Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1913-10-22

Attorney General Rice has filed an
opinion with the secretary of state
that the electors of Rhode Island will
not be called upon to vote on the QueS-
ton of granting licenses for the sale of
intoxicating liquors in the places where
elections are to be held on Nov. 4. He
says the law plainly provides that the
vote upon the license question shall be
taken only at elections for general state
officers. Under the new law there are
biennial elections for state officers, al
though there are annual sessions of
the general assembly. In some places
town elections are held in November,
but in Westerly the election is held
in June; therefore the opinion OF the
attorney general has 10 direct bearing
on Westerly.
At the last November election the
town voted in favor of license, and
this will hold for the ensuing year. The
LIQUOR licenses, however, are granted
only for one year, and must oe renew
ed for the year to come. The full al
Ioment of licenses. one for each 500 OF
population, was granted at the hlgh
fee OF $T00 each. as against $4oO palu
in the adjoining town of Stonlngton'
which means that the liquor dealers
Just across the river IN PaWcatuch
paw lust $3.50 less for license than
those in the same line of business IN
Westerly. 1t is said that there are just
a few licensed liquor dealers IN w est
erIy who will not make application Tor
renewal, either by reason Oh Iack Oh
supporting patronage or in order TO
make way for prospective applicants
and perhaps, for a money consldefa-
ton.
The store of the c. W. Willard Hard
ware company has been robbed again,
but not by burglars this time, as the
theft was committed while the store
was open for business. Someone, eVl-
IDENTITY familiar with the store condl-
tions. deliberately walked into the OF
fee in the rear of the store Monday
evening and took from the safe the prl-
vate drawer of Mr. Willard, and the
drawer was not missed until near clos
ing time. Then the facts We're report
ed to Chief of Police Brown. The draw
er was q strong box in itself, but was
easily removable from the safe.
The drawer contained many papers
and some other articles of value, as
well as money, the amount Of which
could not be ascertained. Mr.. Willard
is at present on Block Island. Early
Tuesday morning a young man named
Pie$ro Satto, while walking along Pond
street, noticed the steel box alongside
an old barn near the road. and partial
" covered by a plank. He Investigate
ed and found that the box, or drawer,
had been smashed and a large field
stone close by indicated how. 1t is
evident the thief was after cash, as
papers of value to Mr.. Willard were
strewr about the box. Mr.. Satto gath
cred these together and brought them
to the Willard store, together with
ring box that had contained a valuable
diamond ring, but Mr.. Willard may
have taken the ring with him. Mr.
Sat4o then resumed the search, aided
By others in the netghborhood, and Sc
cured another batch Of papers that had
been carried for quite distance by
the strong wind during the night.
There have been annual burglaries
in the Willard store for the past four
years, and on two occasions the bur
glars have been detected. Rushlow,
who with Arnold held up Carl Koelb
and the payroll of the American Vel
vet Mill company at Stonington. has
confessed TO burglary at the Willard