Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-23
WESTERLY AND VICINITY
Two Cases Against s. U Reuter- & Son. Ine Come Up in
 DawIey, of Richmond Held For Grand Jury on Serious
 Charge Service Flag to Be Presented Baptist Church Tomorrow.

It has been suggested that the Wes- terly town council. the Westerly Board os Trade, or both. take the initiative in a movement that will result in a patriotic demonstration on Friday, April 6, the anniversary of the United States entry into the great war. and the date selected for the opening Of the campaign for the sale of the third Liberty loan bonds, The Westerly Guard, the Westerly Watch Hill and Pawcatuck Fire departments. the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, and the local fraternal societies. would make a procession worthy the anniversary date.
 The Rhode Island senate has refused by t~o-to-one vote to take from the finance committee, for consideration, the resolution appropriaung S40,0Go to the Rhode Island hospital to pay for the free service of the hospital to per sons sent to the institution from places In the state outside of Providence. In the Rhode Island general assembly when measures are referred to com mittees it is optional with the com mittee whether any action will be taken on them. They can be pigeon holed should the committee so decide and without explanation to the body in which they originate. In the Con- necticut legislature every bill, resolu- tion and act presented is referred to joint committee, public hearing is given on every one of them and all, without exception are returned to either the senate or house, with fa- vorable or unfavorable report. The final disposition is by concurrent &C., tion of both houses. Every bill is printed and Is in the bill file for a reasonable period before being placed on the calendar, and is there for a specified time before ready for action,
 Several towns in the state, includ- ing Westerly, have arranged to pay for all charity patients sent to the hospi- tal in the future, and Westerly will also pay for service rendered such pa tients from the town the past year. Ii has always been the custom for towns without hospitals to send many cases to the Rhode Island hospital and they were cared for at no expense to the town. Recently the trustees of the hospital announced that due to the in- creased cost of maintenance the hos pital faced deficit. and therefore Hereafter service rendered to charity patients must be paid for by the towns sending them to the hospital.
 The cases of Dr.. Thomas E. Robin. son against the S. J. Reuter- & Son Incorporated, and Charles J. Butler against the same. were the new wTits entered at Fridays session of tht Third district court e..
 4 book account case in which { small sum was involved, was givei a hearmE by Judge Oliver H. Will li2rls. All other cases in the docke were continued
 Attorney Agard, counsel for ti, rke-Bentlev company, gave notic, tn the court that Arnos IStirdick ha, disregarded the order of the court il regard to the na7-rrer,t o.f 2 judgrnen g weekly payments. When Burdicl was first cited -iIifo- et,ifrt he agreed t make certain payments, which he fail o1 to do. He was cited into court second time to show cause why h. should not be adjudged guilty of con tempt of court The charge was no pressed and. by agreement and to tn satisfaction of all concerned, the cour ordered Burdick to make small week ly payments to plaintiff until tn amount Of the judgment was satisfied MT. Agard stated that Burdics wa now eight weeks behind in his pay ments under the second citation. Tn court approved the application to cit Rurdick to appear in court next Fri day morning.
 Tn the case of F. F. Haswell an Sen company. against Henry D. Terry a book account. 8 satisfactory settle ment was reached. Terry failed t appear in court as summoned and co pias was ordered. Before its issuanc Terry appeared. which was half a hour after adjournment
 At a special session of the cour Thief of Police Charles A. Fuller. c Richmond brought in Clarence North 70 rup and Horace Dawley. They wer charged with assault and attempt t carnallT know a Richmond girl. The pleaded guilty and were held for tn grand jury in the superior court fc Washington county, in session 8 Kingston. the second Monday in Apri The two young chaps arrested are pal of a gang of riiffians fT this particu lar line and Chief Fuller hopes 1 round up the others at an early date.