Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 13, 1917, Page 5

NORWICH ‘BULLETIN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917 da danday, | “CASCARETS” SET YOUR LIVER AND fHEV‘lRE FINE! DON'T REMAIN BILIOUS, SICK, HEADACHY AND CONSTIPATED. BEST FOR COLDS, BAD BREATH, .SOUR STOMACH — CHILDREN LOVE THEM. Get a 10-cent box now. Be cheerful! Clean up inside to- $ night and feel fine. Take Cascarets to % liven your liver and clean the bowels { and stop headaches, a bad cold, bil- usness, offensive _breath, coated * tongue, sallowness, sour stomach and » zmees. To-night take Cascarets atsl : enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and 1 bowel cleansing you ever experienced. i “Vake up feeling grand—Everybody’s » doing it. Cascarets best laxative for 3 children aiso. : - e e — FERGUSON'S ilitary Watches Finest assorfment in this city FERGUSON'S Franklin Square WHERE ALL CARS STOP L L L LI L LU TSR T B ] Emest E. Bullard VIOLIN TEACHER AN String !nstruments repaired _Viclins sold en easy terms Fer appointments address E. _E. BULLARD, Biiss Place, Ner- =’ch, Conn. TIME! IF IT IS A TIMEPIECE, WE HAVE IT. See our line of Gents’ thin model, 12 size and 16 and 17 Jewel Waltham and Rockford Watched, guaranteed 20 years. Pay one dollar ($1.00) per week. Price $19.90. & - THE 8TORE OF QUALITY THEPLAUT-CADDEN CO. Established 1872 Main Street, Norwich, Conn. THE BREAD LINE There is another BREAD LINE beside that composed of the down-and-outs waiting at the soup-house door. It is the line of them that PRODUCE bread, First the planters, then the reapers, the threshers, the haul the millers, the freight trains, the bakers, the store-keepers, the delivery wagons, and at this end of the line the hun- gry _family devouring the gift of the earth. Let us put you on this bread Andrew’s Bakery SUMMIT STREET A GREAT VARIETY OF ' _Alarm Clocks at FRISWELL’S ; 25-27 FRANKLIN STREET . ;flofic;n:oun FEET” s Gis ’oon F. S. = FOOT SPECIALIST . LICENSED CHIROPODIST r. Cummings’ Spring Arch Support 7 Suite 7-8, Alice Building, Norwich Formerly of Waterbury Phone 1366-4 GEER ™imss] ‘Writestone Cigars will be $3.90 2 100 m+Oct. 1st, 1917. 32 for a box of 50, e rate per thousand. 3, F, CON. 31 Wranklin 8¢, & . - WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- before e public, there is no lum Dbetter than through the ad- ins coiumns of ‘The Builetin. - BOWELS RIGHT}, Norwich, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1917. VARIOUS MATTERS lamps at 5.01 this Light vehicle evening. The moon is new tomorrow, the 14th' at 129 p. m. ‘A Food Campaign pledge card is displayed conspicuously by The Wau- regan- House. . . The Red Cross branch of Niantic has collecteq 57 Christmas packages for “the soldiers “over there.” During November, the planet Mars is in the constellation Leo rising about 2 a. m. on the first and will rise about midnight on the thirtieth. According to the old New England Almanac, it will be very mild for the season this week and next, with rain and blutering winds ‘after the 26th. Violet Ray treatment scalp and fa- cial massage, shampooing, manicuring, done at your residence. Miss Lucy Gregson. Phone 265.—adv. Because a felt hat manufacturer in the east needs 500,000 jackrabbit skins the demand for the pelts has set hunt- ers and trappers to work in this state as elsewhere, Spring weather continued Monday, the mercury rising to 54 degrees, no wind stirring and an_ absence of the dull skies expected during this last month of autumn. This week’s meeting of the Progres- sive Missionary Club of the Central Baptist_church is to bs held with Mrs. A. T. Utley, a former president, 330 ‘Washington street. The socialists of Rockville hfive put a third ticket in the field for the mu- nicipal election. While they do not expect to win they will poll probably two hundred votes. At. Ellington the Colonial Inn has gone out of business because the town voted no-license at the recent elec- tion. T. F. Dunn, the proprietor, has left for New York. The name of the bride in the no- tice of the Bishop-Howard wedding Saturday, Nov. 11, should have read Mrs. Pearl Howard Peckham insteal of Miss Pearl Howard. A new piano has been recently placed in the district hall on School street, Groton, for the use of the Gro- ton community chorus which meets every Tuesday evening. About 300 delegates attended the | 24th annua] meeting of the Connec- | ticut Diocesan council of the Girls’ | ¥riendly society held in the Episco- | pal church, Meriden, last week. | Philip Miller, 78, a resident of Qua- ker Hill and a Civil war veteran, died | Saturday morning at his hcme there i following a lingering illness. Mr. Miller is survived by his widow and two sons. i In the K. of C. war fund campaign t Bristol, members of the executive committee are Rev. F. J. Kuster, for- merly of Norwich, and Rev. J. P. Pe reault, at one time stationed in Vol- untown. With Thapksgiving a little over two weeks away, housewives are beginning to supply their needs in the line of china, silver, linen, etc., the stores now offering speciai bargains to meet such demands. A service flag displayed at the res- idence of Mrs. James McGrory, on Washington street has four stars, al- though only two are .shown yet for her two enlisted sons, the two other boys not having been called. Rev. Marshall Dawson of Sterrs was the speaker at the morning service the Congregational church atSouth oventry Sunday, when a special of- fering was taken for the relief of the suffering Armenians and Syrians. Local bovs home on furlough state that there are 37,000 s%]dlers at Camp Devens. Nine recrealon huts have been erected. Each hut will accom- modate 2,000. They are _crowded nightly and more huts are needed manufacturer cial efforts now to Some of the obliged to make s offset .the penny their help, the little copper coins be- ing in such demand outside that keeping a supply on hand is not easy. At the meeting of the Stafford Springs W. C. T. U. in the Universal- ist assembly room Wednesday at 3 o’clock the speaker will be Mrs. Jen- nie P. Scripture of Willimantic, state superintendent of social meetings and red letter days. The imw\n&t Charles E. Wheeler was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'- clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Burtis Dunbar, 999 Bank street, New London. Rev. Joseph Eldér offi- ciated. Burial was in Comstock cem- etery, Montville. Station Agent David C. Parker of Moosup has_a collection of pennies, one coined nearly every vear begin- ning in 1859 up to the present. In- cluded in the collection are a few paval coins issued during the early '60s and now quite rare. Among the scholarship awards an- nounced at Yale university the Wil- liam M. Learned scholarship went to Harry C. Brogan of Groton. a sopho- more in the college, who was grad- nated from Norwich Free Academy in ::L‘ and was one of the honor pu- _A half dozen young men from the Nutmeg state “checked in” at the Re- ceiving” building at Newport, R. I., Sunday, and were immediately assign- ed to.the detention camp preparatory to being trained for seamanship. They g’;‘;ly“ded Arthur Maynard of Jewett Motor - visitors find among 1 - tant - Saations 2o the coflections of the Worcester Art Museum a picture of the Yellowstone Rapids by John H. Twachtman and Yonkers as seen m_ e Enon T Childe 'Has. ivases of Eastern Con: s . inecticut Rev. M. H. May, pastor of St. Ber- nard’s church, Rockville, formerly of Colchester, gave the red triangle war fund and the Knights of Columbus war fund a good start Sunday, when he sPoks in ehurch of the meed of e joney, an e good cause whld?vit is to be put. " Maivin C. Beebe of New London, whose violent actions have recently made trouble for himself and his acs. quéintances, was committed to the Norwich State Hospital from the New. London - court Saturday. Fer| many years he had been Y the F. H. & A. H. Chappell Co. Burnett of Tillicoutly, ~_John M. e i ! | shortage in paylng':"" E. J. Bennett of Lebanon has been a caller in Noank. Robert P. Porter, proprietor of the Niantic house, who has been' ill, is re- covering. Mr. Porter has relatives in Tolland county. George I. Champlin and Charles T. Robbins have returned to Matunuck, R, L, from a few days’ trip by auto- mobile to Plainfleld. Miss May Rob- bins accompanied them home. TENEMENT HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. Impossible to Get Apparatus to Scene of Blaze. A tenement house located about half a mile from the end of Dunham street was totally destroved by fire about noon Monday. A bell alarm was sent in ‘from box 12 and when the fire de- partment responded it was found that it was impossible to get anv apparatus to the scene. However, Chemical No. 2 was sent through the lots to the house, but as there was no water available and the fire had gained such headway that extinguishers were use- less, nothing could be done. The fire- men did all they could to save the household goods and everything was saved except the building. OBITUARY. Mrs. J. Arthur Atwood. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Wauregan, Nov. 12—Mrs. J. Arthur Atwood ~died Monday evening at 6 o'- clock at her home in Wauregan. She had been in poor health for several vears and her condition became very serious a few weeks ago. She was! the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ph married to Mr. Atwood at her par ents’ home in that place Dec. 11, 1888. Since that time she has made her | Lome in Wauregan where her husband | as an owner and official has been connected with the Wauresan com- pany, the great textile plant of tne village, and_also with the Quinnebauz company of Danielson, the Ponemah company of Taftville and. other large textile concerns. Mrs. Atwood always took a very deep interest in the weifare of the people of the village by whom she was very much beloved and was fore- most in many works ‘of charity and other activities for the benefit of the people. . She was a member of the Co- lonial Dames, of the Daughters of the American Revolution and_ the Waure~ ®an Congregational church. Her hus- band survives her with two children, J. Arthur Atwood, Jr.. of Providence who is assoclated. with his father in manufacturing entegprises, and Miss Dorothy Atwood, who is at home. Mrs. Atwcod also leaves her parents who are residents in Central Vilage. William A. Ros death of William A. Rose oc curred at his home, < avenue, New London, ear morning foliowing an illn duration. He was a_native of London and spent almost his en’.irel life in that city where he followed the trade as carpenter. Mr. Rose was a! baseball player of note and was an enthusiastic follower of theé national pastime which resulted in his ac- acquaintance with many baseball cel- ebrities. - Mr. Rose was married in_Septem- ber. 1905, to Miss Annie Kron, of Norwich, and to the couple were born two children, one of whom is dead. Mr. Rose was_well known and had a wide circle of friends who mourn his loss. He was of sterling charac- ter and sunny disposition and his death came as a shock to all who knew - him. Besides his wife, he is survived by .one daughter, Dorothy Rose, his father, William Rose and brother, Benjamin, both of whom re- side in Norwich. WEDDINGS. Sawyer—Mille On Sunday in Montville, Mrs. Estella Miller and James Sawyer were united in marriage. ‘The ceremony was per- formed at 3/o'clock in the afternoon by Rei. F. S. Clark of Montville. The bridesmaid was Mrs. Nellie Har- rington, and the best man was TFred Harrington, of New Haven. The cer- emony was performed beneath an arch of laurel and chrysanthemums with a iarge American flag in the background. The wedding march and O Promise Me, were rendered by ~ Miss Helen Dougherty. The bride wore Alice blue satin_and carried_a shower bouquet of bride roses. Her attendant wore wisteria satin and carried white car- tions. The bride's gift to the bridesmaid was gn emerald ring. The bridegroom’s gift to the best man was a gold knife. Many beautiful and useful gifts, including silver, cut glass, and linen were received. 3 Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Saw- yer left for a wedding trip which is to include New Haven, New York and New Jersey. Standish—Grant. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Grant of Quaker FIll announce the marriage of tfeir daughter, Edythe Mae, to Myles E. Standish of Norwich, on May 1, 1917. Mr. Standish for the ‘past two years The | Commitiee Reports Resolution Calling Town Meeting to Carry Matter to Public Utilities Voted Down by ‘' Franklin M. Wilcox Delivers Interesting Address on In- crease of Insanity Because of World War. Yovember open meeting of L Chamber of Commerce, held Monday evening in the Chamber of Commerce building with a large | number in ‘attendance, the report of | the committee, consisting of Arthur | M. Brown, Timothy C. Murphy and | George M. Bradford, appointed President C. V. James in accordance With a resolution passed at a previo meeting of the board of directors of the chamber, to investigate the mat- | ter of increased fares on the Shore | Line Electric Railway. Brown, tee as a result of the resolution that a committee be appointed to circulate a to call a town meeting for the pur- pose of deciding . whether the town should take-up the matter with the public utilities commis: down. Nominating Committee Appointed. President James called the meeti to order shortly after 8 o'cloc called for nominations for the nom nating committee of flve to place in nomination the pames of not more than thirty members to be voted upon for directors of the chamber of com- merce fcr the ensuinz vear. The fol- lowing Yive were nominated: C. T. Smith, C. W. Perkins, Nelson J. Ayi- ing, A. E. Storv and S. Kehoe. One vote was cast for the committee by the secretary upon the mo of John AL Lee. petition Trolley Fare Report. Following the appein nominating committee procecded to the matte: creased fares and- ‘"resident 2 called for a report from the investi- zating committee. Arthur M. Brown of Griswold, chairman of the commit- tee. made the follewing report: The increased trolley fares has caused considerable Interest among the people of Norwich and at the last meeting of the board of directors the chamber of commerce a resolu- tion was passed which said . that of the the meeting of the in- James committee be appcinted to first inves- | tigate the conditions of the Shore Line R second. to get the opinion of . utilities commission and third, to report the hest means of se- curing a relief from the increased rates. First, the commiitee called on R. W. Perkins, president of the Shore Iine road, who received us courteous- Mr. Perkins stated fully to the committee the cost of operating the road. the state of the finances of the company and offered to open the hooks to verify his statements. No Oginion From P. U. C. Next .we intérviewed the chairman 1 o informed us that he could. mot ive an opinfon as the commission Would be called upon to pass. judg- ment on the case if it was brought to their attention through the proper channels. .The chairman also stated that the matter could be brought be- fore the commission on the petition of ten patrons of the road or by a pe- tition of a city, borough or township through which the road operated. in recommending action, ‘the law points out that all we ‘can do is to put cur power behind some petitioning party either the ten patrons of the read or the city or town sion was vmerll | HAS RECEIVED LETTER of | the public utilities commission and | on Trolley Fares Chamber of Commerce—Dr. committee y had been very fair in their dediling with the company. John . Hughes spoke on the situ tion saving that relief had bheen s cured in other cities and why could it not be secured here. Resolution Voted Down. The resolution was read asain and | after some controversy was voted lown | o swing the business session Dr. ranklin M. W x of the Norwich ate Hospital for the Insane was in- | need hy President James and ad- the meeting on ihe tovic, © ¥ a | Increase of World W of non- the trenches frequent but cura- of combatanis. cases of insan in the majority of cases were o, Te defined insanity on from the norm mental state individual. The great cause for anity e heredity and in nea es of i nity if vou trace far history yo will find some weak strain. i At t point of the talk one of the | persons present was suddenly taken ! #nd the meeting was brought to an abrupt close. insanit. But in were FROM M. J. VOSTER.] Former Norwich Man Tells of His Escape from Torpedoed Ship. A letter from Manuel Voster. for some time a motion pictare operator in a local theatre, who was on the il fated steamship City of Athens when it struck a mine off the coast of South Africa on Aug. 10 sunk, has been received in th - by Frank J Fagan. The letter ted at Cape- | town on Sept. 20. Mr. Voster's lette follows Dear Frank: Well. T arrived home in sunny South Africa. but on the last lap the boat got balky and refused to move. so I had to ge tout-and 'get under. Let me tell you, it was some row home. We were in the rowboats for six hours and we did not know we were going to be picked up. for when the mine hit the boat it also smashed our wire- less apparatus and we could not send messages. It was just an dent that the man at the siznal st |in Cape Town saw the smoke and fire that saved us. Anyway. we arrived safe. and that is a whole lot to be thankful for. T lost all my zaods and I have to make a new start in life. T | will be one year old on Augz. 10. 1918 I have started the African Metal Products Co. and hope to do a good business. Give my verv best regards to the boys and tell them I will often think of them and hove to see them in the very near future. Best_regards to all Yours sincerelv MANUBL VOSTER PLAINFIELD RECTOR SENDS PLEDGE OF $100. Rev. W. A. Keefe Co-operates in ‘the Local Y. M. C. A. Campaign. Your committee was not called up- on to state whether the rates of ‘in- crease on the Shore Line company’'s road were out of proportion or not but such. an answer would require a thorough knowledze of the affairs of the operating of the company and would require the services of an ex- pert. Sanction. Incréase to Some Extent. We -know that all things have in- creased in price during the past three eaws and all fair minded people will snction the increase in trolley fares to some extent but whether the com- pany has increased them more than necessary is. not for us to say. We have carried out our instructions ac- cording to the resolution. The report was accepted. T. C. Murphy then rose to say that he had asked Mr. Perkins to make the fare within the town of Norwich five cents_instead of five cents only within the city limits. Mr. Perkins said that he could make .no concession. Mr. Murphy said that he thought the proper tribunal to take the matter up would be the town of Norwich. . Favored Town Meeting, Frank Aubrey said that he had fol- lowed - the 8oings of the Shome Line co y since the last meeting and had attended several meetings where the question had been diScussed, but could not get any satisfaction. - The only way he could see out of it was to]| have a town meeting called -for the It is very interesting to observe the splendid co-operation on the part of different organizations doing worls for the enlisted men in the soldiers’ camps. = The workers of the Y. M. C. A. and | the Knights of Columbnus are workine in harmony. A concrate example of the appreciation of a leader of the K of C. of the zood work heing done by for the soldiers is s 3 i letter _and pledge received b: s 1. Case, president of the Y. M. (. A. from Rev. W. A. Keefe of Piainfield: Dear Mr. Case: You will be nleased to know that-T am sending $£100 from St. John's par- ish. Plainfield. to help the maenificent work beins done bv the Y. M. C. A. for the physical and recreational wel- fare of our sojdier bovs. We are just finishing a campaign in behalf of K. of C. camp fund. but T feel that we should do something for Y. M. C. A. also. since many of the soldiers from here have more than enjoyed the Y. M. C. A. buildings at camp. ‘With very best wishes and many thanks for past favors, I am, Youre sincerely REV. W. A. KEBFE. COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS Ten Were Avnroved Mondsy for Fil- 7" "ing 'in Superior Court. has been a member of The Bulletin | purpose of considering the question.| The following twelve compensation staff and at present is sporting edi- tor. The news of his marriage comes as a surprise to even.his most inti- mate friends as the wedding has been kept secret until this week. The cou- ple were married in Tremtom, N. J. FUNERALS. ¢ Miss Juliette Warris. The funeral of Miss Juliette War- ris took place Monday afternoon at the home of Miss KElla Smith at Smith’s Corners with many friends in attendance. There were many beauti- ful flowers about the casket. Rev. H. A. Beadle of Pomfret officiated. The bearers were Milton and Albert Beck- with, Chauncey and Benjamin Davis. Burial was in the Franklin cemetery where Rev. Mr. Beadle read a com- mittal service at the grave. Under- takers Church-and Allen had charge of the ,funeral arrangements. St. Patrick’s Collection Totaled $425, The collection Sunday at St. Pat- ck’s church for the K. of C. war|for nd amounted to $425 and the collec- tion Sunday at the Sacred church, Norwich Town, amounted to $60, making a total of $485 from these two ehurches. - The amount of the col- lection in St. Mary’s church, Greene- ville, was not available Monlay for publication this morning. Believe me, long before the Rhine is ‘Heart | charged only five cents m Mr. Aubrey then made the motion that a committee of three be appoint- Saws meating for e pUBose. of VeiLE town meeting purpose ing- ing the matter before the public utili- Frederic ' W. Cary said the question is whether the rates are too high or He said that a good deal of ex- pense would be necessary to bring the matter before the commission and the Chamber of Commerce could not stand the expense. . He favored a town meet- ing. Mr. Cary then asked if Mr. Brown would give his own personal Justified in Increase. Mr. Brown took the’ floor and said that while he had no grief for the Shore Line company he was fair- minded enough to say'that he believed the railway company was justified in jumping the rates. He said that rall- = mw’ug retitioned shape fis _and have. petitioned the interstate -commerce commission increased rates. Only three cities in the state at the present time aro the city limits and in one of the cities the rail- ‘way company is in the hands of the receivers. Mr. Brown stated the in- crease in labor’ of the Shore Line was from 33 to 83 per cent. during the past 10 years and that the cost of material liad increased from 34 to 136 per cent. He said he thought the company was agreements were on Monday approved for @iling in the superior court office: J. B. Martin, Taftville, . and- Hor- misdas Beausoleil, Taftyill his left hand on’ October 2nd. is’ the cause of compensation which ‘startea The Aspinook company, Jewett City, and Joseph Palowski, Jewett City. He lost by amputation the index finger phalange. at_the first J..B. Martin ¢ompamy, Taftville, and Peter- Gouvin, Taftville. Date of in- jury September % when he bruised his side.. Compensation , begins Septem. ber 12th. Crescent TFireirms company. Nor- awich,-and Dominico Scisicle, Norwich. Date of injury October 16, and date compensation begins Oct. 24. i ‘Central Coal 'Co. and ' Theodore Armstrong, both of New London. The employe turned his ankle on October 33th amd compensation started October. 7 T.7A’ Scott Company. Ine, and Bradford Lake, both of New London.| On_ October 12th Mr. Lake Jlost the ends of three toes and the nail of 'a ourth on one of his feet. He is ;v{uded compensation from October. New London Ship and Engine Co. Groton, and C. B. Hathaway, Groton. Cn_September 12th he lacerated the middle finger of his left hand. The award dates from-September, 20th. Norwich Woodworking company, Norwich. and James Filburn, Norwich. reached Germany will have sued for | justified in raising the rafes and thati{On October 13th Mr. Filburn spraimed peace.—Gen. Smats. utilities it would be impossible for the peofflei[an arm and bruised his body. to the public get rellef by -going 4 commission. advised the meet- " the matter furth- that it the ane didn't to se- the the INTENTIONAL He is lzurtrded compensation from Octoh . Strawboard Company, Norwich. and Martin Anderson, Nor- wich. He was infured September 15tk and is awarded compensation from September 27th. 4 - Gorough of Groton Water and Light company, Groton, and Fred P. Wil- liams,’ Groton. Mr. Williams, sprain- ed his back on Ausgust 22nd and is :.w‘rded compensation from " August i Hartford. — The Pratt & Whitnuy company, with 3,300 emploves, i Tushed with contracts from-the United States goverrment and from all the vernments for the -manufa- | continmmea as the de- o injury to | COMMON PLEAS COURT HELD SESSION HERE Judge Takes Papers in Case Against| Barney Montero. | At o _session of the court of co pleas in this city on Monday noon the court took tha puper case of Mary B, Gonselves Barney Montero. It ia a contest as to who vort a baby 4-months-o'd. The moth er but 17. The defendant denies | e is the father of the child while the | rlaintiff swears that he is The case of the . Ba Johm J. Driscoll and oth and in in the | against v weeks was Rom-~o & Co. In the rase of En Co. vs. Morris Rosenhersg was rendered for § Tudement was 5 Prown cker vs were allow the Kelly A. La Y. Pntg. & k and other: » defauit was opened rles lLevine vs. J sases of { Nieo's put_down to ¥ don on neasville ich on Dec. arber in Nor [ in The court went out come New fondon on Nov NEW HAVEN ROAD MAKES SPLENDID RECORD.| Steady Construction and Road Work Carried On in Spite of Handicaps. ven road has bee u g record de ps it has been hade a surprising rec- ord of achievement is the opinion ex- | yressed in an : inz arlicles pub- hed recentiy m the Boston News edu. The arlicle in part say 0 traveler on the New IHaven road could fail to rctice the steady ®on- truction and | improvement work What, however, is mdre syrprising is to find upon investigation that the Xew Haven road is doing all its con- struction wors and conducting all its husiness upon a cash basis.. Yet out- side of eauipmcnt oblizatioas issued for about S0 new locomofives and a few cars. ths New Haven has made nc security issue for some years and has actually reduced its indebtednes: Economics in Transportation. it.'the stockho.ders could see all the mmprovements that have beer put upon the New Haven system under Mr. Ellioit and Mr. Pearson. not only to improve conditicns of safety and meet ali legal requirements, but to increase economics in {transportation and to nandle the steadily increasing busi- ress, they would take heart over the sitnation and handsomely support the 1roposed authorization of 7 per cent. preferred stock. The possible sale of that preferred stock in_the future to cancel an equal amount of debt is not the immediate problem.’ The present problem is its authorization, and what the stockhold- ef= ought to See is the asset value that is being built up The future market valme of that equity, of course, depends not upon New England or the New Haven man- gement, but upon any constructive “Telicy for the upbuilding of a railvoad <redit that may be adopted at Wath- inrgton. If the stockholders support the di- rectors’ financial . program, the entire responsibility for the future of trans- portation in ‘New Enzland will rest with the federal authorities. In these times, when the United States is bat- tling for democracy for the whole world, security holders and equity owners should not lose faith in ulti mate justice frcm .their own democ- racy. % While stockhclders have been with- out dividends for about four years, the recent circular they received from tn | under their equity. |' the directors showed that the com- pany had not been without earning power over all charges. .During the st two years..of the non-dividend period the company maintained its treasury situation and made some bet- terment ‘in_its financial position. After a thorough study of the situa- tion it was determined that whatever else New Haven might need, the safs- ty and progress of its business re- quired many minor expendityres a various peints for the comypamy to get the full bepeft. of its ion. maechinery. - Restrictions- making for congestion had been elitinated. fmprovements. The following -improvements have been made in the past two years on the New Haven road: Tirst—Hxtension of private side- track facilities in 295 individual in- stances, and at-151 different point: Second. — Additional’ bulk delivery facilities .at 30 points. Third — Enlarged 'and improvea freight yards at 40 stations. Fourth — Extension of 27, passing tracks. e ¢ Fifth, — Instaflation of new passing tracks at eight points. 4 Sixth—Extended and imnroved en- gine house racilities at’an expense of about $1,000,000. . Under . Construction. In addition to the above. improve- ments, the following are under way: Tirst—Contracts for 50 néw locomo- tives, delivery of -which is overdu Lut which are now promised durifiz March and April. 3 Second — Twenty-eight new passing tracks have been, or shortly will be Dut into operation. Third—Forty-two additienal existinz passing tracks have been, or shortly will he, extended to' facilitate the miovement. of the enlarged traffic which trafic has necessitated ‘cross ovérs and new wyes at various points Fourth—To facilitate the handlin of the additional engine power, new turntables have been instailed and are in: service .at . Boston, New London | Cedar HIIl, Waterbury, Danbury and; Maybrook. : ‘ Fifth—Existing tables are peing ex- tended at Providence and East Hart- ford, and’a half dozen™ other poiy‘s will-be improved in this respect. Sixth—The" strengthening or rebuild- ing of 120. bridges is well ‘under way, and should be completed . Decamber. Seventh—In addition, the Thames river bridge at New London is ready for - the ' superstructure, - dslivery of i “WHEN CHILDREN ORY oUT and are feverish and don't Sleep well, are caonstipated and have symptoms of 'orros, mothers will find quick reliet in ‘Mother Gray's Sweet ers for Children, the. standard repiedy “for. 20 years. ‘They are easy te give and. chil dren like (hem. They cleanse the stom- ach, act gently on the . bowels and Relieve headaches ana break up colds. 2 teething disorders. We have 10,000 tes st’ and be timon! ¢ yor arog; z\'vg %“é:r- &y oot Pow- IT IS SERIGUS Some Norwich People Fil" to Realize the Seriousness of a Bad Back. The constant aching of a bas The > tired feel Wwearines: The pains and aches of kidney ills May result seriously i Jected Daungerous bladder troubles often | rollow: rwich woman shows “Overy “ping n dam ry of bac The pains terribly N hex ame hten caught me and ac; other medicine such fine Doan’s he highest praise.” wve me relief idney ills. ire Goe. Don't medy-—get ame that Milburn Price Thom had . Mg son which should hegin in J un- still further interf r steel requirements. letion of ‘this brid text summer. © bridge over hkeep: i e work e next Surprising Record. 600 nuary, with nal com of hoped for trhened finished ¥ Here ave improvement new locome dded. This is the raent - under - the vhich Presidents Elliott and Pearson re planned snd put into operation q basis and without financia istance from bankers or stockhold- ers. With more with 1an t in or other Surpr whe points of 1 50 equipment ng improve- machinéry rates, every dollar thus taken from the stockholders’ earn- s above noted should increased which has been treasury and the iwgs and planted hear fruit. Entertained at Preston City. turday evening the choir of the Pirst Baptist church were guests of the Baptist church ‘at Preston City. A warm welcome and one of the church's chic uppers _with Die, awaited them After supper . tertained. rendering € cal_program which was followed by a social hour. The guests Frank Messrs ase, _the nad Rev. included Mrs. Waters. Mrs. Herbert Willey Stephen Peckham, William organist, William Douslas, George H. Strouse The social was the second annual one enjoved by the lecal choir at Pres- ton City. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Mrs, Willlam H. Palmer has returned from New York. Mrs. Willlam Caruthers is spending a week in Providence with her daugh- ter, Mrs. James Metcalf Smith. Gen. and Mrs. William A. Aiken are guests of their daughter, Mrs. Ben- jamin W. Bacon, in New Haven. Mrs. Henry A. Tirrell and Miss Mary Tirrell have returned after passing the week end with New York friends. Miss Ruby Vaughn and Miss Ruth Hamilton spent the week end with Mrs. Everett Byles in Providence, R. I Miss Nellie Oliver of Roxbury, Mass., who has been the guest of Mrs. Henry L. Bennett, Jas returned home. Miss Rosalie Bennett, who has been visiting in Brooklyn, N. Y., for several weeks, is at her home on Willlams street. Miss Kate Tibbits left Norwich Sat- urday for Boston, where she will make her home with her brother, Edward H. Tibbits. After spending a week Iin Boston, Mrs. Albert Lewis has returned to the home. of her cousin, Mrs. William H. Palmer, on Washington street. Mrs. Bdward Brewer of Longmea- dow Road, Longmeadow, Mass., was a visitor in Norwich the last of the week, a guest at The Wauregan. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Morgan of 63 ‘Washington street have announced the engagement of their daughter, Frances Syvil, to Howard Nelson Porter, U. §. N. R. F., son of Nelson V. Porter, of Williame' street. New Haven—The Board of Bduca- tion proposes to establish a system of savings in the public schools of the city and has delegated the school com- mittee ‘to work out a scheme, Costs Less and Kills That Cold AL CASCARA"E QUININE The standard cold cure for 20 years— in tabiet ‘sure, po epiates days. “"hbfi”‘lltm :‘&: genuine bex with Rq and Mr. Coste lcos, gives 24 Tablets for 25c. At AnyDrug Store Funeral Directus and Embalmers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building "Phone 238-2 Lady- Assistant