Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 14, 1917, Page 6

——— FREE—A Christmas present for all the children visiting ourstroe. Youneednotbuymyflm:gtoreeflvenpre‘ent. The One Store That Knows No High Prices. THE PASNIK CO. Clothes for women and children from head to foot. Ladies’ and Children’s Coats very much reduced. Also a full line of Holiday Gifts, such as Dolls from 19¢ upward, boxed Handkerchiefs from lOc the box up- ward, Handbags, Umbrellas, Etc. YOU BUY IT FOR LESS AT THE PASNIK CO. Opposite Woolyoflh’s 5c and 10c Store, Norwich, Conn. WESTERLY AND VICINITY Captains and Committees Named for Red Cross Membership Drive—Historical Society Hears Reading From Journal of 1768-1875—Leo Crowley, Storrs Graduate, Enlists— Death of William Henry Kenyon. E A sub-committee of the Rhode Is. of National Defence, ¢ retired national guard recommend the establishment of a state suard, such as established in Connecticut, to supersede the pre: ent constabulary or special consta- ble force. The plan calls for 36 com. panies of infantry of 75 men each, a total of 2700, three bands of 28 men each, three \headquarters companies of 14 men each, three supply com- panies of 11 men each, a hospital corps of 75 men, and a mounted scout corps of 30, an aggregate- total of 2964, to be composed of men between the ages of 18 and 50. It is planned to locate two companies in Westerly, Woonsocket, - Cranston, (East Green- wich and Newport, thirteen in Provi- dence, four in Pawtucket, and one gach ‘at A:c'il:. Wickford, Wakefield, Narragansett Pier, War- vlclL Bristol, Middletown, Portsmouth and East Proyidence. It was stated at the meeting when these plans were discussed that thou- sands of Krag-Jorgensen rifles will be available for state and home guard throughout the United States, and that the proposed Rhode Island or- ganization would be supplies from this stock of rifles. At the annual meeting of the Rhode Island Tax Officials assoch , held in Providence, it was unanimously voted, to urge the incoming I ture to fix a uniform date for the as- sessment of taxes. As to the time to be fixed for the payment of taxes was not considered but to have that detef- mined by the cities and towns, so that it _may acqord-with local conditions. Officers were elected as follows: John W. Ramsbottom, of Pawtuck- et, president: Robert S. Gash of New- port, E. A. Gould of East Greenwich, Milton M. Revnolds of North Kings- town. Herbert E. Lewis of Hopkinton and Herbert Swallow of North Provi- dence, vice presidents;. Edward P. Tobic of Providence, -secretary; John Champlain of East Providence, trens- urer; Zenas W. Bliss Cranston, Walter W. Burnham of Providence, William W. Fiske of ‘Scituate. execu- tive committee. Zenas W. Bliss of Cranston, Frank T. Davis of Glouces- ter and Edward P. Toble of Provi- dence were appointed committee on sommer outing. President Ethan Wilcox presided at CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years officers, HAMILTON'S SHOE FOOT EXPERT the meeting of the Westerly Histori- cal socisty Thursday evening in the Memorial ~ building. The feature of the meeting was the reading by Eli- sha C. Stillman, of Ashaway, from the Journal of Ethan Stillman, 1768-184 Mr. Stillman was a gunsmith and ma chinist. - He had government con- tracts- for guns during the war of 1812, by which he sustained heavy losses. He was father of the late|. Orsemus M. Stillman, long and inti- mately connected with the industrial and social interests of Westerly and Stonington. President Wilcox read some inter- esting bits of local history from cor- respondence, 1804-1814, between Na- than F. Dixon of Westerly, and Cod- dington Billings, of New London, and also of Stonington. Plans sre now wmnl.\o “for the drive for Red Cross membership in Westerly, which begins next Monday, under the direction of Manager Sam- uel H. Davis. The team captainsand committees arc announced as follows: Mrs. Agnes Clark Cottrell, chairman of Women's committee; team cap- tains, Mrs. Frang Sherman, Mrs. Har- ry' R. Milner, Mrs. John M. O'Con- ‘Mrs. Thomas 2 Briggs, Miss Do- tolo, Mrs. John. Champlin for. booths. Team members to be chosen. Arthur M.. Cottrell, chairman of trades manufacturing plants_commit- tee, William Clark, George C. Moore, erick E. Fowler, R. Robert Mei- kle, Lio®d R. Crandall. tres committee, F. N.- Wilcox, David Noyograd, Charles Cowan, C. B. Bli- ‘hairman ol retail stores committee, Mflo M. Ciark, Rol ert Duff, Farquhar Smith, La C1ede W’oorlmanue. Louis Solomon, Edward Congdon, Fred S. Opie, A. W. Fish- e ‘John J. Dunn, chairman office build- ings committee, Charles R. Johnson, William A. Wilcox, Dr. John M. O’- Connell. Herbert W. Rathbun, Rich- ard J. Butler. Thomas Perry, speakers chairman | committee, Dr. A. V. Phelps, Rev. C. ‘A. Burdick George B. Utter, chairman Boy Scouts committee, -Charles Fowler, Harold Rogers, Herbert Mfle! Wilfred e e e transportation committee, Charles P. Cottrell, Charles Perry, F. C. Buffum, Bacon, chairman public schools’ committee, 1. R. Sheldon, S. T Nye, Pauline W. Stahle, Ella C. Elderkin, Mary L. Keleber, u)!lln K. rtrade m Lilitan Thom- l.l, Jeanne K. vinury efimm:ttaa. wmnn "D, STORE 130 Main Street NOW AT THIS STORE TO MAKE YOUR FEET COMFOKI'ABLE specialist of great reputati under the personal superv DR.WM.M.SCHOU. the recognized authorif rection. This expert it on the hu £4 cor- Loy “‘m’n:‘lm?-& its huhln and their EXAMINATION AND ADVICE FRE .Eve the HarEAUST! had. to i d zdd Seeedn an .h.-yn him examine their fest, -:u.m relief may be Saturday Evenmgs from 6.30 to 8 for Deposits THE CHELSEA SAVINGS BANK (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) The other da: a Plattsburg “rookie,” who, after two months’ try- ing out at Plattsburg camp, had been refused an -officer's commission be- canse he had been found physically unable to pass the severe tests, wrote to The New York Times a letter tell- ing his opinion of Platisburg and its ers. Strange-to say, it. was not a fault- finding ietter. Stranger stiil, in view of the writer's rejection by these offi- cers, it had no criticism of them, but. instead, very high praise. The writer made it perfectly clear that those offi- cers were in no cage, cither his or anybody else’s, actuated either by fa- vor or prejudice: They played no fa- vorites, nor did they make scapegoats of any enemies. He had been with them long enough, had watched them closely -enough, had - peered deep enough into their. souls.to know. that, when they told him bluntly that he lacked one or two of the prime es- | sentials for an army officer in hard | service, they told the exact truth. They had found out what he -himself had only suspected. It was a hard iblow to hit, at first; a bitter disap- pointment. ' But, as'he thought it all aver, day after following dav, gan to see that, while he had failed to gain the coveted commission, he had won_several other things. And so he finally set himsel’ whoi- 1 right in his own eyes by sending to _his paper a letter' ‘telling what Plattsbu training had done for him, despite its failure to do the one thing he twanted it to. Reading that letter, it was curious 'to.see how. as the writer got on with his .own conception of the benefit the’ training had beep to him grew keener and wider-visioned. It had taught 'him ‘method, system, efficien- ¢y, subordihation of _selt-will, _the value of team-work; a hatred of sham and a real revefence for duty, just because it is_duty. I have neither space nor inclination to quote- largely " from this very re- raarkable letter; because I want, this Hoxte, chairman, Louis W. Arnold, Harry B. Agard, A. Lloyd Brigss, Leverett A. Briggs, Ralph Eriggs,”Geo. Broughton, ‘Charles. J. Butler, George Carmichael, " Rev. S. M: Cathcart, C. W., Campbpell, Dr. John “Champlin, Ir- vine O. Chester, Palmer Chapman, B. Howard Clark, Dr. C. P. Crandall, C. P. Cottrell, Rey. E.,J. Curry, H. A. Dunning, ‘Rey. John'G. Dutton, John Ferguson, . Fitzgérald, Mauriee Flynn, Jnhn A. Farrell, Frank rles Hammongd, Frank Hill, Dr. W, Hillard, Walter His- cox, Thomas Hope, Dr.- H. L. John- C. A. Jones, James Jol- L. J. Kelledy, Rev. F. Stuart lbert . H. Langworthy, Chas. H. Ledward, Louis Leone, Dr. E. R. Lewis, Joseph Lenilan, A. G. Martin, William _ 8. Martin, -Dr. J. L. May, George Montalto, Thomas McKenzie, Harry Milner, Joseph T. Murphy, F. ‘Samuel = Nardone, Max Novogroski, Pr. F. C. L. J. Peacock, Arthur L.’ Perry, Perry, Charles. Ruisi; Dr.:C. Grant Savage, Dr. Michael I.- Scanlon, Chas. H. Stanton, Charles, Sherman, Lewis Stanton, A. R. Stillman, Dr. Albert H. Spicer, Williaq Segar, Howard E. ‘Thorpe, Arthur B. Trotman, . Louis Tuch, Wilfred Ward, Dr. S. C. Web- ster, Everett E. Whipple, Dr. Edwin Whitford, Rev. William Williams. Local Laconics. The Third aistrict court will be in session at Westerly today. Leo Higgins, made a_speciol busi- ness trip to Providence Thursday. Natt Hazard "has sold five acres on the Milltown road to William Burdick of Pawcatuck. - § The drive of the Red Cross to se- cure 107,000 members.in Rhode Island will befln next ](onday. ud Jam . Hazard of Uhlermwn‘ Pa., s v!sltmx his. parénts, Mr . and-Mrs. Natt Hazard, in the Anguilla’ district. Frank Bloeser and family and Hem-y Bloeser are ‘occupying a .part of the apartment. house of John. F. Vose on Mechanic street. . -Harry N(cho!u o! ‘Westerly has pur- from William "A. Wilcox the OUR RIGHTS AND OUR DUTIES morning, to talk especially about just one sentence in it. Recounting the things _that he had learned in the strenuous school of the camp, he said, mong others: “T have learned to think more about my duty and less about my. rignts.” We have talked a liftle about that, once or twice before, vou and I, but it is something which can never be too much talked about or written about or preached about. I think, too, that we farmers need to consider it quite as solicitously as any other set of people in the world. Nine-tenths of us, whether farmers or financiers, are actuated in most of our conduct by ‘sheer, naked, down- right selfishness—now don’t get red in the .face ang begin to- denounce me for an_impertinent! T.am not- point- ing a finger at you any more than at most of your neighbors and at myseif. W are all tarred with the same stick. In any case the truth, however un- palatabie, is alwags a better ration than no-matter-how-much-sweetened flattery. The simple plea of the pub- lican, begging with downcast eyes for mercy to him, a. sinner. rings truer in the ears of The Infinite Perfection than any Pharisee’s hypoeritical re- hearsal of his own self-counted vir- tues, You are always willing to admit, as a theoretical and ubstract propo- sition, that you are a_miserable sin- ner. 'That's usually about as far as (it zoes. That's generaily all it amounts to. Now don’t get mad if we t to go into details-a little! It really isn't a- bit worse to talk straight talk about just one single fault than it is picusly to repeat in the church’s lan- guage, that “there is no good in us.” If you can stand it to own up all that, of a_Sunday, vou surely can endure to comsider, of a Friday, just one de- tached and separate sin. | For the very reason that we. are | erdinarily controlied by seifishness, it is almost invariable for us to think more of what is coming to us than of what is due.from us, We.are much interested in what we arc to get than in what we are to sive. Bills Receivable we find vastly bet- ter reading than Bills Payable, We worry a great deal more over cur right hand neighbor's failure to keep his cows out of our corn than we do over our own chickens scratching the -life out -of our left hand neigh- ber’s -garden. Nineteen hundred o _men coyld see the mote in ebme other fel- 1ow's eve much' plainer ‘than the beam in their own. We've Kept on about that way ever since. We want all that is coming to us— and a trifie qver, for good measure. As David Harum remarked, after ‘a life’'s experience in hosstrading ana rural banking. he had found that with most folks leetle too much was Jjust about enough.” A good many of us are no: nearly so scrupulous ‘to round -up the - half-bushel are selling as to hav We are buving. Ask any that- isn't, true! g Number One- is still the most im- portant numeral in the ‘computations of hosts and hosts. “Every devil take the hindmost” is a brutally frank but absolutely correct state- ment of the conduct of most of us.-Tt the same thing as Adam Smith’s famous ‘“enlightened selfish- ness,” on which he based his formu- iation of an entire political economy. buyer if All of which is meérely to say that too many of us think more of our rights than of our duties. . It is the exact opposite which -the rejected Plattsburger rejoices .that he was taught in the stern life: of the camp. He learned there to think less E_b:;.n his. rights and more about his nties. ~Why could not a whole lot of us, some _thousands if_not some n:mmns, be Plattsburged for long enough to w about that same admirable re- “My rightsi” said Kipl Ortheris, with deep scorn. My'rights! 1 ain’t a recruity to go Whinin' about my rights to this ‘and my rights to, that, “as if I couldn't look .fier my- has enlisted” as’ first class seaman in the United States naval reserves. He reported for duty at Newport Thurs- “All selection boards, except those for. state divisions Nos. 2. and 4, and Cranston and Woonsocket, will- be called upon' to furnish the four hun- dred men ‘ordered to be sent .to-Fort Adams from Rhode island’s last..quo- ta in the first dxm Weasterly 'is in state division. No. .1 Herbert -F. Farrell. Providencs, iz g g et Tt entering the Vars store in: Bradford, tenced to-serve-one year and Atlanta. _inthe!mymn | free: library. 18 Dot . A Dead Stomach Of What Use Is It? Thousands?, yes hundreds of thous- ands- of people throughout America e, taking the siow death treatment Thev are murdering their ow‘n stom- ach, the best friend they have, and in their swblime ‘ignorance they think they are putting aside the laws of natare, This is no sensational statement: it is a startling fact, the truth of which any honerable.physician will not deny. These (housands of pecpie are swal- ’nwlng daily buge quantities of pep- i a5a sther strong dipesters, made especially to digest thel food in_ the stomach. without any at all from thedigestive membrane of the stom- ach. Mi-0-na. stomach tabletls relfeve dis- tressed stomach in five minutes; they do more. Taken regularly for a_ few weeks they build up the run down stomach a make i to digest its own gestien. belching, sour . stomach and Headache wili zo. - “Mi-o-na stomach tablets are sold by ywhere and by The Lee ‘who guarantees them. self. - My rights! trewth A'mighty! I'm a man.” Of course, in all our relaticns with our fellow .men the ideal balance be- tween rights and duties is that which is _held exactly even. An absolutely inflexible insistence upon the one; an equally absolute unstinting of the other. But how to hold that bajance thus perfectly true; ah, there’s the difficuity! The heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked. At least, so. we are told. In this matter it is daily and nightly. every hour and every minute, pullitig him towards the Wrong man_for himself and the! side. It is constantly whispering that So-and-So is infringing on his rights: onstantly nagging him to a more than air, -to a sharp and forcible mainte- { | nance of those rights. In ‘order to overcome this patural and inherent one-sidedness, it is nec- essary for the most of us t6 lean a lit- tle the other way. I once saw a man standing on the brink of a-Block Island biuff when a strong and steady northeaster was sweeping in frcm the ocean.. Had he merely tried to stand erect, he would have.been biown over on-his back. To prevent this, he stood pitching for- ward like a human Tower of Pisa, actually leaning -agaivst -the wind at a marked angle. To stand up firmly he nad deliberately to put himself out of plumb. Well, it’s- a good deal like that in this matter of our .rights and our du- ties.- While the ideal way is to build our fences exactly on the line, neither giving anything which belongs to us nor. taking anything- which does not, as a matter of real practice it & better to-give up a doubtful ell than to swipe a doubtful iheh. ‘Better for the effect on the other fellow; better for the peace and neighborliness which it in- Auces: better for the sake of example; DLetter, oh, a thousand timre better, for its reflex effect on-onme’s own char- acter. This isn’t ‘any argument for tame acceptance of impositions. It is not in- inténded to.mean that men should be like sheep, licking the hands which are about t6 butcher them. It is not to be taken as a “peace-at-any-price” plea. It is simply to point out that the ever-present danger for those who think more of their rights than of their duties is to .become, net sheep but snarling dogs: not just men -but mere greedyguts: not zood neighbors but litiglous ‘nuisances; not self- 1ghonng patriots 'but seif-seeking pro The tendency of 5ver-in!ist¢ucu on individual rights is to fill the country with men habituated to regard _only their own private .interests and, there- fore, upable in.a time of emergency and strain like this ‘to relegate those interesis- to. the background. This is a’ crisis when.every-banker and every coal miner and every railroad man and every artisan and every farmer in the iand, to the-last man Jack. should for- get all about his. rights tp anything more- than and liberty, ==d think first, last, and all the time about his duties.. His duties to his country: his duties 'to its government, whether he wholly approve ‘of it or not; his duties to the whole world, travaliing in the throes of freedom's last -desperate struggle: his duties to the generations vet unborn' and to the world whose Wwhole future-hope tremhles doubtfully in the balance. Neverthe) I find that, in my ewn vicinage, altogether too many farmers are more interested in the price of potatoes than in’ the price of liberty altogether too many are thinking more of their own possible profits than 6f the world’s salvation; .altogether too many complain more of the shortage in farm labor than of the lack of men overseas to stem the red tide of bar- barismr’s _humanity-damning eruptios. 1 Isn’t it so in your own town, too: dear_ reader? e Just at present, it makes. mighty Jittle differonce whether some of - our “rights” are. encroached on or not. But it makes all the difference in the world- whether we, farmers as well as other men; take instant and whole- hearted heed to_our patriotic dutjes; or selfishly continue to put them in the second place. i TR U R thought in any American’s.’ mind these days 'of his ts.” He has. duties enough, .no matfer ‘what his station or_estate, to Xeep.him fullv.oocupied. Perhaps, next year or yvear: after, things may be di ferent. ~But at"this_ time we all need the Plattsburg lesson— “Tos think lass -of our rights and more of our flnfles THE FABMER V s Adyisory - Board—No-License ‘League Meeta. i Red Cross workers of Stoning- ton m doing ‘their best in the gen- <cral work of preparing surgical dress- 1!.‘. llvsphxl sompnu. trench <can- ers, wristlets and coeh. and qndon.vor!ng to -meet ali ‘Major and Mrs. Charles P. Willlams monchcu usual’ befare’ Christmas ‘in New York. Under "the new. rule, Stonington m nuz-du g W‘U Iklpl. moiummummcr 'hl.'l i i DAINTY UNDERWEAR FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING Pretty Lingerie or the fascinating Silk Underwear make beautiful Christmas gifts. The delicacy of the garments, the filmy materials, the absolute beauty of line shown by each piece is positively fascinating, and there is hardly a woman but would exclaim with delight if her Christmas brought forth some of these beauties. ENVELOPE CHEMISES In Dainty Muslin . .. .. .In Handsome Silks . . . . NIGHT ROBES In Handsome Silks. . .. SILK KNICKERBOCKERS CAMISOLES OF SILK AND LA CE $1.00 TO $2.50 $3.98 TO $8.98 $1.98 TO $2.98 $5.98 TO $7.98 $2.98 TO $6.98 $1.25 TO $4.98 BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENTS OF INFANTS’ CLOTHING AND SUNDRIES OF ALL KINDS SEE THE CHRISTMAS APRONS MASHAPAUG War- Rally Spoiled by Bad Weathér— Game Wardens Aftcr Lawless Sportsmen—Grange Officers. Owing to the bad weather the wa: rally under the auspices of the coun- cil of deense to bave been held Dec. 3 was indefinitely postponed. Fred Moore has a’'gang of .men it work cutting ties. Mrs_ George Crawford has been with a slight attack of pneumonia. it Teachers’ Meeting. W. H: Bliss, supervisor. of the school of Union, held a teachers’ meeting 2 the Mashapaug school Dec. 4. The( subjects of physical training and arith- metic were discussed. ‘Game Wardens Alert. The presence of game wardens was noted last week. They were on the lookout for any hunters who might stray over the state line while hunt- ing deer during the open week Massa- | chusetts allows. Two hunters were apprehended and ome man was found Wwith more, pickerel in- his possession than was good for him. Mrs. Harry Royce of Springfield and Mrs.. Ernest Corbin. of - Harardville hhave been visiting, Mrs Lyman Moore. Miss Bessie Moore of = Bridgeport spent the Thanksgiving: vacation wita her mother, Mrs. Lyman Moore. Grange Election. Mashapaug Lake -grange, No. 101. has elected the following. officers for the ensuing year:. Master, .. M. Reed; overseer; , Raymond~ Hatheway: 1 ec- turer. Mrs, Blla ‘Barrows; steward, Al- ien W..H, Sterrx: assistant steward, Harry Young; secretary. Nelson Hor- ton: treasurer, Fvefett Barlow: gate- keeper, H.- R. Howard; chaplain, Mrs. Mary Horton;. lady assistant steward, Florence Young; Ceres, Mrs. Nancy Howard; Pomona,-Mrs H. R. Howard; Flora, Mrs, Lizzie Richards. 7 First. Thrift Stamp: Town Clerk H. R. Howard. had the honor of being: the first person in town to purchase a thrift stamp. ‘BOLTON Notle.’. of State Gr-noe Meehag. Re- ceived—Aibert ‘Knight on His Way to France. = Notices .have heen.received by the local grange secretarv of the meeting. of the thirty-third annual, session of the Connecticut State Grangeé to be held in Hartford, Jnnm 8, 9, and 19, at Foot.Guard hall. - il at .the home. of his Clement in Coventry. . Cards’ From thlngt&n ‘Carlos Rugigies, formerly of _ this town, now of the Caflos Ruggles Lum- | ¢ ber -Co. nr S| nxfldld i ‘remember- ing Dol e card: frien from the state of W-.ihink(on, when H he is‘ on’ business’ for the com Clayton Root. -pt Choslnnt Hfl\ la ‘at 1a uncle’s. George Curti ™~ turned to: work in pending the sum- father's, Jéseph & at their ° farm “here, . ! Y‘ra! veeks have 1 home’at tha Center. Clarence Stetson 2 wecent guest fis2 returned to th of Cromwail harles N. Loom- Beund For Fra Albert Y» Knleht of time a Folton residen ed States Monday 1Y. M. € School R: B e. ernon, at_one left the U Francg to o Boiton on Warner hools of Buckland is at Sumner’s. SOUTH GRISWOLD 'Chrlstm-s S:lle and Supper Well Pat- ronized — District Superintendent Holds Quartarly Corference. Charles T’ ciety of Bethel very s A good number attended in s5i {severe snow storm and a substantial sum was added to the society’s cof- fers. Mrs. P.J. Gustafson and daughter Mabel are confined to the. house by severe colde. Oliver O, Young of caller in town Saturda: :Irving O, Burdick is on business this week. Quarterly Conference. Rev. G. G. Scrivener of conducted the fourth quarterly confer- ence in_Griswold Thureday Mrs. Scrivener is suffe blood poisoning. J. F. Yerrington and L. were - business callers i wold Saturday. Mrs. Lovett, who, makes her Fith: Mrs, H.- 5. Palmer; is - critieall; ‘Benjamin ‘'W. Young of Willimantic spent thé week end with his father, R Young. , Albert Q. Green and Frederick dick were callers .in Jewett City Sat- urday. NORTH - STONINGTON Baltic Teacher lil—Arrangements for “ Red Cross' Membership Campaigri— Plans for Christmas. I(i.ls Heien ‘S. Coate< has been sub- stituting in the - Center grammar school room, the -teacher. Mrs. J. G. Burr, of Baltic, having gone home ill. Monday was visiting day for the teachers in town. Membership Campaign. Red = Cross: auxiliary held a attended - and - enthusiastic The - Christmas be on in own ' Dec. 17-34, under the direction of Mrs. Edward Man. _Christmas Festivals. Each of the village Sunday. sehaols ill have a Clristmas tree with ‘elab- orate exércises. The Congregatiomal Sunday school WIll give a.home mis- elons concert on the Sunday evening rreceding Christmas. - The Ladies’ society of.the Third Baptist ‘church met _ Thutsday N Bd Chapman. ly C. Babcock of .0l Mva- George H. :Stons. “Returning to Gity. + Mr. ‘and : Mrs. Thomas: B. - Hewitt. who have .spent the summer: and fall e returnlu to hotne “in Brookyu. reston was a Jewett City