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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

THE SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR on Thursday, Oct. 18th received evil dence of thoughtfulness and generosity of the picnic5ers at Aunty No. Is on Oct. 11th. The quality and variety of the cake boxed to the Editor left no doubt as to the ability or skill of the Social Corner Sisters s;s makers of cake. May life be as sweet to the doners as the cake was paIatable to the reciDientS
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
SOCIAL CORNER SISTERS FIRST
 MEET.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Tt has not been so that I could attend the social times in the past but I will try and have all who can meet at my home November 8th.
 Theado, Tidy Addly and Katharine will help to entertain. I live at 30 Pearl Street, few steps from the w. c. T. U. Hall Please bring sand wfches and cake as well, also, plate cup and fork, and we will try and have a good social time
 AIIFARA
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
Safety First.

Coal is hig and beef is higher, Prices are the worst: If tempted to get married, Just remember safety FirstI"
 or Going to a party, Couple buttons burst: Do not trust a toothpick, Buy a safety first. Sent in by Hattie.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
HALLOWEEN GOODIES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-I here with enclose a few recipes for Hal lowe'en Goodies: a.s
 Witches Caldrons-seYect rosy checked apples, cut a slice Off the top of each, and hollow out the apple.
 Fill almost to the top with apple pulp, figs and nuts chopped. Fin ish with a layer of tiny candies; serve with fruit cream dressing. The legs and handles are of citron.
 Halloween Delielqts-Malze a good cookie mixture, roll fairly thin and
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
A WORD FROM JIM.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Thought [ would try and send a few lines to the Social Corner as I send the mail this morning. What a delightful fall we are having.
 wfch fair alone, I thought to meet Aunt Mary, Remember Me, Ma. Gin ger, Don Pedro. and another Social
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

and said she would like to see the Social Corner Sister who is ninety years of age.
 Scottie: Did you make those drop cakes
 Anna Nell: What were you doing all the time Tatting. V Lucy Acorn is not sick. for she, at- tended the picnic and had as fine time.
 BOB WHITE
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
DO NOT TRY TO BE AS INNOCENT AS A NEW
 LAID EGG
EVERY WoMAN's OPPORTUNITY

The If adnesday of feachw week. on he
 
 0 last Saturday in eachm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-23

mons Sunday evening, in addition 10
short programs.
Miss Gladys Robbie is home from Mont
pelier seminary for the holidays.
Word was received here Thursday OF
the death in Danielson, Conn.,, OF Mrs.
Merton Clifford, formerly of this place,
and better known as Belle, daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. n. C. Morse. The cause OF
death was due to complications follow
ing an operation for the removal OF
fibrous tumor Mrs. Clifford leaves three
children. which makes the case par
cularly sad one.
A certain number of pupils in the sew
enth grade did a creditable stunt early
Friday evening. They went to the houses
of different invalid people in the village
and stood lust outside and sang several
Christmas carols suggestive of the holt
dav and good cheer season. This was
much enjoyed by the shutins whom they
sang for.
c. A. Slapp is spending few days in
Brookfield with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ell
bridge. :,
The Hardwick academy basketball
team officially opened the present season
last Wednesday evening at the local gym
nasium with a elean-cut victory over its
keenest of rivals. Peoples academy oil
Morrisville, by score of 80 to ID. The
game was well played, was fast and clean
and was witnessed by crowd OF 3oo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-23

fans. One hundred rooters came up on a
special train from Morrisville and both
schools made the building ring with
school songs and cheers the entire even
ing, and the best of good fellowship pre-
vailed.
James H. Clark appeared on the street
one day this week with a Ford touring
car fitted with novelty in sled runners
in place of the front wheels, which
steered the same as though the wheels
were there 1t attracted good deal OF
attention and made good speed without
any trouble.
Miss Helene Gallagher is home from
Simmons college in Boston for the holi
day recess.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

One pair rubbers free with every PAIR
of shoes this week at Fits.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reynolds OF Camp
street left this noon for Boston and
Quincy. Mass, where they will pass the
holidays.
Miss Lessel Hunter, who is employed
in an office of Hartford Conn, insur-
ancc company, arrived in the city tins
morning. and will spend several days VS.
it;no AT the, home OF her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Keast of Beckley street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-23
H1RDWICK
Community Christmas Tree Exercises At
tracted Large Crowd.

As many as 600 people, including the
school children, high school students and
teachers, gathered on the academy camp
us Thursday evening around the beauti-
fully lighted and decorated community
Christmas tree. and the Christmas carols
as sung by 500 voices sounded very
pretty. The credit of decorating this
large tree belongs mostly to the janitor,
"Kaiser" Jackson.
The people of st. Norbert's Catholic
church observed the Christmas season on
Thursday evening with tree and APP
proprate exercises at the new Knights OF
Columbus hall in the Pierce block on
Main street. There was an unusually
large attendance and the exercises by the
children were both pleasing and interest
ing. The trees were laden with many
useful things for young and old and the
Christmas cheer dominated throughout
the evening.
Howard Townsend is home from Bris-
toll. Conn, where he is employed in the
machine shops.
There will be appropriate Christmas
EXERCISES with trees at all the churches
next Monday evening, and special ser
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-23
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, DECEMBER %, 1916.
The Weather

Fair tonight and colder. Sunday fair
west winds diminishing and becoming
variable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-23
TOOLATE TO CLASSIFY

IOST Thursday. on Pleasant or Bcckley
straet a child's brown fur neckpece; hnuer
please leave at the Times office or tel. sle.S
reward. -o''h
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
STIFF FIGHT BEING
MADE TO SAVE
DR.. WAITE FROM
ELECTRIC CHAIR
(By Associated Press. J

New York, May 25.-The fight
to save DR.. Arthur Warren Waite
from the electric chair began today.
rhe posecution closed yesterday.
This morning the defense counsel
marshalled the alienists and rela-
tives of the accused man, to prove
him insane when he killed his
wealthy father-in-law, John E. Peck.
of Grand Rapids, Mich, by giving
him repeated doses of arsenic. Il ia
understood the defense will not claim
that Waite is insane now. An ef-
fort will be made to show his con-
dition was highly nervous several
months preceding Pecks death, and
that he was the subject of "obses-
sions and victim OF mental sugges-
tions coming from another self"
which defendant called the little
man from Egypt"
Frank Waite's brother will tell
of the defenda early life and fam
lily history. The defendant will take
the stand, maybe before the day is
over.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
BENEFITS ALL CLASSES
OF THE PEOPLE

G. G. Martin, manager of the Prai-
rie Pebble Phosphate Company, one
of the largest concerns in the coun-
ty, and the heaviest taxpayer, Is en-
| Enthusiastically in favor of the good
roads movement. In speaking of the
benefits that would accrue to the
county with the building of good
roads, Mr.. Martin said: There are
so many reasons why we should have
good roads that it is hard to single
out any one special reason. Perhaps
the most important one is that 1t
would save considerable sum of
money to the taxpayers when we get
permanent hard roads, that Is now
lost yearly to them, and from which
they receive absolutely no benefit. :"
When asked as to his views ON the
carrying of the bond issue, he quick
ly replied, There is no question but
that the bonds will carry. Here in
Mulberry they will carry by 80 per
cent, or in other words to Or
more. No, there is no possible" or
might will. | know the sit
uation here and know what | am
talking about, and | am familiar
with the situation all over the coun-
ty and l am not in the habit of
making rash statements
He praised the work of the Good
Roads Association-paying particu-
lar tribute to DIR. Ross, whose eff
forts as a speaker have contributed
most largely to the success of the
campaign, as well as to the others
who have assisted him. In answer
to the question as to what benefits
the Phosphate Companies expected
to receive from good roads, he stated,
only that benefit which will come
to the county as whole from the
attraction of a desirable class OF set
tiers and the building up of com
A"ASiOo oAu mdhih6 AOI DetleE CIVIC
life among us. The Phosphate COM
panies cannot and will not sell their
lands. They are the largest taxpay-
ers in the County-paying 33 per
cent of all taxes, but we are more
than willing to increase this to help
the county. Good roads will not
benefit us directly one particle"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
MERCHANTS AGREE TO
CLOSE THURSDAY AFTERNOONS
W. H. LEWIS,

Lakeland, Fla, May "a, 1916.
We, the undersigned merchants,
do hereby agree to close our places
of business at 12 O'Clock noon each
and every Thursday beginning May
les. 1916, and ending after Labor
day. Signed
The Hub Clothing Co.
j. C. Owens.
S. L. A. Clonts.
Henry NJ. Cole.
The Lightburn Store.
U. G.. Bates.
Lakeland Book Store -. ... ..
Miss S. LETTERS.
Straw Shoe Store.
T. G. McCrory Co., c. Mallard,
manager.
Melton & Brown.
Moore's Little Style Shop.
Cut Price Store, by Mrs. J. E.
Miller.
MeMullen's Racket Store.
The Famous.
Speciality Shop.
sollie Dry Goods Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

thoughtful and careful citizens the
population of our county is compos.
ed Of after consulting the best known
experts, authorities on good roads,
adopted to our soil and climate and
taking the people of the county into
their confidence ready to weigh and
nccept any good and feasible advice
given by any of us, not omitting to
give careful consideration to the fl
nancial part OF the undertaking
whereby the interests of the taxpay.
er, big or little are we'll taken care
Of, have accepted a plan to furnish
our county with good roads which
we can safely approve and give our
sanction to by voting FOR BONDS
at the election called ON the first day
of June.
To return to its financial aspect:
This bond issue, as large as it ap-
pears to the taxpayer, does not bring
hardship in paying it off on him.
He will not have to pay any more
taxes on that account; for the first
five years no money will be needed
to set aside for sinking fund to
pay off the capital and the interest
of SIS, 900 payable annual ywill be
paid out of the present levy for
roads which amounts to about $780,
900 leaving more than enough to
build and maintain the other roads
in the county which are not includ
ed in the asphalt road plan and run
ming through sparsely settled dis
tricts can be cheaply kept up.
The rapid forward strides which
our glorious county has made during
the last decade will not be halted,
in fact accelerated by these improve
ments. New settlers will come in,
more land will be cultivated, a great
deal of money will be saved to the
farmers. cutting down the expense OF
hauing their farm and grove pro.
ducts. over the roads, more capital
will seek investment in our country
and the taxable values of the county
will have increased within the next
i've years to such an extent that both
interest and the maturing bonds can
be paid of at the cost of only a very
slight increase of the taxes.
w. II. LEWIS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

The Y. W. A. of the First Baptist
church held its regular monthly
meeting Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Frank Fades.
Miss Haldeman, the president,
prsided at the meeting. The mission
study was conducted by Miss Mar
gurite Straw. The Bible study was
conducted by Miss Eva Tiff.
At the close of the meeting the
hostess. Mrs. Frank Fades, was asked
to join in a game of believe
and she was blindfolded When she
was allowed to look she was sur
prised to find that she was being
showered with a number of beautiful
and useful gifts.
Mrs. Fades was president of this
society for nearly two years before
her marriage, this being the first
opportunity the Y. w. A. had OF
making known their love for her.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank you, dear neigh
bors, and friends, who so kindly and
lovingly assisted US during the i'll
ness and death of our darling baby
Louise. We wish to thank all the
members of the Circle and Rebecca
Lodges for their kindness and for
the beautiful floral offerings. In
every one we found love and SYM
pathy. We wish also to thank DR..
Richards for his untiring efforts and
comforting presence at our darling's
bedside. We know that he did ev-
erything that could be done for her
and in this we find comfort. We
wish especially to thank the dear
friends who stood by us in the dark
est hours. In every act of kindness
we found some peace for our broken
hearts.
MR.. AND MRS. S. J. RUTHERFORD
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
FIT. MEADE BANKER GIVES REA.
SONS FOR CHANGE.
Thorough Study of the Situation Con
vinces Him That Bond Is Best
and Most Economical

w. II. Lewis, prominent banke
and cattle man of Polk County re
siding at Ft Meade has after care
fnl study of the entire situation, be
came convinced that the proposed
bond issue for the building of goot
roads in Polk County is the best ant
most economical President Levi!
was not in favor of any bond ISSUE
at the beginning of the agitation O
the question, but was reasonable
enough to look into the question ant
find the facts, and after doing so has
given out the following state Sale
Mr. Lewis:
81 have been asked by some of my
friends why | am now in favor of tbs
bond issue for building the roads o.
the county whilst had previously
expressed myself as being opposed
to bonds.
Like every loyal citizens of our
county which occupies a front rank
amongst all the counties of the state
in population, in financial conditions
with IT'S resources second to none in
farming and grazing lands, its cit
rus and trucking industries and Its
unexhaustible phosphate deposits, Its
high grade schools housed in fine
and imposing brick buildings dotted
almost all over the county; as one
who had always the good of our coun
tv at heart and aware of the neces
sitv of our not relaxing our efforts
towards continued progress and I'M
provements should we keep on retain
ing the name of Polk county as the
Banner County of the state, | nave
ALWAYS been a strong advocate tor
good roads. With the experience oil
,otber counties in my eye who pre-
rinitatelv adopted the bond issue plan
ond did not bestow sufficient thought
neither on the planning nor the exc
cution of the work, thought 1t a
safer and more economical plan to
raise the money by direct taxation
But after further investigation com
naring the two methods from a tax
navers's standpoint, carefully weigh
ing the arguments pro and con on
both sides, I found that the direct
taxation plan would give US no goou
roads other than those we now nave
and on the maintaining and IN tac'
renairing them, since throught the
months of dry weather the material
thew are composed Of crumbles anu
holes without end. leaving Us
only an illusion of good and passaoie
roads all the money raised by tne
annual taxation would have 70 Dc
snent. leaving none for getting a oeI'
fer and more lasting material tnan
that we are now using nor extendins
our good road system. Now our
representatives Of the clear-heaoeu'
hoard Of county commissioners true
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
Ian Drive Wedge Into Italy
by Associated Press.)

bn, May 25.-The latest
|e Austro-Italian front indi-
|e Austrians have driven a
Father deeply into the Ital-
ftory between Area and As
Peys, southeast of Trent.
ians are admittedly falling
Pc, where they now report
eentration Of their forces in
|blley. Rome reports the de-
Of the Austrian gunboat
eeroplane in an engagement
Italian gunboat in the up
btic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
)RE ETRENCHESTAKEN SOUTH 0F
DUAUMONT, AND RECAP1URf
+ HAUDRENCOUR1 Quarry IS
RESU[TOF GERMANS BATTLING.

OF physicians to move quickly from
pace 10 place in time OF sickness.
ana therefore, he votes to favor the
sunering and the death OF many who
might be saved if good roads exjsr-
eu IN place of bad roads. From thase
purely material points building of
good roads would be profitable. Far
ana away, however, beyond this ma
terial condition is that of a hisher
condition of advancement in eauca :
tional and religious facilities. ana
the broadening of the life of the nao-
pie by better community interest 90
Sincerely yours,
RICHARD II. EDMONDS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
MUST BUILD ROADS
OR DO WORSE STILL

! have closely followed up the re-
port of the Good Roads Association
and Others also and find their infor-
nation as nearly correct as could
possibly be given in regard to the
bond issue. | therefore heartily en-
dorse their good, clean and clear
statements as published in the sew
eral newspapers of the county.
AS one of the commissioners of
Polk county | can truly say that our
board from the beginning has by
the aid of efficient engineers and
good legal advisors used every means
of precaution to safeguard the tax
payers of the county We have also
had the cooperation of a class of
good sound business men who rep
resent majority of the tax fund in
our county. These men are standing
for this arrangement. and this alone
should convince the man who has not
so closely figured out the problem.
I am glad to say that. | see many
good men in our section changing
their minds and now advocating
bonds.
once opposed bonding Polk coun-
ty for more than one reason, but
since conditions have so radically
changed l now see that we must
bond or do worse. There is no need
of my naming the conditions as they
have been so clearly brought out
from time to time by others, but
will say that these conditions are
unavoidable and can only be offset
by a borrowing of not less than the
present issue in question.
I wish to say to those living off
from the proposed bond roads that
for the next five years you will stand
better chance for more and better
roads leading into the main roads
and markets II the bond issue should
carry The traffic has been so heavy
on these main roads that it requires
about 80 per cent of the road funds
to keep them in passable condition.
As soon as the bond issue is voted
we can leave this expense to that
appropriation So then, instead OF
spending about 90 per cent of the
present road funds on what we call
laterals, we can change II around
and spend 80 per cent on the lat
erals for the next twelve months,
giving every neighborhood a splen-
did road into the main roads which
give us a fine highway system
through the county by the time the
bond roads are finished and te in
terest on bonds money begins.
We are spending several thousand
dollars per month on the roads that
were figured in the bon cost. II the
bonds carry all this amount can be
used to build up those important
extensions that were left out in the
final call for bonds. If Polk county
continues to grow in improvement
and wealth we need not increase our
millage to take care Of these short
road expenses and pay interest on
said bonds. But II the bond issue
fails to carry we will be forced tc
an increase of road funds and yet
fight our way through sand and mud
on at least 80 per cent OF the roads.
AS there is no argument against
road building being a good invest
ment. let US come like brave men on
the 1st day of June and vote a bond
that will give Polk county the fin-
est system of good roads Of any coun-
ty in the State.
p ". T. HURST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
JAPAN TO CHANGE
HER RAILROAD SYSTEM
(By Associated Press. !

Toxic, May 25.-Japan will prob
ably decide to change her main rail
road system from a narrow to {
broad gauge. The present gauge Of
three feet and six inches was adopted
when the first line was built in Japa1
but experience has demonstrated the
wisdom of widening it to the stan
dard broad gauge such as obtains in
the United States. For one thing II
will permit of greater speed, and fol
another it will be more useful as a
means of communication In connec.
ton with national defense In time OF
war.
Especially is the change desired in
the interest of greater development
OF commerce and industry. It Is
planned to inaugurate the tremendous
task involved by widening the gauge
on the main trunk line which con
meets Toxic with Shimomoseki, a dis
tance of about 800 miles. This is
the line which connects with Korea
and the Siberian railroad to Europe.
The reconstruction expense for this
line covering a period of twelve
years is estimated at 297,OO0,OOO yen
or about $l4S,50O,OOO. The recon
struction of the other lines of the
Empire is estimated to cost the same
figure, the work extending over a pe-
riod of 25 years.
These estimates are made on the
supposition that an annual amount of
2O,O00,000 yen can be borrowed from
the ordinary accounts OF the govern
ment, besides the railway profits, and
If the loan from the ordinary accounts
OF the railway profits in increased,
the time required for the reconstruc-
tion will be reduced accordingly. The
estimated reconstruction expense are
the maximum figures, which will be
lowered to some extent by the use
Of the old materials and other econ
omies.
DR.. j. Soyeda, president of the I'm
perial Railway Board, is of the opin-
ion that the plan should be carried
out as soon as possible because it
means that the annual Improvement
expenses can be dispensed with.
The discussion of the plan to widen
the Japanese gauge has been fol-
lowed by a conference at Toxic be-
tween representatives of the Japanese
and Russian railroads. The object is
10 develop the working arrangement
between the railroads OF the two en-
pires. In receiving the delegation,
Premier Count Okuma emphasized the
Of perfect connection and
harmonious cooperation between the
Japanese and Russian lines in Man
churia and Siberia.
The railway lines possessed by
Japan and Russia on the Asiatic con-
tinent, said the Premier. are import
ant, not only as means of connection
between Asia and Europe, but as a
medium through which the territories
along the lines may be exploited for
the mutual benefit of Russia and
Japan.
Siberia and Manchuria hold out
great prospects; they are rich in
natural resources and ripe for indus
trial development. To exploit those
territories alone, the Premier said,
calls for an immediate completion of
railway lines and their
extension to even the remotest cor
ners. The Russians would produce
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
'----- -. N ItI.hsG
PRESBYTER|ANS :,
zADJOURNED At
C.ORLANDO WITHOUT
Z. T.. CHANGING latitude
=, =, 80. :..-.:3 "A ON sWOMAN
QUESTION
(By Associated Pressd. }

Orlando, Fla, May % The Gen
eral Assembly of the Southern Pres
byterian church today stood solidly
behind the decision of Tuesday re-
garding woman's activity in the
church, cleared some routine mat
ters and adjourned. They refused
to file among the Assembly papers a
protest of fifty commissioners against
the decision on the woman's ques-
tion.