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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
MANY MINISTER'S LUCKY
- TO KEEP OUT or DEBT.
Baptists Are Striving to Secure a
Pension Fund.

las class ministers are poorly
paid said Rev. DR.. A. B. Coats. of
Hartford, the Bridgeport state evan
gelist, at the Baptist church at Derby
Sunday morning. The average min
lister feel himself lucky If he can
keep out of debt. After serving the
church for forty years and reaching OR
age, many Of the ministers face starv-
alton or the poor house 1t seems as if
they should at least be taken care of
in their old age and made as COM
Portable as possible.
Some Of tha denominations, includ-
ing the baptfsts. are now turning their
attention to. this condition of affairs,
and among the Baptists it is proposed
to secure an endowment OF two mil
lion dollars for the purpose of PEN
sioning such aged ministers and re-
moving them from possible want
Rev. Mr.. Coats told of many move
-nents which were being started in the
Baptist denomination and endowments
which were being raised for various
purposes. He said that the various
churches of the denomination were be-
ginning to realize that they must do
something to reach the foreign popu-
lation and that, too, without the sery-
ices of a paid missionary. and that
many local churches were now begin
ing to do sch missionary work.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
BACK THIS WEEK
FROM WEDDING TRIP
Henry r. Bond Likely to Be Still in
MayoraIty Fight.

Alderman and Mrs Henry R. Bond,
Jr., who were married in Norwich
early in the summer, together with
Miss Betty Rowland, are expected
back home at New London from their
on Thursday or Friday Alderman
Bonds return has been anxiously
awaited by republican politicians
since uncertainty arose as to his atti-
tude on the mayoralty nomination.
After his departure it was given out
by an intimate friend that he had by
no means retired as q candidate for
the republican nomination for mayor
and that it would be well to await his
homecoming before arriving at con-
illusions.
Tuesday another friend of Alderman
Bond who happens also to be a mem
Der Of the council, gave it as his
opinion that Mr. Bond had decided to
forego entering the race for the NOM
nation. He intimated that business
and family reasons had caused the al
derman from the Second to change
his previously announced plan of be-
coming a candidate. With the pros
pective retirement of Alderman Bond,
Capt Ernest E. Rogers apparently has
clear field for the republican NOM
nation
As for the democratic situation it
remains in statu quo. With the party
caucuses but few days on, no candi-
date has appeared for the mayoralty
nomination. Acting Mayor Miner de-
clares positively that no amount of
urging will induce him to consider for
moment accepting the nomination
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
BETTER BABIES TALK AT TOWN HALL
An Infant Can be Perfect Even it is Honey Redheaded
Explained the Workings and Aims of the Contest to be
Held Under Norwich Grange Auspices at the County
Fair.

stand physically and whether they score
better than the animals
The chiId's Right to Health.
This contest started with a few ba-
bies and refused to be stopped as long
as the fair was open for the mothers
insisted 1t be kept going. The report
Of this baby show spread throughout
the Women's clubs and the following
year Denver had a similar contest The
results OF these contests Were that
parents became suddenly aware OF the
fact that a child has a right to good
health il ii has right to nothing else.
Women would ask first Of all how can
my baby win prize at the next con-
test. Then. how can cure the de-
fects that he has, how can 1 regulate
my family life so that my children win
be strong men and women. This Is
tremendous result when you think Of
the endless effect because 1t leads .wo-
men to study and learn all they can on
the subject. There will come q time
when the state will really regard the
children as its wards. When they are
found to be in vicious environments
the state will remove them and will
bring them up under right conditions
so that they will become decent men
and women When the state does this
millions of dollars will be saved.
In Belgium the girls are taught
something of the responsibilities they
may someday assume. Each school
girl is supposed TO have six months
training in milk station where diets
are taught and six months in a baby
hospital learning the care of children
Perfect. Though Red-headed.
The Better Babies Contest is a new
| way of finding out whether baby is
perfect even il it is homely, red-headed
and freckled-faced. 1t doesn't matter
how he looks, but it does matter
whether his chest measurement is
right, whether he has any physical de-
| fects and on the mental side, whether
| he can say and do things expected of
| children his age. There are definite
| standards for children Of all ages.
These standards are for the average
| child more so than for the ideal child
| but they are possible for every child.
/ The west has demonstrated how FEAST
/ BILE it is to transform thin, weak babies
into big, strapping boys and girls
| Seattle, Wash, had a contest of 1000
babies last spring and there was a
| keen race between the different dis
tricts to see which district had the
healthieSt babies. The health de-
| partments all over the United States
are using better babies contests to in
terest mothers in the care and feed
ing of children
Miss Meyer answered a number OF
questions relative to the method OF
carrying on these contests. Norwich
Grange has appointed committees tC
have charge of the baby contest which
it is planned to carry out, and the
names were announced in Tuesday.
Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS
BOTHER LABOR COMMISSIONS
Norwich Correspondent Said That
Laundry Was Without Safety De-
Viees-Deputy Kelley Found Con-
ditions Satisfactory.

One of Labor Commissioner W. s.
Hyde's troubles comes from the un-
reliable information he receives in
anonymous communications. Last
week he received two letters not
signed by the writer In one of them
the statement was made that the win
doWs in a factory in West Haven were
nailed so as to prevent the operatives
from opening them, and that the latter
were suffering from the want of fresh
air and adequate ventilation. The COM
plant was a serious one, and Com
missioner Hyde at once notified John
E Doughman of New Haven, one of
the deputy factory inspectors, to visit
the factory and to report on the con-
dition which he found it IN
The other complaint came from an
anonymous correspondent in Norwich
and it contained the statement that
the machinery in a laundry in that
city was without guard devices and
that the operatives were exposed to
great. risk. The communication fur
Their stated that a woman had lost
her hand while operating mangle.
Michael ]. Kelley. of Norwich. a depu-
ty, was instructed to visit the 1aun-
dry and to make a report on the COM
plant
Monday forenoon at the usual week
ly conferences with his staff of depu-
ties, Commissioner Hyde received re-
ports on the two complaints. Mr..
Doughman reported that he found the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Although not an large as expected,
yet 1t was an enthusiastic audience
that greeted Miss Clara NJ. Meyer. Sec
rotary OF the Better Babies Bureau,
jeet Of The Better Babies Movement
and the Better Babies Contests in the
Town Hall. Tuesday evening, under
the auspices Of Norwich Grange. No.
172, Patrons. Of Husbandry. Miss
Meyer came here from New York to
give the people Of Norwich some idea.
Of the better baby movement and of
how the contests are being carried on,
at the request of Norwich Grange.
Norwich Grange became interested in
the movement through a resolution
passed by the National and State
Oranges recommending that each sub
ordinate grange set aside one night
each year as health night, and that
health night be observed with spec
tally arranged programme. Norwich
Grange decided to hold better ba-
bies contest on this day. and it was
with this end in view that Mrs. T. W.
Barber of the grange wrote to Miss
Meyer, asking her to come here and
speak.
In addition to the talk given by Miss
Meyer there were selections by Harry
Allen, the boy eornetist.
Newest Thing About Children.
In speaking of this nationwide move
met Miss Meyer said: The. better ba-
bies movement is the newest thing about
children and yet it is as old as the hills
because it started way back in Greece
but the people in those days did not
know how to continue what they had be-
gun. a meeting of people coming out to
listen 10 a talk upon better babies
would not have been possible % years
ago. That was because the Victorian
era and aftermath were absoluteS in
dividualistic. We were all brought up
to the maxim that children should be
seen and not heard. 1t was always the
children's duty to the parents and not
the parents duty to the children. We
are suddenly beginning to realize that
all the responsibility of the child does
not rest with the parents alone, but
that the child is really the ward of the
nation and it is the business Of every
community to look after its. children.
Start Down in Louisiana.
Tho better babies movement was
started in q very unique way. Down
in Louisiana there was a very brave
woman who was chairman of a good
| roads committee that wanted to DEM
onstrate. at the fair the necessity OF
good roads throughout the state. She
built little strip OF good road as ar
| exhibit. To make the people come and
look at her strip of road she conceived
| the idea of building a model school
| house and to make the people look al
| her schoolhouse she started a. better
babies show. She went to a friend
physician and asked his advice. H'
said: Why not start to judge childreI
like live stock Wen see how the1
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
NEW LONDON STRIKE
STILL IN FORCE
Several More Maehinists Walked Out
on Tuesday.

Tuesday saw little or no change in
the situation at the J, Lapointe Co. in
New London, where Monday more
ethan so mechanics walked out because
flour of their number had been dis
scharged. Mr.. Lapointe, president Of
sthe concern. said Tuesday that some
of the men who walked out had call
Jed at the shop today and promised to
sreturn to work Wednesday. On the
sother hand G. "A. Doyle, general or
SganiZer of the International Machin-
Sists' union. said none of the men
1had gone beck to work but that three
Cor four men who had not walked out
Monday had decided not to go to work
sTuesday morning and had joined the
smachinists who quit Monday.
< ]. F. Anderson. one of the vice pres
adents of the International Machinists'
slInion. arrived in New London Tues
sday, to confer with Organizer DOYLE.
sThis indicated that the local situation
as considered OF Importance. though
St was said that the visit of the vice
president had no special significance.
SMr. Anderson had been in Bridge
sport, where the International union
shas been so active the past few weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
TROLLEY CONDUCTORS WIFE
TOOK cHLoRoFoRM
Mrs. George Batting Found uneon-
seious at Home in New London.

In a determined effort to end her life,
Mrs. George Batting. the young wife of
George Batting. a trolley conductor in
the employ of the Connecticut COM
pany IN New Eondon, swallowed a
quantity of chloroform at her home,
No. A Reed street in that city, Tues
day afternoon, after having made full
preparation for her self destruction.
1t is said that family troubles caused
her to attempt to commit suicide.
Mrs. Batting had planned her act
well. for during the day she purchased
phial OF chloroform. DiSrobing she
placed q night-gown on, and went to
bed and there swallowed the contents
OF the phial, sufficient quantity to
end her existence. She soon lapsed
into Inconsistencies. Her act was
discovered some time afterwards,
when an occupant of the house found
her. DIR. H. II. Heyer was summoned
and administered emergency tNeat-
ment, after which the Memorial
hospital ambulance was summoned
and the victim was removed to that
Institution, where she was in serious
condition Tuesday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
BETTER PAID ATTENDANTS.
That's the Suggestion Danbury Wis
itor Makes Regarding State Hospi-
%ai

The Hartford Courent prints this let
ter from a correspondent regarding
the state hospitals for the insane:
The Insane Hospital at Norwich
Conn, invites suggestions from those
who have relatives or friends in the
institution for any suggestion we can
give for the betterment of the Hospi-
tai: having q member of my family
there, and having learned quite 2 little
OF its needs, can see that what it
needs most Is better paid attendants;
they are there to learn what they can,
and earn what they can while there
and then take the first better opening
which comes to them. Where our rela-
tives or friends who are there need
the most skiIful attendants, they will
not have them under present condi-
tions. And cannot some of our wealthy
people of Connecticut make good sub
stantial gifts to our two hospitals, the
ones at Middletown and Norwich?
With the lamentable increase in the
number of persons. going insane of
late years, there certainl'- can be no
better way to use spare money.
L. p. W.
Danbury, August Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

statement in regard to the windows
in the factory in West Haven to be
utterly devoid of foundation. Not a
single window in the factory building
was nailed and they could be moved
up and down at the pleasure of the
operatives. Mr.. Kelley reported that
he found the machinery In the laundry
in Norwich amply protected and that
the story of a woman losing her hand
Yves made out OF whole cloth and with
out a scintilla Of fact to support II.
Commissioner Hyde does not think
the writer's of the communications de-
Hberately stated what they did not be-
Heve was true, but that they accepted
idle gossip for fact and they did not
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
British American War Relief.

Mrs. r. r. Graham has received an
additional contribution of $50 from
friends in Baltic" for the British
American war relief fund, while $12
has been spent by these same friends
for wool.
A generous quantity Of socks and
other knitted articles made by them
has just been forwarded to the New
York Office by Mrs. Graham, who to-
day received grateful acknowledge
ment of the splendid donation
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
Discomfort After Meals

Feeling oppressed with a sensation of
$tuffiness and finding the food both to
Iistend and painfully hang like heavy
weight in the pit OF the stomach are
symptoms of Indigestion. With these
8he sufferers viii often have Constipa-
stion Inward Piles, Fullness of the
BLOOD in the Head, Acidity of the Stom-
Ach. Nausea, Heartburn. Headache. Dis
Eust of. Foods Gaseous Presentations,
Sinking or Ffuttering of the Heart,
Choking or Sufrocating Sensations
swhen in lying position, Dizztnsss on
Rising suddenly, Dots or Webs before
3he sights Fever and Dull Pain in the
Head. Deficiency of Persptration. yell
aowness of the Skin and Eye, Pain in
The side. Chest Limbs and Sudden
FLASHES of Heat. A few doses of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
The CranStOn Co.
15S MAIN STREET

IL the reports which they had heard
were correct. He says persons who
wish to make complaints need not hes
itate to sign their communications a.
they win be treated as confidential
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

! 1t has been calculated that nearly
10000, 900 feet. or more than $4,000
miles Of film are used yearly to satisfy
the worlds demand for motion pic
lures.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
Reeonstruetion of Baltic Leauue.

London, Aug. 25, 2.22 a. ma des.
patch from Rome to the Daily Tele.
graph says the Balkan league is to bt
reconstructed with provision for put
ting a combined army of Loco, 900 mer
in the field
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
He Has Courage.

Anyway. Victor Murdoch shows he
isn't much afraid of the predicted
prohibition cyclone when he halls his
Progressives as :'Gittites. York
Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

The Boy Scouts Of Portland, Me-.
have begun the useful though unpleas-
ant work Of searching out and Destroy
ing the breeding places Of mosquitoes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
q 7
You Get Sis
For $1.0O
ON DOLLAR DAY.
August 25th,
at Eaton Chase's

On all Cash Sales, for this
day only, we will give dis
count of Is per cent. on fol-
lowing lines of merchandise:
Shot Gun Shells, Bath Room
Fittings, Refrigerators, Lawn
Mowers, Guns, Revolvers,
Fish Poles, Croquet Sets,
Reading Lamps, Electrical
Supplies, Paints, Cutlery, Car
penters' Tools, Machinists'
Tools, Thermo Bottles,
Wheelbarrows, Ladders, Car
den Hose, Kitchenware, Etc.
Note a few of the many ex-
traordinary bargains which
we offer for $1.00 net:
$50 FLASH LIGHTS
$50 TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS
$50 GLASS SHELVES
$f2s ELECTRIC BELL OUTFITS
$1.e5 NICKEL COFFEE POTS
$125 FAMILY SCALES
$50 POCKET KNIVES
$50 TENNIS RAcoUETs
$1.25 r. F. D. MAIL BOXES
S125 ROLLER SKATES
80 PINT or QUART FRUIT JARS
ETC., ETC., ETC.
Before you buy get our spe-
cial prices on what you need
in our line.
The
|[E@Tl0)IS CHASE
Company
129 Main ST.. Norwich, CT.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25
eeneraI Should TaelIa Eurnn.-

General Villa has met the celebrated
Great Scott and has yielded to the in
f1uence Of his hypnotic spelI-Temple,
Telegram
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

! A 2o,000-acre rice field is planned
Tor the Sacrapento Valley. Cal. next
year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Three submarines of the G type left
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-25

Danbury, August Is.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-22
SYNOPSIS.

Iudora IL left an orphan at an early
age Her father Is killed III gold mlne
2udura and the fortune flom tue Ttna,
which gruWs To be worth NUuelWb arc
left In the guardianship OF FfarA hteG..
Xudora's mothers brother ZudpGa pN-
ing promise of great beauty coaches the
axe of eighteen The uuce Nrp bus set
Ltms,lt up as a Hindu mystic AMI -
known as iassam All. drcdes that ~
dora must die before SHE can 6Vc
chance to come into possession OF her
money, so thar it NAV be left to uII IT,
next Of kin Hassam All sees an obstacle
20 his scheme in the person Of John
Storm. a young LAWYER. for whom m
dora has taken fancy ana he com
mands the girl to put the man out IT tcI
mind Zudota insists that # she cannot
mary Storm she viii marry no one
Wei, well. says Hassam All, III Won
take >Jch sand II compromise SalNo
my next twenty cases and YOU can N Nly
him, fan in single case and you must
Ienounce him
Judo I, using the KNOWLEDGE ealpod
from years Of association with her uncle
unraFe.s a battling mystery and Wils her
irst Gaze case IN which John Storm Is
saved ron Ueing convicted Of a murder
ihstlBated by ilassam All himself
Huuoa ana hassam AN Vlslt N'pok
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-22

p,lc hcliefs knocked ont OF the litlle
ulr'S head before her time.
stop s'iNcing The mans coming.
I'D he iasI IKE yen TO play the beaten
wife Wien l4c comes in Perhaps IL
wouldn't b. a bad idea To give you II
Whlyh once IN awhile Then maybe
you'd nave something 10 SWIVEL about "
The man mo was tile innocent cause
of This rul'Geal nrrTi2nmrnr came In,
his Iab,lin uun's lunch basket under
hiS arm liS expression was that Of
u nam WHO had done his work that
day faithfully ana welcomed the com
IN" ~ evening
He nodded pleasantly lie saw the
red eyes Of the woman. suItlcl ms
shoulders for 4 moment ana passed ON
llumlh, | notice thai YOU don t
sniFcl wlic he's looking N YOU
How can You talk to me like that"
~ talk To- yuu rs | please
lon lrr always in The house. You
are watching every move | make as if
! wasn't a sood woman When | mar.
ried Non ! loved you You We're an
nuphliWi chemist who every one said
would make a mark in he world but
drink has thrown You on the reefs
Mud sometimes hate you"
He caught hey hy the shoulder and
SWING her ou Of the chair and raisci
his arm
"ilcrp harr McWtntrr," cried II
voice from HE doorway None Of
that while am IN the house You
ought II br ashamed of YOURSELF
This is my woman I'll strike her
tr want Ia"
"tlb Will yout'
The Iuardrr spranS forward and
cu%ht the appraised arm. giving 1t no
gentle wrench as he bore down upon
il That vas enough for McWintei
with n >marl like Il wolf he closed in
NlWo,t instantly his back met the floor
WIEN = u,oanlmg hump
"reUt Font pleaded the wife
NJ Min oul, make matters worse lou
cant brlp me MIR Smith Please 60"
AN rgh. Mrs McWiuter. but
lgNul uA as for Il wife braipr
luu'll Icyc this horse saturday,
sad MrWhdrr picking himself up
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-22

hm after u dchnuch But she was
"ad enough 10 accept it ut face value
being an honest and simple minded
WOnmn.
Nj Wintrl did odd jobs NJ the chem
leaf laboratory in the village He was
an expert in certain departments. and
occasionally the chief chemist riSkel
the eIlauer Of sending for him.
II was noticeable that the derelct
worked faithfully ON these days, with
tlr hope ot continuous employment
When Afternoon came ii telephone
con arrived with it, and McWiutrr
hurried oil 10 the laboratory rather
pleased too 10 find himself tempo
rarly placed over the lnan he hated 50
heartily
The same omInbiIity he had shown
10 his VIE he BOW exhibited in lesser
,lrgrtc toward smith who was rather
astonishcd ut the sudden turn Of af
tail>
Il N sorry ! lost my temper. Smith.
said New inter, rather solemnly, "Bm
any nerves have gone To smash. and
I'm lgInng all sorts Of things
u oft LEI that worry You" replied
Smith, only too aiad 10 bury the hatch
et We an lose our tcmpprs once in
awhile lsut yon ought t. be little
murr careful Of that wife Of yours"
~ Know it lmniby, all the while
hlacI murder IN his heart. Wen let
hyeours he bygunrs and 20 ont some
day for Il hunt like we used to- There's
nothing better than good rabbit stew.
and Sally knows how TO cook 1t.
ia ike nothing letter" said the
oiIrI man, believing in his heart that
this new friendly attitude would aid
In making one poor woman II little
happier
II said something about YOU going
on Saturday NIGHT You lust forget II :"
AN right, said Smith
Al ) O'Clock NaWinler left the lab
oralrrv aud Wended his way to the
mysterious shack in the woods For
IN lWll ne experimental with n pea.
cUlHr sort Of cunlrivance and from
time 10 time gave vent TO Il dinhoienl
chlrklc 'lhe man may have been II
monum,uilc but that was never to BE-
proved
lhc tIlirt door seemed to please his
fancy imucusrly An enormous spring
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-22

have been an echo to that made by the
man who had built this windowless
shack
BY and by he heard hurrying foot
steps Slyly he looked out and obsery-
ri the unsuSpccting attorney Good.
Rnl something slipped The spring
mogrl too soon or lInssam All had not
mllrd il bark Tar enoup The door
samAcd violently
There cnme a tinl,le Of breaking
glass. and lInSsnm Ali struggled DIES
pcMtely to pull the door open He was
already too weak
Storm heard the door He concluded
hi8 journey ut II run II took all his
strength 10 force the door Which i'm
modiatcIy closed again when he was
inside lie saw dnnly his enemy sink
M hepleSsly 10 the floor, and almost
instantly II seemed that thr walls of
the shack had begun to revulVe
Fumes, He stumbled desperately to-
W'trd the door, bat could not reach ii
boubli"ss the only thing that saved
liHsSam All or storm for that matter,