Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 26, 1919, Page 2

* increase in the NOTICE . Owing to the continued * high cost of labor and material, - the Commissioners have found itneeéuarytnmlke‘lllighx o power rates as follows: 3 First 300 kw. hours per month 8c per kw. hour. Next 300 kw. hours per month 5c per kaw. hour. Next 2400 kw. hours per month 3.75¢ per kw. hour. All over 3000 kw. hours per month 2.7¢ per kw. hour. Monthly minimum charge to remain as at present, i. e., $2.00 for the first HP. or frac- tion thereof installed. $1.00 for each succeeding HP. or fraction thereof installed. The above rates will be ef- fective commencing Jan. 1st, 1920, and for bills rendered commencing Feb. 1st, 1920. The City of Norwich Gas and Electrical Department OVERHAULING AND REPAR WORK OF A.L KINDS Automobiles, Carriages, Wagons, Trucks and Carts Mechanical Repaire, Painting, Trim- ming, Upholstering and Wood Work. Blacksmithing in all its branches Scott & Clark Corp. 907 TO 515 NORTH MAIN STREET John & Geo. H. 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Phone 1366-4 Why Throw Your Old Hats Away, when you can have them made as good as new if you bring them to t City Shoe and Hat Cleaning We also dye all kinds of Shoes, in 33 BROADWAY WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus- imess before the puplic, there is no medium better than through the ad- westising coiumns of The 3 @le Bletiss, | XHAS SERVICES T e e " Norwich, Friday, Dec. 26, 1918 . _ THE WEATHER The storm that was off Cape Cod ‘Wednesday night moved rapidiy east- ward-and has passed beyond the field of observation. During Wednesday night there were gnows in"the Atlantic stites north of Maryland, but generally the weather remained fair over the United States during the last 24 The temperature was considerably lower Thursday in the Atlantic states. ‘The outlook is for generally fair weather Friday and Saturday over the states east of the Mississippi river but with much cloudiness Friday in the north Atlantic states. The temperature will rise Friday in the middle Atlantic and New England states. ° Winds off Atlantic coast: North of Sandy. Hook—loderate variable becoming south and south- west and increasing Friday afternoon, cloudy weéather. Sandy Hook to Hatteras—Moderate variable becoming fresh and strong south and southwest, partly cloudy weather. Forecast. Néw England: Cloudy and warmer Friday; Saturday fair. Observations In Norwich, The following records, reported from The Bulletin's observations, show the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Thursday: 7 a. m. 6D M ceoens 'Highest 32, Lowest 18. Comparisons, Predictions for Thursday: much colder. 3 Thursday's weather:” Snow in early morning followed by fair and colder. Fair and Sun, Moon and lldes. B M “ ~ Sun Il _High | Moon Rises. | Sets. || Water. || Sets. a. m | p.m || a m || p.m | 9.44 N~ rteied 1 1 1 1 1 &1 1 e lisiotoisteio SREREER “Bix | water, v it is low d by flood tide GREENEVILLE The Feast of the Natlvity was fit- tingly observed at St, Mary's church on Thursday morping with four public masses as well as a private mass, which followed the first mass Large congregations were the rule at each seyvice, particularly that at 5.0, which custom has put in practice to call the worshippers at this early hour, though in the larger cities the midnight mass is now an annual event. Red poin- settia and greenery formed the back- ground for the newly re-decorated al- tar, which is in white and numerous candles and colored lights burned aglow on the same. The Crib of Bethlehem erected at the epistle side of the altar portrays the scenes and attendants on the birth of the Saviour in the little town of Bethichem, at- tracted much atiention. The high mass at §.30 with the choir, was sung hy Rev. William H. Kennedy and fol- lowing this service there was a low mass by TFather Kennedy, who also offered the third mass at 7.30. The pastor, Rev, William A.. Keefe, offered his_three masses as follows: at § o'- clock _in the convent chapel and the ghildren’s mass at 9 and the high mass at 10,30, with the Christmas mu- sic-again rendered in the church. The .. b 2 g 5 e [ 3 s foliow -] day’s sermons were on. the tidings of great joy which the Saviour’s birth brought to the world and reference was made to the first mass offered in the then uncompleted church 75 years ago, Christmas Dav, 1844. Benedie- tion followed the last mass and there were many communicants at the altar for the earlier services. The Christ- mas music for the day as ahnounced in this .r was carried out by Mrs. Thoma Tealy. Following the an- nual eustom the Christmas offerings went as a token to the clergy and weer of good proportions. NORWICH TOWN - faurice Gay of Upper Washington t, was a visitor in Boston, Tues- Alice Buckley of New York was town to.pass Christmas with her sisters, at the Buckley home on Peck’s corner. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Thurston of Town street, had as guests over Christmas, their daughter, Miss Mar- tha Thurston, of Springfield, Mass., also their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Grace Thurston, and her son, Willlam Thursten, of Westerly, R. L Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kinney of Providence, R. I, who are calling on relatives and friends in town, were Christmas guests at the home of Mrs. Kinney’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. David M. Dean, of Town street. At the Sacred Heart church Christ- mas morning a special programme of music_was arranged by the organist, Miss Elizabeth Malone. The altar was beautifully decorated with lilies, roses, hyacinths, carnaations, potted palms, and evergreen wreaths, by the altar scciety. The Children’s choir sang Christmas hymns at the seven-thirty mass. At the nine o'clock service Loesch’s Mass was given by the reg- ular choir, Mrs. Morgan Cronin, and Francis Hanrahan taking the solo parts. Rev. Charles W. Brennen, pas- tor of the church read the epistle of the day and the gospel of St. Luke, second chapter. Father Brennan spoke impressively of the great rejoic- ing in heaven over the birth af our Saviour, who was born in a humble stable in Bethlehem. The shepherds were told by the angel of the Lord, of Christ’s birth. Fear not; for behoid, 1 bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. The speaker related what a strange coinci- dence it was, that to poor shepherds, instead of to the priests, the wise, and the rich, the news was told. Christ likened Himself to a shepherd in His teachings. . / 'BatheYour Baby/| 2 LACO CASTILE SoAP! MADE FROM PURE OLIVEOIL | IN OLD CASTILE, SPAIN . =saecmonms. 'GAGER Funeral Director and Embalmer . Prompt Service. Dav or Night Special services commemorating the birth of the Christ were carried out in the Episcopal and Catholic church- es of the city and town on Christmas morning. -The floral decorations were beautiful. It was an ideal Christmas morning, a flood of sunshine from the clear skies sparkling on the light fall of snow that covered the ground. The congregations were large and the ser- vices were impressive. VERDICT OF HISTORY VINDICATES ANGELS’ MESSAGE And on earth peace among men of good pleasure, was the text of the Christmas morning sermonh_debliver';d at Trinity Episcopal church by the rector, Rev. J. Eldred Brown. There were two services at Trinity church. The first was at 8 o'clock for holy communion and sermon. There were good sized congregations at both ser- vices. ¢ A programme of Christmas music, especially arranged, was ef= fectively carried out at the 10.30 o’- clock service. The quartette come prised Mrs. Lloyd Buckingham, sopra- no; Mrs. Reuben Potter, alto; Arthur Blackledge, tenor; James J. Moore, baritone and director.. Miss Mildred Wrightman was the organist. In his sermon the rector said: During the last four years we have been hearing a great deal of the ex- pression “The . will to power.” It was, as you will rgmember, a favor- ite expression of the former r of Germany, as indeed, it was of all .| the great German philosophers and} eaders. In ‘many it was the re- sult of the general adoption of the philosophy of Nietzocke, who insisted overcome the weak., But the thing for which the expression stands is ap- parent not only in Germany, but in other lands also, * In FRussia for example it mapifests itself not so much in the seif assertion a class. It is tg will to power in either case. But in Germany it is the will to power of a state, whereas in a part, only of a minority of a state. as “the land of the free,” we been experiencing Jecently various at- the majority. the radicals among us, who preaching the overthrow of our gov- ernment by violence. to power, reins for themselves. 0 ing rather of labor ,of- icals, of those Ilabor i propaganda which would dictate tect the- interests of all the price of violence, pressed or covertly hinted at. . Animal Nature Predominated. man’s history. For,jn the order ture predominated. most came the brute instinct of self- preservation. the human race nature seemed to pre- sent an open front of opposition and defiance. Before man could build himself the simplest kind of shelter from heat and cold, wind and storm, he was forced to do battle with giant; Before he could feel to trust forests. himself to his rudely buiit shel- ter, he was forced to devise means of defense, not merely against the savage beasts, but against his fellowman, who, in the fierce contest for exist- ence, acknowledged® no rights such as could be won and held by brute force. In those rude times and circumstances naturally the only right was might. " Every man was for himself and the ruling principle of action was that the fittest, i. e, the physically and mentally strongest, alone had a right to survive. Beside all this there was forced upon the early man one, un- ceasing struggle for food, health and clothing. The ground had to be cleared and tilled; animals had to be slaughtered both for food and rai- ment. Marshes had to be drained, rivers and seas dyked, and an innum- erable host of hostile natural forces opposed and brought under 8ontrol, before man could fell free to enjoy even bare subsistence. AN this naturally tended to make the earliest men feel that everything they acquired must be won by ocon- quest. It necessarily made the ani- mal side of man predominant. There was neither time nor inclination for the softer and gentler virtues which were latent in his makeup. Every- thing tended to develop and emphasize the stronger, the self assertion, the he- icic qualities it made man a fighter.| it is not surprising therefore but simply in the natural line of develop- ment, that fe should find it a fact his- torically that when men first banded together into clans for mutual protec- tion and defence, they should have considered every other clan their mu- tual enemy and lawful prey. For as the clan muiltiplied in numbers, . it multiplied its wants, desires snd ambitions, and looked for a supply v_.vl its needs to its brute superiority in|bos strength and prowess over other clans. Similar standards prevail as advance is made from the clan to the tribe, and the tribe to the nation. The earliest national histories we can trace are simply bhistories of battle, slaughter and conquest. with natior, kingdom with kingdom, empire with empire. Even In a com- paratively advanced stage of civili- zation the standard of the people, as seen in their sports and amusements, are of the same brute order. favorite amusement of even contest and beast. Yes, the heroes of antiqui- ty are, first of ail, and for a long pe- riod, the physically strong and br}rvhe. e moral standards always follow a long way behind the physical The graces and refinements of life are built upon the athlete and the warrior. rough and unpollshed foundations. Unfitted for Gentler Virtues. Moreover, when, in due course of time, men found themselves at leisure to think and plan for the graces and ‘when their lust refirements of life; of conquest became somewhat satiat- ed, or paused for lack of mater\:l to feed on, they found also that their had unfitted whole previous course them to cyltivate the gentler and more humane virtues. They oould rise only to the external side of refinement —to its comforts and luxuries. But these very comforts and lux- uries, for lack o which alone can give them worth, simply made men efferinate and vi- cious. And, at length they degener- ated and perished under the burden and weight of their own voiees, This was the case with all the ancient em- pires, the Assyrian, Babylonian, Medo- Perstans and Greclan. And it was the case with Rome. Thus, while we learn from history that the will to power was a Very natural quality in man from his very origin; that his geif-assertive qualities alone enabled him to contend . with. natural forces and subdue them; and fthus were very that it was the right of the strong to of a state as in the self asertion of Russia it is the will to power only of! Bven in this country, which we chant we have tempts of a minority classs to eontral I am_thinking now -not so much of are! Their case is very evidently an example of the will for they aim to break down the existing government and seize the No, I am think- those who hitherto have not been accounted rad- strikes and to the government what its policy must be, uniess it would see itself powerless to control® the great utilities and pro- people. Here, too, we see a plain instance of power at the expense of people, at te either openly ex- Now, all this was very natural and to be expected in the early days o§ o civilation the graces and refinements of life come last. Science assures us that in primevel man the animal na- First and fore- To the first members of but Nation wars The the Romans was the bloody and brutal in the circus between man the internal virtues also learn from history that that very will to r, these very self-asser- tive qualities, imbridled and turned agalnst his fellowmen, have brought|W9r] him nought but discord and incessant warfare; and that no civilization built upon these qualities has ever stood the test of time. . ‘What wonder that those ancient em- pires are now but a memory and 2 name. What wonder that, with their conceptions of deity, they failed to have any regard for love and good will, submerged and overwhekmed them. Over against all this turmoil and con- fusion, then, the message of Christ, the Christian’s message, puts the spirit of love, peace, good will. You will note that I have taken my text from the Revised Version, and that it reads not “Peace on Barth, goodwill to men,” but, “And on earth peace among men of good pleasure,” or goodwill. That is the way the original Greek reads. And the differ- ence is noteworthy. Doubtless, it is true that because of Christ’s birth at Bethlehem, all human life has been en- riched; that thousands who have never followed Christ, nor even acknowledg- ed Him, have found life easier and more peaceful because of Christian de- votion and philanthropy. But the text would have us see that the angels’ message proclaimed a peace that was to be among men of goodwill or pleas- ure only, That is to say, our peace with God, our peace with our fellow- men, peace beiween nations, de- pends largely upon ourselves. For the will to power Christ sub- stitutes the will to freedom and peace, through our good-will, our willingness to serve God through the service of one another. The lesson of Christmas, then has force for us only as we do our vart, only as we respond to its conditions. God cannot bestow His peace upon man or nation who is in the midst of rebelling against Him, For God’s peace can find no place in the heart of him who is filled with the spirit of ennuity or ill will. The apirit of - Christmas, agaim is the | spirit of love and brotherhood. It is the will to goodwill. That means that the will to power which leads cass to fight class and nation to fight na- tion rules out of the peace of God. The two things are precisely contra- dictory. Jf one be chosen the other is then and thereby rejected. When you look at the matter in this light you see that the Germans were strict- Iy logieal in vracticing frightfulness and refusing to be humane towards their foes. From the fundamental viewpoint that might is right and that the will to power is the supreme duty iof a state, their whole eourse follow- ed naturally and inevitably. of course, it all meant a deliberats rejec- tion' of Christiainity because it wasicon- ceived in ill will rather than good. wilk And it never could have hoped for God's peace as defined and revealed by Christ. The same is true of class warfare. The only peace worth having, the only enduring peace is the peace of God, which comes to us in proportion as we submit to His cause and follow the example of His Son. In a word, it i will come to us only in so far as we cultivate in our hearts and lives the spirit of brotherhood, of good will, The will to power so emphatically il- lustrated by the Germans and in our class struggles is simply a return to nditions which the world, all that is ighest and best in the world, has cutgrown and discarded, It is a return to a state of things which, when it pre- vailed in the world, - was the cause of incessant conflict. Yes, the verdict of hintor_v\ampl_v vindicates the angels’ message) that God’s peace {s for those men, and those only. whether individuals or na- tions, who are men of goodwill, who are filled by the spirit of brother- hood. Not the will to power, but the will to brotherhood and service is the lesson alike of Christ and of the greatest event of our times. GOSPEL OF LOVE IS SOLE HOPE FOR WORLD In the Christmas sermon at Christ church the rector,. Rev. Richard R. Graham, connected the present unrest with the failure of complete fulfillment of the doctrine of love and urged the support of the Nation-wide campaign of the Episcopal church as a means to the end of “Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men.” He said: We have seen that St. Mark dates the beginning of the proclamation of the glad tidings concerning Jesus, the Christ, from the preaching of John, and the baptism of Jesus, while Saints Mathew and Luke suggest an earlier date, namely, the birth of Christ. But when we turn to the fourth gos- pel we find that Saint John, with his deep spiritual insight, puts this be- ginning back infinitely further for he opens his account of the life and teachings of Jesus with the wonder- ful words. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that hath been made;” and then tells us, “The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us full of grace and truth.” Thus the beginning of the gospel is pushed’ back to the heginning of all things, and at the same time is insep- arably conected with a definite his- toric event, namely, when “The Word became fiesh,” that is, when Christ was . The great Christmas message which ought to thrill our hearts and influence our lives is the great message of love. It tells us that God love® us with a love that is ready to overcome all ob- stacles, and is in no way dependent on our attitude towards Him, for it was to a largely loveless and unrespon- sive*Wworld that God gave His Son. He came unto His own and His own re- ceived Him not because they did not understand the richness of the love of God. We may sing of “Peace on Farth™ but with all the international jealous- ies, the social unrest. the class war- fare that exists we know that there is no real peace ‘existing in the world, and we further see that many are apparently doing all they can to stir up these feelings of d‘sharmony in ac- tive and embittered hatred. . A _ship load of deported anarchists sails down New York harbor and its passengers show in everv possible way their hatred of America and of the great majority. of its peonle, and our, as we are convinced justified hatred of them and of their doctrines breeds in us a spirit of hatred which is apt to include not only those who deserve our hatred, but al! those who differ from us on the great social questions which are demanding sotution. ‘We read that thousands, ves, hun- dreds of thousands of children in Aus- tria are dying of starvation and there are those who tell us to disregard all aer the children of our enemies. Of coyrse, we know there is another side to all this. If it be true that a wave of hatred has enveloped the .whole world, it is at least équally true that a great wave of love and sympathy is sweeping over us. ‘We have been engaged in a great campaign for the Church’s mission. In its final analysis that msision is the proclamation of the glad tidings of love, a proclamation which must be made in deeds as well as in words. The failure of the church in so far as she has been a failure and while essentfal to his develonment, yet welit is only the ignorant or the preju- ‘What wonder that their voices |l these suffering little ones because they |- NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, DECEWBER 26, 1919 diced who say that she has failed en- tirely, it would he equally false to say that she has been entirely in her mission—i§ betause she has ed in love, and been unable to make men sée—perhaps because she has not seen it elearly enough herself - that love of our fellow men, sp: from the love of God, is the only hope of the w that this gospel:t love some- It has been proclaimed for nineteen centuries, and still it is but the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Yet, T reiterate, it is: the solé hope of the world, And we can oniy hold this hope sure steadfast by listening to and be- ing in the great Christmas mes- sage which tells that God in the per- son of His Son came into this world to share its sorrows, and understand its woes because of that eternal love wherewith He loved us, a love which though often apparently defeated, and so widely re; ; or denied will finely accompl its great purpose. FOUR CHRISTMAS MASSES AT ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH The observance of the ¥Feast of the Nativity besan at St. Patrick’s church with a high mass celebrated at 530 o'clock Thursday morhing by Rev. John H. Broderick, the attendance be- ing large, as is the rule each Christ- mas morning. O ist Frank L. Far- rell had arranged an attractive musi- cal program for the choir, a devoted body of volunteer singers who throughout the year do $0 much to add to the interest of the services at thix chureh. The membérs of the -quartette are Mrs. Frank L. Farrell, Miss Loretta Bellefleur, Willlam Glea- son and John Doyle. The low mass at 7.50 was read by Rev. Peter J. Cuny. There was & very large attendance at the 9 o'clock low mass, said by Rev. Myles P. Galvin, when the junior choir sang Christmas hymns, Mr. Farrell having his youth- ful chorus in good control. A feature of this service was the ancient hymn of the church, Adeste Fideles, the so- prano solo well given by Miss Anna McGarry, The solemn high mass at 10.30 was sung by Rev. Myles P. Galvin, Father Broderick being deacon and Father Cuny sub-deacon. Lang’s string or-! chestra of eight pieces assisted the organ. playing with fine precision and most harmonious melody throughout the maes, when portions of the com- positions of Miliard and La Hache were sung. Mrs. Farrell was heard with great favor especially in the solo portions of Adeste Fideles, and the unaccompanied choruses for male voices were noteworthy numbers. Ben cdiction of the blessed sacrament fol lowed the mass, given by Father Gai- vin, when the choir gave a beautiful rendering of Tantum Ergo, Verdus- sen’s setting. Owing to the extreme length of the earlier ~ services, the rector, Father Broderick, did not oreach from the pulpit as fs customary, speaking brief- Iy from within the sanctuary railinz instead. Having read the epistle and gospel for the third mass o?the day, | he wished the congregation a happv and holy Christmas, making the point | that it shouid be a happy day since it | was the feast of the Founder of their| holy religion, Who, by taking upon Himself human_flesh, secured for man his salvation. It should be a holy da) algo, and the preacher reecalled lessons of the first gospel of the feast Luke ii. 1-14, the narratien of the events relating to the birth.of the| Christ-Child in the stable of Bethle- hem. The long-promised Messiah came, not as a king or a warrior. but as the humble Babe of a noor mother, teaching mankind the lesson of hu- mility. The story of Bethlehem, of the Redeemer who came to bring peace-and good-will, should incite men to live more closely to the ideals of the Divine Saviour, to follow each day more nearly in His footsteps; and this thouzht was ‘developed by Father Eroderick in an able and convincing manner which = made the oft-told scriptural ‘story have a new meaning for the listeners of the day. Christmas greenery, palms, bego- smilax and other trailing vines, decorated the three altars as a back- eround for scarlet noinsettia and car- rations. To the awe nad delight of the hildren in partitular, the manger scene is reproduced at the gosnel side of the main altar, and is surmounted by an illuminated star. The offerings at this crib go to the poor. The den- orations represent, the fatthful labor and good taste of the Sisters of the varish convent. ——— SHIPYARD RECEIVERS FAVOR : PROTECTIVE COMMITTEE In a statement issued to the cred- itors of the Groton Iron works, the re- ceivers, Frederick Conlin and P. Leroy Harwood, favor the formation of a creditors’ protective committee. ‘“The receivers understand,” says the state- ment, “that steps are being taken by certain creditors looking to the forma- tion of a protective committee, The receivers believe that the formation of such a committee would be of advan: tage to all concerned.” In part, the statement ig as follows: Under. date of March 20, 1919, an application was made to the superior court of New London county by the United States Steamship company for a receiver to be appointed for the Groton Iron works, operating a steel shipyard at Groton, Conn., and a wood shipyard at Noank, Conn. P. LeRoy Harwood and E. O. Cutler were apmointed temporary recelvers, and on April Tth the court substituted Frederick Coniin f5r BE. O. Cutler, and the business is now being conducted by these two receivers. At the time of the appointment of receivers, the Groton yard had two contracts with the Emergency Fleet corporation; one of these contracts, No. 37, was for six 8.800 ton cargo ships, and the second contract was for six 9400 ton ships, work on three of which _had been ordered to6 be sus- pended by the Emergenoy Fleet cor- poration on Feb. 17th, and on which cancellation orders have just recently come through. On March 20th the first hoat en the first contract had been launched and was practically ready for delivery, an! other was abount to be launched. and four more were in various stages of completion. On the second contract, one keel was 1aid and a small tonnaze of steel for three hoats was going through the fabripating shop. TUp to the date of this,remort, the receivers have launched five ships, have deliv- ered five, and will deliver the sixth on or before Dec. 31st. The boats which have been delivered are givine excel- lent service, and there are on #ile in the offices of the receivers letters from the operating lines, ‘ag well as the division of the operations of the United States shipping board, compli- menting the receivers on the exeellent workmanship - and performance of these boats. On Dec. 5th an nrder was entered by the canrt moi b nrogent re- celvers to continue the business unt’ June 7, 1920, by vhich time it is ex- pected that the present contracts wet have been compieted. By Jan. 1st all the ships on the first contract will have besn dsltvered, and at that time the work in process (shin construction account) will be reduead by the cost of these six ships, and the coftract selling price of these ships will be deducted from advances made bhv the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet eotporation. One of the rhost Important items entering into this figure is the item of claims against the Emergency Flest corporation for excess wages. and other claims. authorized ander the two Macy labor adjustment awards. Tve: possthle iz done to oML i IOt o B St P MR SO anit e push to a Tae Pokrsous & Mrcaeut. Co. The Weather Today Wil Probably Be Cloudy SPECIAL VALUES TODAY Visitors to the Store Today will find many Special Values throughout the Store. ; Handkerchiefs Strictly Holiday Goods will be marked at ridiculously low prices for quick clearance. Everything on special tables and price-ticketed for easy selection. Jewelry--Books Books for Boys, Books for Girls, all at special prices today. Balance of our stock of Holiday Jewelry has been marked at special prices for quick clear- ance. Holiday Goods Hundreds of Handkerchiefs, slightly mussed in the holiday rush, are now on sale at sepecial prices. No better time than now to lay in a supply of these claims of whatsoever naturé against the United States shipping board; Emergency Fleet ¢orporation, and it appears at the present time thatwe have practically arrived at ~definite bases for settlement of the excess wage claim which is the largest claim outstanding. Using an estimate .of what these claims will amount to, the receivers have figured a loss on the first cons tract of eix ships of approximately $165,000; the first three shins show a loss of $685.000, and the last three a profit of $408,000, so that it can be seen that the yard is now in such shape thav can be operated efficiently that time: testrietions on fee fishing until March 1, when ‘the law protected pickere!, that fith beginning to spawn about MakKing the. law uniform for all ice fishing, stopping it Jan. 20, gave those who enjoyed ice fishing a chance to have a little of their sport. It was also taken into consideration that one hundred persons fish in the summer to one fishing in the winter and that ' restricting ice fishing ten days in January and all of Februar ‘would mean better fishing in the sum- mer,” which would benefit the majority of fishermen. A little ice fishing is all right, but too much will ¢lean a pond of fish and make the summer fishing and can construct ships at a figure| poor. comparable with some of the ' best shipyards on the Atlantic coast. On the three ships on the second contract the receivers have estimated a profit of $250,000 per boat, which is very conservative. At the time the receivers took charge, the overhead was approxi- mately 75 per cent. of direct labor, and for the month of October, 1910, the overhead was 49.9 per cent., showing a reduction of approximately ome- third. plant, which is a small one, used for the construetion of wooden shins. No work, aside from repair work, is deing ¢arried on at this plant at the oresent time, the value of which is $246540. The receivers understand that steps are belns taken by cerfain creditors looking to the formation of a protecs tive commitiee. The receivers belleve that the formatipn of such a commit- tee would be of advantage to all con- cerned. STATE ICE FISHING LAWS EXPLAINED BY ITS SPONSOR When the law was passed at the last session of the legislature making a uniform fishing season for all lakes and ponds in the state it was done to stop much confusion over the regula« tions of the law, as nearly every body of water had a different law relating to the time for fishing, the manner of fishing and the size and number ot fish that could be taken, making it difficult for a fisherman to know when or where he could fish without break- ing the law. Edward H. Bailey, house chairman of the committee on fish and game, explains in the Danbury News why the law was made as it is. “When the matter rezarding ice fish- ing came up,” he states, “it was taken into comsiderftion that most or the lakes and ponds in the state had ne S ————————eteiv BORN BURGESS—In Central Village, Dec. 23, 1919 2 dsugm;; Prigetlla Jane, to Mr. and Mrs. Fostér Burgess (Hdna Biekiord). N\ MARRIED ARNOLD — MILLER — In est Hart- fo: Des. 25, 1819, by Rev. H. 8, Mc(r%-euly of Willimantie, . Holden Arnold Willimantie and Frances L Miller of West DIED MAYNARD—In this city, Dee. 24, 1819, léh.rriet Brooks, wife of the late eorge Maynard, Funeral services at the chapsl rooms of the Henry Allen & Son Co. Friday afternoon, Dec. 26, at 2 o'clock. ULL—In North Stonington, Dec. 24, HYHS, Ambrose G, Hull. Seed 74 years Funeral private at 1 p. m. Dec. 27, at residence of Governor H. Brown, in North Stonington. Burial in Myetic. JEXNINGS—In BSouth Windham. Dee. 26, 1913, John Jennings, aged 82 The fufieral will be held at the fam- in South Windham am;; 5;'3’,”33" % . m. %\Mal In Yant! cemetery, Norwich. Kindly omit PRTCLES-_In_Prexton, Dec. 35, 1013, n on, Exzekiel Phillips, aged 70 years. APRON—In Westerly, R. I, Dec. 23, 9 1619, George Bowen Capron, aged 50 years. DICKENS —In S!fuin n _ (Pawea- o 3 19: wide! R gy B8, bt In the near future the receivers hope to be able to dispose of the hunk\ “it is difficult to pass any law that will be satisfactory to evervbody. This Is especially true of a fish or game. law. Some people look at it in 2 sal- fish way and not in a sportsmanike manner as a conservation measure. “Some are complaining becamse pond that were closed to ice fishing are now open and are appealing to the fish and game commission to stop it. ‘They have a right to do this, and r petitions will be given a hearmg. Others say that the best ice fishing ls in February and complain that the present season is too short. While the law is as It is, it 18 fair to the fishermen and to the fish. T.et well enough" alone.” —— XMAS FESTIVAL HELD AT CHRIST CHURCH The annual Christmas festival of the Christ Church Sunday school was held at the church Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock. The church was filled with children of the Sundey school and their parents and friends. The choir sang the usual Christmas carols.’ The rector, Rev. Rithard R. Graham, made a brief address to the children after which he distributed the pree- ents, assisted by the superintendent of the Sunday school, William R. Clarkj and Walter B. Crooks. Thers was a large Christmas tree in front of the altar ‘and the church was decorated with small evergreen trees, poinsettas beinz used on the altar. —— e Stops the Tickle, heals the throat And cures the cough. HAYES' HEALING HONEY. $sc. free box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for chest colds, head coids and croup with every bottle,—adv. Church & Allen 15 Main Street Funeral Directors —AND— Embalmers Lady Aesistant Telephone 323-3 HENRY E. CHURCH WM. SMITH ALLEN