Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-09

ITeenw1ch, BeTch Brown and Martin Randall of Exeter, Harrison s. Cooke # West Kingston, Edward s. Mac To Donald, of Kingston. were classified as necessary agricultural workers and ! placed in Class 2. Division c.
 Harry Edward Clapp. Elmer Merton Peckhan. Clarence Edward Taylor,i James Burton Fislxe, Sidney w. Sten- ! house, Winfred Adelbert Collins and n John J. Carney of Westerly were ! placed in Class 3. Division D, as nec- 7 escsary industrial workers. Andrew1 { J. Harkins of Hope Valley. Howard F. Brown and Howard F. Rockford of :. Tor. Of Kingston, Theopile Masse- of Kenyon, Paul A. Murphy, of Peace Dale, Lewis Fitz Randolph of Asha- way. Willis D. Hopkins of West Green wich. Albert F. Gray of Narra gansett Pier, were also placed in the class of necessary industrial workers
 c. Harold Crandall of Westerly, and William H. Watson of Wyoming, were placed in Class 3. Division A, as nec- essary assistant agricultural man. agers.
 The house judiciary committee gave an interesting hearing on the child labor bill. which provides that ,physi- cal examination of children in Rhode Island must be made before they are permitted to work, and that there be l e-examination one year after the is | suance of an employment certificate. | It is provided that the town councils | the boards of aldermen and citp coun- l eils, shall appoint licensed physicians | to make the physical examinations | The first physical examination shall 1 only entitle the child examined to be employed under an age and employ ment certificates for perioS of one year from the date of such certificate, and that at the expiration Of that pe- riod the child shall be re-examined The bill farther provides that if it be found that the child is unfit to con- tinue in the employment, the officer authorized to issue the age and em- l ployment certificate may demand the certificate of the child from the em- 1 child may be allowed to work only at such employment for which the child
 is physically. qualified
 Those who advocated the passage Of l the bill were: Miss Alice H., Hunt, rep
 resenting the Consumers League of Rhode Island: Miss Mary Murray, of | the Rhode Island Anti Tuberculosis
 association; Dr. Ellen D. Stone, super intendent of child hygiene work in.
 Providence; Miss Wiaifred Fitzpat- rick. Harold Tanner, Dr. John q. Walsh, Dr. Harris, pr. Richards of the state board of health; Walter E.
 Ranger, commissioners of public | schools; Miss Gladys Gleason, repre-
 senfing the National Child Labor com
 rnittee and J. Ellery Hudson. chief
 factory inspector. No one opposed the bill at the hearing.
 1 There is no wish for the apnoint- neat of postmaster at Kingston and the $1, 300 salary A civil examination
 was ordered for the place some time ago, but it is said no applicant ap- peared to take the test. Another ex- ! animation has been ordered for April
 3, at Narragansett Pier. and it is ex- rected that list of elegibles will re-
 suit. From this list the postmaster
 will be selected.
 Howard Wilcox, of the coast uuard
 service, who has been on recruiting duty at Providence, has been relieved and returned to the station at Watch
 Hill where he is keeper He has been
 succeeded as recruiting office by Lieu tenant P. H. Brerton, of aipponaug, q
 retired officer of the coast guard ser vice. The coast guard needs men as
 coa! heavers. seamen and others of
 special qualifications. Fhe enlist
 quarters is at Fort Trurnbull. New
 London.
 ! The senate committee on the rniii- tia favorabIy reported the act k6 creat a state, guard, and it went to
 the calendar for action next Tuesday The act provides that the guard be
 composed of from ,80G to 3,60Go en-
 listed men. to serve during the presen. waR and for six months thereafter There are to be from IS to a6 com
 panies of 100 men each the officers te : be appointed by the gobernor. Charter 7, ed commands may join as- a unit ex- {, eept that -tIlere will ba no recafaitior of superfluous officers. The act car.
 ries an appropriation of $75,090.
 Representive Francis 6. Hasweii, oi
 Westerly for the committee on cor porations reported favorably an ac
 providing that directors of bushes:
 and manufacturing corporations, ex
 cept5 public utilities corporations, shal
 own in their own right Q in ;
 fiduciary capacity. at least s1G0 wortl
 of capital stock. The act went to tn
 calendar or action This measur
 
 strongly advocated in committee hear
 ings by Town Solicitor Harry F
 Agard.
 At a meeting of the Westerly Re-
 Cross. held in the directors room C
 the Industrial Trust company, it wa
 announced that the knitting and sur
 gical dressings department have mad
 record shipments the past mont
 while the sewing department alnros
 equalled the record of the preyiou E month. According to the rel'or5 0 Treasurer James M. Pendleton. the e5 penditures for February were $2.s69.6 and there was 8 balance of $4,729.52. Mrs. Harry Miner. of the member ship committee reported 22 new men bers, making the present meInjersbi 24e The chapter purchased $147 of thrift stamps and has already so s14o.ao.
 l There was an all day session of tI ! Third District court, Friday, judq 1 Oliver H. Williams, presiding. II | case of John Spezzano against Bel l iamin Fain was heard. Both are ii \ ney drivers. The plaintiff sought | recover damages of $40 for injury | his, car in collision, dut to the caTele T driving of defendant. Decision w 4 reserved.
 + The case of Charles P. Eccleston l recover a balance due for labor al material in the construction of co II tage for Angelo Dotolo, was heard Il length Decision was reserved. II Tn the case of William Grcellm