Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 29, 1917, Page 8

e MoHiCAN COMPANY SATURDAY “A Penny Saved is TOKAY GRAPES Fancy, Sweet 6 Ib. basket. .....48¢c TOILET PAPER MATCHES Ohio Double Tlp SOA COFFEE in bean or ground to suit “ICOCOA | o Prime Rib Roast, Ib. . Tender Chuck Roast, Ib 20c Lean Pot Roast, Ib. ....18¢c Fancy Rfimp Roast, Ib. 22c Through With Us. Fruh STEAK 5= fVEAL‘ VEAL VEAL FROM PRESTON CITY FARMS RUMP for Roasting, Ib. § SHOULDER ROAST, b . BREAST for Stuffing, Ib. FRESH CUT VEAL CHOPS, bb. ... .. > mDERVEALSTEAK,lb... : FANCY LOIN CUTS, b LAMB-SWIFT’ S—LAMB SHORT CUT LEGS, b............32¢ 4 LOINS for Roasting, Ib. . v...26c RIB OR LOIN CHOPS, Ib. cee..40c FORES, same Lamb, b. Shredded Wheat, pkg. .12c Sunbrite Cleanser, RadBulfisflyTal/;lb 21c ..26c .25¢ .22¢ 18¢c 28c 35:: Fruit, 2 PEACHES f KITEMAUG ELBERTA You Can Eam Quite a Your Savings by Trading e e el SPECIAL—9 TO 12 O’CLOCK ‘Tender, Round Sunkist Oranges, 15 for 25¢ Spanish Onions, 3 for. . 10c Yellow Onions, 3 lbs. . Crisp Celery, bunch. Grape White Rock Turnips, Ib. 4c Fancy Pie Apples; 2 for canning, basket BREAD e | [ SPECIALS |PickLED a Penny Earned” Sum - 22 Cut ARMOUR'S PIGS’ FEET . SHOULDERS SUGAR CURED JUST SMOKE! D SPECIAL PRICE Porterhouse Round or STEAK CHAMBERLAIN’SSLICED B Fresh Sliced leer, Ib. .16¢c Boneless Rib Roast, Ib. 28c Ib. 28¢ — MACHINE SLICED BOlLED HAM 45¢ 1.8 barrel paper sack. . . 1-16 barrel paper sack. .. ... MEADOW BROOK Flour Is Lower Mohican Special—Best For Bread A BARREL IN WOOD $12.80 CREAMERY BUTTER, b. ....... 13c 12¢ 17¢ Fresh Eggs, qts 17¢ PEACHES $1.19 Whole Milk Cheese, Ib. 30c Swift’s Oleo., Ib. . dozen. . Assorted Cup Cakes Brandy Snaps, dozen..15¢ Layer Cakes, each. Molasses Cookies, doz. 13c Plain or Jell uts ly Doughm ..27¢c -20¢ .18¢ JUDGE GREENE®S DECISION. Text of Memorandum Filed With' Su- perior Court Friday. On Friday Hon. Gardiner Greene, Judge of the supericr court, filed his memorandum of decision in regard to | tho lesality qf the no-license petition which was hotly contested in the su- perior court this week. The text of the memorandum follows: The respondents flied their motion to quash the alternative writ. and af- ter argument thereon, but before Ge- ¢ision, it was agreed by both parties that the court should pro forma deny | . the motion, and that thereupon the respondents should file a return setting up _their claims that addresses on the petition did not com- ply with the statute. The respondents filed their return and the peti‘ioners their reply, it be- ing the addresses in The question whether the petitio; statute requires, so selectmen’s duty_ to The statute requi to give such notice of not less than ten registered voters of apears on the last in towns wherein are on euch list, town clerk at least date of any annual petition was lodged made but that the ing understood that the new matter in the reply is denied by the respond- ents, and evidence was taken regard- betore that a ballot will be taken. the street address of such voters as certain of the /™ In this case it is agreed that the clerk in due time, and no gquestion is of voters signed the petitions. to quash and question. the court is n is such as ths as to make It the notify the voters | voting list. res the selectmen | One, “upon the patition per centumi*f the any town, stating number Among the number whose name official voting list such address=s lodged with the 20 days before the town meeting. him. Turner, with the town requisite number | these addresses, i. The was crossed off by town clerk because he couid not count it, and the respondents, did not count however, his signature, and he must be counted. The respondents clatmed 35 tive addresses, and that the petition 18 short of legal addresses by 20. It appeared_‘on the hearine that two of respondents also, both n their motion in thelr return, admit that, whereas fivé hundred and eighty- three is the required number of peti- tioners, five hundred and fifty-three of ihe petitioners have stated tkeir street addresses as apears on the last official There are 590 names of petitioners. Amos A. Browning, the 'petition was filed, so of living petitioners that the is 589, is John Turner, the testified to defec- those of Allen Latham and James H. Frink, agreed UNUSUAL ¢ WHERE “SMART” STYLE MEETS MODERATE PRICE $ l 3.75 YOU REALLY CAMNOT AFFORD TO PASS !JP THIS A8 IT MEANS A BIG SAVING TO YOU IF YOU ARE THINKING OF RUYING A DRESS. . SATURDAY, 9a. m. TO $17.78 CPPER, Timely Purchase of Silk and Serge DRESSES WILL BE PLACED ON SALE ACTUAL VALUES died befors | | petitioners have made an effort to fol- portation. s “rhe report of Miss N. J. Campbell, home demonstration agent of the Farm bureau, for the quatter énding Sept. 30, including the work,in June shows that thousands of pe have been réached by canning anddirying dem- onstrations and lectures on food con- servatian subjects. That the Work hAs been successful is shown in. the many reports coming In of successful canfiing__ wotk accomplished in the humeés this Season .where very little canning has been done in the past by miarket gardeners and farmers in gen- €ral who state that there has béen a larger demand than ever for thelr pro- ct and by the merchants whose fales of éanning equipment and glass jors has been increased enormously. Feas have been canned by the bushel this vear instead of by the quart, Leans, beets and in fact all the cegze- tables and fruits have been canned to a greater extent than ever befors and the housewives of the county are SHill at it canning corn, tomsgtoes, and | peaches. There 15 yet much 4o as_each home should lay in Sgflarge e supply of frults, such as hes, pears, apples and grapes, as needed in the winted diet to a extent. Ordinarily the public depends upon securing many of these fryits during the winter fresh in the mar- ket including oranges, grape fruit, pineapples and the like. This winter {hese supplies may be greatly curlail- ed due to inadequate raiirond trans- portation so that the suppiy at hand should be preserved. This is doubly true as the apple crop in New Enz- lond is reported at less than 50 per cent. of an average crop. It behooves all to save every bit of this 30 per cént. and one way-to do this I¢ to_can the windfall apples either as pie fiiler or as cause or as jelly. Community Canning Clubs. ‘Two Community Canning Clubs have done fine work in New London county during the summer. At Blackhall un- der the leadership of Mra. Iva . Krupp avout 40 volunteer workers have car- ried on the work of the cannary which is located in the home of Mra. Charles Moss. The cannery has heen kept open most of the time each wcek and | a charge of 2 cents per can was made which was divided up amo the workers accordine to um\ put in. Up to Sept, 11 this canning club had put up 3400 pint cans and 400 quart cans of _vegetables. The XNorwich Canning Glub with Mrs. J. Js Desmond, as leader and with the cooneration of the school| board whe loaned the use of the Do- | mestic Science room of the: Bread- way schcol, closed a very successful season on Sept. 7. The work hore wa: financed by private subscriptions. lawn partles, whists, etc., which funds were used to hire a supervisor, assistant supervisor, janitor and fuel. Other expenses were covered by a shorge per ah on products put up which amount- ed in the case of peas to 9 cents per ean and for string beans 8 cents and cther products according to work In- volved. The club opened for werk on July 18th and working hours were from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. each week ‘day except Monday. The total output for the semson includes canned vesetables and fruits, jellies, jams, etc.. and to- tals over 2,200 jars and glasses. One day’s work was donaied to work for the Backus hospital and another for Thoumds Reached by Demonstrations . S TR S Successful Canning Work Accomplished in Homes in All Parts of New London County—Total Attendance at Fifty-six Demonstrations Was 2,693—Winter Supplies May be Curtailed Through lnndequ-te Railroad Trans- the Nofwich Stats hospital. The pro- duct and contaifers were dorated by individuals and the sugar and labor Dby the club. Summary. Demonstrations given by Home demonstration agent . Attendance at these demonstra- tions . Pemonstrations by and supervisors Attendance at thess demonstra- tions . 175 Lectures -given by home demon- stration agent ...... 0 10 Attendance .... 228 Total aemohatrnuons and tures .......... .. 1 Total Attendance ... 3,098 People reached by demonstra- ticns at fairs . .. 12,000 56 2,608 5 Volunteers ieel Nineteen town: mty hive had at least one demonstration, five have received two each, .4 have receiv ed 3 each, 1 has had four, one has h five, one has had six, one has received eight and ome 11 demonstration: ‘Executive Committee Meeting. The executive committee of the farm bureau met at the Norwich cffice this week with fcur members present. The recommendation of the county home economics committee that tiic gppor- tunity of placing a boys” and sirls club “worker in the county under the ¢mergency food bill be taken advan- tage " of was considered and it was voted to secure such a worker to be known as county club leader and whose time shall be devoted one-half to juvenile work and one-half to home economics work in Norwich and New London. A committee consisting of President Bushnell, Home Economics Commiittee Chalrman Miss Ludinzzon, Home Demonstration Agent Miss Campbell and Farm Bureau Manager Warner was appointed to secure this worker. Farm Bureau Organizaticn. The executive committee took up the recommendations made at the farm bireau conference held at Storrs the middle of August regarding amend- ing the constitution to include the hcme economics and boys and girls’ department. The different matters were considered carefully and it was decided to present at the quarteriy director’s meeting which will be he'd in Nerwich, Oct. 6 the foliowing rec- ommendation for their consideration and approval so that tne same may be voted upon at the annual farm bureau meeting In December 1. That _the name of our organization be the New London County Farm bure: 2nd. That the officers of the bureau may be either rmen or women end shail consist of a president. vice president, tréasurer, secretary and A board of di- tors who shall consist of a man and a woman from cach town and v within the counts and not more than seven directors at larze. 3rd. That the executive commitiee ehall number seven, including th> president, vice president, secretary. treasurer, chairman of the agricultural chairman of the home economics board and one other to be eléctéd by the hoard of directors. This latter may be the chairman of the juvenile d partinent and 4th, that the county ag- ricultural; the home eccnomics and boys and zirls (if there is one. boards, be’ appointed by the hoard of directors at the annual meeting. fective adresses are 33, making a claimed lack of legal addresses of 27. I find_that nmong the 33 cases, the voting list gives 17 addresses which were Incorrect at the time the poti- tion was ‘sign=d, some of them having heen incorrect for years, and ome or more never correct. In sixteen cases the petition gives the correct street and number. Tn thirteen of the cases where the Tist is now incorrect the petition gives correct addresses. Tn six cases the petition gives ad- dresses correc: so far as they go, but only of loealities, without streets. Tn three cases both list and petition re wrorg. In one case the as to street, but ith the list. so that the claimed de-] petition omits a agrees local- ‘where the list ht, the petition is wrong. n three cases the petition sives correct streets but lacks the numbers given by the list. In two cases both petition and list In correctness. Tn one case the petition has the right strect and no number, while the Hist has the correct number, but an in- accurately named street. There are about thirty cases where the nddresses on the petition and on the list do not wholly agree, the dis- crepancies varying from very slight cnes to very complete one: Phe claim of the respondents is tiat the address of the voting 'ist must be followed verbatim et literatim, without roférence to whether they are or ever have been correct: that this is the mandate of the legislature. If this is true, the least variation in one nddress essentlal to the required num- ber would be enough to nulify any petition. - Thae petitioners, on the other hand. claim that the provision as to street addresses is only directory, because it Is intended merely to make the select- men’s werk more conveniont and has no bearing on _the. substance of the requirement, which 1s that oge tenth of the voters should call for a ballot. In this case it is evident that the Jow the language of the statute, and that they have been fairly successful in doing so. as above nineteen twen- tieths of the petitioners have given their addresses as stated in the last of- ficlal _voting list. The question does not arise whether the netition would De sufficient if there had-been no at- tempt to follow the direction of the statute and if that direction had been wholly ~disregarded. Here there has been a bona fide attempt to comply with the staute direction. and to give the selectmen whatever assistance In ¢he performance of their duties would be given by a copy of the street ad- dresses 3 stated in the last voting st. The potitioners further claim that 1f the statute 1s mandatory at all it is so only where the law requires the ad- dresses of voters to be placed upon the voting list. T think there !s noth- ing in this claim. It seems to me that the better interpretation of the statute R. . 1902, Sectlon 1602, read in the light of Section 1604 und of Chapter | 416 of the Acts of 1917 and of Chap- ter 323 of the same sesgion. is that the registrars are not reduired to en- ter the residences of voters on the voting lst, hut only the residences of persons “to be made” excent in the cities and towns mentioned in Section towns and cities of the state. At the same time. the statue. Chapter 328, dirzets that in the petition for license or no-license the street addresses of the petitioners =hould be n asap- pears on the last official voting list in towns wherein such addresses are on €uch list. The statute does not say in towns wherein such addresses are re- auired to be placed on such list, and I think that our own town of Nor- wich furnishes an example of a town where such addresses are on such list although they are not required to be It seems to me that the expression in the statute “wherein such addresses are on such lis*s” refers merely to th fact of the ad §'esses being there and has no reference to any requirement that they should be there. The question then for decision is whether the statute is fully manda tory, requiring a verbatim cony on the petifion of the addresses on the list whether right or wrong, or whether it is 86 far directory that a substantial, if not a perfect: compliance with the requirements as to street addresses will be sufficient to defeat tie charge of illegality resulting from the lack of an exact copy of the addresses on the voting I The rule by which courts generally decide whether to jmpute a_ manda- tory or a directory character to a giv- eon statute does not seem to be in dls- pute. “The courts have uniformly held that when the statute expressiy or by falr implication declares any act to be essential to a valld election, or that an act shall be performed in a given manner and no otfler, such provisions are mandatory and exclusive,” 15 Cyc. When a provision relates to some immaterial matter, as to which com- pliance with the statute is a matter of convenience rather than substance, or where the directions of the statute are given metely with a view to the proper. orderly, and prompt conduct of business, the provision may gener- ally be regarded as directory. Where a fair interpretation of the statute, which directs acts to be done in a certain way, shows that the legis- lature intended, a compliance with such provision to be essential to the validity of the act, or when some an- tecedént and prerequisits conditions must exist prior tq the exercise of power, then the statute must be re- sarded as mandatory. 8o also, when a provision relates to acts immaterial in themselves, but contains negative or exclusive terms, expressed or implied, such terms im- rose a limitation, and the statute re- Guires a strict performance as pre- scribed. 36 Cyc. 1158. Our ‘own reports contaln _several cases in point, all of which agree with each other. Among the most pertinent :s the case of Gallup vs. Smith, 53 Conn. 354. In this case the statute provided that where a probate judge is unable to act “the clerk of the court shall cite in the probate judee of an adfoining district,” who shall act In his place, and it was held that this provision’ was directory and not man- datory. The court calls attention to the fact that the statute contains no negative words importing that the ace act must be dome by the cle:k rather than by the court. The court says tiat “the test most satisfactory and conclusive to determine when the pro- visions of a statute are mereiy direc- tory and when mandatory or jmpera- tive is.whether the prescribed mode 1604 as amended. If this view be cor- rect, the registrars are required to nut the street addresses of voters on the list only in certain named towns and cities, 4nd are not required to put them on the list in the remaining of action is of the essence of the thing to be accomplished, or, in other words. whether it relates to matter material o1 immaterial — to matter of conv ience or of substance.” It will be noticed that In this case de Dboard, | Today we shall not talk price. now showing. f design. effect, and the addition of the require- ment’of the street addresses apparent- ly is made for the convenience of the sSelectnien in ldntifying those persons whose names appear on the petition registered vo It would seem hat the convenience of the selectmen in identifying these petitioners would be furthered, in cases whero the ad- dresses on the list had been changed or never had been right, to put upon the petition the correct addresses, and tha{ the insistence upon the disregard of the correct addresses and the sub- stitution for them of incorrect ad- dresses merely because such errors occurred upon the reaistry iist would be an instance of sticking in the bar It appears to me therefore that th: provision requiring street addresses i3 # matter of convenience rather than of substance, a matter directed with a view to' the proper, orderly, and prompt conduct of the business of the selectmen, and le thierefore to be re- garded as directory, and that it is-a case like this where there has appar- ently been a bona fide attempt to f0l- low the directions of the statute, ac- companied with substantial success in doing so, the petition will not be in- validated by certain varlations he- tween the addresses upon the petition and those upon the registry list. The case of the State ex rel. Czerny vs. The Superior Court, recorded in the 127th Pacific Reporter, referred to by the respondents, is rather an authority for the petitioners. That was a case where the atatute requiring street ad- dresses said, “No sigrature shall be valid unless’ the above requiremeni: are complied with,” and the Couri sald, “If it were not for the manda- tory lansuage of the law touchine these requirements of the signers giv- ing the names of the streets of thei: residence, there might be room fo arguing that such requirement is only COATS AS LOW AS $12.50 DRESSES FROM $11.50 TO $29.50 FACINATING MILLINERY HATS OF WONDERFUL CHARM AND EXTREME CORRECTNESS there is no negative provision to the | directory.” turn to the alternate writ and reply thereto it is found that a petition of not the registered voters of Norwich asking that a ballot may be taken deter: be lice toxicating lquors in said town. lodged twenty next annual town meeting; etition stated the street 556 of such petitioning voters as they appear on the last official voting list of said town, petitioners sixtcen gav addresses last voting iist; and that ten per cent- um of the registered voters amounted to 583 votes. heldy that it Is the duty of the #elect- men of thebtown of Norwich to notify the voters of sald town that at the next annual ballot will whether any person shall be licensed o sell spirituous or intoxicating lig- iors in s that a peremptory writ of mandamus ssue herewith to requité the said se. lectmen to so notify said votars. 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The rich colorings of Autumn, the lustrous velvet and velours, the brilliant plumage, all add much to the effect of the exhibit, and the hats are altogether charming. For present wear we show some very recent arrivals in Velour and Felt Sailor Shapes—smartly Tailored Hats for those who want to wear a new hat first. A dainty assort- ment of Hats for misses and school wear are also featured just now. AND OUR PRICES ARE REALLY VERY LOW Upon the issues raised upon the re- the ten per centum of the town of said_voters. to any person shail spiritudus or in- | was town clerk at least the date of the that such addresses of less than to wit. 589 of ne whether sed to sell with the days before that of thy c varying remaining Trect street from their though Upon which facts it is meeting of rald town & be taken to _detsrminc id town, and it is crdered FOR WOMEN'S WEAR SHOWN Go With the Season's Separate Skirts- Something which ,women in busi- ess, in particular, Will welonme this which is heinz fealured this ek, 88 a fashionable and natty ad- ct to the up to date wardrobe. it is tailored like a man’s hirt and its severc finish is simple large pes: buttona, According to the quality of the matérial, it ccmes priced at ) and $8.80. The woman who buys thls attractive waist is certain to have the very newest. . For wear with such handsome walsty come some very attractive models in separate skirts, which eontinue to hold thelr own In spite of the rivalr of the favored one-piéce drés One separate skirt noted yeste war In beautiful silk, and had side piaits in three colors-—navy. tan ar £o!d. The belt was on_the militar order, wide and smart. The price taz for this natty As smart rando to ui A careful letin' the ne n garment wa of course, these two are merely taken at stocks full and varied, demand, taste and purae study of what The Buj advortisers have to say about w Fall and Wintor apparel to- 1i prove a dependable guide to ious shoppers. yot who want the a matter designs m fro; t over: Honhcks D ORIGINAL ki Get The s, mflfiausD!etfarAuAgn,_ lick’s Always on Hand Home or Office, ¥t