Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-18
WATCH HILL TO WESTERLY BY AUTO.
Capt Walter H. Davis Crosses From Life Saving Station on the Ice-Two Small Fires Tuesday Night-Annual Meeting of Franklin Lodse-Eastern Star Chapter Entertains-Fellowshp Meeting

When the item stating that there had been no fire in Westerly for the past three months was written, and as 1t appeared in Wednesdays Bulle- tin. the statement was correct; but during the night there were two fires, although not of serious consequences. The f1rst fire was in the residence of John Fl. Murphy at IT Narragansett avenue, and alarm was sent in from box a<, MT Murphy owns the house and occupies the upper tenment, the lower ono being occupied by Joseph LAnehan. Mrs. Murphy and her chill dTen, excepting her son Austin. were 1n the Lenihan tenment, Mrs. Murphy being called there by a case of sud- den illness, while Mir. Murphy was at his place of business. Young Austin Murphy was in front of the house when Dr. John M. O4Connell, a neigh hor, came along. The boy was talking to Dr. O'Connell of the woman being i'll in the house, when the doctor mo- tlced blaze In the Murphy kitchen. With the boy ne rushed into the house and discovered that closet in which Is located the hot-Water boiler and which is used as a clothes press, was GbiaSe. The doctor and Austin Mur- phy Sub6ued the blaze with several buckets of water. The interior of the closet was burned, as was the up- per part of the door; the clothing in the closet was destroyed. The fire was checked before 1t burned through the partition and the damage will probably not exceed S1O0. The exact cause of the fire 1s not known. The fire department arrived promptly, but gekuTDed to the fire house after Chief COttrell made examination, and ascer- AAined that the service of the firemen wAs not required.
 Next came an alarm from box 52 esFner of Main and Union streets, for q fire in the house occupied by the DeEeIis brothers in Crafts court, and near tha fire house. There was no one in the house and the firemen fore ed entrance. They found the fire to be in bureau and communicating to the woodwork in a bedroom. The house was filled with smoke and a line o1 hose was laid as 8 matter of precau- ton. The fire was extinguiShed with chemicals and the damage was slight No one was in the house at the time the fire started. but the belief is that an oil stove contributed to the fire.
 Congressman George H. Utter of Westerly, after conference with off, efals interested in the project of con- GtHOctlon and equipment at Point Ju- Gth haFbor of refuge, has decided moi ts ask congress for an appropriation for landing slip and kindred i'm pEove1nentS that have been urged by men representing the business and maritime interests of Rhode Island The attitude of the officials in Wash ington Is that 1t would be a waste oi nl0ney to make improvements in the heFbor until the westerly breakwatel 1s completed, as the harbor is now un- protected, and that there would be liability of the landing slip or other structure being ruined by storm.
 Several years ago provision was made hy congress for the construc- ton of the westerly breakwater on the continuing contract plan. It is esti- mated that $4oo,000 will be required to complete the work and in this yeaz'a estimate the secretary of the tzeasarar recommends that s160,oo0 he appropriated for continuing ths work Mir. Utter 1as been assured by the chairman of the rivers and har- bers committee that the recommends ton of the secretary will receive fa- vorGble consideration.
 Joseph J, Ettor of New YeEk ha: declined the good offices of John Gold. on of Fall River. president of the United Textile Workers of America for a peacable settlement of the strike in Lawrence. as indicated in the tele. gram sent from Westerly to Mayor Michael Scanlon of Lawrence. MT Ettor is the directing head of the atrike as national organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World which body has taken over the hand ling of the strike and who declare. that the strikers can gain nothing by arbitration.
 AF Ettor said he did not and can. net recognize the leader of an opposi. den union fin any way and explained that the organization represented by hr. Golden had no connection with tn, Industrial Workers of the World. H. declared emphatically that MT. Colder would not be acceptable to the strik. CTS as one of the employees represen. tAtives on any arbitration board. No1 would State Senator Samuel Ross O. New Bedford, who is international sec retary of the Mule Spinners' associa, ton. The names of both men havt been mentioned in connection with { sought for board of arbitration. MT Dttor positively declared that tn. strtloars would not submit their griev. ances to arbitration.
 "A pleasing feature of the annua meeting of Franklin lodge, No. 2o Free .aRd Accepted Masons, was tn presentation by Albert E. Barber, il behalf of the lodge, of a magnifcen past masters jewel to George E Broughton, the retiring master. II behalf of the officers an apron wa. presented. MT. Broughton expressed his appreciation of the gifts. Tn following officers for the ensuing yea were elected:
 Master, Albert H. Spicer, Jr.; sen for warden, Harry L. Bolles; iunio warden, Frank s. Dodge: treasurer A. w.. Albert IL Spicer; secretary ". Albert D. Barber; chaplain, vii fam H. Sanford: senior deacon, Rob .ert .T. Barr; junior deacon, Waite ' B. 'HiSoox: senior steward, Daniel F Earkth? junior steward, George Harp CT; marshal Eugene B. Pendleton Bentins!. William B. Smith; musica director. Lilan P. Nye; tyler, J. H CAlernsn; trustee of permanent fun fer three years, Russell B. Smith.
 rhe officers were installed by Wor ssafpful F. Tudor Gross of Providence asslSted by WorShipful Howar Knight. also of Providence. At tn conclusion of the installation ther was d social session and hot mea supper wns served.
 At the sixth annual meeting of De