Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 26, 1919, Page 6

Norwich Bulletin, Willimantic Of- fice, 23 Church St. Telephone 105. Early Christmas morning, James Degnan, who boards at the Corpora- tion Boarding House on Main street reported to Lieutenant McArthur at the police station that he had been robbed of his roll, amounting to $99. He did not know with whom he was during the evening as he had been cel- ebrating, but later in the morning he returned and said that one of . the friends who was with him.and took the money for safe keeping and re- turned it to him later. The post office made a remarkable record this year, for with a Christmas rush larger than ever before, prac- tically all deliverable mail and par- cels post matter which had arrived up 1o noon, Christmas Day, was delivered Thursday. A horse and wagon owned by John Ircon of Lebanon, and parked on Main street near the Norwich trolley terminal was struck by the auto truck of Brettschneider Brothers of this city, Wednesday evening, about 6.30. The horse was thrown down and part of the harness was broken and the wagon was damaged.. The ~motor driver agreed to pay for the damages. In West Hartford, Christmas after- noon, E. Holden Arnold of 'South street, this city, ang Miss Frances L Miller of West Hartford wero mar- ried at the bride’s home in that place. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Harry S. McCready of Willimantic. Friends from this city were in attend- ance, During the snow storm late Christ- mas eve, Lester Larrabee, driving a touring car, ran into a wagon owned and driven by Mr. Moriset. The acci- dent occurred at the corner of Main and Mayo streets and resulted in.a sroken wheel for th wagon. Mr. Lar- rabee agreed to pay for the damage. For Christmas at St, Joseph's hospi- tal in this city, thg corridors were at- tractively decorated with holly and Christmas wreaths by the Ladies' Ausiliary. A specfal Christmas dinner so served, with ice cream do- nated by the auxiliary There are now twenty patients at the hospi- al, the lest number for some time, Wednesday evening about 9.30, a motoreyclist, No. 1249, this state, ran automobile, bend= asey was rounding corner, and the motorcycle was g west on Main street. The mo- torcyelist did not stop or report the accident, and the records were search- ed at the police station, the name cor- responding to the number of the mo- torcycle was Tony Pascale of Centre- ville, Conr. John Jennings, 82, a well known resident of South Windham, died at his home in that place, Thursday morning, after an iliness of two weeks. iveq by two sons F. B. Jen- iroton and C. H. Jennings of Yonkers . Y., and by two Miss Rachael Jennings of South Wind m and Mrs. Henry Davies of Springiield. Ezekiel Phillips, 70, a former resi- dent of this city, died at the Nor- wich State Hospital, Thursday from chronic He is survived by his wife . daughter, both of Westerly well known here, \s he was once employed by the Hall & Bill Company, and later in South Coventry, He is a member of East e of this city. Star Lod FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA SAVAGE'S closed car leaves Office every morning except at 430 o'clock fer Willimantic. r in_morning to leave Willi- for Norwich. Inquire at New 1 or at the hotels. nov24d Y M. SHEPARD Succeeding Filmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer 80-62 MORTH ST, WILLIMANTIC Lady Assistant, Tel. connection Sunday First mantic York Lu : | Killourey Bros. | FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND | EMBALMERS 36 Union St. Phone 290 Willimantic, Cean. (Lady Assistant) Df. F.C. Jaci(son DENTIST - WILLIMANTIC | day: M Children Cry | | day The S. C. S. Box Company an- nounced on Christmas Eve that on January 1st all their employes would be covered by group, life, accident and [health policies in a Hartford Insd- ance company. This insurance is re- troactive. All employes employed less than one year are insured for $500 each, this to be increased to the max- imum of $100. kor non-occupational accident and health insurance all em- ployes are insured for 50 per cent. of the average weekly wages for twenty- six weeks eliminating the first week. All new employes will be. covered on completion of three months’ continu- ous service, It became -known ‘in Willimantic to a certain few Christmas day that Ju D. Elmendorf, general secretary of the focal Y. M. C. A, would receive the appointment of local director of Amer- icanization and that the state of Con- necticut through Robert C: Deming, state director of - Americanization work, had confirmed the appointment of Mr. Elmendorf to that office by the town school board. Wednesday af- ternoon, Egbert A. Case, secretary of the town school board, received a let- ter from Mr. Deming which read as follows: Mr. Casé: T have your letter of De- cember 11 before me, in which you state that Mr. Elmendorf has been appointed*local*dlrector of Americani- zation by your school board, his sal- ary to be paid wholly by the local Manufacturers’ Association and the state board of education, through the Americanization department. That is correct. This money will be turned over to your school board at-the end of the fiscal vear, July 1, 1920. This will approximate something like $100 a month from now until ‘that time. One- half of Mr. Elmendorf's salary is $1250 I believe. I am writing to Mr. El- mendorf sending him material, and hope to see him personally within a few days. I thank you very much for writing to_me. Yours truly, ROBERT C. DEMING. This letter had been held un for a week while the department was. seek- ing to find out if the report of Mr, El- mendorf’s failure to have taken out citizenship papers was correct, This v _about Mr. Elmendorf being an alien had been started by some Willi- mantic person and after it had come to the knowledge of Mr. Deming he refused to zccept the appointment of Mr. Elmendorf until the matter had been cleared up.: Added to the above named letter was a postscript explain- | ing the delay of the letter and credit- ing it to the delay brought about while the citizenship of Mr. Elmendorf was in question. Threads. Misses Winnifred Connell and Mae Donohue spent Christmas in Norwich with relatives, George ] eTendre of Pawtucket spending the holidays. with his par- ents at 94 South street. Miss Marie Conway and Margaret Hogan spent Christmas in Hartford. Mrs. Alice Easterbrook and daugh- ter Ruth were guests Christmas day of Mrs. Mae Trowbridge in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Felix .essard spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bedarq of Norwich. Henry Boucher was a Hartford vis- itor Thursday. Miss Effie Humes spent Christmas with her M rarents in Hambton. Martin of Providence is ng relatives n town. John Peterson is spending the holi- tn friends in New Britain, spending the in Providence. Hartford spent this ety with vi s Wi o . Taylor mas Day of in nh Mullen of Union street is Jose spendine a few days with his mother in Hartford. Joseph (Colli of 13 Spring street <nent the. holidays with his mother in Erringfield. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pierce and Tit- tle dauehter of Worcester are visiting | Mr. and Mrs. Pierce of North street. A. Burleson visited his brother in Putnam Christmas Day. Miss Hattie Hall has returned frem visit with Fast Hampton 0 rouard Wwas a Putnam vis itor Thursd > “annual twi at the town hall, The Peerles: sic, also f in the evening. The local Y. M. C. A. observed holi- hours. Chri . and was open from 10 to 1220 in the morning and from 3 to 6 in the afternoon. t hop was given hristmas afternoon. orchestra furnisl he dance at the PLAINFIELD ’ Miss Leonide Cotnoit is home af-| ter being in the hospital two weeks. No. 1 card room dfeated No. 2 card room Tuesday in a match game two out of three. Joseph La Course was a caller at Removed to 715 Main St. Willimantic Hours —§ a. m. iv 3 p. m. Phone 44 P— MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. AFTER-CHRISTMAS SALE OF Suits, Coats, Dresses and Furs BEGINS TODAY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES the Norwich hospital Wednesday. E. Benard,- Annie Alexander were business visitors in Norwich Tues- UNUSUAL TO PURCHASE W | is | { day, % - £ 1% - Miss Clara Gibson . is vlaifin:"hr! Providence, 3 BNy Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hebert are’vis- itors in’ Webster. 3 Alfred Chaput.was a busiress call- er in Norwich Wednesday. MOVEMENT TO CHECK STOCK FRAUDS IN NEW YORK New York, Dec. 25.—Granting to the banking department and attorney gen- eral jurisdiction over transactions, with -power to investi- gate all deals of which complaint is made, is recommended by Gpvernor Smith by the commission, ed by him to investigate legislation to check stock frauds. The commission inf its final report, made public here today, also recom- mends that the attorney general should have one or more special depu- ties whose sole business it should be to familiarize themselves with com- mercial transactions 'and investigate alleged .irregularities. ‘A majority report, submitted = by John J. Pulleyn, New York banker, goes even _further. K It recommends that the governor immediately appoint a commission of lawyers, pn which the | various district attorneys of the state are represented, to revise the New York penal laws. “No formula of words, no mathe- matical computations dependent upon automatic operations, can make an ef- ficient trap to catch the crooked deal- er” declares the majority report. “What is needed is a flexible, virile, fraud-hunting state machinery, driven not by statute but by.human- intelli- gence and human activity.” A minority report, submitted by A. Barton Hepburn, recommends passaze of a statute which shall contain two commercial | be £ the familiar features of a blue-sky flaw; first, a system of verified statis- tical detail, with both civil and crim- inal liability, and, second, licensing of every security dealer. 3 The Pulleyn report objects to both 'these proposals. Of . the. minority’s “publicity” bill, it says that while it might have ‘“‘some beneficial effect,” it would place “an unwarranted handi- cap on legitimate finnacial transac- tions to a degree that would be in- tolerable The minority’s licensing bill, according to the majority, would un-American in that “every citizen should be free to enter into any legiti- mate business he sees fit.” “New York state, as the world’s financial center, cannot afford to adopt experimental legislation of the char- acter adopted in our western states,” says the Pulleyn report. “It is impossible by legislation to abolish ignorance or eliminate cupidi- ty. No matter what statutory bars may be erected, men will continue to lose their money not by unwise in- vestments and extravagant specula- tion, while the ingenuity of the crook can never be wholly circumvented by statute.” BOARD MAY SELL ALL FORMER GERMAN PASSENGER SHIPS ‘Washington, Dec., 25.—Tbe shippinc board has unaer coasideration® the sale of all former German passenger ships, with the stipulation that the vessels be run under the American flag, it was announced tonight. These vessels, which were taken over by the government during the war, total 103, aggregating approxi- mately 250,000 deadweizht tons. No price has been fixed for the ships, but $250 a ton is suggested as a probable valuation by high officials. The six German liners held. by the shipping board pending the final determination of their status are not included among the vessels which may be offered for sale. . The decision of the board not to permit the use of liquor on goyern- |from ment-owned ships. is expected by shipping experts here. to make -com- petition with privately-owned vessels practically impossible. The latter are able to serve intoxicants outside of the three-mile. limit. Although the six liners allocated to the recently ordered New York-South!| America lire are inéluded in the group of vessels to be put on the marke’ they will not be sold if service to "&"lh America would be thereby cut oft. A NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM AVALANCHES IN SWITZERLAND Geneva, Dec. 25.—The avalanches which occurred at the mountain re- sort of Davos yesterday caused. ter- ror among residents and visitors and resulted in a number of deaths in the village itself. One huge powdery aval- anche swept down upon a sanitarium, smashing doors and windows on the first ‘and second stories, and killing a Russian woman and her nurse and seriously injuring several others. Many were imprisoned in the upper floors throughout the night. It is considered a miracle that the sanitarium did not collapse, as the walls were badly dam- aged. 1 Another avalanche fell on the Hotel Excelsior, killing two employes and doing much damage. A third avalanche almost over- whelmed the Pension Germania. Five dead have been taken from this build- ing, but it is feared that others are buried under the wreckage. One French invalid child had a mi-l {aken this route. raculous escape. Though the- rox in which it lay was almost filled Svith snow, the cot was untouched - | Six avalanchés swept down within an hour, all leaving their natura] ‘beds the_Schiahorn ' Mountain, ‘over- hanging Davos, and carrying-down tel- egraph and telephone wires. This is the first time the avalanches have curred in the afternoon when _most of thé peonle were-out of doors, 1t is re- ported that one avalanche ‘passed within ten'yards df a party of Amer- ican and English skiers. s Tt will take several days to.elear the roads. Many Christmas festivi- ties were cancelled and winter sportse have been temporarily suspended - at Davos, where the trains are . block- VHARGED WITH BURGLARIES AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL New Rochelle, N. Y. Dec. 26— George Nelson, of New York, said by the police to have been connected: with the recent burglaries at the railroad offices of the Grand Central Terminal, New York, was arrested here. today. He was taken into custody when-he is alleged to have attempted o pass a $70 check purporting to bear the sig- ture of W. E, Ricketson, accounting chief ‘of the valuation department of the TTnited States Rallroad Adminis- tration. 3 Many papers and documents alleged to- have been 'stolen from the Grand Central station were found on Nelson, the police say. Not Christmas “Spirits.” 5 Fortunately, the Christmas _spirit this year will be far in excess of one- per cent.—Chicago News. / 7 C your Advertised in “Hoosier Beauty” Legding home immediately. Maogaczines Nearly Two Million Women Use Hoosiers PUT ONE IN YOUR HOME . OME to our store today and select a Hoosier to go into Many housewives have told us ed that the Hoosier is the practical, appreciated gift. Nearly two million women use Hoosiers. greater proof that Hoosier is a popular gift? Could that a Hoosier is what they want most. Experience has prov- Could there be there be greater proof that there should be one in your home? Hoos- ier’s universal use is certainly proof of itg great merit. We have but a few Hoosier Cabinetsleft. Theyaresureto be gone before long. If you cannot call at our store at once, be sure to telephone us and ask us to reserve one for you. Remem- ber that we guarantee your complete satisfaction. ‘Ask us about the co SCHWARTZ BROS., Inc. 9.11.13 WATER YOVOYDY “The Big Store With the Little Prices” STREE nvenient terms upon which Hoosiers " Happlly they: oOc- | Feature Puotoplays- at- Theatre. s N, ovion Pictures at Breed Theatrse audeville and: Motion Pictures at TARd: .. Strand’ Theatr: ‘ANNOUNCEMENTS BREED THEATRE. Tom Moore's litest picture, Lord d ‘Lady Algy, will e ‘shown a¥ the Breed theatre today’ and. Saturday. The story was written by R. C. Carton and served William' Faversham as a starring vehicle in several tours of the United States.. 3 Many. unusual scene\lon an English country estate and at‘the race track 'serve’ to furnish a colorful backsround for a dramatic story. The. running of the Derby, the most famous race in the world, is faithfully depicted on the screen. - The horses’ are seen at the post, and are followed by the camera- man throughout the running of the race. . _The story itself concerns the bat- ting proclivities of Lord Algy, who has bromised never again to wager on the races. But when he breaks his word to his wife they nart. Lady Algy, how- ever keeps a watchful eye on her hus- band’s activities and learns that he has bet evervthinz ‘he.owns on the chances of _his favorite race horse, Subsequently she learns that a dark horse is the fastest animal entered .in the race and bets her private fortune on _the result. : When the race is run Lord Algy horse loses, but his wife's horse w In this way she saves the family for- tunes.and .wins her husband's promtse to dispose of _his racing string and never again to frequent the tracks. Other pictures on the bill include 'June Elvidge in The Woman of Lies, a powerful five-part drama, and the Pathe news. o DAVIS THEATRE. As you doubtless are aware, ¥nid Bennett 1s one of the most charming screen stars in the country, and any photoplay in which she appears is hound to attract. attention. : It affords us pleasure therefore to announce her forthcoming appearance 2t our theatre today and Saturdav in he rlatest Paramount feature, Step- ping Out, a six-part comedy drama. ‘When: Miss Bennett steps out and Aoes things as she does in this pic- ture, you are bound to be interested. Every wife who has slaved for her husband to the end that he may dress well, and who has repaid her sacrifices with unkind words, will be interested in this picture. So will every woman whose home life 15 ideal. for it offers her a most congenial study in life gon- j trasts. When rwe assure vou that Stepping Out is one of the best photoplays in which dainty Enid Bennett has -ap- neared- this season, we are telling you the truth. = Her characterization of a suffering wife who finally declares her ‘ndependence and proves her worth to a husband who was blind to her value as helpmeet and woman is a delight. The other big feature is The Lost Princess, a round the world romance in six acts that'is full of Interest and rnmantic situations, starring’ Albert Ray and Elfnor Fair, two excenttonal- v.clever screen stars new to this the- atre. International News and a fun- nv Mutt and Jeff comedy complete the nrogram. Four -shows tomorrow, at 1.30, 3.15,-6.15 and 8.15. STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY FOR N. J. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE New York, Dec. 25.—The contem- plated attack on the constitutionality of the federal prohibition amendment announced by Governor-elect Edwards of New Jersey, after he takes office on January 1, and his intention to induce the legislature to legalize the sale of beer'and light ‘wines in the state, were characterized today as “bluff” by G. Harold Munroe, attornéy for the New Jersey Anti-Saloon League. “What Mr. Edwards is- saying” Munreoe declared, “is simply an at- tempt on his part to make good some of the rash promises he made during his campaign. It is extremely doubt- ful if Mr. Edwards, a democrat, will have the support of the republican legislature in his fight on the consti- tutionality of the ‘dry’ law. If such a fight is started, it will be up to the -government. to defend it as it has done in other cases. The Anti-Saloon League will -have no part in the fight, « except that our national counsel, ‘Wayne. B. Wheeler, T suppose ,will he: nermitted ‘to file a brief as he has done in similar attacks. “We are hoping,” he added, ‘that the TUnited States supreme court will pass on these questions at an early date and ‘it 'may 'be” that decisions will be handed down before Mr. Edwards starts the action he proposes. We do not regard his bluff as a serious mat- ter at all.” e | FORMER GERMAN CROWN ‘PRINCE VISITS HIS PARENTS Amerogren, Dec. 25.—(By The A. P) The former Crown Prince Frederick reached here today to spend with his parents their second Christmas in ex- ile.* J,- B. Kan, secretary of general affairs of the Dutch government, Bur- gomaster Pereboom, of Wieringen, members of the Von Bentinck family and some:of the Amerongen function- aries were the guests at a banquet this evening in the great hall of the Ben- tinck' castle. ‘This was the: climax of a celebration arranged by the former emperor personally. A huge Christ- mas tree was erected in the hall, and from this the former ruler distributed gifts. BRIEF STATE NEWS East Berlin.—The skatinz has been very good, the ice being thiek enough on any ‘of the ponds to hold up the skaters. . Saybrook.—Frank C. Ingham landed a zood red fox which has been -feast- ing on his chickens. It was a small fox, but a beauty. Wallinaford. — Yearly bonuses as Christmas - gifts have /been announced at the factories of the International Silver company in Wallingford. South Manchester, — Cheney Bros., silk manufacturers, make the nice Christmas announcement to their 4,000 employes of coming advance in wages. Hartford.—The common council has voted improvements that are to cost the city over $5.000,000. Street widen- ing is the main porpuse, together with general highway improveinents. Portland.—The teachers’ association, comprising the grade teachers of the town schools, have presented a de- mand for a flat increase of $200 per annum to their present salaries. Madison.—Miss = Marjory - Bacon of Derby has been engaged as organist at the. Congrégational church to sue- ceed Eugene Goudy. who recently re- signed. Miss Bacon began her duties here Sunday. 7 Torrington,—A handsome Norwav pine was cut' this- week and carried rom the grounds of the Charlotte Hungerford hospital during the nizht, according to James A. Doughty, presi- dent ‘of the institution 3 Tt is rezlly surprising how mueh happiness ‘or misery lies in the eirele | of a wedding ring. Te Fortify the System Against Grip, talte . LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. which destroy germs, act as a tonic ‘and laxative. and thus prevenmt «colds,. grip and“influ ‘here is only ane: mo Quini E. W. GROVE'S signature oa the box. 3vc.—adv.