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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
GALES FERRY
Auxiliary W. H. N. s. keets-Fu4i
 Conservation at Church = River Frozen and Navigation clossd as Far as Navy Yard ,

Tbe January meeting of the local auxiliary of the Wornan's Home Mis-
 sionary society was held at the home of Mrs. Harmon IE Perkins Tuesday afternoon. The president, Miss Sarah T. Latinner, presided. The session opened with singing Amefica. The de- .votional exercises were conducted. by Rev. James M. Potter, and included a selection from tho Ministry of ser vice. A responsive service taken from Ten Jeweas, entitled The. Wcrld's s Dept to. the Reformation, WAS Of fsmnch interest. A rea6fug rum the study
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
RICHMOND
ley Roads Keep People at Home Robert E. Moore Bitten by Dos.

Everett R. Moore returned hou1e from Providence Friday. fs Not many are stirring odut. on ac- count of the icy highways which are nearly impossible. ;t'i
 Steven O.. MetcaH was a recent caller at the bird club between Moose Neck Hill and Pine Hin.
 Fannie and Ralph Moore were. cafl- CTS at the LiiIibridge place Sunday.
 While Robert Smith was dn Hope Valley Saturday, he slipped on the fee and sprained his knee.
 sBitten' by Dog.
 Robert E. Moore Is confined to his home with severe bite on his face from dog. . Jack Hunt who was run into a while ago is improving slowly. as
 Judge Williams of Westerly is in this vicinity helping the boys to make out their questionnahes. &
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
Rheumatism ~ .-4 < Home culs eIvsa hJ One Wae Mad #

In the spring of 1893 Twas att lacked by Muscular and Infiamnfa- tory Rheumatdsm. suffered as only those who have 1t know. for over three years. tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, but
 such .retief as received was only
 temporary. Finally. I. found rem-
 edy that cured me completely and
 it has never returned. have given
 it to a number who were ter ihly
 afflicted and even bedridden with
 Rheumatisua. and st effected cure in every, case. [, want every suffere- from any. form of rheumatic trouble to try this marvellous healing power. Don't send a cent, simply mail your name land address and l will send it free to try. After you have used it and if has proven itself to be that long l,H1ked-fof means of curing your RheumatfsTn, you may send the price of it, one cdollar, but, understand, I do not want your money unless you are. perfectly satisfied to send it. Isn't that faixi. Why suffer any longer when N6sftive relief is thus offered
 you freef Don't delay. Write today. Mark H Jackson No. BID, Gurney Bldg. Syracuse, N. Y.
 MT. Jackson is responsible. Above statement ssrIle.-Pub.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

IdSn, dl1u mefe was such MCh- ing and burning it nearly drove me wild. By scratch. ing the affected parts they got moist and I was obliged to keep my ankles and fn- gers wrapped in linen. It bothered me most at night.
 "Then I used Cuticura
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

W. O. Seyms has received an an- nouncement of the marriage of his nephew, Henry W. Bond. lieutenant in the United States army, and Florence Louise Hamilton, Tuesday, Jan. list, 1918, in Kansas. City, Kas. MT. and Mrs. Bond will be at home after Jan. 18th in Manhattan, Kas #
 Sunday School Election.
 At the Congregational church Sun day during the Sunday school hour there was the annual election of off, cers, resulting as, follows: Superinten- dent, E. A. Smith; assistant, Lucius Robinson: treasurer, Mrs. Elmer Lord; secretary, Mrs W. o. Seyms assistant. Bertha Porter: librarians.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
Never Reeores IReeonciled.

No matter how many years of ex- perience he has had with it a man never gets used to the explosion of an alarm clock at daylight in the morn IinE.-NeW Orleans States
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

Clarissa Lord, Jessie Griffin and Ken meth Little; library committee. Mrs. I. \. Hewitt, Mrs. E. A. Raymond and W. E. Robinson, 2s School Term Opens.
 Schools in town opened Wednesday morning after the holiday recess with Miss Adams of Northampton teacher of the primary room and Rev. MT. Roosevelt teacher of the higher grades in the Center schools. The other teachers in town are the same as last term.
 L. H. s. Meets.
 The members of the L. H. s. met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs H. r. Porter for the annual meeting.
 Mir and Mrs. Welton Porter of Co., lumbia were calling on friends in town Sunday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

After this original auto fire machine
 had been in continuous service for twelve years, it became obsolete, so rapid was the progress in modern fire
 apparatus. When the time came for
 the city to invest. the Niagaras were furnished with a really first class ma
 chine, which has not been out of com-
 mission since it's acceptance five years ago and has not cost the city a dollar for repairs. This demonstrates that 1t is money saver for the city to have only standard fire apparatus, if not of the tried and true make of the Siagaras, of some other make and built especially for fire service. For some reason that never has been pub licly explained a surely inferior fire apparatus was furnished to the Thom- as company, upon which the city has expended a sum almost equal to the original cost of the machine That covers all the motor driven appara- tus in the city except the hook and ladder truck. This machine is of standard make and, if not the equal of the Niagara in stability, it is the only one in the city that is even in a near class. The city has already placed order for a triple combination machine for the Konomocs, of the same make as the trucks. It can be put down as fact, that the improvised
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

THERE is no advertising naeuznm in 40astern Connecticut equal te Ehe Bul- Nektn for business results.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
ITCHING BURNING RASH NEARLY DROVE
 MISS PRATT WILD
Healed by Cuticura in Less Than a Month With Two Boxes Ointment
 and TWoCakes Soap. CostS.50.

1T was taken first with fine hrnncr on my hands and around my ankles. The general appearance was of red
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
NEW LONDON'S FIRE COMPANIES
ITroube and Friction Caused By Their Independence Effect on the Character of the Apparatus and its Main tenance-Caizens' Committee Going the Way of the Committee of Fifteen.

rigs of. the Ockfords and the North vests, with the Thomas added, are in
 class by themselves. and in low grade class at that
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
cspeciaa-to The Bulletin.)

E New London. Jan. u.-One of the SeesuIts of independent action in the k6re departn1ent is the almost daily ref lence in the local public prints that the kspparatus of the Ockford Hose com kpany is out of commission and has 6een for several months. and all. to knake it appear that the company ought hfn be supplied with a standard ire kapparatus. This particular company ksr order to have a motor apparatus fhefore the city decided to supply the Rapparatus, purchased touring car on Ets own account, and 1t converted TOT hire use and then saddled it on to the kcity for maintenance. Not being sadapted for fire service. as 1t was originally built for a pleasure car, 1t Eecame a continuous source Of ex- bense, finally giving out almost en- &irety. It is receiving extensive re- kpairs and only to be repaired again. Mt was a mistake for the fire depart lnaent authorities to have ever permit Hed the Ockfords to ring in that ma kcl1ine on the city. It is, was. and Will kbe, so long as it is permitted to- take kShe room of a standard fire machine, Sa useless expenditure. All that is said khere is alike applicable to the North kwest company, and even more so. The Northwest first organized an inde-
 kpendent company. Very soon there kafter they demanded and received city krecognition and became a part of the irregular department. This company, stoo. has one of those unreliable made
 lover fire machines. a touring car con-
 sSerted.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

When the Konomoe apparatus ar rives the New London fire department will be completely. motorized, except the patient Nameaugs and that old company is entitled to receive the next apparatus to be furnished by, the city. If the Nameaugs of today was as strong politically as in the days of long ago, it's a bet of a wrench to a butt that the company would have been the first and not the last to be. sup piled with the modern fire apparatus. New London, with perhaps the small est area of any other city in the state, has eight fully organized active fire companies with larger membership than departments of the cities of Hart ford, Bridgeport, New Haven and Wa terbury combined, with Norwich ada ed for liberal measure. It still cOntin- ues to be a volunteer department, and gives such efficient service, at such a comparative low cost of maintenance, that no citizen familiar with the con ditions, has any desire to change from the volunteer to the paid fire depart ment system.
 It really does seem as if that so- called citizens committee is going the way of the once famous committee of fifteen, where the woodbine twineth. The committee has not appeared in the foodlight since it developed that the committees effort to have Judge Billie Colt get up earlier in the morn ing to hold police court sessions, for the over- worked members of the po- lice force. It would be more detri- mental than beneficial to the interested police officers. It was case of going off half cooked or not making sure of being right before going ahead. It may be that the committee having
 been the indirect cause of the removal of Police Captain Haven and the agreement of his successor to be ready | to retire three months hence, have reached conclusion that it has accom- plished something and is willing to
 let it go at that.
 Former Lieutenant Thomas Jeffers
 is now the captain of the force, with a stout and uniustifiabIe string at ! tached to the appointment. It is .as- stunned that if Captain JefferS proved himself to be the most efficient cap tain of any police department in the
 universe, that this committee will
 arouse itself and demand the police l
 ment of some other captain. The com
 mittee started out to get Haven an6
 Jeffers They got the one and will try
 to get the other. They tried to drive 1 Jeffers out by the threat to prefer
 charges, but that did not work, so the
 plan of retirement at the end of three
 months was worked on the police com
 mittee. Should Jeffers make good, ant he can, if he will perhaps at the enc
 of the period a real citizens commit tee, representing the great majority O the citizens, would protest against tht enforced retirement of Captain Jeffers Sergeant Ben Beebe is now actins lieutenant and Patrolman Charley Pin ney is acting sergeant. Perhaps thes, acting appointments. have some, signi ficance in the plans of the self-ap pointed citizens committee should i
 be alive three months hence
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12
HEBRON

Bond Hamilton Marriage at Kansas 4city-openins of the sehools-offi- .cers Chosen in Congregational Sun day School.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

This bad example of independence lin the fire department was first intro duced by the. oldest fire company in 1.-the city, the aNiagaras, but under en- Atirely different circumstances. Some pany was supplied with a hand-drawn fapparatus while the others were horse sdrawn, the Niagaras leaped into prom Finence not only in New London, but all over the United States, for it was this company that purchased the first automobile chemical and hose wagon to be commissioned in the United States. The company needed an ap- paratus and decided at its own ex- pense to invest in one of those new
 fangled fire-fighting machines then in the purely experimental stage. This original machine was operated by steam and cost the Niagaras $500.
 Just as soon as the machine went into
 commission it was turned over to the
 city, and strictly under city control, so
 much so that the chief engineer in his annual report classed the apparatus as city property. Therefore the independ- elrce in this respect was for the good of the company and the city and at no added expense to the department. The company even maintained the machine, except the fuel, the city al lowing the company the same sum allowed liverymen who furnished horses for other city fire apparatus
 With this money the company hired
 drivers for the apparatus and organ
 ized a night fire crew with quarters
 in the fire house.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-12

F The formation of the Norttrwests twas following the example of the Pe- tquot Independent Hose company, now Independent in name only. This lat I+er company built it's own quarters, purchased itsS own apparatus, good machine, bought it's own equipment, land was a truly independent company, kbut consented to submit to the orders sof the chief engineer and his repre- rsentatives. Now this company is a fpart of the regular department, re- fcefves the same consideration as the bother companies, and in addition col Meets from the city substantial and
 paying rental for it's fire house, the Eonly one that is not owned by the city. sThe three companies, here named. are gthe latest acquisitions to the fire de- apartment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT
oppose BAsC0l1 e!|EMp
Ninth District Lessons Excite
nlent In Election.
EXPECT CLEAR FIELD IN FIFTH
Republicans May Rcciprocatc and
Enter No Candidate to Cloud Eis-
ion OF Pcople-NOticcS Must BE
Filed Sixty Days Before Election.

With the Democratic decision to put
70 candidate in the field to oppose r. p
resentative BasCom c. Slcmp. In the
Ninth District. and the absence as yet
of any opposition to Senator Thomas S.
Martin it appears that this years con .
Gressional election in Virginia will be
very quiet indeed. The only district
in which a contest Is assured is the
Eighth, where Colonel Eliza X. White.
food administrator Of Virgin will OPP
pose G. G. Carlin. incumbent
BY leaving clear field :or S!cmp
In the Niatn District. the Democrats
expect that the Republicans Will rec:p-
'ocatc by not entering a candidate in
the Fifth against Edgar Watts Saun
ders. said 20 be the only district IN
which they stand the shadow OF 4
chance OF success. Ever thrrc 4, Is
pointed out, the minority party has
lost much Of its hope through tho re =
cent addition OF two Democratic coun-
ties To the district;
BY placing the ban rs far as they
arc able upon intcrpar;y contests. tn.
Democrats believe they are serving the
best interests OF the State and ma
ZION The? do not thni: that politics
should DO allowed to cloud :nc vision
o. 4 people whose whole attention ana
effort should be directed toward, win
mag the war. II was Tcr thi. rra-
son tnat the state Organization dis
countenanccd any opposition 20 The
solo Virginia Republican N Congress.
JULIEN GUM MAY OPPOSE.
REPRESENTATIVE MONTAcrE
For some time IL has been predicted
'hat Julian Gann would oppose Rep
rcsentativc Montague In this district.
However. with only two months re-
naming or tie time in which notice
OF his candidacy must be filed. Moth
mig definite us 10 his Intentions Is
known.
If senator Martin has no opposition
inns year II viii he for the first time
since he entered the field against Fir
huSh Lee, In !Sa'. In the interim he
has defeated former Governors 'rv,or
ana Montague and Representative
Jones. In this campaign it seems th,ro
IS none With the temerity 20 opyose
him.
Candidates to run in the Der,ocra sic
primary. on the first Tuesday in lug-
uS'' mus; ~" notice OF candidacy not
less thar sixty days before thu, ,I;,ta
10 make tho race for the senator lin
would require = state wiGc orrani.n-
tion. and probably several ,uorths NJ
prcnaration. Therefore. il seems pror
'ical!E certain that the senior Son
ator VII! have no opposition
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
PRESENT. PORTRAIT
Picture OF General StonewnII Jnrk.on
IL Given the Confederate Memo
rinl Literary Society.

~ the meeting OF the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society yesterday.
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph presented,
for MIR. Allen, OF Highland Park. a
large portrait OF General Stonewall
Jackson. Also, through Mrs. Randolph.
the volumes OF Confederate history
from Miss Mildred Rutherford. ~
Georgia, were informally presented IN
Miss Rutherford's absence.
On her return in the summer. ?
formal acceptance will take D!ac,
Since the last meeting. Or. James
POWER Smith has given 10 the society
The forty-second volume OF the South
ern Historical Society papers. Mrs
Aof1itt offered collection Of nc,ys
PAPER clippings OF the Confcaeracv.
Through Mrs. Randolph, Samuel H.
henneaf' Of Louisville. presented an
.oioleFs Imprisoned on .Iohnsou.s
Island ls6@-'55. IN this album, werc
inch,nond names md beautiful PR,
or signed Asa Iiartz. 1854 Jonnso.,,s
Island" :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
Change of iin1e to
BE Easily NJ ude
No Difficulty anticipated b.
Commercial Rici;n,aud IN
advancing Cioci.

II is important for all who would
follow the straight and narrow ",
sunday morning to remember that ,
o'clock is TO become 3. and so II nr
the hours. ani that. like q good WI,
ness, the clock having once fAls.ficd
VIII stick to Kill ice covers the battle
fields OF FLANDERS or till the Jushuliz.,i
Congress decides that daylight; savIni;
no longer demands people 10 hi; the
tran an hour sooner.
There seems to be no doubt that
every activity in the city viii conform
10 the new regime. One not inclined
TO do so Will likely be compelled as
the result OF circumstances to abide
by the hour change IN Sclf-dcfcnsc.
Churches. schools. stores. railways,
-oficc--in fact, everythinE--w!li
make the change without n Erumuic.
Many people wonder why the charge.
and think ii would be- as well to ad-
init that they arc just going TO work
hour earlier; but contractual rcIa-
lions are Of such Importance and such
technical strictncss that by This one
change OF the clock the entire order Of
things Is left intact. with the desired
result OF saving one hour of daylight
accomplished just the same
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
YOUNG GIRL ARRESTED
Alleged 10 HIVE Passed Forged checks
on Broad Street Dry Goods
Establishment.

Mamie d. Bowman. nineteen years
old. giving her address as 2o9 East
C.Iay Street was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the charge OF having
passed two forged checks on Dreyfus
< Co, at 2el East Broad Street. The
young girl was arrested at Fourth
and Broad Streets by Patrolmcn Crow
DER and Thomas. When arrested, she
asserted her innocence and denied hav-
ing ever given the checks.
The Bowman girl is alleged to have
forged the signature OF Miss Frances
Scott, Of 712 West Franklin Street
TO checks payable 10 j. O. Scott. The
Two checks, for $50 and $50, are said
TO have been drawn on the First Ma
.ional Bank.
The girl was taken TO the Second
Police Station. and will be given a
hearing before Justice Crutchfeld, in
the Police Court, this morning. The
police say that the checks were passed
on Dreyfus & Co. about two weeks ago
by u person. whose description tallies
with that of Mamie Bowman. A mem
Der of the firm is said to have pointed
the girl out 10 the policemen yesterday.
and her arrest followed. She denies
absolutely having given the checks
says that she knows nothing about T.
and has retained counsel to defend her
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
SEND OUT BLANKS
state Fnel Administrators mills AEpil-
cation blanks for Conl to
Local Commissions.

Application forms. on which consurn-
crs of fuel Will be required TO make
accurate statements of their annual
coal requirements, We're yesterday mali
cd from the Office of State Fuel All
:ninistrator Harry Flood BYRD 10 III"
various local fuel commissions through
out the State for immediate distritu-
ton. After the application forms have
been signed, they arc 10 be returned
10 the dealer. who will begin 10 f,ir-
nish the applicant with the necessary
coal.
The dealer. however. is not placed
under any obligation to deliver the
coal except In SO far as his ability
10 procure and deliver it may go. ard
in the event OF inability to obtain the
grade of coal ordered substitution NAV
he made by mutual agreement ANY
iaise statement on the part OF the an
plicant lays him liable to n fine of
"''p"o or Two years imprisonment or
pom. irices, as determined by the
United States fuel administration. nrc-
Fatling at the time delivery IS made
ny the dealer. shall apply in all ca.;es
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
DEAD FROM GAS
Matthew Snhscr, Of North CnrOiinR,
Arridcntnlly hsphyNlnted In North
Fifth street N0uSc.

AsphySiatel by the deadly fumes OF
The gas which had filled his room
Matthew Joseph Sasscr. OF Mount
Olive, \. G.. rooming az 52S North
Fifth Street, was found dead in his
room yesterday morning. Coroner
Whitfield decided that his death was
accidental Roth the coroner ana De-
;cctivc Sergeant Wiltshire. who in
vcstiGatcd the matter. arc OF the
opinion that before retiring Tuesday
night SaSscr blew out the gas instead
OF turning ii out. AS u consequence the
fumes so flied the room that his death
resulted.
Sasscr was in Richmond with HIS
daughter for the week on business.
William Odam, his son-in-law. died
about three weeks ago and Sasscr and
Mrs. Emma Odam. his daughter came
here TO collect some debts owed to
Odam who died in tEc same room.
Sasscr is survived by a wife who lives
1T Mount Olive. Tie was siNty-one
years Old and carpenter by trade.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
STAGE UNIQUE AFFAIR
SAINTS Grotto VIII Present ..Tbc Dox.
or I'D Next Week In Grnys'
ArmOry.

What promises 10 he, from spectn- >
cuiar standpoint. one OF the mos,
unique productions ever viewed in
ltichmond will be staged at the Grays'
Armory, Seventh and Marshall Streets,
all next week, under the auspices Of
SAINTS Grotto, No. Sc, Mystic Order
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm.
IL has been designated as The DAYS
OF ~? To live up 10 that name the
niS arm nail IL now being converted
INTO setting worthy OF any wild and
woolly movie drama. Features will in :
Guide mountain stream of real water.
Il typical Western dance hall and a
long horn bar" Local talent win an
pear as dancing girls. cowboys. cow
girls. Indians, McXiCanS and Gypsies.
Eitch night during the show there will
he dancing, while other entertainments
features Will be numerous and con
tinuoua.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
HENRY STUART ASSUMES
NEW DUTIES IN WASHINGTON
VIII Direct Activities OF National Com.
m'ttee OF Farmer. to Speed Tn
Food Production.

rormer Governor Henry Carter
Stuart was here Yesterday on b;s W..
10 washington to assume tho duties
OF chairman OF the National Commit
zee or Farmers. 20 which he was re-
Gently appointed
The National Committee of Farm
ers is allied with the national food
40 demonstration. its work being direct
=" more TO the production Of food
IMAM TO its conscrvation It's form,
tioh was found necessary after Mr..
hoover had perfected his organization
Tor food conservation and when il was
discovered that no concerted cfror, had
peen made TO speed up the production
OF .ooaS that were to be conserved
The direction of the committees w;,,
be In tho hands Of the former Gov
ernor. who viii! spend most of his lime
IN Washington until the end Of the
war. "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-28
DISMISSES OFFICER
Chief Of Police SowclI Announces tho
Discharge OF bicycle Omccr
(.roh

AS IN example OF his determination
10 inject strict discipline in the depart,
mcnt' |hicf OF Police X. Is. SCwcu YES
tcrday dismissed from tho force Ei,y,,a
ioiiccman l.. Groh. Groh was ,,; .op
Il nearing because OF his failure 10
pun the box at his scheduled ,i,re. In
explaining his negligence he said trnt
ne mad been investigating an auto,no-
DIG acciden' When the matter was
,,nt'stGat"d IT was learned tina, C;roh
had not been Investigating m or,;,i,.
out That he had been asleep on w.,
post. '' HIS
IN addition. Patrolman ]. /. Williams
yesterday handed In his rceirno,inr
| rom the force. No reason for hi,
sS'Sra'ion was learned. Since 20.
:Iceinan X. r. Warrncr resigned f,or,
! IN" force n fcw t,ays aoo tbo., '.''
now three vacancies in ,ha dcpa-,mtn,