Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-22
WESTERLY

which William F. Maines is president, are very much concerned over the warning which has been served upon the president by representatives of the Army and Navy Intelligence bureaus that unless there is immediate com pliance with the federal laws in re- lation tc the sale of liquor to men in the military service the authorities in Washington may be called upon to establish dry zones, to include Provi- dence, East Providence, East Green wich and Narragansett Pier, and this is getting close to Westerly.
 The organization has received re- peated warnings that members of the association were evading the law, and finally conclusive evidence of per nicious selling of~loquor to soldiers has been presented to the president of the association in such concrete form that he says that he feels as- sured that unless there is change for the better and a general strict ob- servance of the federal laws, that bone-dfy zones will be established.
 Monday night, representatives of the liquor interests in Rhode Island went to Washington for the purpose of convincing the authorities that the evil conditions would be remedied
 
 of dry zones would not be necessary.
 In an interview with Commissioner Wright, however, he declined to dis cuss the matter, but pointed out that he had not the power to issue such an order, and that the authority for such a move rested with the officials in Washington. He stated further, that he had not as yet recommended to Washington the issuance of such an order. He said that he had dis cussed with President Maines, two weeks ago in Boston, the matter of general cooperation of the liquor in terests with the officers charged with the enforcement of the laws to pro tect men in the service.
 The evasion of regulations in Prov idence, East Providence, East Green wich and Narragansett Pier have been matter of common knowledge, and it has been known that officers of the Army and Navy Intelligence bureaus were accommodating evidence of fla grant violations of the law. Presi- dent Maines admits, in the face of the legal evidence which has been pro- cured, that the liquor interests can not hope to escape the establishment of bone-dry zone unless the evil con- ditions are remedied.
 The Rhode Island contingent of 155 men who went last week to Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., are taking up their new work with great zeal and are determined to do their level best for Uncle Sam. The Bliss Elec- trical school is situated in a beautiful spot and living there is very at ractive.
 Two hours of every week day are given over to drilling and eight hours to school work with the exception of Saturday afternoon and Sunday, when | the boys are allowed to call the time their own. Baseball teams have al- ready been formed. In a game Satur i day afternoon nine composed of Rhode Island men was defeated by the score of to 1.
 Governor and Mrs. Beeckman, Mrs | Norman Whitehouse and Lieut. Bell | amy of the Newport Naval station went to Block Island in the governors motor boat Shark, and attended a patriotic meeting, under the auspices | of the Red Cross, at the Ocean View | house. Governor Beeckman highly | praised the achievements of the Rec l Cross and urged renewed effort to maintain the high standard set so far l After the meeting the governor re. viewed the naval forces stationed or | the island.
 State and town officials co-opera. | ting, the first arrests for alleged il- 1 legal sales in Narrag gansett Pier since the new town council assumed office were made late Tuesday afternoon when Sheriff John R. Wilcox of Wash l ingtOn county. Deputy Sheriff George | s. Phillips and Chief of Police Franl J. Smith of the Pier took into custody lawrence Donnelly. proprietor of Tht Anchorage; John Me Ardle, manager of Cooks's saloon; George V South wick. proprietor of the Peyuot, anc William Harney, bartender at thu Gladstone hotel.
 Being arranged before Justice of the Peace Frank G. Ferry at the police station and accused of making illega sales last Sunday, each pleaded no guilty and was held in $100 bonds tt appear before Judge Nathan B. Lewi in the Second District Court at Wake held August 26.
 The new town council upon it's in | ception to office in June ordered Chic Smith to put stop to Sunday sell ing and it was generally presumed that the order had been needed. How ever, Tuesdays arrests would indi cate that the enforcement of the lav had not been left solely to the tow officials, the state. represented b. Sheriff Wilcox, taking hand
 The Rhode Island Tax Officials as citation will recommend at the mid summer meeting, that June 15 be tn uniform date for the assessment o taxes by all cities and towns in tn
 state. A committee has been ap pointed to consider the matter an recommend date to the association which it has done. This association is composed of the tax assessors an
 other persons having to do with ta
 matters in the state. If there is
 sentiment for this date or some othe date, it is probable that the state ta
 commission will, in it's report to tn legislature, recommend legislation t
 accomplish this.
 The war activities will place n
 damPer on politics in Washingto county The announcement was mad
 during last week that Senator Cratic I. Kenyon of South Kingston is
 candidate for Congressional honor and is out to capture the berth no7
 held by Gen. Walter R. Stiness, an the intImat5oa that he is being backe
 in the campaign by Senator Peter (
 Gerry and Postmaster James
 Wright of Wakefield.
 Another candidate who has loome
 up is Senator Stephen R. Casey (
 Richmond, who was very much sur prised when he learned that Senate ] Kenyon was in the race, for he ha
 been given to understand by M l Kenyon, he states, that he would nt be a candidate or run against him i his campaign. and withdrew from th race, as did Alberto A. Archambau of West Warwick.
 In order to fill draft quotas due | rejection of regStrants after they al
 rived at cantonments, this state wi