Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 18, 1918, Page 5

WHY WOMEN DREAD OLD AGE old days as you wer. every one will be lai t: The kidners and causes of senile affliztons. clean and In proper working cond:tion. Drive the poisonous wastes from the 21 accumula- Haarlem ou wily system and avoid uri tions. Take GOLD M Oil Capeules perird find that the sy in perfect work its will be enlivened, made strong and yo more the look of ¥o There is only one g ot Haarlem Qil Capsuls There are many fax:s on the ma DAL, aliv n ket. Be sure you ge: the Origin GOLD MEDAL Imported Haarlem Oil Capsul are : reliable. For first WHITE ELEPHANT SALE Under the Auspices of the Congregational Churches Monday, May 20, from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. PLAUT-CADDEN BUILDING Main Street For the Benefit of the RED CROSS Keep them Norwich, l-turd:;. May 18, 1918, : VARIOUS MATTERS : Light vehicle lamps at 8.31 o'clock this evening. ‘White and purple iris is in bloom in local gardens. .| There was a heavy frost at Trading Cove Friday morning. No dance at Willimantic tonight.— adv. Some of the Jewish places of busi- ness were closed Friday, the Feast of Weeks. Over 200 boys and girls at Stafford Springs have enrolled in the junior food army. ' i Six of the cottages on the east side of Lord's Point are already occupied for the season. The state convention of the Luther league of Connecticut is to be held in New Haven next Wednesday, May 2ed. . Full paid Third Liberty Bonds are ready for delivery at The Chelsea Savings Bank—adv. At Backus hospital, Boss Farmer We advertise exzetly ns it 1s FATHERS! REMEMBER YOUR FIRST LONG TROUSERS? You probably had some very definite ideas about what you wanted; boys generally do. | But you very likely had to take the long trousers suit that somebody else picked out for you. Just remember that experi- ence when your boy is ready If you send him to us, he’ll get what he wants and it will be what for his long trousers. you want, too, because— We'll get a suit that is so well made of such good material| that it wears a long, long time; that saves money for you. Price $20.00 to $27.50. 4 Murp-hy & McCarry 207 Main Street CUMMINGS & RING Faneral Directors and Embaimers 322 Main Street Chamber of Commerce Building Phone . 238-2 Lady Assistant Ernest E. Bullard TEACHER VIOLIN All String Instruments Repaired Violins sold on easy terms For appointment address E. E. BULLARD, Bliss Place, Nor- wich, Conn. THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NORWICH. The regular Semi-Annual Di ent. a year from pust six months, = on and after May 15, 191 FRANK L. WOODARD, Treasurer. apr2id PLANTING TIME ORDER YOUR FLOWERS AND SHRUBS FROM THE Maplewood Nursery Co. T. H. PEABODY New York & Norwich Line Hart Tnns?oration Corp. TelepE 1450 Leaves Chel Dock, at5pm Leaves New York. Pier 46, East River, Mondays, Wednesdays and days at 5 p. m. F. V. KNOUSE, Agent. DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES Fri- Suite 46 Shannon 'Building entrance. Phone “to The Bul- vidend has been declared at the rate of 4 per the earnings of the Phone 986 Norwich, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in Walter L. Plummer has made a good start on the planting of the 13-acre garden. Farmers in some Connecticut towns are paying the fabulous price of §5 to $7 per bushel for shelled seed corn for planting. Friday at § o'clock in St. Patrick’s church an anniversary requiemy hign mass for Mrs, Mary Gibson was sung by Rev. J. H. Broderick. It is getting to be the fad now for families to keep one or more Digs, consequently young pigs are scarce and bring high prices. At Ballouville, William A. Norton of Norwich is putting in a new bulkhead at the water: privilege which he con- trols at Daniels Village. Khaki and gray yarn, also sock varn for Red Cross knitting, at Wo- man’s Exchange. Lunch served daily. —adv. 5 Transactions in Norwich banks have reached a new high record this week ang overworked members of the banks' forces do mot care how soon ! vacation comes! The western division, Norwich dis- trict, missionary convention was held Tuesday in Warehouse Point. One of ! the epeakers was Paul Nillsen from Tarsus, Asia Minor. Although everybody is ensrossed war relief work, members of the flow- er mission continue the effort to send blossoms to cheer the poor, the sick and shut-ins in the city. There was the customary rush for | winter coal Friday, following The | Bulletin's announcement of the arrival | of a barge at Morgan's, and early ap- plicants made out well. The First and Central Baptist churches food sale in Plaut-Cadden Fuilding, Tuesday, 10 a. m. for ben- efit of Red Cross.—adv. The following from Willington will leave Rockville next Thursday morn- ing for Camp Upton, L. L: Jerry Pari- zek, Bartholome Kna, Frank Vonasek, {Jr. and Raymond H. Amidon. At the Rockvilie Methodist church, Rev. W. E. Handy pastor, at the morning service tomorrow the preach- er will be Rev. George G. Scrivener of Norwich, district superintendent. Frank L. Aldrich, formerly of Staf- ford Springs, but now living in Nian- tic, and Mrs. Hannah Cranston of Ni- antic, formerly of Norwich, were mar- ried May 8 at Niantic by Rev. H. P. Fuller. Some of the farmers in the vicinity of Coventry are waiting anxiously for fertilizers which were ordered early in the eeason and the non-arrival of which is delaying the planting of the season’s Crops. Knights of Columbus are requested to meet at the rooms Saturday even- ing at 6.30 to take part in Red Cross parade and Sunday at 1 o'clock to take part in Colchester demonstra- tion.—adv. State lodges of Elks have received notice that the ceremonies in connec- tion with the laying of the cornerstone for the Elks’ Reconstruction hospital, Parker Hill, Boston, will take place ‘Saturday, June 15, Patriotic Norwich women are keen for early canning, now that sugar comes easier. One husband declared that last season his economical wife canned everything in their garden ex- cept the beanpoles. Many friends of Rev. Joseph F. Ford, a native of Norwich, now pastor of St. Andrew’s Catholic church, Colchester, will attend the ceremonies incident to the consecration of a service flag with 33 stars at that church tomorrow af- ternoon at 3 o'clock. Three cents flat may be the rate on the railroads in Connecticut before the - | present summer is over, and the rate may be even higher. At the same time | the mileage cost is likely {o be made equal to the straight fare cost, for the government disapproves selling mile- age at reduced rates. Food candy and flower sale under auspices of Taftville churches at Piaut-Cadden store, Saturday, for benefit of Red Cross. Light lunch 5 to 9 p. m—adv. All persons, firms and corporations, except hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, bakers, cracker manufacturers and home icanners, who use sugar in manufacturing their commercial prod- uct, are expected to secure application blanks for apportionment, to be sent to the food administration. ‘When the Woman's Christian Tem- perance union of Tolland county holds its annual convention in the Stafford Springs Methodist church Friday, May 24th, Mrs. C. B. Buell, state president, and Mrs. L. Fuller of Scotland, editor of the White Ribbon Banner, will speak. Frequently automobiles bearing a registration marker with the letter “T" before a number are seen on the Norwich streets and have caused mare or less conjecture as to what it signi- fies. Such a marker signifies that it is a temporary registration, the old markers having béen lost. Connecticut men who have been placed i deferred classes in connec- tion with the draff, because engaged in agricultural pursuits, may be taken into the army before the summer ends, according to the present outlook, for in many places the available supply of Class 1-A men is already growing ow. . A yearly grant of 10000 roubles (nominally £1,000). to the widow of Count Leo 'Tolstoy for the mainten- ance of the Yasnaia Poliana estate has been confirmed by the Russian Coun- cil, which has also ratified the decesion of the local peasants to give over the estate to the widow. for life, . ... PERSONALS Miss Margaret McCannell of aBllou- ville was a recent visitor with rela- tives in Norwich. 2 Miss Nora T. Dunlevy has moved. to | her recently purchased home, the for- mer Doolittle residence, on <Church street. il 3 Rev. S. J. A. Rook of Vernon M. E. church attended a meeting of Nor- wich district Methodist pastors: at Norwich Wednesday. John White and ‘William J. Hanley were the Stafford Springs delegates at the recent Knights of Columbus con- vention held in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Henderson, Mrs, Mary Henderson and _Arthur Henderson have returned to- Thomas- ton after attending the funeral of Rob- ert Henderson in Norwich. 5 A. Prentice Chase of the naval re- serve, who has been ill at an army hospital near New York city, has re- covered and is to return to his homs in Norwich for a furlough. W. H. Barber of Tolland ‘as in Norwich Wednesday at a meeting of the pastors of the Norwich district held with Rev. J. H. Newland at Trin- ity church in the interest of the edu- cational iubilee. OWLS AT WHIST WITH TEN TABLES PLAYING Benefit For Red .Cross—Will a Good Sum. Realize A whist for the benefit of the Red oss was_held Friday evening by Norwich Nest of Owls in Owls’ hall Ten tables were plaved and the prizes were awarded as follows: Ladies— first, Mrs. J. A, George: second, Mrs. Henry Clement; third, Mrs. C. D.Bes ver; fourth, Mrs. Otto. Hoelck: con- solation, Dr. Emma Dunham. Gentle- mne—first, Jacob Vetter: second, Hen- ¢ Clement; third, William McClaffer- ty; fourth, Louis Manchester; conso- lation, Budnick. Punch was served by the commit- tee. Tt is expected that a neat sum will be realized which will be turned over to the local chapter of Red Cross. BENEFIT WHIST HELD. FOR THE RED CROSS By Young Ladies’ Sodality of St. Pat- rick’s Church. Over 50 tables were in play on Fri- day evening in the assembly room in the basement of St. Patrick's church, where a whist for the benefit of the Red Cross was given by the Young Ladies’ Sodality of the parish. It is expected that the proceeds will reach i tisfactory amount. e who received the prizes were . John Burke, Mrs. M. H. Dono- hue, Mrs. J. J. Casey and Mrs. A. J. ‘Wholey the women’s counters, and Chrles Lee, Alexander Disco, Leo Lamoreaux and Christopher Barry on the m: counts OFFICERS ELECTED By Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce at Meeting Held Here. At the annual meeting of the East- ern Connecticut Chamber of Com- merce held Friday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce building the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, ; Alton T. Miner, New London; first vice president, W. C. orris, Willimantic: second vice pres- nt, F. E. Bitgood, Danielson: third e president, Charles W. Pearson, orwich; secretary and _treasuren, James G. Hammond. New London. Secretary H. R. Branche made his official report in which he reviewed' the activities of the past year which has been a most successful one. It was voted at the meeting to discon- tinue the monthly meetings of the chamber during the period of the war. John E. Vaughn. the retiring presi- dent, thanked tne ‘members of the chamber for their support during his term of office. SUGAR RATION CERTIFICATES. Must Be Used by Manufacturers Who Require Sugar Since May 15. Beginning on Wednesday, May 15, according to an announcement made by the food administration, manufac- turers using sugar must purchase their sugar supplies on certificates is- sued by the food administration which will classify various lines of business and apportion them sugar as they appear more or iess essential in war time. To stop any further apprehen- sion, it may be said right here that ice cream will be put in the preferred class and that all the necessary sugar will be given makers of ice cream, which the food administration: be- lieves is essential and which uses up much of ‘Connecticut’s sprplus milk, thereby encouraging Connecticut dai- rvmen to maintain and increase their herds against the post-war period when the whole world will be buying from America. Manufacturers of non-edible pro- ducts and manufacturers using su- gar, who, in the face of warnings and with full knowledge of the sugar sit- uation, have begun business since Jan. 1, 1913, in many cases picking up bits of business voluntarily drop- ped by patriotic manufacturers, will be denied sugar supplies Guring the sixty days beginning May 15. Those who embarked in business since Nov. 1, 1917, will be restricted to fifty per cent. of their sugar consumption dur- ing January, March and April. Only nine lines of trade will receive full requirements and fourteen will get 80 per ¢ent. of what was used during the first four mopths of the year. None will be able to buy sugar without the new food administration sugar certi- cates, which will be issued after an examination of the report blanks that may be had at the food administra- tion office, No. 36 Pearl street, Hart- ford, Food Administrator Robert Scoville believes the new certicates system will carry Connecticut through the summer and the canning season without another sugar short- age. OBITUARY, Mrs. Willis G. Steward. Mrs. Frances J. Steward. wife of Willis G. Steward of Waterford, died at 2 o'clock Friday morning after a long illness. She was horn in Water- ford 58 vears ago, the daughter of Ley vard and Elizabeth Calvert. Alfred Warren Miner. The death of Alfred Warren Miner occurred at his home in Franklin-on Friday following a_short illness, Mr. Miner was born in Higganum, Conn., on Aug. 20,.1382, the son of Alfred A. and Lucy Chappell Miner Mr. Miner followed the lumber trade In ‘the eastern part of the state ana has been employed by many of the sawmills in this vicinity. He leaves brothers and sisters and other rela- tive Boy Secouts in Parade. The Boy Scouts called at the Cham- ber of Commerce rooms on Friday a:- ternoon for the Red Cross literatude and will begin the distripution this Saturday morning. In the evening the troops will assemble at the Y. M. C. A. at 630 o'clock and it is hoped that every boy will turn out and make 2 100 per cent. showing. , ; NORWICH 'BULTETIN, e A SHEA AND DOLBEARE ARE APPOINTED By M;yor >Brown as Membep of Gas and El&.tric Commis- sion — Common Council Discusses Wage Raises For ., Police and Firemen—Fifty Cents Per Day is Amount * Indicated—Mayor Brown Presents Probable Budget For < Next Year. — D. T. Shea, now acting president of commission, the gas and electrical whose five year term expires on th first of June, Was reappointed on the commission for another five years b: Mayor Allyn L. Brown at the adjourn- ed meeting of the common council o Friday evening and Alderman Guy B. Dojbeare was appointed to fill the va- cancy on the board caused by the re- cent resignation of Charles E. W aker, whose .term had stiill two years Both appointmenis were cole to run. t firmed by the council. * Other important business conducted was the reading of the probable city budget for the coming year, in con- nection with which Mayor Brown ask- ed for an expression of opinion as to the -granting of increases in wages which have been asked for by the po- licemen and the firemen. The trend of the opinions given indicated that an advance of 50 cents per day for every man on each*force would prob- ably be granted. Public Works Committee. Alderman M. C. Higgins reported e y n City Treasurer Charles May 13, 1918, is as follows: Cash on hand May 15, 1917 Water works ......$48,30¢ Dept: of Public Works— Widening Thames Street ...e..oeee Rents .. ... Oiling and sprink- o' .. .- 1,318.97 Outsidc accour:ts New. sewers Ordinary receipts Trust fund income Police Dept.— Finance Dept.— Temporary loans 126,000.00 Thames . 10,892.46 street Loans for street wineding Loans for improvements . 16,700.00 Loans for Gas & Electrical Dept. improvements ... Court house o Bank and insurance tax e From Gas Electrical Reserve fades esn e 17,000.00 From General Sinking fund From Gas_ and Electrical Reserve Fund for transfer to Gas & Electri- cal Sinking fund. 1,425.57 Loan North Main street .. .. 10,000.00 To be raised by A o .139,558.8 Licenses : ete.) Miscelianeous 46,000.00 5.244.63 §.200.35 ———— 856,124.87 S. Avery's summary of receipts, May 16, 1917, to 2,522.59 for' the public works committee that they recommended a hearing on May 23 on the petition for the establish- ment of a grade on the southerly side of Smith avenue from Burton street to Hamiltor avenue. This was voted He reported adversely to the accept- ance of 220 feet of CIiff street exten- {sion on the petition of Angelo Covello {and- the petitioner was given leave to | withdraw. Upon the committee’s rec- ommendation, permission was granted {to the Marlin-Rockwell company to {erect sentry boxes on their building at the corner of Franklin and Willow streets” and Chestnut and Willow streets. | Fire Department Report. | Alderman Guy B. Dolbeare present- |ed the annual report of Chief H. L. Stanton of the fire department. Adjusting Jitney Stand. Alderman W. H. Allen reported ar- rangements had been made that ne thought - satisfied all parties in inter- est in the matter of adjusting park- ing facilities for jitneys and express wagons in Rose place. The jitneys iwere given the space nearest the street. Petitions Presented. Petitions were presented as follow: From Mrs, Harriet B. Camp, to have two dead Elm trees removed from the sidewalk at her home on Wash- ington street. From TUlmer Leather Company, to have all four crosswalks eliminated from ‘Church street, which would greatly improve traffic conditions in that street. Councilman J. H. Carney remarked that the petitioner drove over Church street while he himself customarily walked over that street. He hoped the sidewalks could be im- proved at the same time. Mayor Brown said that this met his views exactly. Claims $1,000 Damages. Archa. W. Coit made a claim for $1,000 against the city for damages on account of a fall on a Lincoln avenue sidewalk between 13 and 17 Lincoln avenue. Mr. Coit claimed that ha stubbed his toe and in a_depression $858,647.45 | was thrown headlong against a tree City Treasurer Charles S. Avery's 1917, to May 15, 1918, is as follows summary of disbursements, May 16, Unexpended Appropriations Disoursewents Balances. Dept. of Public Works— Ordinary repairs and expenses .. From Thames street widening . From Sherman street sewer . From Washington street sewer Outside work Insurance From crusher improvement Garbage and ashes..... From sewers and catch basins Sewers and catch basics. Macadam repairs From oiling ard sprinkling From relaying Warren and street sewer Oiling and sprink] Parks and trees From North Main str : From North Main street macadam Crusher improvements A Rockwell street improvement . 32,00000 $35,000.00 3,000.00 4,128.85 . *900.00 5 669.89 « 3,000.00 5,160.00 2,160.00 . 8,680 . 13,000.00 13,000.00 o 2,000.00 - 6,000.00 233.75 (a) .. 6,000.00 2,000.00 () 2.000.00 500.00 756.60 168.24 ‘Relaying Warren and Rockwell street sewers . ‘Washington stree: sewer . Sunnyside avenue and Clay sewer ....... Oakridge street sewer ... From crusher improvement From North Main street macadam Laurel Hill Avenue and outlet sewer.. Shermun_street sewer ... Thames Street pavement North Main Street pavement Franklin Street concrete ....... From spwers and catch basins From Laurel Hill and outlet sewer . From North Main street macadam From Wash'ngton street sewer . From relaying Warren and Bro: street sewer From North Main street pavement Thames Street widening Lower Broadway concrete From North Main street macadam Dept. of Cemeteries Fire Department Police Department— Police department salaries City Court Street lighting Patrol Wagon General expenses Health Department— Gas and Electrical Dent.— expenses. Operating and general New construction New improvements New improvements Interest on mortgage bonds Interest on City of Norwich Electric bonds Park Department— Water Department bond interest ... Finance Department— Salaries .. .Céurt house . Insurance Interest .. Milk inspector ... Election expenses Temporary loans Thames Street widening loan ment Street improvement loan pay Gas & Electrical Department account loans Contingent Transter to G. & E. dept. sinking fund One-tifth North Main street macadam Extraordinary Items— Play Grounds Home Gardens North Main' Stree of Schofield Hill to junction wi Central Avenue *Deficit .. (a) Balance transferred to garbage 314.01 (d) 5 .«(e) ad 16,468.32 (1) 2,000.00 iE 82,09 7.800.00 76 42,033.00 20 32,000.00 00 .60 0 500.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 104.98 #290,430.21 3 63,000.00 25,000.00 160.00 209,000.00 200,000.00 000.00 20,000.00 11,480.90 4,997.00 3.00 . 24,637.50 24,63 5.188.53 60.05 2 1,425.57 2,000.00 2,000.00 500.00 500.00 50000 500.00 ' th 10,000.00 9,807.55 (3) —_— —— — $1,091,719.71 $852,071.02 $240,434.8 .. 786.18 $239,643.69 e and ashes and Franklin street concrete. (b) Balance transferred to macadam report. (c) Remainder of balance transferred to outside work and Oakridge street sewer. - (d) Balance transferred to macadam repairs and Franklin street concrete. (e) Balance transferred toordinary repairs and Franklin: street’ concrete (f) Balance transferred to Franklin street concrete. (g) Balance transferred to Ordinary repairs. (h) Balance transferred to parks and trees and Franklin street concrete. (i) Balance transferred to ordinary repairs. (j) Ealance ‘ransferred to parks and trees, - Franklin Broadway concrete and Oakridge street sewer. street ~ concrete, on which he cut the bridge of his nose, tore his clothes, and was se- | verely shocked in his nervous system, so that he has lost time from his bus- iness. Referred to the finance com- mittee, Rebates were voted to several tax- payers who made claims for having been charged for street sprinkling where there was none. Salary Raises Discussed. s Mayor Brown read the tentative budget for the city for next year and invited an expression of opinion on what should be done in regard to the petition of the policemen and the fire- men for a raise in pay. He said that the commissioners had suggested the possibility of two more men on thec force and increases of $1.00 per day or 50 cents per day per man. Councilman John "H. Carney gave his approval for both these proposi- tiens, and Councilman Earl Mathew- son said he was in favor of putting at least two more men on the force and pensioning off soms of the-older men so that younger men could go on the force. Alderman Allen stated that the com- missioners had thought $1 per man per week all through the force would be the right thing to give to the po- licemen and that they had considered retiring three men. There was enough tiro the pension f paid them and the saiaries of threc new men to take their places. ' The mayor said this was a condi- lieved there should be an iners both departments. Alderman Milo T ‘Waters gave his opinion that ti could nol stand an increase of m than 50 cents, while Councilman H. Carney asked how a man v family could live on $3 per day whi was what the patrolmen on the wich force are getting now. Mayor Brown read the scale for the Norwich force now as follows: Chief, $4.50 ver day, captain $3.30, sergeant 2, patrolmen $3 with 14 days' He also read a list of othe Connecticut cities in which the pay of patrolmen i Manchester, ‘Willimantic $: Ansonia, $3.50; ew Londol Norwalk rington, $3.02 Danbury den 57; Stamford $3 $4: New Haven $3. Bridgeuort $2.83. Alderman Dolbeare called attention to the fact that an increase of $1-for the policemen would mean an addition of more than half a mill to the tax. Alderm: Allen spoke of the great increase in cost to the policemen of clothing and other things they had to bhave and said he thought e ought to economize in some other way and get good men on the force. Councilman Edward Crooks said that the firemen had asked for only cents increa: and he thought the would hardly be satisfied if the police men were given a $1 raise. Hartfor Boswell Avenue Sewer. In replying to a question as to ‘whether a certain sewer on Bosweli av- enue was included in the estimates, the mavor stated that the estimated cost of the sewer would be from $5.000 to $6,000 and it was not believed the res- idents who had petitioned for it would want to stand the large assessments that would be levied on them, proba- bly amounting to $2 or $3 per foot. Tentative Budget. The following figure on the tenta- tive city budget which was read-at the meeting: " Public Works. Ordinary repairs ..: $40.900 Outside work 4,000 Garbage and ashes . 16,000 Sewers and catch basins . 4,000 Macadam repairs 19,000 Oiling and sprinkling 8,000 Parks and trees .... 2,000 New sewers— Golden street 1,600 West Thames street Taurel Hill avenue { Cemetery department | Fire department (Or $45,500 with Police department (Or $43.105 with | General expenses Street lighting City Court Health departme Gas and Elect. dept. . Interest on $400.000 mort. . Interest ‘on bonds Interes: on loan S Reappropriation — Improve- ments Park department . g . Water department, interest .. 24,637 | Finance department— Salaries and tax commission .. Court_house Milk inspector . Election expenses . Interest (exclusive o and gas department Loans prior to May 1. Temporary .... .. Second installment, | street improvement Third installment, | street improvement Second_installment, general gas electric loan . 7,000 Second instalimen Main street concrete . 2,000 Contirgent. 9,000 Extras. Two auto pumping engines .. 21.000 Playgrounds 500 Two auto trucks and ashes collection 8.000 Auto street sweeper ......... 6000 The meeting adjourned to Thursday May 23rd TRI KAPPA DANCE. Academy Fraternity Holds Social Event at Chamber of Commerce Hall. A well attended private dance was held in the Chamber of Commerce hal’ Friday evening by Kappa Kappa Kap- pa fraternity of the Norwich Free Academy. There were about 50 couple present. Eighteen numbers were en- joved. Johnson's society orchestra The haii fraternity furnished music for dancing. was decorated with the colors, black and gold. CADETS DRILL. morial Day Parade. The Tierney cadets held a well at- tended drill in T. A. B. hall Friday evening in preparation for the parade on Memorial d: The cadets h: accepted the inv % to participate in the parade and will make their usual splendid showing. The cadets will not march in thg Red Cross parade this evening as an or- ganization, as many of the boys will b ein line with the various schools in the city. More Aerial Mai On Friday evening threc more let- ters were received at the local post- office that had come from Washington and Philadelphia by the air route. This mages a total of séven letters received at the local office by the new service. The lelters received Friday night were mailed in Washington and Philadeiphia on Friday morning. A Large Trout. As the result of a short timé spent o na brook in this vicinity, L. M. Young brought home on Thursday 2 handsome trout that weighed but a few ounces less than two pounds. It was his only catch, but it was one to ‘be proud of. 2 . dition that had to be faced and he be- | ase in| Tierney Boys Are Preparing for Me- | MONTY IS TAKEN TG HARTFORD JAIL.|. * Bonds Fixed at-$5,000—Has Made Full Confession. After a hearing at which he waived examination before U. S, Commission- er Earl Mathewson on Friday morning at the commissioner’s office in the Thazr building, George H. Monty was bound over to the U. S. district court under bonds of $5,000-on the charge of violation of the narcotics law. He was taken to the jail at Hartford after the hearing. His .case will come up: on Thursday, May 23. - 2 Monty made a complete confession, it was stated, before John F. Crosby, assistant U. S. district attorney, who was here from Hartford to conduct the case for the government. ° ! Before he left here, Monty wrote the followingz note to be sent. to . his father: Dear Papa: i They are taking me to the Hartford fail. d ‘be something to eat. Your son, GEORGE. Adgress: Hartford Jail, ‘Hartford, Conn. Frank Riley of Willimantic, accused of furnishing civilian clothes to a sailor, was also. presented and released o nhis own recognizance to appear in court in Hartford. IMPOSSIBLE TO GET FREIGHT HANDLERS HERE. Only Three ‘Men to Work on Forty Cars on Thursday. Two new members, Thomas F. Burns. and _Billings 1. S. Crandall, were elected. at the monthly meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce held on Friday evening in the Chamber of Commerce building. and plans were made to have the June meeting in the'form of a strawberry supper at the rooms at 6.30. Among several important communi- cations read was one that urged the state president of the Chamber of Commerce to get the 'state council of- defense to have the director general of railroads render a finding on the increase in labore At the present r: per day it is impossible 1o get truckers. to move freight here. - On Thursday thi was shown when there were 40 ca of freight in the local yard, but only three truckers on hand to work. EAST BOSTON IS TO HAVE A BIG PIER Capable of Accommodating the Larg- est Ocean Liners. Boston, May 17.—A big pier capa- ble of accommodating the largest of ocean liners will be constructed by the state in Bast Boston, the state-owned Commonwealth Pier having been taken over by the government. The state committee on waterways and public lands announced tonight that instructions had been isNied to its engineers to rush the preparations of plans. It .is_hoped to have the mew structure ready for business within three. months. CANADA IN CUBAN MARKETS. Exports of Potatoes and Codfish Make New High Record in the Past Year. Canada’s trade with Cuba is grow- ing rapidly,”exports from the Domin- ion to the island republic reaching new high figures in the past year, as- cording to J. C. Manzer, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Havana, who reports” as follows: Cuban imports of potatoes from’ Canada for the past year were more than double any pre- ceding year and ruling prices were very much higher than ever before. In the records of Cuban potato imports for 1917 Canada leads all other coun- tries _combined, reaching a value of over three million dollars. These were supplied chiefly by the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Shipments are sent forward weekly, beginning the last of August, as soon as the new crop is harvested, and lasting until the first of July of the following yeas, giving Canadians ten months of the Cuban potato trade. “Canadian potatoes, because of their fine eating ‘qualities and also because of the greater care given by shippers to thy sorting, packing and trans- portdtion of these goods, have ac- quired an excellent reputation in Cuba, and Canadian potatoes are being sold fifty cents per barrel higher than any others on the market. This more than offsets .the difference in the duty of twelve cents a barrel in favor of po- tatoes from the United States. Nearly all Canadian potatoes now arriving in Cuba. come by steamer. from Boston. The prices received by Canadian shippers during the past year for po- tatoes delivered in Cuba averaged over $§ per 180 pounds. The highest price was reached in May, when one lot of one thousand was sold for $11 ver sack of 180 pounds. Cuba now buys upward of one million barrels and sacks of potatoes yearly. Shipments of codfish from Can to Cuba during 1917 were larger than ever before, During the past year Nova Scotia dealers have been making weekly shipments to Cuba via B of from 1500 to 3000 cases of pounds each. Dealers repori a marl |en improvement in the quality of the fish from Nova Scotoa the past season the fish being adopted the process used in Norway of drying by hot air), bet- ter cleansed and packed than formerly ang the price has been high all the vear. A limited quantity of Canadian hay was shipped here the past vear and sold for high prices, but the great difficulty during the whole year greatly handi- capped the trade. Before.the war hay was carried from Canadian points to Cuba via Boston for $10 per ton. It now costs $33 to $33 per ton to bring it over the same route. Since 1916 very few Canadian oats have been eent here. Prices have ruled high all the year. Shipments of lumber from Canada’ during the past year have been iight owing to scar- City of tonnage: FOR THE BOYS WHO ARE GOING TO THE FRONT WRIST WATCHES COMFORT, KITS FRENCH MIRRORS DEVOTION KITS SHAVING SETS MONEY BELTS SAFETY RAZORS Large Selection See Window Display The Plafit-Cadden Co. Established 1872 * 135-143 Main St,, Norwich, Conn. da | in_securing| transportation | If you are looking for an easy running mower that will will find it in the Townsend Spider Mower, sold by us ex- clusively for many years, SAVE COAL The best way to save coal this summer is to buy an Oil Stove. We carry the New Perfection which is the best of its kind—smokeless and odor- less. GARDEN TOOLS AND SEEDS {We have a few Peas left— they are fresh stock of the well-known brands. Help us to plant these at once and aid food conservation. NOTT'S EXCELSIOR PREMIUM GEM AMERICAN WONDER BLISS’ EVER BEARING GRADUS Shipment of GARDEN HOES; Received Friday ELECTRIC FLAT IRONS SCREENS and SCREEN DOORS FRUIT JARS = ERTONCHASE C0. 129 Main St., Norwich RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI RECAPTURED PORT OF, BAKU | Crossed the Caspian Sea In Gunboats 4 and Attacked the Mussulthans. 17. — Russian reinforced from nd rakan, have recap- ort of Baku on the Caspian jolshevik forces crossed Russian gunboats Mussulmans, who, meanswsof defense, | spian, Sea on the of | Bolshevik troops are vigorously con- { tinuing their attacks. i WHEN YOU WANT {o put your bus- inese before the public thére is no medium than through the ad- Vertising columns of The Bulletin. cut close to the border you