Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 25, 1918, Page 6

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Pinkham’s Ve#::ue Compound — Thi Letter Proves It. ——— = * Washington, Feb. 24.—War problems | resume examination of (;:umvus Oh- renewed ene; linger of Toledo, who made sensational kg be:;t 2“‘"&" w“::_m_ leWod ENSRLY. | krecs venterday: Next/Saturtny the S e oo committee will hear officers of the al- ‘Work on amendment of the bill:to | jjance. - v ’ govern federal operation of .the rail-| A report of its investigation of the roads will be resumed tomorrow by| coal shortage is to be presented Tues- the house with its passage within a|day by the senate coi commit- day or two espected. The measure| tee and on Wednesday, Senator Lodge passed the senate last Friday without| of Massachusetts, a member of ths in- a dissenting voice. vestigating committee, will address the Next the war .flnance corporation|senate in citicism of the fuel admin- measure is to have right of way in|istration. Later the committee will 'both houses. The plan is to have its | submit a report on:the sugar shortage. consideration started tomorrow in the| .Investigation of wheat. and meat senate. The bill which provides a!gshortages is to be resumed this week fund of $4,500.000,000 to give financial | by the senate agriculture committee, aid to war industries, is slated to fol- | which also plans to press the agricul- low the railrodd bill in the house. ture appropriation bill, to which an Other war problems promised at-|amendment had béen added to increase tention during the week includes labor. | the minimum government guaranteed shipbuilding, food regulation, the coal| wheat to $2.50 per bushel. R} situation, military draft of aliens and Tomorrow the full senate judiciary government reorganization. . | committee will begin consideration of The new administration bill to ex-|the Overman bill, proposed by Presi- tend the food administration’s author- | dent Wilson to give him greater free- ity to restaurants and retailers, re-|dom in co-ordinating and re-organiz- ported to the house yesterday is to be| ing government departments and other taken up there immediately after the | agencies during the war. Foverable railroad and finance measures. Labor problems will be discussed to- | ed draft reported out by Senator Over- morrow in the senate by Senator Mec- | man’s sub-committee, is expected. Ad- Cumber of North Dakota in a speech | ministration leaders hope the revised denouncing the Bolshevik movement | measure may compromise differences of Russia and the menace of its in-|in the senate over war re-organization fluence in its country, which he be- | but military committees plans to offer lieves is typified in alleged profiteer- | their war cabinet and munitiens direc- ing of labor and material furnished | tor bills'as substitutes, insuring a con- the government. test on the senate oflor. Final action tomorrow in the senate A vote in the house on the Burnet is planned on the bill authorizing the | “alien slacker” bill opposed by ‘the shipping board to spend $50,000,000 in | state department is scheduled for Wed- providing housing facilities for ship- | nesday. On the same day the senate builders. . The house already.has ad- | foreign relations committee expects to opted the conference report. begin consideration of the treaties be. and Lydia E. Pinkham’s and I will g ‘West Philadelphia, Pa. suffering ‘fmm nervousness, action by the committ™s on the amend- Fueefu] spirit for mg find health as Ph:e:'.':f&“ suggestions in difl(: write Lydia E. Pinkham Co., Lynn, Mass. To Heal Bed Sores . For 25 years physicians and nurses have never found anything equal to i Sykes Comtfo A personal inspection of the Hog|tween the United States and Great Britain and Canada, permitting the Island shipyard 'at Philadelphia, where extravagant expenditures of govern-|draft of citizens of each country re ment money are alleged, will be made | siding in the other. Prompt ratifica- tomorrow by members of the senate|tion of the treaties by the senate isi Later the com- | expected. power for any skin inflammation. commerce committee. - PROSTRATION May be Overcome by Lydia ‘West Philadelphia, Pa.—‘‘During the ve been Ihave Guirty yeary 1fiave heen mesiel, Laec T | and had several at- tacks of nervous prostration until it seemed as if the o1 in my whole ly ‘were worn | Vegetable Com- and it made a well woman of me I can now do 'h.“ my bow:owg ing women advise all ailin it arantee they will e t benefit from it.”’— Mra, FRANK %@m 25 N. 4lst Street, There are thousands of women every- where in Mrs. Fitzgerald’s eond:flo:, headaches, &nd other szmpwmlk of é i was functional dmnie;!‘g el led her to write this letter so that other Women may benefit from her experience con- edicine The result of ‘their 40 years experience is at your service. s rt Powder ; One box ‘proves its extraordinary healing 25c at the Vinol and other drug stores i The Comfort Powder Co., Boston, Mass, I an . Trolleys Lead To ' FREE LESSONS = Knitting and Crocheting BEGINNING THIS MORNING In conmection with a demonstration of the beautiful “Bear Brand” Yarns, an expert, direct from the manufacturers, will give free lessons in knitting and crocheting to all of our customers who desire them. Classes will begin this moming and instruction will con- tinue over a period of two weeks. Owing to:the interest which this offer will excite, it will be advisable to enroll early. . % The instructor will have with her a large number of beau- mittee will continue inqury into the| Final action on the delayed soldiers| " affairs of the plant which the depart- | and sailors ciyil rights bill/ may be ment, of justice is investigating by |had this week. ¥ | President Wilson’s order. Renewal of investigation of the al- The senate judiciary sub-committec | 'eged disloyal St. Paul speech of Sen- considering legislation to repeal fede- | 1tor Lafollette of Wisconsin is planned ral incorporation of the national Ger | ‘or Tuesday by the senate privileges | man-American alliance tomorrow wil | and elections committee. F STAFFORD Food Demonstration by Storrs Epert —Soldiers Write From France Appreciation of Home Gifts, nails and when we get the they weighed a ton, but a paiv socks lasts me longer than a day. ter. Under the modified rulings of George H. Holmes, food adménistralor for | Rhode Island, all clubs and stmilar organizations” in the state must close ! not later than 11 r. m. This curtail-|{ ment has been made to conserve fuel, where many clubs ‘have been keeping {open until midnight or later. Pharmacies are now permitteq to icpen at their usual time and remain {open as long as desirable, but they jcannot use elcetric lights exceeding i1')!) watts after 11 p. m. Cigar, candy, jand newspaper stores are permitted (to open at the usual time and close jat 11 p. m. + Barber shops gzet an extension of {time under the new ruling, opening at {8 o'clock and closing at 8 p. m. ex- jcept on Saturdays, when they are al- Howed to remain open until 10 p, m. 1 Shoe shining Darlor§ may tbpen aé 8’ ja. m. and close at P- ., excepting |Saturdays, when the closing time is| Dear Mr. and Mrs. Lasbury. Re- 11 p. m. ceived ycur papers which were very | Except as otherwise specifically pro- |interesting. and . 1 spent many happy vided, stores formerly’ remaining open |POUTS reading.them, sitting- on my after 6.30 p. m,, may rmain open until|little box after my. day's work was their usual time of clesing but shall|done. I read the same -papers over loseimatiints e 10 0 o many times and I know them by ] heart. 1 kecp them all for a couple of . months. 3 & ose the weather in Stafford lis. very . cold, but it very nice here: but while at sea we find it very cold. That Red Cross parcel I rereived a few. davs ago with the swéaier vou sent me was very nice and I thank you very mmnch for it.- If every sail- or and soldier had one 'ike ‘that he surely wouldn't be cold this winter. I received lots of other things frem the Red Cross and that society - is wonderful, if every one in the service gets a bundle as I did. Your name was.on the sweater, but the rest of the things had no.names, so I do not know who made them-but I thank t¥em will all my heart for' the sailor boy will surely wear them. If I could tell you all the doings in the navy I could write a big let- ter, but as it is against the rules I cannot. T have just had my picture taken and_will send you one when} finished. Write when you can. Give my regards to Frank and Inez. Fred French, U. 8, S. 'lllinois, care of Postmaster, Fortress Monroe, Va. Norman Phillips Writes. The following letters were received from Norman Phillips: Somewhere in France, Jan. 1, 1918, Hello, Frank: How' is everything in good old Stafford? I see by dad's let- ter your store was broken into some lime ago and that they have caught the fellow. I should think the old town would be pretty near cleaned out of boys by this time.. Dad said you received my other letter and I hope that you will get this one. T am feeling fine. Never felt better in dmy life. We are drilling hard ' every ay. There is six inches of @ snow over here, but that don’t make any differ- ence, we drill just the same and come back in at noon with good wet feet. Then after dinner at 1.20 we go out again to drill and walk around in the | 38¥. in| ‘Drafted Men—Rev. Mrs, Lillian Robinson of Thompson- ville, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson. Mrs. William Webster and daughter, Mildred, of Storrs, spent the weck ‘end wlk(? Miss Alice Webster of Hart- ord. tion, to the boys of Sprague who Food Demonstration. The demonstration of war taods by Miss ' Costello. of Storrs college, held in’ Grange. hall, was well attended and {)_roved most interesting and instruc- ive. articles have to be reported month. Attended Conference. Letter From Fred French. The foliowing. letter was received from Tred French, who is on the U. S. S, Hlinois: Baltic - Methodist Bpiscopal was other Protestant will cul; Nine recruits were accepted Fridly} for the Canadian Expeditionary forces. ¥riday, in Rhode TIsland, inclubin/d Tohn Clayton-of Westerly. They were expected- to be present. inent speakers. sentatives attended the convention. The members of the church '.:lven cards to show that they had vol- uateered for service. Four recduits for the Canadian Overseas forces were sent to Canada on Triday. There has been a marked increase in re- cruiting for the British-Canadian forces during the past week, done partly to the nearness of the ap- proaching draft and also the big for- eign campaign soon to be started in this country. year as pastor of this church. Dam Gives Way. Last’ Wednesday, about 12 The February session of the super- § ior court for Washington county will| jcome to Westerly tomorrow morning 1with- Associate Justice Edward W, recent warm rain. odgett presiding. After the petit {jvrors had been examined at Kingston |last Wednesday afterncon it was an- i |nounced that the court would adjourn {to Westerly until Feb, 25, | The case to be tried tomorrow is an action at law, obert H. Moore vsR. |Charles J. Greene, town treasurer of Richmond. There are several other cases assigned for the Westerly dock- et which follow this case: 28 inches. away at the same time. Brief Mention. The death of Oscar H. Tefft, one of Westerly’s best known residents, who has been in the ccal business here for the past 23 years, occurred Saturday evening at 6.25 o’clock ;at his home, '117 Main street. Mr. Tefft had been ailing for the past year. or more, but only a week ago today was he obliged to take his bed, Death was attrib- uted to valvular heart trouble. Oscar Hoxie Tefft, was the son of the late James Avery and Martha (Rogers) Tefft, being born in West- erly, June 25, 1869. After attending the public schools of Westerly, he was graduated from the Bryant & Stratton liusiness college of Providence. Sum- mers he worked with his father, whe conducted a discharging business along the Pawcatuck river. After complet- !ing his- business course, Mr. Tefft |enow. | worked for.about two years as book-| T have been out when I thought my keeper for Reuben Lindley at the mill | feet would freeze. I have only one pair on West Broad street. He then en-|of shoes, so you see my feet are wet itered partnership with his father in|wearly all day long. | the discharging and hoisting business.| When I.have eaten my supper at Later he started in business for him- | 430 my old shoes come off and arc self, purchasing the business of J. N.|put in front of the fire. to dry. In the Hancock. For about 23 years he was | morning it is some job to put them on in . the wholesale coal business here|as they are as hard as a rock. One and he supplied this commodity tomorning it took me so long i missed many of, the mills in this locality: For |rolj call so I had extra duty tp do some time after entering the coal bus- |(hat day. But I wish some of the fel- iness he continued the hoisting busi- |lows “that made that order had had ness, which was later taken over by |my shoes to put on and it would have his_brother, James Tefft. taken them an hour. Mr, Tefft was a member of Pawea- | Well, Frank, I started this letter on| tack lodge, No. 90, F and A. M, Pal- | yapnuary 1 and it is now January.. I mer chapter, No. 28, Royal Arch Ma- (received that box of cigarettes . that sons, Narragansett commandery, No.|qa4 said you wouldn't let him pay. for. 27, Knights Tempiar ‘and Palestine | 1t has.been much warmer. here for Shrine of Providence. the past week in the daytime, but at He was married to Miss Minnte | niop? 1d h. T Bowser of New London, May 18, 1899. beg raiiriir’fg c?m;:::vg m;hnj:?:(gi i :ing Besides Mrs. Tefft he i§ survwwea by 5 | Be then it will Be some nice walking his mother, Mrs. Martha A Tefft, 2|around here and mud wWill be up .to sister, Miss Hannah T. Tefit, and a|our ankles. We used to think the brother, James Tefft. square was some muddy,.but It was vove, W has . been Rd For Xt like that zil over France when we got by here. 1 will be glad when. the time ng Nurse association of Westerly | .ores to go back to the good old U, 8. A. Well, so long. committee appears gratiffea e= the| . NORMAN PHILLIPS, ready response with which the work- | Somewhere in France, ers have met, but are in hopes that January 27, 1918. the few remaining days of the cam-| Dear Friend: I recelved yonr let- paign help swell the total to an|ter today and-the cake you sent me. even greater amount. Last year the|You should have seen ail us fellows’ ‘| Visiting Nurse committee raised about | eves open when we saw the cake, .for $700, anq at that time this' was con- |cake that comes from the U. S. is a sidered a splendid achievement. This |treat over here and it sure did taste year, Rowever, because of the extra|good and it came in good shape, cxpense of two nurses and the care| ‘We do take some long hikes, but 1 of a larger territory the subscrip- |think it is the shoes we wear that tions must of necessity be more gen- ! wear out the socks and I wish you leral to meet the demand, experis Administrator Garfield. ington, D. C. al end with Putnam relatives. London, here. urday. Mr. WNorwich. ment. ‘A number of the ing. P Rewiring Mill. the main line. plant. lin the campaign that has -been. in 'pro- gress during the past week. The A MISTAKE MADE BY MANY and It is a_mistake to postpone treatm; e and stro: ng. could see the trench shoes we wear. The bottoms of them are full of big French mud on them your feet feel as though ot Write again for that was a good let- Red Cross to Give Knitted Articles to Charles Smith Attends Worcester Conference—Dam Bursts on Little River—Brief Men- The Red Cross room is to be open this (Monday) afterncon and evening for the purpose of giving sweater sets leave Wednesday morning for Camp Devens. The work committee is requesting the return of all finished work as soon as possible, as an account of all finished this Addresses were @elivered by prom- One thousand repre- Versailles unanimously - requested Rev. Charles Smith to remain as pastor for another year. Mr. Smith has ac- cepted and will enter upon his tenth o’clock noon the dam at Frank Smith's saw- mill, about two miles north of Han- over, on Little river, gave way under the heavy pressure of water and large cakes of floating ice caused by the Residents of two generations in that section could not remember in the history of Slab City when the ice measured 28 iriches on this river and claim that- this year was_the coldest in a good many years, the ice having attained a thickness of This bridge had been built over 100 years ago. A small foot- bridge below the dam was also carried Alex Deschamps of Groton spent the week end at his home on Church Hill. Mr. Deschamps and party of Provi- dence friends returned recently from a two months’ stag in North Carolina. Mr. Deschamps for a number of years has visited the southland, but said this year was the coldest he had ever Chairman’ R. J. Jodoin has posted notices regarding the discontinuing of heatless Monday authorized by Fuel Peter Richmond has returned home after spending several weeks in Wash- Robert William Walker, Arthur Alm- t, Albert Taylor and Gus Swanson visited Jewett City friends on Sun- Miss Doris Holmes spent the week Joseph Enis, who recently enlisted in the United States marine band sta- tioned at the submarine base, New spent Sunday at his home Gus Greenwocod, U. S. N., stationed at Newport, was a Baltic visitor Sat- Elziar Caron of Camp Devens spent a furlough Sunday with his parents, and Mrs. Noe Caron, of Baitic Heights. Previous to-his enlisting he was salesman for Grover & Caron of ‘Charles F. Charon has been elected a member of the Baltic fire depart- students who spent the hoMdey at their homes re- turned to the academy Sunday even- Thomas Bamford, electrician at the Baltic mills, is changing over wires on ‘This is_being done to conserve the current during the re- pairing of one of the dynamos at the Users of the juice have been requested to curtail on light as much as possible during the present situa- e Don’t wait for rheumatism to indi- cate diseased kidneys. When you suffer aches by day and sleep-dis- turbmg bladder Weakness by night, feel tired, nervous.and run_down, the kidneys and bladder should be restored to healthy, strong and regular actign. t. Foley Kidney Pills put the kidneys in sound, healthy condition and keep them aotive Begin taking today. Good results follow the first dose. The Lee & Os=ood Ca. tiful garments and articles designed by the staff of experts employed by the manufacturers, which illustrate in a prac- tical way what may be accomplished by any woman. Do you want to knit for the soldiers or sailors? Do you want to make something for yourself? Areyou doubtful of the best way to do it? If so, come in and receive the help which this demonstration can afford you. LESSONS BEGIN THIS MORNING Rev. Charles Smith, pastor of the church, 3 5 in Worcester last Monday at- tending the great missionary conven- tion of representatives of thé Meth- odist churches in the United States. | The object of this convention was to extend the great missionary work of the Methodist Episcopal church and denominations in missionary work. The convention was the beginning of the centennial which 'minate in 1919 at <Columbus, O.. at which time 100,000 delegates are several days speat with New Britain friends. Henry Bellanger was a ‘week end visitor in New Haven. A J. Patrick Roy of Willimantic was a guest Sunday of friends in town. Miss Rose Charron and Leah Leith spent the week end in Arctic, R. L tion. A number of the men and boys in Baltic are helping out the fuel situa- tion by cutting a cord after the fac- tories close Saturday noon. Teams loaded with cordwood were seen on different street Sunday. This is the first time that wood has been hauled to_town on Sunday. Baltic boys who have been accepted foo the national army will leave Wed- neséay for Camp Devens, where they will go into training. At a meeting of the boys' confer- ence which was held in New London last Friday Reginald Rose, Willis Ridgeway, Arvid Anderson and Virgil Swanson of Baltic were among the "ANDOVER School Children Patriotic in Selling Thrift Stamps—Miss Talbot Attends Ball at Ayer. Sherman Bishop who has' been ‘ge- riously ill with 'appendicitis and. per- representatives of the Norwich Y. M.|jtonitis at St. Joseph's hospi- C. A. y pital, Willimantic is slowly iniprov- Pooch Charon spent the week end ing. The Andover school children have sold to date $137.50 worth of thrift stamps. The sale of thrift stamps in the’post office has gone over the $200 mark, most of them having been sold through the school children under the super- vision of Miss Carey. Miss Elsie Talbot visited at Camp Devens last week, attending a ball there given by the Non-Commissioned officers. 3 An entertainment givéen at the town hall Saturday night, February 16th, for the benefit of the Columbia Red Cross, by the Foster bamd. consisting of Columbia and Willimantic . entér- tainers, was a great success. in_Worcester. Wiliam Caron has resumed his studies at the Seminary of Theology, Montreal, Can., after spending a va- cation at his home on Baltic Heis'hts. Miss Elsie Erickson of South Wind- ham was a Sunday visitor in Baltic. Joseph Cretrin is e‘mhp‘loyed at the Swan garage in Norwich. ‘William Cullen visited Westerly friends on Sunday. James Miley spent the week end with Rockville relatives. Ovilla Dupont passed Sunday with friends in Hartford. Shugrue Swanson was in Providence Saturday. Harry Johnson has returned after Dr. F. C. Jackson Dr. D. J. Coyle DENTISTS . CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK, PLATE WORK | AND EXTRACTING “+ 203 Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Telephone Keen Kutter - AXES Hold Their Own After Ten Years Every One Fully Guaranteed. Keen Kutter, Jr. Safety Razors Nothing Better. Compact, Safe, Sure, with 6 blades " The Household BULLETIN BUILDING