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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Merryr.kers ora.nir..

The first meeting of the Merrynak- CTS was held Wednesday evening at the home Of Miss Elizabeth Daley. on Merchants avenue. Offcers were elected as follows: President, Agnes M. Dougherty; vice president. Agnes Hanlon: treasurer, Elizabeth Daley; secretary, Gertrude Colburn
 A board of directors was also form ed. Plans were made for sen1i-Tnonth- 1y meetings and other details decided upon. The club consists of twelve young ladies and prospects are bright for soon dou bling this number
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL GO.
JURY GIVES BERTHA
 HARTMANN S2oo VERDICT.
Plaintiff Had Asked for Damages of
 Five Thousand Dollars.

At 145 o'clock Thursday afternoon the jury in the 5000 damage case brought against John H. Ryan of Col chester by Bertha Hartmann returned to the superior court room with yer dict of $200 for the plaintiff. The evil dence in the case was completed at the court session on "Wednesday and when court came in Thursday morning the arguments were made by Attorneys Desmond and Douglass, after which Judge Case charged the jury, who took the case about 12 o'clock.
 Court will come in this (T'riday) morning for a short calendar session.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
State Dentists Meet.

The three day session of the Con necticut State Dental association be- gan at the Hotel Griswold at Eastern Point Thursday afternoon. Tho den lists began to gather eariy in the af- ternoon and it is expected that there will be an attendance of about 25O.
 The session opened with a busine meeting at 2.30 Thursday afternoon which was confined to- reports of vari- ous committees and election of new members. President Travis Allen Gan ung of Bridgeport presided.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
CLARA BARTON TENT
 HELD SUCCESSFUL WHIST
Fourteen Tables Were Played and
 Prizes Were Awarded.

Clara Barton Tent. Daughter or Veterans held s very successful w1i-- at Buckingmham Memorial Turrda evening, 14 tables being played Tho winners on the white counters were Mrs George Riggs. fancy bag, A1uf TiesIer. lemon dish. red couutcT7s Mrs Manchester. silk hose. Mrs. Free man, tie.
 The whist was in charge of lirg. Harriet l.. Kinney. chairman. -Irr- Mabel George. Mrs. Ella Chapel. Mrs. Anna Guile and Nrs. Lillian Johnson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
FUN ERAL
Aimabre Boucher.

The funeral of Ainnabie Boucher was held Thursdat morning from the home Of his daughter, Mrs Beauregard of Norwich avenue. Father Bellerose oncfated at the mass held in the Sa- was in the Sacred Heart cemetery Members of the family acted as bear CTS and there was a large attendance. Undertaken George c. Grant had charge Of the arrangements
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Child Hit by Team-1avid Campbell
 Jeifis Medical CcFps-PersonAis.

was playing in the road on North Main street was struck in the back by the ~hiffletree of farmers two- horse team as he was going home. The child was knocked down and the bystanders ran to her aid, fearing se- rious injury. Their fears were un- grounded, however, as the child pick herself up and went off apparently none the worse for the accident.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
ParochiaI School Picnic

The children of the parochiaI school had an outing Wednesday afternoon under the supervision of their teach CTS. During tho afternoon each child received a bag iaf candy and through out the picnic orangeade was served. There were a large number present.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.

Conditions.
 The pressure is high of the south Atlantic coast, low over the region of the Great Lakes and the Ohio valley. This pressure distribution will be at tended by showers and thunder storms Friday and fair weather Saturday in the middle Atlantic and New England states
 No important temperature changes Are indicated for the Atlantic states during the next two days.
 The winds along the north Atlantic and middle Atlantic coasts will be moderate south, shifting to west winds with squalls.
 Forecast.
 New England and Eastern New York Showers and thunder storms Friday; Saturday fair
 Observations in Norwich. The folforing records. reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in tenaperature And the barometric changes Thursday a. n... 6s o0.eo ?. m. ....:......::..... H 5ees
 Cornearisons. Predictions for Thursday: Probably fair.
 Thursdays weathsr; As predicted
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Taftville was the scene of near tragedy "Wednesday when Fred La barre, who was in swimming near the dam was seized with an attack of cramps. He was in deep water and had q man named Wunderlich not jumped in and pulled him out there might have been serious results
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Tas Pe+!se9s z M Milehs!! Ca.
xx, vAY. WARM WEATHER
 mSn , W S6T APPAREL.

In Mems Department show complete lines of Sum Weight Hosiery, Underwear, Neglgee Shirts, Etc In Clothing Department you will find very complete showing of Light Weight Suits Straw Hats Auto Dusters Etc.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Goino to Baltic Dance.

4 party of local young people. are planning to attend the Red Cross dance to be held in Shannon hall, Bal tic, Friday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Civil Service Exams.

4 notice has been posted in the post ofice calling attention to q stenographer's position in the quart errnaster's corps for which exarnfna- tions will be held at New London, on June 30. Typewriting win be an i'm portant part of the test.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
No New peveIopments

There were no new developments in the spinal meningitis situation a Camp Dewey Thursday. No new cases of the disease have been discovered and conditions at the camp are satisfac- tory.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Spending Vacation in Ns.x nameshir.

Miss Angelina Carpenter of Previ- dence street and Miss Beatrice Ber- geron Of @Tafts Station left wednes- day morning for a ten davs' vacation. AS the guests of Miss Tneodora Ie- bruin 1, they will visit Boston and C1airemount New Hampshire.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Repairinu Road.

Worknaen are filling in the rlts in North Main street near the tannery with crushed stone. A coating of tar will De applied later.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Leon DeCeiies Bernard Hasier Charles Dupont Arthur Leg4re and Clifford Confer who weer ordered to report at Newport Friday morning left for their station Thursday night. The young men enlisted in the navy some time ago but have just received their orders to report for duty.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Ioin. lMAdicai corn.

David r. Campbell of Prospect street who has been employed as a drug clerk in Pitcher & Services has en- listed in the U. s. Medical Reserve Corps.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Prayer Meetina.

The regular prayer meeting at the Greeneville Congregational church was held Tf1ursday evening. The pastor, Rev. Charles H. Ricketts, offciated
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Left For NAxtnArt.

all of whom declared that they had spent a most enjoyable afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Harold Hess and William Ha agEarty are staying with friends on Fifth street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
TAFTV1LLE

Narrow Escape from Drownins-Pa-
 roehiaI School Pienie-Beueher Fu- snerai--Notes.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
PersenaIs and Notes.

Richard Nelson has accepted a DO. sition in the drug store of Pitcher ( Service.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Pinoehle Club Psstponss Election.

Pinocl1ie club Tuesday it was voted to postpone the election Of ofiicers un- til the next meeting, July 10. It is planned to hold an informal concert and smoker st the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Raymond Reed and Thomas Mc- Cormick were at Camp Saddfeback at the DrawbrfdEe Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Alfred Barrett of w:niInantic is spending his vacation with friends ir the village.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Pordier Brothers Of Merchants Ase- nas have purchased q new Ford cal for use in their busf4esf.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

A. Jordan of Wfilifnantic vas in thu village on business Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

Hector Bonneville has accepted . position in Bridgeport.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
Psrsonsls and NAtss.

Walker Kelleher was a visitor in tho village Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
CREENEVIL.LE

Six hours after high water it Is low tide, which is Followed by dood tide.
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light, but the danger that he would
be seen had also grown greater.
He went forward slowly then, ex-
aiming each clump of bushes,
each heap OF dead leaves, to see
whether the men had hidden in
them that of which he was in
search; but always when he found
the tracks again their character
showed him that the men we're
still carrying their burden. Sud
denly he came upon the pike.
The men evidently had crossed
this pike. 1t appeared unguarded.
Eaton leaped across. A boy ap-
peared suddenly from behind some
bushes. He stared at Eaton; then
fled screaming. Eaton plunged
into the cover. He found the
tracks again, and followed them
dizZily.
But now he could see men NOV
Ing among the truee-trunks. He
threw himself down among some
bushes, burrowing into the dead
leaves. The men passed him, one
so close that Eaton could have
thrown a twig and hit him.
When the searchers had passed
out Of sight. Eaton sprang up and
followed the tracks again. He
could hear pursuers all about him.
All at once he recoiled, throwing
himself down again upon the
ground. The clump of bushes hid
ing him ended abruptly; through
their bare twigs, but far below,
the sunlight twinkled, mockingly,
from the surface of water. 1t was
the lake!
Eaton crept forward to the
edge of the steep bluff and peered
over the edge. The tracks did not
stop at the edge of the bluff; they
went on down 1t. The precipice
was Scared where the men had
slipped and scrambled down it.
The marks crossed the shingle so
feet below; they we're deeply print
ed in the wet sand down to the
waters edge. There they stopped.
Eaton had not expected this.
Yet 1t was quite plain what haT
occurred. They had taken the
body away with them in their
boat. Eaton's search was hopeless
now.
A fierce. hot pain from the clot-
ted wound in his shoulder shot
him through and through with
agony and unconsciousness over
whelmed him.
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and for an economic one.

would bring down the of living materially
who receives his weekly would bill each
week. and other in the proportion. would
that the dead eliminated that the
cash customers would paying the bills those have
moral scrupes their bills.
This would a hardship anyone-consumer,
taller wholesaer-but would OF
living eliminate the failure retailers the
In general their losses.
That why urged credits
and follow conservative policies their dealings with the retail
merchants These apply with equal all times.
and under all but clearly emphasized
conditions prevailing
retailer wholesaler through following prompt
been well demonstrated require any
gument that point.
Furthermore. the Retail Groers' association this city
recently reported record avorng the
mel of a
Every modernzation in the bust
food
the price food their for and delivery
and modern big the
pense be with
baskets grocery
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it. He knew l meant to keep 1T!
He knows who Hugh is, SO he
would not have said that if-if-"
She heard sound behind her
and turned. Her father had come
into the room. And as she saw
his manner and his face she knew
that what Avery had just told her
was the truth. She shrank away
from them. Her hands went to her
face and hid 1t.
So this was that unknown thing
which had stood between herself
and Hugh--that something which
she had seen a hundred times
check the speech upon his lips and
chill his manner toward her! 1t
seemed to her, in the moment. to
explain everything - except one
thing. 1t did not explain Hugh
himself; the kind of man he was.
the kind of man she knew him to
be-the man she loved-he could
not be a murderer!
Her hands dropped from her
face: she threw her head back
Picuuiy anu liiulhpndully, do Blu
faced now both Avery and her
father.
"He, the murderer of Mr.. La
tron!" she said quietly. "It isn't
sol"
The blind man was very pale.
She saw compassion for her in his
look; and mpassion-under the
present circumstances terrified
her. She also saw purpose. She
recognized that her father had
come to a decision upon which he
now was going to act; she knew
that nothing she or any one else
could say would alter that de-
eision.
"Will you wait for me outside.
Harriet" he said to her. 81 shall
not be long"
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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CONTINUED From Our Last issue)
CHAPTER XXI
The Man Hunt

After Eaton had plunged into
the bushes he ran along as best he
could in the darkness. Repeatedly
he fell. His clothing was soon in
shreds. But he pressed on. He
was hunting, not escape, but a
man. A man, he now knew, whom
he had wounded.
The wound In Eaton's shoulder
still welled blood; he bound his
useless left arm tightly to his side.
He felt his automatic pistol; then
he started forward.
He crossed narrow. unguarded
roads. Then, suddenly he came
upon the road for which he was
looking; this was guarded. A mo-
tor car with armed men in II
passed him; its lights showed a
man with a gun standing at the
first bend of the road to the east.
A quarter of mile further, Eaton
found second man. He made a
wide circuit and came back again
to the road further on.
His own wounds, Eaton under
stood, made his escape practically
impossible, and the other man
was still more seriously wounded.
It was not his escape that Eaton
feared; 1t was conceaIment Of
him. Eaton thought he must be
dead. He expected to find the
body concealed under dead leaves
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BY CHARLES H. HYDE
President, West Coast Grocery Co.

With the crisis OF International struggle be-
eve that conservative methods time credits
to maintain stability in American business
buying.
My address before the Tacoma Credit Mems association
Tuesday night somewhat misnerpreed
referring to the when credit hold
down the limit for bills l said nothing about the
tail business and therefore In position to give advice
to this class OF merchants
What did advise that wholesaler hold the
taller short terms and The majority OF
the retail this city meeting
their bills in 10 days thereby obtaining their cash discounts but
the quite OF the outside the city
this advice that result of the great
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buying In person and cash.
Indscreet housewives helped greatly TO In
fae the Of food i'm the retail markeand the cash Gus
suffer- certain EXTENT along with those VINO
buying their goods credit.
OF there is natural shortage in some foods be-
already taken IN the But
has increased by frantic buying mostly by
who big saving ahead for them II they could
lay in a supply.
The wholesale trying to do all they can to pre-
equanmty the food market They are making no
profit the foods they handle odayn act lesser
profit foods-than under normal conditions
America mustn't to keep heads
during these unusual times This should by no means be con-
evidence undue ALARM pesmsm panic Tor on
simply of coming to full realization
that credit absolutely required under
abnormal conditions prevailing.
In conclusion what stated to the credit
retail merchants in this city
far learn, ARE IN BETTER SHAPE FINANCIALLY
THAN IN ALMOST ANY OTHER CITY ON The PAClflo
COAST them proportion the population discount
other city, and believe short term
responsible this there having been rev. any
consequence the grocery line in this city in the
10 Is years.
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CHAPTER XIII
Not EatOn-Overton,

Santoine awoke at five O'Clock
He ate. saw his messenger, and
sent for his daughter.
Harriet had waited helplessly at
the house all day for the news she
dreaded. All day the house had
been besieged. In all the reports
Eaton was proclaimed the MUIR
derer. Quickly there was a public
clamor for his quick capture, trial
and execution. Wild, hot anger
seized her.
The day had grown toward
dusk when her fathers summons
came. Harriet went up to him
fearfully. The blind man seemed
calm and quiet; a thin, square
packet lay on the bed beside him;
he held it out to her. "Open it," he
said.
She snapped the string, tore off
the paper, stared at what II en-
closed. and her breath left her;
she held IL and stared and stared,
sobbing now as she breathed. The
photograph was Of Hugh, but 1t
showed him as hardly more than
a boy. But II was a boy to whom
something startling, amazing, hor-
rible had happened, numbing and
dazing him so that he could only
stare out from the picture in
frightened. helpless defiance.
She clutched the picture to her,
pressed II against her cheek; then
suddenly controlled herself.
Father, what does 1t mean?
Your having his picture? Where
did you get it,"
81 know who he Is now" her
father salad calmly. II will tell
you when I can"
He was still an instant; she
waited. Where is Avery? Send
for him. Tell him | wish to see
him; he Is to remain within the
house until I have seen him."
Something in her fathers tone
startled and perplexed hem.
you mean Donald is to wait
here until you send for him.
Father"
n THAT Is It,"
1t was the blind mans tone of
dismissal. He seemed to have for
gotten the picture. She would not
carry the picture away, secretly.
She was not ashamed of her love
for Eaton: she trusted him.
May take the picture?" she
asked steadily.
do whatever you want with
it," her father answered quietly.
And SO she took It with her to
the library.
At sound she turned; Avery
had entered.
What have you there?" he de-
nanded. and suddenly seized the
picture from her.
"Don!" she cried.
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Especial to The Times.)

Especial to The Times.)
FRESNO Cal, April 28.-Be-
cause she has turned Christian
and refuses to bend to the will of
a powerful Chinese tong, the po-
lice of Fresno found it necessary
to make themselves guardians of
Grace Wong, 17-year-old resident
OF the Chinese quarter.
She first Mortified her parents
and her countrymen by turning
Christian. Then she overthrow
traditions of her race when she re-
fused to marry the man of her
fathers choice and insisted on a
husband of her own choosing.
Then Grace clashed with a big
tong when she caused the arrest
of a Chinese she caught robbing
her apartment. Tong emissaries
threatened her life and that of
her sweetheart If she continued
prosecution of the alleged burg
lar.
She hurled defiance at the tong
when she took the witness stand
and gave testimony on which the
Chinese was held.
More threats have been made
and now she is carefully guarded
by the police.
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y Increased demands of the
retailer has been forced to HIS
wholesaler and the retailers outstanding accounts
correspondngy increased the
the wholesaler for larger line credit liberal
this greatly increasing
retailers While the retailers purchases been
than ordinary their stocks little. larger rule.
clearly showing that the goods mostly being
held by the This condition applies
section of the city without exception
Most (and Is with this line
iar buying large stocks of flour
other products which already shown
In order to supply the demands OF their
these grocers cannot promptly their
do not promptly.
THE CONSUMERS SUFFER DIRECTLY BECAUSE THIS
ACCUMULATED WAR-PANIC- BUYING ON THEIR
CREATING SHORTAGE IN MANY COMMODITIES EARLIER
THAN 1T WOULD OCCUR UNDER NORMAL CONSUMPTION
believe all should be
within period purchase because they
taking of trouble later through
excessive book of which uncoect-
able.
Wholesale dealers have pay cash-tha is within
10 days-for practically everything.
| advised the credit keep the
couple years and play sae both patriotic reason
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The Blind Mans
ssS ssE1s Eyes :e :;s

hurriedly hidden.
Eaton strained forward. He had
found the place; there was nc
doubt a car had turned off the
road some time before and stop
ped there.
1t was plain to him what had oc.
Cured; two men had got out OF
the car here and had lifted out and
carried away a third. Eaton could
discern the footmarks even in the
harder soil. They led away from
the road into the woods. On the
rotted leaves and twigs were dark
stains. So the man was not dead
when he had been lifted from the
car. But he was probably dying.
Eaton followed, as the tracks
led through the woods. The men
had gone very slowly; they had
been travelling in the dark, afraid
to show a light. They had stop.
ped frequently to rest and had
laid their burden down. Then
suddenly he came to place where
plainly a longer halt had been
made.
The ground was trampled
around this spot; when the tracks
went on they were changed In
character. The two men were still
carrying the third. But now they
were not careful how they carried
him, but went forward merely as
though bearing a dead weight.
1t had grown easier to follow
the tracks with the increase of the
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He stared at the picture and
then at her. Where did you get
this. Harriet?"
Dom"
Where did you get it," he re-
peated. Are you ashamed to
'say?"
Ashamed? Father gave 1t to
mel"
Your father!" Avery started.
Didn't he tell you who this
man Eaton isl"
What do you mean, DOM"
He seized both her hands and
held her before him. Harry,
dear!" he said to her. Harry,
dear"
She struggled to free herself
from him.
Il know, of course" he said.
Its because of him."
Let me go, DOM"
I'm sorry, dear" He drew
her to him, held her only Closer"
What have you to say about
him?"
You must never think of him
again, dear; you must forget him
forever!"
"Why?"
Dear, either this man whom
you have known as Eaton will
never be found. or IL he is found,
he cannot be let to live. You un-
derstand?"
why? For the shooting of
Cousin Wallace? He never did
that! I don't believe that; I don't
think Father believes 1t. So II
that's all you have to tell me. let
me gon"
She struggled again. but Avery
held her. II was not talking about
that; that's not necessary = to
bring that against him."
Necessary"
mo; nor is it necessary, If he is
caught. even to bring him before
a jury. That's been done already,
you see."
Done already?"
Avery nodded again toward the
photograph on the table. Eyes,
Harry, have you never seen a pic
ture with the numbers printed in
below like that? Can't you guess
yet where your father must have
sent for that picture? Don't you
know what those numbers mean?"
What do they mean?"
"They are the figures of his
number in what is called The
Rogue's Gallery"
Go on"
They mean In this case that he
has committed a murder for which
he was convicted and sentenced,
and is alive now only because be-
fore the sentence could be carried
out. he escaped. That man, Philip
Eaton, is Hugh Overton, Harry,
the murderer Of Matthew Latron!"
Harriet fought herself free. De-
NAL, revolt stormed in her. at
isn't sol" she cried. at isn't so!
know 1t isn't sol"
you mean he told you he was
some one else, Harry"
mo; I mean" She faced him
defiantly. Father let me keep the
photograph! I asked him, and he
said, DO whatever you wish with