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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
HEALTH OFFICERS SALARY
 REMAINS AT $1,ooo Warm Special City Meeting at New London Wednesday Morninq.

At the special city meeting in New London Wednesday morning, the prop OsitiOn to increase the salary of the health officer. Dr. J. TOrringtOn Black, met with failure. There were eco men or over there, automobiles being free ly used to get voters to the scene of action.
 Governor Waller Speaks.
 Ex-Governor Waller fired off a broadside in this speech:
 T am gratifted to be present at so large and orderly a meeting. For city meetings and have urged them. I like to see a big and representative gathering of citizens assembled to dis cuss civic matters. In Norwich they have meetings in the evening because they have a suitable place in which to hold them"
 We have a quarter of a million dol lar city hall here, but we have no place in it for a big meeting. I am certain that it would be possible for the city to secure the use Of the state armory for such occasions, provided it would purchase chairs to the number of sev- eral hundred for the comfort of the voters, so they would not be obliged to stand as at present. I hope that
 we shall see this condition materialize soon.
 T want to say to you men here that this resolution which has been of fered by Alderman Perkins is not a question of the salary increase, but it is drive against one man. Nobody l cares about the S1,O0O. Why l have attended city meetings where S4OO, 900 has been voted away in less than an hour, with a comparatively small at tendance.
 This meeting is one of the largest ever attended here. It is brought about by intense bitterness of feeling. | One man has been venomously and | libelously attacked. He is young and | diligent. The trouble is he does too
 much. That's more than can be said
 for some other city officials. He is no | diplomat, I admit Possibly he should | have the refinement of that French | guillotine expert who was so polished i in his manners that people almost | liked to have their heads cut off. But | we don't want a diplomat The pres | ent health officer has been on the iot | Tor eight years. He has even served i under Alderman Miner. He has never
 received a cent that the health com mlttee and council have not approved' , i The relative strength of the meet | ing was demonstrated on a counted | vote, taken on a motion to indefinite | ly postpone, offered by Governor Wal | Ter. The result showed 317 against
 postponement, and 23O for. The vote | to disapprove the ordinance enacted
 by the council was taken by the viva
 Voce method and Mayor Rogers de-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
s543.5o FOR INEBRIATEs.
That Was the Sum Approved by Gov.
 HoIcomb.

The bill of the Norwich State Hos pital for the Insane for the care of inebriates to December l, amounting to $543.5O, was approved Tuesday by Gov Marcus II. Holcomb, as were also acquisitions from the executive committee of the Soldiers Hospital board on the comptroller for $S.50O for invalid soldiers, sailors and ma rines of the Civil war and their fam flies and that of the adjutant general acting chief Quartermaster on the comptroller for $9, 800 for repairs on the state armOry and $7,600 for the battery of field artillery at Hartford.
 Upon the application of Tax Com missioner William H. COrbin the gov ernOr has exempted the position of corporation clerk in the office of the commissioner under the provisions of the civil service law.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
FREE MEDICAL SERVICE FOR HELP
15O Empoyes the Mechanic Street Silk Mill Profit by the Privilege Inaugurated Through the Efforts of Supt. Bergstresser-When Worker Become Ill, Company Pays the Bills

towards their employers and is being appreciated.
 On the side of the employees the operation of the plan has already been shown that there is less loss of time from sickness than before and conse- quently less loss of wages, while from the standpoint of the employers there is less loss in production through the illness of the workers.
 This innovation was inaugurated through the efforts of M. L. Berg stresser, the superintendent, and so far as known there is no other concern in Connecticut or elsewhere that ex- tends such a privilege.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23

On November 18th the Schwarzen- bach Huber Co.,, which operates the silk mill on Mechanic street, put into effect free medical service for its em- ployes.
 When workers become i'll they are sent to any physician of their choice in Norwich or the physician to their homse for an examination and pre- scription. The company pays both the doctor and the medicine bills of any of its 150 employees who need such at tention.
 It goes without saving that this ad- vanced step by. the company is creat- ing a good feeling among the employees
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
Christmas Entertainment Given by Federated Church-Notes of Inter
 est

The annual Christmas entertain ment of the Federated church was held Wednesday evening with a very good attendance. ReCitatiOns and songs were given by the various class es which proved to be entertaining A Christmas tree with gifts for the children added to the merriment and candy, etc, was distributed by As sistInt Superintendent George Cass and Willis Hill. The church was pret- tfly decorated with streamerS and other Christmas decorations. A large gilded star was suspended from the selling with streamers attached. William Hu- Der was the accOmpanist on the or gan The entire school and congre- gation sang the familiar Christmas carols.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23

With reference to the work of the state highway department during the year ending September 90, 1915. one of the interesting and possibly the most important features of the depart ment's activities, was the construction of approximately three miles 141O2 feeD of concrete road with the use of reformatory labor in the town of Cheshire. This work was done under the supervision of the department which purchased all materials and equipment direct and paid to the re- formatory officials the sum of 50 cents per day for each laborer, which money is held for the personal use of the boys when they are paroled or dis charged. The total cost of this con- tract, including supervision, was ap- proximately $31, 1000.
 Success of Convict Labor.
 This was the departments first ex- pertinent in building roads with so- called ''convict labor"
 The success of the plan induced the department to secure boys from the reformatory for reconStructing a sec tion of road on the main highway from Cheshire to Waterbury, also the construction of a native stone mac adam road in the town of Colebrok. In each case the state has furnished crushing plant with a competent su- pervisor and the work has made ex- cellent progress.
 construction of old roads. so far as the funds of the department will per init, contracts were let for the con- struction Of bituminous concrete roads in the towns of Wallingford and North Haven and the city of New Haven on | the Boston Post road. This work prac- | tically is completed.
 Another important improvement was 1 in the town of Greenwich, where about SIP feet of bituminous concrete pavement were laid on an old mac adam road.
 In Milford, on the road from AL | lingtOwn nearly to Milford Center, the | old macadam road has been replaced by one section of concrete and one sec | tion of bituminOus concrete pavement | Of particular interest to Hartford | of course, was the reconstruction ot Maple avenue, where first class re- | inforced concrete pavement was laid
 Work at stonington. With the completion of the pres | cnt contract in the town of Stoning- | ton, the trunk line highway from the | New York state line at POrtchester tC the Rhode Island line at Westerly, vii | be finished.
 SOth, 1915, these sums have been ex- : tended:
 | Construction of state aid
 roads ...................S62O,O91.9, ,O91. g, | Construction of trunk line
 roads ................... S61,O9s.5. 1 Repair and maintenance of
 state aid roads .......... 165,741.5. ! Reconstruction of trunk line
 highways ............... 2OO,OOO. .Ol | Repair and maintenance of
 trunk line highways ...... 77S,562. .Ot | The law placing the care of trunI l line bridges on the department ha. | resulted in a vast amount of detai work in addition to which severa | bridges have been reconstructed chic
 among Which are those at Rocky Hil
 and Berlin.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
UtrR R1LlRtirI.
Norwich, Thursday. Dec. 23, 1915.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.


 Temperatures are now above the seasonal average in all parts of the country except the south Atlantic states.
 The indications are that a storm that is now over the upper Mississippi valley will move east and in the mid dle Atlantic and New England states cloudiness will increase during Thurs day, followed by rain Thursday night or Friday morning.
 The temperature will rise Thursday throughout the Atlantic states and it will fall Friday in the middle Atlantic states
 The winds along the north Atlantic coast will be increasing south; mid dle Atlantic coast moderate to fresh south.
 Forecast.
 Northern New England: Cloudy and warmer Thursday, probably snow at night and on Friday.
 Southern New England and eastern New England: Cloudy and warmer Thursday, probably rain at night; Fri day cloudy and colder
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Wednesday,:
 Ther Bar. a. IT, ..''.''. 2S SO.5U IZ m- .'...-......... 4O oO.32 b p. m. 34 3O.32 Highest A, lowest B.
 Comparisons. Predictions for Wednesday: Fair. Wednesdays weather: As predicted.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
Visited AImshouse.

A committee of ladies from the La dies Charitable society of St Mary's parish represented that organization for their Christmas visitation to the aImshouse Tuesday afternoon, where they passed a pleasant hour with the 70 inmates, all of whom received fruit, cake and candy. along with a supply of tobacco for the men, brought by the visitors. The Christmas spirit shown by the callers was duly appre- ciated by the inmates. Superintend- ent and Mrs. J. B. Chapman extend ed their usual Courtesies to the wis itOrS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
Polish Relief Fund,

The Polish speaking people and the local branches of Falcons. Nos. 131 and 524, have raised S306.SO for the Christ mas relief fund for the Polish children made orphans by the war and they feel grateful to the business men and others of this city who aided them by contributions. Martin Rozycxi was chairman and A. Liuliewiecz, secre- tary of the committee in charge of the fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
MARRIED

ARTON-In Norwich, Dec. 21. by Attorney Albert J. Bailey, David F.. Cross of Central Falls R l., and Miss Margaret Barton of Pawtucket, R. l.
 JEPPSEN-ANDERSO New Lon don, by Rev. c. Harley Smith, Ser thel N. Jeppsen of Boston and Anna Anderson of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23

clared the disapproval carried.
 The health officers salary was there by left at $1,00o -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23

Nauqatucl<.-Mrs. Julia whittemore 76. widow of John H. Whittemore. al the time of his death prominently identified with business and civic in. terests in this section of the state, dieG at her home here Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
Sun, Moon and Tides.
GREENEVILLE

Six hours after high water II is low tide, which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
Personals,

Paul Gadie, student at the Universi- ty of Vermont is spending the Christ mas holidays here with his parents .
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
STATE HIGHWAY BUILDING.

stonington Road Will Complete Trunk Line Across State-Reformatory School Labor Successfully Used in Cheshire.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23

Miss Dora Ethier of Central avenue, has accepted a position as musical ii- rector at the new theater in Taft vile.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23

Richard Kyle has accepted a position ns '7ru=1roo~ at tho rev theatre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
LIGHT ON ART SALE PROFITS.
Dealers VIII Testify To-day In
Van Lennep-Dekker Suit.

Testimony as to the profits made by
art dealers on their sales will be heard
by Supreme Court Justice Delehanty to-
day in a suit Of Gustave Van Lennep
against Naurice Decker of 220 Fifth
avenue to O $4,000. The chief
witness In the east II Heinrich Schnie-
wind. president of the Susauehanna SILK
Mills. who invested In $4,000 worth OF
rugs and art objects and who will tell
how much he paid Decker for what he
bought. A number OF dealers from
whom Decker purchased goods will also
be examined.
Van 1ennep. who II the son OF n MEM
her of the diplomatic service OF Holland.
told Justice Delehanty OF q promise by
Decker to pay him a commission OF 80
per cent. on all art goods he could sell
through his connections" Van Lennep
says he brought about the purchases
from Decker by Schniewind and that
now Decker refuses to pay the amount
demanded by him as his share.
Decker contends that he made no such
agreement with Van Lennep and saws
the plaintiff had nothing to do with the
sales TO Schneiwind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
TELEPHONE
CONTRACTS CANCELLED
n. Y. Company Takes step I'm
der New Law Against
Discrimination.

The New York Telephone Company
has sent out notices cancelling more
than 100 contracts for fiat rate un-
limited service in New York city. At
least that IL the assertion of the up
state Public Service Commission made
yesterday. The cancellations. which go
into effect on July !. apply practically
entirely 10 old contracts made years 8
by the teephone company and include
all unlimited contracts In business
houses In the city.
The cancellations. which OF course
are ordered under the authority Of the
Public Service Commission. do not APP
ply to certain unlimited contracts for
nome service. Fo" instance. there still
remain In Brooklyn the unlimited home
service on q single party ana On a two
party wire. These two forms Of con-
tracts Will not be cancelled because the
rates were filed with the Public Service
Commission.
Their are unlimited service contracts
still prevailing In a part Of The Bronx.
in Staten leland, Rockaway and Queens,
but that IL oil.
While the abolition of the old UNI
limited service contracts in business
Offices means an increase In the cost to
the subscriber. the upstate Public Ser
vice Commission points out that the con-
tracts now being cancelled arc in dis
tinct violation OF tho Law. The holders
OF the old contracts Will merely be
placed on a par with other subscribers.
The commission W. received many
complaints from telephone subscribers.
II IL sending out a circular letter eN-
planning the situation and telling the
coinplainants hat they are being put
on al par with other subscribers. The
letter says:
in the cancellation OF all di~crIm.na-
tory n preferential contracts the tele-
phono company by its own action has
relieved the commission Of the duty
which the Legislature evidently coniem-
plated should sooner or later be per-
formed through the Issuance of an order
requiring precisely u action II after
the lapse OF a reasonable perlod-and Il
would seem from every point OF view
that the i've years which have elapsed
since the enactment Of the law must be
considered such reasonable p~erlod-the
corporation Itself should not have acted
upon its own initiative
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
Advisers Of the Publtc.

and bureaus into a few coordina.ed
departments.
Chairman Tanner announced that
President Low ell OF Harvard will speak
before the two committees next Thurs
day.
DR.. Goodnow believes that the Legls-
lature should have the power to decrease.
but not increase a state budget pre-
pared by a budget board. organized
perhaps. after the New York City Board
Of Estimate. This. he said. would "elim-
mate the tendency toward useless ex-
penditures OF state moneys for local i'm
provements In order to popularize the
local lawmakers witt the folks AZ home"
James ". Wadsworth. Sr. father %
United States Senator Wadsworth, pro-
posed amendments Increasing the term
of Office OF the Governor. Lieutenant
Governor and Comptroller to four wears.
and providing for the appointment by
he Governor OF the Secretary Of state.
Comptroller, Treasurer and State En-
eineer. The Governor gets power to re-
move any Of these officials for cause.
Mr.. Wadsworth also wants TO increase
the terms of Senators to four years
and .A~ssemblynen 10 two years, and
would provide that In 1920 and in each
even numbered year thereafter the
Legislature must adjourn by March I.
William +. Bannister of Brooklyn IN
troduced n resolution providing for the
establishment OF ar aerial division OF
the National Guard Of the State.
The convention adjourned In respect
20 the memory OF Frank Il. Vaughan OF
New York and Jacob c. Knauber OF
Syracuse. legislative correspondents, who
died within the past week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
THIEF CHASE BY AUTOMOBILE.
Detectives Arrest Two Men Who
Came From Doctors Home.

The front door OF the home OF Or,
y. Wallace Hamilton at $50 West Sew
enty-ffth street opened at $3.50 last
night and out ran two men. At the
same moment W. detectives came pell-
nell from hiding places across the
street. The fugitives were the lighter
and the iieeter and soon began 20 open
a big gap.
An automobile was held up by tho
detectives and the chauffeur was COM
manded IN catch up to the vanishing
men ahead. He responded without ask
ing why, for at once the air was filled
with smoke and flying bullets from the
detectives revolvers.
Wheeling Into West End avenue the
two hustled south. running close to the
curb, where there are short lawns and
trees Offering some protection. Only
five shots had been tired when they
turned into West Seventy-fourth street
and made for Broadway at even greater
speed.
TIT machine caught up with them at
Broadway and the detectives nabbed
them as they were about to escape on
IA passing trolley car They were taken
to the Fourth branch detective bureau
and gave their names as Harry Arkin,
alias Itomey, 20 years old, OF 227 West
11sth street and Elias Winogrodow, II
years Old. Of 304 West ll5th street.
They wore charged with attempted
burglary ''r r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
HELD AS POLICY GAME HEADS.
Ral Of Three Fixed at 100000
Each, Confessions Made.

The three reputed heads OF the policy
game in this city were held in &c. 900
bail each 10y Judge Wadha;ns in General
: -ssions yesterday, having been indicted
FOR possessing slips n maintaining n
room in which policy paraphernalia was
kept. Not being able TO provide bail
IL. me wer" committed to the Tombs.
Before the Indictments were filed As
sistant District Attorney Weller got
three confessions from men who have
been employed in the game as writer's
and runners. and District Attorney Per-
kins said last night that he believed tho
backbone OF the policy fraud was broken.
The men indicted are John j. Sauls.
Peter Matthews ard Solomon Goldstein
NJ 2l9 West Eleventh street. TIL. place
was raided last week. The receipts. It
10 said, were often more than $1,000 n
day.
In one confession made public BY the
District Attorney MAJ Schwartz OF o2j
Lewis street said he was a PLAYER with
John Mulgrew for about a year. Both
Mulgrew and Schwartz pleaded guilty to
possessing policy slips and were re-
marded for sentence. Others who
pleaded guilty ore John p. Lorenzo. a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
OFFERS PLAN OF PEACE.
senior Romaxnac sees Easy soIu-
ton OF Mexican Trouble.

The outline OF a practical method OF
dealing with the Mexican situation was
Yesterday put forward TO n reporter %
THE SIN by Senior Louis Romagnac. a
prominent Mexican business man. a;
present In this city. Senior RoInagnac.
though born In France. has lived Cor
more thar twenty years In Mexico and
was a member OF the Madero admins
tratior.
He has spent years in studying the
actual wishes and needs OF the com
mon people In Mexico. n he is Of
the opinion that. given only a little
sympathy and understanding, a solution
may easily be reached.
Senior Romagnac advocates a mod!-
fled form Of referendum, under the SUI
pervlsion OF Washington. lie suggests
that in each State OF Mexico a tenn
porary truce be declared by all the con-
tending parties. each to hold what II
holds at the moment Thereafter each
State shalt select three delegates to
represent II at q general conference TO
be held in Washington.
These delegates should chose three OF
their number and from these elect one
TO act as provisional President, subject
to the approval OF President Wilson.
His position should then be guaranteed
by Washington and every support be
given TO him to uphold his power until
the time for the general elections IN
Mexico, which take place next year.
senior Romsgnac believes that none OF
the present warning chief would OBJ
ject to such a congress, seeing nothing
would be lone In advance TO reduce their
Individual power. while all alike would
benefit from n period OF resi-. In
cidentally he points out that the two
most prominent parties. those Of Car
rama and villa. are In TACT fighting for
the same ends, which are those held
by the vast majority of Mexicsns. Their
dispute is little more than a personal
AFFAIR and as both have declared tIem-
selves unwilling 10 become Presiden;
there should be little difficulty wers the
dispute transferred to a calm. judicial
amos phers at Washington in coming
TO a mutual. agreeable compromise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
U.S.. JUDGE ENFORCES
ACTIVE NEUTRALITY
Harry Solomon, German Re-
serve Lieutenant, Fined
$500 in Customs Case.

IN filming Harry Solomon. a Lieutenant
OF the German army reserve. $500 fot
shipping hard rubber to Germany con-
cenled In resin and cotton waste. Judge
William II. Hunt In the United States
District Court yesterday defined this
country's attitude toward the European
belligerents "a one OF affirmative neu-
trAlity."
Real neutrality" said Judge Hurr.
does not mean sup'ne passivity. but
rather requires the neutral nation to be
~vigilontly active in preventing Violations
Of its laws hY those who seek 10 aid the
helllgerents."
Solomon pleaded guilty. hut insisted
that he had no intention of violating the
customs laws. lie Is q member OF the
firm of Salomon Bros. e Co. importers
aud exporters Of this city.
Ase!stan: United States Attorney
Roger u. Wood told Judge Hunt that
Salomon was one OF the chief %conspira-
tore. Saiomon Insisted that he was
merely the victim OF n chain OF clrcun-
stances. having entered the plot 10 aid
friends in getting rubber 10 Austria for
commercial purposes.
Judge Hunt took the view that Salo-
mons offence was mitiga.ed somewhat
by the fact tina he was a German sub.
ject. benjamin r. Spellnan. attorney
for Solomon. In an interview asserted
that the hard rubber was never intended
for the uses of the military forces.
karInan and Franz Rosenberg. he
said, mot Lieut.. Saloinon In Hanover
and told him OF their unsuccessful eff
forts 10 get rubber TO carry on their
business. Salomon. the lawyer asserted.
happened to be returning 10 this country
on "a furlough and consented to aid his
newly formed acqu%aintanccs. Karman
and Rosenberg were fined $500 each on
Friday. Albert Solomon pleaded not
guilty yesterday n Will in'erposc a
demurrer.