Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-16

H+ | has announced that the death of B. Court Bentley was not due to violence and bases his announcement in the finding of seven physicians who par ticipated in the autopsy at River Bend cemetery. Friday morning, ar 1 ranged by Assistant Attorney General Session. MT. Rice said it had been definitely ascertained through the au- topsy that Mir. Bentley's death was due to meningitis, resulting from natural causes. This autopsy was or dered to establish the truth or error of reports to the effect that MT. Bent ley's death was the result of blows re- ceived when in front of the Elm cot tage, Narragansett Pier. two months ago.
 The physicians at the autopsy were Medical Examiner Michael H. Scanlon; John L. May and Frank I. Payne of Westerly, Drs. E. B. Smith. Carl D: Sawyer and George l.. Shattuck of gins of Manchester, Conn, recently re- turned from active service in France.
 MT. Rice said the autopsy was very minute, and that the doctors agreed that there was no evidence that death had been due to violence.
 'In view of the findings" said MT. Rice, there is no question whatever as to what disposition should be made of the reports as to the cause of Mir. Bentley's death. Where such eminent physicians agree, the public'S verdict should be single and immediate am very glad it has come out the way it has,"
 Soldiers who were naturaiized while in the army may apply to the natur- alization bureau, department of labor, for their naturalization papers, or Representative Stiness, will help to obtain them. Everet F. Whipple, town clerk of Westerly, has communicated with MT. Stiness stating that some soldiers are having trouble about their papers.
 MT. Stiness learned that whenever a soldier was naturalized in the service he received a data slip. and that he should write to the bureau, enclosing the data slip. If he has not got the slip, he should tell the bureau the camp where he was naturalized, the date of his naturalization, his serial number, rank and organization at the time of naturalization and his home address. If he changed his name up on naturalization he should give both his old name and his new name: These data may be transmitted through Congressman Stiness, if the soldier | given.
 Westerly Lodge of Elks, in common with all lodges in the United States l celebrated Flag Day with patriotic ex. ercises. These were held in Wilco, park. Sunday evening, with music bS the Westerly band, and with nearly all the residents of the town present.
 The. ritual is an exemplihcation o1 the history of the flag, the signif1' canoe and the achievements under it. folds and the blending of the red. tht white and the blue into huge fora Liberty bell. The work was carried or each officer taking part from the sev' eral stations in the interesting ant impressive ceremonial. .
 The Elks Tribute to the Flag wa. read by Louis w.. Arnold. Jr., now al attorney in New York city. The. patri otic address was by Hon. Fred W Mansfield, of Boston, recently a can. didate for the governorship of Mass, achusetts. It was a stirring effor and pure patriotism, as exennplified b, the Elks in loyalty to the flag in spired every sentence.
 The exercises included the reading 2 of the record of the flag by Al Twomey. E. l.. K. the introductory b. the exalted ruler and other officer and prayer by the chaplain. During the ceremonial the Westerly ban, played The Star Spangled Banner ant other patriotic selections, and the ex ercises closed with singing of America in greater volume than it was eve sung before in Wilcox park. -
 Westerly was represented in tn 301st Engineers, which division ar rived in Boston from Germany. Fri day, on the transport Calanares, am was transported to Camp Devens fo demobilization. The Westerly boys i the outfit are: Corporal James Ham liton, Jr.. First Class Private. Harol . D. Murphy, Private Thomas W Cruickshank, James P. Peale, Joh . Hogue and Lloyd Langworthy.
 The summer session of the stat .- conference, Rhode Island Daughters ( e the American Revolution, with whic l. Phebe Greene Ward Chapter, Wester '. ly, is affiliated. will be held at tn East Greenwich Academy. Monda. Tt June 30. General Nathaniel Green If Chapter entertaining. Visits will | d made to historic homes, including tt r, Greene.
 Motorists will find the state ro ae 7r in fair or good condition with the ez SC ception of few stretches that al le now under construction. These place are either passable with care or ma
 be avoided by marked detours IT points under construction are as fo 1t lows:
 is Narra gansett Pier Road - Abol d ee-quarters of mile north To SaunderStoWn extending south ft one mile. Closed to traffic. Detour { marked, one mile long, very good di
 and cinder road. but narrow. A stretc le near Bennett Point is under construt n tion. The construction work does n' J. at present interfere materially vii
 be avoided by taking the Tower H
 road, which sin fair condition). le Hartford Pike-Construction .wo,
 from Pocasset west two miles. Motol - ists should drive with care. Road = closed, with marked detour over di
 road in fair condition for speeds up
 20 miles an hour. Detour three mil,
 long.
 Putnam Pike-From West Greer
 vile west for 1-2 miles road is, Ill
 der construction but is not closed. IT
 stretch is dangerous as traffic pass,
 by construction work on car tracks.
 Waterman Avenue-East Provident Under construction for short di: stance near State line. Traffic advise
 to detour via Taunton avenue to ros
 running south at Hanley Stock Farr
 1-2 mile beyond State line, then Seekonk over this road. This deto,
 is l-2 mile longer than distance upc
 Waterman avenue. but is over hal
 surfaced roads in excellent conditio
 Mendon Road to Woonsocket-U, der construction from the Centr
 Falls-Lincoln line near Saylesvil
 northerly for one mile Road is close
 to traffic and a detour through Sayle
 vile to Lonsdale, two miles in lengt
 is marked. Detour is in fair cond | tion