Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 5, 1918, Page 8

WEDNESDAY, - JUNE 5. 1918 “fn War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps Since Decem- ber 6, 1917—Use of Money For Liberty Bonds and Red " Cross Has Slowed Up Sales Somewhat—Expected to In- For his report of sales of war sav- ings certificates and thrift stamps at the Norwich post office up-to thefirst of June, Postmaster John P. Murphy is able to report to the department at Washington a total of $79,190. This is made up as follows: 248 war certificates ......$54,851.75 7,353 thrift stamps ......., 24,338.25 TOLal eerem coesinine.ooae$79,190.00 ‘This is for the whole time from De- cember 6, 1917 to June 1, 1918, There have been returned to the de- vartment 4,117 thrift cards filled up with 16 twenty-five cent stamps, for which war certificates were issued when the holders of the cards turned them in at the post office and paid the odd cents as required in accordance with the month in which they were | resented. On the first of January, 7523 the_ holders of ‘these utstjflch‘:: will receivé for each of them $5, hav- ing paid anywhere from $412 to $418 for each certificate. A few war certificates have cash- ed in with added interest because of the financial needs of the holders. The drive for_the third Liberty bonds and for the Red Cross is ascribed some- what of a falling off in the sales of stamps and certificates in " the last month, but in June it is anticivated that the people will again hit the pace | that they.were maintaining before this {1 lending their savings to the govern- ment in this easy way. Trgent appeals are being made by teh secretary of the treasury for these small loans, which although apparently insignificant individually, will amount {to a large sum in the ageregate to- wards meeting the war expenses, SAILORS FROM BASE GUESTS OF A. 0. H. AUXILIARY. Reception, Entertainment and Dance for Jackies Provided by Division No. 18. . gave a reception in Monday evening for 15 sail submarine base. The formal entertain- ment opened with an address of wel- come by the auxiliary’s president, Mrs, Mary L. Sliney, after which all joined heartily in singing America, Little Miss Marguerite Delaney en- tertained with a piano solo and Miss Fleanor Donovan gave pleasure by a song. Ensign Cavanaugh of the base ke in appreciation of the courtesy { the Indies in giving the sailor lads a pleasant eveming, also talking inter- estingly along patriotic lines Miss Helen Dodd received applause on, The Patriot’s Sacri- e assembly sang The Star mer. Following this, re- s were served and dancing nd_march being led by ugh and the auxiliary ey. The piano accompaniments during he evening were by Mrs. Ehzabeth \Danihy, who also played for the | GROTON MAN’S BODY i FOUND IN RIVER. Medical Examiner Hewes Decides Ar- thur Molonson Was Accidentally Drowned. The body of Arthur F. Molonson was found in the Thames river at Groton about 2 o'clock Tueaday afternoon: He had been deaq for about an hour when found and eath was due to drowning. The body was fully clothed. Molonson was employed at the New lLondon Ship and Engine company and had been working but one day. ITe He was 22 vears of age. Employes of the Ship and Engine | company discovered ythe body. ~ which shore, opposite the forze shop. Medi- cal Examiner F. W. Hewes of Groton { examined the body and gave a verdict of accidental drowning. ATTORNEY HULL T0O SICK TO ARGUE CASE. *| Hearing on Motion in' Douglas Case { Has to Be Postponed. The hearing on the mation by 'the leaves a mother who resides in Groton. | was in the water just a few feet off | | POST OFGE SALES TOTAL ST8190 |_ > We must keep food moving to our boys in France and to our Allies. It is our patriotic duty to save food, because the whole world looks to us for as- sistance in increasing the slender margin that means life or starvation to them. Do not waste food—a Belgian refugee might live on what some of us waste. Pile up the supplies for Pershing’s men. If food will win the war, let’s do our part to help win the war. o these increased expenses. Use fresh, green: vegetables and perishables that grow near you. By so doing you will relieve the railroads of much unnecessary traffic. A good re frigerator will help you conserve food by preventing deterioration and loss.” Qur refrigerators are built in accordance with the best principles of modern refrigeration and not conserve food but cut down the ice bill as well - Let there be a refrigerator im every home this summer that each one of us- may do our share to help save the food needed abroad. Let Your Credit Help You In these strenuous times, when there are demands on one’s purse for Liberty Bonds, Red Cross, living expenses, etc., let your credit help solve the problem of All purchases made at this store can be made on 'lib- eral credit terms, extending the payments over a long period of time so that the drain on your purse will be practically negligible. not use it to own the new furniture you had planned on buying this year? A small payment will deliver any article you may select to your home and the bal- ance arranged in small weekly or monthly payments to suit your convenience. Our credit plan Will help you. Your credit is good—why - defendant to set aside the verdict of | The committiee who arranged the en- | $24.000 against H. R. Douglas, Inc.,' of fertainment for the Jackies and eaw te | New London, rendered by a jury in the it that they had a genuinely enjovable | superior court in New London in faver | This White Porcelain evening comprised Mrs. Jeremiah Healey. Mrs. James Marigrty, Miss Mary Hartie, Mrs. Charles Fox, Mrs Elizabeth McCormick. Mrs, James Delaney and Miss Mary Maloney. WHITE RIBBON BANNER IS AFTER BRANDEGEE Writer Says the Women Won't Keep Quiet on Subject of Prohibition, A woman writer in the Ribbon Banner, the state W. C. paper, sails into Senator Frany B. Brandegee as” follo: Senator Brandegee une VWhi o said in a recent The women do not propose to 2o Instead of bieating their saving de- around hes b mocracy by foicing t {of Huber & Chittenden several daye ago for damages for ‘the loss of stock the collapse of the. Cady building, ch was to have been held before udge Gardiner Greene in New London | Tuesday morning, was postponed on account of the iliness of Attorney H. A. {ull. couneel for H. R. Douglas. A {date for the hearing will probably be |set by Judze Greene Wednesday when {the eriminal business will be resumed. State Attorney Hull will be. unable ‘n_ iry cases this week and Attornes Warren B. Burrows will act as state PiANO PUP‘!‘L_GAE| _RECITAL PROGRAMME ‘Fupih of Miss Marguerite .Suck Play With Musicianly Taste. | _ The piano pupils of Miss. Marguerits i | Baby Carriages You'll Be Proud To Wheel Your Baby In Every mother takes a great deal of pride in theeling her baby about in a handsome carriage and those styles which we are showing this week are unusual in every wav. Our Baby Carriage Department is chuck full of special values, models that have proven big favorites since the season opened because of their very unusual design and remarkable modera- tion in price. Full Roll Reed Baby Carriages - - very arranged $19.50 Enamel Lined Refrigerator T 15238 . Tt embodies . the principles of refrigeration, cir- culates a cold draft of air into, every corner automatically as soon as it is filled with ice. The lining is heavy porcelain enam- , glistening white and obvious- ¥ sanitary. credit terms may of course be This downward circu very newest food chamber. even Convenient also ton of cold air, passing from the ice chamber down one side between the in- ulated wa'l and the enameled This gives an nisely cold temp and is a great ice-saving feature, OTHER STYLES $5.25 to $60.00 This Apartment Style Refrigerator : 162 refrigerator has a rature | Suck gave a verv creditable acconnt r Way into o their v k ita i n ram hetier 0 home and knit bandages and | chel; on Tuesday afternoon, The youns | ons and fath- be shot to pieces abroad.” randezee has not as g on trains. on the street, trying to do their share an insult to our mothers and be sneered at by one heir husbands and sons nave seat to the seat of government to represent Connecticut Thank the Lord! we have plamt- he mignt eat, we have saved lice of bread a day” that he ight smoke, we have mixed our food until the Angel Gabriel couldn't tell hom | We women didn't do it! | B musicians showed to 2 most Apprecia- ti dience that much may be ac- ed by steady, faitnful work. v number on fhe Programme was i | H rzaret Savle: Tamme consisted of the . foilowing numbers: Duet, Hunting Song, Mar. 2 and Alice Sayles; solo selec- Marion Miteh Marion chell and M. Su s. Alies shie Mitch- {unting Song. (Gurlist) Grosvenor - Jr.: Serenade, Grosvenor Elv, Jr.: the Garden, Orthl, Learned Ely; due, iksong. Learned and Grosvenor Eiv: The pr {e i 1 what it was. and now we must keep [ A7E°lS' Serenade. (Braga). Margaret qaiet forsooth and “knit bandages.” | S h Dance “(Moskowskiy, Women are doing their part as Red | O Stamber . | Sonx Cross nurses, as ambulance drivers Hioise C. Bmith. agd risking their lives “over there,” even if tney do not o into the trenches to fight,” and as for “keep- ing quiet” about prohibition, we won't. We are zoing to be more active than ever. We are going to place the plain facts Dbefore the public until every er knows just where our cowgress- men and eenators stand Freight Strike in New London. The strike of freight handlers at the Bast New London wharf of the Cen- tral Vermont Railway company, which | segan Monday, continued on Tuesday. The men. mostly Poles, were receiving 3 1-2 cents an hour and they struck for The demand was refused by raflroad officials on the ground that the government would not pay it, and the men struck. There are about 60 strikers, comprising both the day and night gangs. * BLACKBOARDS IN SCHOOLS. - Contracts Awarded to Peck-McWill- iams Co. on Bid Made. Bids for placing about 200 teet of blackboards in various: schiool: build- ings were opened on Tuesday by the sub-committee and the comtract was awarded to the Peck-McWilliams Co, 7t the bid of $1.85 per foot. the onls bid- The committee consists of Robert Mc- Neely and Charles O. Murphy. On Friday the hids on general re- = in the schools.are to be open- o | Boy Scouts to Drill Again. | . The Boy Scouts are to held another drfll on the Academy. lcampus this (Wednesday) evening .at. 7.16 .o'clock and on Thursday evening scout .busi- Are the Acme of Comfort To lounge back in one of these comfortable hammocks with the cool breezes fanning your cheeks, your favorite book or mag- azine and box of ‘bon bons by your side is surely the height of comfort during the many hot summer days ahead of us. We have évery type of Hammocks with or without the canopy top. ang all very moderately priced. Why continue along in the old rut when you can start housekeep- Largest Selection In Connectica"_f'z For June Brides Let Your Credit Help Start Your Home he trenches hims ;‘Y‘:L‘Y' "g‘d nféye:] = o e Tor T 1o o mualcanty i Our Couch Hammocks P . RO, Trisbie Mitchell. Learned | The Most Popular These outfits are selected from standard lines of furniture from 5 S vur regular stock. If you were to . 3 e o 9 hy o jour i ~ No freight was handled at the wharf I:nf“.?.,'.iu?.’..i'e’énmn’fa‘ fable 2t the] ¢ X 7s lt e l_'\ v\mllzlllb“ you- . buy- the pieces separately the cost Tuesday. Chamer of Commerce rooms. Vl CtrOIa Depa]'t]]] ent credit? Many young couples Home “t lts would be much more than buying When, How and Wherg Boys of 21 Must Register . WHO MUST REGISTER: All male persons (citizens or aliens) born between June 6, 1896, and June 5, 1897, inclusive, except officers and en- Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and the Natipnal while in Federal Service, and the officers 'in Corps and enlisted men i listed men of the Regul Guard and Naval Milit; Officers’ while in active service. WHEN: On Wednesday, June WHERE: At office of Local Board having jurisdiction where the person to be registered permanently that Lodal Board. “must mail your self in person semd zome. competent to prepare yoar card. register consult your envelops with your registration card for the retumn of your registration certificate. Failure te get this certificate may cause you serisus incomvemience. Yeu registration card in time to reach your home Lecal Board on June 5. If you are sick on June 5 and unable to pressnt yeur- IRFORMATION ! If youw are.in.doubt as to what to do.or whers to ° “Local Board, PENALTY FOR NOT REGISTERING: Failure to register is & mis- mwh“—".&rmw 1t may result in in Enfisted Reserve- Corps' 5, 1918, between 7 A. M. and 9 P, M. resides, or other place designated by ddressed, friend. The clerk may deputize him /| nduction inte mil. keep delaying because they do not realize what their credit will do for them. Our credit plan enables everyone to buy a complete outtit for three, four or five rooms and pay for it as convenient. just one flight up in the rear, away from the noises of the street and the cars, where you can hear your favorite records in comfort and in pleasant sur- roundings. OF 3, 4, 5 ROOMS AT SPECIAL TERMS AND PRICES DURING JUNE one of these complete outfits. Bear in mind these outfits are complete in themselves, leaving nothing ad- ditional to - be purchased before starting housekeeping. See our 2nd Floor display of these com- plete outfits. : THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO. & ESTABLISHED 1872 135 to 143 Main Street, “IF YOU ARE PROUD OF CONNECTICUT YOU'LL BE \ Norwich, Conn. PROUD OF THIS STORE”