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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29

val was A. F. ste, Louis J. Fountain, Henry Reeves, George Lacroix, Sr., Louis Bowdoin, F. A. Gareau and De sire Charon It was announced that the carnival was a success.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes of High street were recent visitors in Putnam.
 Motoring in Canada.
 Mir and Mrs. Peter Duquette. their son Nose and daughter Rosilda, and MT. and Mrs. Lavasseur of Versailles and also Mir. and Mrs. Blanehette of Willimantic left Tuesday by automo- bile for a three weeks tour of Canada. While there they will visit Three Riv- CTS, Montreal, Quebec, St. Bartellemi, St. Edwards, and St. Angell de Laval.
 Lyme-Fifteen arrests were made In this town, boat race day, for speed- ing and other causes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29

Fred James of Baltic met with a painful accident while loading lumber in Dawley's lumber yard in Norwich. MT. James, in order to save himself from falling on I1is head, jumped and broke the bones in his heel. The bones were set by Dr. Sweet of Jewett City. Mir. James is employed by Contractor George Allen of Versailles.
 Leaves for the West.
 Miss Denorah Gareau of Main street has left for a lengthy visit with her
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
MYSTIC
stonineton Lodge Elects ofieers-Band Concert at crary Park-Members of Charity Chapter Visit Moodus.


 The meeting of Stonington Lodge, No. 26. I. O. O. F., was held Wednes- day evening in Masonic Temple. The third degree was conferred on a class and the following officers were elected for a term of six months: Noble ris w. Perry; recording secretary, Jesse R. Stinson! financial secretary, e. c. Potter; treasurer, George D. Johnson. These officers will be in- stalled into office Wednesday, July by District Deputy Grand Master Fred D. Ward and suite.
 Local Jottinss.
 Mrs. L. E. Kinney and two children are spending few weeks with her parents in Willimantic.
 Mrs. Willard Keigwin was in Bos- ton on Wednesday.
 Bergen L Greene substituted at the Mystic post office Wednesday.
 House Sold.
 Mrs. A. M. Purdy has sold her house on Pearl street to Simon Curlensky who will take possession at once.
 Miss Laura M. Baggs of Harrington, R. l., is the guest of Mrs. John Phil lips
 MT. and Mrs James Burnett of Hart ford are visiting Hiram Burnett and family of Mystic and Warren Burnett of Burnett Corners.
 A large crowd attended the band concert given Wednesday evening at Crary Park The music was begun at 8 o'clock and lasted nearly two hours. The following selections were render ed: March. Hail to the President by Prof. c. c. Wright of New London; overture, Golden Sceptre by Schleppe- grell, march, Lindy Lane by J. Ann brose; waltz, Hydropathen by Gungl; Serenade. Sundered Hearts by F1eck; March of the Nations, Walter J. Pond, Lords Point: overture, comedy, KiIa Bela Popular Airs, Along the Rocky Road to My Sweet Adair; Underneath the Stars; waltz, Land of My Dreams, A. Herman, March, Long Live Our United States of America, Milleo; Star Spangled Banner.
 About thirty members of Charity Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, went to Moodus Wednesday and were en- tertained at the home of Mrs. Phebe | Wilcox Brooks, who is a Past Matron of Charity chapter and until her mar riage a few months ago was great worker in the chapter. Tn the party were the officers of Charity chapter and the past matrons. At noon a din ner was served on the lawn and the I day was very pleasantly pent. It was l late when the party arrived in Mystic I after a fine trip made in Binn's auto truck.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29

New 6ritain-De Deserting from Con- pany B. rather than go with his com panions, Joseph Brushiac is under ar rest
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
BALTIC

Fred James Injured at Lumber Yard, Breaking Bones in Heel-carnivaI Proves a Sueeess-Motor Tourists in Canada.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
Local Laconies.

at a banquet of the Westerly Board of Trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
JEWETT CITY

Teachers Appointed at RiversId.
 Grammar sehool-church Members of Over Fifty Years Invited to So. eiai-FuneraI of Mrs. Pierre Jodoin
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-29
FUNERAL.
Mrs. Pierre JDdoin.

The funeral services for 0drs. Pierre Jodoin were held at St. Mary,s church Tuesday morning Rev J. H. Seafer- man sang the requiem mass. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. The bear CTS were Maxcey Seymour, George Sey- mours J. B. Ieclaire, Adelard Dufresne Moses Salois and William Greiner Relatives present from out of town were Mrs. Ambrose Labrecque of St. Jean, P. o. Mir. and Mrs Josepsl La brecque of Holyoke, MT. and Mrs. Louis Morin and Mfr. and Mrs. Philip Poirier of Grosvenordale. Joseph Val ancourt Mrs. Wilfred Roy and Miss Roy, MT. and Mrs. Peter Parriseau of Moosup, Misses Elmira and Irma Bes- sette of Troy, N. r., Alexis and Gus tave Jodoin of Arctic Center, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morin and MT. and Mrs. Frederick Bellerose of North GrDsven- ordale, Mrs. Joseph Poirier of Taft vile, Mir. and Mrs. Emelien Labrecque of Worcester.
 Undertaken J. 4. Hourigan was in charge of the arrangements.
 Branford-Ruth Helen Davis has taken possession of "The Barracks.S the home of Ella Wheeler Wilcox. at Short Beach. and with Mrs. WiIcox's sanction she will continue the Sunday afternoon musicales and general so- cial affairs. The Barracks" has be- come famous. Mrs Wilcox has arr rived safely in the west.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Another Result of State Aid.

The second result of state aid has
been better construction and the stan
dardization of plans throughout the
construction are necessary in different
counties, as is the case.
The third result has been the ef-
feet state aid construction has had on
other construction in the state in that
the roads, culverts and bridges con- :
structed under state plans and speci-
fications have served as examples from
which, in many cases. local construc-
ton has distinctly benefited
1T is now practically universally
conceded that any work of Importance
If 1t is to be success, must have a
head. A state highway commission
made up of high-class technical and
way engineer as executive officer, and
an engineering staff trained in both
the scientific and practical sides Of
road and bridge construction is the
logical head of highway construction
in any state. The principal employees
engineers. paid reasonable salaries,
who should be. and usually are, more
experienced in road and bridge design
and construction than the men whom
counties can afford to employ. These
men deal with conditions not in one
county only, but in many counties: and
that they are usually able to handle
any road or bridge situation that may
arise Is not the result of a chance or
book education or white collars, but is
simply the result of statewide expert
ence. Having had the opportunity of
seeing many pieces of many kinds of
work, they probably already have en-
countered and helped to overcome al
most every difficulty ordinarily met
with in road or bridge construction"
Evening star., 1916-08-13
THIRTY-SIX JOIN A. A. A.
District of Columbia Club Has One
of Its Busiest Weeks.

That Washingtonians are taking kindly
to motoring organization which offers
the motor tourist practical benefits is be-
coming more and more apparent as the
membership list of the A. A A District
of Columbia Club grows. Thirty-six new
names were added to the roster during
the past week.
According to officials Of the organiza ton,
the week just closed was the busiest yet
experienced at club headquarters in the
Riggs building. Throughout the week
many applicants for membership and
seekers after road information came into
the clubs Offices. During this period the
touring bureau gave road Information
and routes to PSI motorists.
The following joined the club during the
past week:
Charles Conradis. Fl. D. Johnson. j. Ed
win Lawton, DR.. Arthur NJ. Trivett, John
n. Schaefer. Woodbury. Blair, r. c. Stan
ton. w. II. Walker. Wilson Brown, George
b. Wells Mrs. J. S. Tyree. A. A. Hassan,
William NJ. Dougal, G. B. Van Mesh
Thomas A. Wheedon, William NJ. Will
liams, Allen II. Rogers. Wharton f. Les
ter Luther Hess Waring, Frank F. Tew,
Lawrence Ross, Edgar r. Piper. J. Jarvis
Butler, Giuseppe Brambila. Henry w
Clark, f. p Mertz, r. S. NEWMAN DR.
Wade H. Atkinson. l.. A Snead, f. II.
Herr. w. NJ. Hanney. William D. Bing-
ham Blanch NJ. Dalgleisch, Dr. E. b.
Horen.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
"TRIP FROM CHICAGO
PROVES DELIGHTFUL
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Fellows and
Daughter Come to Capital
in Mitchell.

There arrived in the National Capt.
Fellows Of Chicago and their young
daughter. after a delightful cross
country run in their Mitchell six of
Sixteen" touring car.
From the Windy city to Washing
ton says Mr.. Fellows. II encountered
almost every conceivable kind of road
conditions. first level stretches of i'm
proved highway. then sand and clay,
through valleys, over mountains, swol-
len streams and sharp mountain curves.
yet the modern motor car as represent
the tasks before 1t.
Our trip was made for pleasure only.
stopping for several days at time in
South Bend. Fort Wayne. Alliance,
Pittsburgh. Bedford. Gettysburg and
Baltimore. and after about a week here
we intend returning via York. Harris
burg. Elmira, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
Detroit.
TT is certainly marvellous to think
about the trip l have taken. which a few
years ago was considered stunt and
now is commonplace occurrence. j
positively did not have to raise the
hood of my car except to put oil in the
motor, and, furthermore, 1 still have
the original Chicago air in my tires.
Il am delighted with the motoring con-
ditions around Washington; it is a
pleasure to drive car over your won
derful streets and roads, and 1 have
fond hopes that I may soon be able to
repeat my trip. The next time, however.
/ hope that we will not have quite SO
much rain, as we have had our spirits
dampened" on quite number of oc-
casions, since our arrival in your city
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Local Automobile Notes

but also the people Of the cities and
villages, who are indirectly IL not di-
rectly interested In the conditions of
these principal arteries through which
they must draw their rural trade.
The best evidence that state super
vision and state aid are effective in
struments for obtaining better roads
lies in the fact that no state which has
ever adopted a system of either ad-
of road work. or of state aid, or OF
exclusive state construction. has ever
afterward abandoned it. The original
laws have been changed III almost
every state; there have been changes
in organizations and changes in gem
eral scheme. But every state has ad-
hered to the basic idea that If effective
statewide road construction is to be
secured it must be through state aid
roads. We know of no state which has
developed its main lines of travel to
meet modern requirements without
some system of state aid or state con-
struction. The state most closely APP
preaching this condition is Indiana, but
it is understood that even there the
system of local bond issues and con-
sequent local construction has not been
wholly satisfactory and that some
other system will soon be substituted.
The first effect of state aid has in
variably been to increase road con-
struction of an adequate character.
This is due to two reasons. First un-
der all state aid laws the cost has been
distributed better than under local
laws. Second. all state aid laws are
so arranged that unless county pro-
money to other counties which do pro-
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Motored to Maine.

Mr. and Mrs William d. West. Noel
Rosssco. Mrs. Louis A. Dent and Chris
GoeckIer motored to Jackman, Me-,
last week in Mr.. Vests Packard tour
ing car. At New York Mr.. Goeckler
left the party. and at New London
Conn, Miss Katherine Rudolph West
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. West. Joined
them. The trip was then continued
on to Boston. Yarmouth and Jackman
where they joined DIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Gerry Morgan of this city at their
summer cottage. The car was driven
by Mr. Rosasco, the distance covered
being 9I5 miles, without any tire or
mechanical trouble.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
CLUB MEMBERS AWAIT
HOUSEWARMING DATE
New Rooms of Washington Motor
Cycle Club Being Put
in Shape.

The new clubrooms of the Washing
ton Motor Cycle Club are reported to be
assuming most homelike appearance.
All of the members have taken deep
interest in the club and are exerting
every effort to make the rooms as at
tractive as any other motor cycle club
in this section of the country.
Last week the members gathered at
the rooms, and every one went to work
Strengthening up the furniture and dec
Grating the walls with pennants and
pictures. BY Tuesday night every
thing will be in readiness for the big
housewarming. Men prominent in local
motor cycle circles will be on hand to
make short talks to the boys, and a
good time in general is predicted.
At the meeting of the club last Tues
day night Capt Teufel announced that
in the future he will. on the first meet
ing night of each month. post on the
club bulletin board the runs for each
Sunday of that month. In this way the
members will be better able to make
their plans accordingly, and it is
thought that the plan will also increase
the already large attendance on the
runs.
Capt Teufel is very much elated over
the success of his warning that he will
reprimand any member of the club he
catches riding through towns and vii
lagos with his muffler cut-out open. He
states that on last Sundays run to
Havre de Grace he did not note one
violation of his warning, and hopes that
club members will always bear it in
mind and help to make the passage of
motor cycles through towns as noise
less as possible.
Cards have been received from George
W. Beall and E. o. McCreight, members
of the Washington Motor Cycle Club,
from Montreal, Canada. They report
and also report the absence Of any me-
chanical or tire trouble. They will re-
turn to Washington in a week or ten
days.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
AUTO RACES LABOR DAY.
Arrangements Completed for Speed
Contests at Benning Track.

Arrangements have been completed
and the track secured for automobile
races at the Benning track Labor day,
September 4. The track will be put in
condition in the meantime for the races
and entries received by the committee
in charge Of the affair.
The race meet is to be held under the
auspices of the American Auto Racing
Association. Incorporated. of this city
The association ia composed of y. E
Rowe. Harry Myers, Irving J. Hender-
son. Raphael Semmes. Walter J.. Carter.
E Voight. n: Bert French. Irving C..
BARBER and Irwin T. Donohoe.
Headquarters of the association have
been obtained in the Offices of the Ma
tionai Motor Speedway Association in
the Washington Loan and Trust build
ing. Arrangements are now under way
for securing several of the high
powered racing cars from the Sleeps
head Bay track on Long Island. The
race meet will be run under sanction
Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
HOPE FOR BRIGHTER TURN
FOR SWAMP ROAD FUND
Local Motor Club Officials See Much
Travel Lost to City by
Conditions.

Finding comfort In the old maxim
that "it is always darkest just before
dawn'-officials of the A. A. A. District
of Columbia Club look confidently for
ward to a brighter week for the Chopa-
wamsic swamp road fund, which has
just suffered the worst period of its
brief career.
Six contributions. totaling only s2S,
tell the prime facts in the story of the
funds growth during the past week.
Ten dollars of this sum came in con-
tributions of 50 each from DR.. W. H.
Atkinson, G. NJ Thomas, F. A. Hume
well, Harry Winingder and John Bros
nan, jr Eighteen dollars came in a
single check with note attached stat
ing that it was a contribution from the
citizens of Occoquan and Woodbridge.
Recalling that a previous disastrous
week was followed by the most en-
couraging in the history of the fund,
the clubs officers are indulging the
hope that the coming week will bring
a story of good cheer for those inter-
ested in seeing the construction of a
modern motor highway between Wash
ington and Richmond.
Each day brings to officials of the
local motor club fresh evidence that
Washington hotels are losing thousands
of dollars in patronage through their
failure to act concertedly behind the
movement to build the road.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
MOST STATESHAVE
ROAD DEPARTMENTS
Are Giving Aid Generally in
Road and Bridge Con-
struction.
HIGHWAY maintenance
NOW GIVEN CLOSE STUDY
Wisconsin Commissioner Reports on
Road Conditions Throughout
the United States.

Most of the states have created state
road departments to give advice when
requested in matters affecting road and
the principle of state aid or state super
vision, or both, in the construction of
highways" says A. r. Hirst, state high
way engineer of Wisconsin, in speak
ing of state aid in road building a few
days ago
Some of these states have adopted
the policy of building certain main
and have provided for state mainte-
nance thereafter. In any discussion of
state aid, not only for roads, but for
any other purpose, we should not lose
sight of the basic fact that money pro-
vided by any state to aid or perform
any activity Is produced almost wholly
by direct taxes paid by the people of
that state. State aid Is by no means a
gift of the gods acquired without the
sweat of the brow.
'1n the middle west. at least. the old
system of local control is still enough
in effect to furnish one big reason why
state after state has Independently de-
termined that some charge had to be
made If roads fitting modern conditions
instead of those of the dark ages were
to be obtained. Road building is not an
exact science, yet success in road con-
struction depends upon the recognition
Of certain nxed principles by the build
er, which principles must be observed
in the construction and maintenance of
all types of roads, whether they be
surfaced or of natural earth. These
principles are simple, and yet even to-
day probably one-half of those In
charge of road construction either do
not realize them or fail to carry them
into effect. In Wisconsin, il we could
even get the local road builders to con-
cede universally that road should
have two bitches instead of one, we
would feel that we had accomplished ID
real revolution.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Appointed Service Manager.

J 3. Haviland. for some time con-
nected with Miller Brothers as man
azer of the service department, has
been appointed to similar position
with the Semmes Motor Company. Inc.
and will look after the interests of
Hudson and Dodge owners In the capi-
tai He will make his headquarters
a the service station. 1875 street
northwest
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Dodge Deliveries.

Among those who have recently pur-
chased Dodge cars are the following
George D. Lantel. J. II. Lightfoot, II.
S. Altemus. II. c. warheld, VIM. c.
Demaine, Lieut.. II. W. Hamrs and EN-
NETT Z. Beall. touring cars, and VIM
g.. Graham and Mrs. W. +. Bergman,
road sters.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Systems Of Local Control.

in addition to this general lack of
realization of the basic principles of
road construction, the trouble with sys-
TENS of local control and local con-
struction and maintenance has every
where been that for every piece Of road
that was well built or well maintained
there was no guarantee that the next mile
would not be utterly bad and the use
fulness Of the good piece almost
wholly lost
Another important factor in spreading
the state aid idea has been the fact that
it causes incorporated cities and villages
to pay a portion of the cost of rural high
ways, consequently reducing the cost to
the rural communities to point where
they feel encouraged to take up high
class construction on the most impor-
tant roads. The result is that these
roads are made capable Of serving ade-
quately not only the rural population
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Hudson Deliveries.

Hudson Super-Six touring cars were
delivered during the past week to
Charles Canradis. q. W. Harris. L. ..
Breun'nger Mrs. l.. Heitmuller. H. e.
Borden. u. ii. Lippitt. Mrs. y. Riordsn,
William r. Guide, II. S. Griffin and II. II.
Ward cabriolet of the same make
was also delivered to r.. l.. owen.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
REQ Deliveries Last Week.

Among those who purchased REQ
four-cylinder. passenger touring
cars last week were j II. Gilman.
william B. Snyder, F. Z. Jones and
william g. Mehler, and J. NJ. Dickerson
and Mrs Susan Cook six x-cylinder.
seven-pa ssenger touring cars.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
Many Auto Tours Spoiled.

Each day also brings new stories of
how intrepid motor wayfarers have
gone down to defeat in their attempts
to traverse the Chopawamsic swamp;
how many a motor tour out of Wash
ington has been spoiled because it's
way led across the swampland; how
many instances. a bill for new tires,
Capital have turned back upon reach
ing the Virginia bog; and how, in
mainy instances, a bill for new tires,
expenditures for repair and an exces-
sive charge for towing have followed
a tour that ended in the middle Of the
swamp.
Hardly a story of long distance tour
appears in the newspapers here or in
other cities that does not contain the
tourists condemnation of the Chopa-
wamsic swamp. without exception the
country within thirty miles of the ma
tio2's capital is designated as the worst
in the country and everywhere motor
lists tell each other TO avoid it-which
means avoiding Washington unless a
wide and expensive detour is made.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
ARMY TRUCK GIVEN
HARD ROAD TEST
Demonstrated Before Officials
of Government on Hills
Around Washington.
fOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
ITS GREATEST FEATURE
Invention of Walter Christie SINH
lar to Tractors Used by Fire
Department.
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

There was demonstrated Friday
morning before officials of the govern
ment a four-Wheel drive truck, design
ed for military service in this country.
The truck was of the direction type.
finished in an olive drab and loaded to
full capacity throughout the tests.
The truck. which is known as the
Christie four-wheel drive is the inven-
ton of Walter Christie, the automobile
racing driver of years ago. who has de-
voted the past twelve years in the study
of motor vehicles. This particular type
drives with all four wheels and is
similar to the tractors now in use on
several of the steamers of the District
FIRE department, which are proving so
satisfactory since the horse is being
eliminated.
Will Pull Heavy Guns.
The three-ton truck was designed for
hauling quartermaster's supplies and
two trailers if necessary. Another in
kteresting feature is that il is ideal for
tpulling heavy guns In addition to this
type vehicle. Mr.. Christie. is designing
a motor driven truck with fve-foot
steel wheels to take the place of cater
pillars, which are used in large num-
bers in the present European war.
The various hills around the Ma
tional Capital were used in the demon
stration Friday, followed by similar
tests at Fort Myer and over the rough
est roads which could be found in that
locality in the Old Dominion. The truck
used has a wheel base of 1876 inches,
with 34-inch clearance between the
front
the four-cylinder type, 5Ax7 inches.
with a rated horsepower of so The
truck is considered one of the best
adapted for this purpose as it drives.
steers and pivots in the center of the
tread of the four wheels. over $780,
900 has been expended by the Front
Drive Motor Company of Hoboken, n.
j.. in testing out this particular type
OF wheel. For the past four years these
wheels have been in use in nearly all
of the large cities of the United States
Car to Go to Border.
Following the test in this city the
car will be shipped to the Mexican bor-
der. where further demonstrations will
take place in the presence of officials of
the various branches of the army. An
other feature is the fact that 1t has
three-point suspension motor and
three-point suspension frame, which
has been found to be of great adyan-
tage since the motor trucks were put
into use along the Mexican border
Mr. Christie was present during the
demonstrations in this city In ADDITION
to the heavy load during the tests,
aboard the truck and participated in
the test stunts of pulling steep
grades and dropping into bitches full
of running water at Fort Myer
Evening star., 1916-08-13
To Handle Detroit Electric.

The firm of Sterrett & Fleming. Cham
plain street at kalorama road. has
been appointed distributor for the De-
troit electric in this citxs