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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06

Cross, Y. NJ. c. A, Knights of Colurn-
 bus, or other similar organizations. Instead of the label from overseas the nearest living relative must get from the Red Cross an application blank to sign. When the signature has been ap- proved a carton will be given. No friends need apply, as only the nearest relative is allowed to send apackage. It will save time and trouble if the nearest relative comes in person for the application blank. These blanks may be obtained at the Red Cross rooms beginning Wednesday, Nov. g., from 10 to F and to 4.G0.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06

been advanced from s1.35O to $1,SoO.
 The new salaried employc this year is G. H. Fullerton as. gas superin- tendent at a salary of $2,000.
 This is about the first public know ledge through newspaper publication that there was such an employe at the plant. Inquiries of officials at the time Mr. Fullerton was engaged drew evasive replies. The same policy of secretiveness was followed about any publication of the hiring of the late Lewis Mather to look after service maintenance. A month or two after he had been at work an official of the company objected strenuously to the publication by The Bulletin of the fact that MT. AIather was in the em- ploy of the company.
 The following annual balance sheet on April 30, 1918, was shown in the annual report of the commission:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06
The Rival of Butter

Tn these days of increasing cost Of living, when such a staple food as butter has climbed the price ladder to around soc. d pound, it is pleasant to ind that the regular dairy product is our bread and biscuits. Benefit Brand Sweet Nut, Margarine is the logical follower of butter and has already taken the place of it in thousands of our best families. This new table lux ury costs only 32c a pound at the Di- rect Importing Co.'S yellow front store, l57 Main St, Norwich. where Benefit Brand Teas. C0ffees and Grocery Spe- cialties are retaIled at wholesale prices The price seems to be about the only thing that's different from good butter. Try the next time you need butter and let the family decide. Look for our store in your town.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06
BAPTIST WOMEN HOLD
 MISSIONARY CONFERENCE

\ large attendance of women from all inc Baptist churches in eastern Connecticut is expected at the semi annual meeting of the Womans Bap- list Missionary conference of Eastern Connecticut to be held with the First Bsptis. church in Groton on Wednes- day. Nov. l3. at 10.30 a. vn. The fol- lowing speakers are expected: Mrs
 Frank Griggs of Japan. Miss Nellie
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06
Permits for Alien Women.

This is the day that U. s. Deputy Marshal A. l.. Lamphere is to be at the Norwich police station to give permits 10 alien women to reside in or pass through the barred zones H. will be at the police station from 10 in the morning to in the afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06
pemonstrated Voting Machine.

Joseph J Fields was the demon strator of the voting machine in the corridor of the town hall on election day and was kept busy a large part of the time Although the machines have been in use for several years, there are always a number of people who like to become better acquainted with just how it works, and they take this opportunity when they see it as they pass to or from the polls.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06

1 For Norwich Boys in Allied Armies. i A notice has just been received by
 the Red Cross Christmas packet com
 mittee which will delight the relatives i of those Norwich boys who are serv-
 ing with the Canadian, British or other
 armies of the allies, or with the Red
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06

Prescott of Boston, Mrs. J. E. Kent. .state secretary, of Putnam, and Mrs, Charles w. Gale of Norwich, president emeritus.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06
STATE POLICE INVESTlGATED
 TOTAL OF 1894 CASES YEAR

Superintendent Thomas F. Egan of the state police mas complsted ms an nual report of the activities of the department and has filed the report with Governor Marcus, H. Holcomb. The report shows that the department investigated 1694 cases during the year and expended S5O.91 in carrying cut it's work. Money paid or payable to the state totals $22, A sum- nf raport
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06

The total number of investigations by the department of complaints was 1,j94 for the year.
 The fees received under the opera tion of the moving picture law amounted to S4,D9O.
 There were 272 signs and sign boards licensed and the fees collected amounted to $9S3.99
 Superintendent Egan as fire mar shal received reports of 2.04a fires throughout the state during the year. and the losses due to them amounted to $2,2S0 5j4.9S. This includes only such amounts as have been estimated and reported to the state police office by local fire marshals.
 Thirty five fires were reported as being of incendiary or suspicious ori- gin, and were Investigated by s-ate policemen with teh. following results:
 Eighteen not of incendiary origin (mischieyious boys, hot ashes. chim- ney fire. carelessness); ten not suffi- cient evidence for prosecution: one gasoline carelessness: one mysterious attempt, no loss, no repetition. The remaining five were disposed of as fol- lows: one acquittal; one bound to su- perior court-bonds S1 500-to jail: one bound to superior court. bonds s3,000; one to four years in state prison; one to five years in state prison.
 The work of the sealer of weights and measures is reported for the year as follows: Places of business visited 217: instruments inspected, ,S91; in struments sealed, S04; instruments condemned. A: state institutions wis ited, g; food dealers inspected, 99; food purchases, 19; food dealers prose cuted, 12; second offense (fine $100) 1; food packages inspected. 57.922; but ter prints inspected, 1,041; coal deal CTS inspected. 29: prosecuted. 9: gas cline purchases for test of pumps, g: other prosecutions. :; total prosecu tions 24
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-06

At. some period in his career every man carries something in his pocket for luck.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
LABOR CONSIDERS
POLICE MATTERS
Central Labor Union Recommends
Action Looking Toward Demo
cratizing Department.

The Central Labor Union met in regular
session last night. when a letter was
ordered sent TO Governor Townsend.
making the following inquiry:
The Central Labor Union would like
20 have information as to how much
money has been spent by the Delaware
state government during the past wear
for defense. We have received the
impression that the last Legislature
authorized the governor TO cxpcnd money
for such emergency work and VIC know
from recent reports Of the good financial
standing of the State treasury. We
therefore suppose that Delaware has
been able to care for the necessary
defense work of the State, and we would
like to be in a position 10 know how our
work and our expenditures compare with
those in surrounding communities Labor
is very ready to do its part in all patriotic
movements coming under the head of
defense. We would like, however. to
know more about the work so that WE
may apply ourselves with the greatest
benefit to our families and our boys at
the front"
4 report was made on the recent
conferences with City Council relative
TO police discipline, also the visit TO the
police station. and 1t was decided To send
a letter 10 the Police Commission, stating
(a) That labor and the general public
are ccnsuring the board for refusing to
tend the session of Council 5 committee, OF
the whole;
10 That labor protests against the
possession OF the machine gun. recon-
mcnding that the gun be sold to the
highest bidder, or that the offer 10 purchase
1t made in th1 presence OF our delegation.
hc accepted and the gun sent TO Camp
Dix;
(c) That labor requests immediate
action on its recommendations regarding
the docking system.
> That a copy OF the letter to the
Police Commission be sent to Citv
Council, with the request that appro-
priations 10 the police department be not
approved by the police committee until
the Police Commission has made its
position clear to the public.
4 motion prevailed 10 send letter of
thanks TO Chief OF Police George Black
for the courtesy OF himself and officers
for showing the labor men around at
the recent visit of the Central Labor
Union when the equipment of the depart
meut was viewed
A communication from f. H. Edsall,
field secretary of the State tuberculosis
Commission was received, and the secre-
tary was instructed to ask Dr. Edsall TO
be present at the next c. L. L. meeting.
March 5, to address the labor men on
the subject Of the control Of tuberculosis.
4 protest was entered against the
State Income Tax because of the fact
that farmers are exempted from payment
The organization intends to carry the
protest further.
1t was decided to ask the Police Com
mission 10 compensate Sealer of Weights
and Measures Sillitoe for his work in
connection with the coal investigation
relative TO alleged short weight The
sealer holds fee office aud is not directly
connected with the department.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
COUNTY FUNDS.
Balances Reported Today by Comptroller
and Treasurer.

At the meeting Of the Levy Court today
Edwin C. CLARK, county comptroller,
reported the following bank balances to
the credit of the funds for the mainten-
ance Of bridges and causeways: First and
Second districts, 1854 l3; Third, sl6918;
Fourth, s36S.63 Fifth, 81 ,59f IA. Sixth,
s.. 900 u; Seventh, 81 ,002.77 He also
reported the following balances TO the
credit Of the funds for the mainteha' ce
Of stone roads: Third district, SII.75.
Fourth, sic, 6,57971; Fifth, sl00.4zi Sixth.
s605. SO: Seventh. 9,365I2.
Charles H. Lippincott, county treas
urer, reported the following bank balances
to the credit Of the funds for the main
tenance Of dirt roads Christlana hundred
50, 7O6 Is; Mill Creek, 81 690.9S; White
Clay Creek, s618.s6; Pencader, So, ,597 90
New Castle, s3,17S 90; Red Lion, 81 ,99l :
O6; st. Georges, S4,795.01; Appoquini-
mink. S1,2114O; Blaekbird, So, 274.35:
Brandywine, S., 9S09S He also reported
a balance Of S623 40 to the credit OF the
miscellaneous roads account ard bal
ance of Sl59,060.1S 70 the credit of
current funds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20

he saw the coal put in bags, but not
weighed in the yards. Sealer SilIitoc
corroborated the testimony.
Next came the case of the Philips
Thompson Co. Here the coal was
sent to the home of L. $. birmingham,
los West Twenty street The
receipt called for 1000 pounds, but the
twenty bags nctted l,S3Ss4 pounds,
witness said. On another occasion they
found similar short-wcight conditions.
l. Elmer Pcrrys case came next. The
coal here was delivered to the restaurant
of Clarence r. Holt, one of the members
of the Public Utility Commission, at
No. ) East Fourth street. Mr.. Holt
got 5000 pounds for the 1000 he had
ordered, Clerk Vaughan said. Mr.. Sill
toe said he asked the driver who weighed
the coal for the twenty bags, and the
driver said that they were not weighed
but just filled.
The delivery of the Diamond Ice and
Coal Company l000-pound order To
J. ID. Rogers. 240S Washington street
Vaughan next testified. weighed 9oi
pounds, 3 ounces, and that of Henry
Snyder to Mrs. J. }. Laurent, 2l0"
Market street, which should have been
1000 pounds, weighed l,97S pounds,
ounces, and that oi the tannlton Coai
Co to Benjamin G. Long, COS Nandevcr
avenue, which should have weighed
1000 pounds, weighed only 91a pounds
and ; ounces.
For the defendants Mr.. Ilillcs said
that this winter had been strenuous
time, not only for getting coal, but Tor
delivering it quickly to people in need of
fuel He had no doubt that the dealers
ut hA
Developments of the testimony as any oi
those who heard il, and that If there were
errors In sthcir methods in weighing.
etc, thev certainly would be corrected.
rs none of the dealers had any intention
of short-wcightIng.
Fixing bail, Mr.. Green told Magistrate
Gillis that he would be satisfied with n
nominal sum and that the attorney
generals office would have no objection
to each signing his own bail bond, which
was done.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
COAL DEALERS HELD
FOR SHORT WEIGHTS
Seven Of Them Lined Up Before
Squire Gillis and Required to
Furnish Bail for Upper
Court.

Sevon promincnt coal dealers of the
c;tv apnrsrcd before Magistrate ellis
yesterday afternoon to answer the charge
of delivering coal under the weight ordered
by the consumer. They were John NJ.
Donohoc. White Brothers, the Philips
Thomnson Co, l. Elmer Perry, Henry
SNYDER. Hamilton Coal Co, and the
Diamond lee and Coai Co. At the
conclusion of the hearing all were held in
5000 bail each for General Sessions, the
prosecution showing that certain deliveries
made bv each were short in weight
CLERK of the Market Albert f. Vaughan
and SeaIcr of Weights and Measures
William T. Sllitoc gathered the evidence,
using the same method IN every case
They waited outside the wards of the
various defendants at different times,
watched coal truck 20 away loaded
down with bags for delivery to customers,
follow cd It. not letting it out of their
-,ehi. and weighing the coal when it WAS
-,t down IN front of the place of delivery
'hc scales they used were the standard
il~trlImcnt ut the Scalcr of weights and
measures
" hen the cases were called for hearing
William :. ilillcS appeared as counsel
Tor the accused men and Deputy Attorney
General t. Warren Green represented
the State
The hr-t dealer to face Squire Gillis
was Donohoc Scalcr Sllitoe said that
on February l3 he followed Donohoc
truck e. the home of Leon Syfit. 700
Concord avenue. No coal was put of
between the yard and the Sytit house
~ sand Then he and Vaughan weighed
The receipt given to the SytitS
,;llrd Tor 1000 pounds What WAS
delivered Va, SIS pounds and II ounces.
Witness SAID
Cross-cNanlncd Scalcr Silhtoc SAID
that there were three other orders on the
truck and these also were weighed onC,
calling TOR 900 pounds for IL l.. Witncr
~ West lW,utN-tith street. weighed
163 pounds : ounces. Nnothcr Tor
/, family nsmcd lI>tcr. 40 2il7 Jefferson
street for 600 weighed NN6 pounds
ia ounces. and fourth for a family
nnmrd RlacA~ou, 40 sol ratnail strct
calling tor lWO pounds, weighed $50
pounds. ~ ounr,'>
Clerk 81 the Markct Vaughan corroh-
GRATED thc>c statements
The ca.e oi the " hltC Brothers follow
"a Clerk Vaughan ~aid the coal weight
ru tia, instance was delivered 20 r. I.
Nc, 'allu~ on Front street the order
a,llng for jn pounds, but il weighed
II pounds ounces. Vaughan said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
Bar,ish that Backache

Many persons suffer with backseh. every
morning. They think maybe they have lain
in a eramped position or else got little cold
More than likely the hsckache IL due q,
their kidneys, and the timely use Of Foley
kidney rius is Just what IL needed for quick
relief
Mrs. ]. ID. Miller, Col Clifford Etrect, ayrs.
cuse N. v, writes:-I suffered with kidney
trouble and rbeumnti ! had ssvere back
ache and felt miserable aud all played out
i bought some Of Foley Kidney Pills aud after
fAk ling two bottles, can say my backach. IL
gone, and whore | used to lic awake nights
with rheumatic pains, l can now sleep In
comfort. Foley Kidney Pills did wonderful
things for me, and / recommend them 70 all
my acqusintanccs and friends
For bsckache, lame back, stiff swollen Joints.
rheumatic pnins, headaches and nervousness
due 10 kidney disorders, Foley Kidney pills
are quickly effective tonic, and most salts
factory in results. Try thsm.
For sale by n. II. Danforth. Market nd
Second streets
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
CENTRAL w. G. r. u.
Tribute Paid 10 Frances 4. Wizards
Memory

The Central Union of the w. c. I. L.
held its regular monthly business meeting
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the
county headquarters a solo was sung
by Mrs w. O. Bennett, and a piano solo
was given by Mrs. w. Z. Jenness. Miss
Emerson read poem. ''ro the Statue. .
by Catherine Lent Stevenson, Massachu-
setts State president of the w. {. I. u,
and Mrs. Bertha McCauIley Foster read
an account of the history and erecting of
the statue in honor of Frances T.. Willard
in the National Capitol. Miss Willard
died on February IL, 1898, and that day
is celebrated as her heavenly birthday
Her statue was presented by the State OF
Illinois, where she lived and worked, to
the government in 1905 Miss Willard
was succccded Ms national president of the
w. c. T. e. by Mrs. Lillian NJ. Stevens,
who has since died, and her position is
now held 10y Miss Anna Adams Gordon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
HALFSICK, WELL
4 Condition That Will Not Impr ovc
non Itself

In the Spring the depressing condi-
iion that many call Spring fever often
runs through families and neighborhoods.
This indefinite, hard-to-describc state
81 poor health probably means that you
are thn-blooded and angmic. Exhausted
thin blood gets thinner, low vitality falls
lower, poor appetite becomes poorer.
Then the thoroughly exhausted system
,an no longer resist. and on comes the
prnstrating illness or serious disease.
Treat the hali-Sick, ~ping-t red con-
dtion with that splendid course Of
medicine Hoods Sarsaparilla, TO for
MY the whole body; Pcptlron. to ironizc
and make rich red blood Hoods Pills
to rouse the liver 10 lis regular daily
nutie> and the half-well reyives 10 per
fect health Zach medicine Is valuable in
IL sell hut J. trchly 80 when used i'll this
combination
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20

declared they were rotten. No one,
however, suffered acute indigestion after
eating them.
During the discussion II was stated
Mr.. Green had spent seven summers
camping and had served as camp cook
MIR Green said he could prepare "a better
lunch for 25 cents per plate than Mr..
Coleman could, and the latter denied
the statement. Finally wager was
made, and H. was agreed 10 have test
lunches, with MIR. Green selecting tho
menu for next Saturday night and MIR
Coleman preparing the feast for the
following Saturday night Both CON
testants promise rich treats, and large
attendance rs expected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
TO DECIDE WAGER.
Novel Stunts Scheduled for Young Mems
Republican Club.

The Young Mems Republican Club
next Saturday night and ON the following
Saturday night will test lunches prepared
by Percy Warren Green, deputy attorney
general, and Charles j. Coleman, "A clerk
in the Water Department, and decide a
wager.
Lunches have been given by the club
each Saturday night during the winter,
with Mr.. Coleman serving AK steward
and the diners paying 25 cents per plate.
Seventy members were present last
Saturday night and the menu consisted
Of Chincotcaguc oysters, crackers. pret-
zels and cheese A barrel Of oysters
was provided, and ench person opened
his own supply. The condition Of the
oysters was criticized; Mr. Coleman
said they were frozen, and Mr.. Green
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
COURT OF CHANCERY.
BiIl in Receivership Application Dis
missed.

Chancellor Curtis, in the Court of
Chancery today, began hearing oral
testimony in the case of Theodore ". ID.
Iieber VS.. the Stungo Radium-Rubber
Co. now the Washington Rubber Co,
application for receiver, but soon after
the hearing started the bill was dis
missed on motion of the solicitors for
the complainant
s. -. Townsend, Jr. and Hugh NJ
Morris of Wilmington and Charles II
Bodc of pittsburg, Pa, were solicitors
for tho complainant and II II. Ward
of Wilmington and II. Il. Hughes and
A. T. Lindsay of Washington cou nty,
Pa, solicitors for the defendants.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
OYSTERS AND CLANS.
Record Shipments Over Delaware Rail
road Last Week.

Oyster and clam shipments over the
Delaware railroad last week from Chinco-
league, Va, reached new high-water
mark, the average daily shipments being
1000 bags and sacks of oysters and CLANS
The large shipments were due to the
fact that the waters about Chincoteague
Island were open and the bivalves could
be taken, while most of the other grounds
in this part of the country were frozen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
Treated at Delaware Hospital.

The following accident cases were
treated at Delaware Hospital yeste-day:
Thomas Nevins, bruised side; Attillie
Tuni eye injured; Albert Smith lacerated
scalp: George Veneble, lacerated fingers
Paul J. Wilfong, cut on face; Alfred
Jester, medical treatment, and Charles
Hoover. arm burned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
JOINING THE COLORS.

Announcement was made AT the Naval
recruiting station. Ninth and Market
streets, yesterday, of the re-cnlistment
Of Frank Joseph Wardell, Of 723 South
Harrison street
Recruits announced by the army re-
cruiting station, sos Market street, were
as follows: Salbatin Dazinni, for the
aviation section of the Signal Corps.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
Address by Former Governor Miller.

Former Governor Charles X. Miller
will address Usage Tribe Impd. @ X NJ,
this evening concerning war savings
and thrift stamps The members of the
rbe and Red Men in general are urged
to attend
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20

Robert w. Lusby, who recently was
operated ,ipon at the Delaware Hospital
for appendicitis, has recovered sufi-
GENTLY 90 be able to 90 10 his homo at
800 Madison street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-20
To the Public:

Cooper epent III
from ar
s5nd i'm b
would that the shipments the Peoples Ce @ forwarded
na5p possible
Of IS d Wilmington
Thee 81 q n
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PEOPLES COMPANY
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
The Liberty Loan
And Business

what has the Liberty Loan to do
with the refrigeration business 2"
was asked by subscriber in the
Businesses of the Rocky Mountains
of the editor of the Refrigeration
World. The answer was sound and
patriotic:
"At this critical time the success
or failure of the impending loan have
more to do with refrigeration than
even the machinery and chemicals
used in producing refrigeration. If
the loan fails, everything else will
fail with it. All business will event
ually be prostrated; nothing could
thrive"
Il is the business of every bust
ness and business man in the United
States to see that the Liberty Loan
does not fail. They should buy Lib
erty Bonds; they should encourage
and assist other to buy them. No
business in the United States is 60
ing to succeed if the Liberty Loan
fails-if the Nation fails.
1t is better business to buy Lib
erty Bonds than to pay indemnities
to victorious Germany; it is bet
ter business to win this war than to
have our foreign commence subject
to the dictation of the Potsdam Gov
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

tatoes is begun Immediately in ev-
cry Minnesota home large amount
Of good food will be wasted. The
1917 crop was large, the distribution
has been handicapped and the con-
sumption below normal. With the
world facing food shortage, fail
ure to convert to human uses be-
fore it spoils the excellent food con-
tanned in this surplus crop would be
nothing short of criminal. "Get busy
on the use of the potato right now,'
the state food administration urges,
and let the food thus consumed re-
lease proportionate amount Of
wheat for export.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

suit in the saving of wheat" says
A. D. Wilson, federal food admins
traitor for Minnesota, and fortunate
ly there is every indication that
there will be an abundant of sub
stitutes, as mills are changing con-
stantly to milling either barley, corn
or rice. The $3.50 rule must be rig
idly observed and everyone should
cut down his consumption of wheat
flour to the limit. The meat situa-
tion is considerably relieved and we
can use meat, except beef and pork
on Tuesday, whenever it will result
in the saving of wheat. Generous
use of potatoes and gravy will un-
doubtedly reduce the consumption of
bread. This is the best time of the
year for a shortage of bread sup
plies because it is the season when
eggs and dairy products are abVn-
dant and fresh vegetables will loon
be plentiful.
Unless more general use of po-