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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
SPELLAcY APPEARS AT
 STATE LABOR CONVENTION

Thomas ]. Spellacy, of Hartford, democratic candidate for governor, appeared before the Connecticut state convention of the American Fedora tion Of Labor at it's evening session at New London on Wednesday night, re- viewing the various legislative meas ures beneficial to labor that the dem ocratic party had advocated.
 Resolutions that will come before the delegates today (Thursday) are one urging the Connecticut senators to vote in favor of the womans suf- 1rage federal amendment, another urging 8 new trial for Mooney. the convicted Californian awaiting exc cution, and a third endorsing the ad- ministration of PreCdent Wilson State President George F. Mordecai of New Haven presided. It is expect ed the election of officers will take place either on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
 In his annual address President Mordecai said the past year had been an especially trying one for picked men in organized labor were among those who had been taken for service or the battlefelds of Europe already 'blood-soaked." He said that men who had known nothing of tactics in l the great game of war had, after a | short training become soldiers second | to none in the world. Thousands had | been taken from labor's ranks and hundreds have made the supreme sac rifice.
 Labor" he said, should reVeremtfy give their utmost support to the gov i ernment that nothing may interfere | with the production sof the necessities l needed to maintain the men and bring 1 them home quickly in the knowledge | that autocracy had been banished and democracy is to rule the world" 1 President Mordecai said that the Federation need have no fear of its record. '"Fhe loyalty of organized la bor," he said. 'is unquestioned. We are doing everything that labor ha6 within it's power to put down Prus- sianistn. But we have oftentimes | found that needed cooperation be- tween employer and ernploye has beer l lacking, and for any betterment ol conditions our organizations can only thank the government In the fac tories, especially, we find that every effort made towards betterment of lconditions has been met with refusa on the part of the employer until suel time as the government has stepped 1T and made an adjustrntnt. We find
 
 giving preference to female labor. do not wish to be understood as beins opposed to employment of women, bd' am not ready to accept the state. ments that there is a shortage of la. Dor in this state. From my own ob. servation in large munitions dis trfct have seen large numbers of mer awaiting employment. None has beer forthcoming unless at low wage. st low. that no man could support him. self.
 Our government has stated tha the lowest wage a man could exist or now is 40 cents an hour. Still ther, are innuHnerable eases where mer have been offered 28 cents an hour No blame can be attached to any maI for refusing to accept wages at tha figure. The. so-called shortage of la bor can be placed. in my opinion, to shifting rather than a shortage of Ia, bor. This could be overcome by gov. ernmental standardization of wage.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
TWENTY.THREE MEN co
 TO tJpT0N THiIRSnAY

Twenty three men for limited ser vice are to leave here Friday morning On the $50 southboun6 trata and will report at Camp Upton, Long Island. They are to report for fioal instruc- ton this (Thursday) afternoon at 5 o'clock at the office of the draft beard in the Thayer building.
 With them will go James Ki1lela of Providence, wnc is lnducted by the To- cal board for the Providence board The following are the 23 Norwich men:
 Charles Fish, stationary engineer.
 John B, Young, grocery clerk.
 Carl B. Morgan, gun mach. opr.
 Joseph ". Prosser, teamster. Abraham N Meyer. baker.
 John W. Mullen, dyer. Henry Brayman. woolen mill opera tor
 Arthur F. Poole. intuition worker. Andrew Frohmander, factory worker
 Thos G. Reynolds. laborer. Homer D. Loudon. salesman.
 Harry Rogers, farmer.
 Herbert H. Smith. intuition worker. Harry Levine. upholsterer.
 Horace F. Corning, electrician. Herbert N-Clark cook. Cornelius A. Falvey, shoemaker.
 Frank c. Huntley, farmer
 Timothy J. Dunne, chauffeur.
 Frank G. BenSon, violin teacher.
 Fred A. Clouter. velvet mill em- ploye.s
 William shabeeoff, carpenter. Arthur Schofield, inspector.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05

The central committee for the ap- pearance of the French Army Band in
 Norwich on Tuesday. Sept. r, met in the rooms of the Chamber of Com rnerce on Wednesday morning and eff fected organization as follows: Hon. orary chairman. Mayor ]. J. Desmond l; transportation, Col. c. w. Gale: re- ception, Willis Austin; ticket Mrs. AL
 bert H. Chase; refreshHient, Edwin Hill; decoration, Miss Theresa Stei-
 ner; open air concert. John M. Swahn, It was thought best lay the com- mittee to eliminate the parade feature 5f the programme. Outside of this change the itinerary will be carried
 out as planned by the state council oi defense. The band will be met by some fifteen or more automobiles at Willimantic and brought to Norwich in them for the reception 10 the mayor
 In the city hAIl at 3-3o ?. m. Luncheon Wfll be furnished by the local I. M c. A. and the band will be conveyed
 to the Muhican Hotel, New London
 by the Norwich committee after the
 concert in Davis theatre is over.
 As a symbol of the cordial feeling
 between France and America, the
 French government has sent to the United States the French Army Band under the leadership of Captain Ga briei Fares. former conductor of the celebrated Garde Republicaire. This band composed of veteran soldiers who have been decorated for bravery under fire and many of them woundes in battle, will give series of con oerts in the military camps and fol the American public in some of tht principal cities. At the express so- licitation of the secretary of war and the high commission of the French republic, the National War WorE Council of the Y. M c. A. has as. stunned entire charge of this band dur. ing it's stay in America.
 The band will be in Norwich or September fl and will give an opef air concert between the hours Of 5.St to 6.30 D. m. in front of the City hall Union Square. The general public i; invited to attend this free concert. Al
 p. m. a concert will be given Tn Da-
 wis theatre (for which admission vii
 be chargedl.
 While space does not permit of !
 a detailed account of the entire per
 sonnel of the band, a few word! about several of the members may serve to show the calibre of the or.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05

plan of the government to have a dozen or more experts stationed in New London who will look after and manage the new department and that the government will expend some S40,- GOO in getting the department in work ing order. He asked that the city shall make some changes in the fire house and put it in condition for the government at an expense of not more than $200 and that the property shah be turned over to the department dur ing the period of the war. The coun- cil gave the authority to the public health and fire department committee to make the changes in the building and then to tender it to 'ths govern- ment.
 Mayor Rogers referred to the re- quest of the fuel administrator that automobiles should not be operated on Sunday and said that the request was not complied with in New London to the extent that it should have been needed. The mayor asked tie police committee and the ferry committee to use every influence they possessed to enforce compliance with the request of the national fuel administrator. He requested these committees U con- suit the corporation attorney and de- eide upon course to pursue. I
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
ELEVENTH DIVISION MEN
 LEAVE FOR CAMP DENENS

Twenty eight draftees from the Eleventh division and ten from the Ninth division draft boards left New London on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock for Camp Devens, where they will begin general military service. Eleventh division: Louis Caduri, Floyd B. Ray. Harry s. Levine. Ed ward Farnurn, John Friars, Frank Or opollo, John J. Lynch, Carmine San atoro, Charles H. Blacker, John Helm, Ambrose J. Rivers, Giulino Deprazza, Stanley Sajeficz, August W Gley, James H. Campbell, Jr., Frank W. Stolpe James H. Arnold, Alphonse Turcotte, Charles c. Fiske, Edwin L. Robinson, Alexander Rock, Ovelia Ashley Thoron E. Morgan, George Wayland, Charies B. Gardner, Thomas J. comeau, Peter Gilnick, Stephen Kalfaian,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05

The GreeneviIle Community Sewing society met. in their rooms in the Greeneville Congregational church or Central avenue Wednesday. A large number of women were present and kept the machines moving all the aft ernoon.
 Henry Boyd is enjoying a two weeks vacation.
 Joseph Carter has returned after spending a few days in Hartford.
 Many local girls are knitting a home for the Red Cross.
 Joseph Gates of the Submarine Bast has returned after spending a few days with his parents on Tentf street.
 Mrs. James Collins of Bridgeport spent few days with Mrs. NJ. J. Rior dan of Eleventh street.
 Miss J. Fitzgerald has returned after spending a few days with Mrs. M. Ricrdan of Eleventh street.
 MT. and Mrs. Winterbottom> O week with relatives in New Bedford Mass.
 Mrs. L. Prentice and daughter ot Thirteenth street have returned home after spending a month at Cape Cod Mass.
 Miss Ruth Whiting of Boswell av- enUe spent Tuesday with relatives or the West Side.
 Mir. and Mrs. Axel Stron1fors ant son, Elmer, have returned to Holyoke Mass. after spending a week witt Mrs. Bercof1 Of Fourteenth street.
 Raymond Shahan of the Submarine Base has returned after visiting a, few days with his mother, Mrs. Patricl Shahan of Central avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
MAKING RETURNS ON
 SECURITIES FOR TAXING

Owners of securities to be exempted from local taxation on the payment of the investment tax of four mills to the state are sending to the state treas urer returns of their securities more promptly than those of last year did. The time for paying the tax expires September 50 and properties which have not been returned to the treas- urer on that date will not be exempt ed from local taxation.
 Deputy Treasurer Marsh finds that there is 1aisapprehension in regard to the amount of money on hand which may be exempted and also as to the meaning of the term ien hand" He said that every dollar in excess of $500 no matter where it is kept-whether in the bank or in ones pocket-is cash on hand. At the last session of the general assembly the amount or hand was raised from S1o0 to $500.
 Some persons seem to have the inn pression that they may keep cash to an unlimited amount, above $500 in bank, and that so long as It was in their personal possession it would not be subject to the tax. That is a lib eral interpolation of the statute which does not agree with the opinion of the treasurers department. Dollar bills do not cease to be subject to the investment tax because they are in the safe Of the owner or in his treus- CTS pocket.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
REN GEORGE c. sAuER TO GO TO FRANCE

Friends of the Rev George Carlyle Sauer who was some years ago the popular pastor of the Greeneville Baptist church. will be interested to learn that he enlisted some time ago to go to the front in Y. M. c. A. work and has during the past week been called and will soon leave his present pastorate in Dexter, Maine, to enter upon that work. During the time that has intervened since MT. Sauer was a pastor here, he has served a suc- cessful term as pastor of the First
 Baptisct church in Bangor, Maine, during which that church lost it's
 building by fire when MT. Sauer was fully equal to the emergency through
 which he with his people were called to pass, By, his able leadership, a beautifui modern edifice was erected and Stands now as a monument to his labors. At the Piscatadu United Baptist Association which is being held. this week at Monson, Me. where several eminent Baptist divines are to be heard, Mir. Sauer is to preach the principal sermon and to give a Bible reading.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
TAFTVILLE

The funeral of Sister Mary Pauline who died at the Sacred Heart Con vent, Sunday night, was held from Sacred Heart church, Wednesday morning. A solemn requiem high mass was sung, Rev. U. O. Bellerose being tho celebrant. Rev. John McCabe of Jewett City. deacon, Rev. Phillip Mas sicott of Bridgeport, sub deacon Masters of ceremony were, Rev. P DesSureault, of Occum and Rev. H r. Chagnon of Taftville. Anthony Noiseux, brother of Sister Pauline and Miss Noiseaux of Centetville, at- tended the funeral. Many of the nuns from Baltic and Wi1limantic were present.
 The bearers were David O'Brien Dennis c. Murphy. Joseph Marsan and Anthony Paquette. Burial was in the Sacred Heart church. George G. Grant had charge of the funeral
 Archie Torrance of Providence street has returned after spending the week end with friends in Clinton Mass.
 Miss Mary Skinner has returned from few days visit at Newr7or+
 Miss Carrie Edwards Is visitine with friends in Bridgeport.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Volkman spen the week end at Pleasure Beach
 Miss Selina Rioux of Washington P. C., was a visitor in the village or | Wednesday.
 Mrs Pingree and family have re turned after spending week at Gro ton Long Point
 Miss Loretta Waldron, who fs Ato ployed in the People'B Store is eYl | toying a two weeks vacation,
 The Misses Elizabeth Skinner, Sa die Hasler and Louise Sigrist have re turned after spending a few days a Ocean beach.
 Miss Elizabeth McSnetfery has re turned after a weeks vacation a l Ocean beach.
 John McGarrigle and Albert Herer of Bridgeport spent the week end il the village.
 Miss Cecelia Fftzmaurice has return ed to work after few days visit ii New Bedford.
 Many local people attended the Ne5 London County Fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
!" MARRIED.

H0LZINGER ~. LoNGENECKER = Tn North Stonington, Sept 2, 1918. at \ the home of the brides aunt, Mrs. B. L. Longeneckef; by Rev J. L. Peacock, George Russell Holzinger and Miss Anna Berta Longenecker, both of Brooklyn. N. '.
 Y-DUNLEvY-In wiliimarl- tic, Sept. 4. 1918, ,by Rev. T. F. Ban non, Thomas P. Moriarty of Danbury and Miss Julia Teresa Dunlevy of South Windsfam
 DEFORGE -, LEBEAU = In Moosup, Sept: 2, 1913 by Rev. Joseph E. Mo Carthy, Albert Deforge and Miss Dora Lebeau.
 All ERN-cLARk-In New London, Sept. 4. 1918, by Rev. J. J. Sheehan, James. F. Ahern and Mrs Margaret s. Clark. both of New London. CABRAL-FENToN oN-In New London, Sept 4. 1918, by Rev. J. J. Sheehan, Joseph Cabral and Miss Julia Fen ton, both of New London.
 KIMBALL-BoRGEs-In New Lon- don, Sept 2, 1918, by Rev. Charles D. McNally, Gus E. Kimban, U. S navy, and Miss Lucille R. Borges o1 Waterford
 PARKER-ALLEN-In New London Sept. 3. 1918. by Rev. NJ E. Center
 Arthur Parker of Mansfield and Miss Charlotte B. Allen of New London
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
CHIEF REGISTRARS IN SHoESTRlNG DISTRICT

Marion R. Davis, secretary of the Eleventh division draft board has re- ceived promise of cooperation of 16 men in the Shoestring district who wit be chief registrars in the registration of the men between IS and q and be- tween 31 and 45 on Sept 12. These men will be assisted by deputy reg istrars who will be selected in the near future. At each registration place there will be ten or more of these deputies In Stonington, where there are several voting places, it is expected that 25 or 30 and possibly more deputies will be used
 Those who have been selected and the places that they represent follow:
 Bozrah-Warren A Bentley.
 Colchester-John Congdon. ,t
 East LNme-Ernest c. Russell.
 Debanorl-Charles J. AbelL
 Montville--Daniel D. Home.
 Lyme-William Marvin. Old Lyme-Robert E. Noble
 Waterford-Charles A. Gallup.
 Lisbon-Albert A. Wrist ..
 Voiuntown-Howard F. Jones.
 Sprague-Arthur P. Cote. -.- Stonington-Elias B. Hirckley. Salem-Charles H. Williams.
 ranklin-Benjamin P Davis.
 Gris woid-John Welsh.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
PLAN FOR FRENCH BAND COMING HERE

ganization. The cencertmaster Is Ro-
 ger Villate, a pupil of M. Fares, and
 fcrmer conductor of the 28th regiment infantry. M. -ViIlate has taken part in the battles of Charierey. G5iice. the "Marne." Rheims and Berry an Bac. Leon Le Leroy is the virtuoso clario- net of the band. NJ. Leroy has been solo clarionet of the Garde Repubii :
 caine, the New York Symphony and the Institute of Musical Art, New York, and member of the j5ry of the Paris Conservatory, at which he took first prize. His three children, all musicians. are still in Caubrai, where MT. Leroy was when the war broke out. He was for time ;n charge of the concerts for the wound ed at Roueh.
 Georges Mager, cornet and trumpet, has been at the front since the war broke out. He was taken prisoner and exchanged in July 1915. He has .serv- ed in Serbia and at Salonica.
 Jeanpes Rochut, first trombone, was soloist at the Concerts Coionne" and at the Lyric Theatre. Emile Stieve- hard, clarionet, was wounded at the battle of the year. Charles Heuvenag- hel, clarinet, is one of the heroes of Verdun. Louis Speyer. oboe; Henri IAnQuret, trumpet; Fernand Espag
 net, eornet, Henri Harscoat, cornet are all well known soIoists. Robert Caron, cornet, was wounded at Cham pagne, where he was cited for bray cry. Georges Hermans, A5don Laus and Octave Sage are noted. bassoon players. Georges True. a pianist, was wounded at Verdun. Alexandre De- brtilie, violinist, ~has been '.gassed' three times.
 The following have generously givef their names as guarantors for the coming of the band: MT. and Mrs James L. Case, Mir and Mrs. Charles f R. Butts. Col. and Mrs. c. ". Gale MT. and Mrs. Jacob Munz, Hon. T. c
 Murphy, Mayor and Mrs. J. J. Des. mond, MT, and Mrs. Archibald Nit. 1 eheli MT. and Mrs. R. W. Perkins, MT 1 and Mrs. Charles D. White, Mr. ana
 Mrs. Willis Austin. MT. and Mrs. Oli. yer D, Johnson. They guarantee tht state council of defense or the Nor. wlch bureau against loss, if any 1 through the concert in Norwich. Tn, i proceeds Of the concert, after all ex penses, are to go for the benefit O The Home For Soldiers, an ofganiza l ton in France along the lines of tn, l Young Mems Christian Association.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
RoSH HASHANAH TO
 BE OBSERVED SATURDAY

The Jewish New York (Rosh Ha- shanah) 5679-which will be observed on Saturday. September ', marks the beginning of the principal holyday sea son of the Jewish year. It is called in the Bible the +Day of Memorial and to the Jew it marks the record ing of the deeds of the past year for judgments judgment which is. however, suspended until after the day of Atonement when through true re- pentance and sincere contrition the sins of the past may be plotted out and new opportunity afforded to live a life of purity and usefulness.
 AS is the case with all Jewish holy days, the observance begins at the preceding sundown, Friday, and in the orthodox synagogues lasts until sun
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
and hours.

and hours.
 At the present time men are go- ing from shop to shop looking for higher wages, which in some cases, has been promised. only to find that such higher wages are a myth. If such conditions continue uroduction will fall off and it will have d telling eff feet upon the war"
 President Mordecai said that owi~c tc burdens imposed upon workers it has been hard the past year to in- crease membership in organizations, but local unions have taken Liberty bonds, and subscribed to war savings stamps, and to various funds for re- lief of soldiers and sailors.
 Making reference to the fall cleo tions President Mordecai said the exc cutive board deemed it advisable to call together representatives of local unions to formulate a plan through which organized labor may receive more consideration by the next gen eral assembly.
 At the meeting an abundance of en- thusiasm was shown but the plan seems to have been overlooked when the representatives returned home as cnly fourteen locals. outside of Wa terbury have acted upon the matter
 The important changes desired in laws are: Inclusion of occupational diseases in the compensation law; increasing compensation from fifty to seventy five per cent. of the wages earned un- der that law: to have compensation start on the first day of injury: and the repeal of Chapter 1296 which has
 been a sourct of trouble to organized | labor. We also should ask candidates l to favor a 48-hour working week foI | women and children in manufacturing establishments and to oppose the fed i eral prohibitory amendment which is i "a particularly vicious one" In conclusion President Mordec& voiced an appeal for greater use an6 l of observance of use of the union la | bel on goods.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
TWO NEW LONDON
 DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Wallace Perkins of New London
 brings suit for divorce from Anna
 Moore Perkins of the same place to
 whom he was married on May 20
 1917 He alleges a statutory offense
 committed by his wife between Dec
 1. 1917, and Dec. g, 1917. at New Ha- ven with an unnamed man. Annie Peabody Wright of New Lon don sues for divorce from George O. Wright of Detroit, Mich, alleging that he has been intoferably cruel to hel since Jan. 1. 1917. They were mar ried on June 5, 1901. Both cases are returnable before the superior court on the first Tuesday 1 in September
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05

There is q severe storm in the vicin- ity of Bermuda. the barerneter tonight at that place reading zs.Ss inches with wind velocity of 90 miles an hour from the northeast. There also is a storm from the southwest central over Indiana moving rapidly northeast with increasing intensity and storm warnings have been ordered for Lakes Ontario, Erie and south Huron.
 The Indiana storm will continue northeastward attended by rains Thursday from North Carolina north ward into the Upper Ohio valley. the lower lake region, the middle Atlantic states and New England. followed by generally fair weather Friday except in North Carolina and eastern New England
 It win. be cooler Friday fin New England and the middle Atlantic The winds along the north Atlantic VIII be northwest and east inoreaAiffk Thursday possibly reaching gale force Thursday night with rain. = Middle Atlantici Increasing easteriy winds probably becoming strong by Fhursday nisht with rain.
 Forecast. s-. -t Southern New England. Rain Thurs day. Friday fair cooler, except prob ably rain near the east coast.
 Observations in Norwich.
 The following records, reported from The Bulletins observations, show the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Wednesday:
 Ther. Bar a. m.~~.s 62 30szo In- 20 YN P, m. -..~.......s....... " So.z0 Highest S2, lowest e1.
 Comparisons.
 Predictions for Wednesday: Local showers.
 Wednesdays weather. Fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
GOVERNMENT TO SPEND
 S40.OO0 IN NEW LONDON

At the meeting of the New London common council on Tuesday evening Alderman Sherman disclosed a plan tablish a health department and clinic in that city that will look after the men in the service. and suggested a plan for the city to aid in the work by providing a place for the government in the old fire department house in Church street. He said it was the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-05
CAUGHT NEGROES FOR
 NORWICH EIVERYMER

Two negroes, Iwho hired-~ a horse from the livery stable of O'Brien and Chase on Main street, liverymen, on Wednesday morning under the pre- tense of going to the fair grounds
 there. drove the outfit to New Lon don, where they were intercepted by the police following the discovery of the livery proprietors that their horse. and wagon were headed that way. The Norwich police requested the New London authorities to appre- bend the negroes and when the out fit was found on Main street in New London, the horse was taken to a stable, and the negroes escorted to the police station The livery proprietors did not want to prosecute the negroes so they were allowed their liberty.