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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25

distribution of Christmas gifts.
 The Newman Musical Comedy company is playing Christnaas en- gagements at the Orpheum theatre this afternoon and evening-and they have Christmas play that will be very pleasing to all.--adv
 Notwithstanding their cost has greatly advanced, some very beautiful calendars arc being distributed to their trade by Danielson business men and manufacturing concerns. Members here of Columbian Gem nlandery Knights Teulplar. with Headquarters at Norwich, vii gather at noon today at the rooms of Moriah lodge to offer the customary toast. ! Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Kennedy are en- tertaining Miss Nellie Sullivan of Hartford today.
 Christmas tree exercises are te be held this (Thursday) eeVening at $ o'clock at the Congregational church l 4 feature of the exercises vii he a | play presented by members of ths 1 primary and junior depar rtments oi l the Sunday school.
 l Considerable money was contributed 1 here to the work that the Salvation
 army Is carrying on at Christmas time Tn this part Of Windham county l There are to be Christmas exercises
 at the Pentecostal church on Academy
 street this evening at six o'clock.
 The Christmas nor ting service al 1 St. Albans church is to be at Il 1 o'clock.
 Game Warden Harry eattey ha: l given notice that hunting of the so,
 called white rabbits Is forbidden
 There is no open season on this va, riety ef hare, as 1t is described b5 the federal government.
 Carol singers of the Danieisoi Girls club went about the borougI
 bringing joyous tiding of Christine
 Wednesday evening.
 This evening at o'cisek there is {, be a Christmas concert at the Baptis church and another feature af tn
 holiday onseFyance at this .cAurrs vii
 be the bis Christmas tree gatherini for young and old
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25

growth of the overland freighting business during the past two years. Trucks operating between here and New Bedford and carrying mill sup
 plies make the run in a little more
 than five hours,
 The grand list being completed by the assessors will show an increase in the total assessed vaiua ton of the property in the town of Putnam. so the towns revenues from taxes will be somewhat greater than was the case last year.
 Miss Victoria BeuTdais, %, Is dead 1 at her home in North Gresvenordaie. l A watch night meeting has been i arranged by Woid Den grange of Alp | irgtcn far next Wednesday evening. i A number of Putnam young n1er
 and woman who are students at col ieses and private schools are at tlleil homes here for the holiday. 1 Santa Claus brought ny present. 1 for the more than 100 little people who are syendinga s joyous Christina; day & tthe Windfai11 county tempo rary home for children in the Sawyer district.
 l few Putnam people were a l Goodyear Wednesday evening to at
 tend the community Christmas tret | exercises
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
COLUMBIA

Christmas exercises were held in most of the district schoolhouses last Friday afternoon, after which they closed for the holidays.
 Mir, and Mrs. James A. Utley left last Wednesday to reside in Hartford for the winter.
 Another carload of grain was receiv- Cd at the Andover station last week Wednesday for the Columbia Co-op- erattve Association and was disposed of inc residents in that section.
 The Dramatic club held another whist party at the Town hall Satur- day evening. .s4
 George B. Richards IT,, of Pitts burgh, formerly residing in Columbia, was in town Sunday last.
 Christmas services were acid at the church Sunday, the pastor preaciins from the text, The Word was made 1esh,a and dwelt among us." Special
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
CENTRAL VILLAGE

!, William Simmons. who Is spending the winter with relatives in Norwich. has been here for short stay.
 Mrs. David Beaudry of Plainfe1d has been the guest Of relatives here, where she formerly lived.
 Miss Violet Newton of Westnitnister has been visiting Miss Emma Bradley.
 Mrs. Sarah Richmond has gone to Brewster's Neck for the benefit of her health.
 Samuel Jones has moved back to WoonsocEet. He came here from there few months ago. Miss Rose E. Sesuin, who is voea teacher in q conservatory in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Is spending three weeks vacation with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Israel Seguirs Mildred Richmond has recovered from illness. Miss Cassie Medbury has been spending week at her home In Can terbury on account of illness in the family.
 Elwocd Byies of Mt. Heyracn school is spending his vacation at his home.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

The children in District No. had a Christmas entertainment and a Christmas tree Saturday afternoon The teacher, Mrs. Eva Hammond. dis- tributed popcorn balls to visitors and children.
 Miss Florence Kenyon Is at Penfre. school this week, nursing.
 Mir. and Mrs. Creapo of Esstford were at Win Estefbrooks OH Sunday
 Howard K Carpenter of Putnam visited his uncle Allen Kenyon Sun day.
 Mr. and Mrs. 6. A. Hiscox spent Sunday in PcnKret to meet Mrs. His cox's sister, Mrs. Emily Butler. oi New Haven, who was visiting at tho home of 4. D. Briggs.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25

Miss Helen W. Tillingnast was in
 Norwich Thursday.
 Miss Mary Byles has been the guest
 of friends in Olneyville, R. I. Mrs. John Sullivan, Miss Nellie Sul- liyan: William Gauthier and William Elliott were in Moosup Friday morn ing to attend the funeral of Mrs. Brid- get Sullivan.
 Mrs. ceIinda Mcstay is i'll with 8 severe cold.
 Frances Carlan and Edward Gala gher have recovered from illness. Miss Ethel Collins, who teaches in New Hampshire. is spending the va cation with her parents, Mir. and Mrs | Samuel Collins. Annoncenleat has been made Of the engagement of Floyd Nettleton of this village to Miss Olive Kent of ElrnvilIe | Veronica Moore was taken III al ! the Mansfield Training school and # at the home Of Mrs. Bridget Reed l where she lives
 | Edward Mortimer and Mrs. Homer Dean were in Fail River, Mass, Fri 1 day to attend the funeral of rela- l tive.
 Rev. Mary Macomber, Miss Pauline l Aathewsea and Mrs. Homer Dean [ were Norwich visitors Thursday. l John Weaver, Catherine Carlan l Thomas Carlan, Virginia Cooper and i Mary Loring, Arlene and Ruth PotViH are Ill.
 1 Mfr. and Mrs. Prentice Shaw oi
 Brafntree, Mass, who were married | Saturday afternoon are spending q 1 few days at the home of Mrs. Shaw's cousin, Mrs. Arnold B. Mathewson. Rev. Mary Maconaber was in Bos- l ton Saturday.
 Roger Brown of New Haven iE spending his vacation at his home. The Central Fire company held ar l old fashioned dance at Fthe town hal Friday evening. Parker's orchestra O 1 Moesup furnished music.
 Mrs Charles Barber has closed hea home for the winter and has gone tt ] the Wauregan House, in Norwich. fol a few weeks.
 Dennis Donovan has moved his fam fly to Mechanicsville.
 Miss Serena Reed was III Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
ASHFORD

William Sawyer Of Maine is visiting his sister. Mrs. Merritt.
 Mrs. F. II. Bennette was in Willi- mantle Saturday of last week.
 All are glad to see it Q little warmer after the cold weather of last week.
 The animal Christmas tfee was held at the church Wednesday evening. The children will furnish the programme.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25

Saturday. Raymond Rider of South NerwaIk spent Sunday at his home. Middle Bourque is il at his. home at Palmer court. visiting Norwich friends.
 Mrs. Peter Boutque has been called to Webster, Mass. by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. stephen Marcus tre.
 Miss EiIa. .ar-t-- - -1oklyn is spending the vacation with her l. Mrs William L.orlng 4:sY '
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
Nervous People

should ase KALPHo and observe itA taa&- ieal effect in the treatment of nervous ness. it1sonan,a. brain sAs. irrisabitity. mental exhaustion. nervous headache. soss of memory etc. KALEHC acts os, tlse brain. nerves. muscles and barsd cells; sehuil4s woetout nesve tisssse4 and ;s in- disreHaabif to sii snertai ~Nrkers Con-. tsisss 10 hArustpfSe hxhss4orasnk s,Tyes. Al drnsrssss q %. kstsss spssasaSs.
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
EAST KILL.IEGLY

Schools c.osed Friday. for a. weeks recess.
 Louis S. Barstow has a new wood saving outfit.
 Joseph Dumas Jr., of North Gros veuorGaIs called on relatives here on Sunday.
 Harry Battey has been i'll with rheumatism.
 Miss Ethel Roth has; entered the ern- pioy Of the Ascept!c Products Com pany.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
pANrEr.sos GA srso.

l STARkWEATHER BLDG. BoWLING and POCKET nII.IfARus
 wEbNEsbAYs LADiEs' bAT l.. Bowling tLe spsFt for all. Pr.xs 1 giTen aW4y every sxeurasF, YOU ARE INVITED. l FRANK BARBER, Prop.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
BRITISH NOBILITY TN SIGHT
Many Members of Europe Hit Hard Financially by War.

London, Dec 20.-English nobility s going broke" The new poor" Is
 he phrase invented by the Daily Mail
 describe members of the peerage who have been left in a bad way fl nancially by the war.
 Tn the hunting shires of Leicester hire and it's neighborhood there Is ample evidence of this poverty" says the Daily Mail "The countryside is Uttered with big. empty houses and mpty stables.
 The nobles are too poor to hunt, and the old-time gayety of these pro Fincial districts is now all gone. The old hunting crowd has been hard hit by taxation. The cavalrymen who were the life of the hunting field are dead or vanished Their friends have not the heart to return. The foreign. CTS, Italian steeplechasers, Belgian millionaires and Austrian nobles are seen no more. The new rich who have nibled at the empty houses are frightened off by the big stables They do not hunt and they fear that fie expense of maintaining the estab. lshments would be too great"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
A Mrrru GlrrtatntaH
HOW ID REACH
 THE PROFITfEES
Hamp Williams, Food Administrator for Arkansas. Sends The Star Copy of Instructions From U. $. Attor-
 ney General Palmer.

Hamp Williams, Food Administra- tor for Arkansas, who has been active in securing local Fair Price Commit tees in the various cities and counties of the state. sends the following to The Star, with request that it be giv- en publicity:
 "Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer. U. s. At torney General, speaking in Chicago, December Is. outlined the program of the Department of Justice to bring down the cost of living He pledged full power to his department in the prosecution of hoarding and profiteer- ing. He called for assistance from ev- cry man and woman in the United States in a campaign against high prices.
 Explaining the plan of action whereby Fair Price Committees be- come agents of the Federal Govern ment in enforcing it's decrees, Mir. Palmer laid down a program of five things, which if carried out, he thought would deal death blow to high cost of living. They are:
 1st. Organization of Fair Price
 Committees in every community,
 backed by mayors and prosecuting
 attorneys, with committees support
 ing the District Attorneys.
 2nd. Organization of women to
 refuse to buy anything but actual
 necessities until prices come down
 3rd. Hold conservation and econ
 amy meetings in every community
 rtrdor fha at.c.1soas, af ~;xss, bodice
 4th. Influence Of mayors and
 prosecutors to be brought to bear on war ring clements" to prevent
 factional disturbances in industry
 and particularly to bring about in-
 dustrial peace for at least six
 months duration.
 5th. Rehabilitation of the four
 minute men to deliver work and save" addresses in theaters each
 night.
 An organization of women,' said Mir. Palmer, organized as they never were before, will do more to bring down prices than any other single movement. Their power is incalcula- ble.'
 "Mr Palmer further recommended law requiring the price at which an article left the producer to be stamped on same He said. If we get that law we will stop profiteering. When you go to shoe store. if you see plainly stamped on pair of shoes the whole sl'e price of S4.50, you simply aren't going to pay SIS for that pair of shoes
 Prom lack of cooperation from i'air Price Committees turnout the United States, and some counties that have absolutely refused to organize such committees, it may require a drastic U. s. Government price fixing law such as described above, but I hope not. Nothing can do more to prevent it than active Fair Price Com mittees in every town in the United States, committees that will visit the stores, make investigations as to what margins of profit the merchants are actually making, and when they are charging too much, have them reduce the price, or take 1t to the courts.''
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
HATFIELD CHILD
 KILLED BY TRAIN
Little Daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Williams Struck by No. Tuesday Afternoon, Passes Away Next
 Morning From Injuries.

Struck by fast speeding train, No. 8, southbound Kansas City Southern passenger, while crossing the tracks at Hatfield Tuesday afternoon, Kath- erine Williams, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. E. Williams, was thrown be- heath the wheels and received injuries from which she died at 11:30 Wednes- day morning.
 The child, who was only six years of age, had been visiting Mrs. Crane, and had started home alone, She had to cross the railroad tracks, which she had often done before, but Tuesday she essayed the trip at the time the southbound passenger was pulling in- to the station. Some of the eyewit- nesses to the accident state that the child would have probably crossed in safely, but evidently became confused at warning shouted at her with the result she hesitated an instant too long on the track and was struck by the fast moving engine.
 All three of the doctors at Hatfield, Drs. Johnson, Connally and Campbell were soon at hand to give the aid of their skill, but their efforts were flu tile, and death won the next morning The child's left foot was cut of, and her skull was fractured.
 The terrible accident has cast a gloom over the Christmas celebration at Hatfield, as the little child was known and admired by the entire com munity.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

NEW PosToFFrcE WAS NEEDED.
Greatest Christmas Rush Known
 Would Have Swamped Old Quarters.

Postmaster R. S. Allen was shaking hands with bimself Tuesday because he and his fellow postal workers were in the federal building and not in the old quarters. It was the first Christi mas rush for the new structure and Postmaster Allen says the greatest demand for service ever known came on Monday. Had the office been else where than it is the department would have been swamped, but with the big roomy mail quarters in the new building the workers were able to handle the mass of mail matter that accumulated during the day. The outgoing parcels post packages were so numerous that the anteroom used for holding the mail for the night trains, was completely full The postmaster reports that a total of $110.40 worth of stamps was pur- chased for the outgoing packages alone.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
JAMAICA GINGER sTIRs TOWN
vineland, N. J., Grocer with Supply
 Found Great Demand.

Vineland, IN. J., Dec. 19.-Grocer
 Max Schrieber started something the other day when he purchased from Philadelphia concern carton of amaica ginger. Max. not knowing of any law to prevent the sale of Jamai- fSginger, immediately placed the car on of ginger on sale. Following the ale of the first bottle it was remark
 ble how customers multiplied. Some
 ow everybody who likes ginger knew of that first bottle. ~Schrieber was held up before the majesty of the law and held in $500 bail for the Grand Ju- y. He explained that he did not know he was breaking the prohibition law The ginger was sold in small bottles for ten and fifteen cents, each bottle being plainly marked 93 per cent al cohol. Some of Max's patrons declar- cd that they took the ginger 50-50 with water. others preferred it straight. saying that only burned a little and felt warm for a few min utes."
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
FAvoRs DOING JOB RIGHT
One Legislator Would Take 25 Days
 for Extra Session No. 3.

for Extra Session No. 8.
 Little Rock Dec. c.1S.-One of the ru- ral members of the Legislature will make a motion the first day of the Extra Session No. 3, to the effect that they stay the full fifteen days permitted by law, at three dollars a day, and then that they stay ten days longer without pay, in order that they may have sufficient time to deliberate properly on all the bills.
 We've balled things up enough by trying to get through in a hurry he said, "and now am in favor of stay ing on the job and giving every bill the most thorough investigation and consideration. There never was a greater mistake made than when the people adopted that sixty-day session amendment, and the state is just be- ginning to realize it. We certainly have saved nothing by it this year and would like tc sec Q movement started to repeal the fool thing and get back on a basis of giving the Leg islatura enough time to do it's work properly, then go home and stay"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
DELAYS RETURN OF RAILS.
Wilson Won't Advise Congress of His
 Intentions Today.

Washington. Dec. 20. Congress will go home for the Christmas holidays without hearing from President Will son as to the time for the return of the railroads, it having been announced at the White House that no message on the subject would be sent to the capi- tol today.
 Before the announcement was made a report that the President would send a message late today had gained wide circulaton among senators and repre- sentatives.
 The President. apparently, has not communicated his decision as to the ending of government control to any of the administration officials, but most of them believe the roads will not be turned back by January l.
 In some circles the opinion was held that the Presidents final decision would await action by congress on the pending legislation.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
C. P. NEWTON APPOINTED
 FEDERAL PROHI. INSPECTOR
May Not Resign as Speaker of House Until After Special Session, Be-
 ginning January 26.

Little Rock, Dec 21-C. P. Newton Saturday afternoon received d teIe- gram from Congressman T. H. Cara way saving that his appointment as federal prohibition inspector had been approved by Daniel c. Roper, commis- sioner of internal revenue. and that David A. Gates, federal prohibition director, would be notified immediate ly. Mr. Newton said that many of his friends, hearing that he was consider ing resigning as speaker of the House of Representatives, had urged that he continue to fill the office of speaker at the special session of the legislature, which will convene January 26 He said that he had about decided to act as speaker if given permission by the Internal Revenue Department to do so.
 Several weeks ago Mir. Newton an- nounced his withdrawal from the race for secretary of state and gave as a reason that he expected to receive a federal appointment. He formerly was superintendent of the Confed- crate Home
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
MILWAUKEE.
From the Kansas City Star,

From the Kansas City Star
 There would have been surprise in the election returns from Milwaukee this morning if the country had not been prepared for the news. The re- turn of Victor Berger to congress after the house of representatives had once refused him seat on the grounds of his un-American platform and utter ances could not have been expected from any other city in the country.
 But Milwaukee elected him in 1918 because he represented the un-Ameri- canisIn of the city, and his reelection shows that Milwaukee is running trne to her record That. evidently, is the logical explanation for what occurred at the special election. It means that unless Milwaukee can have an un- American representative like Berger in the American congress. Milwaukee wants no representation at all. Possi- hly Milwaukee will find some objec- tions to that sort of an interpretation of her. election returns. but 1t is the interpretation the country will give 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
 LUMBER PRICES TO SOAR DURING WINTER AND SPRING
1Rn aforementioned News servl.

fBy International News Service)
 Portland Ore, Dec. 19.-Lumber prices will soar to unprecedented levs els during the winter and spring, ac- cording to lumber company officials here. The president of one of the largest Northwestern lumber concerns has just returned from thirty day tour of the lumber lands and makes the announcement that the demand for Douglas fir and other woods from this section by Eastern building and manufacturing industries will reach an enormous volume during the next year. He adds that an era of building is to emphasize next years business activities He says: Predictions that there will be drop in the price of lumber as result of increased pro duction following the war have proved erroneous.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
FEARS WILSON MINE PLAN.
Congress Opposes Price Commission
 No Guarantee to People.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Opposition is eveloping in congress to the fixing of cal prices and miners wages by the commission proposed by President Wilson, Attorney General Palmer will be questioned as to the purpose of his commission tomorrow by the sen te committee Investigating the coal ituation.
 Many congressman view the plan as Gle which would deprive congress of ontrol over the industrial situation and permit the public to suffer in event the two commissioners repre- enting the miners and the operators hould combine against the third who s to represent the people.
 There Is general apprehension that tle proposed commission will attempt k) allow the miners greater increase nd permit the price of coal 10 be ad- anced.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
PACT RATIFICATION
 BY CHRISTMAS DAY
Every Effort Being Made 10 Reach . Final Agreement With Germany Scapa Flow Incident Is Sum
 bling Block.

Paris, Dec. 22.-The peace council, it was learned today, is making every effort to reach an agreement with Germany on. the question of reparation for the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow so that the protocol may be signed and notifications of the treaty of Versailles exchanged before Christmas.
 The terms of the note replying to the last communication of the Ger man representatives were considered by the council this morning It was planned to hold another session this evening. It was believed that the note if then completed would be hand ed during the evening to Baron Kurt von Lerener, head of the German mis- sion.
 Few details now remain to be dis posed of by the council to clean up the work of the peace conference with the exception of the Hungarian and Turkish treaties and the Russian sit uation. 1t was thought today that all else might be disposed of in time to permit the celebration of Christmas in state of effective peace with Ger many unless that nation maintained certain of her objections to the final terms, after receiving the councils note.
 Serbias demand for priority to the amount of 2,500,000 francs in repara- tions, on the same footing as that ac- corded Belgium was discussed by the supreme council today but no decision was reached. It appeared to be the feeling that this was a question for the separations commission to dispose of after the treaties of Versailles and St. Germain had been put into effect.