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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28

practically all railroads have barred liquor from employees, and manufactur- CTS, in order to obtain more efficient workmen have demanded total absti- hence. The advocates of the saloon contend that it helps business. The speaker asked "whose business does it help?" She replied it helps the busi- ness of the hospital, the rescue mission, the jails, the Orphanages, the peniten- taries, the undertaken and grave-dig- ger.
 She said that license of the saloon was contrary to the clauses of the pre- amble, the purpose for which govern ment was established in other words that the licensing of evil is unconsti tutional.
 The liquor licenses pay to the United States government annually 200 mil- lions. The cost of this to repair the evil is two billions. Besides this the saloon gives paupers and criminals enough to fill 50 penitentiaries and 2000 jails.
 John Barleycorn realizes he has not a leg left to stand on and is sending out fabrications to mislead voters quoting untruths from the immortal Lincoln, and giving untruths concern ing prohibition states. Kansas stands in the center. of the nation, a living example of what prohibition does. The speaker lived there several years in a country seat town and the jail had but one inmate in all that time and he came from Nebraska. In 85 coun ties of Kansas no idiots, in 3S, no paupers. in 65, no jail birds. It is the richest state in the Union per capita. Men say prohibition cannot prohibit, but it does prohibit in Kansas.
 She closed with this illustration: A test for sanity is sometimes perfected in this way: The patient is placed in a room with an open faucet and given mop to mop up the floor. If he turns off the faucet and mops then he is pronounced sane, but if he continues to mop without turning off the faucet then he is pronounced still insane. She said, I can see a great faucet, pour ing down cripples, imbeciles, insane criminals and we hurry them to the missions. hospitals and jails, and down they pour, hundreds and thousands, and we keep mopping the floor. Can we not with one mighty hand all take hold and turn off this great and mighty fau- Get and spare the hosts of people marching on the way to ruin?
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
PERSONALS


 Miss Nellie Casey of Ashwiliett was in Norwich the past week.
 Miss Loretta Higgins was the guest of Miss Briggs in Voluntown over Sum- day.
 Attorney Earl c. Mathewson passed the weekend with relatives in Dur ham, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. Spencer Fitch and Miss Marietta N. Fitch, of Rockville, are spending two weeks at Quaker Hill. Conductor John T. Gleason was in Willimantic on Sunday attending the third degree work of the Knights of Columbus.
 Bela L. Pratt, the Boston sculptor and sons, Dudley and Minot of Bos- ton were at the Pratt farms in Salem for the week end.
 Waterbury papers state that Mollie D. Murphy of the Crosby High school faculty, will spend the summer with her parents in Norwich.
 Mrs. A. E. Randall and daughter, Mildred, Of Spalding street, were in Willimantic Thursday attending Old Home and School celebrations
 James E. Grafton, vice principal of Crosby High school, Waterbury, will spend the summer at. Norwich and at the Harvard summer school, where he takes course every summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28

An unknown man, probably a, weaver and about. 35 years old, com
 nitted suicide Sunday about half an hour after noon by jumping into the Shetucket river from the rocks on the northerly bank just below the Laurel Hill bridge. The body was recovered about half an hour later just a short distance below. where he jumped in.
 Before plunging into the water, the man took off all his clothing but his undercIothes, leaving it piled up on the bank near the buttresses of the old bridge at this point just short distance above the New Haven road freight shed.
 Policeman John Irish. who had been told by Benjamin Friedman and a painter named OConnor. that a. man was undressing on the river bank, was hurrying down the railroad track back of the Boston store when he saw the man on the rocks some distance below him and the next minute the stranger was in the river.
 After his plunge into the water, he came up once, floating out towards the center of the stream, but then turned and seemed to be making an effort to get back to land; but the policeman saw him sink almost at once.
 Medical examiner. Dr. Rush w. Kimball, who was called about half an hour later after the body had been recovered learned that the man had been prevented by MT. Friedman and MT. O'Connell from jumping into the water from the Osgood dock just be- fore they caught sight of him undress- ing near the river bank They said that he was evidently somewhat in toXicated.
 Recovery of the body was made~by
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR A YEAR.
Trinity College President Will RecuP'
 erate-Says He is Tired Out.

Desiring to resign, and admitting he had intimated to the trustees that he would resign, the Rev. pr. F'lavel S. Luther, a native of Brooklyn Conn.,, president of Trinity college has receiv- ed a years leave of absence. Dr. Lu- ther is suffering from overwork. He says he is tired out and that he wants to get away and forget his work for a period long enough to enable him to regain his health. Prof. Henry A. Perkins of the department of physics will be acting president of the college during the absence of Dr. Luther.
 It is learned, sasy a correspondent of the New York Herald, that the trus- tees made it plain for Dr. Luther that they would not consider his resigna- tion. They ridiculed his protestations that his vitality had been sapped to the degree that he was in danger of qualifying for the superannunated class of college presidents. and they unanimously voted to give him a year in which to come back It will be the first vacation Dr. Luther has had in many years. During his two recent terms as a member of the state senate Dr. Luther certainly showed no abate- ment of his mental and physical vigor. There were politicians who wished he might do so at times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
JUMPED INTO THE SHETUCKET
Unknown Man Suicide Sunday Afternoon Probably a Weaver Aged About 35-Undressed Before He Jumped in Below Laurel Hill Bridge-Body Was Recovered in About Half Hour.

Samuel and Antony Petrosky, who were out on the harbor in a boat They9went to-their home on the7WeSt Side. secured some hooks and brought the body up. after about half ,ans hour s work
 the bank and taken in charge by po- liceman Irish were found @ baggage check and some railroad fare rebate checks that would seem to indicate travel from Norwodd Central to this city and may serve to locate where thei man came from and -whoy yhesfs. In one of his pockets was a weaver s pick.
 There are three fare rebatexchecks. one from Norwood Central to Frank lin, Mass, another from Franklin to Putnam, and the third from Putnam to Norwich. This one shows that he arrived in this city on Saturday. The tral.
 On the mans hat which was left on top of his pile of clothes was a crumpled up $5 bill and his clothes was of good quality and all in good condition and gave no indication that he was in the tramp class. The body was taken charge of by Under Hourfgan.
 The man was about 35zyears old, 5 feet, 8 inches in height, about ITO pounds, brown eyes, dark hair, slight ly curly, smooth face.
 He was wearing light gray check suit, coat, vest and trousers, with the trousers newly creased. There were no papers of any kind, other than that would serve to furnish a clew to the mans Identity and no one was found here who had seen anything of him through Saturday or Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
WILL BE GUESTS
 OF SECRETARY HEALEY.
He Will Entertain Former and New Members of Agricultural Board.

Leonard H. Hea1ey, secretary of the state board of agriculture, will entertain the members of the board the new members who take office on July 1, and former members. at lunch at the Hotel Garde, Hartford, June 29. The board will meet in the capitol on that day, after which they will be the guests of the secretary.
 There will be, in all. about twenty persons at the luncheon. The new members are Secretary H. H. Lyman, of Mlddlefield, F. E. Boardman ot Middletown, Howard s. Nelson of Darien and H. P. Deming of Rob- ertsville town of Colebrook. The former members of the board who will also be the secretary's guests are George A. Cosgrove of Willing ton, D. w. Patten of North Haven, and James B. Palmer of Norwich. It is expected that Governor Hol- comb will be able to attend. After lunch the entire party will go to former Senator Joseph w. Alsop's s farm in Avon.
 Secretary HeaIey has been the sec retary of the board for four years, since the retirement of the late Col onel James F. Brown of Norch Ston- ington. The former members who have been invited to the luncheon have served on the board during the official connection of MT. Healey with it
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
NOTICE
General Statutes of the State
 of Connecticut, Section
 12S8, Regulating CeIebra. lion of Fourth of July.

Every person. who between sunset of the srd of July and o'clock in the forenoon of the following day, or between Il o'clock in the evening of July 4th and sunrise of the following day, shall discharge any cannon, pis- toI, gun, f1recracker, torpedo, or any explosive, causing Q loud report, or who shall by ringing a bell, blowing g. horn. beatig a drum, or in any other manner make any disturbing noise or make bonfire, shall be fined not more than $500.
 The police are instructed to enforca this law.
 TIMOTHY c. MURPHY, Mayor.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
 HAD AN OUTING
Enjoyed Day at comrade John A.
 Hagberg's Place.

Major R. $. Griswold command. No. 4, had good attendance of its com rades on Sunday for the outing of the United Spanish War Veterans at John lk Hagberg's at AIohegan, and all en- joyed themselves. The Chowder put out by Walter Robinson had it on any thing they ever had when out in the service. It was even better it was declared, than the oyster stew that was served them at Camp Meade, Penn, in 1898. Sports were held and the winners were awarded suitable prizes. The married men won the baseball game. The foot race was won by George A. Turner with Iver Olsson second; the potato race by George A. Turner first, and Charles Shakbiski second; shooting won by Herbert Burdick first, and Iver Os- son second. It was voted a good time and everyone is eager, for the next
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
HIGH STREET FIRES.
Smoker Started Blaze in Mattress R1rkdraft Blew IsingIass From the Stove,

A man smoking in bed and setting the mattress on fire at the tenement of Wladyslaw Wyezkowsgy at 116 High street was the cause of a fire alarm Saturday night at 1905 from Box 13 at the corner of High and Thames street.
 The apparatus arrived on the run only to find that the mattress had been pulled out onto the verandah where a couple of pails of water put out the blaze The firemen from the West Side station diminished the chance of more fire by throwing the mattress to the ground. The house is owned by Mrs. WiIhelmina Gro- dostZl1e.
 Sunday morning at 10:O6 a still alarm called the firemen to the apartments of Mrs. Sarah KoloWsky in the house No. 5 High street, owned by Jacob Gordon. A back draft had blown the isinglass out of the stove, filling the house with smoke while the fami- ly was away.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
PLASTERING TORN DOWN
 IN PooUTANUck HOUSE
When Lightning Struck ct Mrs. Mary Rutton's-CIapboards Off and Fur niture Broken.

bolt of lightning that ripped in- to the home of Mrs. Mary Button at Poquetanuek at about o'clock Sat urday afternoon did the largest amount of damage of any reported in this neighborhood
 It struck a tree first, glancing from that and ripping a section of the clap { boards off the side of the house and entering bedroom where the plaster ing was torn from walls and ceiling and mirrors and pictures and furniture broken.
 The house was filled with smoke and several hundred dollars worth of damage was done but there was no fire. The clapboaFds were thrown across the street and the lightning came into the house through the hole that was made about or feet square.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
THE STATES CHILD LABOR
 CERTIFICATE EFFECTIVE
Federal chiIdren's Bureau Approves
 the Connecticut Method.

Connecticut has an effective child labor certificate system, the federal children's bureau announced last week in a report on it's investigation of this plan. The bureau is studying the va rious state schemes with a view to reaching a standard comprising the best methods of protecting children at work
 In Connecticut the state board of education controls the enforcement of the law. A child cannot work until he or she is fl years old, and if not Is must have an employment certifi- cate. He cannot get such g. permit and stay out of school unless he has a job. Should he quit work his employ CT must notify the board and before he can work again he must obtain a fresh certificate.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
AGREEMENT ON
 NEW WAGE SCHEDULE. Signed By Shore Line Electric Off,
 cials and TrolIeymen.

Through the signing of a new schedule agreement Saturday at 12: 30 between the officials of the Shore Line Electric Railway system and the com mittee of sixteen representing the trolley employees union, the threatened strike of the trolleymen is averted. The agreement is for year. dating from the signing, this being one of the concessions which the company agreement.
 The document was signed by Presi- dent Robert W. Perkins and General Manager Samuel Anderson for the company and Is members of the gen eral trolleymen's committee, includ- ing four members of each of the four divisions.
 The company takes away the meal ticket privilege, but will serve lunches whenever necessary. The ten cents extra for overtime is also taken away.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28

The trolley employees asked for a considerably larger increase in pay but the answer of the company was that business conditions would not all low of any greater advance than that shown above which-is an average Of .054 of a cent more than the previous scale. While the trolley employees took a vote in favor of a strike the feeling prevailed that a strike would not actually be resorted to and it was understood that there was consider able division on the question particu- larly on the Norwich and Westerly and Groton and Stonington divisions where the vote was against a strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
SETTLEMENT MADE IN
 COMMON PLEAS CASES
Session of Court Saturday Had No
 Business.

Two cases assigned for trial in the court of common pleas in New London Saturday have been settled. They are the eases of Max Polsky against the Central Vermont railway and Jane D. Bacon, executor, vs. Lewis Dart. They were to have been tried as court cases.
 Court is scheduled to come in at New London Monday when four cases are assigned for trial. The case of Downing Bros. against Calvin Wilcox, which Is being tried by a jury, will be resumed Tuesday morning
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.
Schedule For the Week Shows Variety
 of Events.

The following schedule of events is arranged by the local Young Mems Christian Association for this week: Monday-1O a n., Boys overnight hike to Preston; 7.30 D. n., sa1esmanshtp class
 Tuesday-3 p. m., a swimming hike to Mohegan Park.
 Wednesday--10 a. m., games for boys in gymnasium.
 Thursday-10 a. m., basketball for boys in gymnasium.
 F'riday-3 D. m., swimming hike for boys.
 Saturday Night-Pool contest (sen- iors) free pool
 Sunday Afternoons p. m., open air meeting, Memorial grounds, for all.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
Guests of cornrnodore and Mrs. Plant.

MT. and lMrs. MOrtOn F. Plant enter tained at luncheon and a sail up the Sound on board MT. Plants yacht, the Kanawha, one day last week, several members of the judiciary committee of the Connecticut legislature. Among the guests of MT. and Mrs. Plant were Senator L. E. Whiton, B. F. Mahan, Representatives c. W. Brown, Charles H. Kenyon, Frank Q. Cronin and Chas, B. Whittlesey, William J. Brennan, of New London, R. W. Perkins of Nor wich, president of the Shore Line Elec- tric Railway Company; Senator Ernest L. Isben and Michael Kenealey, former chairman of the Republican State Cen tral Committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
Will Plan lPIayqrounds Work.

The plans of the playgrounds work for the summer will be laid out when the Norwich Fairgrounds Association holds meeting this afternoon. Now that the children are out of school, there will be many who will welcome the attractions that the playgrounds offer while their parents will be glad to have them enjoying the diversions they can find there under supervision
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
HAVE EXTERMLNATED
 BROWN TAIL MOTH
But the Gypsy Is Still With Us in Con-
 necticut.

Secretary Healey of the state agri- cultural board. said last week that the brown tail moth had been extermi- mated from the state but that it's com rade in destruction, the gypsy moth, yet was with us particularly in the northeastern part of the state. Dr. w. B. Britton, the state entomologist, was working hard to eXterminate the pest. The spraying apparatus is in use in Thompson. Secretary Healey said so long as the farmers did not cooperate in the work of destroying the insect there was not sanguine hope that it efforts of some people were nullified by the indifference of their neighbors who did nothing to destroy the larvae.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
FUN ERALS.
Joseph Durman,

At 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon the funeral of Joseph Durman was held from his late home on Sunnyside av- enue followed by a service at the Ger man Lutheran church on Franklin street, Rev. F. P. Werth, the pastor, officiating. The bearers were Will jam ZeroWski, Godfried Weisgraber, John Brown, William Witchekowski and burial took place in the family lot in MapleWoOd cemetery. There was a large attendance and there were a number of floral remembrances includ- ing wreath marked Husband Mrs. Joseph Durman; cross, Ludwick Dur man: carnations marked Be1over Cousin. from John Mehoholz; bouquet from MT. and Mrs Frederick w MehohOlZ: bouquet of carnations from William Zurowski; wreath from the Hopkins and Allen company; quarter moon from neighbors of Sunnyside av- Clay avenue; bouquet of carnations from MT. and Mrs. Max Zurowski; bouquet from MT. and Mrs. Charles DiClerman; bouquet from MT and Mrs. Robert Stevens and family; a bouquet from MT and Mrs. Herman Jervers; bouquets from William Blair and Mrs. and Mrs. Gotfried Weisgrab- CT and family; the Womans Floral society of Sunnyside and Phillips av- enue; forms of cut flowers from the neighbors and bouquet from MT and Mrs. Anderson and Christian Grant
 Undertaken c. A. Gager had charge of the arrangements.
 Mrs. Neville Jessop.
 Funeral services for Bessie Collier. wife of Neville Jessop, were held at Undertaken Gager's funeral parlors. No. 70 Franklin street, Sunday after noon at 2.30 o'clock with Rev. F. Johns Bohanan, pastor of St. Andrews Epis- copal church, officiating. Relatives and friends were present and there was a wealth of very beautiful floral remembrances. The bearers were Jo seph WOoley. John Biggs, John Me Neely and Edward Crooks and burial took place in Maplewood cemetery.
 Mrs. AIsernon Nye.
 The remains of Marion F. Nye, wife of Algernon Nye of Hartford and the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Orrin M Price of Norwich Town, were brought to Baltic on Saturday morning and burial was in the family plot in Pauti paug cemetery, Undertaken Grant of TaftVille having charge of the ar engagements. The services at the grave were conducted by Rev Benja- min P. Capshaw. Relatives were pres ent from Norwich, Bozrah and Hart ford and there were beautiful floral tributes
 Mrs. Nye is survived by her h,fs- band. two sons aged 12 and 10 years, her parents. two brothers, William. N. Price Of North Stonington and Edward A. Price of California and two sisters. Mrs. Carrie M. Egerton of Hartford and Miss Elsie Irene Price of Califor- nia. She was 35 years of age and her marriage took place in Bozrah Most of their married life was passed in Massachusetts, but for a year MT Nye had been in the ice business in Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
MotorcycIists Tried the Track

In preparation for their coming races, a number of motorcyclists were at the fairgrounds on Sunday to try out the track and their machines, and there was a small crowd watching their performances. Wild Bill Bur- dick had a new machine which he was getting into smooth running condi- tfon and Walter Chappell was also testing out another new one.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
SIDEWALK BIDS

Sealed bids for the construction of sidewalks at Chelsea Parade will be received by the SeIectmen of Norwich up to 4 p. m. July list, 1915.
 The bids will be received and spec ifications may be seen at the office of Chandler G Palmer.
 Right is reserved to reject any-of all bids.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
Hail at lantern Hill.

Trolleymen on the Norwich & West erly line coming in Sunday reported that there was a heavy hailstorrn in the afternoon in the neighborhood of Lantern Hill. Tn some places the ground was quite white with the stones which were ofunusually large size.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
RemOVaIOf eFreeD Dispensary

Owing to=the increasing need of bet+ ter facilities, the BacIus Hospital Free Dispensary will on the first of July be removed from it's present location on lower Washington street to the Hos- pitai. where the hours will be the same as heretofore, from 2:15 to 4:15 The Wrn. w. Backus Hospital
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
To Begin Redecoratinq Church.

From now on through the summer the church services at the Central Baptist church are to be held in Bushnell chapel while the repairs and rredecorating in the church auditorium are in progress.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-28
ADDRESS
 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Mrs. Edna Young Reed Spoke Upon
 John Barleycorn on Hike.

At the evening service at the First Baptist church Sunday, Mrs. Edna Young Reed of Clarendon, Pa., spoke upon Temperance under the subject, John BarIeycorn on a Hike. Speaking earnestly in a clear voice, she held the close attention of her audience throughout.
 She said in part:
 There has been wonderful progress in the world of reform in the last few years. Eighteen states have voted out the saloon evil 63 of the leading mag azines of the country have barred out all advertisements of alcoholic drinks,