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Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Anson Hyde.

Mrs. Lydia A. Hyde. widow of An son Hyde, died at her home in Colun- bia Aug. p. aged 90 years and 6 months. death being due to age. She was born in Chatham Jan. IS, 1922, the daughter of John s. and Ruby Bolles Markham, She was the last of family of six brothers and sisters. She married Anson Hyde in 1847 and came to Columbia, where she has since resided. In 1897 she celebrated her golden wedding When she was s5 she fell and broke her hip, but with q skilful doctor and good nurse she recovered so as to be able to do light work and walk out every pleasant day. Her greatest pastime was her patchwork, piecing quilts as long as she was able to sit up She was a kind and devoted mother and was loved by old and young who knew her She was a devoted Christian and bore her sickness with patience. She leaves two daughters, Mrs Allison Ladd of Willimantic and Estelle J. Hyde, who so tenderly cared for her during her sickness.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
REVENUE CUTTER WAS
 WANTED IN NEW LONDON Needs of Replacing Old Vessels Else
 where to Be Met First.
Especial to The Bulletin )

Washington. Aug. 23-The bill re- ported yesterday by Chairman Adam son of the committee of interstate commerce provides for the constFuc- tion of four new cutters in the reve- nue service. The item providing for a cutter for Long Island sound to be stationed at New London, was, on the advice of the secretary of the treasury, stricken out of the bill In writing to
 the chairman of the committee. the secretary, speaking of the proposed new station at New London, says: ITO place a vessel at that port would mean
 establishing an entirely new station. While this would undoubtedly be de- sirable because of the large number of vessels passing through Long Is land sound, it is in my opinion far
 more essential to ask congress for the four new vessels above recommended; i; in other words, to put the present fleet ] on an efficient basis before extending | the service"
 The bill recommended provides for
 one new vessel to take the place of the old Woodbury, doing duty on the coast of Maine; a new vessel to take the place of the Manhattan, the anchorage patrol boat in New York harbor; one
 to take the place of the Winona, doing 1 duty on the Mississippi sound, and one to take the place of the Perry,
 lost in the Boring sea during the sum 1 mer of 1910
 The total cost of the four new ves- | sels will amount to $925,000
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to Fifth street, ending at the Greene ville police station. A side line from this citrcuit was extended down Oak street to the junction of Boswell ave- nue and Franklin streets The sur veys will give an Idea of the thorough way in which it is proposed to cover the city, although it is not yet an nounced just where some of the vart- ous boxes will be located along the cir cults. The equipment that has been suggested as most suitable for the needs of a city the size of Norwich with its possibility of growth by in cooperating outlying sections, such as Norwich Town and Taftville, will be ampE sufficient for extensions, as 1t provides for four circuits, each capable of having twenty boxes on it, Only about ten signal boxes are planned for at present.
 Hartford, Meriden and New Haven are some of the cities to who mthe po- lice commissioners have written, and the police system in the last city has been personally inspected. From Mer- iden, which is regarded as having a most up-to-date police department, Chief C. B. Bowen has written to Chairman William C. Mclaughlin of the police commissioners. extracts from his letter being as follows
 We have used the Gamewell police system for more than 20 years, extend- ing it each year in a small way, until we now have nearly a sufficient num- Der of boxes. It costs a bit, but so does everything worth having. These little sub stations, as you may call them, on mans post where he may get In touch at any time with the office, and the office with him, are sim ply indispensable The policeman of intelligence and worth welcomes the police box as his next best friend, and the tape displays to the close observ- ing desk officer much more than is registered in dots an ddashes, as to the work and interest of his men. Even in our small city they are worth more than & hundred times the cost"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
THE OLYMPIC ATHLETES
 LIoNIZED AT NEW YORK
Formed Theater Party Last Night
 Reception and Parade Today.

New York, Aug. 2S.-The American Olympic heroes were lionized on Broadway tonight. The athletes as sembled here, almost in the full num- Der which made up the American tour, as guests of government. state and city over the week end. The prelude to their entertainment tonight was d theater party which the athletes att tended in a body. They were roundly cheered by other spectators.
 The big events of the reception will be the parade tomorrow morning and gala dinner at night Sunday will be devoted to sight seeing.
 Mayor Gaynor will lead the line of march over which the Olympian ath- letes will be carried in automobiles, escorted by nearly 10000 marchers.
 The route down Fifth avenue and Broadway to city hall will be flanked by 12,000 school children who will wave greetings with the Stars and Stripes and give the American Olym- pic teams yell as the athletes pass.
 The dinner, to be set for 2,000 in the evening, will be the largest of its kind ever arranged in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
CHELSEA BOAT CLUB OUTING.
Forty Members Went Down to Scotch
 Gap on Friday Evening.

About forty members of the Chel- sea Boat club took in the August out ing of the club at the Chelsea lodge at Scotch Gap. Friday afternoon and evening. The party left the club house at o'clock in the launches of MT. Baker, Walter Lester, Dr. Peck, Julian Williams, N. A. Gibbs and Frank Sev- in.
 At 6 o'clock a MacDougall chowder was served and proved big feature of the outing. Cigars were passed and general social time followed the supper. The party arrived home short ly after o'clock, after passing a most enjoyable evening. Arthur L. Peale was chairman of the committee in charge of the affair
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
CLARK TAKES THE
 FIRST VAN WICKLE

(Continued from page five.)
 Charles Jacobus, father of rogue. of ficial editor of the game in America and for 37 years past identified with the pastime in Norwich, made a felici- tous address, quoting a poet to give expression to his sentiments regarding the Rose of New England. He intro duced Mayor Timothy c. Murphy, who expressed his heartiest welcome in behalf of and for the people of the city, mentioned his regret at the un- fortunate weather that had attended the tournament, and hoped that the newer members of the rogue associa- tion might receive the same impress sion of the city as have the older, for Norwich wants the National Roque association to make it it's home,
 President Williamson was then gracefully presented by Prof. Jacobus as a prominent attorney of Washing ton, D. c. To do one thing well the speaker considered to be the secret of success in life. There are any mum Der of people who can do a little in many directions, he said, and there are many pastimes that may be fol- lowed, but there is one game that young men, middle aged or old, may enter into and excel in, and this is the game of roque. It develops the mind and the body together fosters q strong. steady purpose, courage, forti- tude, courtesy
 Norwich ought to be the home oi the national association" he contin- ued and while I am not criticizing the attitude of the residents of this city, if the association does not con tinue to meet in Norwich it will b. your fault. If you in the future dc your part as well as you have in the past, we will, I apprehend, stay with you. But can we not do better, Let this be a spot where we may come from all parts of the country for this greatest game in the development ot the character of men"
 The band played again and then the watermelons were cut and distributed among the throng and attention was again directed to the games in prog ress Cn the sanded courts under the myriad incandescents.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Lectured to Socialists.

Under the auspices of the Polish branch of the local socialist party Mir Benkovsky, organizer for the Indus trial Workers of the World, addressed a good sized audience of Polish people Friday evening in Froechlichkeit hall Mr. Benkovsky spoke on the Ettor- Giovannitti defense and proved an in teresting talker. On the close of his address, M. E. Taft of this city gave a brief address. l. Wnurowskv acted as chairman and Helena Modzleska was secretary. The collection for the Ettor- -Giovannitti defense fund amounted to S11.60.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Planninn to Have L Lsotnres

Norwich Stationary Engineers asso- citation No 6 initiated one new mem Der at Friday evenings meeting in the Bill block, and received several appli- cations for membership. The associa- tion is growing steadily in numbers and is in prosperous condition It is planned to have a series of lectures during the fall and winter on subjects associated with engineering.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Fire in East Side chimnsu

About 2.30 o'clock Friday afternoon the autochemical was called to the house owned by MT F'iske at No. 21 Ripley hill on the East Side. for a chimney fire. The fire was quickly put out by use of chemical and the damage was slight. The house is oc- cupied by Frank Leete. The house is on very steep hill and the auto chemical took the pitch as smoothly as one could imagine.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Eiahtx Proarsssivss at New Britain

New Britain, Conn, Aug. 23.-Her- bert Knox Smith. Senator Joseph W. Alsop of Avon, and M L. Floyd of Tariffville were the principal speak CTS at rally of the progressive party here tonight. MT. Smith Hkened the recent progressive convention at Chi cago to a religious revival" Pledge cards were passed through the au- dience and there were eighty signers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Progressive State Convention,

Hartford, Aug. 23-The state com mittee of the republican progressives this afternoon decided to hold a state convention on September 25 and 26, probably here. to name state ticket. Among the names suggested for the gubernatorial nomination is Rev. Dr. lege.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Relief Corps Heard Poem.

sedgwiclS Womans Relief corps held well attended session Friday after noon in the Buckingham Memorial with the president, Mrs. Dorothea W. Balcom, in the chair. Regular business was disposed of, and Miss Peck read an interesting original poem. Mrs. Wood ot Admiral Foote corps of New Haven vas the guest of the corps
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
HEALTH OFFICER
 PLACED IN CHARGE
State Chemist Expects to Send Re- port on Milk and Water Samples Sent by pr. Shahan.

As yet nothing has been heard from the laboratory of the state chemist at Middletown in regard to the samples of milk and water that were sent there from this city by Milk Inspector D. J. Shahan for examination for typhoid bacill. In the case of water, the chemical and bacteriological examina- ttons occupy about a week, so that a reply may be expected shortly. Dur ing the week Dr. Shahan has given the water question over into the hands of the town and city health officers, Dr.. George Thompson and Dr. N. B. Lewis, and Dr. M. E. Fox, town health officer of Montville and will confine himself to his duties with the milk.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Launch Trip,

On Friday George W. Guard enter tained fifteen of the Y. M c. A. boys and Physical Director A. c. Pease on a launch trip down the river. The boys enjoyed a swim. and the sail was pleasant experience for all
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Pearl Buttons z z1 fot a es:d' ssa

1000 cards of White Pearl Buttons one dozen on a card, in both small and medium sizes-special price 7c card, 4 for 25c, value 10c to 15c card.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Boys Clothing

At 44e-Boys' Golf Caps, value Soc At 39c-Boys' Kniclerbocker Trousers
 sizes 4 to IS years, value soc At e5c-Boys' Knickerbocker Trousers
 sizes 5 to 16 years, value t1.25. At S2.s5-Boys' Two-piece Suits, value
 S400. At S3.95-Boys' Two-piece Suits, value
 $500. At $4.50-B Boys Two piece Suits. value
 $500. At S7.5o-Boys' Two-piece Suits. vslpe
 S10.00.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Women's $1.OO Long GOc
 Silk Gloves at. ..... VON

Women's 16-Button Length Silk Gloves, in black and white and in a full line 'sizes-good $1.OO value at 69c a pair.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Weekend Specials from Severa! Departments
Black Velvet Ribbon

Black Velvet Ribbon is in great de mand at present We show a splendi' quality imported French Velvet Rib bon, ranging in width from No. 1 a Be a yard to Ribbon 91h inches wide a. soc a yard. We invite examination.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24

And some men seem to thing 1t Is to their credit to lie about their truth fitness.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Women's Soc and 0Eo S1.OO Belts at. .. AON

Womens Elastic Belts, in all the best colorings, including browns, navy, reds, tans, grays, etc.-regular soc and s1.00 Elastic Belts at 2oc each.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
Women's soc zoo Long Lisle Gloves at OON

Women's Long Lisle Gloves, full el- how length. in white, and in full line of sizes, regular soc Gloves at 3sc a pair
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
PetticoatsKimonos

At 79c-Women's Black Heatherbloom
 Petticoats, plain tailored, regniar
 price s1.0o.
 All Women's Muslin Kimonos both long and short at half prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22
ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION
Prevents Settlement of MeehsnesViIIe
 Strike.


 Elizabeth Gprley Flynn, ons ef the best known workers of the 1, W, w, in the eastern part of the country, arrived here Friday afternoon to take up the cause of the Mechanicsyille strikers. Miss Flynn was met at the train by members of the strike com mittee and escorted to ForeSters' hall, where she made a brief address, talk ing about fifteen minutes. In the even ing she talked before a mass meeting, open to the public
 Miss Flynn will remain in Putnam until the issue between the strikers and the textile company is finally de- cided. She will be assisted by Grow CT C. Perry, who was here when the first strike began, and the assurance is that the national organizers will concentrate their efforts at Mechanics vile, as they now have only one other strike on hand, the one at Clinton, Mass, where the matter of discrimina- .. ton Is also the issue keeping the workers out.
 Miss Flynn's first work will be to map out a policy of procedure. Meet ings will be held regularly and that the pubic may know what is being done 8 big mass meeting will be held in the Bradley theater Sunday afternoon.
 A strike leader said Friday afternoon that the strike breakers brought here are quitting the jobs and that sew erai of them went away during the day. It was understood that about 120 people were at work at the mill, which number is little more than a quarter of the normal number.
 Chairman Ellery of the strike com EN,Fl strike had just begun. Those in charge of theaI w. W, organization are pre- pared to fight the issue of discrimina- tion to finiph, and will remain out until this phase of the situation Is eliminated,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22

This years graduates of Putnam High school were at Webster Lake on Friday afternoon for the class picnic
 Members of the council of L'Un1on St. Jean Baptiste in this city have been invited to join in the observance of St. John's day at Dayville tomor- row Sunday.
 A procession of automobiles passed through this city Friday or over routes on the outskirts, bound for the boat races Most of the machines were Boston owned.
 National Auditor Coming.
 Frank J. Sherlock, national auditor of the Knights of Columbus will be in Putnam Sunday and will go over the books of Cargill council of this city and of Rose of Lima council of Dan ielson. MT. Sherlock is travelling.
 Shower Welcomed.
 Putnam got a much needed thunder shower Friday afternoon, that brought a considerable amount of rain and did it without creating any great disturb ance and without doing any great amount of damage. The storm was Of great benefit to crops, which have been suffering for water.
 The police are preparing for iit- tie comfort, as concerns headgear dur ing the hot weather period. Alpaca caps have been ordered to replace the heavy caps and helmets used at oth- CT times of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22

Colonel Davis, in command of the New London artillery district, who has offered the services of a provost quard to aid the police in preserving order among the large number of soldiers that come to New London and remain several days during the pay period has decided to continue the service until further orders. The service has been cheerfllly accepted and the result has been satisfying to the citizens and the soldiers. It has been decided to give this provost service whenever 1t is considered necessary and in the future when any great number of soldiers come to New London on pass a pro- vost guard will be detailed to work in connection with the local police and to pay sole attention to the actions of the soldiers who do not act in a respectable manner. The presence of the provost has a quteting effect on the wearer of the uniform that he Is supposed to respect in. order to com mand respect. The service has been very effective and as evidence that it is to be no byplay 8 commissioned officer is in personal command of the guard and on active duty with the men.
 The provost guard have temporary quarters in the freight house on the Ferguson wharf now the landing place of the government transports. But when the change is made to the wharf of the New England Carpet Lining company it is likely that quarters for the provost guard and a guard house for the convenient keep ing of the unruly until the arrival of the transport win be provided. Somehow rother the soldiers on pass seem to have more dread of the pro vost than they do of the local poHoe and govern themselves accordingly
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22
Lack of Harmony Between Day and Night Officers
 Causes Conflicting Orders
MOVEMENT FOR A SAFE AND SANE FoURnn
Not All Believe There Should Be No Observance of Inde- pendence Day-Provost Guard Considered Excellent Manner of Dealing With Soldier Probem-What Talk ing Buecoat Can Do to Hurt City.

officer imagines that the police force is going to the bad because he per sonally is supposed to obey and not direct, it is about time that he made formal application for promotion or tender his resignation.
 If disgruntled officer would con. tent himself with telling what he knows and what he thinks he knows to those who know him no harm might result, but when he unbosoms to strangers it gives them an impress sion that is not correct about the po- lice force of New London. This was emphasized by a conversation over heard on 8 steamboat trip to New York this week, when two strangers to the. city were commenting upon conver- sation they held with a cop while waiting for the hour of departure of the boat.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22

Another misunderstanding as to authority in the police department came to the surface during the pres ent week. Policeman Leary cleared the sidewalk of a crowd that had as sembled to hear the Salvation army soldiers talk and give vocal and in strumentaI music, informing the of ficer in command that the place des- ignated for the meetings was near the monument and. not at the curOlng of the street, where the meetings interfered with public traffic. The po- liceman told the newspapers that he was acting under orders from the cap tain and would see to 1t that the side- walk was not blocked. In response to a query Police Captain Haven made assertion that no such orders had been issued. This statement reached the newspapers and out came the police man with the reply that the orders were issued by Lieutenant Jefrers and that the captain had told him that IL was a part of his duty to keep the sIdewAiks open for traffic, Policeman ,aary declared that he had undueStion- ed authority to order that the meet ings be held near the monument as that Was ths place originally deslgnat- ed for these meetings, and unat the former Salvation army onlcefs Ie speeted such order
 The press discussion by the police man would indicate that New London instead of having a united day ana night police force has practically two separate departments the man in charge at night having nothing, in common with the captain on duty days with power to issue orders standing orders, without the knowledge and consent of the captain who is sup posed to be in command Of the de- partment These commissioned onl- cers of the department have mace ID s1rcb claims as to conditions, but the noIicenan has made strong hints in +he public press that such condition does exist. It would perhaps be well for the members of the police force to get together and come to an under standing.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22
131sT VIOLIN
Recently Completed by John A. Morse
 An Interesting Craft.

The making of violins, an art re- quifing as much technical skill and art istic temperament and ability as sculptor must possess to warrant any degree of recognition. has in John A. Morse of this city an exponent of un- usual merit
 Mir, Morse has recently completed his 1Stst violin. It is a beautiful instru- ment, not only beautiful in tone the result of his long experience and study and careful observation of the results obtained from the use of certain con- binations of woods, but as well in it's Stradivarian outline. so perfect as to inspire admiration from all who have had an opportunity to admire it.
 Mir Morse is a musician of ability, a violinist and a 'cellist known throughout the eastern end of the state In talking about his latest product he came to tell how he became a maker of the sopranos" of the orchestra.
 He was a boy in Woodstock, where his early years were spent, when a young friend showed him a violin that he had just made. Mir Morse. natural ly of a mechanical bent. thought he could beat his friends product by 8 mile, as the Great Untamed at Chicago might say, and he set out to do SO. His first attempt was not a success that was pleasing to him. and he went at the job again. The second violin was not so perfect as to warrant the belief that it would sell for a fortune, so he tried once more. He tried and tried and tried again until he got so he could make the sweet toned instru ments right, and now after 2S years. each violin that comes completed from his skillful hands is the perfection of tone and beauty
 Mr Morse has never made 2 violin vet that he did not intend to keep for his own personal use, but mehow or other they have all gotten away from him. most of them for prices ranging from s35 to SlO0 and over MT Morse tise his Instruments, but the buyers have come to him. some pf tAam to plead that he lei them have 9 fiddle" that they had heard 10 be charmed by.
 'I am surely going to keep this one, 9 MT. Morse says about No. 13+ Then he went on to tell of the drudgery and the weeks and months of time that he is obliged to spend, spare time, to pro- duce the perfect product. His latest effort is in p5rt made from a piece of board from the spiTe of the old Meth odist church in nanieIson and in part from piece of sycamore from abroad that is probably more than 200 years old. The instrument Is not only beau ttfHl to the eye. but, In tone as in- pressive to the soul. It is a triumph of art
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22

triotic celebration next year. That all sounds nice to those who would be glad to have the day passed unob- served, but included are not the old codgers who still proclaim that the paraphraSe What Was Good Enough for Dad is Good Enough for Me" Un- til the past generation men have passed
 away there will be just a few of the cid huheh who will insist that it is impossible to make too much noise on the glorious Fourth and who only re-