Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 21, 1921, Page 5

Porteous & Mitchell ~ COMPANY _CRETONNES, AT 3%¢ Yard-wide Cretonnes, in a wide range of handsome designe and eal- orings—Price Now 3% a yard. CRETONNES, AT 48¢ Beautiful designs and celorings in yard-wide Cretonnes — Price New 49¢c a yard. CRETONNES, AT 59¢ These are handsome designs and rich colorings, made te sell at a much higher price—New 58¢ a yard. CRETONNES, AT 79¢ Cretonnes of rare beayty—exclusive designs to be found newhere else— Now 79¢c a yard. CURTAIN SCRIM, 15¢ 36-inch Curtain Serim, in white, cream, and ecru, with neat open- work border—Price Now 15c a yard. CURTAIN SCRIM 17¢ 36-inch Colored Berder Scrim, in a good assortment of patterns and colorings—Price Now 17¢ a yard. CURTAIN SCRIM 29¢ Better quality Curtain Scrim, esl- ored border, good assortment — Price Now 29 a yard. 59¢ MARQUISETTE, 33¢ 36-inch Marquisette, whits, cream| and ecru, with neat berder, a geed assortment—Price Now 33¢c a yard, formerly 59. 85c MARQUISETTE, 59¢ 36-in Marguisette, with neat lace edging — Price Now 58 a yard, formerly 85c. CURTAIN MUSLIN, 33¢ 36-inch Curtain Muslin, in dots and figured designs, a good assertment —Prics Now 33¢ a yard, formerly 4. CASEMENT CLOTH, 69¢ 36-inch Casement Cloth, in geld, brown and green—Price New 6% a yard, formerly $1.25. The Porteous & Mitehell Co. o ——— INTRIGUE IN JAPANESE COURT HAS NNDED Tokio, Feb. 20 (By the A. P.)—A statement issued here today deelares that the recent “intrigue” in the court ended wit han official confirmation of tMe engagement of Crown Prince Hirehite and the Princess Nagako. The statement denies that the question at issue wasg connected with jealousies between the clans and says it merely cencerned blood and inheritance. It adds that agitatien for the postponement of the trin of the crown prince to Kurope arises from ap- prehension of danger to him abread by “Korein malcontents.” In view of the recent incident and the reports of a clash between the Che-shu and the Satsuma there is considergble in- terest in the appointment of Baren Maki- no as minister of” the imperial heuseheld, because it is known he is a Satsuma man, He is highly respected and credited with conservatism and -high meral qualities, He has been considered a possibility for the office of premier. On account of his knowledge of inter- national affairs it is expected that Baron Makino will be indirectly an adviser to the throne and wieid considerable infla. ence in the empire. * e THE HIP SING TONG TO FIGHT DRUG SMUGGLING New York, Feb. 20.—The Hip Sing tong, famous in days of secret passage- ways, opium dens and mysterious crimes that were prevalent in New Yeork's Chinatown, has joined in a fight against drug emuggling. Dr. Carleton Simon, special deputy pe- lice commissioner in charge of the nar- cotic squad, attended a dinner of the tang tonight. Four hundred members assured him they would do all in their pawer tq aid in stopping the smvegling ef drugs, especially opium. _— FORMER PRESIDENT REYES OF COLOMBIA IS DEAD Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 20.—General Rafael Reyes, former president of Colem- bia, died here Saturday. General Reyes resigned as president ef Colombia in 1909. His administration at the time wa sdeclared te have been char- acterized by a firmness of poliey that had much to do with rehabilitating the finan-- ces of the republic. One of his mest rad- ical departures while president was the separation of church and atate, ELECTION IN PRUSSIA WITHOUT BISOEDER Berlin, Feh 20.—incoming reparts from all sections of Prussia, where elee- tions are being held teday, indicate that the balloting is going on without disarder. Less than 70 per cent. of the voters cast their ballots. In Greater Serlin the cam- munists were very active. Definite results will not be available before Monday night. » CAPTORS OF URGA ARE OFFICERED BY JAPANESE Pexing, Feb. 20—The steéngth of the captors of Urgs, Mongolia, is estimated at 5,500 Russians nad 16,000 Mongolians, officered largely by Japan The ¢ e wor ministry ien agoinst Urga under the leadership of the gavernor .of Manchuria. It is reporied tk: r has returmed to this eity after vis- iting Atbott G. Rutier of St. Petersburg, Fla. Rl i e ] “CASCARETS” IF SICK, BiLiOUS, HEADACHY Tonight sure ! Let a pieasant, harm- less Cascaret work while you gleep and have your liver active, head clear, stomach sweet and bowel meving regular by morning. Ne griping or in- conyenience. 10c, 25c or 50 .eent hoxes. hiidzen iove S CapoFADSEG ia preparing. Novwich, Manday, Feb. 31, 1931. VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 5:58 o'clock ‘thig evening The Februsry moon will be full tomer- row, the 12nd at 4:32 & m. 2 The first jeicle of the season formed during Sunday aftérmcon’s storm. . The' fashionable red and blue umbrel- las made a cheerful note guring Sunday‘s aevere storm. The reading room at the Otis library W4 in charge of Miss X A. Ward, Sunday afternoon. The big 'bus sleigh is ready for igh- ng un‘:-. Tel, 317-2.—adv. g “The 1321 Nutmeg, year book of the Connecticut college ut Storrs is fast nearing eompletion. Becaupé of the severity of the storm Sunday evening Lenten Devotions at St. Pairiek’s churoh were omitted, o The flowers in the pulpit at the Taits church® Su were in _memory of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Liewellyn Pratt. Dellar-day sheppers developed healthy appatites which resulted in good business for the hotels and restaurants. The near-blizzard was a sign of spring which had not heen in the calculations of any of the local weather sharps. It was Mrs. John E. Post, the presi¢ mt, who preaided at last week's meeting of the Progressive Missionary club. Pidelis class ‘of the Central Bajtist church is to meet with Mrs. Bertha Greenhalgh of 161 Franklin street. No Blue Law advecate 'objected to swall beys earning a ilitle honest cain with the snow shavel during Sunday. lians here learned Sunday that Berkeley Divinity School may be || moved from Middlstown to Philadelphia. Owners of sleighs in suburban townms will have an- opportunity to come to Nerwich on rumners to do their trading this week. ‘The new asaistant at St. Patrick's church, Rev. Philip J. Mooney preached at the three masses Sunday, his theme heing Heaven. A Stafford patient at 96, Mrs. Philena Preble is-making good recovery following a surgical operation at the Johnson hps- pital, Stafford Springs. - Relatives of the late Marie Bonin An- dree, wife of Frank Androe, are to at- tend a requiem high mass for her at St. Patriek's church Tuesday. The Otis lbrary which was kept open Lincoln’s Day hecause that date fell on Saturday, is tp be closed all day Tues- day, Washington's Birthday.’ Reckville Association of Letter Carriers will send a delegation to the annual meeting of the State Asseciation to be held Tuesday in Middletown. Owl$ whist Tuyesday evening, Feb. 22d, at Owls' hall. Admission 25c.—adv. The annual informal dance at Storrs coliege will be held in Hawley armery Friday evening, February 24. This is the @fth annual midwinter dance. =~ Saturday at eight o'clogk in St. Pat- riek's chureh, an anniversary requiem bigh mass for William Donegan was sung b7 Rev. James A, Broderick. - ‘When the returns are all in the ameunt which New Lendon will have raiseg for the Hoover European Relief Fund will De better than $15,000 it is anticipated. During the past welk alumnae coum- ell meetings were being _ held at Smith eollege and there was a large attendance of alumnae local representatives learned. During. the war there wers several theusand army men stationed at the gar- 7isoms eof the island forts: Today there are net’ mere than 200 men at these forts, The eeldest weather of the winter may be expected over much of the country east of the Reeky Mountains during this 'week, aceording to a special bulletin foréca st. "The display of red silk poppies on Me- morial day promises to be general in this eity, as elswhere this year, if the plans of th eAmerican and “Freneh Children's league are earried out. : Franeis Bidwell, sen of Dr. and Mrs. Fragk N, Bidwell, of Norwich, is a mem- ber of the glee club and the banjo-mando- lin club ef Brown University which has just returned frem a coneert tour. The United States civil servica com- missien announces an eamination- for Junier explosives engineer, man 25 to 45 years of age in the Bureau of Mines, I« partment of the Imterior, for duty at Pittsburgh, Pa. At Neank, Frank Bracei is to build a latge cottage on Margan's Point for Prof. H. B. Jepson of New Haven, who has spent! several summers on the point at the summer home of W. F. Coe. The new house will be 56x50. Steamer Panama, for. Cristobal, en which Charles H. Brown, of Norwich, is 2 passenger, sailed from New York at 4 p. m. Friday, the trip taking six or sev- en days. This is Mr. Brown's eighth trip to the isthmus. State manufaetyrers learned Saturday woolen sellers foresee a periog of very active eompetition with fersign mills once it becomes certain just how far tarift tates will be ingreaseq and on what date they will*take effect. As the place for the anhual meeting of the Connecticut Federation of Women's Clybs, Btamford was selected at the ah- nwal mid-winter luncheon- held at Dan- bury Saturday. The date will be in the third week in May. : At the thirty-sixth wnnual eonvention of the Connecticut Fifers and Drumme: ¢ Association held Saturday st New Brit ain, Richmond Parkington of Naugatuck was chosen president ani! Odell M. Chap- man of Willimaltic first viee presidenf. . The Daughters of the American Revo- lution are to hold an &per Americaniza- tion meeting at the Community House, en Washington's Birthday, at 3:00 p. m. Chancellor McGown of the American In- tenational college will address the meeting. Due to the storm Sunday morning, as Mr. Seamans was delayed In reaching Norwich from Mystic, the trio, -Abide With Me, gung by Mrs. Arthur E. swy, Mijes Whitferd. and Chorister Ehen Learn. ed. was substituted for the annow ced offertory at Park chureh. - town meeting in Ellingten Wednes- day evening will decide if the town will vele to reconstruct with gravel that sec- tion of highway known as Orchard street, bteween the Apostalic Christian chureh and the Ellington-Vernon town line and to previde fer the nécessarw appropria- tien, 4 In Spite of the mtorm, a good propor- tion of the 140 members of the Rosary society, Mrs. Johp A. Moran, presides; received Holy Communion in a body af the 7:30 masa in St. Patrick’s chujch Sunday. efferigg it for the complete re- storation to health of thelr rectory ang chaplain, Rev. John H. Broderick , OBEY CUPIP'S CALL IN \ FACE OF SNOW STOEM Certain Willimantio- girls would have had a right to assume that their charms ware mueh above the ordinary if they could have seen a party of four or five Norwich voung men preparing to make an. automobile trip to the Thread Ciiy Sunday night at-the hehest of Cupid. The biggest spow storms of the winfer had re terrors for the love-lorn youths. Up to 3 1&: hour Sunday night, it was not knewn whether the sutomobile party made sgfe haven in 3 werm parior er were stuck in the snow drifts somewhere betweer this city and Willimantic. nce isn't- b;';s if you don’t PERSONALS - Miss Sadie H. Kilroy of Union street spent the week-end visiting. in Bosten, Mass. & Mrs. Vistoria J. Plante of Main ‘street spent Sunday in Providence with her son, John P., a student at a private school: Mrs. Agnes Steinkamp Vi and her sister, Mrs. M. F. Grady, mnmuth. former residents here, were in Norwich | Saturday- and attended the supper givem by Merciér Council, { Harold Ring and his sisters, Misses Catherine and Mary Ring, children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Ring, of Springfield, who motored to Nerwich :dfldg to ;ol:n their grandparents, Mr. rs. n Royston, of Broad street, intending to return Sunday afternoem, are smowbound here. ¢ —_— - OBITUARY . Mrs. Werbert W. Lueas . Mrs. Herbert W. Lucas died at her home in the Central building on Bread- way on Saturday morning about 9 o'clock following an illness of long dura- .Mrs. Lucas’ eenditien was when she suffered a réiapse. mgshe was borm in Montville on July 28; 1877, the daughter of the late Margaret and James Fitzgerald. She made her home in Montville until her marriage with Mr. 1a\as on Jume 22, 1914, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. J. O'Reilly, Since her marriage she has resided in Norwich. - Mrs. Lucas is survived by her hus- band, one sister, Mrs. James ¥. Sullivan of Brooklyn, N. Y., four brothers, Dan- iel Fitzgerald of Montville, James Fit#: gerald anq Cormelius Fif d of New London and David Fitzgerald o{ Mont- ville. \ Mrs. Levi Heyer. Mrs. Phoebe A, Heyer, 78, widow of Levi Heyer and mother of Dr. H. H Heyer of New London, died Saturddy morning at the home of her san, 70 Cait street in that city, where she bad lived for several years. She was ill for some time prior to her death. She was a mem- ber of the First Baptist church. Mrs. Matthew F. Geary On_Sunday aftermoon about 4:20 a'cleek, Mrs. Mary M. McKenna Geary, wife of Matthew F. Geary, died at her ‘home at 43 Roesevelt avenue following ansillness of abeut slx weeks. Mrs. Geary was born in Norwich, the Idlu(hter of John and -the late Jame McLaughlin McKenna. She attended St. Mary’'s school, graduating in 1906. In St. Mary’s church on Nov. 11, 1919, she was united in marrlage with Mathew F. Geary, She was a devoted member of St. Mary's church and was a popular youns woman in Nerwich. Besides her husband and father she leaves three sisters Miss Margaret Me- Kenna of Norwich, Mrs. Charles Morse of this city and Miss Helen McKenna also of Norwich. Mrs. Francis A. Harris. Mrs. Helen E. Harris, widow of Dr. Francis A. Harris, for some time .med- ical examiner for Suffolk county, died Thursday at the Corey Hill hespital, in Bosten. Mrs. Harris was a native of Roxbury, the daushter of the late Philip Leonard, a Boston business man. She was married to Dr. Harris in 1891, and her married life was spent in Beacon street and in Winthrop. Dr. Harris died twelve years ago, and for the past eight yearg the widow had lived at Riverbank court, Cambridge. Her enly survivor is a brother, Charles Leonard, living at Ni- antie, Conn. The funeral was held Saturday at the ch:;el at Mt. Auburn cemetery, Cam- bridge. \ Jehm E. Gilman . Boston, Feb 20.—Jchn E. Gilman, past commander-in-chief of .the G. A. R., died at his home in the Roxbury district to- day. He was born in Bostop in 184%. Since 1301 he had heen eommissioner of soldiers’ relief department of -this city. FUNERALS. Fraak Remick. The funeral of Frank Remick was held Saturday afternoon at.the home of Mon- roe Beckwith, Willetts avenue extension, Waterford. Rev. Myron E. Genter offi- clated. The byrial was in Jordan ceme- tery. Dominie Papsrella Funeral services for Dominic Paparel- la, infant sen of Mr. and Mra. Joseph |Paplrelll, 47 Lake street, were held from the home of his parents em Satuf: day afternoon. Burial took place in St Mary’s cemetery, Shea and Burke were the funeral directors. 4 Fred A, Haglund. Thé funeral of Fred A. Haglund, who died in Ames, Ia., where he was attend- ing a vecational training school, was held at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hzglund, at 492 North Main street FRED A. HAGLUND Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends present and a delegation from Robert O. Fletcher post, No. 4, A. L. The floral tributes were many and handsome. The fuyneral services were conducted by Rev. E. A. Legg, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, of which the deceaged was a member during his residence in Norwich. The hearers were Walter Mc- Climon, James Kirker, John T. Fitzpat- rick, Richard P. Gregson, Harry W. House and Webster D. Copp, members of the Masopic order. Burial took place in Yantic cemetery, where a Masonic com- mittal service was conducted by John A. Scott as worshipful master angd George A. Keppler as chaplain. Rev, E. A, Legg pronounced the bepediction, Chureh & Allen were the funeral di- rectors. In Chargo of Italiau Werk, Rev. Signor Ghetto who recently grad- uated from the Italian depar:ment at Colgate universi'y has taken. charge of the Italian Baptiy work i1 thiz city and New London left vaeant by Rev. J. W. Carlevale. He has an pesistaiat jasror, Mr, Ottaniane and a weman ;nissiopary who earry en the Italian werk witn aim in_this city. Rev, Senor Ghetto is 3 young man of ability and is well qualificd 15 handle the rapidly growing work in tve Ttalian de- partment of the Central Baptist church, Fvening Schools’ Hollllay Because of the blizzard Edward J. Graham, superintendent of scheels, an- nounced Sunday evening that it was deemed advisable te omit the session of the evening schoel this (Monday) even® ing. As Tuesday is Washingtons Rirth- day there will be no segsion of the ev- ening schocls that evening. The evening chefls will meet Wednes- Ignera: | o A kans. thig,when aai Al | aake day. Thursday and Priday evenings this FIRST Gripped in & blinding snow storm that swept over the eastémn part of the counm- try for twenty hours, Norwich, like all other citles in the east, lies huried in a blanket of smow about 15 inches deep. The storm started about 3 o'cleek Sunday morning and continued until abeut 11 o'~ clock at night when the moon and stars came out. The snow, whipped by a 8 mile gale. piled up dritts in the streets of the city and in the eountry roads, blocking trafiic to a considerable extent, and tying up the \ olley lines late in'the afternogn. The sieam roads were alsa delayed and trains through Norwich were ene and two heurs late. - Trelley Lines Give Wp. The trolley company suffered the mest during the storm aa all interurban cars were pulled off about 4 e'clock, leavi Norwich practically cut off frem the of eastern Connecticut, the enly of travel being the steam road automobile. There very these last that weuld tyre out except for exorbitant prices. ‘The trelieys em the ‘West Sideand Yantic lines wers discon- tinued abaut 4 o'cleck Suaday afterncon but the Greeneville and Taftville lines were kept open until later in the -day. On the New London line two trolleys he- came stalled near the city line in Thai ville and remained smewbound umtil by plows early this (Monday) moming. On the Yantic line a plow went off the track in Yantic and remained off for some time, leaving' that lipe tied up between noon and 1 o'clock. No cars were able to get through to Willimantic during the later part of the afternoon. Supt. Sam- uel Anderson kept the plows at weork all night but a high wind would in the snow a few minutes a 3 plew ha passed and the work ‘::{eepht the track clear wag no slight Supt. Anderson is in hepes that wil the snow plows. at werk all night ki will be.able to have the trolley lines in operation on schedule time today. Autemébiles Stuck in Smew. The automobilists, whe were hrave enough or foolish enough to venture out had hard work getting through the drifts and in several places owners of cars were forced to leave them by the road- side and walk. Others carried snow shovels to dig themselves out should they become stuck. Several cars were towed to garages after breaking down under the strain of pushing through the drifted snow. " Drifts in the Streets. In the streets in some places the snow drifted to the depth of three- to - four feet. On Bath street there was 3 drift that was waist deep and in the Fallg and West Side sections the snew was drifted to the height of the fences and walls. In the country districts around Nerwich the snow wag so deep that the read was passible. Several of the local undertak- ers who were called out on Sunday af- ternoon and evening were ferced to re- sort to the horse-drawn vehieles in order to make their calls. < Twe Engines te a Train. The steam roads overcame the difficul- ty by using two locomotives to each traim but even with the added power their pro- gress was naturally siow. The boat traim due shortly after 10 o'clock frem Worces- ter did mot arrive umtil nearly midnight and the northbound trains were equally as late. :EEEE compeny was on the alert all day fer NORWICH -BULLETIN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1921 RST BIG SNOW OF SEASON BRINGS * COMPLETE TIELP N STREET TRAFFLC trouble resulting from snow-laden branches breaking”and falling en the + No Calls for Firemen . There were no calls for the fire depart- ment Sunday. Handicapped ' by-* the swittly drifting snow, the apparatus, had been any oaills, could have made but #lo% time at best, Blizzard conditions, eapecially when the snow drifts to heights level with picket fences and stone walls, a8 was the case Sunday, make quick re- sponses to alarms impossible, for it is ex- tremely difficult for the heavy apparatus te make headway threugh snow-choked treets. d Too much care eamnot be exercised along fire prevention lines, especially ‘when the streets obstructed with snow. Fire gains headway at an aston- ishing rate within the space of a few minutes. In fromt of the Central fire station the snow drifted to a helght of three or four feet, making it practically impossible for the apparatus to leave the station should there have been any calls. The firemen put in a busy afternoem and evening keeping the station entrance and a good part of Willow street clear of drifts g0 that the apparatus could get a start at least. A drag and one-of the horses used on the aerial truck did ex- cellent service in clearing the street. Snew Shovels Came Out. The storm of Sunday was the first real Snow storm of the winter and for a time it looked as though it would duplicate the blizzard of '88. The old snow shevel that has had an easy winter of it was brought out and put to work by the more public spirited citizens early in the afterneon. The spirkt of these people far exceeded their judgment for, ag fast as they shoveled out, the wind would undo their work by piling in the smow. Street Commissioner George K. Fellows bad employes of the street department out with a pleugh if the morning. Walks in the Backus hospital neighborhood were cleared by a horse-drawm plough from the hespital. The storm prevented the gas and elec- trie department from dolnswork that had been plamned in shifting Wires on a new pole on Main sireet near the Preston bridge. It was not necessary to turn off the electric power during the day as would have been the case if the depart- ment's workmen had been busy on the pole. The big snow storm had been pre- dicted by the weather bureav in its Sat- urday forecast, but had escaped the no- tice of the weather sharps who make vp the almanacs a yezr in advance. They merely said it wan'® ' ool New England between the 18th and the of February, with gaws iu the south and high winds west of the Mississippi The attendance at the local theatres was small during,the evening and some of the churches announced at the mar: ing session that there would be no eve- ning services. The evening Lentea eer- vice at St. Patrick’s church was given up. The loeal police put in a strenu- eus day and night patroling their beats in the heavy snow. At the police station there were only a small number of lodgers, the drifters apparently hav- ing found sheiter elsewhere earlier in the day, but there will be at least eight lodg- ers to help Janitor Joseph J. Fields do some shoveling this (Monday) morning. His squad will consist of one man each from Norwich, Canton, Mass, Pawtucket, ‘Wineski, Vt., Blackstone, Webster, Mass,, and Plainfield, Conn. — MOST SUCCESSFUL DOLLAR DAY IN NORWICH STORES The exceptional Dollar Day. values of- fered Saturday by the merchants of Ner- wich brought hundreds of shoppers frem all ' seetions of - eastern ~Cemnecticut. Crowds, in some cases, lmed up out inte the street, waited outside the .un:d“lz in when the doora were o] :u:‘n:‘ From that time on the majemty of the stores were erewded all day and until closing time in the evening. Extra cars were found necessary on nearly all the trolley lines in order to take care of thé incoming and outgoing crowds of shopers. ‘Taroughout the afternoon and evening Franklin square was packed at car time. In spite of the extra heavy traffic the cars were kept meving on scheduie time. In at least ene ease, custemers Whe had their eye on a particular bargaia ar- ticle that they were after complained that it wag met to be had although the ar- rived within a few minutes aftar 8 o'- clock ang they were told that the stock had been sold out before (as agreed hout for onening. Dollar Day missed the big swew storm by just twenty-four heurs which was for- tunate for both the buying public and the merchants. — WARDENS SHOULD PROVIDE b FOOD FOE GAME BIEDS Owing to the heavy snow storm that swept the state on Sunday, covering the ground with a foot of snow, Game War- den Robert Chappell of the sectien of the state has been notified from Hariford that all game wardens should make an effort today to get into the woods te feeding places of game birds, especially quail and distribute foed. Until the recent storm the winter has been ideal for game birds, there being no snow tc cover the ground and the weather hag been mild. Sportsmen have been predicting 2 pleptitude of game in the fall of this year as praetically no loss will result from weather conditions. The only thing that bothered game go far is the fox and there is abundant evidence in the woods of where the fox has killed the quails and partridges. Not only are the game wardens asked {o feed the birds but all whe have means of getting into the country should take along some feed t e the gm‘ birds. Brings Foreclespre Suit, The estate of Morton ¥. Plant has be- gun foreclosure proccedings on.a chatte] mortgage for §17,000 against 'the Tele- graph Publishing eompany of New Lon- don. The suit is brought by Hemry B. Plant, Mae Cadwell. Hayward, Francis DeC. Sullivan and George L. Shearer of New York. executors of .the will of Com- modore Plant,” and is returpable before the superior court on the first Tussday. in Mareh. TOWN CLERK WILL RECORD SOLDPIERS’' DISCHARGE PAPEKS At the last meeting of Robert O, Fletcher pest, American Legion, a letter was read frem Dr. H, B. Campbell of the state tuberculosis sanatorium stating that he will examine free of charge any ex- rviee man who thought his lungs might affected from gas or other causes ob- tained in the service. The adjutant has full information on this matter. ; The announcement that the town clerk is now prepared to record discharge pa- pers was very gladly received. Some of the miembers have already lost their dis- charge papers. These papers can never be replaced and a copy can never be ob- tained unless they are recorded. If at some futhre time an ex-service man or his widow wishes to. make application for 3 penaion or ether claim, the first thing that would have to be produced would be the discharge papers ,and if they were loat or destroyed by fire, or other cause, a copy could be obtained at the town clerk's office if they were recorded. The department and_ post officers wish to bring the importance of this matter to the attention of all ex-service persons and urge that they have their diseharge pa- pera recorded as soon gs possibl Bulletin No. 92 has been received by the adjutant, which states that the state has been divided into seven districts, with # chairman for eaeh district, for the co-opgration of all. The Fifth district, New London county, consists of Posts No, 4, Nerwich, 9, New London, 15, Griswold, 41, Old Lyme, 4, Colchester, §5, Mystic, 53, Stonington, 85, Sprague. Dr, Jeseph M. Ganey of New London is chairman, Important duties of the chair- man are given as follows: It shall be the duty of the district chairman to keep in clese toueh with all pests in his terri- tory, and to attend post meetings as of- ten as possible in his district. In case of any internal friction in any post under his_jurisdiction he wili investigate same and repart to department headguarters. 1t shall likewise be hus duty to investi- mete in ‘capjunction with the local post |any serious matters of Americanism, se- ditieus or_ umpatriotic nublic utterances and report his findings to department headquarters, throygh the local post. He shall likewise act in eonjunction with the department for the greater expansion of the American Leglon in Connectieut. At the first meeting in March it is ex- pected the charter will be ready to frame. The matter of dues is very important, 28 national headquarters has ruled that all members wha have not paid their 1921 dues by Feb. 23 "mnrs. delinquent. The lint of paid up memberd will be made up by that date. Salary Bais Fer Constables. ‘‘Constables should be placed on a stipulated salary so that they will eon- duet themselves in the interests of the public welfare and not for selfish motives and persenal gain,” Charles T. MeCone, eoungel for the' New Haven Automobile elub, told the legisiative committee on the judiciary Friday aftermoon at Hartford during the hearing on the bil] concerning constablea. “The . present fes system is objection- able," Mr. McClure said, “for the pay of the constable depends on the number of arrests he make Acoarding to Mr. McClure, 75 per eent of the arreats in some towns are not for the interests of the public, but are for selfish, private gain. “Put. the constable en a salary. basis and the personal ince e will net figure in arrests,” Mr. McClyre declared. “Cam you give specific, instanc queried Mr. Hall of the committee. “Nerth Haven and East Hayen,” re- plied Mr. CeClure. ‘Mr. Hall added that the situatien there was “a stench in the public mestrils.” No oppesition wWas voiced against the 1L, e FRANCE DRENIES RUMORS o OF WAR PREPARATION§ Parls, Feb. 20.—The war ininistry tooh occgsion today to declare that rumors of Wwar preparations in Fraace are without oundstien. WRONG ITEMS INCLUDED IN . WOMBN'S FARM PER CAPIEA “It is manifestly unfair to charge into the per capita cost for any yur,. any expense for permanent repairs ang im- provements ,new construction, or inven- toriable supplies on hand,” says Mics 1d: M. S, Thorpas, secretary of the poard of directérs of the Connecticut State Farm for Women at East Lyme This way by way of refuting the claim advaneed that this particular insti- tution has the highest per capita cost of any similar institutions of the state, and considerably higher than the majority of them. This is but ome of the various criticisms made of this institution, i management and a demand for an inves- tigation all of which developed because of a statement that 2 Putnam bride had been detained at the farm and refused permission to return to her home and husband for Christmas, resulting in a demang for the bride’s release by Attor- ney-General Frank E. Healey. At the time the story concerning the Putnam bride became known Prof. Wil- llam B. Balley of New Haven chairman of the board of trustees claimed that this bride was not & bride at the time she was paroled from the state farm, but her father and the man who afterward mar- ried her came to the home of Rev. Chal- mers Holbrook , in Chester, took her sway and that she and the young man were martjeq and left the state. Upon her return to Putmam the authorities called upon the woman and asked her to return to the farm for detention for a short time for the sake of discipline, according to the rules of the Institution. This she voluatarily did, according to Professor Balley. Mr. Bailey said that girls who break their parole are usually punished by detention of from a year fo a year ang a half, but in her case, the board decided to be lenient with her and detaineg her only for three months. Profe r Bafley explained that the board décided at a meeting helg shortly after her return to the farm to release her on December 16, so that “if she was unable to take Christmas dinner with her husband in Putnam it was no fauft of the board of trustees.” . Miss Themas says regarding the farm: ‘The appropriations by the leg- Islature for the farm amounted in 1917 to $80.000. Of this, $28500 was pald for 750 acres of land and buildingh there- on. In 1919 there was appropriated for maintenance $75,000 and for new con- struction $156,001 On July 1, 1920, the total expenditures fram the date of the organization of board of directors, which has had the supervisi of the ex- penditures of all apprepriations allotted to the state farm, was $201,043.37. The inventery, very conservatively taken, of July 1, 1920, showed $137,486, Inventory was.completzq at the actual cost of such supplies as were on hand and at considerahly less than cost of the land. The original land and buildings purchased were bought at a very low valmtion. The above figures show a dif- ference of $69.556.92 as bastween inven- tory and the total amount spent. This vepresents the real runming expenses of the institution from August, 3918 to July 1, 1920. On the basis of expense the ae- tual per ceptal cost is about $12 per week." “The public is apt te forget that it is not only the delinquents who are ben- efited, but that each and every eom. munity from which these girls come, by their removal for a time, is saved from 7 very grave menace, for 40 per cent of them are diseased. The state, also 14 “Diamond Dye” 0ld Garments ‘And Draperies Each package of “Diamond Dyes” contains easy directions for dyeing any garment or drapery. Beware! Poor dye streaks, spots, fades, and ruine ma- tix;ial by giving it a ed-look.” Buy “Diamond Dyes” only. Tell druggist whether your material is woel or silk, or if it is cotton, linen, or a mixture, 16 rich colors. piness is not my:h scenes, but service i the oné thing that makes us really. happy. Livingston was happy because he gave his life in service to the black people of Africa; Washing- ton was not great simply because he was pur first president, but because he serv- ed his country, anq his fellowmen, and in this service he was happ: Linceln found his happiness in service, and thig service was shown in many, many ways; he ‘was thoughtful in the very little things as seen in his kind act in pieking up a bird's nest from the ground and placing it with the baby birds in the crutch of a tree away from harm, and he afterwards said that he slept better that night because of this simple act of kind- ness. The greatest of all men was Jesus Christ, the great Son of God, and he founq his greatest joy in serviee he rend- ered to his fellows. and he lived out that word that he spake, “I come not to be ministered unto but to minister.” and s0 we will find ,our happiness in service for hose about u —_—— Clear Fnunciation an Asser. Good grammar is as desirable in our speech as in our business and social eer- respondence. And clear enunciation em- phasizes the use of good grammar. We may pick our words with the greatest care, but the effect is lost if we run them together, or in our speech. et sp desirable asset but practice: While occupying places far remeved from the public platform, telephane op- erators, as a class, are as highly trained in the art of speaking distinctly ag the tolks of the stag Haven't you noticed when a telephone operator splaks to you over the wire that every word she says is clear and dis- tinet, even if she repeafS only the tele- phone number you have given her. Clear- ness in speech is an essential qualification fof a place at the, telephone switchboard, for without it no girl can become a sat- isfactory telephone operator. It distinet talking s so important em one end of the wisk it must be equisly important on the other. It is a fact that more than 90 per cent. of “wrong num- ber calls” are due to the slurring and in« distinct speech of the telephone user. Calling a telephone number distinetly, helps to speed up the telephone service. Emulate the operator. Try to speak ag clearly as does and note the servies betterment which folle' Gift to Quaker Hill Pastor Rev. Donald Fletcher, who closes his undoubtedly an economic gainer by t detention, centrol and traininz of.thesa delinquents and especially of the sex offenders who are cured of disease. The normal eapacity of the farm Is 50. There are now 36 girls and 1§ bables under care. Forty-four girls are on parole uhder supervision of parole of- ficer, and these are riving satisfaction to their employers, The directors have felt that in a little more than two years they have returned to society as useful citizens Snmkalli one-third of the total number of indivilluals committed tp the institutfon in that time, anq when it ig relaized that we have had over 40 com- itments since last summer ank tha: no inmate under tha rules of the institution, can be paroled In less than nine months from the time she arrived. we really hava succeeded in training and quolifying ana paroling apnroximately half of the eom- mitments of adults who could possibly be paroled In that perisd We feel that this is a creditable record of salvags in hu- man material for the state of Connectf. cut, that the general assembly passed a wise law creating and governing this in- stitation and that the directors appointed by the governor umder this law to op- erate the institufion for the state have E:y;?l'l-shu] the real purpose underlying “The hoard is asking for an a - tion to provide adequate mllmen:l;n:‘f::d fccommodations for 150 resident girls for the next biennial period, and for a schoo; building for the educatlonal. voeatfone] and industrial training of the irimates We need the support of, yeur: organiza. tion and personal effort with the mem- bers of the legislature that, his most fm- portant wark of the state of Connecticut may not be checked, but advancea to efficiency under the mest approved methods. POST OFFICE HOURS FOR WASHINGTON'S BIRTADAY “The Norwich post office will be open from 7 a. m. till 12 m. on Tuesday, which is Washington's birthday. The money or- der postal savings and carriers windows will be closed all day. The morning ‘de- livery will ‘be the ‘only one made by city carriers, and will include a collection from the street letter boxes. A collection will be made at 4 p. m. from the same hoxes as collected on Sundays. Outgoing mails will close as usual, (he last mail for New York and Boston closing at § . m. ® Greeneville, Norwich Town and Pres- ton stations, the hours will be the same as at the main office. Stations’1, 2, 3, 4, 6, T and 9, no mon- ey order business will be transacted. No deliveries will be made by the ru- ral carriers, but patrons receiving mall | from the main office, may call between 9 and 10 2. m. One full delivery will be made by the parcel post carriers. Happiness In Service Notwithstanding' the heavy snow storm there was a good attendance of men and boys at the Y. M. C. A. meeting Sunday afternoon, when two reels of motion pictures were shown, one “A Lit- tle Bit of Heaven,” apd the other “The Widow's Mite.” The meeting opened with the singing of several hymns with Robert Otis at the piano. After scrip- ture réading and prayer, General Secre- tary Edwin Hill made, a brief address and said in part: ‘The reel you have just seen was true 10 its titls, “A Little Bit of Heaven” and if we but stop to pastorate at the Quaker Hill Baptist church next Sunday, has been presented a purse of $285 by inembers of the church. There were 110 who contributed to the gift. PAPER WORKERS ARE TO SIGN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS Holyoke, Mass., Feb. 20.—Eagle lodge of papermakers as an organization te- night turned down the modified form ef contract offered by the Crocker-McElwian and Chemical Paper Manufacturing com- panies. Union men employed by these two companies who have been consider- ing what is practically the “open shep™ proposal of the company, will retumn te work tomorrow, however, and will sign the individual contracts proposed by the companies. Union leaders tonight pre- dicted that this will mean a fight withim the papermakers’ union. New Haven—Word has been resetwsd in New Haven from Budapest of the death of Ceorge Bodnar, who formerly lived in this and other Connecticut cities. Bodnar drew out $3.000 from the bank and went back to visit the old folks. His cash made something like 60,000 marks, quite a sam in Europe. persistent cough or’ general rundown | condition, there Scott’s, Emulsion is a positive help. 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