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The Washington times., 1916-01-09

At an early age Eugene Pullen was
an express driver. He handled railroad
baggage. One day after delivering
heavy trunk on an upper floor he felt
a pain in the right groin. The suffering
increased and it WAS not long before
the young man noticed the swelling.
The doctor told young Puflen that he
was ruptured and that he must either
wear a truss throughout life or submit
TO drastic operation. All surgeons
know that hernia operations, with an
aesthetics, etc, are dangerous; they may
end fatally. Moreover. it is a well-es-
tablished fact that many rupture oper-
atons are not successful; the bowel
soon breaks through the sewed-up open.
ing and protrudes worse than ever.
Afraid Of Operation.
Like most others, Mr.. Pullen declined
TO. take the risks of an operation; the
expense and loss of time had to be con-
sidered. too. Hoping he might get II
little better encoura ragement, he went to
another physician, who, to his sorrow.
gave him even less hope. 1t was point
ed out to the young man that unless
the rupture were perfectly held all tn"
time or the surgeons knife successfully
used. he might expect an increase OF
doubling in the rupture, with further
complications, or the dreaded stranGu-
lated hernia, which kills so many rup-
tured people.
Victim of TrusSes.
The victim bought a truss. hard,
spring-lke affair. the best ne could gel.
1t tortured him. He tried another-still
no relief. He was compelled to give up
his express business The hard tasks
of ordinary men were forbidden him.
He became an insurance agent, In
which position he did not need to do
bodily work.
For six years Mr.. Pullen dragged
around, using various trusses hard,
| elastic, etc, with never any content
ment. One day his mother told him
something she had just found out. II
was simple and easy thing for him
TO do. He lost no time.
Discarded His Truss.
Relief came at once: he almost forgot
that he had any rupture. AfterwaH
came a cure-a complete heaing-anI
although years have passed and Mr.
| Pullen is an energetic carpenter. works
ing on buildings. climbing over roofs.
! lifting lumber and such like, he is sb-
! solutely free from the old hernia. He
| knows he is completely, laStingly cured.
| There was no operation. no lost time,
no trouble-comfort and contentment
! from the very outset He is a strong,
| cheerful minded man.
Valuable Information Free.
! The valuable information which Mrs.
Pullen read in newspaper many years
ago and gave to her son, together with
further important facts, will be sent
free to any reader of this who writes
to Eugene NJ. Pullen. 7H-B MarcelluS
avenue, Manasquan, n. j., enclosing II
stamp for reply. Mention the kind ot
rupture you have, whether on right OF
left side and what you have already
| done in your effort to cure il. 4 Legion
Of cases Of all kinds of rupture i'm mel
and women. including inguinal (Groim
femoral. navel. scrotal, etc, have beer
reported completely healed. Age seems
to make no diference.-Ad
The Washington times., 1916-01-09
Turned Prison Loose
For Baseball Game

He marked out "a diamond in this
piece of ground. and. after persuading
q prison enthusiast to contribute 500 for
balls. bats. and gloves. turned the whole
prison loose on this ground after he had
declared a half-holiday on Saturday.
Spontaneously there grew up an Or
ssnization OF the delegates that took
from the warden the suggestion of a
name, the Golden Rule brotherhood.
This was the first step in self-govern-
msnt,,
Cormick took the men out of their cells
one Sunday and told them they were
to master themselves. A sergeant-at-
arms. tho most hardened criminal in
the whole prison, was chosen and he
surrounded himself wiz corps of as
sistants. Not q keeper or guard-out-
side of the convicts themselves-was on
the grounds.
Critics moaned at this license. The
warden was criticized, but he held firm
ly to his opinion that the men would
pertinent paid for itself many times
over The output of the shops was In
creased, personal depravity in the
prison was reduced to a minimum.
Their came the fatal friendship with
Sullivan. Mccormick held that he was
within his rights in having the bank
| wrecker for his chauffeur outside the
prison limits. Governor Glynn and his
special commissioner. Stephen Baldwin
| decided otherwise.
Mccormick went. and with his de-
parture two grand juries, one in West
| chester, the other in Brooklyn, got
busy. They found presentments against
| inc ousted warden. hut could frame no
! indictments, although there was no lack
The Washington times., 1916-01-09

apparently the charges Of Grady and
his Tammany cohorts were improved.
because Osborne was named and served
in the commission.
and game commission on the appoint
ment of Governor Dix. once again he
blocked the Fourteenth street organiza-
ton when It sought to push through
the legislature the election of william
II. Sheehan to the United States Senate.
Once again Tammany made an ettack
on his private character, but Osborne
yynn
The Washington times., 1916-01-09
Without Am
Operation
Wonderful Healing Of Rupture.
How a New Jersey Man Got Rid
of a Severe, Obstinate, Right
Inguinal Hernia Without the
Slightest Trouble.

Below is a picture of Eugene NJ. Pull
len a well-known carpenter Of Manas-
guam. New Jersey. II you could see
him at his work, particularly when he
handles heavy timber. jumps and climbs
around like youth, you would scarce
ly imagine that he had formerly been
afflicted with a rupture.
The Washington times., 1916-01-09

ditions could be improved for the work.
ers; they spoke-this was after many
hours---of the harshness of certain keep
ers. among them the old school "P. X"
principal keeper. They begged for
some relief from the frightful confine.
ment over Sunday.
Most Of their grievances could not be
adjusted this side of the millennium. but
out Of the lot Mccormick sifted few.
His first act was to rip out of the prison
quadrangle a flower bed that had been
set there merely to relieve the eyes of
the warden. who could see II from his
bad room window. .
The Washington times., 1916-01-09

lentfy they sat beside each other In
mess hall. In lock-step formation they
passed to their shops, where they sat
under the watchful eye of an armed
guard. Side by side they worked, but
no words were permitted to pass be-
tween them.
II me., dared to speak to another
he was knocked down and beaten. Not
only that. but he was condemned TO
the dark cells, those holes of abyssmal
hell. where his bed was a rivet-studded
floor. No light penetrated his dungeon.
His food was a gill Of water and one
slice OF bread each day. His confine-
ment lasted in proportion to the vio-
lence of his offense and the proudness
of his spirit.
like this went mad, that they plotted
the killing OF their keepers, that they
blotted out of their mind any intention
OF playing square with society2 crimes
unspeakable were hatched and carried
to fulfillment in such an environment.
SO It. was until 1918. when KENNEDY
became warden. He is a man Of strong
vigorous physique. He had been Q
Broadway policeman until the whirlf'
gig Of politics put him In power.
Was the Plaything
Of Outside Politicians
He found his place. gave him Tho
administration Of the high, the low. and
the middle Justice. He could do M
better than temper discipline with the
second kind When he became warder
tho prison was the plaything of outside
politicians. They were capitalizing thu
| cruelty that the traditions said shoult
| be meted to the criminals.
Contractors sold maggoty meat to thu
prison department, and without question
| II found Its way to the plates OF tn,
, wretches In Sing Sing. other contrac
! tors We're squeezing the last ounce o
| enersy out of the convicts in their shol
work. Back of these contractors wer'
I politicians who held governors In thu
| palms of their hands
| Kennedy insisted upon better food
| and did so with such vigor that his knel
| was sounded. The pirates trading out
| side decreed that the black spot shoult
| be handed to him. Before he went ou
Kennedy worked out other amelioration
Of the monotonv and soddenness o
prison life. The convicts hailed him al
most as a Messiah.
Hence, as has been told a the outset
| when he was indicted for condition
that 1t was beyond his power to remedy
| the prisoners went berserk. The
thought that the old cruelty would com
back to them.
The trail had been blazed and Ward
| en- Clancy followed Il after he convince
the outlawing convicts that he moan
= to play fair with them. Clancy being o
I, a musical turn of mind organized a con
Wet band, and persuaded number o
prison reformers to buy costumes 70
the players. For years, in Wester
prisons, and even in Jails OF the Eas
prisoners, but when Sing Sing turne
TO brass the step was regarded as revo
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
PaWcatuck Seventh Day Baptist
Local Laconics.

William Segar has returned from a
pleasure trip to Florida.
Edward Nestor of Providence is Wis
iting his sisters in Westerly.
Wtlfrcd Ward sailed Wednesday on
steamship Finland for q months stay
in England.
The flag at. the Westerly High school
was at half-maSt, Wednesday, in re-
spect to the memory of Miss Fanny
Thompson Pendleton.
Mrs. Joseph L. Peacock, secretary of
the Rhode Island WoTnan's Baptist
Missionary society, attended the an
nual meeting in Providence Wednes-
day.
The plant of the former Nichols and
hangworthy Machine company, of
Hope Valley, is now being operated
by tie Wood River Iron Works, In
corpOrated.
The evangelistic services conducted
at the Peoples Mission, by Rev. Fred
erick \. Mcdonald, of the Congrega-
tional church, are largely attended
each evening.
Dr.. J. Torrington Black, OF New
LONDON, secretary of the Connecticut
West Broad Street schoolhouse, We'd
nesday evening, on general health
conditions.
Charles p. Ecclestone has the con-
tract for a two-story frame cottage to
| be built at Pleasant View for D. F.
Conner of Norwich. It will be 33x3S
| feet, with eight rooms, electric lights
| and all improvements.
| This is women's week at the Jesuit
| mission, now in progress at the
! Church Of the Immaculate Conception
| and the masses and instructions are
| woman in Westerly Next week the
mission will be for the men.
| Clarence A. and Raymond c. Vars
twin brothers of Bradford, are both
| full Pledged licensed pharna cists. Clar-
ence passed successful examination
| before the state board Of pharmacists
over a year ago. Raymond succeeded
at the examination on Tuesday.
| Mrs. Lucy West, so, died Wednes-
day morning at the residence of Will
liam Barber in East avenue. She
was the widow OF Robert West and
formerly lived in Noank. She is sur
vived by son, Robwert West, who
has berth at Sailors Snug Harbor
William Steele and daughter Doris
| Of Pawtucket, have been the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Weeden. They
| left Wednesday to visit relatives in
| Hopknton for the balance of the
week. Mr.. Steele is janitor-messen-
ger for, the Industrial Trust company
In the cases against Thomas. ]. Al.
| hoIl, allaS Sh6eC6 EQWafQ b. mason
and George A. Maher, charged with
assault upon Deputy Sheriff Filling
hast, and assault with intent to Kill
| Deputy. Sheriff Colvin, the jury return
ed verdict Of guilty. Judge Rath-
bun temporarily deferred sentence
| Ohe witness testified that Allen had
a. blackjack. and another testified thai
Allen unlocked the handouts.
Rev. william F. Williams conducted
the funeral services Of Miss Fanny
Thompson Pendleton in, Christ Epis.
copal church, Wednesday afternoon, e
large number Of relatives and friends
being present. Interment. was at River
Bend. This bearers were William Pen.
dleton -of New London. Frederick
Pend1eton OF Brooklyn, and, Walter D
Slyne. .LewIstA. Joslin. Lewis Stanton
and Hobart 7. Livingstone were the
bearers.
AS all the bids for the new. highway
between Watch = Hill and Westerly
s forIa y road Off hitumiro uss construction
|zs@ - 49,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06

planted large shade trees. It is an
ideal place OF beauty and was for many
years known as the Day place. The
house was built for James l. Day, who
was at the time president Of the New
York, Providence and Boston railroad,
afterwards a resident Of New Orleans,
With the mansion is about 30 acres of
improved land and almost every foot
of il was beautified in Mr.. Days time,
and most OF that beauty remains.
The Day place was the scene of
many social events, in fact, was the
real society place of the once fash
tonable Stonington. When the Day
place left the ownership of the Day
family it came into the possession of
Charles 7. Palmer, and after a time
was closed for several years. Event
ually the property came into the own
ership of Thomas Manners, who sew
cral years ago sold to The Heath COM
pany of New York, and the name was
changed to the Stonington Manor Inn.
1t was established as a public summer
inn and has grown in popularity ever
since.
Loss May Be SIS 1000.
1t was impossible to ascertain the
actual loss or even the amount of in
surance carried on the building and
furnishings. but it is believed the loss
will be in excess of $4,000, provided
the summer furnishings had not been
be half that amount.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers of real estate are
the latest recorded in the office of
Town Clerk Elias B. Hinckley: Henry
and Margaret Hey to New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad COM
pany. west side Bradley street; d.
Burrows Spalding. attorney. to Miss
Elisa Mary Trumbull. house and lot in
Cliff street: Eta Ostman to Clarence
z. Roche. house and lot Zebulon and
HancoX streets John Killars, Jr., TO
Charles A. Winmpheimer, lot by
bounds: Charles A. Wimpfheimer to
John Killars, Jr., lot known as The
Orchard; Joseph Bonomo to Mrs. Isa-
bella Bonomo, undivided one-half in
terest in two lots in Pawcatuck street;
Samuel Giryen, administrator, to Joslin
Lena company, house and lot east side
Of Mechanic street, Pawcatuck; Moses
A. Pendleton. ct al, to Oscar F. Pen
dleton. ct al, all rights. title and in
terest in lot in Water street and in lot
on High street and lot in School
street; Burrows D. Spalding, executor,
to New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad company, lot in Bradley
street; Calvin Wheeler to James 3,
Noyes. Jr., ct al, house and lot north
side Trumbull avenue.
Brevities.
DR.. c. NJ. Williams of New York gave
an illustrated talk on Dolomites at the
meeting Of the Stonington Travel club
Tuesday.
dition at the Gates wharf, will prob
ably be taken out on the marine rail-
way for repairs, If a prospective sale Is
completed.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
AMERICAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE OF PARIS
Sends gRemonstranee Against Worl
of German Submarines.

Paris, April IS. 11.30 a. m.-The
American chamber Of commerce of
Paris today sent the following cable
gram to President Wilson:
In defiance of what the Declaration
Of independence calls "a decent respect
to the opinions lof mankind; in VIOLA
ton of every principle Of humanity,
moral and legsl; in the face Of repeat
ed adminitions, circumstances and
solemn warnings, on the part of the
United States, the German govern
ment, like an assassin in the night,
treachously, without notice. has again
sthuck down unarmed merchant and
passenger ships, sending scores of
helpless men, women and children to
their. deaths.
"On behalf of humanity we demand
that this intolerable situation shall
cease On behalf of our fellow citi-
zens. murdered and manned on the
Englishman and on the Sussex, we
protest against continuance of diplo-
matte relations with a government
whose blood madness, ferocity and
lawlessHess. have brought upon it the
execration of the whole civilized
world.
"(SAgned.)
America n Chamber of Commerce Of
by NJ. L. PEIxoTTo, President"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
STRIKE AT MOTT HAVEN
YARD OF N. Y. c. ROA
Leaders Claim II Will Be Extended al
Far as Buffalo.

New York. April 5.-A strike was
called today OF worimen employed in
the Mott Haven yards Of the New
York Central railroad The leaders
claimed that several hundred men had
walked out and that the strike would
be extended 20 all New York Central
employees belonging to the American
Federation of Railway Workers be-
tween here and Buffalo, affecting sew
eral thousand men.
Officials Of the New York Central
however, asserted that not more than
100 men had quit work and that. an
ticipating the strike, other men had
been Immediately put to work in their
places. The trouble is said to be Que
to the discharge Of a number OF men.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
GRANDMOTHER knew
There Was Nothing So Good for
Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old-fashioned mustard plaster
burned and blistered while it acted. You
can now get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without the plas-
ter and without the blister.
MUSTEROLE does it. It Is a clean,
white ointment, made with oil of mus
tard. 1t is scientifically prepared, so
that it works wonders, and yet does not
blister the tenderest skin.
just massage MUSTEROLE In with
the fnger-tips gently. See how quickly
It brings relief-how speedily the pain
disappears.
And there is nothing like MUSTER
OLE for Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Ton
silitis, Group, Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neu-
ralgia, Headache, Congestion, Pleurisy,
Rheumatism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches
of Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Mus
cles, Bruises, Chilblains, Frosted Feet,
Colds of the Chest Git often prevents
Pneurnonia).
At your druggists, in Csc and Soc jars,
and a special large hospital size for $3.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-get what
you ask for. The Musterole Company,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
PRoeREssIVEs HOLD STATE
CONVENTION IN MAINE
Platform Advocates Preparedness and
Adequate Merchant Marine.

Bangor, Maine. April 5.-The pro-
gressive state convention today elect
ed delegates to the national conven-
ton and adopted a platform. the prin-
cipal planks Of which advocated ma
uonal preparedness, an adequate mer-
chant marine and a protective tariff
framed by a non-partisau scientific
commission"
George c. Weber. Of Auburn.4n an
address as chairman, drew prolonged
applause when he urged the nominal
ton OF Theodore Roosevelt for pres
ident. Twelve delegates. each with
half a vote, we're elected to the ma
tional convention.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
JEWETT CITY

Earle E. Gilbert left Tuesday morn
ing for Boston, where he is to take a
course in the undertaking business.
Mrs. Louis T. Engler of Norwich
spent Wednesday at Mrs. John T.
Stewards.
DR.. Dudley Carleton Of Springfield
Is guest OF DR.. G. H. Jennings.
Mrs. Harry T. Wilcox and daughter
Dorothy have been spending a few
days in Plainville.
Rev. F. B. DesSureault of Occum Is
to speak in French at the Lenten de-
votions at st. Mary's church Friday
evening.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
Fat1e.r
y Medicine

contains the exact kind of
n0uriShmenf needed by
those who have throat
troubles and are weak and
run down, and this tissue
building food is easily
taken up by the system.
That is why it is best for
colds and as q tonic in the
Spring.
no wcakcningS stirnulants or dangerous
irugs.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
REMNANT OF WILL FORCES
SCATTERED TROOPS
Outlaws FIe9N to the Mountains After
a Sl<irmish.

Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico,
April 5.-(By Wireless to Columbus,
n. MA small remnant of the Villa,
forces, defeated eight days ago by
Colonel Dodd's cavalry at Guerrero,
was scattered in "a skirmish with Car
rama troops on March % in the
mountains near the town, according to
reports reaching here today from Car
rama sources. No details Of the
engagement could be obtained other
than that the Villa leader, Manuel
Boca, was killed.
Additions reports received today
from Colonel Dodd indicated that the
Villa losses at Guerrero numbered 49,
Previous reports placed them as high
as so.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06

Grave fears regarding the fate of
Lieutenant Sir Ernest H. Schaclkleton,
British antarctic explorer, and the
party which set out with him to cross
the south pole were aroused when a
wireless message from the auxiliary
ship Aurora Of the antarctic expedi-
ton was received in London, saying
the steamship had been damaged and
was proceeding to New Zealand for
repairs, but gave no tidings of the ex-
plorer. The Aurora was Shackleton's
relief ship at his base on the shore of
Ross SEQ, and her departure leaves
Shackleton and his men without a
vessel. to take them away. A new ex-
fpedtuon maybe needed TO rescue them
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06

are in excess of the appropriation, they
will probably all be rejected, and bids
asked for road of different cOnstruc-
ton. I. H. Gill company's bid, sat-
clS.I5 was the lowest, but when the
cost of asphalt to be furnished by the
town is added, it will Ering the bid
up to SG6,000. The appropriation is
$500. and a slice of that has been ex-
pended in preliminariss
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06

Waterbury.-At the Crosby High
school Tuesday morning the names of
the two valedfctorians and the saluta-
torian of the 1916 class were an
nounced by Principal wildly. Two stu
dents are tied for first honors, that Of
vaIedictorian, Frederick Itschner and
Clarence Hylander. both having an av-
elage OF 81; u, :.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-06
STONINGTON
Manor Inn Badly Damaged by Fire
Which Caught from Burning Rub
bish-Loss May Be S75,oco.

The Stonington Manor Inn is in
ruins, having been damaged by fire
Wednesday afternoon. Caretaker
James Cooper and assistants We're en-
gagged in cleaning up the premises pre-
paratOry to the summer opening and
were burning leaves and grass near
the mansion. There was an open Gel
lar window on the north end of the
house and through this the flames crept
unobserved and in short order had got
ten considerable Roadway between the
partition. The upper part of the house
was quickly filed with smoke. A call
was made for the Stonington fire de-
partment. The steam fire engine was
hurried to the fire in tow of an auto
mobile and the hand drawn hook and
ladder truck and the hose wagon were
also towed by automobiles.
large crowd quickly assembled and
all of the furniture on the first floor
was taken out in safety, but the smoke
was so think on the second and third
floors that they were inaccessible. By
the time the steam fire engine reached
the inn the fire had not broken
through the building and there was
sufficient steam on the fire engine
boiler to work the pumps. Although
outside the fire district, there was
good supply of water for fire fighting
purposes. Hardly had the steam fire
engine pumps commenced to work
smoothly when a fue of the boiler
parted ana the steamer was put out of
commission. But the Stonington fire.
men worked on as best they could to
save the property.
Help from Mystic.
a call for assistance was sent to the
HoXies of Mystic and in an incredibly
short time the triple action American
LGFrance apparatus was seen coming
up the cement road at a rate of about
so miles an hour. Within two min
utes after arrival the HoSies had a
stream of water on the fire. Two more
streams were quickly added and the
big pumping machine was driving
three rpOwerful streams of waite
through long lines of hose, the pressure
being governed by the strength of the
men at the MOBILES and the strength
OF the hose. Quite a number of lengths
of hose were burst and the pumping
machine could not be worked to the
best advantage.
The Stonington and Mystic firemen
worked in harmony, and although con-
siderably burned, the building was
saved from total destruction.
The inn was elegantly furnished and
during the summer season guests were
invited to inspect the furnishings in
the various rooms of the big house,
the furnishings being conceded models
of decorative art.
Once Home of James I. Day.
The Manor Inn is located off the
main road between StoninE'ton and
Mystic and is reached through a grove,
the driveway being lined with closely