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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

The town hall clock was striking the midnight hour on Friday as Former Alderman Guy E. Dolbeare, chairman of the finance committee in the last common council, and City Clerk Jere- miah A. Desmond were figuring up the appropriations to find out what tax rate the annual city meeting would have to lay.
 They had their figures completed in a few minutes and upon their report the meeting voted to lay city tax of 15 3-4 mills, enabling the meeting to adjourn after a four hour session in the town hall. spent in considering the recommendations made by the common council for the next year on which the council had recommended 14 mill tax. The meeting adjourned at 12.10 a. m. this Saturday. morning with about 25 citizens left in the hall out of the 900 who were on hand when the meet ing opened.
 Changes were made in number of items. Appropriations of S1.600 for Golden street sewer and $1.710 for the Laurel Hill avenue sewer were voted out, the appropriation for macadam re- pairs was cut from 5000 to $15, 900 and the $4,000 for outside work in the public works department was cut to s3,O0o. The appropriation of $1. 800 for the health department had $500 added to it for sanitary inspector.
 The item of salaries for the police department recommended at total ot 37,s2o was raised to S44,00o. The sum provided for an increase of 50 cents day in the pay of the policemen and the sum voted added 50 cents per day more to this.
 After voting S45, 300 for the fire de- partment, this was later raised to s50,- 245 on a motion to make the pay o1 the firemen the same as the new pay for the policemen, $4 day.
 Extras Are Mostly Cut Out.
 When consideration of the extras was taken up the only ones that sur viEed were the $500 for the play groms7s and the appropriation for tht widening of West Thames street from | High street to the school house ant pavement of the same to the city line 1 This had been recommended at SIS, $50 but was raised to s24.000 after Civi Enrineer s. B. Palmer had stated tha | this was the lowest net sum for Waicl l it was figured the work could be done All the other items were voted a. l recommended.
 Mayor Desmond's First Meeting.
 This was Mayor Jeremiah J. Des mond's first appearance since his cleo tfon as the presiding officer in a cit i meeting and he was given applause a 1 he entered the hall and advanced t the platform escorted by City Sherif William Fitzgerald, who carried tn ballot box The call for the meet ing was read by Clerk Desmond.
 William H. Shields moved that tn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
 OlleiBl1lletftl,
Norwich, Saturday, June g, 1918.
TIE WEATHER

Conditions: General showers and thunder showers occurred in the At lantic coast states.
 Fair weather is indicated for all parts of the Washington forecast dis trict during the next AS hours except in the south Atlantic and east Gulf states.
 Winds for Saturday and Sunday: North Atlantic;: Fresh northwest winds: fair weather
 Middle Atlantic: Fresh north west winds and fair weather.
 Forecast South New England. East New York, Fair Saturday and Sunday; slightly cooler Saturday.
 Observations in Norwich The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Friday:
 Ther. Bar. [ a. m. .'.'.'.....'.'''. oo 1S.Sz p. m. ...............t.... 64 29.SO Highest II, lowest 64.
 Comparisons
 Predictions for Friday; Showers and thunderstorms.
 Fridays weather Showers followed by clearing in afternoon,
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
PRIZES AWARDED AT
 NORWICH ART SCHOOL.
In Pottery, MetaIry, Greatest Progress
 and in Children's Class.

The announcement of the various prizes given by the Norwich Art school has been made as follows:
 Pottery-Miss Rose Trumbull.
 Metalry-Miss Faith Caruthers.
 Drawing (for the greatest improve ment and progress)-Miss Ella Suss- man.
 Drawing Edna Herbert of Voluntown.
 Japanese Prints (junior class)-Di- vided between Katherine Hill and Lila Phillips.
 The prize for design in the chil- dren's class has been awarded to Eloise Smith.
 Announcement of the Williams med al prize for drawings, for which only the members of the senior class of the Academy may compete, will be made on graduation day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Dismissed Early,

Friday afternoon the two pupils in each of the rooms of the Greeneville grammar school who sold the greatest number of tickets for the Junior Red Cross entertainment held a week ago were dismissed at o'clock The en- tertainment was well attended and enough mony was secured to enroll the. entire school as members of the Junior Red Cross
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Repairing Water Main on Central Ave-
 nue-Personals and Notes.

Men from the water department are at work on a defective main about midway between the intersection of Third and Fourth streets with Central avenue. They have dug two large holes in the street and have caused some inconvenience to traffic.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

it has stood for years, or the S40,0o0 at which it was put in the estamates by the common council.
 The compensation of the tax col lector was fixed at the usual rate of 1 per cent. of the amount collected.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

committed between January 1, 1915 and April 1. 1917, at New London and elsewhere with Joe Sigarney and oth- CTS whose names were unknown to the husband. The couple was mar ried on February g. 1905.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Edmond Coughlin of Catholic uni versity has returned to his home on Prospect street, having completed his freshman year at that institution.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Miss Elizabeth T. Sullivan of Bos ton is spending a few days with friends in the village
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

John Pratt of North Main street has enlisted in the U. $. naval reserve.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Personals and Notes,

John Durr of North Main street. was a recent visitor in Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
DIED

GAYNOR-In Stonington. June 4. 1918.
 John H. Gaynor, aged 69 years
 CAMPBELI-In New London June t, 1913, Mary, widow of Joseph Camp bell. i--'--'sA
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
TAFTVILLE
Grace Greenwood's Mothers Day Let.
 ter-Erief Mention.

Miss Grace Greenwood now in France with the Yale mobile hospital unit, wrote the following letter to her mother from somewhere in France on Mothers day. She- is loud in her praise of the fine work being done among our boys by the Salvation Army and the beauties of France. The letter follows:
 May12 Mother, Dear:-
 Today is Mothers day, and l. hope the flowers reached you safely Every soldier and sailor in the A. E. F. will write to his mother. if possible, on this day-it is General Pershings wish. I think of. you every day and pray for you every night. I'd like to be home with you, Mother. dear, but at this time my place is here. I want to do my share in this great war, whether at home or in France, and I am really glad that I am over here. Uncle Sam is mighty good to his nurses and the officers are very good to us. and the men at camps try their best to enter tain us and keep us happy. We have a good place to sleep and good food
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
GREENEVILLE

Six hours after high water 1t is low tide, which is followed by hood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

MARRIED. kENNA-GALvIN- Mystic, June ,. 1918, by Rev. M P. Hart, Miss Mildred Rose Calvin of Mystic and George R. McKenna of Westerly, R. L BoUFFARD - -zARNEFsKI- New London, June 2. 1918. by Rev. j.. Romeyn Danforth. Conrad Joseph Bouffard of New London and Anna Zarnetski of New Haven.
 SHIPPEE-MAIN-In Stonfngton, June 1. 1918, by Rev. D. c. Stone, Miss Bertha c. Main and John Shippee. both of Stonington.>
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

PLUMBING AND eAsFITTlNo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
BORN

BORN DANIELS-In Norwich. June 2 1918 at Backus hospital. a son to Pay master John Daniels, of the subma- rine base. and Mrs. Daniels.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Term examinations were held for the seventh and eighth grades at the We- quonnoc school Friday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Sun. Moon and Tides.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

John Bazinet has accepted position in the local plant of the J. B. Martin company.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Miss Mary McSheffrey of the train ing school at the W. W. Backus hos pital spent Friday afternoon at her home in the village.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08
Brief Mention,

John Dougherty of Fort Terry home on a short furlough.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

Miss Blossom Graham has enrolled in the U. S working reserve and will do farm work during the summer She has been excused from the examina- ticns at the Academy
Evening star., 1918-05-22
La TOILETTE ATTORNEY
CALLS SENATOR LOYAL
Declares Speech Report, Furnished
by Minnesota Public Safety
Commission, Garbled.

With Gilbert r. Roe, an attorney for
Senator La Toilette, on the stand, the
Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions today continued its investigation
Of the charges Of disloyalty which have
been made against the Wisconsin sena-
tor.
Mr. Roe yesterday afternoon presented
to the committee brief on behalf of
Senator La Toilette and also began read
ing the speech of Senator La Toilette
at st Paul eight months ago, which has
been the basis Of charges made against
him by the Minnesota public safety COM
mission. He discussed parts of 1t which
have been criticised as seditious and
disloyaL Mr.. Roe declared the charges
against Senator La Toilette baseless.
The senator's attorney asserted that
the speech vas highly patriotic and
came clearly within the rights of the
senator to make. He said press reports
ana the transcript furnished by the
MlnneSOta commission were garbled
"Displeasing to Many"
1T is no doubt true that the senti-
ments expressed in the speech are dis
pleasing to many persons and many
interests" he said. but the charge
that it contains anything disloyaI or
seditious or anything that a United
States senator or, for that matter, any
citizen might not properly say is
Srotesquely absurd"
Among the statements in the speech,
the accuracy Of which has been ques-
toned. was one declaring that Secre-
tary Bryan had warned President
Wilson that the Lusitania before sail
ing on her last trip carried explosives,
and had suggested that passengers
should not be allowed to sail on her.
The brief submitted by Mr.. Roe re-
fterated it and said II its accuracy is
questioned. the senator would be glad
to submit detailed proof of the
facts
No senator, the brief says, has "ever
been attacked and assailed by a war
party and a war-mad press as Senator
La Toilette has been attacked even
prior TO the ST Paul spesGhp
Evening star., 1918-05-22
You Cannot Expect
To Have a Clear
Complexion
By Constantly Massaging It With
So-called Skin Foods or Creams,
Often Rancid or Germy.
Substitute Cuticura.

Contrast the purity, fragrance, comfort,
ana convenience OF these super-creamy
emollients with beauty fads" 50 COM
mon, tiresome and expensive. A bath
with Cuticura Soap and hot water on
rising and retiring thoroughly cleanses
and stimulates sluggish pores, giving
the complexion fresh healthy glow.
If signs of pinples. redness or rough
ness be present smear them with the
Ointment and let it remain FIVE minutes
before bathing. Nothing purer, sweeter
or more effective for your skin and hair
than Cuticura.
Sample Each Free By Mail. Address post
card: Cutieura. Dept. 22. Boston," Sold every.
where. Soap &C. Ointment IS and Soc.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
RED CROSS DRIVE
/. ESSENTIAL TO WAR
Justin Godart and Others
Praise Work of the Great
Humanitarian Agency.
RALLY AT LIBERTY HUT

Here arc two thoughts, one about
the Red Cross and one about war.
expressed by two noted Frenchmen
at the French night exercises last
evening in connection with the Red
Cross canpaign:
What you are doing now not only
is a deed of mercy but a deed of war.
You call it drive. this Red Cross
campaign. and rightly SO, because it is
essential to victory" said Justin
Godart.
There is endless talk about science
in modern warfare. but after all is
said science will not win the war. 1t
is the men who must go forward
through gas, through bursting shell,
or what not. And do they push for
ward by science? No. They go by
their heartS-it is the hearts of the
men and women beating as one that
will win the war" said Gen. Nignal
When the millions of hearts of our
allies are beating together as they do
now, there can be nothing but victory
for u.s." he continued amid cheers.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
Speaks in French Tongue.

NJ. Godart, member of the French
chamber of deputies and former head
Of the sanitary corps Of the French war
Office. spoke in French, but he conveyed
an impression of eloquence and earnest
ness even to those who did not follow
his words. Beauty of diction marked an
unusual translation by Maj. z. Rist OF
the French Medical Reserve Corps.
.As we sit here" NJ Godart said.
soldiers of free nations stand patiently
in the night, some fighting, many are
wounded, some are killed. Nor can we
but think of the thousands of heroic
wounded in hospitals, of refugees flee
ing before the barbarous enemy.
"Ah. there is no slavery in the world
worse than the German rule.
ITO think of these horrors should not
discourage US. We of France have borne
them for four years We are not dis
couraged.
And today the first wish Of any
Frenchman-be he wounded. hpme-
less, hungry or very. very tired-is
not food. drink. material comfort, but
victory, victory.
NJ. Godart then paid a high tribute
to the work of the American Red
Cross and to the deeper ties between
France and America, concluding:
Sometimes these ties become only
sweet memories. and perhaps We did
not. and you did not. know their po-
tential power. Under the evocation
Of the name of Lafayette the entire
nedrt OF America RESPONDED ana to-
day is beating with the heart of
France"
Refers to Kaiser's pleasure" Trips
Edouard de Billy referred to the
pleasure trips" the kaiser had taken
among the devasted regions of
France and cited the Statistics of
desecration he had published
through Spanish channels as a threat
to free nations. but to offset these
things, he said, there grew this
movement of the Red Cross, which
reached some of its most beautiful mo-
rnents' in the work of the American
Red Cross in France.
He sketched interestingly the his
tory of the inception of the Red Cross
In Switzerland, republic to which
the idea of such an international on
ganization sprang from the expert
ences Of Jean Henri Dunant when
France and Italy were fighting Aus
tria, even then the common foe, in
| 1862.
France is thankful and deeply
grateful" he said. not only for the
money and supplies you have poured
| out, but for the character of your
men and your women who have come
| to U.S."
! Henry White. former ambassador to
France. spoke.
Lucien Muratore of the Metropolitan n
| Company, because of the lateness of
the hour. sang only THE Marseil-
| laise," and aroused a standing, cheer
ing and handkerchief-waving demon
| stration.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

1874 Scalloped Satin Marsellles
Spread, with cut-out corner
and embroidered edge. The
extra size affords an 1S-inch
drop all around.
Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
No Bar to Ardor.

Although delayed by late arrival of
the speakers and interrupted by the
clatter of rain on the roof of liberty
hut, the ardor of the audience was not
a whit dampened when line OF
French officers. all wearing medals
and headed by Gen. Nignal, filed on
the stage.
Cheers greeted the reminder or y; B.
F. Macfarland, presiding officer, that.
though the United States now has many
allies in fact, she has had but one by
treaty throughout her history-that one.
France.
Another demonstration was evoked
when Gen. Vignal said:
I'VE will win, and we shall win some
thing never won before-liberty not for
one nation alone, but liberty for the
whole world"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
TODD YARDS HAVE
10 new CONTRACTS

The Todd shipyards of Ia
coma today hold contracts
for 10 more 7,5OO-ton steel
steamships for the U. 8. ship
ping board, OF the same type
as the Tacoma" successfully
launched from the yards late
Thursday afternoon.
William II. Todd, president Of
the company, was answered with
cheers when he sprung this sur
prise at a dinner for the superin-
tendents and foremen of the yards
at the Union club Friday night,
celebrating the launching of the
first steel ship ever built in Ia
coma.
THE Tacoma yards can equal,
IL not surpass, the record of any
other shipyard in the country
building ships. We are going out
to do it" he said.
A year ago, when I came to
Tacoma, there was nothing but
water where we stood this after
noon and watched the Tacoma"
slide off the ways. Now there are
four vessels under construction
there, and one of them is in the
water. I didn't do 1t alone. You
boys did it, the great part of it.,
but I'm glad l took a chance"
Perfect Launching.
While band of musician work
men struck up the national an
them and hundreds of spectators
cheered, waved handkerchiefs and
tossed hats into the air, Tacoma's
first big steel vessel, product of
Tacoma workmen, slipped down
the ways at $3.50 in the afternoon.
1t was a perfect launching. The
vessel was christened by Miss Dor
othy Alexander, daughter of Pres
ident H. F. Alexander of the Pa
cific Steamship Co. A bottle of
real champaign was broken over
the vessels PROV.
The keel of the vessel was laid
September 25 and active construc-
tion began Nov. Is. The dimen-
sions of the vessel are: Tonnage,
1900; finished weight, 300
tons; length over all, 396 feet;
depth, 1913 feet; beam, SO feet.
you men may say truthfully
that you've done your part up to
now in helping to win the war;"
President Todd told his men Fri
day night.
snakes Blood Boil"
'In New York we see something
that you fellows don't see. We
see the boys as they swing down
the streets to the transports
marching to go over there. I'll
tell you that sight makes your
blood boil! And all those boys
ask us Is to send them enough
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
ASKS MORE
SANITATION
i'm TACOMA

1--WE at Camp Lewis can protect
you better II in turn you protect
us by better sanitary conditions
in Tacoma" said Lieut.. Col. Peter
c. Field, making a plea for more
cooperation between the city
health department and camp in OBJ
serving health and sanitation
laws, in an address at a join meet
ing of the National Council of
Women Voters and the CONNER
cial clubs civic bureau Thursday
night.
Camp Lewis is rated below the
average for national army disease
statistics" he said.
"Tacoma's actual health expen-
ditures for the last year have
averaged Is cents per capita, or,
IL the mayors salary and other
similar items are included, 25
cents for each inhabitant. Your
1918 budget is slightly better, al
lowing 33 cents.
when l think Of the letters
from mothers and wives who
would die without a last word
with their soldier sons or hus-
bands rather than bring danger
to others, then 1t is my resentment
rises against city that would let
the almighty dollar decide its
health laws"
DR.. T. d. futile of the state
health board declared that Taco
ma needs an expenditure of more
than SO cents per capita right
now on sanitation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29

to eat. We've got to do more than
that, tho. Let's send them some
thing to fight with, and, by heav-
en-, know they'll fight.
I'VE are at war! We will stand
behind the president, whatever his
decisions may be. We may not
always agree with him in every
detail-sometimes not at all-but
we will stand behind him to a
man. Also we must stand togeth-
er. II differences arise, and they
sometimes do, we should talk
them over.
Make q Record.
There Is always an agreement
possible. And il we find that we
can't reach it ourselves, we must
stand ready to take our differences
to Washington Then, again, we
must stand behind the president
and live UP to his decisions"
In conclusion Todd urged the
men to buy Liberty bonds. That's
another way we can help Uncle
Sam win the war;" he said. I'm
cidentally we can protect ourselves
after the war. That's about all
I've got to say except we've got
those 10 ships to build. Let's
make a record"
Other addresses at the dinner
were made by Assistant Manager
Eaves and G. w. Wiley, manager
of the yard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
TOPAVE ROAD
TO SHlPYARDS

The county commissioners
have let the contract for paving
18th st. from the Milwaukee>via-
duct to the entrance of the Todd
and Foundation shipyards to
the Independent Asphalt Co.,
whose bid was $32,750.
A mile of paving % feet wide,
with a six-inch concrete base and
a two-inch bithulithic top, is call
ed for in the contract. Work will
be started soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29

Colgate, a one-armed man employ
ed as janitor at the University
Place school. was first on the
scene. Mrs. Thomas had cut her
husbands body down.
Thomas had stopped breathing,
but Colgate and a school teacher
applied resuscitation thru first aid
methods until the police pulmotor
arrived, and 80 minutes applica-
tion Of oxygen brought the would
be suicide back to life.
Thomas has been i'll and re-
Gently suffered financial reyerses
which made him respondent. He
has four small children. DR..
Loughlen, who attended him. re-
ported that he would recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
S. A. DRIVE
SUSPENDED

Formally suspending the war
service campaign of the Saliva
ton Army in Tacoma. the execu-
tive committee, composed OF
Alex Magician. James R. Thomp-
son, H. N. Tinker. w. B. Haw-
thorne and Ernest L. Graves, is
sued the following statement to-
day:
While many have been inn
pressed by the war work of the
Salvation Army and have made
liberal donations and pledges for
the cause the total subscribed has
not been up to the mark set for
the drive In Tacoma. Neverthe-
less. as the Liberty Loan CANE
paign and Red Cross campaign
are coming on, the executive come
mittee has decided that all other
interests must stand PATRIOTIC
ally aside, and the war servioe
campaign for the Salvation Army
Is therefore suspended, to be re-
sumed next fail when the other
drives are out Of the way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
PULMOTOR
SAVES HIM

Another life was saved by the
police pulmotor Thursday after
noon when Frank Thomas, age So,
a grocer and rancher at Univer-
sity place, near Day Island, at
tempted suicide by hanging him.
self.
Thomas had fastened a rope
around his neck, then stood on a
box in his barn, tied the upper
part of the rope to a rafter, and
kicked the box out from under
him. Mrs. Thomas discovered her
husband hanging In the barn
nearly 10 minutes later.
She summoned help, and II. I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
HUNS HELD

WASHINGTON, d. c., March
29.-"The enemy is being held at
all points" was the dispatch from
Gen. Bliss read to the house mill
tary committee this morning by
Ger. March.
Bliss report, read before the
weekly joint war department.
house military conference, indicat-
ed the situation, altho still grave,
is gradually assuming favorable
shape for the allies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
TO PARADE SUNDAY

Knights Templar OF Ivanhoe
commandery will parade Tacoma
streets In full templar uniform
Sunday morning on their way to
the First Methodist Episcopal
church. They will meet In the
Masonic temple at 9:45. Knights
Templar at Camp Lewis have
been invited to attend the service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-29
ASKS MERCY
FOR MOONEY
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20
President Wilson has again inter-
vened in behalf of Thomas j.
Mooney, convicted and sentenced
to die in connection with the pre-
paredness parade bomb tragedy
July %, 1916.
1t was learned today that the
president had sent a telegram to
Gov. Stephens, renewing appeal
for executive clemency in the
case of Mooney.