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Representative Samuel H Davis, of rly. lawyer, politiciaz and = ar- ciergyman, has defnitely an- nounced his candidacy for speaker of the house of re| ed Arthur P. Sumner, who Eitu Davis was the last to enter test. He said: “My bat ia in . T have received such assur- e 2 g g ance of being meminated in blican caucus.” announcement was not well re- by the party managers, whe had confining their efforts to confiicting ¢ { {EF] amhlfi;:ls of Owen and , supposed to the only can- didates. "There is no telling the result of this_three-cornered fight. M7, Davis has been a member of the house four years and Bas been more or less independent in his sup- port of various measures, and was one of the four zepublicans outspoken in oppesition to the property gualifieation clause. He stands solid on the dryest - planks of prohibition and was a former officer and active worker in the Anti-Saloon League. N He first became known in active politics in 1910 when he successfully led the campaign for the pomination and election of Former Governor George H. Utter as congressman. from the Seco: District. Mr. Utter was not endorsed for the nomination by party leade: nd it was the first time in many that there had been an insurgent tendency in & state re- publican convention. Mr. Davis nom- inated the late Mr. Utter and he was chosen in a three-cornered contest on the first ballot. The next vear Mr. Davis nominated for governor in a t the convention. Since as been somewhat party work, He made for Senator Colt in the last gn’ and was very much inter- ested in war activities. Monday the Fe ers of the Rhede Isiand ccmpany ed the superior he 999-year lease of nsett Pier rdilroad, and on of that corporation, approximately i commodating the Peace Da rt which operates ce and is controlled by Railrcad in 1868. vas fixed at §200,000 leht Mellen, of the New 4 s campaign to monepolize transportation fagilities in New Eng- land, obtained a 999-vear léase of Pier road propert: 1 company, which the New Ha- had acquired three years before. Bince then Pier rpad has been op- eratei as a part of the New Havén Eystem. 3 This road has beén a losing propa- sition for several Vears. The special state commission which examined the Rbode Island Cetapany's affairs ~in 1918, its report decidred that the Pier road had nothing in commen with the rest of the system and recommenged t be cut off as it was a financial rance’ te the Rhode Island com- pai Due to weather conditions w2s 2 sm: vote polled at the cial state efection Tuesday to act up- on two bond issues. The polls were opened at 9 o'elock and closed at The election offieials were: First di trict Ira B. Crandall, moderator; John J. Dunn, clerk; James H. Hud- son, | Howard Swan, republicans and Dwight J. Cornell, Antonio . Toskas, demacrats, election supervisors; Her- bert P. Clark, officer. Second dis- n—'n:tg)ugeié B. Pendleton, moderat- or; uis Stanton, cler] Russell Dower Russell L. m mficsfl- cans and Bernard J. Chiistie Jobn T. Loring demccrats election supervis- ors; Adam ‘Archie officer. The prop- ositions vofed upon were: A Soldiers' Bonus Loan of 1920— Shall the general assembly be ataor- ized and directed to provide Tor the Lo f state bonds rot to fivh 0 there amo { twa milon thousand dollars the proceeds thepes to be expended in accordance it an act of the general assembly paSSed at the Janmary session A. D. 1920, en- titled “An act in recognition of ge ratrictic services of residents .of the EAT LESS MEAT [F BACK HURTS = TAKE A GLASS OF SALTS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS IF BLADDER BOTHERS YoOU. eventually kidney trouble in some form or other, says a2 well-known authority, the uric acid in meat excites the kidneys, they become overwariked:; : clog ,up and sorts of distress, w“clwy ¥ and misery in the l? theumatic twinges, severs headaches, acid stomach, constipation, torpid liver,| sleepleseness, bladder and uripary i ritation. The moment your back hurts or ki o | ntatives, to sue-| upport that I belicve I have as reunite | agninst 20. when this report closed twelve hours Hter. » The snow of Tuesday did not deter the men of the highway department from removing the deep snow from the streets in the business center. Farmers hereabouts have abandon- ed motor vehicles and substituted work horses and wagons for trans- portation to and from Westerly vil- tage. The deep sncw has caused cessation of productive quarry business in the town. - The local help problem may possib- ly delay constructive work in propos- ed ncw industries. Hlectric cars are now being op- erated between Westerly ad Stoning- ton. i The Westerly Cycle club minstrels gave a performance to members in | the room Tuesday -night. Then came 2| smoker and mild refreshments. At the next meeting of the We ly Historical society, Albert P. Pen- dieton will read a paper entitled The Pawcatuck river. The engagement is announged Miss Annie Sarah Hoxie of Cauon- het to Phineas Munsell Randall of ordered to “the Canal zome, Fanama. He is the son of Edward M. Dodge, of | Westerly. Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Livingston have as their guest, Mrs. Morris F. Conant of Providence. Nathaniél Palmer Babcock, who is to give a talk before the Stemington Travel club, Th on Running a Newspaper in the is a borwglh boy, brother of Mrs. Stiles T, Stanton. He is experienced in newspaper wark and edited a pa-, per in Colorado some yearg ago. He is now in the empley of the New York American. e late Stiles T. Stanton, was among the Dbrightest newspaper paragraphers of his time, and bad a natjon-wide reputation for genuine witticisms. Mr. Stanton did same of his brightest work while city editor of the wich th“fli\l- b%e was also promiment in e republi- can, pelities of the state, and helped put Stoningten . on e newspaper and “palitical map of &nns:ficnt By reason of the unusually severe weather econditions, the have pastponed the - special medting one week. Mrs, George Toote is under treat- ment at the Lawrence-Memorial hos- pital; New London. Mrs. John M. Denison ‘has returned from the hos-| pital, A Young Peoples’ society ig to be formed in the Second Congregational church. . Mrs. Dwight C. Stone, Miss | Blanche Mosker and Miss Helen S. ! Collins are a committee to prepare constitution and by laws, ang August ©. Muller' and Miss Mabel F. Ingra- ham, te neminate efficers. GALES FERRY Owing to impassable roads during the .blizzard of last week and the af- ter-effects of it ,the R. F. D. carrier has been umable to cever his route l;vent}-wven miles since lagt Thurs- iday and mail has accumulated at the vost office. QOne 1esplute patron of | the route came to the office Monday for his aecumulated mail of three days which made a roll of some size, as he was walking he could ivcid ge ice and Jk on the ;\:w?a 10 SNOw hanis‘qin others where it was i ssable for the - Tt in an sutomoRne. i Rev. O. E. Ne h town wton gave the second sermon in se on Character Building for the Young Man, in the| M. E. church, Sunday. Dudley "C. of the Ep- Perkins was the leader warth 'imv-“‘wuung service with the topic, Prevemtion Than e, b:lusl Grace mi; Ch't;nmn. teacher of the village ey was ill las week with grip, Is improving, but not yet able to resume her school duties. teisgiam tioit Mhen Wake BB Hhvet ao’d'y !ot her \:m:!;ih Th;:uawl;p 'tle'y, ;l;co' W"m!lhifl'flgnd ‘to : i time now. Better off | ia Time West,' speezing, soreness, stiffness. " “Pape’s Cold Compoun ickest, surest relief known and. only' a few cents at drug stores. acts without assistance. Tastes nice. Contains no quinine. Insist on Pape's! : e TROUBLES ~ FROM MY -AGE Rochester, Ind.— My froubles were from my age and Lydi: Pinkham’s E. of the b; middl&t@d ‘women and E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- ury them safely through this as it did Mrs. Baney, Iet Home department, Mrs. Andrew P. Miller; cradle roll, Mrs. J. Edmund Norman; committees on missions, tempe®nce and special days were appointed, and a committee was| named fo the work of BEvangelism, Rev. O. Newton, Mrs. O. E. New- ton, Dudley C. Perkins, R. Irving Hurlbutt, Miss Jennie G. Perkins and] C. E. Colver. i Mrs. Andrew P. Miller entertained | the Get-Together club Wednesday | afternocn. Refreshments were serv-| ed W the hostes: i . Dudlev Perkins visited her| uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Beckwith of New London Thurs- day when they observed the fifty-sec- ond anniversary of their r}mrriag& " COLUMBIA The board of relief held its first meeting at the town hall last Mon- day. Many took advantage of the op- portunity to examine the books of the board of assessors, which show the total of the grand list for 1920 as| $484,434, being an increase of 4 1-8/ per cent. over the list for the year 1919, The echoes of the school in Agri culture Meld here recently have not| yet died away, as when a few farm- ers meet, they hegin discussing the merits of some particular address which interested them, showing that school has set them thinking ana is’ likely to produce good results. Mrs. Irene M. Mann, teacher at Chestnut Hill, has been ill for the past week, during which period the school has been closed. Allison L. Frink has sold his place to Hyman Seplowitz, and expects to give pessession to the purchaser about | March 1sf, if circumstances at his home will permit. Mr. Frink is unde- cided regarding his home in the fu- ture. He may rent a place or move out of town. Miss Marion Holmes, teacher of the Center school, was taken ill Monday and was unable to attend to her school all week. She fortunately secured the servicgs as substitute of Mrs. Ray- mond’ Lyman, who before her mar- riage was a teacher at this school. Mrs. Ruth Jacobs, formerly residing in Mansfield, but recently since her husband’s death, with her father, Hen- ! ry C. Isham, is Columbia, is engaged in the store of Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Little, in Willimantic. Mrs. Ethel Blaffeley, who carries the Mrs. R. Trving Huributt was a guest at the home of her parents, Mr. and -Mrs.- Charles F. Bartlett in Une casville Saturday. Five the place on witl work here, s?l‘lagu and fldfity was :.n 2 3 at her heme at Leng Cove, has re- ercy Norman, steam Richarq Peck spent Satur- day and Sunday at the ‘home of his ‘mother, Mrs. P. L. Norman at A w's tv’-n" o Bariis 8t Bacmie T e Y Sy o neys aren’t acting right, or if bladder|to the IJ. S. bothers you, met about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy, your kidneys will then act fine. lithia, and has been used for gerera- tions to flush clogged kidneys and sti- mulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine s it no longer irritates, thus ending blad- der disorders. Jad Salts cannot _injure fnyone; makes a delightful effervescent lithia- ‘water drink which millions of men and now and then to keep the y organs clean, thus disease. mu“h‘o pvoiding serious kidney take a tablespoonful in a glas: of water before breakfast for a few days and This famous salte js made from the acid of pes and lemon juice, combined with| election for . Superintendent Mrs. E. B.qi:ew Allyn's _Point left last week to visit Mrs. Lester Reed, in New York. At the annual Sunday school board meeting held at the parsonage Monday evening, the result was a re- Court- land 'E. Colver; Assistant Superin- tendent Dudley C. Perkins, Secretary and Treasurer® Mias Alice Satterles, Librarian and R. Irving Hurul nie G. Perkins, Miss Grace A. ers reelected are Rev Newton, Mrs. H. ‘L. Perkins, Mrs Eugene La Fontaine, Mrs. R. Irving| Hurlbutt, Dudley C. Perkins, Miss Mary Buckfl with their substitutes. i The % Oliver E. an engineer on the!* U. S. mail from here to Hop River, is all. Her route is being covered by Frank Sadler and George H.. Champ- lin, alternately. Her grandmother, Mrs. Holbrook and her daughter, Mar. to| garet, are ill also. The sterm Thursday was one of the worst in many years.,, Doors and win+« dows were barricaded with snow, and the few tracks made by vehicles were soon obliterated. Scarcely a dozen ve- Foley’s 'ang and Tar AT I8 JUST WHAT GHILD o e 'eflt!u. . 1 , too. I S Mmoo L coughs, 'riend - { c i » m §£ ] E i i 3 i B i § 4 il g% il il % f 30x3% 30 Fa ric, AT New London Yabric, All-Weather ‘Tread ___. x3% Good W #2000 = Single-Curc q17§§ the manufacture of the Goodyear Tires that equip the most expensive automobiles built. devoted solely to 3ix4rinch sizes, The effect of this endeavor is noted in the fact that last year more cars using these sizes were factory-equipped with Goodyear Tires than with any other kind, : It is also noted in the fact that, if you own a Ford,Chevrolet, Dort, Maxwell or other car requiring the sizes mentioned, you can secure Goodyear Tires and Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubesat the nearest GoodyearService Station. ¢ of Goodyear Tites e dog Sl 1 01 i O U SO S i g GBenta WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF GOODYEAR TIRES, HEAVY TOURIST TUBES AND ACCESSORIES GOODYEAR SOLID AND PNEUMATIC TRUCK TIRE DISTRIBUTURS YOR NEW LONDON COUNTY THE A. C. SWAN CO. i hicles of all kinds passed through ma'ed to give up-work and call a physi-! hall in.the afternoon, Thursday, for the center during the day, and not more than that number of pedestrians ven tured out. The milk truck for Willi- mantic, driven by William Bootsch, | made its regular trip, but the auto-| truck of the Providence Dairy Co. I 1-} ed to make its usual collection. of! milk. As if by concerted action none of the nineteen children who are convey- | ed to the Windham High School by | | make a professgonal sank so | deep_in the snow,that it could not, be! st , So three men with shove started to dig it out, all to no pur-! pose. Then “Bill” Wolff went home | and brought his stout iron g horse, and hitched it to the rear of the car and ther ttempt was made to | start with the same result, finally the horse was hitched to the front of the car and the exceptional feat of the | horse drawing an automobile was ac- complished. Soon the car reached state road when it proceded under its own power. Mr. Wolff felt th: he had done a kindly act and declined to accept the compensation offered for the assistance of himself and - his beast, thinking that he might some- time be glad to accept of help if plac- ed in similar corcumstances. On account of the storm it was pos- sible to make but one trip to Hop! Rover for the mail which was brought } by George H. Champlin and Herbert Collins, the regular mail carrier, Mrs.! Blakeley, being ill. | Postmaster .}1. W. Porter, became | il 'during the morning, and was obli cian. [ HOPKINTON The town couneil and probate court | bridge construction loans are to be de- - i held the February session at the town cided by referendum to the people. On i In 2nd. R haii, Jionda the absence ¢ was chosen clerk amount of $182 The inventory and e ordered p: ppraisals of tl estates of Mary F. Cole, deceased, and | i of Horaee L. Crandall, deceased, were received-and ordered recorded. The account of Sue Thurston Brown | administrators | of the estatc of Hartford P. Brown, de- | ceased, was referred to March 1st, / of 8. B. Richmond and E. R. Allen, administrators of the es- | deceased, | ordered of distribu- ticn of ‘a portion of said estate was and Stanley Q. Brown, next. The account tate of George E. Hoxle, was €x: ed, allowed and recorded snd -an order entered. A session of the board of canvassers was advertised to be heild at Hope Valley in the morning and at the town For Infants and Children . In Use For Over 30 Years 70 Always bears the M of KEENK AX BULLETIN BUILDING TELEPHONE 531.4 UTTER AND TOOLS OF ALL KINDS SPECIAL LIGHT HANDLE AXE, $1.75 THE HOUSEHOLD 74 FRANKLIN-STREET s to the CASTORIA ' medical aid on account of the condi- tion of the roads. 1 reached Hopkipton | purpose of canvassing the veting lists { o be used in the special election, on|{ No mail has { Tuesday, February 10th, when the | City since Wedneaday. bond issues for the soldiers’ bonus and ———— Looks That Way. Rumor says that T Constantireple. Is the be saved again by the ip: | account of the storm, a quorum fail- ! ed to appear. The list was canvassed and signed by the two. members pres- ent and a spscial act of the general assembly will be invoked to legalize th action. ot many of the roads .about town are yet passable and such as-are be- ing used are dangerous. i Fred Parks, with his truck, succ(’ed—" ed Friday evening-in bringing through to Ashaway the first mail since Wed- nesday evening. He was:six - hours covering the five miles from Wester- ity of the great powers to agres —Charlaston News and Courier. Familarity witn ganger is apt to breed contempt fer:it. = After the Dance take a bath with - 8. Briggs has been ill for are suffering from colds and there is much . diificul in 8 5 HAPPY,NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR PATRONS * “WE CLEAN ABSOLUTELY” Furs, Evening Gowns, Gloves and Slippers CLEANED TO PERFECTION GOODS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED EVERY DAY BY AUTO GIVEQSATRI_AL TELEPHONE 743-2 '~ 150 MAIN STREET Postal Telegraph Office, Norwich - “YOU CAN RELY ON SHALETTS” = !