum club and a 32d degree Mason, belonging to St. James' lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., Franklin chapter, No. 4, R. A. M., Franklin council, No. 3/ R. and S. M., Columbia Commandery, No. 4, K. T. Ixng Solomon Grand Lodge of Perfec- Work on the Groton and Stening- 'ton trolley line at the overhead ‘bridge of the New Haven road at Avery Mé- morial was practically completed Fri- day night when the cars run over on the new line of 200 feet, go- ing under the bridge. i tion; Van Rensselaer council, P. of J.. Norwich Chapter Rose Croix and of the Connecticut Consistory. Politically Mr. Smith was a‘staunch republican and at.the time of his death was chairman of the-republican town committee, having held that of- ce for several yvejrs past. He was deeply interested in the welfare of his town and city and his genial, kindly manner and his straightforward, un- blemished character had won him the confidence of a host of admiring friends. The news of his sudden re- moval from earthly liwe is deeply re- gretted by all who knew him. A supply of special gray' wool for sccks was received Tuesday at the room of the Woman’'s League. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning Mrs. Ida Eccleston is in charge there and che will be glad to teach any woman who wants to learn to knit. The new paster of the Centra] Bap- tist ' church, Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss, is starting his pastorate in a sys- tematic way, announcing that his study will be {n the church and his office house from 11 a. m, to 1 p. m. every day except Saturday. Tuesday and Thursday are cutting, basting and sewing days at the Red Cross room, in general charge of Mrs. W. Tyler Olcott. During yesterday, Miss Margaret Rudd had charge and a good number of busy workcrs spent ;l‘ae morning and afternoon at the ta: e5. WEDDING. Foster—Howland, One of the most charming weddings of the year took place in New London Tuesday at noon when Miss Elizabeth Howland, daughter of Mra. Henry R. of Pequot avenue, New I.ondon, was married to Ensign Charles Orin TFoster, of the United States Naval and Mrs. C. A . Charles River Village, Mass. The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. H. Howe, D, D, of Norwich, and the couple were attended by Miss Learned Ply and Grosvenor Ely, Jr., of Nor- wich, the young niece and pephew of the bride: The best man was James Damon of Providence. Bond, Jr., The Best Place is the Cheapest Place to Buy AUTO ROBES WAGONS Electric Rallway and timetables and | “J¢ was a dahfla weddin d the written orders for employes Will be | peautiful home of the bride. wae ace: HARNESSES _RUBBER BOOTS |furnished. orated appropriately. Zo direct the installation of an automatic tlock signal system to replace the telephone system on the Shore Line OO BBl oo e Miss Howlapd was attired in ‘a beautiful gown of heavy white satin and wore a bridal veil of point lace which had been in the family for sev- eral generations. The bride carried an arm bouquet of lilies of the valley and orchids in showers and the little zidl attendant carried an old fashioned bouquet of miniature roses in showers. Following the_ceremony a reception was held, during which Ensign and Mrs. Foster received the congratula- tions of their friends. Immediately after this the company repaired to the dining room, where a wedding breakfast was ed: When the festivities were at an end and the mnewlyweds had received a parting congratulation and God-speed they left on their honevmoon, which will include an autemobile trip, which will terminate with a short cruise on one of Ensign Foster's private yachts. The bride attended the Briarcliff school for young ladies, and the New York Art league where her talent in sculptural art won the highest recog- nition. She has also traveled exten- sively in this countrv and Europe, and is an accomplished linguist as well as a musician. She fofmerly resided in Norwich. Ensign Fcster is a Harvard man and before the war was a cotton broker at New Bedford, Mass. BTEAMER RUGS CARRIAGES SOME SECOND-HAND TEAM HARNESS IN STOCK d THE L. L. CHAPMAN CO. 14 BATH 8TREET. NORWICH, CT. ALARM CLOCKS ALL GRADES ALL PRICES There will be dedicatory exercises in the Poquonoc Bridge Baptist church Sunday, Sept. 30, of the new parsonage. here i# stil an indebt- edness of $300 to the contractors, and 2 note of $1,000, which the ladies of the church intend to reduce by an- cther year. Most favorable reports camé from Thomas J. Leahy, of Otis street, who underwent an operation for appendi- citis at Backus hospital Saturday. The YOuAg man is the son of Mrs. Agnes M. and the late Thomas B. Leahy and many friends are solicitous for his speedy restoration to health. John LeVaughn of Deep River. and Mias Frances Wells, of Norwich, who were married recently at Norwich, spent their honeymoon in Deep River, guests of the groom's mother. Mrs. 0se LeBaughn. Mr. LeVaughn is employed by a typewriter company and is living in Philadelphia. Associated Press telegraphers on the Comnecticut eircuit hav: learned with regret of the death from his wounds in France of James F. O'Reil- ly whd was emploved on this Aeso- ciated Press circuit three or four years ago. His wife was Miss Mae Mec- Donald of the Worcester Union office. - ke _27 Frankli »SQMV‘_ FREDERICK T. BUNCE Piano Tuner Phone 838-2 .,.V,_,a_?!‘i","’“"' Ave. WILLIAM YOUNG,R.N, © and General Nursing. Nigit €ay cails. 38 Hickery St. Norwich. YOT WANT t> pu: your bus- fness berore tne public. there is o jum better <han through the ad- me: Western vertising columns of The Bulletin. Superintendent Cain, an operating efficiency expert frcm New York, HI 'BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1917 i Liuor and No-License Forces Clash Legality of Petition Will Probably be Decided Today by . Judge Gardiner Greene—Hearing Occupied Nearly En- tire Session of Superior Court Tuesday. — o The license and no-license fgrces clashed Tuesday in the Superior court over the legality of the no-license pe- tition circulated recemtly in the town and signed by ten per cent of the voters, asking for the right to vote on_the license question next Monday. The liquor dealers have objected to the petition on grounds that 35 of the addresses on the petition do not agree with the signers’ addresses on the last official voting list. Almost the whole of the session of- the court was taken up with the arguments of the oppa@s- ing_ counsel. e meeting adjourned at § o'clock until 10 o’clock this (Wed- nesday) morning. Judge Gardiner Greene of this city was on the bench nd wii pedbably decide ‘the question ay. Sheriff Draper opened the dourt shortly before 11 o'clock and the mat- ter of the legality of the petition was reached about 11.15. After an infor- mal discussion -of the writ of manda- mus signed by State Attorney Hull and brought in the name of the 588 voters Whose names appear on the petition, it was decided that the ques- tion lay within the meaning of the statutes governing the case rather than. in the legality of the action of the selectmen. Judge Greene ordered Attorney C. L. Stewart to change the wording of one of the paragraphs of the writ so that it would include the facts in the case concerning the 31 questionable signatures. The cokrt then took recess until two o'clock. On the reconvening of the court At- torney Stewart read the revised writ and then Attorney T. M, Shields pre- sented a motion to quash and argued that the court had no jurisdiction in the matter and that on the petition lodged with the selectmen 35 signers did not give addresses corresponding to those on the voting list. Mr. Shields admitted 588 voters eigned the peti- tion but said that 35 of them gave addresses that could not be checked on the list given out by the registrars of voters. He further said that no rights of the people would be tramp- led upon if the matter could not voted upon, as voting was not a right, but a_privilege sonferred by statute. Mr. Shields sald that the petitioners complied with * two conditicns of " the law when they filed their petition with the town clerk twenty days before the eglection and when they procured ten per cent of the vot- ers to sij it. Since a law is to be wholly a! not obeyed in part they should have fully complied with the law And seen that the addresses given on the petition coincided with those on the voting iist, a matter of about two hours work. The demand that the petitioners’ addresses be those of the voting list is not unreasonable for in every large city there are numbers of Patrick Sullivans. John Smiths and Abraham Cohens. Jf these men do not sign the list with the address un- der which they are registered on the voting list the ‘nww clerk must per- sonally verify the list by seeing each signer. “This is a4 busy time for the selectmen and cther town officials as thev p=n 7 < o eatmrn over their office to another or trying to he reelected. Wiu- .. .s, iual if the mat- ter is put up to the people who are the final court, they will decide it and their decision will be right, but in that ‘case the matter will not be decided by law and if laws are not to be used what use are they, asked At- torney Shields. The Question of Addresses. Attorney Shields was followed by Attorney Charles Stewart for the no- license party. Mr. Stewart questioned whether in these days of liberal in- terpretation of the law the technical- ity of addresses in such a case eb sufficient to make the petition illegal. He cited the case of H. A. Peckham of this city whose address has been incorrectly state on the list of voters for the last 17 years. Mr. Stewart asked . whether a man should sign a petition with his correct address or whether he should act a lie by sign- ing an address which while on the voting list was not his true address. Mr. Stewart showed that a Washing- ton case cited by Mr. Shields bore out the contention of the no-license rather than the license men. Should Interpret Liberally. Mr. Stewart was followed by his colleague, Major A. Hull, who stated that when there was no negation stated that the law should be inter- preted liberally whn the case of a citizen who to the best of ‘his knowl- edge was trying to secure a vote on such an mportant question as this one is. According to his opponents’ line of argument Mr. Hull said it would seem_that the Generally Assembly of the State of Connccticut euddenly awoke to the fact that the town clerk and the selectmen did not have enough time to electioneer themselven irto office again so they passed a_bill glving them more time. Mr. Hull quoted ‘'a Connecticut case in which ‘the voters balloted for two candidates of the same surname but with differ- ent initials and after the election it was found that théy were supposed to be one and the same person. The su- reme court decided that the entire umber of votes cast should be given to the candidate who was running for cffice. A After Major Hull closed his argu- ment the court took a short recess after which Attorney Desmond spoke for the license people. =~ Mr. Desmond «uoted numerous authorities in sup- port of the points he brought forth. During Mr. Desmond’s argument the fact was brought to light that cer- tain towns in the state were required to register their voters by the streets on which they lived and others, Nor- wich among the number, were re- quired to register their voters alpha- betically. Judge Greene suggested several new angles of the question brought out by the facts. After Mr, Desmond rested there was an informal discussion among the lawyers and the Juage. Judge Greene ordered the selectmen to publish the warning for the license vofe but said they must stipulate that in case the decision of the court be unfavorable to the no-license people the vote will not be held. Court then adjourned until ten o'clock this morn- ing when the hearing of the evidence will be resumed. JEWETT CITY VOTERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Total of $5000 is Appropriated For State Road Work. The voters of Jewett City held their annual town meeting in the town hall at Pachaug on Monday afternoon. Clark C. Palmer was chairman and John Welsh clerk. The reports of the selectmen and other town officers were read and accepted. D. L. Phillips was appointed as a_member of the Dantel S. Anthony Trust Fund. The select- ‘men were authorized to borrow money for temporary use to pay any part of .the town debt that can be paid. It was voted to grant pay or salaries to the town officers as last year with the addition of $25 for assesors. It was voted that the selectmen have charge of repairing and maintaining the highwavs of the town. It was voted to employ and pay physiclans the same as last vear. It was voted that whereas the highway In the town of Griswold ler "ing Gard- iner's Four Corners, .o ‘called, to the village of Glasgo is badly in need of repair, and whereas _the American Thread Co. has_offered to expend the sum of $2,500 upon the repair of such highway providing the town of Gris- weld will appropriate a like sum for such purpose. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the sum of $2,500, be. and the same is hereby appropriated for the repair of said highway. always provided that the American Thread Company shall contribute a _like amount, and the selectmen are here- by authorized to temporarily W said sum of $2,500 or any part thereof until such time as the due taxes in 1918 shall be available. The meeting voted $5,00 for state road work. HOME GUARD DRILL. Compank K Private Is Now Captain In the Regular Army. Co. K, C. H. G. held_their regular arill at’ the Armory Tuesday night with7a good attendance. Most of the drill period was taken up with squad work. Sergeamt Bossey had eight of the drafted men going through the manual of arms in the basement, while two of the recuits were being drilled in the company room. Several of the men in the company will prob- ably go in the next draft contingent and reeruits are being drilled to take their blaces. After the drill Lieuten- ant Edwin C. Higzins presented Cap- tain Robertson with a_ fine Hamilton wrist watch. Captain Robertson who has served in both the English and American_armies was formerly a pri- vate in Co. K. i A Boy Worth Helping. A deserving case has been called to the attention of The Bulletin, where a boy of 13, desirous of helping his par- ents who have other children—one at present in the hospital—wants to do work after school . The boy’s teacher recommends him as faithful and reliable, strong. tall for _his age, and willing to work and in to prove worthy of assistance, while try- ing to complete his school course. Heavy Potato Yield. H. Frey of 52 Asylum street has es- tablished quite a record for heavy po- tato vields. This year he harvested a total of 18 bushels of pojatoes, some of which weighed a pound and a quar- ter, from a peck and a half of Green Mountain seed tatoes. His yield is equal to 48 bushels of potatoes from a bushel of seeds. S Sent Body te Bridgeport. Undertiakers Cummings and Ring sent the body of Thaddeus E. Peck to Bridgeport on the 10.29 train Tuesday. morning. Relatives accompanied the B. F. BREWSTER MADE A SECOND LIEUTENANT Succeeds Frank Q. Smith Who Has - Been Promoted. Orders issued from the offices of the military emergency board, at the staté armory in Hartford Tuesday include the folowing promotion: Third Military Diistrict—Sergeant Benjamin F. Brewster, Company I, Third Regiment, to be second ileuten- ant, vice Frank Q. Smith promoted. FUNERALS. Mrs. Anna L. Wogander. The funeral of Anna L. Wogander was held from the home of her son in-law, E. Ericson in Baltic, at 2 o'- cliock 'Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. J. P. Liljenstein officiated. There was a large attendance and many. beauti- ful floral forms. The friends and rel- atives acted as bearers: J. Engstrom, A. Swanson, E. Ericson and F. Eric- son. Burial was in the family lot in the Maplewood cemetery where Rev. J. P. Liljenstein read a committal ser- vice! Undertaker Charles A Gager had charge of the funeral arrange- ments. 1) William Lafferty. The funeral of Willlam Lafferty was held Tuesday morning at o'~ clock. The bearers were John Laf- ferty, Hugh Lafferty, Joseph Burke and Peter Lafferty. Burial was in the family lot in Maplewood cemetery. Mr. Lafferty was bor nin New York, 65 years ago, the son of James and Mary Ruth Lafferty. He is survived by two brothers, John and Hugh Laf- ferty, Desldes several nephews and nieces. He was married to Miss Jen- nie Wilkie in this city in 1875. Mrs. Lafferty died about twelve years ago. Mrs. John F. Kenney. In attendance at the funeral of Mrs. John F. Kenney, held Tuesday morn- ing at 8.30 o'clock fromgger home, No. 70 Washington street, Were relatives and friends from a number of cities as well as many from Norwich. A¢ St. Patrick’s church ag 9 o'clock the high mass of requienf was sung by the rector, Rev. John H. Broderick, and the music of the mass was di- rected by Organist Frank L. Farrell. Mrs. Farrell singing in sympll?flc voice the De Profundis, and for a waiting hymn, ‘Some Sweet Day. Burial was in the family plot in St. Mary’s cemetery, the bearers being Mres. Kenney's five cousins, Attorney Thomas J. Skelly, of New York, George M. Skelly, of Squirres, Costa Rica, Walter, William B. and Augus- tus C. Skelly, of Norwich, agd her nephew, Edwabd Mullan, of Norwich. There were cheice floral forms. Among those attending the funeral were - Mr. Kenney's sisters, Mrs. A McDonald, of Jermyn, Penn. agd Misses Rose and_Agnes Kenney, of Port Jarvis, N. Y. his brothers-in- law, Emmett Russell, of Port Jarvis, and M. J. Dolan, of Jermyn. and his cousin, T. J. Cunningham. of Jermyn, also_Mr. and Mrs. Roger T. Schofield, of Worcester, Mass. S Cummings and Ring had charge of the funeral arrangements. Monday evening, the members of St. Anne's Temperance Society met a their rooms, and after taking form: action on the death of Mrs. Kenney, at ome time their vice president. the members, headed by their president, Miss Mary Swanson, went in a body to Mrs. Kenney's. where prayers were offered for the repose of her soul and sympathy was tendered the bereaved relatives. Srhe body of Miss Johanna Duggan ‘was accompanied to Norwich Monday, from Montreal, by her brother, James Duggan, of this city. Miss Duggan died in Montreal Sept. 20. Burial was in the Duggan family plot in St. Mary's cemetery. LAUNGCHED ATTACK ON. . THE DEMON RUM California Man D'IIV'IJ Stirring Ad- dregs in Interests’ of No-License Campaign. » In a gripping, Intensely interesting address before an audience 6f a hun- dred men and women in the town hall Tuesday evening, James H. Woerten- dvke of California, launched an attack on the demon rum In the interests of the no-license campaign that is being carried on in this city. This (Wed- nesday) evening_another prohibition speaker, J. F. Cunneen of Chicage, will be heard. ‘The meeting was presided over by O. E. Ryther, who has the local cam- ad, in charge. After a few pr iminary words Mr. Ryther intro- duced Mr. Woertendyke. Liquor’s Destructive Power. In his openin, arks Mr. Woer- tendyke spoke 6f tfle great destructive power of liquor. He gave an illustra- tion of the transformation of a red- blooded, energetic boy of 18 into a horrible example of the drink evil. The spe; ed his audience to consider the whole problem without prejudice and consider what the government should do with the liquor trafic. He spoke of the liquor traffic as one of the most thoroughly organized bodies in the western world. The ultimate goal of the liquor traffic is the de- struction of the welfare of the people. We have a federal government, a state government, municipal government and jthe inaividual units of govern- ment, the voter. What is the purpose of the indi- vidual units in their relation with the Zovernment. The purpose of govern- ment is the protection of the welfare of_citizenship. dt must be Pplain that these two forces cannot walk arm in arm unless the government be willing - to sacri- fice some of its objects. There are millions in this country who have never fully congidered the Jiquor question. Let us cBnsider the liquor traffic @ moment in its potency and power of destruction. Liquor Business Morally Bad. 1t is freely admitted that the saloon business 4s a bad moral business. Mr. Woertendyke said that no government in the history of the world has reach- ed questions and settled them on the basis of morality. A Our government.doesn't reach ques- tions and settle them on a moral basis. How did we settle the aveption of chattel slavery? We dldn't reach it as a moral question. It was as an economic question. How did we set- tle the question of polygamy. Never once did the government refer to It as a moral question but as an econ- omic question. A Political Question, The liquor question being with us all this time and beine a moral ques- tion we must find the angle through which it can be reached by the gov- ernment. Is the liquor question a po- litital one? Certainly. While the dis- tillers and brewers acknowledge that the.question is a political one, vet they deny that the government has the right to prohibit their traffic. The government has the npower to prohibit. If the government has that power then the individual unite of thé government have the right to exercise that power. Not Commercial Business. Commerce is_divided into three great classes. The first class is busi- ness. Business is the investment of capita] and manipulation of property for the benefit of the, individual for profit. The second class is commercial charity. the investment of capital and manipulation of property, fer the bene- fit of the people without profit. The third class is commercial crime, the investment of capital and manipu- lation of property resulting in harm for the people with profit. The liquor traffig is not business. Tt is not commercial charity. - There is not a person in this hall tonizht who does not know that the liguor traffic is a commerefal criminal Nearly Three Billions a Year. " The speaker went on to point out that the liquor traffic is taking out of the vockets of the countty almost three billions of dollars a year and is giving back .less than four hundred miilion. I challenge any ligquor man to refute these flgures, said Mr. Woer~ tendyke. In concluding his address Mr. Woertendyke sald he hoped every voter would go to the polls next Mon- day with a firm determination to drop into the ballot box a ballot registering his_unbiased conviction on the liquor traffic. No Representative Appeared. ‘Mr. Ryther then announced that the representative of the local retail li- quor dealers’ aspociation might take the platform and present his views on the matter of the objection raised to the petition. Nobody responded. In his explanation of his announce- ment Mr. Ryther said that on Mon- day while he was in New London he received a telephone message from a man who said he represented the Nor- wich Retail Liquor Dealers’ associa- tion and who requested that he might be present at the mass meeting Tues- dav night and state the liquor dealers® side of the question. Mr. Ryther sald that he told the inquirer that he could Fkave at least twenty minutes if he de- sired and made good his promise when he made the announcement at the meeting last night. Objection to Petition. He then went on to speak of the superior court proceedings In regard to_the petition. ‘What are some pertinent facts about this petition? ‘The law regquires on this question (but on no others) that at least ten per cent. of the - registered voters whose names appear on the last vot- ing list of the town must first sign a petition. You say instantly 10 per cent. isn’t much. Well, 10 per cent. of ten cyphers. isn't much, but 10 _per cent. of 5.824 is 583, and if you don’t think getting that number of signa- tures is some job. just try tomorrow to met five, let alone the hundreds and eighty-three. Measured by the vote of 1907 in favor of no-license it was 10 men out overy 13 who voted no,. Meas- ured by our largely increased vote of 1909 it was 10 men out of every thir- ty-six. When you cogsider that our committee would have€ found it Im- possible to put their hahds upon one- half of the 2,089 who voted our way vou at once doubt the difficulty. ‘When you take Into account the enor- mous number of changes in eight vears, the fact)that this petition must be mot mainly/ in the hot vacation month of August, when both friends and voters are away on vacation as far as possible, that this vear several humdred men with manv o four friends were awav as soldiers and r»ilors. wth the further big fact that all this has to be done by volunteers, vou beein to see the enomrous difficulties the lizislators has plaved in the way. Even if the fizht was fair and open and evervone felt free to express his mind by signinz the petition When, however in-addition to all these dif- flenlties there is added a widespread spirit of apprehension as to what may happen If one signs the petition even these difficulties are greatlv increased. Men in retail trade. banks, etc, give as a reason for not signing, fear of Joss of custom. Laboring wmen sayv they may be driven from their jobs as it is currently reported some have been. employers say I may have la- bor troubles on my hands if T sign. It is a matter of common and persistent WH-Y HAIR FALLS OUT } Dandruff causes a feverish irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shrink loosen and then the hair comeés out fast. To stop falling hair at once and rid the scalp of every particle of dan- druff, get a 25-cent bottle of Dander- ine at any drug store, pour a little in your hand and rub well into the scalp. After a few applications all dandruff disappears and the hair stops coming out. We advertise exactly i as it s Clothes Satisfaction Satisfaction is all you want when you buy anything, isn’t it? Satisfaction is enough. Everybody wants to get 1. We want to give it. To protect ourselves we buy the best merchandise we can find, and we protect you with our guarantee of satisfaction. We have some unusually good Suits and Overcoats for $18. to $28. We would like to show these clothes of ours. Murphy & McGarry 207 Main Street CUMMINGS & RING Funeral Directors and* Embalmer; 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce BuiMding 'Phone 238-2 Lady Assistant report that the list ‘of signers in 1909 was printed and that every _saloon keeper was furnished a copy. The re- ports keep coming of men harrassed and made to suffer-all these vears be- cause their exercising their simple and sacred right of citizenship by signing that peition. Now If these per- sistent’ statements, rumors and re- ports; that come to us are true, the sacred right of petition has been at- tacked by stabs in the back. Ask your fellow men about these things. I don't need to say any more about it. Getting Ready for Meet. There were about fifty boys from the West Chelsea district at the Y. M. C. A. gym Tuesday afternoon prac- ticing for the inter-grammar school meet to be held Friday evening, Phy- sical Director R. T. Crosby coached the boys in the varlous events in which they will compete against the Broadway and Greeneville teams. H Resigned Position, Benjamin Franklin Skinner, who for the past 11 years has been connected with the troiley express, has resigned his position and will act as shipping’ clerk for the Ulmer Leather company. Boy Scouts. ‘Troop No. 3, Boy Scouts of America, held their regular meeting in the Y. M C. A. building Tuesday evening. Routine business was transactéd. DEADLOCK ON WAR EXCESS PROFITS TAXATION Washington, Sept. 25.—Conferees on the war tax bill failed again today to break their deadlock on war excess profits taxation, but some progress was made on compromise negotiations just before they adjourned until to- morrow. Return of the measure to the senate and house before the latter part of the week was said tonight to be im- probable and some of the conferees were disposed to fear a final disagree- ment. Virtually the whole question of war excess profits was sald to have been thrown open today and a fresh start cn _ various compromise proposals made. It was reported that the con- ferees were considering entirely re- writing the section, following sugges- tions made personally by telephone by Secretary McAdoo. A FEW MORE ROCKFORD : WATCHES 17 JEWEL ADJUSTED IN 20 YEAR GOLD FILLED CASES. VALUE $30.00. Special Price $19.90 |- Easy terms to suit purchaser. THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. JEWELERS Established 1272 144-146 Main St., Norwich, Conn. C—————— WILLIAM C. YOUNG SBuccessor to v STETSON & YOUNG CARPENTER and BUILDER ,, Best work and materials at righ( prices by skiiled -labcr. Telephone 50 West Main 8y