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WEST i % to -Mvuln-umwnn, budget folews: Police $12,400, town hall $3,000, -wpon of poor $5,. $500, printing and pufdic shade trees $4,500, interest :az, in Wake\ld Tuesday o'clock. He was a lodge, ‘Io 25, F. and ll 'lllfldd affiliated with the Arch chapter at Wakefield ; Nar- 27, K. T, of ; the Shrine, and was a Scottish Mason. He s survived by his wife four chiidren. : The Wequotequock Community elub hel a business session in its quarters HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS Be Better Looking—Take SCHWARTZ BROS. ERLY in that village Monday evening snd m ed over and took action on furthes plang for civic progress. An amusement committee wag chosen s follows: Aiva Au‘mn l(nl-“I Conrzd t;“n Bigie m This committes ve charge Ior month and glan pleasant timwes for the memberghip. The matter of the use of the building for the club was discussed at a meeting of the sclectmen of the town of - i ton held Saturdey last and Jossph Chesbro was appeinted to confer with the club on the matter, At the meeting held Monday evehing the follewing wete named to econsult with Mr. Chesebro, cott Main. The usual soclal time was held at the rooms pf the club Wednenday even) 5 There was dancing and singing an general good social time. ; Friday evening, the young e ate to have another meeting, those I are to arrange a pleasing pro- gram. Miss Lucy Crowley s to assume charge of a class of girls, and she is to | teach knitting and sewing, sinc g1seful a8 well as joyful things are {o be the aim of ‘the club, More than 70 have slgned to join the club, so the success of the venture ig as- sured, At moon Wednesday the fire alarm sounded for a blaze in the workshop of the Rhode Island garage o Broad street. An electric light bulb attached to 2 lng extension cord which wae m ‘§ss while work Was being done on an automobiie owned by Howard M. Barber of West Eroad street, dropped into the pit be- neath the machine, exploded and ignited the fumes of gasoline in it. In an instant a large volume of flame was pouring out of the pit. mxnwwo- ers were used from the garsge and the fire alarm was gounded. More extingulsh- ors were used from the fire truck, and a small amount of water was put on the burning wood work. The Barber ma- chine, a Cadillac, wes run out of the shop. The top was damaged by fire and the heat from the flames blistered the Paint on the body considerably. In fighting the fire Ernest Pancera sustained burns on his face and Charles Raithel had his hand burned. Antonio Pancera, who had been working on the Barber machine, had just erawled out of the pit when the electric buib dropped and ‘the explosion ocourred. Frank H. Bmith of runuu. . J.“ commissioner of banking accompanied by Mrs. Snn.h, was among the 300 passengers who sailed Saturday on the steamship Caronla for a cruise of two months in the Mediterranean. They will visit Madeira, Portugai, Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Rome, southern France and spehd a‘week in Egypt going up. the Nile. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith havel many friends in Westerly and are often the guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. B. Courtland Bentley of Maple avenus. The winding and warping departments of tho American Velvet gompany were the only sections in operation Wednes- day. @wing to the strike of the weavers at noon Tuesday it became necessary to close all others as they were caught wp in their work. About 20 wwavers were at work. At a moeting of the union Mon- day night the men decided to have the committee Wait on the offictale here and talk over the new onders and éhange in pay, but nothing could be aceomplished and so this usual busy industry s ebout shut down. STONINGTON Complaint is heard here about Rhode Island people ooming to the Conneeticut shotes. 40 get a supply of ciams, This industry is carried on by a féew. On the other hang many from Connectieut go to Sandy Point, which is in Rhode Ixland, to get & supply. Talk of a petition ask- ing for & law to prevent out of the state | | I Alva_Allen, Joseph Lee and Mrs. Wol- | telli wflxunfl- trade chain of. Calvary Episcopal chareh has lrr-ngnd to take caretf an Inidan girl and make her a complete outfit of garments #o the child can at- tend mohool James E. Staplin has resumed his du- tle san janiter at the Worough school, He'was at home a week owing to il tw@l2 Njna Counefl, K. of C., is composed of men r:lq '-nxla enthusiastic m& nmglre: sive & n have gnother cla: Teady £o'bo aivanced in the degreea. AN ATEEMPE Y0 RIDNAP GROVER CLEVELAND ullnbnu. Berlin, Jan, 26.—An attempt was re- contly made at Whersbach %o Kidnap Grovér Cleveland - Bergdell; American draft evader, and a compaflon named Stecher by five men in an automebile 1wo of wHOm were Ameriosn ;nxmars in- gence offigers and ofte an American sergeant, actording to the Hbersbacher Zeitung. | was belug driven to the Ebers- m;; station to_meet wedding guests When the gufomobile was sudden- | 1¥ surropnded and ils occupants ordered uunn::;m fo the Amaricans fired, ane fo the Amaricans X the newspaper says, wounded a German friend of Bergdell ip the right hand. Po- lice officers ampearsd and the five men fled, but the two alleged inteiligence of- ncm and another of the men were ar- rested later. Beradoll .and Stécher have been living at B e 3 small town in I‘Ad-n.dt‘:r some mHneh! M according to a = patch to the Tageblati from Karisruhe last Saturday the two men were invited to a local weddiag. Early in thé even- ng Bergdol} ied the bridal cou- ple to tho. railway station: where they Were to call for other wedding guests. Bergdoll remainied behind while the hride and groom procesded: to the station plate As the party wag ahout to leave the station a mmipr car dashed ‘up gnd five men, alighted. They wmnaed‘ the car in which Porgdeli and his party were seated. The chauffeur Sumpeoted a plot and prompti the engine, where: ‘sangers stepped up to 4 revelver at hMm and demanded that the car be halted under pain of instant death. Bergdoll brushed the weapon aside by which time his car was- already well under way. The ear with the five men took up the pursuft. Several shots were fired at the bridal party and it is alleged one of the members was wounded. The commotion attracted passersby @_police placed under arrest the rguers, whose ear had arrived from Epeyer (Spiree) Saturday morning osten- shly the purpese of forcibly sefzing the two Amerieans and transporting them to the occupled zone. A special dispatech says that the car was in charge of two officials from (he American army of ooéupation who were aceompanied by four German detectives. The Amerieans gave the names af Carl Neaf and Franz Zimmer. These two men are supposed to bo Amerfean datee- tives, hailing from Denver. The Germans in the party were Gustaf Stelger. Gott- fried Kelm, Aumst Famha:h and the driver, named Hildebran KILLING OF LANGDON PISOUSSED IN PIET Toklo, Jan. 25.—(Dy The A, P Mi ister of War Tanaka, renlying in the dtat tofay to an interpellation by Renresen- tative Kotaria Mochizuki of the Kensei- Kai, or onposition, party. Regarding the recent killing of Lieutenant Warrem H. Langdon tn Viadivostok. said the incident | Wag regreitahle in viow of the fact that it oecurred between Ametican and Japan- ese nationals at a time when the two peo- ples were devotedly endeavoring to estab- lieh a cloger mutual understanding. Minister Tanaka sald, judging from the reults of the mvestigation eo far as it had gone. It appeared probable the Ja- panes: gentry wag the first to shoot. It thig was so, the war minister eontintied, the only factor remainiag te be declded was whether the sentty was mubjected to You Can Own a ROUND OAK NOW at the LOWEST PRICE at which they will sell through-| =: The party sttempted to| gfl ifled in post hioey mu in vmd.vcflm ht becatise she was_ents cm lm portant mission by the wnnln-r body,” the war minister anserted, The result of um court fimhl of the sentry Who lsz-u m? Langdon diet ag goon will be made wbun &3 1t 13 reocels 'l'u.l.s OF AMERICAN NAVY IN PHE WAR Bost::n fan 25 §peaking in Sym- tonight, Admiral Sims, in an &«m foll o Subodoten, talf the stary of the American navy in the war. ile tressed Afmerican corzradeship With the ritish during the wat, and went on to say: . “You ses, we have both our faylts, as far as that is eoncerns ., but we gat on perfectly well togeiher. 1 tanhot see that there need by any misunderstan HI if we approach our inevilabla cammerci and other difilculties in & friendly -plrlt If people 0gR 06-operate loy: nltv under the stress of #ational interests and | persanal ambitions, in war. surely they can with goad will cosoperate in peace. “In my estimation. as gomething of a student of war, a failue to co-operate with & bertain degree of cordiality is a | danger. “Many- of our differences, to be sure, are pinpricks, and generally pin- Dricke are of Nttis consequence, but some pinpricks cause big polsoning, the polson being. supplied skilfully by propas ganda. Enough pinpricks will make a dangeroys situation. “The world will Rot stand for another great war. Evén were the worid 26 dis- posed, it eouid not stand ‘amother great war., The natigns must find a way to j sompone their differences. The only sure basis is & spiritual onej it ia through the power of sentiment. “Mn Beck, to whom I have refarrad, has well sald ‘The allied nations that fought together must remain together, must pefpetuate the epirit of the grea! alifance, and thus promets internatl ersonally I.believe it will depend ehiefly upon the initiative being taken by the British and America: And that a permanent understanding between them will inevitably result in peace and good will throughout the world. Personally 1 believe that whateyer the ultimate agree- ment or assoclation for.the prevention of war, the unity of the -English-speaking peoplea. in unmistal g le friendship ‘and understanding will pI'y an essential par?. Not to invade the rights ar exclude the fellowship of other nations. but te inoiude them and help protect them. “Now those words are not mine. You have read them in the paper, and so have I They are the expression of fhe sentiment and opinion of Mr. Werren G. Harding, "o is golng to Be president of the United States. ‘“Now, as to the propaganda, just a word. To me it is ineomceivable that American citizens of Irish nationality can support the taction or party known as the Sinn Fein, knowing what they do xbout them, huuu 1 have seen’ a lot of the Irish W le, and I Ifke them, but in the papers ti I have published since the war I have explained ealmly and carefully what their aetions - meant. “We were fishting aeainst the Ger- mans .and the central powers, but they were fichting in the onen. They fousht the submarine under the water, but that is the way to fivht the submarine, The nn Fein were fizhting us just es bitter- Iy and behind our backs, “To be sure, they never had the power to atack us apenly, but they obliged us jto divert vessels from the donvay of troops and the convey of merghant shing that would have otherwise been employed in the gafety of those people. And yau peovle here in Ameriea have & great many of your sons at the bottom of t sen today bacause we were ohilsed to divert those vessels and could. not give adeatate_proteetion. “Now how any Ameriean of Irich.de scent 3 sunnert a party that was our Implacable enemy during the War passes my understanding” | BUPREME COUNCIL IN PRIVATE DISCUSSION OF REPARATIONS Parie, Jan. 26 (By the A. P.).—The members of the allled subreme council Epent most of today ih private conversa- tions @iscussing - reparations. The two meetings of the councll Were devotéd to hearing the statement of the French min- ister of finance, M. Deurer, on' repata- tians and in considering the status of former Ruasian states. 1t was decided that Letvia and Estho- ghs druggiat for MIR mild but effess iy Cnlh, Ce |h “The Coffee of Good Taste” 42 cents a pound Neglected Colds are Dangerous ke no chances. Toep this standard romed'y bandy for the first meess. Bresks vp Gsippo in 3 a cald in 24 h?rs-—ilflwts i (s form docs. not aflect he head—Cascarw it best Tonde Lazative—INo Cfiste in Hill's. ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT “'lh Ie 'ell all $troz Tlie Woods ¥4 tock Dairy Shannon Building, Norwich, Conn, SPECIAL SALE OF QOTTO STAHL'S BACON, Strip ............. Jb. 33 OTTO STAHL'S BACON, Siiced Regular Prics 45¢ OTTO STAHL’S LARD, Home Rend=red, ...... Ib. 19¢ Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Qnly nia shall be' recognized as retan | republicans. { states. It is, expected that monu'- Dublin, Jan. 36.—Colonel Oldman, representative ‘will be heard during the | commandtog the military in the Dublin | present conference. of the council, but the | disirict, hag lssual a waming to We! deeision with regard to Liihuania mdy be [ peopic under the restoration of order act delayed until the result of the leagyp-of | {0 the efiect thal any person Who ,ex- nations plebiscite fn the Vilaa regien s foept i the pursuit of his lawful cail- | known. ing, stands of joiters in any pug.c place ' Premler Lloyd George and Presmident |is guilty of an offense and lisiwe to ar- Millerand had occcasion at Junch to dde- | rest and prosecution. t tions made by M. Doumer, evening made inquiry at a hotel near the | WOODSTCCK CREAMERY BUTTER, ....... |b. 57¢ cuss at some length the report an repara- Belfast, Jan. 26—Two strangers this| Reparations will again come before the council tomorrow, along with the military experts' report oh disarmament. The French attitude, as outlined by M. Dou- mer, is that the allies should stand ypon lhe treaty of Versailies as far 8s repara- are concerned. e DRITISH EMPIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AMERICA New York, Jan. 26.—Representatives of 122 British firms with offices in the United Statés met here today and organ- ized the British Fmpire Chamber of Comymerce in America. The purpose of the bady will be 1o encourage ¢ommerce and closer relationship between the two natiors. Sir Algernon Firth, viee president of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, said- similar bodies have or- ganized in South American eities and throughout England. He advocated the sending of Fnglish students to fmerieon universitics under an arrangement simi- AT to the Rhodes scholarship plasi. AMERIOAN PROPERTY IN GELMANY TAKEN DY CUSTORIAN Berlin, Jan. 3§.-~Four hundred miliion goid marks worth of American property in Germany was taken under ocntrel by the German custodian ef énemy proper: fier the United States emtecod the wa and of thls ameunt 135,000,030 marks al ready have been returned to owners, se- cording' t6 a statement mads todav by Dr. Haniel Von Hainhausen, undér seo- retary for forelgn affairs, Who formerly was attached to the embassy in Washe ington. The tnder secretary eald the Cerman zovernnent had annuled all war regulae tlons alméd at bell'gerents, including the United Statee, thus unconditiofially res leasing all American prope: MURDERO POLICY 18 Beifast, Jon, 36 —The farmer whe Was found shot dead neat his home @t Kan- don, County Cork, yesterday, was visited two @ays befote by six men supposed 10 be Dritish afficers seeking information concerning Bina Feln movamonts in the digtriet, which was given. Pinned to the dead man's ent was fote saying ha had been shot for “ine tending to give Information fo the enemy of repullieen troocp myements.” Thus it is pointed out, the loylists in Belfast police headquarters for three guésts. They Were shown to the bed- f00m of the guests, two of whom Were shiot dead and the third severely wound- €d. The assugsins escaped. Tho vietims havo not been identified, but 38 belleved they are policemen - from country stations brought into the city to | glve testimony before a military inquiry. ——————e GOV, MILLER NOT CONCERNED IN X. Y. CITY MAYORALYY Alany N, Y., Jan. 36.—Gevernor Mil- ler indicated today that as far ss he ls goncerned there 1§ na polities in the New York eity transit situation. lHl attention wag called to an address by F. H. La Guardia, pres dent of e Now York ety boord of aldermen last night in which thé statement was made that if the republican party backs the governor's tramsit program:, ihe gov- ernor “will hand the mayora! Mayor | Hylan off a silver platter in the coming | | election.” “I should not like te onsider that sub- Jeet,” yoplied Goversior Miller. “The ma- yoralty ‘in the o .Ing election is not my concern.” Govednor Miller zaid the interpretation placed on one part of hs message re- gArding traction companies themselves Wil bo authorized to fix fares without outside authotization “was erroneoue.” He sald that of course the city would be @ party to the changes contemplated, OVER $£107,000,060 BACK TAXES COLLECTED DURING LAST YEAR Washington, Jan. 26. — More than $407,000,000 In Hack taxes was collected by the government during 1920, internal revenus officials sald teaizht, adding the rediotion LN: an e x-rxu sum probe ably would be recovcred-in the present vear. Commissioner af Internal Revenue rate of $35,000,000 & mofith as a rescit of fled and office ! audits of 1917 and 1913 Income and prof- s tax feturns. Back taxes collaated by the govern- ment, ofiicials expiained, . Includ r—nax- tles for dviinquencies and evasion weil as o nal amounis In taxe aiv sovered to g ! presromNT O MARINE co. DENIES SECHET AGREEMENT New York, Jan. 26.—Denial that the i } NATIVE EGGS ..... t the Marine Company had enie into an agreement with the British erament I8 1903 0 pursse “no poiicy injurious te the British Mercantile Ma- ine ar_to Britsh trade." Mr. Frankiln called 1o an scknowledg- ed “recipl” by Mr. Deaman of a copy of the British agreement. y in 1903, 31 OFRICIALS OF POSTER ‘n'..fl."o m' INDICTED ll—ll»flmu ch ing vhuillm of the Sherman anii-tr: }1aw against thirty-one officials of with eéniral officoe in New York, were re- turned by the federal grand Jery tuvday before Fedeal Judge Goorge Car- penter. The companias are cha: “worked together” to ebta &1l sultsble bill boards in towns (he popuiation is more tham tw hubdted. The companics throtighout the Uniwe Statea, WILLOWDALE CREAMERY BUTTER, ...... Ib. 53¢ that works and don't out of order. Sctthec and the furnace damperis ned when you want it. You get up i1 a warm house, Cests only $15. CLEVELAND FLAMES EXPLODED AMMUNITION Cleveland, O., Jan. rounds of rifie ammunition stored in the basement of the Cleveland Graye' armory oxploded (his morning when flames swept through the structure. Three firomen weer overcome in the suffacaiing swoke that roiled through the big auditorium were fescued by their comrades just g the roof fell in. The foss is estimaied | Willizms, said that back taxes were bes |4t $790,008, of which §30,000. was in gov- YOLLOWED OUT 1¥ IRELAND |6 ooilecied at ernment material The fite destroyed everything but the walls o the fear of the old structure, Which has housed eversthing from prize fghts 1o fatiofal cumventions. fThe reo- of e famens Cleveland Grays wesd Saved. The auss of the Ars s wnknawn, The firemen were driven back twice by the expiosion of (he (howssnds of rifle cariridges. —— OHARGES AGAINST SCHWAR “XOT FROVEN AND NOT TRUE™ EATOR GHASE €. 129 Main Street, Norwich EDISON MAZDA LAMPS ELECTRIC, GAS AND OQIL HEATERS AsH CANS, COAL HODS WEATHER STRIP the martial area are in a precarious’ pe- | agréement betweenl the Mercanttle Ma. sition between the etown forces and the . #ino Company and the Eritish government h, members of | charge was witkout justification, Was secret waa expressed in a tslesram|the Rouss cominiitee investigating the | indlcation of the commitiee’s feclings given out tonight by P. A, 8. Franklin, | shipping bowrd @eciared in & statement |on the subject was given by Repressmi- 5 ative Fogu présjdent of the Marine Company, whi Tepublican, Oble, while Ms. he dald no waa forwarding 11 William Washington, Jan, 6.~WHN the ap: | T out the Entire Year of 1921 | All those buyinga ROUND 0AK - Burns — ’1‘\'”"(\)01 Seftloal (C\M‘ d"d Wood SYSTEM over again through will serve you. Heating System from this.date on. will § | receivea CASH REFUND for the full amount of any difference there may be § in the price at the time purchased and the LOWEST PRICE DURING 1921. Why not NOW—have the thing which will safeguard abundant warmth, healthful comfort, absolute cleanliness, greatest convenience and economy ? The GREAT SAVING in Coal or Wood will pay fora ROUND OAK over and themanyyeaNI Our many users in Norwich Our offer guaranteed in a.ny. way that will vouch for all we claim for it will satisfy you. J. P. BARSTOW & CO. HEATING ENGINEERS FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS 23-25 WATER STREET NORWICH, CONN Special Prices { Galvanized Coal Hods, %0c, $1.00 to 75c | Stanley 18-inch Fore Planes . Trimo Auto Wrench, 6-inch. .. ... $5.00 | : Trimo Auto Wrench, 8-inch. ....... §5¢ Trimo Monkey Wrench, 6-inch. .. .. T5¢ Trimo Monkey Wrench, 10-inch. .. §1.00 Ford Radiator Cover ..... $1.50—$2.75 Worth double. Mendetts — Mending Rivets, The Household Bulletin Bldg. 74 Franklin Street Telephone 531-4 COAL For Prompt Delivery and Good Quality cal Thames Coal Co. Tel. 500 man, former chairman of the Ship- ing Board. The telegram was In reply ¢o charges contained in a message from Mr. Den- man at Chicago in conpeetlon with aN nzson- made by Seaator Jones Iast week A WOMAX'S RECOMMENDATION l(m D. 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