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Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
EASY TO DARkEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Try thisl Mix Sage Tea and Sulphur
and brush it through your hair,
taking one strand at time.


When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell,
because it's done so naturally. so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though at home is mussy and trouble
some. For SO cents you can buy at
any drug store ready -to-use tonic
called .sWyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time. By morning
all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened. glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace,
Is sign of old age. and as we all de-
sire a youthful and attractive appear
ance, get busy at once with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
FUN ERAL.
Mrs. Adelia n. Pettis.

At 1890 o'clock Wednesday morning
the funeral of Adelia H. Pettis was
held from her home, No. 127 Broad
way, with very large attendance of
relatives and friends, and with Rev.
Joel B. Slocum, d. D., pastor of the
Central Baptist church, officiating.
Beautiful Isle and Abide With Me
were sung by George A. Turner. The
bearers were Edwin Hill, John H.
Meyers, Charles c.. Treat and Freder-
in the family plot in Yantic cemetery,
and there were a number of beautiful
floral forms.
Undertakes Henry Allen & Son had
charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Harriet M. Flood.
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
funeral services for Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Flood were conducted by Rev. Allan
L. Tedford at the home of her daugfrt-
City. Many relatives and friends
were present and there were num-
Der OF beautiful floral remembrances
Burial will take place in Clinton, Me-,
at the convenience of the family.
Mrs. Flood died Monday at her
the age of 81 years. She had been in
poor health for sometime past Mrs
Flood was born in Clinton, Me-. and
after her marriage she lived in New
Hampshire Tor some years.. About
three months ago she came to Pres
ton City to reside with her daughter
Mrs. Flood was the widow of David
Flood and was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Moses Cain.
She leaves g. son, DR.. Everett Flood
superintendent Of the state hospital al
Monson, Mass, and two daughters
Mrs. w. L. 7. Reed of Preston City
and Mrs. Carrie Clifford, also of Pres
ton City. Mrs. Flood came of sturdy
New England stock and was ever 8
loyal mother, wife and friend.
Undertaken C. A. eager, Jr., ha6
charge Of the funeral arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
AMALGAMATIoN ARRIVES
Between Hartford Business Men and
Board of Trade.

The directors of the Hartford Board
of Trade met and adjourned for the
last time. Tuesday afternoon, winding
up a mass of routine business Incl
dental to the merging of the board
with the Hartford Business Mems as
ISOLATION into the new chamber of
commerce, Thursday. The vote for
the amalgamation has been completed
in both organizations, and only the
formality of turning over the property
of both to the new chamber remains.
This will take several days more, but
the new chamber begins its official -ex-
istence Thursday, in it's quarters in
the Hartford Lie building. corner of
Ann and Asylum streets, where it has
leased the entire second floor
The ''valedictory" of the Board of
Trade was delivered by General Henry
c. Dwight. In it he spoke of the
things the board had stood for, and
praised President Daniel M. Wright
flor his fundamentally in bringing
about the present amalgamation.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
HAS PLAN TO PROPOSE
FOR MERCHANTS WEEK
Committee to Make Report for Retail
Merchants.

The committee appointed last week
to prepare and propose a plan for the
retail merchants to carry out another
Merchants week has perfected a plan
Which will be presented at a meeting
at o'clock this afternoon at the Board
of Trade rooms in the Thayer build
ing.
All retail merchants are expected to
attend without special invitation and
it is said that the plan to be proposed
is one that every one of the 50 bust
ness houses which participated last
year can accept for this year.
The committee which has developed
the plan to be proposed consists of
John NJ. Lee, Charles NJ. Hutzler, Will
liam P. McGarry, S. Kronig and Daniel
T. Shea,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
HELD IN CHICAGO
ON NORWICH COMPLAINT.
Man Accused of Swindling Edward
Piotkowski of GreeneviIIe.

Police Chief George Linton is wait
ing to hear from Edward Piotkowsk
of No. 37S Central avenue, who went
to Chicago several days ago for the
purpose of Identifying a man under
arrest there on the charge that he is
the one who swindled Piotkowski out
of $1,100 on Feb. % by inducing the
Norwich man to put that amount be-
tween two boards under the belief
that it would grow to a larger sum
Search was made for the swindler
in New York and Brooklyn. The man
under arrest is named William Bodos-
XII, alias John Bare.
State Policeman Flynn is looking up
extradition papers to bring him here.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
REVISED BYLAWS
ADOPTED BY D. A. r.
Most Radical Change Affects Elec-
tions and Appointments.

Hartford, March Reconsideration
of the proposed bylaws of the Con-
necticut Daughters of the American
Revolution occupied the attention of
the delegates much of the time at the
meeting in West Hartford today. The
most radical change pertains to cleo
lions and appointments. This pro-
vides for the election at the annual
meeting in March of the state regent,
vice regent, treasurer, three council
lors and recording secretary. Hereto
fore the regent, vice regent and one
councillor have been elected and the
others appointed. Another amend
ment is that the state regents eX-
penses shall not exceed $500.
At the afternoon session the re-
vised rules were adopted. The last
revision was in 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
NEXT TO LAST NIGHT
FOR PlNocHLE CLUB.
Peekham Continues to Hold the Lead
Baker in Second Place.

Z With but one more night of play in
the West Side Pinochle club tourna-
ment, Peckham, who heads the list and
who has a lead of 1885 points over his
nearest rival, Baker. stands a fair show
of retaining his position on the top
notch. In the 18th night of play, We'd
nesday, A. Jordan made the high score
1910, and Baker made the next highest
score, 7105. There were but few
changes in the total standing.
Wednesdays scores follow: A. Jor-
dan 1910, Baker 7105, Schultz $3.50, Hal
lisey $3.50, J. Jordan 6515, Pendleton
65o5. Larsen 6480, Bailey $685., Peck
ham $3.50, Lewis 6155, Underwood 6105
Pettis 5075.
The totals to date: Peckham 91125
Baker $3.50. Pendleton 1880. A. Jor-
Hallisey .83980, r.. Jordan S3740, Lewis
$3.50. Larsen $4,000, Underwood s2365
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Arcanum Club Committees.

The following committees of the Ar
canum club have been named by Pres
ident Will L. Stearns. to serve the
coming year:
House and Grounds-H. NJ. Lerou,
chairman: w. R. Stevens. Alexander
Jordan.
entertainments. B. Cary, chair
man; A ]. Bailey, "A. r. Blackledge.
Literature Jordan, chair
man; F. D. SEWN, H. H. Pettis.
Billiards-A. J. Bailey, chairman;
Frank D. SEWN, Julian l.. Williams.
Bowling-W. R. Stevens, chairman;
J. w. Curtiss, A. G. Bliven.
c. Fred Hazard of Corning road has
been selected from a list of % appli-
cants, to succeed the late Charles H.
Ames, as janitor Of the club. Since
Mr.. Ames' death the position has been
ably filled by William E. Geary.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Hotel Association Formed.

Hartford, Conn, March 31.-About
fifty proprietors and managers Of Con-
necticut hotels met in this city today
and formed the Connecticut Hotel as
sociation with the following officers:
President, A. C. Judd, Waterbury;
vice president, ]. F. Toole, New Ha-
ven; secretary. F. A. Cantwell, Bridge
port; treasurer. William Tee, Hartford
Executive committee, the officers and
E. H. G. Meyer and d. M. Dahill,
Hartford; j. F. McAdams, Meriden.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Y. M. C. A. EVENTS.
Boys Hour Was HeId-Pinafore Re-
hearsaI-Hike to FitchviIIe.

General Secretary Edwin Hill made
the address at the Boys Hour We'd
nesday afternoon at the Y. M. G. A.
hall, taking for his subject, The Boy.
He spoke of the boy as the public
knows him, as his chum knows him,
as he knows himself and as God
knows him. Two reels, Of pictures
were shown.
Wednesday evening those who are
to take part in Pinafore held a re-
hearsal in the association hall.
The boys who are to hike to Fitch
vile will start this morning at $3.50
o'clock carrying lunches with them
which will be prepared over camp
fires about noon. Baseball and other
spors.s are to be enjoyed and the re-
turn will be made in the afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

estate ss5, Rogers, Ernest E. 1,4oo
Rathbun, Jared, heirs $2,931. Rix, Jo-
seph A. lJr. $3.50.
Stankerwinlz, John $125, Stozolzylz
Graezan 1920, Strickland, c. w. 500
Schaeffer. Celia s1,152, Skik. Wladz-
slaw $170s Sterry, Ruth ct al $725.
Tisdale, Henry r. $1,525, Tobash
Peter 5000, Thayer, William T, $75
Tokasoznk. Joseuh $1,000. Tibbetts
William NJ. $500.
Williams, Julia, estate s3.075.
Zeliznokz. Felix $500.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
The Perfect Standard.

II is q mistake to set up Our own
standard of right and wrong, and ex-
pect everybody to conform to it. The
Bible standard is the only perfect
one, and we must allow others the
same right of interpreting il as we
claim for ourselves. Selected.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

to be held in New York at the hotel
McAlpine on April 1, 2 and 8. This
is the second largest association of it's
kind in the United States.
The Commercial school is closed for
two days to allow Principal CrandaH
and his wife, Assistant Principal B.
J. Houlihan, Miss M. A. Sullivan and
meeting.
He also has been invited by the
Putnam Business Mems association to
be a speaker at one of their future
meetings and he has been selected to
be the permanent lecturer at the Nor
witch Y. NJ. c. A. in the course on
Salesmanship and Advertising.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
gregational church. The subject will
be The Sanctifed and Lent
SchooImates' Reunion.

A reunion of old schoolmates, an am
nua1 occasion, was held Wednesday,
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merton B. Johnson of No. 1913 Broad
street, making an evening which alb
will remember with much pleasure.
Cards were played and dainty lunch
con was served by the hostess. The
guests included Leroy Johnson, Miss
Susan Holmes, Warren Clarkson, Will
liam Kicker, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Johnson and Raymond johnson.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Robbed Red Cross Bowl.

Someone with an unusually mean
at. the store of Utley & Jones, drug
gists, on Main street, day or so
ago. Between So and 81 was stolen
and there is no clue to the thief. The
adhesive plaster which holds down
the cover of the bowl was removed
and after the money was taken the
plaster was replaced in positions
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
MARCH FIRE LOSS
WAS ABOUT $500
Fire Department Had SO CalIs-Five
Were Bell Alarms.

The total fire loss in the city for
hhe month of March approximated,
from $4,000 to $4,000, in which the
largest loss was that paid on the
dwelling house of Thomas E. Mcmahon
at No. 10 John street.
The fire department had 33 calls
during the month, of which five were
bell alarms.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

The bowl will again be placed in the
Boston store, where it has been on the
shelf near the stamp windows.
When it was placed in the Eaton
Chase Co. store a short time ago about
$40 was the amount of the contribu-
tons placed in it. It is estimated that
SO will keep a mother and three chill
dren from starving for three months.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Money for eeIaian ReIief.

The sum of S104S was collected from
the Belgian relief fund bowl in the
Boston store when. it was opened on
Wednesday morning and the money
has been sent by Mrs. A. II. Chase to
tho Belgian committee in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Poauetanuek SERVICES.

The Fast day services at st. James
Episcopal church at Poquetanuck are
10 be at noon and at@7.30 in the eve
ming. There is also to be special In
s'truction for the confirmation class
this (Thursday1 evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Every article guaranteed
Prices the lowest
The VIM. Frisweu Co.
Is and u Franklin st.
OH Stove Was Smoking.

There was a call for the fire de-
partment Wednesday afternoon to the
store Of the Ladies' Speciality Co., at
No. 24s Main street, but there was no
fire. nothing but an oil stove smoking.
Tt made the 33rd call for the month.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

Bracelets in all the new
widths and styles.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Suggestions
For Easter
Diamond and Fancy Stone
Rings, suitable for all pur-


Diamond and Fancy Pend
ants. An extra large line to
select from.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
TO BE SPEAKER BEFORE
COMMERCIAL TEACHERS
Principal crandalI of Norwich School
Will Speak in New York.

Principal L. NJ Crandau of the Nor
witch Commercial school has accepted
an invitation to be one of the speak
ers on the programme and to lead a
discussion at the meeting of the East
ern Commercial Teachers association
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

WHEN You WANT TO put your bus
mess before the public. there is no
medium better than through the adj
yaEHsinS cal--s-A N1 The Rrl1at1n
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

Manufactures hereaibouts have
been notified that the committee in
charge of the 51st meeting of the
Southern New England Textile club,
which will be held in the ballroom of
the Bancroft hotel, at Worcester, on
April "a, expects an attendance of at
least 500 members and guests.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
Chains and Fobs IN great
variety at special prices.

A full line of Cuff Buttons,
Brooches and all manner of
Jewelry of the latest designs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

Rev Henry Swinton Harte, rector
of Trinity church, Wethersf1eld, has
received call from the parish OF
Grace Episcopal church of Old Say
brook to succeed Rev. John DeVries
who recently accepted a call to the
Trinity parish in Canton, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01

AT the Father and Son banquet at
the New London Y. M. C. A. Tuesday
evening, the principal address was de-
livered by Rev. Joel B. Slocun, pas
tor of the Central Baptist church OF
Norwich Rev. DR.. Slocum spoke on
The Worth of a Boy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-01
SALEM GRAND LIST
is $247.o68 IN TOTAL
Residents Have $15s,411 in Valuation,
Non-Residents $8s,657.

The grand list of the town of Salem
this year reaches a total of $247, 068,
of which $15S, All is property of resi-
dents and $SS,657 of non-residents.
The following are the individual
amounts:
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

err. This is Williams avenue. You'll
see a big rock. Hide behind it..
Ahead you'll see Brownlee avenue. Be
prepared for anything. I shall have
to trust the rest to you. | don't know
myself what's going to happen"
I slid out and went along the edge
of the road, as Craig had directed,
and finally crouched behind a huge
rock.
After a moment to give me a
chance, Craig himself left the car
pulled up close by the side of the
road and went ahead on foot. At last
he came to the crossroads just around
the bend, where, in the moonlight, he
could read the signs: Williams ave-
nue. and "Brownlee avenue" He stood
there a moment.
Suddenly, at his feet in the dust of
the road something heavy seemed to
drop. He looked about quickly. No
one was in sight.
He reached down and picked up a
little Chinese figure. Tapping it with
his knuckles he examined it curiously.
It was hollow.
From the inside he drew out piece
of paper. He strained his eyes in the
moonlight and managed to make out:
"The Serpent Is aII-wise and his
fang is fatal. You have signed the
white girls death warrant"
Meanwhile I had made my way
stealthily. peering into the bushes and
careful not even to step on anything
that would make noise and was now,
as I have said, crouched behind the
big rock to which Craig had directed
me.
had begun to wonder whether Ken
nedy might not have made mistake
when, suddenly, from behind the
shadow of another rock ahead of me,
but toward Brownies avenue, I saw
tall, gaunt figure OF . man stealthily
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

breathing. Silently he drew from a
fold in the loin-cloth a screwdriver and
removed the screws from the hinges of
the door. Quietly he pushed the bed
room door open, pivoting it on the
lock, just far enough open so that he
could slip through.
Creeping along the floor, like the
reptile whose sign he had assumed,
he came nearer and nearer Aunt Jo-
sephine's bed. AS he paused for a
moment his quick eye seemed to catch
sight of the bullying lump under her
pillow. His long, thin hand reached
out and quietly removed the jewel case
from under her pillow.
In a country roadhouse Long Sin
was waiting patiently. The telephone
rang, and the proprietor answered
Long Sin was at his side almost before
he could hand over the receiver. It
was Long Sins master, WI.
Beware" came the whispered mes
sage over the wire. Kennedy has
made a false ring. I'll get the real
one. By the great Devil Of Cobb, you
must cut him off,"
'It is done," returned Long Sin,
hanging up the receiver in great. .ex-
element.
He hurried out Of the room and left
the roadhouse. Down the road in an
automobile, bound between two China
men, one at her head and the other at
her feet, was Elaine, wrapped around
in blankets, not even her face Wis
ible. The guards looked up startled
as Long Sin streaked out of the
shadow to the car.
Quick" he ordered. "The master
will get the ring himself. will take
care of Kennedy"
An instant and they we're gone, while
Long Sin skunk back into the shadows
from which he had come.
Through the nndarbrush the willy
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
Cn;naman made his way tc an old

CGinamnn made his way tc an Ole
barn.
In the dim light of lantern hang
ing from a rafter could be seen sew
eral barrels in corner. Without a
moments hesitation Long Sin seized
a bucket and placed it under the spig
OF of one of the barrels. The liquid
poured forth into the bucket, and he
emptied the contents on the floor, fill
ing the bucket again and again and
swinging it right and left in every
direction, until the barrel had finally
run dry.
Then he moved over to the window
which he examined carefully. Satisfied
with what he had done, he drew a slip
of paper from his pocket and hastily
wrote note, resting the paper on an
old box. When he had finished writ.
ing he folded up the note and thrust
it into little hollow-carved Chinese
figure, which he took also from his
pocket.
With a final hasty glance about he
extinguished the lantern, letting the
moonlight stream fitfully through the
single window. Then he lest the barn,
with both front and rear doors open
Taking advantage of every bit of
shelter, he made his way across the
field in the direction of the crossroads,
finally dropping down behind a huge
rock some yards from the finger post
that pointed each way to Williams and
Brownlee avenues.
Late that night Kennedy left his
apartment prepared to follow the in
structions in the note which had been
so strangely delivered in the vase.
AS he climbed into roadster he
tucked the robe most carefully into a
corner under the leather seat.
''For heavens sake, Craig" gasped
from under the robe, 'let me have a
little air.
had taken my place under the robe
before the car was driven up in front
of the apartment lest some emissary
Of WI Fang might be watching to see
that there was such trick
you'll get air enough when we get
started, Walter" he laughed back un-
der his breath, apparently addressing
the engine.
We had reached a point in the sub
urbs which was deserted, and I did
not recognize thing when he pulled
up by the side of the road with a jerk.
A moment later he pulled the robe
partly off me, and bent down as
though examining the batteries on
the side of the car.
Get out on the other side in the
shadow of the car, Walter" he whis-
pered hoarsely. go down the road
bit-only cut in and keep under COW
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06

This Is token that ! am unframed.
Have Mr.. Kennedy give the ring to
the man at the corner of Williams and
BrownIee avenues at midnight tonight
and they will surrender me to him.
ELAINE.
p. S.-Have him come alone or my
life will be in danger.
81 thought something like this would
happen" remarked Craig at length.
"Oh," cried Aunt Josephine, cts
too good to>be true"
We'll do it," exclaimed Kennedy
quickly, "only this is the ring that
we'll give them"
He drew from his pocket the replica
of the ring which he had made and
showed it to Aunt Josephine. Then
he drew from another pocket the real
ring, replacing the replica.
Here's the real one," he said in a
low tone. Guard it as you would your
life"
Aunt Josephine was worn out with
the sleepless nights of worry since
Elaine's disappearance. After we had
gone, she tried to eat dinner, but found
that she had no appetite.
Although she had intended to sit up
until she received some word from
Kennedy that night, the long strain
had told on her, and in spite of her
worry about Elaine, she decided, at
length, to retire.
Aunt Josephine, clasping the jewel
case tightly, mounted the stairs and
entered her room. She locked the door
carefully and put the jewelry case un-
der her pillow. Then she switched off
the light.
A moment later small piece of the
vase seemed to break away from the
rest of the mosaic, as though it were
knocked out from the inside. Then
large piece fell out, and another.
At last from the strange hiding place
a 1.-THE figure, as shiny as though
bathed in oil, naked except for a lcin-
cloth, seemed to squirm forth like a
serpent. 1t was WI Fang-the watch
full eye which, literally as we'll as figu-
ratively, had been leveled at us in
one form or another ever since the
kidnapping of Elaine.
Silently he tiptoed to the doorway
and listened. There was not sound.
Just as noiselessly then he went back
to the library table and, muf1ing the
telephone bell, took down the receiver.
He whispered number, waited, then
whispered some directions.
a moment later he wormed his way
out of the library and into the drawing
room. On he went cautiously, snake
like, up tho stairs, until he came to the
door of Aunt Josephine's room.
He bent down and listened. There
was no sound except Aunt Josephine's
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-06
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by
a series of murders and other crimes Tho
principal clue to the criminal is the warn.
ing letter which is sent to the victims,
signed with a "clutching hand" The
latest victim Of the mysterious assassin
Is Taylor Dodge, the insurance president.
His daughter, Elaine, employs Craig
Kennedy, the famous scientific detective,
to try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend,
Jameson, newspaper man.
After many fruitless attempts to put
Elaine and Craig Kennedy out of the
way, the Clutching Hand is at last found
to be none other than Perry Bennett.
Elaine's lawyer and the man she is en-
gagged to marry. Bennett fees to the
den of one of his Chinese criminals. The
Chinaman forces from Bennett the secret
of the whereabouts of 100000. Then he
gives the lawyer potion which will sus-
pend animation for months. Kennedy
reaches Benefits side Just after he has
lost consciousness and supposes him dead.