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The Era-leader., 1918-06-13

quently, about six-sevenths of
the tax will be paid by non-resi-
dents. Besides this, the valua-
ton ofsassessed property in Bo-
galusa in 1917 was s5,20O,O00, or
more than half of the total
assessment of the parish, and con-
sequently more than one half Of
the proposed tax will be paid by
the property owners of Bogalusa
alone.
j. H. Cassidy,
0. E. Brock,
J. N. Magee.
Assessment of Property in Wash
ington Parish for the
Voor 10t7.
The Era-leader., 1918-06-13

W. Il. Banlster, Secy.
Motion made by G.. M. Tate,
seconded by T. B. Roberts that
thu following ordinance be adopt
ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
MOOSE TO PARADE
 IN OPENING CARNIVAL
Mayor Accepts Invitation to Be Pres
 ent on Opening Night.


 At special meeting of the Nor wich lodge of Moose final arrange ments were completed for the big car nival to be held here next week It was voted at a previous meeting to extend an invitation to the mayor to open the carnival and he accepted the invitation, as was announced at the meeting Friday evening. Previous to the opening of the carnival a parade of the Moose will be held and mayor and city officials will be in line. The paarde is to start from the Moose home at 7.10 and march through Water street to Washington square, back over Main street to the carnival grounds.
 It was reported at the meeting that there had been about IS young ladies in the city who had entered the Lib erty bond contest for the most popu- lar young lady in the city. and it is expected that more will enter. Those who will be in charge at the carnival are as follows: General com mittee, William E. Hastedt, chairman l Lewis A. Andrews, Seymour De Rusha and Dictator H. Jarvis, assisted by the following aides: George H. Moles eGroge Hartman, c. 0. Wright, c. D Beaver. August Hastedt, Harry Smith l Fred PlneauIt, George Gophert, l. LeReaux, J. P Gadle, O. Marrell, N Conaty M Sicklid, Joseph Manning P. Isper. L. Hoffman, Cyrus Lash, L Andrews, Joseph Hastedt, G. Camp. bell. George Heibel. P. Bumgartner, J Smith, G. Seidel, $. Krouse, F. l. Weaver, R. Carter, F. Hunter, M. Sul livan, H. Stelzner, P. Belleveau, P Ouillette, P. OKeefe, J. Bowne, A Dunderman, F. St Lawrence j. L Gendron,. J, c. Keegan, A. C. Taylo, and W. T. Davenport.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
CHANGES IN UNIFORMS
 FOR STATE GUARD
Collar Device For Officers Will Be the
 Gilt Letters "Ct."

Changes in theJ uniform regula- tions of the states military forces necessitated by the new designation of State Guard for the old one of Home Guard have beer prescribed by the military emergency board. The new regulations appear in head quarters of the board. as follows:
 The color device for officers will hereafter be the gilt letters "CtH fastened to the collar by brooch pin These will be furnished without | charge on application to the chief quartermaster.
 Buttons for officers will hereafter be gilt, bearing the state shield. per pattern in office of the chief quar- l ternaster. These will be furnished on application to him
 1 The proper insignia in gilt of the | department or arm of service will | be worn by officers on the collar of the coat, fve-eighths of an inch from the collar device.
 | The collar device for enlisted men :, win hereafter be a gilt disc bearing l the raised letters "Ct' worn on the disc bearing the insignia of the de, partment or arm of the service, worn on the left side of the collar. These devices will be fastened by screw and button, with the front edge one 1 inch from the end of the collar and they will be issued by the chief quartermaster upon requisition. The commanding officer may when he considers it advisable, pre- scribe the wearing of the olive drah shirt without coat. with belt, and I'without suspenders- Elastic or other arm bands will not be worn. Except when the coat is only temporarily removed, the metal insignia of rank will be worn on the collar of the shirt as follows:
 Officers: On the right side. ir the middle of the collar, the letters Ct" and the proper insignia ot rank, the letters to be one inch from the end of the collar. On the Jeff side, in the middle of the collar and one, inch from it's end, the proper insignia of the department
 or arm of service
 Enlisted Men: The insignia vii
 be worn on the collar of the shirt as prescribed for the service coat
 Non commissioned officers will weaI chevrons on the sleeve of the shirt as prescribed for the service coat
 Cravats: Whenever the olive drat shirt is worn without the coat. {
 plain black cravat will be worn, tiet : in four-iH- hand. No other style ol
 color will be worn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
THRIFT STAMP CANVASS OF CITY
To Be Made From House House-Howell Cheney Speaks to Meeting in Town Hal-Registy Day Is to Be Friday, June 28.

In behalf of the government to in- terest every individual in war saving and economy at this critical stage in the country's history. and to get every individual to save that the resources and material may be released for war production, a meeting of the Norwich District of the War Savings Enlist ment campaign was held in the Town hall at 2 o'clock to consider plans for the campaign which will open on June as National War Savings Day.
 The meeting was presided over by H. R. Branche, district chairman, who in a few brief words pointed out the reasons why it was necessary for the people of the community to save and for the committee to enlist everyone in the great work MT. Branche also said the work calls for a certain amount of self-sacrifice and it is by the unit of self sacrifice that your de- votion to your town, your state, and your country will be gaugec when it comes to supplying the sinews of war. The public-spirited people of the com munity are being called upon as never before to render service and self-sac- rif1ce in order that the world may be made safe for democracy.
 The F towns in the district were represented by many people and the chairman of the various town com mittees.
 Mrs. Albert H. Chase, local chair man of the women's committee of the counc ilof defense made a short ad- dress in which she said:
 Those of us who heard Miss Helen Fraser on Monday heard what glori- ous work the English women are do- ing. They are at work in every form Of labor no matter how hard it may be. Today when we read how splen- didly our boys are doing on the battle front and how wonderfully they com pare with the trained soldiers of the other fighting forces. We women are going to do our part in such a way that we too shall compar favorablJ with the women of all the other coun- tries Just now your men are busy on the farms and neither they nor the horse: can be spared. That is why it is tc be the part of the women to go or foot from house to house in the house canvas for the war savings campaign start out with determination to mak,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
EXPLOSIVES LIcENsoRs.
Named For Districts in New London Windham and Holland Counties.

In the counties of New London, Windham and Holland, the following men have been named as licensors un- der the provisions of the explosives regulation law:
 New London county: F. E. Baker, warden, Colchester. c. R. Donath, Thief fire department, Mys F. f George H. Prior. fire warden, swold Thomas Lyndhurst Haynes. selectman P. o. Box 27. Old Lyn1eW George H. Brad ford, justice of peace. Montville. Ar thur P. Cote, clerk and treasurer, of Baltic. F. N. Gardner, Norwich H. A. Stahle, chief fire department, S;ton- nington. Howard B. James, town clerk Vo'untown.
 Windham county: Marshall J. Trink justice of peace, R. F. D. No. 1 Brooklyn, Frank C. Lumis, town clerk Chaplin Charles W. Clark. town clerk Eastford. Joseph H. Maynard, ex- chief. fire department. Putnam. Wade N. Webster, Willimantic.
 Holland county: William B. Sprague Andover J. Bank Jones, fire warden 1 (Andoyer, R. F. D. Hebron. James G Grees. fire warden, (Eagleville. R. F | D. Mansfield Lyman Twining Tingier clerk of superior court Rockville Raymond c. c. Barrows. justice oi 1 peace. K. F, D. No. 7, StaHord Springs I. Tilden Jewett justice of peace, Tol | land
 A little booklet General Informa tion and rulings For the Enforcemen of the Law Regulating the Manufac ture, Distribution, Storage, Use. O Possession. of Explosives and Thei Ingredients, by F. S. Peabody, as sistant to the director in charge o explosives, has this woreword:
 If you manufacture or sell explo sives, see to it that they pass from vol only to those who have lawful need 0
 them. If you use them. make then produce coal Or copper or wheat Q
 corn, and protect them well iron
 theft, in order that they may not b
 used for destructive purposes.
 Our enemies are not all in Europe
 and it was as a weapon to be tErne against those of them who are lurk
 ing here on our own soil that this Iav
 was created. They wear no uniforr
 and do not fight us in the open; bu
 they are here, plotting in various way
 to prevent the products of our mine
 and our factories and our forests an , our farms from clothing and feedin j and arming our own fighting force andthose of our allies
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

this one more successful drive against the Germans and in that way do your part toward supporting our men at the front.
 Following Mrs. Chase's talk How ell Cheney. state director of the war savings movement spoke to the meet ing and outlined the plans that are to be followed during the coming cam paign. MT. Cheney said:
 The president of the United States is to designate Friday, June 2S, as Ma tional War Savings day. The governor of the state is to sum- mon all individuals over 14 years of age to appear at their nearest public school house on June 2s to register pledge to save and economize to help win the war and to agree to buy a definite amount of war savings cer- l tif1cates as a minimum fulfllment of such pledge.
 Mayors and boards of selectmen will direct that the school houses or suit able public buildings, or if thought best, large places of employment, be open as places for. the registrat ton of war savings pledges on June 2S from D. m. until g D. m.
 In addition to the above a we'll or ganized canvass will be made of every community to secure the signing of pledges and their registration by au- thorized~ representatives as proxies All persons sending such authorized proxies will be relieved from the ne- cessity of appearing in person to reg ister their pledges.
 Rallies or speaking meetings will be held if possible in every school house and every public building between June 21 and June 2S and an effort vii be made to make these community af. fairs spread and the gospel of the ne. cessity of personal and individual say. lings.
 Secretary Branche has already beer busy with this work of sending ou circular letters to the individuals il the city and 16.000 people whose name, appear in the city directory have beer sent these letters. Other means O reaching every person over 14 year of age have been adopted. School
 have been notified as well as factorie to cooperate in this movement. I
 is expected that the people of Nor
 wich will come forward in this move ment and show their patriotism al
 they have done in previous work fo the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
instead of Sunday. June g. A concert will be given in the evening.
ATTAWAUGAN
Chaplain Writes That AdeIard obin,
 Who Has Been III, Rejoins Com DanV

Mrs. Frank Beatie of Woonsocket visited her parents, Mir. and Mrs. B. T. Taft, over the weekend.
 Miss Mae Emerson and George Sterns of Worcester visited MT. and Mrs. Albert Robinson over Sunday.
 Truman Woodward and Clayton Brown have arrived safely oversea.
 Thomas and Mrs. James Emerson of Worcester are visiting MT. and Mrs. Albert Robinson.
 Albert E. Gay, Mrs. Cornelia Geer and Mrs. Albert Robinson visited Mrs. Jonathan Eldridge in Gloucester We'd nesday.
 Mrs. Timothy Sweeney is visiting in Woonsocllet with Frank Beatie and family.
 Soldier Recovers. Adelard Obin, somewhere in France, has been critically i'll. His relatives received word from the chaplain and this week received word that he is with his company again. Walter Robinson of Battery D, 56th Artillery, has written home that he is at a tractor school somewhere in France.
 Mrs. Charles Anderson is here get ting ready to move to East Hamp- l ton.
 Parade and Dance.
 . There was Red Cross parade and a dance at the Social club Wednesday evening, May 29, for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
MOOSUP
Thursday Club Closes Season-ser- vices at All HalIows' Church on the Feast of the Sacred Heart.


 The last social meeting of the Thursday club for the season was held at the home of Mrs. Albert Briggs on Thursday afternoon. Readings were pleasingly given by Mrs. Sheldon and Mrs. Main. A prize was given the winner of the guessing contest. Re freshments were served by the host ess. Nine members and two visitors attended the meeting.
 Enlists in Merchant Marine.
 Marshal Hinkley has enlisted in the merchant marine. He is at his home expecting to be called for active ser , vice at any time.
 Joseph Simmons has had installed new steam vulcanizing apparatus in his store.
 Sacred Heart of Jesus Honored.
 The Feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated Friday evening at All Hal l lows church.
 The school children sang at the ex- ercises and the flower girls decorated | the statue of the Sacred Heart during the devotions which closed with Bene- diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament I Children's Day the 16th. Sunday, June Is. will be observed tas Childrens day at the NJ. E. church
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
CAUGHT IN THEFT OF
 LETTERS AT PoSToFFICE
Joseph Joubrey, Night Watchman
 Makes a Full Confession,

Arneva J, Bernard, alias Joseph A. Joubrey, colored. was arrested on Fri day by Postoffice Inspectors Francis X. Reilly and Charles c. Hart. charged with robbing the mails. For some time money has been missed from in- coming and outgoing mails, and Post master Murphy notified the depart ment, which sent the inspectors to this city. Some marked money was placed in envelopes and sent in the mails. Friday morning Joubrey, who was night watchman at the postoffice, was arrested and the marked money was found on his person. He was brought before U. $. Commissioner Mathewson and made full confession, saying that he had been doing this for several months. He was held under s1,000 bonds for the U. s. district court in September.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
uniaue Meeting at '. M. C. A.

A special meeting for the sailors and soldiers and other men who may be interested. will be held at the Y. M C. A. building tomorrow (Sunday) af- terneon at 5.S0 o'clock.
 The ladies of the Broadway Con- gregational church will serve lunch to all attending the service.
 Swahn's orchestra will furnish mu- sic and Rev. C. H. Ricketts. who has four sons in the service. will deliver a brief and appropriate address.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
AUTO DELIVERY HITS
 BIG AUTO TRUCK
Crashed Into Truck Near 5aIdWin's
 Store at TaftviIle.

About one o'clock Friday afternoon the automobile delivery of R. F. Smith crashed into the two ton truck of A. Lamoine near Baldwin's store at Taft vile and was considerably damaged. Henry Heller who was driving the de- livery truck was on his way to Taft vile and was going at fair rate of speed when in rounding the curve near the store saw the truck which was turning around directly in his path and before he could stop his car crashed into the truck. The car was badly damaged having the radiator smashed, the windshield and dash torn off MT. Heller luckily escaped without injury
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
BABY WEIGHING IS
 ...... TO BEGIN TODAY Will Be Benefit For Rich and Poor Alike,

The first of the weighing and meas uring of babies under the activity of the child welfare campaign will take place today (Saturday). as already announced at the. Falls school, St. Jo- sephs parochial school and Ponemah hall.
 This is a campaign that will be a benefit to rich and poor alike and while here it is entirely voluntary ir many places it is compulsory.
 Those in charge of the work here are looking for very general coop eratien on the part of all mothers with children from the age of infants up te five years
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
PERSONALS

Mrs. Eliza Winkelman of Norwich has been a business caller at Lord's Point - .........s..
 Miss Nora Mahoney of this city spent Thursday in Plainield as the guest of friends there.
 Roy Bentley and Thomas Farrows of Norwich recently visited Leonard Kempton, at Ponfret Landing.
 An exchange notes that Mrs. Noble P. Bishop of Norwich is guest at u: St. Charles hotel, Atlantic City.
 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Kinney of Norwich Town were at Edgewater their Lord's Point cottage. early in the week.
 Mrs. William R. Snyder and Miss Lillian Snyder of Stonington have gone to their summer home in Yantic Their borough home has been leased for the summer.
 Miss Anna J. Coffey. formerly of the Backus hospital, now employed at the Hope private hospital, Providence, R. L. has left town after spending several days with Mrs. F. E. Stockdale of Oak street.
 It is noted by the Stonington Mirror that Mr. and Mrs. tManuel Clay and family, MT. and Mrs. William Clay and child and Mrs John P. Davaney were in Norwich at the funeral of theil relative, Joseph Francis. Mrs. William Wylie and son, Forest of Seymour, were recent guests o1 ! Mrs. Wylie's sister, Mrs. Charles D Carpenter, of West Main street MT Wylie is with the Engineers stationed at Camp Humphrey, Va. Mrs. Wylie and her son are going to Virginia te spend several weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
UNDER $1,5oo BONDS.
Frank SaIvi and Josephine saIvi Held
 for Superior Court.

In the city court on Friday morning Frank Salvi and Josephine Salvi, charged with keeping house of ill., repute and for keeping females for unlawful purposes, were presented and bound over for the superior court un- der bonds of $1.500. They returned to the jail. to await trial.
 Martin Keough, charged with breach of peace, was fined $5 fiat, which he paid
 The case of Benjamin Lazarow, charged with changing stone in a ring unlawfully, was bound over to the higher court under bonds of $700.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
SCHOOL BOARD ENJOYS
 DOMESTIC SCIENCE MENU.
Banquet Served by Class Under Di- rection of Miss Grace Rogers, Teacher.

GaC06Ts quet by the domestic science room of the Broadway school Friday evening by the domestic science teacher. Miss Grace Rogers. assisted by the mem tastefully decorated and at each place was a place card and menu which were hand painted by the members of the art classes of the school. At each place was a boutonnaire. Those that attended were T. J. Kelly, B. P. Bishop H. M. Lerou, Robert McNeely, c. O. Murphy, William P. McGarry, E. J Graham, J. B. Stanton, F. L. Newton and J. E. Murphy.
 The menu that was served by the young ladies was:
 Cream of Tomato Soup.
 Radishes. Croutons. Baked Bluefsh, Sauce Tartare. Creamed Asparagus. Mashed Potatoes.
 Rolls. Jelly. Pear Salad. Sandwiches. Strawberry Mousse. Cake. Coffee. Following the banquet, H. M Lerol | in a short address thanked the young ladies for the excellent. menu and ex tended the appreciation of the boarc to Miss Rogers for her work.
 A short business session followed the banquet. Matters concerning tn, welfare of the schools were discussed but the opening of bids for the schoo repairs was deferred until Tuesday the regular meeting night of tn board, owing to the city meeting which many of the members of tn | board desired to attend
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Picnic of Peeuot Camp Fire Girls.

The Pequot Camp Fire Girls of the Broadway Congre egational church had planned a picnic hike for Friday af- ternoon. but owing to the heavy rain they wended their way to the church, the hike to be planned for some later date. The days programme was in charge of Frances Kessler because the guardian, Mrs Freeman. was out of town. The storm outside did not in terfere with the girls having most delightful afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
COMMISSIONER BERRY
 SAW SCOUTS DRILL
Promises to Help in Campaign For
 Leaders in This City.

Roy Nelson Berry, national field scout commissioner Of New England, was in town during the past week and was in conference with the local council in regard to the campaign for leaders. MT. Berry was very much impressed by the conditions in Nor wich and gave his assurance that he would do all he could to help the To- cal council to secure the leaders for the scout troops. Mr. Berry saw the boys in the drill on the Academy cam pus and gave short talk on scouting to the boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
LETTER FROM RUSSIA
 FOUR YEARS COMING
Mailed in 1e14-Just Received Here By Abraham AhIeman.

Abraham Ableman of Main street, recently received letter from a friend in Russia telling of the condi- tions there in 1914 at the outbreak of the war. MT. Ableman thinking it strange that anyone should write ab- out things that happened so long ago without mentioning any present activi- ties, looked at. the date and found that it had been mailed in Russia just four years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Draft Board Wants Special Men.

The draft board received call from the government requesting that the local board furnish one locomo- tive engineer or fireman to report at Camp Meade, Admiral, Maryland, and two machinists to report at Fort Meyer, Virginia Only white men qualified for full military service will be accepted. Anyone coming under these required qualifications may vol unteer their services to the govern ment at the local draft board.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Rambler Troop Will Hike, (

Friday evening the Rambler Troop of Girl Scouts held their regular meeting at Trinity Methodist church with a good attendance present. It was voted to take a hike next Thurs day evening and the girls also voted to make two trench books.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Paid s22.o2 in Court.

The continued cases of Keough & Williams, charged with having a back or side room in their saloon, was in the city court on Friday, as was the case of Herman Jackel on the same charge. They were settled in the same way as those of several other saloon keepers that were arrested some time ago. They had their cases nolled up- on payment of the costs of $22.02.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Unclaimed Letters.

The list of unclaimed letters in the
 Norwich post cffice for the weel. end ing June 8, 1918 is as follows: Frank
 Anderson, Rev. L. Borthowski, Ber- Inard Bilaski, Sophia Bhehner, Dav.d B. Collins, C. H. Cahoon, James NJ. Daly f2), Annie E. Fobess Eugene Houghton. and May Wynan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Twenty ninth Wedding Anniversary

MT. and Mrs. Frank E. Miner of Bos- well avenue entertained Tuesday even ing in honor of Mir. and Mrs. Ancil Champions 18th wedding anniversary. The evening was pleasantly spent with music and dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Miner.
 MT. hnd Mrs. Champion received the good wishes of many friends for many happy and prosperous years to cnnne
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
HAS BAD LAcERATIoNs
 ACROSS ABDOMEN
Fred Rheaume Was Caught in Ma chinery at MontvilIe Paper Mill.

The condition of Fred Rheaume of .Uncasville, who was injured at the Thames River Speciality company at Montville on Wednesday is reported as favorable and that he is resting comfortably. MT. Rheaume has a deep cut across the abdomen and other decorations. He was leaning over one of the large machines at the mill and in some way was caught in it and in- jured.s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Made Trouble For Telephones.

Fridays storm put many of the tele- phone lines in the city out of com mission and the linemen were en- gagged in repairing them until late hour Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
AItnnether HoneIeses.

Neither is there any use of arguing with the merchant about prices. He has already had his argument with the man with whom he bought Bridgeport Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
on RootIenainu charae.

James Caruthers was presented be- fore U. S. Commissioner Mathewson and pleaded guilty. He was held for the U. s. court under $500 bonds on a bootlegging charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Engaged for WiIIimantie Parade

Tubbs' band has been engaged by the Willimantic lodge of Elks for the pa rade there in the celebration of Flag day on Friday, June 14