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Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
SNEAK THIEF AT WESTERLY
Painting. be Exhibited at Library-Albno Robin Found.

in bird life was captured Friday by J.. Burnside, Babcock on his farm in Va rietyville in the town of Westerly It is perfectly formed young robin, with
 all feathers pure white and with pink
 eyes. MT. \ Babcock saw the parent
 bird feeding the young and saw the
 white robin drop from the nest. The
 rare specimen of robin is or fair size
 and was learning to fly. Mr. Babcock
 after a lively chase captured the bird.
 He brought it to Westerly and it was
 shown to a number. but no one could
 be found who ever saw white robin
 before.
 There is no doubt as to it's species.
 as in addition to MT Burdick seeing
 the young bird cared for by the or
 dinary robin, it is the exact shape of
 the robin redbreast, and it's call or
 chirp, is that of the regulation robin.
 The young bird is lively and as chip
 per as if it was free from captivity
 and MT. Babcock hopes to rear it to
 maturity.
 sneak thief was operating in Wes-
 terly residences on Friday and had
 visited several houses before the in formation of his operations came to the residence of Charles Berry and took ST from desk. He was seen i leaving the house and was o1rt of sight before tho loss was discovered. The same fellow. according to description, visited several other houses and added to his stolen treasures. As soon as the thefts were reported the police started Investigating and made effort to locate the thieying nomad. Local Laconics. Miss Florence Johnson of Providence is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Henry l.. Burdick.
 General Charles A. Wilson. chair
 man of the Rhode Island republican terly Friday.
 Miss Helen Clark of Washington, D. C., daughter of the interstate com
 merce commissioner, is the guest of Mrs. Elt1abeth Buffun.
 No criminal business in the Third
 district court session at Westerly Fri day. Judgment was given for plain tiffs in several book account cases. The steamer Westerly took a large Westerly band furnished music for a
 party of Harvard graduates aboard a chartered steamboat.
 Judge and Mrs. Alberti R. Stillman went to Hanover N. H., Friday, where they will attend the commencement exercises of Dartmouth college. Their son, Jesse Stillman, is a member of the graduating class.
 The teams representing the c. B. Cottrell & Sons company plant, and the team of the Clark Thread mill, in the Manufacturers baseball league, will play on the Vose field this (Satur-
 day lafternoon. Lowry and Fftzger- aid, battery of the Westerly High school team, and Mawson and Gal
 lagher, of Stonington High school, will be the batteries for the Clarks and Cottrells, respectively.
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principal The graduates will enter Bulkeley High school, Williams Me morial Institute or the Manual Train ing school, New London Miss Ben nett returned Wednesday evening to her home on Vergason avenue for the summer vacation
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Ship Carpenter on Liner New York.

snip Carpenter on Liner New York.
 c. l.. Perkins and sen Emerson Per kins of Plain fIill were guests Thurs day of Charles A. Wyn1an and fam fly of Columbia. MT. wyfnan was a former resident of Plain Hill He has bought and seld many farms in dff- feient places, and has traveled exten- sivelF in this country and in Europe. In the nineties he was employed as ships carpenter on the American liner New York, which figured in a collision with the Hamburg American liner Pre- teria- MT. Wyman was employed as contractor fer five years en the Pan- anna canal, and intends te yirit the canal at the formal ePenAng In 1918,
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place on the evening of July 9th fin the Versailles M. E. church. Miss Sengman has been for several years the efficient organist at the church in which she is to be married.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

Miss Isabel Bacheler leaves today (Saturday) for her. home in Talcott- vile. having spent the school year at the home of her aunt, Miss M. M. Bacheler of East Town street
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

Mrs. Gagnon and her sister, Mrs Chicoin of Wauregan, are visiting hs son, William Gagnon and family of tn Old Canterbury turnpike.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
OCCUM AND VERSAILLES

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Seagman announce the wedding of their .daugh- ter, Edith Augusta, and Henry Ciin- ton Christman of Norwich, to take
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

After a weeks visit in Brideeport with her sister. Mss Minnie Karkutt Miss Louise Karkutt has returned ts her homo on Otrobando avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
coineIdentai.

By peculiar coincidence the voice of the l. W. W. ceases just as the lawnmower reaches it's highest note.- Washington Post
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

Mrs. H, A. Latham of Ianeester, Afass., has returHed after a few week. s' visit at the home of her son. Prof. Allen Latham of the Reservoir road,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
To Lead League Meeting.

Miss Carrie Wilbur of Norwich will take charge of Epworth League meet ing Sunday evening at First Methodist church,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

MT. and Mrs. James Miner of Tow, street, who have been in Middletowl for a week. have returned
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

Mrs, x, e, dfav ef Ve.sason ave nue was in Waterford Menday eve ming and attended the graduating ex- ercises of the class of twenty at the Waterford GFaInRar scheei. ef which
 her sister. Miss Florence Bennett, is
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
Heard and Seen

Mrs. D. R. Kinney of Tanner street has been spending a week at her cot tage on Lords Point.
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Incline. to the rheasrieaI.

Colonel Roosevelt, who is always theatrical. has made 1t plain that when he returns from Spain he will enter New York politics as a Barnes stormer+Kansas City Journal.
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REACHING THE TOP
 OF MOUNT BLANC

An Island of Rock Projecting Out of the Snow Ten Thousand Feet Above the Sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20
TRAVELLERS DIRECTORY

A remarkable and beautiful freak
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
MONEY IN FORESTRY.

Striking facts regarding our forest re-
sources, their value and their waste, are
condensed in an eight-page illustrated
circular of the American Forestry asso-
citation just issued. The lumber indus
try is said to employ $4,000 people, to
whom are paid annually 1907, 100000 in
wages, the worth of products being ST.
250,000,000. The forests of the country
cover 550.000,000 acres.
An average of 20 human lives are sac
rihced annually in forest fires, says the
circular, and loss occurs of $25,000,000.
Damage from insects and tree diseases,
which follow fire, costs each year $780,
100000. The cost of destruction result
ing from foods is not estimated but is
given as countless millions"
But the circular expresses hope more
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
COULDN'T BOSS BRADLEY.
kentucky Senator Told Hanna Ono
Way Was as Far as Another.

Work and persistency marked the
life of the late United States Senator
William o. Bradley Of Kentucky from
the time he first began TO rise.
There was time in his early strug-
giles when he slept in his law office
and had only one suit Of clothes. When
he was laughed at for his aspiration
to be the Republican governor of his
state his answer was to Work and
persevere," and he was elected-elect-
ed as the first Republican governor
that Kentucky had ever had.
When he left Louisville to go TO
Washington TO take the oath as sena-
tor he said that he was going TO have
the tariff schedule on hemp increased
and he was going to have the tax re-
moved from leaf tobacco. Again ev-
cry one laughed. But he made good
his assertion.
Once when Mark Hanna wanted
Bradley TO come to Washington for a
conference because the national adj
ministration did not think he was
running things right he wired Mr..
Hanna that il was as far from Frank
fort 10 Washington as il was from
Washington to Frankfort
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
POSTAGE STAMPS OF EVERY
DENOMINATION FOR EXHIBIT
Washington Collection Finest In the
World With One Exception.

The 100000 collection OF postage
stamps that for years has been gather
ing dust in the archives Of the postof-
flee department is being arranged and
! classified for exhibition ut the National
museum. ]. Il. Leavey, government
philatelist, and Il. T. Belote, head OF
the museums division of history, ex-
pect 10 have the exhibit In permanent
shape within about a year.
Officials OF the museum and the post
Office department say the only collec-
ton OF stamps which excels in COM
pleteness the one now being arranged
is that owned by the British museum.
There are specimens OF every variety
and denomination OF stamps ever is
sued by this government, as well as a
collection of practically all the stamps
ever used by any government since the
use of postage stamps began. Includ-
ed In the collection are specimens of
the original British stamp Of the for
ties, which was as large as an ordinary
envelope OF today, as well as the sizes
issued in later years.
SO far only nineteenth century Issues
and about $4,000 worth have been put
on exhibit. \ novel case, consisting
of scores Of sliding vertical sections,
all locked with one key and absolutely
air tight, contains the stamps. The idea
was taken from the British museum
but the cases are a great improvement
on those there employed.
Among the most valuable stamps In
the collection are the Franklin carrier
stamp OF the forties. which brings
500; the TYPE 1" of 1851, whose
faded square inch Of paper is valued at
$780, and the one cent type OF the
same year and like value.
THE value that attaches to a stamp"
said Mr.. Leavey, "is determined very
queerly sometimes. A misprint, a re-
called issue and historic association
bring up the worth of a stamp to amaz-
ing figures In a few years. Intrinsical-
ly they have no value. If stamp col
lecting fell into disfavor all over the
world a good many paper fortunes
would vanish at blow"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
Bringing Out What Is Best In
Youth Of the Land.
LIVING CLOSE TO NATURE.
Taught to Keep Himself Physically
Strong, Mentally Awake and Morally
Straight-loyal to His Scout Lead
err, His Home, His Parents and
Country.

Among the great movements that
have done much 10 check the tenden-
cies drawing men down the boy scout
movement stands out strongly.
The movement has spread like wild
fire in America, and there are few cit
les that do not have their boy scout
bands. The boy scout movement makes
American boys better Americans. 1t
takes them out of doors and teaches
them how to do things they never
would learn anywhere else.
While the movement is of great ben
eft to lads in the country and small
towns. i'm the cities it is of inestimable
value. The aim of the leaders of the
Boy Scouts OF America is TO develop
men of the type of the great men of
history.
AS the scout the boy willingly adopts
as real and vital the universally ac-
copied principles of life as set forth in
the scout oath and law. This effec-
lively influences the boys nature and
character 50 as better to prepare him
for that work which the church can
best do.
\ scout promises that upon his honor
he Will do his duty to God. his country
and obey the scout law; that he will
help other people at all times and that
he will keep himself physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight.
Must Be Trustworthy.
The scout law. covering the twelve
fundamental principles, requires a
scout first of all TO be trustworthy. That
means that he must not tell a lie. cheat
or deceive. but keep every trust sacred.
A scout is loyal TO all 10 whom loyalty
is due. including his scout leader. his
home. his parents and his country.
Furthermore. a scout is helpful pre-
pared at all times 10 save life. help in
jured persons and do at least one good
turn daily. A scout is friendly to ALA
brother TO every other scout
A scout is courteous. especially TO
women. children and old people. and
he must not take pay for being cour-
teous. A scout is kind TO animals and
does not kill or hurt any living crea.
ture needlessly. A scout is obedient. A
scout is cheerful. even when facing
hardship and drudgery. A scout Is
thrifty. He works faithfully. wastes
nothing and makes the best use of his
opportunities A scout is brave and
does what he knows is right, in spite
of jeers and threats. A scout is clean
In body and thought, stands for clean
speech. clean sport, clean habits, and
travels with a clean crowd. Finally, q
scout is reverent toward God. He n
faithful In his religious duties and re
spects the convictions of others In mat
tiers OF custom and religion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
BECKER CASE CHRONOLOGY.

J July II. 1912.-Herman Rosen-
) thai. New York gambler. pub
Ideally accuses Charles Becker.
. lieutenant of police in New York,
Of graft.
July 1G.-Rosenthal murdered
! at 1:57 a. m. in front Of the Ho-
tel Metropole. New York.
) July 17.-Shapiro and Libby,
owners Of gray murder car"
, arrested They say Jack Rose
hired the car.
, July 1S.-Rose surrenders and
is held for murder
, July 21.-'Bridgie" Weber ar
rested and held for murder.
, July 22.-Harry WALTON surren-
dered and held for murder. Dis
, trict Attorney Whitman names
the four gun men as actual kill
. ers.
July 25.-"Dago Frank" arrest
, ed
July 29.-Rose. Weber and Val
, Ion turn states evidence, accuse
Becker of instigating murder,
} which they procured. Becker ar
rested just before midnight.
} Aug. 1.-"Whitey" Lewis ar
rested.
Aug. 5.-Becker formally pleads
not guilty.
Aug. 10.-Sam Schepps arrest
ed as witness at Hot Springs,
Ark, and returns voluntarily.
Sept 14.-"Gyp the Blood" and
Lefty Louie" arrested.
Oct 7.-Becker's trial begins.
Oct. 24.-Becker found guilty
OF murder in the first degree.
Oct 3O.-Becker. sentenced to
die during week of Dec. o. 1912.
put in Sing Sing death house.
Nov. 1o.--Four gun men con-
victed Of first degree murder.
Dec. 1-Becker appealed from
conviction.
Feb. "a, 1914.-Becker's convic-
ton set aside; new trial ordered.
Gun mems case affirmed.
April 13.-Gun men executed.
May CHECKERS second trial
called
May 22.-Bccker convicted the
second time Of 6rst degree MUIR
der.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04

than pessmism. AS well as the colored
pictures showing the forest fire, the eff
fects of the fire, and the damage caused
by floods, it shows also forests planted
and grown under intensive manage
ment, and the national forest ran
ger scouting for fires on the mountain
lookout station. The effective patrol
here referred to has reduced forest fire
loses to as low as one-tenth of one cent
an acre. 1t is pointed out that by plant
ing forests an annual income should be
derived in the country of S65,000,OO0
and by preservative treatment upon tim
Der each year Sl000O0,OO0 could be saw
ed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
DOUBT DISAPPEARS.
No One in Alma Who Has a Bad
Back Should Ignore This
Double Proof.

Does your back ache?
Have you suspected your kidneyse
Backache is sometimes kidney ache.
With 1t may come dizzy spells,
Sleepless nights tired, dull days,
Distressing urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been en-
dorsed by thousands.
Are recommended here at home.
You have read Alma proof.
Read now the Alma sequel.
Renewed testimony; tested by time.
+ Griffin, contractor and carpenter.
3l2 Woodwork Ave, Alma, Mich, SAYS:
81 had considerable trouble from my kid
neys. The kidney secretions were ir-
regular in passage and l suffered in
tensely from baokache. used Doan's
Kidney Pills, that got at Rhodes DR.
Store, and they relieved me- That ha
pened several years ago. | then gave
statement telling what they had done 9
me, and am pleased to confirm it.
can safely say that Doan's Kidney puls
are fine kidney medicine"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't Sir
ply ask for kidney remedy-get d
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr..
had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
alo, N. Y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
NEW WIRELESS SIGNALS.
One of Those Proposed, 1T T T." 10
Warning Against Iceberus.

John Burns. president OF the London
board Of trade. has drawn up a mer-
chants shipping bill for safety at sea.
which will be introduced in parliament
shortly. 1t provides. among other
things, for new wireless danger sig
nal. IT T r" which r. to be repeated
ten times at full power.
This signal Will warn vessels Of i'm
minent danger from icebergs. cyclones,
etc. The p r ~ Will not supersede
the present "S o s." Other urgent
signals are provided for. such as
"You are standing into danger" II
want assistance" Remain by" 'T
have encountered ice" and your lights
are out
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Creech of Forest Hill visited at
the High school Tuesday.
Rev. Priest gave lecture to the High
school Tuesday morning on Education
to Benefit Civilization"
Mrs. Street of Wheeler was High
school visitor Friday.
In the invitation track meet at St.
Johns last Saturday Alma received sec
ond honors. This shows that Alma's
track team is exceptionally strong as
several large High schools were well
represented at St. Johns.
Professor Barber of Kalamazoo Col
lege lectured to the High school last
Friday morning.
The High school play, Midsummer
Nights Dream" is progressing rapidly
and will be staged at the High school
auditorium June Is.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
PRAYER THAT ISLANDERS DAD.
Telling Child TO Petition to Make Fa-
Their Better Held Reprehensible.

Mothers. do not teach your children
to pray. God. make papa a better
man." That is slandering your hus-
band and is actionable.
Wives. do not show your preference
for your mothers over your husbands.
That is treating your husband con-
temptuously.
Husbands. do not remove your wives
from rooms by physical force. That
will enable your wife to get legal
separation.
In granting Mrs. Tusi Bradley Bar
Der a decree of separation from her
husband and giving her the custody OF
her child Supreme Court Justice Mills.
sitting at White Plains. N. Y, handed
down decision embodying the fore
going precepts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Alma, Mich May 25, 1914.
Advertised list for week ending May
3, 1914:
Mrs. Bessie Bartz,
Mr.. Purl Burch,
Mr.. Ardnel Musser,
Mrs. b. NJ. Smith.
The above if not called for will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office June Sth.
1914.
V. p. CASH, Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
BOY SCOUTS IN A CLEANUP.

Boy scouts did great work during
cleanup week In Philadelphia.
Brigades OF the scouts started work
after school hours ON vac ant lots, burn
ing up rubbish and piling nonburnable
litter where II could lie removed In
carts and wagons Real estaes agents
became interested in dis movement
and gave the khaki chad boys a free
hand IN identifying Their lots.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
Lincoln Local News

Our school closed last Tuesday
Chas Fisher visited at F. Kennedy's
Sunday.
Frank Kennedy lost a horse last
Thursday -
Mary Roethlisberger's school closed
last Friday
Mrs. J. Chimney and daughter, Maggie
visited at Fred Robnson's last Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04


"Langley's folly" the famous old
tandem aeroplane that has been hang
ing in the Smithsonian institution in
Washington for Il decade, has been sue
cessfully flown 10y Glenn III. Curtiss
over Lake Keuka. New York. This is
the identical machine that was hauled
out of the Potomac river after its sec
ond and last failure to fly on Dec. 3,
1908
Professor Samuel l.. Langley gave the
best years of his life to this aeroplane
and died in sorrow and disappointment
His friends said his heart was broken
by the ridicule heaped upon him as a
modern Darius Green. Congress at
the last. accepting the publics atti-
tude. refused money for further 'eX-
periments. and Professor Langley ap-
parently lost his courage as an in
ventOr.
1t is thought. says the New York
Sun. that this successful flight Of a
machine that was completely built be-
fore Orville and Wilbur Wright made
their first flights may bring about more
litigation over the basic patents grant
ed TO the Wright brothers. The Lang.
ley machine was built for the govern
ment and was not patented. 1t has
been contended that the Wrights OBJ
tanned ideas from DR.. Langley's expert.
ments.
Turned Over to Glenn II. Curtiss.
Glenn III. Curtiss had the machine
sent TO his factory at Hammondsport,
n. Y, at the request of Secretary
Charles ID. Walcott of the Smithsonian
institution and fitted it with pontoons
The planes were recovered. and the en-.
CINE was tuned. but otherwise the ma.
chine was left in its original state
A puffy wind and the erratic per.
Torrance OF the old motor cut the tri.
ais short after the first demonstration
of the machines ability to raise itself
from the water.
Mr.. Curtiss was asked after the flight
whether it was made primarily to as.
sail the claim Of the Wright brothers
that they were the producers of the
fiEt successful heavier than air flying
machine. He said:
II acted under the direction of the
Smithsonian institution, which has for
some time desired to ascertain wheth-
er the Langley machine embodied
principles making successful fight
possible. The machine demonstrated
that the principles embodied in its
construction are correct.
although this flight proves that DR..
Langley antedated all present aviators.
the Wrights have been awarded a
court decision. which. so far as i see.
stands. In making this flight l acted
willingly, actuated by a veneration for
the memory of DIR. Langley and his
achievements"
Entirely Different, Says Wright.
Orville Wright says the perform
ance of the Langley machine will have
no bearing whatever on the Wrights'
inventions. There is nothing in COM
mon between the two machines" he
says. THE Langley system of control
is entirely different from that of the
Wright machines. 1t is very old
system that enters into the Langley
machine. That machine was tried out
ten days before our successful fight
in 1908 and failed. although it had
four times the power of our machine"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
Forest Hill New


ca.
c. Z. Vandemark has purchased a
auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanbaugh were in 1t
ca over Sunday.
Nina Wright of Coe visited lirienA
here Saturday and Sunday.
Earl Pembroke of Alma visited hist
grandparents over Sunday.
Miss Clark of Alma High school spent
the week end with Edna Sias.
Miss Gladys Failing spent the week
end with Edna Kuhlman of Alma.
Mrs. A. F. Wood of Alma called on
Mrs B. T. Hamilton Wednesday.
Mary Mills and Clara Hamilton called
on friends at Coe Monday evening.
B. T. Hamilton made business trip
to Lansing and Charlotte last week
Miss Jennie Phillips Of Wallaceburg
Ont. is calling on old friends in this Vi
cinity.
Mrs Hugh Byers of Alma spent
Thursday and Friday at B. T. Hamil-
TONS
Mrs ~ w. WEIGH was called to Jack
son Monday to attend the funeral Of
her sister.
Mrs Martha Holmes and daughter,
Hildred of Detroit are visiting friends
in this vicinity
Mrs. John Lanshaw and son, Verne,
spent Sunday with Carl Lanshaw and
wife at Wheeler.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
SUNDAY DINNERS.

Gray and Gray, opposite the postof-
fee serve Sunday dinner from 1880 to
| 80 for thirty-fve cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04

WANTED-A wood pattern-maker. ].
p. French, Standard Foundry Mig. Co.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04
langley FOLLY FLIES
The Airship Whose Inventor
Was Derided AS a
Darius Green
BASIC POINTS UNTOUCHED.

Machine Hauled Out of Potomac River
After Failure In 1908 indicates
Langley, Who Died Broken Hearted.
Now, Says Glenn Curtiss, His Name
Antedates All Present Aviators.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-06-04

The social Friday evening was well
attended. Proceeds Sl450.