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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15
NOANK
Red Cross Working on Dresses for Refugees-Woman's Guild to Meet Mrs. E. J. Rowland Returns from IHinois

The Red Cross branch in this will lags is at present working on dresses Tor refugee women the New London chapter, of which this is a branch, having reqpisitiened F of these gar ments for this month.
 Y ursday was busy day, several of the women taking lunches, and put ting in several hours of extra work, No knitted garments except socks are needed at present.
 Guild 70 Meet.
 The Woman's guild of Grace Epis- copal church will meet this (Friday) afternoon with Mrs. Anna Fitch in Elm street
 Sunday there will be holy comrnun- ion in the church at 8 o'clock al m. No service will be held in the after noon.
 Mrs. E. J. Rowland. who accom- panied her husband, Dr. Rowland. U. $. N., as far as Illinois. has returned to the home of her mother, Mrs. Mac Dougall. in Terrace street.
 meeting of the True Blue society will be held this afternoon with Mrs. Adelaide Rathbun in Church street.
 The World Wide guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Ada May Davis this evening.
 Cottage Meeting.
 The midweek prayer service of the Methodist people was held Thursday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs George Porter.
 Charles Patterson has been suffer ing from attacks of hiccoughs during the past week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15
Cottage Meetino.

Some of England's Difficulties dur ing the War" was the subject of an address by Sir Samuel Hoare to the Rome branch of the Patriotic League of Britons Overseas. He paid special attention to enemy propaganda.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Arthur Hoxie crandalI, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. rCrandali of, Paw catuck, died Thursday morning at the Mercy hospital in .Pittsfeld, Mass, following an operation for appendicitis He had been in the. employ of the Gen. eraf Electric company for five years. He was born in PaWcatucks Feb. 15, 1890, graduated; from the West Broad street school and the Bliss Electrical school, Washington, D. C. Beside his parents, he is survived by two sisters and two brothers. Mrs. Aies Palmer of Pawcatuck, Miss Edith Cxsndal1 of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Providence and Harold and Lewis Crandall of Pawcatuck. } Officers for the Peoples Mission were elected in annual meeting as follows: John F. Farnsworth, president; Ethan Wilcox, vice president; George Ogs- ton, superintendent; David Shaw, as- sistant superintendent and recording secretary; Miss Alzina Saunders, cor responding secretary Joseph Fraser, David Hart, Miss Emma s. Langwor- thy, Miss E. P. Nichols, Mrs. James Richards and J. Atmore Steadman, directors
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

As result of paralytie shock sus- 45, died Thursday morning at his home in the section of Westerly known as District No. 6, where he has been en- gagged in farming for A years. He was born in Westerly, the son of tho late Philip and Julia E. Gallagher He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ed ward Sullivan and Mrs. Thomas Wills, and a brother, Philip Gallagher, all of Westerly. The body was brought to the home of Mrs. Wills. 45 Spruce street. 9
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15
HENRY R. PALMER AT WESTERLY
Providence Addresses Historical Society-Super for Court Cases Thursday-Elks Annual Election Deaths, John E. Gallagher, Arthur H. Crandal- l-D A. R. State Convention Delegates

Tn his interesting. talk at the March meeting of the Westerly Historical so- ciety Thursday evening Henry Robin son Palmer of Stopington took The Lure of the Past for his subject, laying stress on the emotional and senti- mental aspects of bygone days, but paying tribute also to the sturdy and practical qualities of the past Mr. Palmer gave particular praise to Westerly for it's patriotism in other great national crises and declared that it's e1traordinary response to the val ried calls of the last year is only what might have been expected from it's thoroughgoing Americanisn in earlier emergencies.
 The speaker said that the Westerly Historical society is performing a timely service in offering the public opportunity for the study of local his- tory and traditions just now when the world war rages about us. Not that we wish to shirk our responsi- hilities or neglect the duties that the great conflict imposes upon us, but only that if we turn aside for a little while to refresh our minds and hearts by contact with the simpler concerns of life the interests of a neighborl1ood and 250 years of neighborhood history, we S11dH SO pdCk III IH6 renewed strength and courage to the tasks which the war, the vastest and most vital of all human enterprises, inl- poses upon US.
 Out of the past, the speaker said, the present and future logically Ge- velop. and we may be sure that the American of today and t,;norrov wlil run true" to the type of the sturdy past.
 President Ethan Wilcox presided at the meeting and there was a large at tendance of members. A unanimous vote of thanks was given Mir. Palmer for favoring the society with his timely. interesting and instructive paper. Miss Maria Zangrandi report ed for the obituary committee fitting obituaries of Benjamin Franklin Evans and George A. Pope, members recent ly deceased.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Everything comes quickly to those who refuse to wait.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

Hans seeI, former drauqhtsman at Alton Silk Mills, dangerous German alien arrested ir Westerly three months ago by agents of the federal government and taken to Providence, was on Thursday sent to New York. where he will join other alien enemies who are informed at Fort Oglethrorpe He went through Westerly on the 311 D. m. train III the custody of Deputy U. $. Marshel James Flemming. Seel is a brother of Paul Seel who was ar rested in Birmingham, Alabama, last fall for an alleged attempt to. damage iron works property there. Hans Seei was suspected of having something to do with the burning of grain elevators at Westerly and Narragansett Pier and has made several visits to the Submarine Base at New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

The patriotic grand council fire of Westerly Camp Fire Girls and Blue Birds drew a large audience to High school hall Thursday evening. which was pleasingly surprised with the demonstration of the work of this or ganization. All the ceremonials were practically displayed, interspersed with musical selections The climax of the excellent entertainment was the Pageant of America, which gave the girls opportunity to show the public what they have done and are doing for democracy and humanity in keeping with the war times. It was a merito- rious exhibition and evidenced the careful and thorough work of the guardians and the heary cooperation of the members of the several groups participating.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

At the annual meeting of Westerly lodge, No. SIS, Benevolent and Pro- teetive Order of EIks, officers were elected as follows: Frank R. Macken- zie, exalted ruler; Joseph L. Lenihan, esteemed leading knight; Al. J. Two mey, esteemed loyal knight; Andrew J. Martin, esteemed featuring knight; George A. Dolan, secretary; Peleg B. Briggs. treasureI; William R. Hig- gins, tyler; William A. Wilcox, trus- tee.
 The retiring exalted ruler, Michael Joseph Deadly, was elected delegate to the grand lodge, with Past Exalted Ruler Max Novogroski as alternate.
 The lodge is in a prosperous condi- tion. Twelve candidates for member ship were voted in. The Providence lodge has been invited to the next meeting of the lodge and the officers have been requested to conduct the initiatory work.
 A social session followed the busi- ness meeting at which there were vo- cal selections and recitations by mem bers and music by MontaTto's stringed orchestra.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-15

In the superior court a verdict of $350 was awarded to Reuben Ernst of West Darlington in suit brought against his father-in Jaw, John w. Dodge. for services alleged to have been performed in a suit involving damages to the defendants oyster beds. The suit arose over MT. Ernst $ services in a suit which MT Dodge brought against the O'Bannon com pany, the International Rubber com pany and others who were charged with having polluted MT. Dodges' oys- ter beds.
 MT. Dodge said he, had settled the claims against the corporations sued by him for $15.000 of which he had received. $11,080, and his counsel; the late Albert B.. Crafts of Westerly, had retained $4.S50.
 MT. Ernst stated that he did lot of work for his father-in Jaw in se- curing samples and getting evidence through which a favorable. settlement was reached. He said he undertook the work by reason of a. message through his wife from her father. He sued for s1,0o0
 Mir. Dodge denied that he had ever made any promise to Mir. Ernst If he had been employed at all, he said. it was by Mir. Crafts, who assumed responsibility for payment for the service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20

she Owed him in order TO marry him,
she would horrify him TO death.
Why anyone should consider that
there Is anything bold and unwomanly
IN a girl falling. in rove with a man
betore he falls in love with her, no.
body. knows. Love is not a matter of
Noltton. 1t comes unsOught and it's
flowers fall as often under the feet
OF those who heedlessly trample them
into the ground as they do into the
hands of those who treasure them and
wear them over their hearts.
therefore, one can only pity and not
scorn the l%ovelorn maiden who's affec-
tons have set themselves upon some
man who Is indifferent to her, and
whom a cruel and UNJUST convention
keeps her from ever trying to win. For
there Is literally nothing that she can
do to help her case, men are
far more conventional han women, far
more STEPPED in the theory hat man
mould be the pursuer and oma the
pursued, and so the girls every effort
doesn't love her will be a boomerang
that will return and annihilate her.
Mans mouth still waters for the
peach that grows highest on the tree,
not the one that is ready to drop into
his mouth. He still SPENDS days angling
for the wary trout instead Of dipping
n tame carp out of the pond, and he
still pursueS the woman who flies from
him, instead of standing stIll and being
caught by the woman who is running
after him, These are all elementary
facts Of masculine psychology that carry
no cheer TO the woman who is in love
with the indifferent man.
Nor Is there any comfort in the
knowledge that her courtship has to
be indirect, and so camouflaged that
the man win not know 1t for what 1t
Is. Still many a woman does win out
even under such adverse conditions,
and she leads the man to the altar
without his ever suspectlng how he got
there.
The best advice that anyone can give
to the woman who is in love with a
man who doesn't love her is to forget
It. And to turn her affection upon some
more responsive subject, Thus shall
she save herself tears, and heart burn
ings and jealousies n disappoint-
ments. Lucky the woman VINO instead
Of mourning over her unrequited af-
lection has the philosophy to say with
the poet, "if he be not fair to me, how
care ! how fair he be-"
Copyright, 1918, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate. Incl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
~UNREQUITED AFFECTION.
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer

According to tradition, as handed
down by our grandmamas and old
fashioned novels, the young wOmen OF
the past had extremely well-regulated
hearts that never skipped a beat, or
futtered, or gave any other evidence
young man until the said young la
had declared his intentions.
According to these same Veracious
authorities, no modest young maiden
ever fell In love with a man before
he fell In love with her. She would
have been incapable Of such a thing.
On the contrary. she remained in a
strictly neutral state so far as affec-
ton was concerned until he up and
popped the question. Whereupon she
"oh. Mr., smithers, this Is so sudden.
that way about me. You must give
me time to consult my heart" and
upon doing this she Immediately dis
covered that she entertained Il death
less affection. OF which she had not
previously suspected herself, for the
rs before-said Mr.. Smithers. And they
were married and lived happily ever
after.
Alas, In these insurgent modern
times young women do not appear to
have their hearts under the perfect con-
troll that their ~grandmothers did. A
fri doesn't wait for a man to make
her a formal offer OF marriage before
she decides whether he il the husband
h wants or not. She frequently sees
him before he sees her, n unfor-
tunately sometimes he does not see
her at all.
/ get hundreds of letters from these
victims OF unrequited affection, in
which the writer's tell me hat they
love men who do not love them, and
ask me how a girl shall go about win
ming n mans heart,
II Is a situation that Is full OF pathos
and tragery because a mere convention
stands between many of these young
women and happiness. II the girl who
is In love with a man were as free to
WOO him as a man in similar circum-
stances Ia to WOO the girl he wants
for "A wife, undoubtedly the majority
Of them would win their hearts desire
Matches are made OF many little
things, p%ropinquity, little attentions,
delicate batteries and, most Of all, the
knowledge that another loves us. that
another admircs, that another asks
nothing else OF life but to be near us
and to cherish and protect us.
These are the weapons with which
OF the woman he wants. and they
would be just ny effective in feminine
hands as they are in masculine.
All that many a man needs to make
him fall In love with n girl Is just to
really get acquainted with her and find
out how sweet and attractive she really
is, but Mrs. Grundy doesn't allow the
poor l~ovelorn damsel to go out and hunt
up the man and force herself upon his
attentions, as q man can upon a woman.
All that would be necessary to incline
many a mans heart TO II woman would
be for him to know that she adored
him rs n little tin god. That's the way
nine men out of 10 win women. but
such slaves are we to custom that II
a woman had the courage to tell a man
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20

d. +. M9g9}Q
N Rou K.WouHon.
~ Rou K.WoQlton.
THE MOVIES UNMAsKED.

A moving picture heroine, asked for a speech during the exhibition
of one of her plays, aid:
You see the hero advancing, looking at me tenderly, kissing my
hand and saying something. What he said was, The ventilation is rot
ten in here today
Notice me with my tear-dimmed eyes-onion-made tears-putting
my hands on his shoulders, laying my head against his wishbone and
looking undying love into his eyes. The picture shows me speaking. l
was remarking, l didn't have time to get any breakfast this morning.
What would do to a plate of pigs knuckles is a sim
All could think Of besides was the thousands of women who
would look at that film and sigh and murmur, All, if only 1 could be
loved like that"
The kaiser was fortunate in one way. When he entered Holland
he didn't have to listen to any long, tedious addresses of welcome.
CAN THAT STUFF. ,
Bolshevhm reared its ugly head and waved its red flags on Fifth
Outside with that stuff. Once is enough-too much.
Winter is coming. Now is the time to put a heavy blanket on the
Ford when you leave it out in front of the office.
Every dollar contributed in the united war work campaign for
funds means one dollars worth of comfort for a hero who has made
America safe from the terror which is now sweeping over Germany.
Says a Western paper, There is N better known name in this country
At a recent Fifth avenue wedding man in the assemblage who had
been married five times, stood up when the wedding march was played.
He had heard It often he thought it was our national anthem, THE
Banner"
II we don't give Berger a seat in the house he will feel just like a
They claim Ludendorff is descended from the swedes, but they
don't say how far.
We wonder whittier the exGott has fled.
Can he be extradited?
Two of Jewell chys physicians became ill during the flu" cpl
demic, which, the Republican says, is just like a farmer getting sick
in harvest time.
The Kansas City Star says: "out flew health and influenza"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20

A cheap bit of demagogy, confined exclusively to the East,
so far as we are able to ascertain, is the effort to make it appear
that a Democratic congress Disseminated against the West by
fixing the price of wheat, and protected the South by refusing
TO fix the price of cotton. The absurdity of the proposition
is apparent upon its face.
In the first place the government did not fix the price Of
wheat, and in the second place the price most frequently men
than the price now prevailing, which is the result of artificial
methods that can obtain only for the duration of an abnormal
situation, and considerably less than the price for which the bulk
of the crop was sold.
The Hon. David Houston, secretary of agriculture, in an
address before the convention Of governors a few days ago,
made a statement which throws considerable light on the sub
feet. He said:
Congress should make available a revolving fund Of not
less than $6OOOOW0 to effectuate the government guarantee Of
W. a bushel tor wheat, for we cannot tell now what the real
market price may be a year from now. 1t may be as much as
$40, and it may be as much as 50 cents less than the govern
ment guaranteed price"
In other words the government has said to the wheat farmer
that he may raise his crop on a basis of 500 a bushel. If the
market price is $3.50 or So a bushel, the excess represents so
much velvet" but if the price should drop to any amount less
than $40 the government will pay that price for his crop if
1t needs it, or the difference if it does not.
1t was quite a different thing for some Of the nonfarmine
interests to undertake to tell the government that it should fix
q price tor cotton after the crop was gathered and ready for the
market, and the price suggested less than the cost Of produc-
ton. 1t was not suggested that the government should take
over the cotton, or that the spinners and manufacturers should
be required to buy if they chose not to do so, but that a price
should be fixed, and the farmer might sell his crop at that price
If he could, or hold it at his peril if he could not.
The guaranteed price for wheat was intended to stimulate
production and protect the wheat grower, The Southern farmer
will pay his part Of the $60OO0OOO subsidy in the bread he con-
|sumes. The suggested price for cotton was not in the interest
|cf the cotton farmer a. ~~=~ .-~r~~--.---r
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20
Questions and Answers

L. Shea-Can you tell me about an
army CORPS? Do they make up a di-
vision or do the divisions make the
corps?
Ans.--Army corps are made up Of
divisions.
L. I.-why is the residence OF the
president called the White House?
Ans.-The White House became the
official name of II during the Roose-
welt administration. Until that time
il had been officially known as the
executive mansion.
X. Y. WIN you give me the date
OF the first election of senator's?
Ans.-The first general election OF
senators was Nov. g., 1914, Thirty-two
senator's were then elected to succeed
those whose terms expired March 3,
1915. Before that one or two senators
had beer elected by the people to fill
vacancies.
Smoker-when was tobacco first in
troduced?
Ans.-Tobacco was introduced from
the new world into Europe in 1858 by a
Spanish physician. Lane, the first row.
ernor OF Virginia, and Sir Francis
Drake first brought 1t to England in
1885 and gave II to Sir Walter Raleigh,
who made 1t fashionable. Cigars and
cigarets are Of later Spanish origin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20

DEAR K. c. B.-The Friars want to
be represented at your aft~er-the-the-
alter party at the Claridge on Thursday
night, On behalf Of Mr.. George NJ.
Conan and myself I send the request
that a table of ten be set aside for US.
Those already invited to sit at the table
include Louis Mann, Sam Bernard,
Doyle and Dixon, Joseph Cawthorne,
Dave Ferguson and Claiming Pollock.
Put a little table for two away for
Sam Harris and George M. Cohan. They
belong to both the Lambs and the
Friars, and as the Lambs also are to
have a table, Conan and Harris must
be neutral.
Yours for California,
CAPTAIN JACK GLEASON.
MY DEAR Jack.
IT'S THE strangest thing.
BUT ON Tuesday night.
WENT to the theater.
AND SAW Three Faces East"
AND GOT so nutty.
TRYING TO pick out the spy.
THAT FOR hours.
AFTER 1 got home.
COULDN'T sleep.
AND THEN when I did.
HAD the funniest dreams,
I WAS sitting at the Claridgs.
AT MY party tonight.
AND THE Lambs were all there.
AND THERE was John L. Golden.
WHO WAS presiding,
.
AND WILLIE Collier.
AND DE Wolf Hopper.
AND LEO Garlic,
AND RAP Holmes.
AND FRANK Mcintyre.
AND b. C. lillian.
AND JACK Hazard.
AND GENE Buck,
AND MACKLYN Arbuckle.
AND ROI Cooper Megrue.
AND T. Roy Barnes.
AND CHARLIE King.
AND DONALD Brian,
AND FOREST Robinson.
AND WILLIE Collier was clownlns.
AND I looked up.
AND GEORGE Cohan came in.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
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To The News Scimitar:

To The News Scimitar:
I wish to say that I am very thank
full to The News Scimitar for the space
already allowed me and would like to
ask for a little more. We are very
thankful indeed for some things we
see in The News Scimitar. We saw
that Samuel Gompers was going to
stop profiteering in the United States.
Mr.. Gompers seems to be very silent
on government and municipal owner
ship. l wonder how he is going to do 1t?
l have been trying to help Mr.. Com
pers stop profiteering in the United
States, and government and municipal
best thing ! know to stop a lot of 1t.
If the government owned the Illinois
Central railroad the profits would go
to the people just the same as they
go to the company now. The people
pay the cost of operation, the taxes
and a fine dividend, too. II the people
owned it they would save the dividend
is the way l see it. The same rule
works in municipal ownership as in
government ownership. The profits of
a utility always &C to the owners. If
the people, want to save the millions
Of dividends that go to the profiteers
they should W the utilities. Private
ownership is all right unless it robs
some one. Private ownership has picked
the pockets of IS, 900, 900 poor and taken
1882, 900, 000, 900 from them.
Render unto big business the things
that belong to big business and unite
the poor the things that belong to the
poor by government and municipal
ownership is the way to bring about
part of the justice necessary. l said
not long ago that profit taking was
the cause of poverty, and poverty is
the cause OF soup shop charity. Render
unto the poor the things that belong
to them and eliminate soup shop char
ity. Let US render unto Caesar the
things that belong to Caesar and have
peace on earth and good will toward
men. GEO. NJ. HUDSPETH.
Coldwater, Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20
News Of Memphis
Is Years Ago.
DECEMBER %. 1909.

Col. Robert B. Armour was today ap-
pointed by President Cleveland as post
master at Memphis, and Immediately
assumed his duties.
John P. Hopkins, Democrat, yesterday
was elected mayor of Chicago to sue
coed the late Carter H. Harrison, who
was assassinated.
The new railroad-Hot Springs, Texas
& Southwestern-will soon be connected
up between Arkansas and Memphis.
Cottonseed hulls at Memphis are
quoted today at 25 cents per 100 pounds;
~cottonseed meal SIS to SO per ton.
G. T. Fitzhugh eloquently welcomed
DR.. Riddick and wife to the pastorate
Of the First Methodist Church last night;
A shipment Of $4,000, 900 bushels of
coal left Pittsburgh by river for Menu
phis, heretofore delayed by low water.
Orders were issued to the American
fleet yesterday to proceed to Rio de
Janeiro to enforce the Monroe doctrine
among the fighting nations there.