Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 22, 1917, Page 9

'Jeffers Decided Upon By Police Commlttee—Ano'.her -2 May Be Made After Three Months Unless He -5 Indispensable — County Commissioners Make 4': i"’roper Move—Mayor Says More Revenue Should Come ‘from Water and Sewer Department. (Special to The Bulletin.) New London, Dec. 21.—Regardless of the bitter opposition of the self-con- stituted citizens' reform committee, and the threaf of Mayor Rogers to fMle charges against him, if he did not hand in his resignation, fortwith, the Ppolice committee of the court of com- mon council have unanimously de- cided in favor of the promotion of Lieutenant Thomas Jeffers to be cap- tain of the police force of the city of New London to cceed Captain George Haven. resigned, on the advent of the New Year. The action of the com- mittee. has the genecal endorsement of the people, with the exception of the few gentlemen who have formed themselves into a so-called citizens' committee. Tt is stipulated by the police committee that the captain titled to resign with the rank of cap- tain and be retired on the haif-pay of that offics. jeved by manv that when that resigna dered it will not be accent2d prov of course, that the captain to-be makes good. There t to ha any doubt on that n New Tondon tha city and its this same Jeffers. never resid- a4 anywhere elss, and has spent more than half of his life on the _police fgree. rnhampered and officially J\:n 1y derstand that he is the fally authorized head of the depart- ment, and is expected to enforce the laws to the letter, with the backine of the mavor, the police rcommittes and fhe prosecnti athoritfes, 1t fe het that Jeffers will seo to it that there are no slacksrs on the police férce and that every man of them Wwill do their duty, all of: it. or he will know the reasen why. Fle i8 a dar- ing. & courameons EDod ‘habits, ngither or chews, ani languvasge. and only gow and then tle more than sixtv, 2 man on the foren that is more active. He can fill the position of captain in fully as weh as did any of his prede- céssors, and much better than any non-resides or any man The police agitation that resulted in the resianation of Captain Haven, and in which was included in the official decapitation of Jeffers, was engineered by the so-caled citizens' committee, snd with the tacit backing of the favor. It is said *hat it was at the fnstance of this committee that he Mayor sent word o Jeffers that if he A1d not resign. charges would be made against him that might result in his dismissal, and pointed out that the htter - wonld be to resign and re- tife on half pay. . Jeffers positively déclined to resign ufider such eircum- stances and challenged the mayor, the citizens’ committee or any member thereof, o- anybody else interested, to present the threatened charges, and that he would be ready t6 meet his traducers und insist that thé charg- SN S Pains and Aches Caused by Kidneys o220y women atteibute “ailments ring to some disease pecu- 'l!lr to mz.r sex, when og!fln the y W ses a ttle cuss word Althouxh a lif irt trouble, pufiness undor e: St joints, d‘-:olmd or scanty urine, P JJistersing bledder allmen rheumatism or |hom many n--n. e matter. When they are si h or overworked they need a m to clean them out »d invigerats actien. Foley Eigney =ul 0 i the joints and musecles udm tery ren\ll'-l they have 18 Foley Kidney Filla Lee & Ol:ood Co. " THERE 15 no advertising m.flun in mastern Cunn.etlout -u\ul ta The Bul: ‘wtin for business resulta. es either be withdrawn or proven. He emphatically declined t6 resign while under fire. It has since been held out that.a change in the head of the po- lice department was representative of the. federal sovern- ment who proclaimed that if this were not done, federal officers would step’ in and enforco the laws within a speci- fied zonme, close the liquor saloons and see to it that mo Hguor was received by ldiers Dr sallors in uniform. There is no doubt but what. the _gov- ernment has the full rights t on enforving the liquor feat: prescribed zone, and that if this net done by the local police for fed- |0 o~ Hilton, Miss Grace A. Chap- eral officers to step in and to do the trick. But there is serious doubt whether any individual representative of the government in tMis particular line, can step in, with authority, and tell the representatives of the city who they must have and must not have at the head of the police de- partment. The conditions in New London in" this respect are not ‘as bad as in some other places selected as prac¥cal headquarters for Iarge numbers of sailors and soldiers. That the local police have not been inac- tice, is shown in the large number of bootleggers that have been arrested and prosecuted, and the active work of the polico in this particular has not been confined to any particular zone When Thomas Jeffers becomes ca tain of the-polics and is fully muthor- ized to_sct at discretion jn regard to the enforcement of the liquor laws, it is safe to predict that there will be a big diminition of violations and that a soldier or a- sailor in uniform wilt have extreme difficulty in getting a nip of that waich intoxicates any- Where in the city, fo rthere will be suspension of the bootlegging business. Jeffers is n firm believer -in that old < rerlastingly-nat-it plan. Let . as chief of police issue or- r the enforcement, the striciest enforcement of the liquor law or any other law, and he will find Jeffers on his job, and the otheér members of the force will be doing their bit and their , to enforee the laws. There will ited effort and the end achipved tned. Simmered down-to the real soup, all that is required in order that » police strictly enforce the laws, is backing of the mayor and osenuting powers, and the eHm- ‘~n of politics in police affairs. The of all ways is to leave it all to Jeftere. He will do the rest. As the Jats lamented David Scott Ruddock would say editorially: “We Lelieve he is the rizht man in the right place, all reports to the contrary, notwith- The New London County commi sioners have finally decided to do their bt and aid the local police and fhe fisderal government. in cleaning out the places from which much of the trouble emenated. The commission- ers have decided not to grant applica- tions for remewal of license for three saloons that have beén the main source of mpply(to the bootlegging traternity..This will help the situation some and ma.kg lighted the work of Captain Jeffers and his men. By cut- ting off the supply source the busi- ness of the bootlegger is gone. and it is mrainly that route that the cem- paratively few men in the military service get a swin of the forbidden booze. While all this hue and cry is on, it ought to be considered that the men in uniform who sulk around low grade saloons to do business with bootleggers are comparatively- few, the black sheep of the army and na- vy, but just enough to besmirch the men of the service who have respect for the uniform and all that it repre- sents. ‘Hats - off ‘to the county com- missioners. Mayor Ernest E. Rogers is surely a busy and business mayor and’” keeps posted on .all matters that pertain to the munilipalit: He has the very good habit of pointing out the way for improvement ~in the management of departments whenever, to his mind, the circumstances require. His lat- est effort along that line is directed against the water and sewer depart ment ,which he says has been in op- eration for thirty-one years and should show no profit or loss. suggests methods of conduct' of department that would make it possi- blé for the department to pay-into the Thomas A. lEdispn’s LATEST AMBEROLA The New Edison Di-m‘ond. Amberola_plays Mr. Edi- son’s wonderful new Bln.' Amberola Record, which practically indestructible and has been played 3,000 times without showing a sign of wear. . Every New Edic‘nn Dia- mond Amberola is -quip_; ped with a Paritnd Dial mond Stylus Reproducer. Ne v:udlo- to change when ~you own an Edison. Illustration is @ Model 75. Price $76.75 We also have models at $30.90 and $51 30 (Prices wil advance Jan. 1st, 1918) MUSIC FOR EVERY MEMBER QF YOUR FAMILY SPECIAL FREE TRIAL! - Try any model you wish in your own home on a 3 days’ free trial with our compliments. “1f you wish to very ial terms for you. to keep this wonderful instrument we wil We'carry a complete stock of Amhml. nmnn. gladly arrange 224 Main St. demanded by al eity treasury at least $10,0000 a vear ne 1t has- been dhe tentlonon the departmen the city annual: 15 330000, Tt 396,000 of that sum is paid in interest an bonds of the wa- ter department. So- as a matter of fact the only revenue to the city from the water department is less than 34,- 000. The mayof suggests that the de- partment pay the interest o nits bonds and never mind the bogus $30,000 donation. The mayor puts the matter forth in a very mid, yet persuasive way, that will probably give the com- missioners opportunity to sit up and take notice. GALBFFRRY Addition to Red Gross Membetship During the Week — Junior Home Economics Club Orggnized—District Superintendent to Preash af Metho- dist Church Sundqy The Tharsday afternoon mesting of the Red Cross auxiliary was held at the home of the Misses Matthewson. New members added to the Gal Ferry auxiliary during the member- ship campaign of the past week in- ©1 Richards. Miss Olive Rog- iucy A, Brown, Charles A. . award T, Latier. Mrs ¢ LaFontaine Monctt I es A. Slodd’lrd Yames A. Stox darfl man, Charles J. Pierc Red Croes cards for ifluminating on Christmas are seen in the windows of the houses in ths village. Junior Home Ecoromics Club. A Junior Home Economies &lub has been organized in this section of the town this month by Miss Hallock of Norwich, club leader for New lLondon county. Miss Grace A. Chapman, teach- er of the village school is the leader of the group of girls who _orzanized with six members, Misses Marie and Gertrude Allen, Mary and Madeline Birch, Laura McGuire and Doris Main. Lessons are assigned each weel by Miss Chapman and Miss Hallock will meet the group once a month for dem- < onstration. Close Summer Home. Mr. and_ Mrs. Walter M. Buckiriz- bham closad their house in the village Tuesday and went to Norwich to spend the remainder of the winter at .the home of Mrs. Buckingham’s par- ents, 'Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Clark. Miss Jennie Geer Perkins returned Tuesday to her duties in the Thames National bank, Norwich, after an ill- ness of two weel Mrs. Delphine Fish attended a tea last Wednesday afternoon given by Mrs. Belton A. Copp, regent of Anna ‘Warner Bailey chapter, D. A. of Groton and Stonington, for war re- lief work. Miss Sarah T. Latimer spent seyeral days the past week with Palmertown relatives. Mra. Charles Boss and children of Brandt, Penn. who_have beon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De Rusha, at their home in the village. went to Norwich Tuesday and will soon leave for their Rome in Pennsylvania. District Superintendent to Preach. Rev. G. G. Scrivener, superintendent of the Norwich district, will preach at the M. E. church at 10.45 o'clock tomorrow ~ (Suniday)* The Christmas cantata,” Star of Bethlehem, will be given at 7.30 Sunday evening. Chfl- dren’s Christmas concert siven Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blaskledge and daughter, Miss Marion Blackledge of Norwich, were week end guests of. Miss Caroline B. Freeman of the vil- age. GOSHEN ley Hill Causes Aut - Accident —Sum of $19 Cleared-at Supper and * Entertainment—Oak .Spiles .Cut— Death of Alexander H. Randall. Thursday morning of last week as 3. Randall was returning from towr with a load of grain, his auto- mobile skidded and turned over on its side. The mishap happened as he was descendinz the long_srade on the state road rear John Wade's where the icy: road was smooth as glass. Two zood Samaritan travelers- happened along and in a few moments his ma- chine was quickly righted and he proceeded on his way homeéward. The automobile had a broken top and bent mud guards. - Supper and Entertaigment. The Ladies’ Aid society gave a suc- cessful supper and entertainment Sat- urday evening in. Academy hall, the literary “exercises were as follows: {Victrola selections; Aunt Tetty’'s Christmas Gifts, Mrs. J. A. Thomas; song, Over There, Dllsm Bessie and Hthel Randall; ‘Women Suffrage, Annie ule S, W Jones, E. W. Jol song, Mrs. E. ‘Waterman: reeftation, Schoolmarm ourtin, Dennis Aspinwall; song, by i Beisie and TEthel Randall; recitation, Minda Tanner; violin se- lection, Miss Evmu. recitation, by Ralph Kenyon: Mrs. E. Water man; Biddy's 'l'roubles. Clara Gillette; Victrola selections; The H: riac, Calvin eCall; Victrola selec- tions: Jason Stebbins Courting, uowru young people. The sum of $19 realized from the ente: Notes. Mrs. Wiah “O; Palee of mqgefl 1 ler # p & ids uamng her sister, Mrk: J. A’ Ran- 11 - Ice a Foot Thick. ' Farmers began harvesting -the new ice crop this week. is of fine quality, about a foot in e Sh o, The last snowfall served as a b\l.nket for the icy roads and traveling is but less dangerous. The sound of sleigh bells is a reminder that an -old/| fashioned “winter - is with us, a littie ahead of scheédule time. i Christmas Eve Festival. The Sunday school will: -hold the Christmas tree and -entertainment on nment. i Monday, at about” the_ noon hour: Cutting Oak Spiles. The Late Alexander H. i membered. 'rhe ‘late Alexander H. Randall Randall Re- Res%\nol_ wxll soothe that ltC ln S ln Thefirst apphcatlonof Resinol usually takes the itch and burn right out of ec- zetra and similar skin-affections. This - gentle, healing ointment scems to get right at the root of the trouble, restoring, the skin to health in a surprisingly time. Resinol is sold by all druggists. T R B TR R —_— which was probably a major cause of his death. It is also possible that he may have been gases from the engine. Mr. Rast was a native of and his ancestry for generations have Been connected with some of the great estates of Scotland as superintendents. Mr. Rust came to this country 22 years ago and for 19 years has been the effi- cient superintendent of the estate Courtlands. owned by Mrs. Courtland Hoppin. He has developed it from the beginning until it is one of the most Dbeautiful show places in Con- necticut, with extensive greenhouses, sardens, etc. Mr. Rust married in 1895 Miss Isa- bel Barron of Scotland, who with eight children survives him, Mr. Rust was of a most happy, genial nature, kind hearted to the ex- treme, and a devoted husband and parent, and had a wide circle friends. He was a_memb. Masons, Elks and Patrons of bandry, as well as various horticultural soeietie: Several of Mr. Rust's brothers are Bupérintendents of large estates in the United States and other countries. The funeral was held Wednesday in the Pomfret Episcopal church, of which he was a_vestryman. The ser- vices were conducfed by the rector, Mr. Bigelow. The Masonic ritual rried out at the grave. There were beautiful flowers. His loss will be felt deeply in this community as well as in his fami who have' the sincere sympathy of all. et etz ion FRANKLIN Excellent Work by Pupils During Parents’ Night Exercises. Schools in town closed Friday for' Lhe holiday vacation. s Faith A, Gager was a Norwich Vlsltox Monday. Entertained Class. Arad Robinson recently cntertain- ed the Eighth grade at his home. e sphyxiated by ! Scotland | n Furniture Co. FURNITURE Makes Practical Xmas Gifts HERE YOU WILL FIND A LARGE DISPLAY OF FURNITURE, RUGS Here We Dressing Tables . .. .. China Closets .. .... Royal Easy Chairs Reed Rockers . ... ... Upholstered Rockers . . .$15.00 ..$22.50 .$3.95 .$1.95 .$4.50 .$1.00 .$2.50 .$2.50 .$6.50 .$10.00 SENSIBLE GIFTS Will Offer and and and up Doll Carriages and and and and and up ..$5.00 .$12.50 ...$22.50 | Sleds and up { Baby Walkers and up GET THE HABIT—GO TO Doll Sulkies ....... Speedy Cars . .... Children’s Rockers . .. . Rocking Horses . .. ... Children’s Bureaus . .. Children’s Chairs Children’s Automobiles Children’s Desks .. .... AND TOYS, WHICH WILL MAKE PRACTICAL AND a Few Suggestions: TOY DEPARTMENT .$2.50 up to $5.98 .$2.50 and up :$1.95 .$1.25 .$1.25 -$9.50 +~$1.00 .$2.50 .$1.95 and up up o up up up up and and and and and. and Lahn Furniture Co. 74 MAIN STREET, NORWICH, CONN. Games were plaved and during the evening refreshments were served. Mrs. Lavius‘A. Robinson and Mrs. Hermon A. Gager were Willimantic visitors Wcdnesday. Parent’s Night. Parents’ night was observed Thurs- day evening of last week at the town hall with a large -attendance. was excellent wo different districts. . =~ A brief. address by the former supervisor, -Mr. Clapp, of Willimantic, was enjoyed by ail. Miss Bertha Smith is spending the winter in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Chappelle are spending a few days with Mr. and R, Grant. Cliffora H. Robinson and son, Nelson, were in Norwich Monday. ATTAWAUGAN e Exercises at School — Weelk’s Visitors. Closing The Mrs. Trank Beatie of Woonsocket visited her parents, Mr. and -Mrs. B. I Taft, several days last week. Mrs.” Raymond .- Mitchell - and _Mres. Albert Roilinson visited Mr. James Emerson and family in Worcester on Wednesday and Thursday. “Clayton” Brown of Camp Gordon, Atlanta, orgia, has been at his home here on a furlough. Edwin Haselton, Edgar Mathieu, Odelard_Obin, James Stockton and Walter Rollinson, members of the 38th Co., C. A. C, Fort Terry, were at their homes last week on furlough. Mrs. William Welch “is/ill. Ciesing !-nwhos. The school closed this week Friday for their Christmas vacation with ex- ercises at the school Friday afternoon. A new is being put into the M. B, church which will furnish steam heat instead of hot air. Bernard Caffery and family visited the former’s mother and brother, Tnomu Caffery Sunday. Charles Anderson was in Providence Sunday. Charles Weeks " has moved’ to one of Frank Hopking' tenements.. . Mrs. Charles Miller and children aré staying with Mr. and Mrs. Benja- min Taft. ASHFORD n.-gh Harold Corbin—Sunday ool .to Have Christmas Tree. I-Ittl! Harold’ Corbin, who has been thrée weeks, died Thursday. ’l‘nm will be a Christmas tree at the ghurch Monday evening with reci- tations and-singing by the ¢hildren. Frank Bennville is at- work. again after being laid up several weeks with & broken Collarbone. - JE M. Grant filled his icehouse Tues- h Rolnnd Corbin, -who has been ill with typhoid fever for several weeks, is not yet able to leave the hnule mwrt from Swedeh-of brushmak- gooda of alt kinds is:prohibited. ‘playing a service flas for their son, PHOENIXVILLE Holiday House Party - Arranged—| Plans For Ccmmumty Christmas Tree. Mrs. Nat Sherman and family will g0 to Pomfret to Elisha Sherman’s, Christmas. ] Mrs. H. E. Joslyn will _entertainy over the holiday a house party including Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Nye, and son, Nelson, of Mariboro, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Osborn Prouty and son, Bernard, or Malden, Mass., and Miss Gladys Josiyn of Worcester, Mass. Visiting Day. Miss Mary ‘Wilbur of the Phoenix- ville school and Cora Clemens of Bast Hill school, will have Monday as vis- iting_day. Miss Wilbur visiting Is- rael Putnam school, Putnam and Mrs. Clemens, the Model School at Willi- mantic. ¥ Mrs. Helen C. Joslyn of this vil- lage enjoyed a strawride with a party of thirteen to the chicken pie supper at North Ashford, Friday ev- ening. Stanley Rumonovitch is the milk to Abington station Mr. Kaletchttz's place. Kind Neighbors Lend Aid. A good rart of the men of the vil- lage hastened t6 Yetter Hill. Tues- day to give aid to the family of Mr. KAletchnz, who_suffered such a great loss by fire. The sympathy of all is with the famiy. Sergeant O. Latham. bade fare- ‘well to his nmnemua friends on his final visit “home before leaving for nce. in Mr. Fly Service Flag. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Keith are dis- Merrill, who is a member of the 3Sth Coast Guard, at Fort Terry. Roy Latham and party motored to Putmam Wednesday: Christmss Tree. There will be a community Christ-} mas tree at the chapel here. . Mrs. Bernice Adams * will Christmas at Ashford with her par- . Patient at Backus Hos- Doina Well — Mrs. Jennie Thompson Secks Red Crnl Me: - bers. Irving H. Thompson feft tor ITori- da 'mmudam Miss Susan Cook is in Stonington. Elaborate preparations are _being made_for a Christmas tree and con- ¢ert to be held at.the.church Christ- mas eve. Word from the Baekus hospital . 4 > i o War Saving Stamps for Gifts - 2 “if, instead of giving a $5 geld ‘plece, you will give a $5 stamp and four 25-cent stamps (which will ‘cost.you $5.12). you will.lend the money ‘to the United States government and- will - encourage - the- re- cipient not to spend the m.m—.u stamp: hfinflfllfluhlnhorthl-.fl'hnmmmq-ndth-rm by to lend more money to the government. ' “We are agents for the government in -lll-g these - -hmp- and presents to your children, your friends, Vyvur om;l-y- or your ser- certificates. The owner of these certificates will gradu- y -«uln the habit of soving, which l.u viuuy necessary at. thi vants in the: h°the $5 stamp can be cashed 3 per .cnt_. if cashed. before *| gives encouraging news of carrying | & James Mi- tle son of Elwood Miner, taken to the hospital -last ng irom blood poisoning. people are enjoying the ting. large congregation the Sunday morning the W rer, who wee| The youn excellent ¢ An unus was _present service, at After New Members. Jennie Thompson - is soliciting Red Cross society in this sec- Mrs. for the tion. Mrs. Edward Ryder and daughter Helen returned last week after two weeks’ visit in Apponaug, R. T, their fermer home. HAMPTON Offering to Be Made For H. M. S. and Ministerial Aid—Christmas Tree and Concert Planned. A. . Pearl is spending a few days The g of the Judge, Advisor, Isaiah A special offering will be taken the annual one for the State Home Missionary work for small churches in_Connecticut, most of us are fa- miliar. « As,_ the Ministerial Aid for dependent pastors ant families, in this state, the work of the National Board of Relief has been turned over to the state board, through which all aid is given. Eighty per cent. of con- tribution goes to work.in Connecti- cut and twenty per cent. to the Nation- al Board. A friend who is a heavy conptributor to” the local church K- nances has also offered to give tem dollars to its benevolences if this con- tribution is-in by January 1st. Concert and Tree. - The Christmas concert and tree of the Sunday school will be hegld on Monday evening, December 24ith. A good programme has been prepared. ' The Sunday School library has been transferre from the church to the parish hou%se, so it is available to theé Sunday scnool for ths winter. BOLTON NOTCH .- Trap Rock Being Unloaded For Spring Road Repairs—Davis Family Moves From Maine. ‘William Gleed has gone to Spring- field to weork for the L. C. Fay Co. He was the timekeeper on the state job. The state is unloading several car- loads of trap rock to put on the road in the spring. M. W. }(ownrd was a Hartford vis< itor Tuesda; H. F Db\"Volle was in Manchester Wednesday. Miss Brown of Hartford visited her sister at M. W. Howard’s over Sun- day. Miss Mabel Howard is visiting at Manchester Green. Mrs. Loren Maine and Mrs. E. A. Shaw -were Hartford visitors Satur- day. Mrs, T. N. Skinner was in Hartford Tuesday. CHILDREN NEED FOOD—NOT ALCOHOL How careless it is to accept alcoholic medicine for children when everybody knows that their whole health ect nourishment and growth depends upon corr | your children are pale, listless, = 3C0T gives, to lmprove youthful activity. ' mderwelght or puny, they b absolufely need the specml, concentnfied MULSION thei mflnhon andrepmrwa.s&ecausedby Dun“ ing school term all children should be given Scott’s Emulsion because it benefits their blood, sharpens their appetite and- rebuilds their strength by sheer force of its great nournhng power. Don’t You Want Good Te? Dces the dread of t—.d-hl mlr cause yw lo i XBSOLUTELY WITNDIIT Pfl need have no fears. erowned or extracted them? * tosth- cm.a. CONSIDER THESE-OTHER FEATURES ETRICTLY SANITARY, GFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUN'ENTS 2 CLEAN I.INEN . X S 4 ASEPTIC DRINHNQ CU" LOWEST. PRICES GONOII‘[!N’I’ WITH BEST WORK 1f these appeal to you, call for -nmiml-n ‘eharge for consultation. rm. F. C. JACKSON & osn-rrs-rs 203 MAIN ST. | Lady Asistant and estimate. We OR.-D. 4.,