Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 25, 1918, Page 2

What |s Going On Tonight. wZrimty Ghapler, No. 8, R, A. M. st asonie Hall, ’ Gbwebetuck Lodge, No. 16, L. 0. 0. ¥, at_0dd Fellows' Hali, . Willimantic Women's Club. Business meeting ‘of the Trustees of the Baptist Church. Seclal and -Dence at Town Hall for Red Cross, > “Unnual Meeting of the Thread City Cyelers. HERBERT E, WHITE COMMITS SUICIDE, Man, espondent, Himself in the Barn. Franklin Hangs Herbert E. White of Franklin com- mitted suicide by hanging in a barn at his home in that place Tuesday noon. It is thought that he was de- spondent over poor health, as he had been ill for some time. He was last “seen alive about the premiseés in the early forenoon, and his body was found hanging in the barn at noon by his son, Byron P. White. The medical examiner was summoned and after viewing the body gave per- n for its removal. 2 White was born in Mansfield Aug. 3, 1865, the son.of Lester and Anna Abbe White. He had spent most of his life in Franklin, where he ran a farm, and had a large circle’ of friends. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna White, one son, Byron P. White, three daughters, Celia T.. and Mildred E. White and Mrs. Albert Ward of Franklin, two brothers, Albert White of Manchester and Frank M. White of Chaplin, and two sisters, Mre. George Chamberlain of North Windham and Mrs. Carrie Spidell of Mt. Vernon, N. OBITUARY. Bertha Auclair. The death of Bertha Auclair, aged 18, occurred at her mother's home at 2 Francis street Tuesday afternoon after an illness of two months. She was born in North Stockley, Canada, Dec. 24, 1899, and is survived - by her mother, Mrs. Celino Auclair, two sis- ters, Misses Eva and Beatrice, and three Drothers, Alexandre, Leopold and Alpherie Auclair. TO LEAVE FRIDAY. List of Men Who Are to Go to Camp Upton Announced by Local Board. Wednesday morning the local ex- emption board made a list of the men who are to leave this city Friday morning at 7.05 for Camp Upton, N. Y.. for the tional army. The list follows: Michael Casey, Leopold Oli- ver, Willlam P. Kelley, Arthur F. Mc- Nichol, Archie Hamel, George B. La- thom, Paul L. Vanderman, Frank L. Rood, Arthur T, Blanchard, Walter Tatro, Arthur J, Langlois, Samuel Spiegel, Hormisdas Coutier, Williman- tic; Raymond L. Block, Plainfield; Patrick Donlon, Fpmfret; ¥Fred Mori- Hallie Rivers, T arty, Fall River, Mass.; BEast Brimfield, Ma De: v, Louis hayler, Edmund Paul, Cloude burn, Norwich; William Kiy W. ‘Hewlings, Hampton; Renaud, Frederick J. R. Casey, Brookly Ohi X s. Oneco; Assad T. Hafldad, New ' London; Sebastino Zito, ‘Alabama; Adelard Vanasse, New Bedford: % They will report for.the first roll call Thursday evening at the ‘town hall at § o'clock, The train which is to take them to New Haven is the regular train. They will change to a special in New Haven and will also be served with a box lunch in that city. The special will arrive in Camp Upton, Yaphank, N. Y., I.. 1, at 2 o’clock. The local board received word on Wednesday that Joseph W. Denome of Moosup, who was sent to Devens in the September quota, has been dis- “harged Michael New Bdmund Beeney, Vernon Kenneth Waldo, JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer 60-62 North St., Willimantic lady Assistan: Tel. connection AMERICAN - HOUSE Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Ete. Livery connection Shetucket Street FARREL & SANDERSON, Props. Phone 75-4 DRC F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Main St, Willimantis Hours—9 a. m. t 8 . mi. Fhone 44 DAMNIEL F, THOMAS H. KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS Willimantic,. Conn, 86 Union St, Phone 290 |s lo'rlof‘k for Francis P. CITY COURT. ‘Assault Case Nolled—Albert Fortek, 14, Bound Over for Theft. The <case of .Adam Postemsky, charged with assault on his dousin, Frank Postemsky, heard in the police court Wednesday morning, was nolled because of conflicting evidence. Judge F. H, Foss warneq both men that if they appear before the court again a more severe view of their case will be taken. % Albert Fortek, 14, was charged with stealing a. bicycle, two gold watches valued at $48, $60 in money, and with breaking and entering a house. He pleaded zuilty to stealing the watches through guardian ad litem W. C. Ly- man.. As the case was beyond the jurisdiction of the police court, because of the large amount of money involved, he was bound over to the next term of the Windham county superior court under a bond of §100, which was fur- nished. The bicycle was stolen from the streets some time ago. Tuesday a bi- cycle repair man notified the police that it had been brought to him. The boy ‘who had it then said that he bought it from Fortek and Fortek said that he-bought it from a boy in Leb- anon, but no such boy as he described could be found by the police. The watches had been sold, but were re- covered by the police. The boy's parents were present at court and said that he had been a good boy as far as they knew. He had gone to school until he was a little over 14, when he went to work. The first they knew of the theft was when the boy did not show up Tuesday evening, and neighbors said that he had been locked up. The father said that he has six children and during the court it was brought out that one of them is now at the reform school in Meriden. Internal Revenue Official. John E. Tobin, representing the in- ternal revenue department of the fed- eral government, has been. assigned to have charge of the district, including this cit$ and its suburbs. He will make his office in this city and one of the taxes he will investigate to the greatest extent will be the war taxes due at dances, shows and entertain- ments. Halyards Broken. Windham High school will have need -of a steeplejack soon, for one end of ‘the halyards on the flagpole has been pulled up to the top of the pole, which is about 70 feet high, and of largq iron pipe. This occurfed when, the upper loop on. the large American flag Which is displaved every day broke. Mr. Case said that it was possible that the end of the rope may be reached from the top of the build- ing with a long bamboo pole, a dis- tance of about 35 feet, horizontally. A 5-star service flag has been or- dered for the school and will be paid for by the junior class with the pro- ceeds of a masquerade given by them at the high school a short time ago. Pupils Buy War Stamps. - Up to the beginning of the Easter vacation- at the high school, which ended last Monday, the sale of thrift and war savings stamps at the high school totaled $1,550.70. Out of a to- tal registration of 401, 210 of the stu- dents have purchased stamps, with 38 | of the seniors in Room 21 leading with $497.25 worth. Food Demonstration. About 50 attended the food demon- stration and lecture at W. C, T. U. hall 'Wednesday afternoon by Miss Charlotte Embleton of the Windham county farm bureau. The aim of the lecture was to show how potatoes may be used to replace wheat in many in- stances. Miss Laura ‘Chesbro and Mrs. O. M. Clark assisted in the demon- stration. Freed from Jail, Fine Paid. Samuel Spector, who was fined $ and costs, amounting to $12.80, in Monday’s police court for peddling without a license, was released from Brooklyn jail Wednesday after his fine had been paid by friends. He was unable to pay Monday, so he was|® taken to jail. FUNERAL. Francis P. Hickey. Tn the solemn high requiem mass at St. Joseph’s church Wednesday at 9 Hickey the | celebrant was Rev. Felix J. O'Neil of | St. Edward’s_church, Stafford Springs, the deacon Rev. Otto Boumeister of St. Andrew’s church, Colchester, and the sub-deacon Rev. Ludovic Paradis of St. Mary's church, Willimantic. There was special music by the choir. There was a large attendance. The bearers were John, Bdward, Louis, Eugene, Arthur and Francis Ashton, nephews of the deceased. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. A commit- tal service was read at the grave by Rev. Felix J. O'Neill. Want Men For Merchant Marine. No local young men have enlisted in the Merchant Marine at the Williman- tic recruiting office, which is located in the Wilson Drug store on Main street to date, although several have inquired there about the service. This branch of the service is open to men of draft age, and experience in that sort of work is not essential. Bet- MAKE NO —BUY LIBERTY BONDS— It’s your battles the boys “over there” are fighting. To aid the conduct of this war, your money but merely You can't give tbedulinsbe; a greater shock % [ bing the Third Liberty Loan. MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. LEND it, at interest, and on the THE H. C. MURRAY CO. MISTAKE you are not.asked to GIVE ‘| EIGHT NURSES GRADUATE ter wages are given tha and the ‘men are draft who enlist in it. fams has charge of the work in the store and may be seen there at prac- tically any time during the day. Attended Hartford Meeting. P. W. Carey and Thomas Shea of this city, representing a local hotel and restaurant respectively, were in Hart- ford, Wednesday attending. the meet- ing of Connecticut restaurant g- ers to discuss the food Situation. There were about four hundred present and short talks were given on the ways in which they could help the wheat pointed to draw up a set of ruies whicl will be discussed at a latter meet- ing. ¥ FROM: ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL Large Attendance at the Exercises Held Wednesday Evening. Eight nurses, composing the 1918 class at St. Joseph’s hospital, this city, were graduated at St. Mary’s hai! ‘Wednesday evening. About 150 people were present to witness the ceremonies and included many graduate and Willimantic medical men. front of the hall was decorated with American flags and the graduating class wore their professional costumes. The programme follows: March of Triumph, Mrs. Archibald Turner; en- trance of clas: Me, M. J. Farrell; address to class by S. B. Overlock, M. D. of Pomfret; Th: 0Old, Old Love, Miss Helen Sweeney; I Love You Truly, Mrs. J. E. Sullivan; The Song That Reached My Heart, Mrs. Henry Mathieu; presentation of diplomas, F. E, Guildfi M. D., of Wind- ham; The Star Spangled Banner, M. J. Fartell, The class is composed of the follow: ing: Miss Kingsberger, Fitchville Miss Margaret Sliney, Norwich; Miss Florence Fagan of Hartford Miss Mary Dunleavy, South Windham; Miss Alice Driscoll, Jewett City; Miss Ce- lia Lassard, Willimantic; Miss Mary Rooney, Willimantic, and Miss Hed- wig,; Baltic. The course of training at St. Jo- seph’s hospital takes a trifle over two years to comple Brevities. Donald Kramer, who has been study- ing at Princeton university for a pilot in the U. S. Areoplane corps has re- turned home. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Walden of New York city are spending a few days with Mr. Walden’s mother, Mrs. John Waldon, of this city. A meeting of the trustees of the Baptist church will be held tonight to discuss a successor to the late Fa- yette Gos on the board. Robert Logan of Hartford will speak before the Willimantic Women’s club, Thursday evening on “Camou- flage and Its Uses in the Present War.” JEWETT CITY Mt. Vernon Lodge Observes Ladies’ Night — Reliance Lodge Initiates Four—Ashland” Employes Buy $10,- 300 Bonds — Total Subscriptions $39,000. Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 75, F. & A. M., held its forty-sixth annual Ladise night in Finn's opera house Tuesday evening. A fine programme was giv- en by local entertainers, assisted by Geer’s orchestra. of Norwich. The opening number was a selection by the orchestra. Mrs. G. H. Prior and Mrs. E. H. Hiscox sang the duet, Give Welcome to the Swallow. Richmond P. Gardner sang The King of the Main, and as an encore The Skipper of St. Ives. The young man is a jun- ior in the Norwich Jree Academy and this was his_initial appearance as a soloist. How well he sang was evi- denced the hearty applause of an appreciative audience. = After another seleetion by’ the orchestra F. D. Bal- lou sang The Gypsy Train. The clos- ing number was a trio, The Distant Chimes, sung by Mrs. L. G. Bucking rs. Prior and Mrs. Hiscox. The accompa E. Gilbert and Mr: The pre- #ramme was announced by L. M. ( penter, chairman of the committee. The grand march of sixty-one cou- ples was led by the provisionary tér, F. T.. Kanahan, and Mrs. Kana- han. There was a dance programme fourteen numbers. Lunch wa served in an adjoining room by a Norwih cceatrer. THe menu included icken salad, potato salad, crabmeat, cheese and bread and butter sand- wiches, olives, baked sausage, assort- ed cake, ice cream, punch and coffee. On the dance programmes was a pho- tograph of Wallace H. Payne, wor- shipful master, now with the Ameri- can Expeditionary Forces in France. The committees were: Master of ceremonies, Fred I. Kanahan, provis- ionary W. M; floor director, Robert J. Guy; aids, H. Gordon Willis, Geo. M. Robertson, Frank Brownin: commit- tee of arrangements, Lewis M. Car- penter, William T. Crumb, Ernest A. Potter. Prof. F. . Gilbert was the prompter. Exemplified Degree. Reliance Lodge, No. 29, I. 0. O, F,, enjoyed one of the most pleasant meetings of the season Monday even- ing, under the direction of Provision- ary Noble Grand L. M. Carpenter at the exemplification of the initiatory degree on a class of four. The work of the degree team was of the best and was highly complimented by the distinguished state officials. There were present Grand Master G. M. Chapman of Waterbury, Grand Secre- tary W. S. Hutchinson of New Ha- ven and District Deputy Fred Wil- liams of Willimantic. All made inter- esting speeches for the general bene- fit of the order, with side lights on the war situation and current topics. At the close a lunch of sandwiches and coffee were served. To Entertain Aid Society. Mrs. M. D. Fuller entertains the La- dies’ Aid society of the Baptist church at her home this afternoon. Mrs. H, E. Paul went to Middletown Wednesday to remain the rest of the week. Rev. J. B. Aldrich has been appoint- ed to be in charge of the local Meth- odist church for another year. Charles Edward Prior and Mr. Dj- mon of Hartford were guests at J. BE. Phillips’ Tuesday. Subscriptions $39,000, The third Liberty loan received a decided “boost” Wednesday when Ash- land Cotton Co. employes subscribed $10,300, in 178 subscriptions. . Previ- ously reported 299 subscriptions, $27,- 000" On Wednesday 24 subscriptions, total' $12,000. - Grand total 495 sub- scriptions ~$39,0600. The Jewett City Savings Bank will be open Saturday until 6 o'clock to receive subscriptions. FUNERAL Napoleon Blanchard. Every Liberty Bond you buy helps Uncle Sam fur- nish food clothes for soldiers. Funeral services for Napoleon Blan- chard were held at St. Anne’s church in Glasgo Wednesday morning. Re- &fi};’!flll’ A Glinready ot Fh ey Cos Novart. N. 5 conserving plan. A committee was ap- | mas- | ;. T Hear You Callinz |- service Buy ires National ecohomy has no place for haphazard tire-buying. The Country’s need demands conservation. - Your- own responsibility as a motorist re- quires. that you treat the equipment of your car as a business proposition. Study your tire needs. Select and buy the tires that will give utmost per dollar, on the roads you travel, with your driving. There is a United States Tire scientifically planned to meet every motoring requ The steadily increasin; Tires is an evidence of Steadfast performance has proved their un- failing reliability and long-service economy. Equip now with United States Tires. Let our nearest Sales and Service Depot dealer help you to select the right ones. For Passenger Cars—*Usco” Tread, as illustrated; also "Royal Cord’, ‘Chain’, ‘Nobby' and ‘Plain’. United States Tires are Good 'I'irczsA to Fit " Your Needs ent. sale of United States eir solid worth. K ! PHONE 212 quiem mass was sung by Rev. R. P. Morrisey. Miss Marie Casavant of is place was at the organ. Tre ser- vices were largely atfended. The bearers were Edmond Dayon, Magone Dayon, Napoleon Dayon, Henry Jar- vis, William Monsees and Amie Cor- iaty. Burial was in St, Thomas’ cem- etery, Voluntown. Funeral Director J. A. Hourigan was in charge. OBITUARY James Blanchette. James Blanchette, 59, died at his home on the Daniel Vaughan farm in Griswold, Wednesday afternoon. He was born in the province of Quebec, the son of Eusebe and Julia Marcier Blanchard. He has been a resident of Griswold for many years. He was one of the best of citizens and was well known in this section. He made a success of his business—that of a far- mer, His wife and father survive him also three daughters, Misses Ida and Dona Blanchette and Mrs. Delia Pot- ter, two sons, Delor and Arthur, two brothers, Eusebe and Peter, and_two sisters, Mrs. Ida Waite and Mrs. Rosa L'Homme, CHANGES IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK LAWS Are Pending in the House—Based on Administration Recommendations ‘Washington, April 24. — Important changes in the federal reserve bank laws are pending in the house. They deal with election of dircctors, per- mission for national banks to act as in fiduciary capacities; authority to is- Sue new denominations of federal re- serve notes, reserve requirements and other matters vitally affecting bank- ing operations, All these changes are proposed in a bill based on administration recom- mendations' and have been favorably reported from the banking and cur- rency committee by Representative Phelan, of Massachusetts. Under the provision of the bill the present law Is to be modified so as to leave to the discretion of the federa] reserve board the grouping of the member banks of éach district into three general groups or divisions without the present re- Quirement that each group shall con- tain as nearly as may be one:-third of the aggregate number of the banks of the district. The purpose of this mod- ification is to make as secure as pos- sible a fair and equal representation on the directorate of the federal re- serve banks for each group of banks, the large, medium-sized and small banks. It also proposed to replace the pres- cnt ballot method of electing a dis- trict reserve elector, by a provision permitting each member bank, to au- thorize its president or other officer to cast its vote in such elections, The aim is to obtain wider participation by the banks in the election of fed- eral reservt bank directors. National banks now act in fiduciary capacities when not in contravention of state or local laws. The bill ex- tends these fiduciary capacities so as tv include “guardian of estates, as- signee, receiver, committee of estates of lunatics” and other fiduciary ca- pacities permitted to state banks, trust companies or other corporations which compete withh nationa] banks under the laws of the sta‘es in which the particular national bank making application is located. Issue of federal reserve notes in de- nominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 in addition to the denomina- tions under present law, the largest of which is only $100, is proposed by the bill. Banks are constantly seeking notes of larger denominations and there are daily withdrawals of gold certificates from the federnl reserve banks. It is asserted that federal re- serve notes of large denominations would serve the purpose as well as gold certificates and if the larger de- nominations were issued, according to the currency committee, the federal reserve banks can pay out such fed- eral reserve notes and by holding their gold certificates conserve their all- important gold supply. A practice whereby any officer, di- rector, employe or attorney of a bank stipulates for, or receives, a commis- sion or some other thing of value for procuring for someone else a loan or the purchase or discount of paper or similar obligation, is to be prohibited under the bill. The payment of a greater rate of interest to any direc- tor, officer, attorney or other employe than to any other depositer, is pro- hibited. The bill embodies penal sec- tions relating to the overcertification of checks, embezzlement, abstraction or wilful misapplication of moneys, funds or ecredits of federal reserve banks by their officers, agents or em- ploves and to false entries by them. While this penalization now exists as to national banks, there are no pres- ent laws covering thé subject in fed- eral reserve banks. OFFICIAL STATE_P-AENT ISSUED BY BERLIN Says Forty British Marines Were Landed on the Mole of Zeebrugge. Berlin, via London, April 24.—An of- ficial statement issued today reads: “On Tuesday morning an enter- prise of British naval forces against our Flanders’ bases, conceived on a large scale and planned regardless of sacrifices, was frustrated. “After a violent bombardment by the enemy at sea small cruigers, escorted by numerous destroyers and motor boats, under cover of a thick veil of artificfal fog, pushed forward near Os- tend and Zeebrugge with the inten- tion of destroying the locks and har- bor works. “According to prisoners four com- panies of marines were to occupy. the mole at Zeebrugge bva coup de mainin order to destroy all structures, guns and war material thereon and the ves- sels lving in the harbor. “Only about forty of them got on the mole. These fell into our hands, some alive and some dead. On the nar- row high wall of the mole both par- ties fought with the utmost fierceness. “Of the naval forces which partici- pated in the attack the small cruisers Virginia, Enterprise and Sirius and two others of similar construction whose names are unknown were sunk off the coast. Moreover, three destroy- ers and a considerable number of tor- pedo boats and motor boats were sunk by our artiliery fire. Only a few men of the crews could be saved by us. “Beyond the damage caused to the mole by a torpedo hit our harbor works are quite undamaged. Of our naval forces only one torpedo boat suffered damage of the lightest char- acter, Our casualties were small” LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE JEWISH STATE. Bureaus Have Been Established at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. New York, April 24—The Jewish administrative commission for Pales- tine has established bureaus in Jeru- salem and Tel Aviv preliminary to the actual work of laying the foundation for the Jewish state, according to the first official réport from the commis- sion, which been received here by the provisional Zionist committee. The report, under date of April 18, describes the demonstration which greeted the commission on its agrival at Tel Aviv, the Jewish suburb of Jafta, on April 6. Dr. Chaim Wetiz- man, head of the commission, replied in Hebrew to the address of The Br:‘txsh :fliuu.ryfl ‘:wmmr _of Jaffa, who participate: tion, expressed his sympathy with Zionist aims. The commission reports that several informal conferences with répresenta- tives of varioms organizations revealed that its work would have the eo- operation of all elements of the Pales- tine population. Large sums of money, says the report, are needed to save . the orange growers from ruin, owing to the inability of marketing the crops during the war. BERLIN'S VERSION OF 3 BRITISH NAVAL RAID Claims Three British Destroyers and Number of Motorboats Were Sunk. Berlin, April 24, via London—In the ritish naval raid Tuesday merning on the German submarine bases on the Belgian coast the German lt miralty announces that in the five British cruisers sunk near the coast, three destroyers and a number of motorboats were sunk by the fire of coast batteries. BREAK OF 20 YARDS iIN THE ZEEBRUGGE MOLE According to Bulletin lssued by thé British Admiralty. London, April 24.—Air observation shows a clear break of twenty yards in width in the Zeebrugge mole n% inner end and:that a sunien gbject * biocks the greater part of the chan- nel in the harbor of Ostend, accordin~t to an official bulletin .issued by admiralty. i e On the Toronto Market live hogs is $20.50 [ £4 2s. compared with $14.90 and $10.50 [ e 1 i3 Y i@ i