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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
OBITUARY
Mrs. Levi R. Wheeler.
(Contributed.)


 The long life of Alinda H. Wheeler came to a peaceful end at her home, 1o3 Talman street, Friday morning, Feb. 15, between 10 and Il o'clock.
 She was the widow of Levi R. Wheeler, who died many years ago in this city, And she leaves to mourn her loss three sons, Calvin E., Henry E. and Alfred E. Wheeler, and two grandsons, Calvin Wheeler of New York and Henry Wheeler of New Lon don. She also leaves a large circle of friends
 Mrs. Wheeler was employed on the steamer Ella that piled between this |city and Watch Hill. And for many years was employed at the Watch Hill House as matron of the linen room, having worked until the hotel burned ill 1916.
 Many years ago Mrs. Wheeler en- deared herself to her many relatives land friends and they have always cherished that friendship with deep sincerity. She was a devoted mother and d loyal friend. She was always mindful and thoughtful for others Over fifty years ago Mrs. Wheeler Joined the Second Congregational church on Church street and she has always been steadfast and faithful The funeral took place from Church and Aliens funeral parlors Sunday af ternoon with a very large attendance. Rev H. J, Wyckoff conducted the ser vices. Mrs Albert Butler and Mrs. Bertha Lewis sang two hymns, Flow CTS rested on the casket. Friends were bearers and burial took place in the | Yantic cemetery.
 Arthur Al coIburn. The death of Arthur A. Colburn, | formerly of Horton's Cove, occurred l Monday morning at the Bridgeport hospital, following an illness of five days with pneumonia. Mir. Colburn was born in Monson, Mass, in 1876, the son of the late George and Ellen lColburn. He received his early edu- cation in his home town and eleven |years ago came to live with his sister
 Mrs. E. B. Marsh of Hortens cove where he resided until about two years ago when he went to Bridgeport.
 He leaves one brother, Edgar A.
 Colburn of Springfield, Mass, and one sister, Mrs. E. B. Marsh of Herton's lCove. There are several nieces and
 nephews
 l Hannah Sullivan. The death of Hannah Sullivan oc- cured at the home of her Sister. Mrs Catherine Began in Ishpeining. Mich. on February 13. She at one time made
 her home with her sister. Mrs. Jo- fseph Murphy on Sachem street, an6 at the time of the death of Mrs Murphy, she went west to live with hel other sister. Besides her sister she leaves several rephews and nieces among them was the late wife ol
 William Kehr of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
YOUR SICK CHILD IS CONSTIPATED!
 LOOK AT TONGUE
IF CROSS, FEVERIsH OR BILIOUS GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP
 OF FIGS"

No matter what ails your child, a gentle, thorough laxative should always be the first treatment given.
 If your little one is out-of-sorts. half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act ing naturally-look, Mother! see if tongue is coated. This is sure sign that it's little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with waste. When cross. irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach ache, diarrhoea. sore throat, full of cold, give tea spoonful of "California Syrup of figs" and in few hours all the constipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of, it's little bowels without griping, and you have well, playful child again.
 Mothers can rest easy after giving this harmless fruit laxative" because it never fails to cleanse the little ones liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love it's pleasant taste. Full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups printed on each bottle, Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for bottle of California Syrup of Figs" then see that it is made by the California Fig Syrup Company"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
INFORMS PEOPLE OF
 RAILROAD WARNINGS
Leaflets to Be Distributed Will De-
 scribe New System.

At a conference in Hartford be- tween members of the public utilities commission and Motor Vehicle Com missioner Robbins B. Steeckel and Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett it was decided. on the sug- gestion of Commissioner Stoeckel that leaflets be distributed through out the state informing the people of the meaning of signs to be erect. ed at railway crossings under the law passed at the last session of the general assembly.
 Previously the conferees discussed the warning signs. They will con- sist of a metal disc twenty-four inches in diameter, the field to be white with a black border line, one inch wide, with black perpendicular and horizontal lines two and one- half inches wide and in each of the upper quarterings the letter 'fR" five inches high and three and three quarters inches wide. These signs are to be placed in conspicuous po- sitiens beside the highway at "a dis tance of not less than 300 feet nor mere than 800 feet from the nearest rail of the crossing.
 HuSr lHe law LFS puDl1c utllt1eS commission was empowered to de- tern1ine tie crossings at which mo- tor cars, should. come to a stop. The commission has made an investiga- tion and has decided on a list of crossings throughout the state. It is on file at the office of the com mission.
 In addition to the warning signs the commission has decided to erect ether signs, some of which will be illuminated at night. When the color displayed is red, il will be a warning that a train is apSreaching. At crossings which are protected only a part of the day by f1agman or gateman the sign will read Stop Tho fiagman Cor gateman) is off duty" There will be also audible and visible signals that train is ap- preaching.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
PLAN TO INCREASE WAR
 SAVINGS CAMPAIGN SCOPE
Will Be Discussed at Meeting of the
 ToNn Chairmen.

Plans for increasing the scope of the war savings campaign in Con necticut will be discussed at meet ing of all the town war savings chair men to be held at the state capitol in Hartford on Tuesday. March 5. Ar engagements for this meeting are now in the hands of State Director Howell Cheney.
 Each chairman will be asked to pre- seEt d report on cond itions in his community, and it is expected that many ideas which will be of benefit in the rosecution of the campaign wi!l te heard Among the subjects to be discussed will be the campaign IS relating to the schools, agencies established, house to house canvass, and the total number of sales made up to the present time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

American Red Cross are said to have been victimized by him."
 Col. Charles W. Gale, cashier of the Thames National Bank. sa1a Tuesday night that the man has been wanted ny the police for some months. Asked as to the amount of money involved III the transactions of the bogus cap tain, Col, Gale said the checks varied in amount from a few dollars to $50. There were no very large checks pass ed by Robinson. His activities ex- tend over a period of several months.
 Robinson was well known to a num- Der of Norwich men and, it is said, gained the confidence of d number of prominent citizens through his fra ternal affiliations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
"A LICENSE TO TRADE
 WITH THE ENEMY Has Been Granted to the American Red Gross by War Trade Board.

New York, Feb. 1s-A license to trade with the enemy. has been grant ed to the American Red Cross, it was announced tonight. The German gov ernment has given to the organization of mercy the exclusive privilege of sending letters, food and money to American prisoners of war in its camps and the concessions exacted in ex- change demanded action by the war trade board.
 Germany has insisted that in return for giving the right to comfort Ameri- can prisoners the Red Cross must act as the medium through which fathers and mothers in that country can cor1- municate with their sons in Americax internment camps and to a. minor ex- tent with prisoners in French and British camps
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
Bogus Captain Passed Worthless Checks
Man Posing As Captain Frederick M Robinson Arrested In New York-Drew Fake Cheeks On Local Bank-Ac- cused Well Known In Norwich

Charged with passing worthless checks drawn on the Thames National bank of this city. a man posing as Captain Frederick M. Robinson, U. $. A., was arrested in New York Tues day night. according to an Associated Press despatch. The despatch fol- lows:
 "A man posing as Captain Frederick M. Robinson, U. S. A., was arrested on charge of grand larceny here to- night. It is charged that he is a bo- gus officer and that while masquerad- ing in the uniform of captain he pass ed a number of worthless checks drawn on the Thames National Bank of Norwich, Conn. Many of the large stores in this city as well as . the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
FUNERAL
Mrs. Maurice Fitzgerald.

The funeral of Mrs. Maurice Fitz- gerald was held at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning from her late home on For est street with many relatives and friends attending, some coming from out of town. There were many beau tiful floral offerings. At the services in St. Patrick's church Rev. J. H. Frederick offieiated and John Sulli- van sang Face to Face. The bearers were Jeremiah Sullivan, John Murphy, Thomas Dougherty. John Fitzgerald, Eugene Sullivan and Patrick Roddy.
 Burial was in St Mary's cemetery. Undertaken Hourigan had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
NORWICH WOMAN HURT
 IN AUTO CRASH
Her Companion Said to Be We'll
 Known Local Chauffeur.

A woman reported to be from Nor wich was taken to Lawrence hospital on Tuesday suffering from injuries re- ceived in an automobile accident. The officials of the Lawrence hospital re- fused to give out the wornan's name CT any details of the affair other than that she was resting comfortably.
 It is reported that the accident oc- cured near the Navy Yard and that the, woman's companion was well known Norwich chauffeur.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
DRUNKEN SAILORS WERE
 IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES
Two Arrested By Local Police Tues.
 day Night.

The local police on Tuesday night gathered in two sailors who were tn- der the influence of liquor and who were in citizens clothes. The. arrests were made by Officer Daniel O'Neil
 There were several other men ar rested for intoxication and breach of the peace. A large number of men ap- piled for lodging at the police station Tuesday evening
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
 HELD sIGNA1 DRILL
Work Carried Out Under Direction of
 Scoutmaster Rhinenars

On Tuesday evening Troop 3, Boy Scouts of America held the regular drill in the Y. M c. A. building with a large number present. The work was in signal drill under the direction of Scoutmaster Rhinehart. One new member was taken into the troop and Fred Thumm was chosen patrol lead- CT for the Bob White patrol. Chester Parker was chosen assistant leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
VINOL MAKES
 WEAK WOMEN
 STRONG Positive Convincing Proof

We publish the formula of vinol to prove convinelnglyS that it has the power to create strength.
 Any woman who buys a bottle of Finoi for a weak. rundown, nervous condition and finds after giving it fair trial it did not help her, will nave her money returned
 You see. there is no guess work abodt Vipol. It's formula proves there Is nothing like it for all weak, run down, overworked, nervous men and women and for feeble old people and delicate children. Try it once and be convinced.
 Broadway Pharmacy, q. c. Engler, Proprietor. Norwich. Vinol is sold in Willlmantic, by the wilson Drug Co. in Danielso1 by the A. w. Williams Pharmacy. and in Putnam by ]. F. Donahue. and at the best drug store in every town and city in the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
School Janitor Rasiuns.

Fred I. Phillips, who hss been jani- tor of the Palmer Memorial school in Palmertown for the last fourteen years hps resigned his position. During the long time Mr. Phillips was at the school he gained the friendship of the tnany students. He will take a few weeks vacation before securing em- ployrnent. Eugene Greene has sue. ceeded MT. Phillips
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
NORWICH HOME GUARDS
 HELD BATTALION DRILL
Both Local Companies Were in Charge
 of Capt. C. A. Hagbsfa.

At the armory Tuesday evening the two local companies of Home Guards held battalion drill with a large present. The two companies were in charge of Capt c. A. IIagberg in the absence of Major John A. Hag- berg. A hike in the near future has been planned for Company I.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
Received First Prize.

At the annual meeting of the Cor necticut Dairynaf1's association ir Hartford, recently, B. H. Mccall ot Leonard Brodge received the first prize for the highest score on butter from Private Dairy. Mir Mccall is well known in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
Food Stores Must Close at 7


 The following order has been issued by Local Fuel Administrator Martin E. Jensen:s
 in order to enable food Lto be dis tributed the ruling for food stores under Governor Hoicoinbs recent proclamation was lienently treated in Norwich So much abuse of the privileges granted has come to the knowledge of the local fuel commit tee that he is obliged to ask all food stores in Norwich to close at ! p. m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, even though these stores may man. dle lines of goods other than food.
 In Taftvi1le and other mill Wages in Norwich and vicinity when pay days come on Tuesdays food stores will be open Tuesday nights and closed Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays.
 (signed) .sa....
 |
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

M Bignon. member of the French Chamber, has been appointed to act in London on behalf of the French Government in question arising from the deliberations of the Inter-Allied War Purchases and Finance Council
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
Five Months in France.

A letter received by Mrs. W. F. Begue from her son, Irving, who is with the 102nd U. s. Infatnry, some where in France:
 Somewhere in France,
 January 23, 1913.
 Dearest Mother: We are having a little bit of spring weather now. Don't know how long it will last. I am well and making the best of this life, such as it Is. Of course I hope evary day will be the end of it but anyway ev- cry day is a day nearer the end. I have written to some of the people that sent me presents for Christmas, and will try and write them all, but you can thank them for me. Our time is so taken up that it is iI1possi- ble for me to get time to write to every one would like to. We'll, the sixth of next month will make my fifth month in this outfit and it seems like fifty years. I hope five months more will see me back home. I will be perfectly contented to stay at home, I have seen all I want to of the world. You spoke about pine- apple pudding and fruit cake. I think I would go out of my head if got anything like that. Our menu con sists of bacon, beef stew. rice and karo. Once in a while we can buy some cookies here at sixty cents a box, and it is a small box
 The French call the soldiers crazy American millionaires because we got so much more money than their sol diers. We'll, mother, dear, I think [ will close now.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
Stead Market Padloeked.

The meat market or Franklin street run by .rJ.e B. Stead was pad locked F. 3sday an attachment having been served. to satisfy claim made by Alexander Jordan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20
PERSONALS

Wilfred H. Nye of Central Village has been a visitor in Stoningten.
 MT. and Mrs. John Vetter of Daniel son and Eugene Vetter from Bridge port visited the gentlemen's mother, Mrs Margaret Vetter, of Sixth street, Greentvdlle, oyer the week end.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

NJ. Ahlstrorrl the Swedish Consul General in Finland has been appoint ed Charge a Affairs ad interim He Is the first member Of the future Dip lomatic Body at Helsingfors. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

Dr. Wekerle the Hungarian Prime Minister. and pr. Winmer, the Aus trian Minister of Finance, have ar rived in Berlin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

MARTIN E. JENSEN Chairman of Local Fuel Committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

By direction of the state commits Eioner of motor vehicles, motor cars heretofore listed as pleasure cars" will, from now on be. listed as "pas- senger cars"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

There is much interest throughout Holland county in the appointment of a county commissioner to succeed Commissioner John G. Wightnan, re- signed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

There is to be meeting of the Par ent- Teachers Association Thursday evening at the Northwest Corner school, North Stonington.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

The Sunday morning service of St. James Episcopal church, Poquetanuck, is to be held at the home of John H. Taylor, Jr. Last Sundays service was at Henry Sauer's.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

The February meeting of the House. wives Army has been postponed until Wednesday, Feb. 27th. The Buclzing- ham Memorial at : o'clock. The pub lie are cordially invited.=adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

At Pouuetanuck, the rector of St. James church, Rev. l.. E. Sherburne has class of eight or ten who meet weekly at neighboring houses and hear informal talks on the correct use of English. The talks will continue for about six weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

The new cam&ifiage effects on strange war ships in New London har bor is attracting the attention of lo- cal visitors to that city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

The rank of Thomas Pfeiffer in the list of names on St. Patrick's church service flag was omitted. He is a cor- pora1.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

Rockville is again receiving some of It's coal supply from Stafford on &C., count of the shortage in the former city
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

Every Friday evening during Lent there will be Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sac fament in St.. Patrick's basement cha r1d1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

Dealers state that it is noticeable how many persons continue the use of rice and cereals as substitutes for po- tatoes, having learned their value during the recent potato shortage.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

At present there are about 20 in the cooking classes being conducted by the United Workers finder diree- tion Of Miss Alice W. Cogswell and Instructed bv Miss lone HaviIand. at the Falls club and at the United Workers House.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-20

At the meeting of the Hartford Housewives League Thursday after noon in the hall of the Hartford Cham Der of Commerce Miss Dorothy Buik- ley of the Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs is to speak on Con- servation or Fuel in Cooking.
 At a meeting of the D. <. Y. cnap- ter in New Haven Monday Mrs. Rob- ert A. France. formerly of Norwich chairman of the war work committee reported 132 articles made. for the aviation corps. The last box contain. ing P articles, has been sent to tho battleship Conneeticut
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-04
FRENCH BAND WILL
PLAY in RICHMOND
ON DECEMBER II

The French band. which has been
called Americas honor guests" will
stop OF in this city on its way to
Canada, the afternoon and evening of
December IL. Two concerts will be
given by the Organization in the Coli
scum under the direction of Gabriel
Pares. A matinee will be given in the
afternoon to which all the school chill
dren of the city will be admitted for
rs cents. There will be no reserve
seats for this performance. Adults will
be admitted for so cents both after
noon and evening. Reserve seats for
the evening performance are now on
sale at Harrisons Drug Store. They
will be SO cents for children and
adults.
The French band toured the United
States in the interests of the Fourth
Liberty Loan. Through George Egge-
meyer and Rutherford Jones the band
was engaged sometime ago to stop in
this city for concert
The sixty-two players of the band
have all seen from three to four years
of service at the front in France, and
wear badges of honor. Several mem
bers have been decorated for bravery
in action. All the members of the
band were formerly well known
French musicians. but wen. into ser
vice when their country declared war.
1t is said that every man bears some
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-04
Hold Conference on
Proposed Church Union
(By Associated Press.)


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. A. More
than 100 delegates representing four
teen religious denominations, as
sembled here today for a three day
conference on church union. Promi-
nent clergymen and laymen from all
parts Of the country were in attend
ance. Denominations represented in
clude the Northern Baptist. Congrega-
tional, Disciples of Christ, Society OF
Friends. Methodist Episcopal. Evan
gelical Synod of North America, Nor
avian. Presbyterian Church In the
United States, Protestant Episcopal.
Reformed Church in the United
States. Reformed Church In America,
United Lutheran, United Presbyterian
Church of America. and the Welsh
Presbyterian.
The call for the conference was is
sued as the general assembly Of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States at it's meeting last May in
Colum bus, 0. In discussing the OBJ
ject of the conference, DR.. w. p. Full
ton OF this city said today the funda'
mental aim was church union. Fail
ing in this" he added, some plan OF
federation will be tried. We will en-
deavor to bring about close co-opera
ton in the fields both of home and
foreign missions and in solving social
problems of religious work"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-04
EXPENSES DURING
NOVEMBER MAKE
new HIGH RECORD
Expenditures for Month Were
ST. 1886, 248, 900 Used to
Pay for Munitions Output.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Govern-
ment expenditures in November
! reached the new high record Of ST.
935. $4,000, the Treasury Department
announced today. Off1cials attributed
these huge expenses to the fact that
the government is now paying for the
tremendous output of war munitions
and materials reached month or two
ago.
They also expect that the expense
OF liQIidating contracts and paying
lump sums to contractors will keep
the monthly outlay at high figures for
some time
During November. $1.55O,051 900
was spent for war production and 9th
Ell expenses incurred by this Govern
ment. and $27S.949.000 was loaned to
the allies
Receipts from fourth liberty loan
bonds reached $3,142, 442, 900 in No
vember, making the total sum paid to
the treasury on the fourth loan s5,439-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-04
DUTY OF j. S. TO
keep WOLF FROM
WORLDS DOOR
CAV A.sociated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-'The food
supplies OF the world have been stead
lily lessening. 1t is the impact Of this
shortage which has knocked at every
door in the United States. We hold
It in our power and ours alone to
keep the wolf from the door of the
world. This duty is wider than wa-
1T Is as wide as humanity"
This statement of food administra-
tor Hoover, made in May, 1917. serv-
ed as a text at hundreds of meetings
Of women held today throughout the
nation as a part OF conservation
week for world relief" This appeal.
food administration officials said, al
though made more than a year and Q
half ago, holds good for the present
great task of world relief.
Mr.. Hoover. who Is now in Europe
making a survey of the food situation
cabled a message to the National
presidents of several large organiza-
lions of women asking the women of
America to remain modified to carry
on the task of food conservation I'M
til the liberated peoples OF Europe are
fed. In his cablegram the food admin
istrator said:
1.-THE United States is pledged to
respond to the call of hungry millions.
It is the privilege of the women of
this country, now as in the past. to
meet this crisis"