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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
,on oc1,e and bv one sister MI

nor Locke, and by one sister, Mrs. D. 4. Moves, of Liberty Hill
 Her funeral was held from her late residence on Kick Hill at 12 o'clock Wednesday, Rev. MT. Campbell ofticiat- ing The bearers were Frank Burgess, Fred Burgess, John Burgess and Wal ter Lillie, all nephews. Burial took place in Windham cemetery. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends. The flowers were numerous and beautiful. They included roses and chrysanthemums from the family; carnations and ferns, MT, and Mrs. Walter E. Strong of Bristol; cut flow CTS, MT. and Mrs. John Burgess; pillow of carnations, Mrs. Carolyn Rice of Springfield; pink and white carnations, MT. and Mrs. Clifford Lyon of New Haven; cut flowers, Mrs. George Trot- ter, Boston; white carnations, Mrs. E. A. Moves; carnations, MT. and Mrs. Fred Verplanck; cut flowers, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Burgess and MT. and Mrs. J. D. Burgess, Jr., Bristol; pink and white carnations, fIr. and Mrs Frank Burgess, Bristol; cut flowers, MT. and Mrs William Burgess, Boz rah. MT. and Mrs. Chapman, Norwich, MT. and Mrs. $. P. Burgess, Lebanon, Miss Ruth Williams, Westfield, Mass. Funeral Director J. M. Shepard was in charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

CTS, carting ashes, 75 cents a cubic yarG; Victor Laundry company, wash : ing towels 12 cents a dozen.
 At q spec.al session af the Westerly D. C.eate court Friday afternoon the pe- iiljon of he Washington Trust com pary, adnlinisn aror of the estate of Marss Y. Bray, to sell real estate was oTasT ted. The administrator was au- tfo9ized to sell at private sale or pub 'ic auction the undivideds half of three lots in Providence and an undivided half Of a house and lot in Beach street. Westerly.
 Aa the annual, meeting Of Budlong Wonaan's Relief corps these officers were elected: F. Alice Tefft, president, .Ang.e =. Moves, senior vice president; Bertha II. Main. junior vice president, Abbie ! Eldred, secretary; Jessie A.. i.urdick, treasurer; Ida M Clark, chap laiIl: Edna F. Moss. conductor: Mary F, RHven, guard Jessie F. Burdick, Argie l.. Moves. delegates to depart 11eat convention.
 Bowen ledge. K of P. in annual meeting elected officers as follows. lanes E. Johns, chancellor command CT; Frark T.. Rni ht, vice chancellCr; George l. Durham, master of work, T. n " Barker. keeper of records and e3i; Charles |. Berry, master of iFaAce: William M. Greene. master of excheGuer: Charles Girard, master at 1s: John R. Johns, inner guard; Horace 0. Cavitt. outer guard; GeorS- <. Dunham John R. Johns, Arthur J. FraGueIH, trustees.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
FUN
Mrs. Reuben P. Burgess.

Mrs. Ruth Card Burgess, wife of Reuben P. Burgess, of Lebanon, who died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage Saturday last. was a member of the Lebanon Baptist church, and besides her husband is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Mabelle Locke of Bridgeport and Miss Reuberta Burgess of Springfield, two grandsons, Bernar ! Burgess Locke of Worcester and Arr
 ington J. Locke of Bridgeport, and one great at-granddaughter, Geraldine EIea-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Funeral of Mrs. McGowan.


 The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Mc- GoWan was held from her home in Groton Friday morning, with a requiem mass at St Mary's church, Stonington, celebrated by Rev. C. J. Lynch. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
 Wanphassett and Lords Point are being visited by deer, many having been seen here this season.
 Art Exhibit Opens.
 The art exhibit at the borough schools opened Thursday evening. On Friday evening a musical programme was enjoyed, music being furnished on both nights by the High school and Stonington Symphony orchestras. Savings Bank to Make Settlement. The Stonington Savings bank is soon to make a settlement with depositors, and the affairs of the concern will soon be finished up. The institution has not done business for several years, but de- positors still have money due them.
 Initiated Four.
 Thursday evening at the meeting ot Nina council, No. 43, K. of C.,,four can didates were initiated, also taking the second degree. Refreshments and a social hour followed.
 Christmas Rally, Christmas Sunday will be observed at
 
 morrow. The special collections, morn ing and evening, will be for the church choir, to procure music.
 This (Saturday) evening the mem bers of the Stonington Gun club intend having game supper, as they have four large ducks.
 The alter trawl fishermen are nak- ing good. 43 barrels being shipped from the local station Thursday.
 On account of the uncertain running of the trolleys to Westerly, the New Haven railroad is getting the benefit of the traffic.
 Foundrynen All at Work. The retubing Of the boiler at the boil CT foundry of A E. Miller Sons on East Grand street, was completed by James Gilmore, 50 new steel tubes hay ing been placed in the boiler. The full force of mouIders and helpers are now at work there.
 Miss Charlotte G.. Joseph, instructor at Lasell Seminary, has returned home to spend the holidays.
 Mrs. c. Howard Barber and children of Bridgewater, Mass, and Mrs. J. H. Pendleton and daughter of New York are guests of MT. and Mrs. William H. Fairbrother
 The Travel club will have a vacation of two weeks during the holidays. MT and Mrs. w. F. Broughton have returned from a stay in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Health Officer VisiIant.

Another case Of smallpox was report ed in town Friday. This one is in the borough and the patient is Miss Louisa Gingras. There are now three cases in all, Health Officer ~Parkhurst has ordered the moving picture theatre closed. There were no sessions of school in the borough Friday, and the health authorities are taking all pos sible means to prevent any spread of the disease.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
A Case of Suicide.

Coroner Robert H. Fisk held an in- vestigation at his office Friday after noon relative to the tragic death of Attilio Montanella, who was killed by being struck by a~tro1ley car Thursday afternoon. Several witnesses were ex amined and the coroner decided tha. it was a plain case of suicide Fon , tanena had recently told some of his friends that he was going to study up a way to do away with himself
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
SEEDED RAISINS, pix 1(Ao CURRENTS, pkg. :. .1UC

J. Taylor Flynn, former member ol the democratic state central committed died suddenly at his home at Middle town yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Scotland.

Mir. and Mrs. H. D. Sisson of Scot land recently purchased the John Ia Der farm, situated near their home or the Willimantic road.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
DROPPED BOMBS UPON MooRs.
Tribesnen Routed by Spaniards, Aided
 by Military Aviators.

Madrid. Dec 1S.-A large force of Moorish tribesmen was routed with heavy loss today by the Spanish troops s9t Al1ley Abseam, Spanish Morocco sSp&nish military aviators threw them Sat dlser'lars Ui1h showers of bombs.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

Secretary Bryan and Mrs. Bryan left Washington last night to spend Christmas at their winter place in Miami, Fla.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Postmaster Charles ]. Buffers sug- Qesticns 10 rersons sendinn paokadea

gestioas tc persons sending packages { by parcel post: Wrap and tie securely ] all parcels to be mailed; articles pack, cd in boxes should have all spare room tstumcl with paper or excelsior so that
 tae contents cannot move around, .tyTap ai pasteboard. boxes with strong
 wIuyLn.g paper and tic securely with strong string; address the package 5jzaiIliy with ink, giving street and number if in city- or town having free JeHverY: write the name and address cf the sender in the upper left hand corner of all packages; no packages Wili be received unless the senders name is on it: all packages may be insured against loss for five cents for packaScs not exceeding in value $25, and for 10 cents packages from $25 to S3p: packages may be sent special de- livery by paying the regular special delivery fee. 10 cents: no parcel post mail can bc sent registered: parcels Eot exceeding 20 pounds may be sent to any point within 150 miles of this oil G Tor five cents for the first pound aud one cent for each additional bound outside of the 150 mile radius II pounds is the limit Of weight and tie rate is governed by the distance tssrlieu
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

socket Thursday, as printed in Frl- days Bulletin, is native of Westerly resided here many years, and is sis- ter of Patrick Holiday and has several other relatives in Westerly. While Mrs. Farrell was pouring kerosene on tn fire in the kitchen stove, the oil can exploded, covering her body with ~ol. and flames. Mrs Earrells two dau8h- te~: ran to her assistance and wer> severely burned in an endeavor to ex- tineuisn the flames The fire com- Inunicated with the woodwork and soon the kitchen was ablake. One of the Farrell girls rushed to wlndow and shouted for help. which brought ? girl named Cook from an upper tene ment. When the Cook girl saw the flames she ran to q window and jump cd to the ground. a distance of 12 feet, escaping without injury. The two Far rcll girls also went out of the window ard reached the ground in safety.
 X lire alarm was sent in and the fra was kept confined to the kitchen aH' 2 bedroom in the Farrell tenement. Mrs. Farrell was q widow. 55 years of age and is survived by the two daugh- ters Of WoonsocAet, and two sons, in ,.ddition to relatives in Westerly, which includes another daughter, Mrs. Her bert Taylor.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
COMPLETING WESTERLY POST OFFICE
New Building Ready For Occupancy Within Month-Mrs. Margaret Farrell Pours Kerosene Fire and is Burned to Death-Christmas Mailing Suggestions.

It is expected that the new post c.iice building in Westerly will be r-ady for occupancy within month. si considering the details for formal occupancy question of importance has s---se7 in regard to the delivery 5f the mails as to whether that duty devolves upon the New York New Haven and Hartford RailrosN com r1ny or the postal departmeZt. Under tNp law the railroad company is re- QGlrcd to deliver the mail to the post d-fice. provided the distance from the railroad baggage room to the delivery point at the 9oSt office is not in ex- cess of a quarter mile. The distance from the old railroad station and the old post office building was within the
 rait and the mails were delivered at the expense of the railroad company. While the sites of both new buildings are at or near the old sites. the dis tance between the points of receipt and delivery Of the mails is materially changed, enough to relieve the railroad company from the delivery of the mail
 The baggage room is at the extreme north end of the station and the door designated for the receipt of the mails s iu the rear of the new post office building. the only driveway being on hi. south side of the building, there ly making the travelled way just out -sde the quarter mile limit.
 The Tr0EGD4AiIN IS that the post or fee department will receive the mails st the railway station. which means thaL me mails will be carried 10 and from the post office at the expense oL the federal government by contract. This plan would insure more satisfac- tory service as the mail carrier would then be subject to the supervision of he local postmaster.
 George ". Parks. of Providence, a summer eotsager at Watch Hill, who purchased the plant Of the Westerly Narrow Fabric company and subse- quenrlv sold il 10 the George Moore company. has endorsed woman suf- rage. He gave a talk at a wornan's suffrage bazaar in Providence and gen. rally approved of votes for women" He saw in their participation in legis- isrion less poverty and a higher plane nf politics with more independence in voting and a decline of partisanship and the political boss.
 The official returns to the comrnis- sioner of internal revenue shows there are 1920 corporations of all classes in Rhode Island OF these returns only 800 showed that tax was due the gov er-nment under the corporation tax law. The amount of capital stock is S362.- se1.6O5-S9. The amount of their bond ed and other indebtedness, S105, ,3s6- 115.o6. and their net income aggregates sS5. .52S, ,SSLI1
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Improvements About Mill.

c. P. Bradway 6 Sons are making improvements around their grist mill in West Stafford A new concrete hume is one of the numerous improve ments.
 frank l. Royce of Norwich was i1l town on business Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Extra Work fer Assessors.

StoniE9 ton assessors are busier than usual With tl1cir work on the grand list this year, on account of the new regu- lations with regard to listing property. It will he about the end of the month before their labors are completed.
 Milk Eight Cents Per Quart.
 s;tonington milkmen are all charging g cit ht cents quart for mi k, as some Of the dealers refused to so up to nine
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Milk Eight Gents Per c
Tied Christmas Greens.

The ladies of the Calvary Episcopal church met Thursday evening and tied the Christmas greens which will be used for decoration in the church and Sunday school room.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

Mrs. Margaret Farrell, Nhe ~as hurHed 10 death st her home in Woon-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

The Diamond Spring fishline factory in West Stafford is obliged to rus evenings on account of the rush of orders.
 Carl Bradway is visiting his sister, Mrs. Andrew Magill, in Jamaica, L. l.
 Mrs Joseph White of Bay Ridge. Brooklyn. is spending a, few days at the West Stafford parsonage.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
.a4r4f1 ON4s St > c1S
FishIine Factory Running Evenings Coroner Pronounces Fontanella's Death a Case of Suicide.
Running Evenings.

Miss M. A. Quinn of the Johnson hospital is spending Q months vacation at her home in Williamstown, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20
Bowen lodge. K of P, in annual elentn6 OfficarS a fnIlnIars
SIGNING C.d-
Seniors Plan Dance-=unerai of Mrs Mary E. McGowan-Sa Savings Bank. to Make Settlement Soon.

Invitations are out to a dance to be given in Borough hall New Years eve under the anspiee5 of the senior class Of Stoninc ten High school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
The Garment Workers Strike.

So great are the possibilities Of loss
and disorder in the strike of the garment
workers in New York that already a
movement toward settlement has been
started in circumstances to promise quick
results. A joint committee Of workers
and employers is to be organized and to
meet shortly to arbitrate, and 1t is hoped
that next week the strikers will return to
their places with substantial gains toward
the conditions they desire. They will not,
Of course. secure all they ask for. but
so desperate is their situation that any
thing will be in the nature Of an i'm
provement.
Particularly important are the items Of
the strikers demands which relate to
sanitation. This is not a matter solely of
individual interest to the workers. On
the contrary, the public welfare is dis
tinctly involved, and special effort
should be made by the public authori-
ties of New York city to guide the ad-
iustment along lines Of correction Of the
abuses which now exist in this industry
to the unquestioned menace to health.
Even though this strike may be set
tied in short order by the adoption of
arbitration methods. 1t should be regard
ed as a wasteful means of bringing
about an adjustment. It has been esti-
mated that the strikers have lost 500.
600 a day in wages, while the employers
losses are estimated at 100000 a day. a
total economic loss Of 100000 q day.
This is a tremendous price to pay fol
the lack Of efficient means OF determin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
Rockefeller's Foolish Dodging.

William Rockefeller's evasion of serv-
ice of the subpoena to appear before the
Pujo committee in this city is an act of
peculiar folly that he will doubtless later
regret. If he is actually too i'll to attend
q meeting Of the committee he should
frankly accept service and establish the
condition of his health. In such case
he would undoubtedly be excused from
coming to Washington or at most be
subjected to merely a private quiz at his
own home. But IL his reluctance to come
to Washington is inspired by a fear of
conformation he is contributing directly
to public suspicion and rendering the
case Of all his associates in the money
world one Of extreme difficulty. ]. Pier
pont Morgan came to Washington with
out hesitation, answered the questions of
the committee with at least the appear
ance Of perfect frankness. and made, on
the whole. an excellent impression. Mr..
Rockefeller could not expect to be sub.
jected to any more trying experience than
that of Mr.. Morgan, and his reluctance
unfiatter!ng contrast 1t is to be expected
that the committee, having set out to
bring him before 1t. will persist to the
fun extent of its power His advisers
should seek to put an end to this shame
full lodging Of the subpoena that has
ceased 10 be a joke and has become an
outrageous defiance of federal authority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
Castro.

Cipriano Castro. it is reported. declines
to stay in the United States. where he is
obviously not wanted. This Is the part
of discretion. not of politeness. Castro is
man of perception, and has evidently
learned a thing or two during recent
years. He is no longer stubborn to the
point of blindness to real conditions as
in the old days of the dictatorship. 1t
has not required. to convince him that he
is not welcome here. the amount of atten-
ton that was needed in the case Of the
cowboy who tried to take part in dance
while in an exceptionally illuminated con-
dition and was repeatedly thrown out OF
the hall After his fifth election he picked
himself up off the sidewalk and a smile
of revelation frightened his battered
countenance as he confided to the nearest
tree: I'm on. They don't want me in
there" Gen. Castro has not had quite
the same number of bumps that the cow
boy had, but his reception on reaching
New York has certainly been OF a char
acter to indicate plainly to him that his
company is not desired. He must at
least be given credit for approaching the
situation quickly and not making an
issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02

alton from their viewpoint They will
submit statistics as well as arguments.
and being still in favor Of protection will
insist on continuation of the policy.
In this way the tariff debate will be-
gin. The witness in the chair will be
Intercepted by both sides of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Underwood and his friends
on the one hand, and Mr.. Payne and his
friends on the other. will have equal
chance to probe matters and develop the
whole case
And as the inquisition goes forward the
press will keep the public Informed.
Every days hearing will be promptly re-
ported; and probably by the time the
work is completed it will be possible to
draw fairly accurate line on what both
the majority and minority have in view.
Questions and answers will have shown
the drift of things. and prepared the
country for what will be attempted and
resisted when the extra session Of Con-
gress gets under way.
Those who advocate what they call "a
scientific tariff declare that this is
crude procedure, and should be discard
ed. However that may be. 1t is pro-
cedure sanctioned by long usage, and
out Of which in the past much good has
come. The most satisfactory and sue
cessful tariff law in all our history-the
Dingley law-was prepared in similar
fashion. Mr.. Dingley and his assistants
took the sense of the business world at
appointed hearings, and based their &C
tons on information thus obtained.
We shall probably never have "a scien-
tific tariff until We get scientific Con-
gross. Congress will remain the master
of taxation. and Congress Is never scien-
tific. Indeed. no form or feature of gov
eminent is an exact science, and popular
government least of all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
The Tariff Hearings.

The tariff hearings before the WAYS and
means committee will serve two valuabl
purposes: Cd They will afford all BUSH
ness interests to be affected by the re-
vision Of the Payne law an opportunity
to present their views. and (2) they will
inaugurate a general tariff debate in adj
vance OF the special session Of the new
Congress.
All branches Of business are entitled to
this opportunity. For let the opponents
Of protection say what they may about
its unconstitutionality and evils. the
policy goes back to the beginning OF our
affairs. and in more or less measure all
business Is based upon 1t. We have al
ways had protection. and, whatever
theorists may assert, practical business
men believe that the country could not
have reached its present mining and
manufacturing development without its
aid.
Business men. therefore. will come for
ward now. as on a number OF occasions,
and explain the question Of customs tax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
Man and His Mirth.

If should meet a man whose face
Was like squash turned inside out,
Whose clothes were queer and out o
place,
Whose feet seemed webbing all about,
Would he not seem to bring a hint
For sympathy instead of chaff?
Yet when see these things in print,
Oh, why am 1 supposed to laugh?
If should see a man whose lot
Was to be kicked and cuffed around,
And roped and tied and maybe shot.
No matter where he might be found,
Would 1 not melt to generous tears,
Or as his champion venture in?
Yet, when in pictures he appears.
Oh, why am 1 supposed to grin?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-02
The Wreck Evil.

AS a result of recent railroad wrecks
in the state the Maryland public service
commission has decided to investigate all
such happenings in the future. with the
particular purpose of seeking the cause
in order to lessen the chances Of recur-
rences. One Of the commissioners de-
clares a particular intention to find out
If the safety appliances in use by the
railroads Of the state are the best pos
sible safeguards obtainable and also II
the safety ordinances enacted by the
railroads themselves are enforced by the
officials and strictly obeyed by the en-
ployes.
If every state railroad commission or
public service commission were to adopt
this policy and faithfully carry it into
effect more rapid progress would be made
toward the condition Of actual guarantee
to the public Of railroad safety. All but
a very small percentage Of railroad
wrecks are avoidable. Only few of
them are due to causes wholly beyond the
control of railroad officials and operators.
Violation of orders. lack of discipline.
failure on the part Of higher officials to
adopt positive protective appliances. the
understood requirement that trainmen
danger, the exaction Of high speed with
an equipment that leaves no margin of
safety. these are the real contributory
causes.
Recently one of the interstate COM
merce commissioners reported, as to
disastrous wreck. that it pointed to the
need of the adoption of an automatic
stopping device which would prevent the
entrance of a train upon a danger zone.
The public is waiting anxiously to see
whether this conclusion will lead to the
adoption by the interstate commerce COM
mission of a regulation within its own
scope of power or it's recommendation to
Congress for the enactment of compulsory
legislation. BY one or the other means
this action must be taken II the travelling
public is to be protected from the risk
of disablement and death which Is now
run on practically all of the railroads of
the United States. Meanwhile, such
work as the state commissions can do
within their own jurisdictions will be
helpful to the same end.