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Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
I names River Line
 STEAMER CAPE GOD

Whitehall Transportation Co., line. Leaves New York; Pier A. Nc. :! River, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. at , r. m; Norwich Tuesday Thursdays and Sundays. at r. m: New London 3 D. m. Ta.-.,. /,
 Passenger rates batweenyl ,Norwlch ana New York $a.50:
 staterooms. all outside. s11o. in- ciudirg war tax.
 z>.. B. 1xorsE. Agent
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
DIANA.
THE ANNUAL PICNIC AT coVEN
 TRY LAKE

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner!
 Our state of Connecticut is rather small in area compared with most states of the Union. but it's propor- .ticn of natural scenery, with rivers and lakes, and hills makes it as attractive as any. Most of us have not tra- verSed all over the Nutmeg state; but the sections where we feel most ac- quainted and are familiar with, since earliest childhood, have always been enjoyable for their beauty. So we venture into other localities and other realms of. Natures new to us. it ap-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

LUCY ACORN: Letter received and mailed 10 Aunt Mehitable.
 PRACTICAL POLLY was by mis- %a<s credited with letter written by Jennie last week mad awarded a prize. She wrote the letter upon The Ma sons Home" The affair was made straight by sending a prize to both. They both deserved it.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
Sprinkling Notice TO. PROPERTY OWNERS AND
 TENANTS

Any person who obtained written permit from the Board of Water Com n'isisioners, tos use city water for sprinkling purposes during the sea son of 1918, can uee the water at the same rate during tfis 1919 season. without obtaining a permit. and unless notice to the contrary is received at the Board of Water Commissioners Office, on or before Juiy 15, 1919, it will be taken for granted that it is used
 All others intending to use wa ta- For sprinkiing purposes. tenants in eluded, must obtain a written permit.
 The Sprinkling season Is from April Ist to September 3Ofn.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
WAUREGAN

At the Wauregan Congregational church Mistaken Confidence With Re- gard to Christian PeTmanence will be the subject of the sermon by Rev. Will morning service. Church school at IT. Mrs. Addison Tracy will lead the Christian Endeavor meeting at 6.3a. Midweell4 service Thursday al 7.30.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05

visitors. in Avon @
 Miss Fannie Madley was taken to St Joseph's hospital. Wi1limantic. We'd nesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Obituary


Henry Koch. age Is. . resident
OF Davenport for the past IS years.
died Saturday at s p. m. at the
homo Of his daughter. Mrs. J. l..
Haas, 8Q6 Nineteenth street, Rock
Island. Death was due to old age
and complications.
Deceased was born in Germany
on Sept. Is. 1874. He is survived
BY his wife, Mrs. Anna Koch; five
sons and three daughters. They
are: John. Peter, Christian, Edwin
and August. all Of Davenport, and
Mrs. ]. L. Haas, Rock Island, Mrs.
Mary Burrell. Chicago, and Mrs.
Catherine Schoeker, Peoria, Ill.
|. Funeral services will be conduct
ed at $3.50 a. m. Monday from the
Ruhl & Ebert parlors and at 8 a.
m. from the st. Joseph's Catholic
church, Davenport. The interment
Will be made in Holy Family GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Personal Points

Ex-Congressman James McKin-
ney Of Aledo was in Rock Island
Saturday visiting with old friends
and acquaintances. He will leave
in. a short time with hts sisters to
spend the winter In the south.
Miss Gladys Wilson returned
last evening to Monmouth college
after spending the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. M:
Wilson, Ella Twelfth avenue.
Miss Leona Zimmerman Of 1908
Second avenue has gone to OF
tumwa where she will visit with
her cousin, Mrs. H. P. Redman.
Major Edward Reiter Of the ord
nance department, is spending a
few days in the city at the c. NJ.
Hubbart home, 945 Forty-third
street. He came here to join Mrs.
Reiter who has been in Rock Is
land visiting for some time. They
will return to Pittsburgh the last
Of the week, where Major Reiter is
stationed at present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
MUST BE SOME GIRL
TO LAND JOB AS A :
COED LIFE SAVER

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 10.-Co-eds
at Northwestern university have Or
ganized q life-saving corps and will
have their first drill tomorrow in
the gymnasium swimming tank.
Forty young women In the corps
are to be trained for the purpose Of
replacing male life-guards at the
lake beaches next Summer.
The girls msst qualify in the fol-
lowing tests:
Swim 40 yards clothed in blouse.
skirt and shoes. disrobe in the
water and swim 50 yards more.
Tow q person 10 yards.
Learn three methods Of releasing
themselves from the grasp of a
drowning person.
Retrieve q 10-pound weight from
eight feet of water.
Pull person Of equal weight out
of the tank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

week, and the plan Il to make this
meeting Of special interest to the
children Of the community. It has
been decided to continue the meet
ings for two weeks longer.
Yesterday afternoon nine new
members Of the Second Christian
church were baptized at services
held at the Memorial Christian
church. There are to be revival
meetings at the Second church in
the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
TABERNACLE Is
OFFERED FOR SALE

The fact that the Sunday taber-
nacle has been offered for sale in
dicates the doom Of the structure,
although the owners of the build
ing when questioned professed to
know nothing about 1t.
Many hoped that the building
would be left standing and be used
as a coliseum, but this idea has
evidently been abandoned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

crew from the lifebolfS, according
to . wireless message received BY
the agents here today.
/ HalifAx, N. s.. Nov. 1o.-The
steamer Kanawha has found no
trace OF the crow Of the Polar Land
after Q four hours search In the
vicinity Of the lost sh. p's position
reported before she went down, ac-
cording to = wireless message from
the Kanawha today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

association, which 1t 10 planned to
make national alliance. The local
campaign quota has not yet been
raised and the work will 60 for
ward. 1t is hoped to complete It
In the near future.
The fund is to be used to promote
the memory of Theodore Roosevelt.
to promulgate patriotic ideals, and
to down bolshevism in the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
CHURCH REVIVAL
SHOWS RESULTS

Splendid results are being &C.
complished at the revival services
. being conducted at the Fifteenth
Avenue Christian church. Yester-
day there were Is converts and in
terest is running high, 1t is ex-
pected that at the close of this
week there will be even a larger
number. The people of the COM
munity are responding we'll. Evan
gelist Guy B. Williamson is max
ing a complete success Of the meet
ings.
: "A children's night Is to be held
some time the latter part Of thil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

Washable Satin Blouses, Pastel
Shades
$3.50, $6.75, $8.95 and $11.50
In plain shades and stripes, most all
in tailored styles; rich looking are
these fine tailored satin blouses; all
sizes.
Georgette Blouses, Pastel J
Shades =
$5.95, $3.50, $6.95, $3.50 up
to $3.50.
Light shades of georgette crepe
blouses; some in plain effects; others
more elaborate; each and every one
smart.
Crepe de Chine Blouses, Pastel
Shades
$5.98, $685., $10.50 and $12.95
In flesh, white and maize, plain and
light stripes. Charming blouses in the
seasons best models in wide range of
styles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

this selling whole blouse sales weeks
fully with
fabrics Every gafed matter what the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
POLAR LAND LOST
AND CREWS MISSING

New York, Nov. 10.-The shipping
board steamship Polar Land, re-
ported yesterday from Halifax as
abandoned Is miles of Cape Breton,
has sunk and another ship that re-
sponded to the wireless calls for
help is endeavoring to rescue the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
RED CROSS IS
1000 STRONG.
DRIVE RESULT


Definite figures on the Saturday
Red Cross drive had not been COM
piled up to 2:30 today. but ap-
proximately $500 subscriptions Of
1920 paid memberships At 81 each
had been reported by solicitors.
Other committeess and helpers to
report today and tomorrow are ex-
pected to boost the toal to 1000.
While the success Of the /. drive
was not entirely up to previous ex-
pectations, 1t was good enough to
avoid dissatisfaction ON the part OF
the workers. Two hundred cam
paigners worked from morning un-
til after dark Saturday. Women
dressed as Red Cross nurses were
posted at advantageous places In
the city to solicit subscriptions.
while free lance" solicitors pa
trolled and canvassed tho various
districts.
Most Teams Report.
Reports were received from 10
Of the 20 teams of workers sent by
the Rotary club, and nearly all OF
the 10 teams of women workers.
Solicitations were not made In
factories and business houses, nor
on the Rock Island arsenal.
Some Of the leading campaignefs
were H. s. Cable, chairman Of the
organization; +. A. Murphy. secre-
tary of the Red Cross; Mrs. H. H.
Cleaveland, J. B. Bassett, N. 8.
Strieter and A. B. Duvon, members
Of the campaign executive commit
tee: George Schwenker. DR.. H. @.
Trent and DR.. v. A. Berkllnd. In
charge Of the Rotary teams; Mrs.
H. s. Cable, Mrs. W. J. Sweeney
and Mrs. George Davis, supervising
booths in the business district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
decreased early today,

decreased early today.
The state election board expects
ed late today to canvass the vote
which st last returns from 251 out
OF 265 precincts in the district gave
Weaver 10,779 and Harreld 1909.
Congrcssman-elect Harreld has
announced that he will leave Okla
homa City early this week for
Washington. to be seated as sue
cessor to the late Joe B. Thomp-
son. Democrat,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
WON ELECTION AS
AN ANTI-IEAGUER

Oklahoma City, Okla. Nov. TO-
The lead Of 1900 votes returned
for ]. W. Hafreld. Republican nom
inee and anti-League Of Nations
candidate for congress from the
Fifth Oklahoma district. agains!
Claude Weaver. Democrat, in Sat
urday's special election, was not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
TIME OF DRIVE
FOR MEMORIAL
FUND EXTENDED

The time for the Roosevelt Mem
orial campaign has been extended
indefinitely, in order to permit ev-
cry American to become a charter
member Of the Roosevelt Memorial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10

Wool Challie Blouses
$3.50 and $S.95
Wool challie, blouses in strictly tail
ored effects some have pin tucks on
front, collar and cuffs, while others
are plain, cream grounds, with pin
stripes of lavender, blue and black.
Taffeta Blouses, Dark Colors
and Plaids
$5.98 and $8.95
In tailored styles, two-in-one and
high collars. Very attractive assert
ment of blouses in plain colc"" 'nd
plaids.
Wolfe and Organdy Blouses
$3.50, $3.50, $5.95 to $3.50
IN tailored and fancy styles, lace,
embroidery and tuck trim. Choose
from large range Of styles, sizes 36
to So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-10
Mrs. Kathryn Johnson.

Mrs. Kathryn Johnson, wife of
Swan E. Johnson, passed away at
the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Joseph Kali, 2719 Seventh avenue,
yesterday noon after an illness O.
several years. duration.
kathryn Bagley was born in Ohio
Aug. %, 1869. She came to Rock
Island at an early age, was mar
ried here, and lived here until q
years ago, when she removed with
her husband to Minnesota. They
returned to Rock Island in Octo-
Der. a year ago.
She is survived by the widower,
s. E. johnson, and one daughter,
Florence, at home. Two sons,
Clyde and Kenneth, preceded her
in death. A sister, Mrs. y. F. Char
tier Of Washington. and a brother
William Of Chicago also survive.
I The funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon al
2719 Seventh avenue, with Rev. w
L. Essex ofilcietirg. Interment viii
be made In the family lot at Chip
piannock cemetery.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-20
corner of Lyons and Pleasant streets

corner of Lyons and Pleasant streets
was approved
Street committee instructed to i'll
spect certain walks OF which COM
plant has been made and if defective
order renewed Council also favored
having concrete repair crew repair
all defective and dangerous walks at
owners expense as soon as the wealth.
err was favorable. Many walks over
town have been raised by roots Of
trees until likely to cause falls.
A warrant for SIS was voted to
Engineer Brown for his services to
the city and the thanks OF the coun-
Gil extended him for his invaluable
assistance in securing first class
job. l.. !.
Street committee ordered to tile at
points in Thompsons Addition. Also
to put load of cinders in hole on
Mechanic street.
Bills were allowed including nearly
| fout hundred dollars for coal to run
the up town plant during the time
the big oil engine has been out Of
commission and ndergoing repair.
The dragging of the city streets
(which for the past two years has
been done with contributions from
the merchants having been put back
upon the City it was decided that the
funds to keep up the streets can only
be raised by city license tax upon
automobiles. The city attorney was
instructed to. prepare and submit for
discussion and vote at the next coun-
Gil meeting all ordinance fevying d
city tax of, half the amount levied by
the state, the money to be set aside
for street purposes only.
City attorney was also instructed
to prepare for the next meeting an
ordinance regulating pool halls No
minors are to be permitted to play OF
remain in and about pool halls with
out the written concent of their pa
rents. This written consent must be
posted in the pool hall in conspici'-
Gus place aud any proprietor failing
to post permits of minors playing OF
frequenting pool hall is liable to fine
and revoking of license.
1 n
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-20
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
February 20, 1889.

-Four inches of snow fell Monday.
l.. p. Buck aged IS, the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Buck. died Feb
ruary /, in Dewitt county, Ill.
The Rich Hill Review is still harp
ing on that dummy line to the mines.
Mrs. O. w. Johnson, of Summit
township was shot just above the
knee Saturday, when she accidentally
knocked over loaded shot gun.
Thos. J. Wheeler announces as a
candidate for County School Com
missioner.
The depot burned at Warrensburg
Saturday night.
r. J. Bradley was a candidate for
County School Commissioner.
A grand wolf hunt was scheduled
for February 81. Team captains
were: Col. ]. L. Pace, Capt. Henry
Wyse, Capt. Paul Walter, Capt. Fl.
{. Donnohue.
Mrs. Anna Dining was found guilty
in circuit court of stealing herd OF
cattle near Rockville and sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary. She
informed the sheriff that she had
been tried in court thirty times and
had been acquitted twenty-nine times.
George Maloney, who was convict
cd of the abduction of Miss Amy De
Almond was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary.
The Walton Opera House was des-
troyed by fire Saturday night. Febru-
airy 18TH. This magnificent temple
to Thespis was erected by our enter
prising and public spirited fellow
townsman VIM. E. Walton in 1882 al
the enormous expense of $35,ooo:oo
No expense was spared by Mr.. Wal
ton in designing and building this
immense and magnificent structure
truly, - it has been so often called
"The Pride of Butler. @e@it rivaled
in splendor the more pretentious
opera rooms Of the large Cities
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-20
]. !. Harper, Geo. vsaCsnp, C. Ward
JOHN Audoneer nx.rn,,~.
81 ERIK ~
JOHN HOWARD, Auctioneer
Is. G.. ADAMS, Clerk

Mrs. Chas. Rogers and Mrs. T. ".
Foster.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-20
|orses
Cattle.

DID, fresh all
>trgo lrdh twoy
redsu
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-20

Council met in regular session
Tuesday night with all present except
Councilman Council.
A petition for . street light ct the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-02-20
For Sale.

: mares. farm wagons, number
of white cedar posts for SALE. See
this at once As l am going to leave.
ro it w. w. Carpentd.
Peoples Feed Yard. Butler, No.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-07
FINANCE MINISTER
 EXPLAINS CHANCES
Absence Of Sufficient Number of
 Men Affects Coinage Plan

Berlin, Nov, 7.-tinancc Minister ErzberSer has been 50 a$Sailcd since. under fire, he withdrew his plan of calling i'll all paper paper money. stamping if, and issuing it again, that the Berlin Political News Agency comes to his rescue with it's cXpIana- lion Of why the scheme was aban- doncd.
 Fh" plan, says the news agency, in- NolNcd the surrender of about 4O,- boo, OoO marks worth of notes of all denominations, and of course was aimed at turing out of their hiding places the sums that had been saved up and put into the #tockins"
 The task Of enforcing and con ducting tho surrender and the DhySi- cal work of stamping each of several millions or billions of bills meant a great deal of work for which men were not obtainablo
 Moro important perhaps was the further fact that for a quick rcdis- trtbution of the money a large army Of guards would be necessary to es- cArt the new cash to every hamlet and small town in Germany. It would be impossible to send the money ln any other fay, and even under guard there was danger
 The agency cites the temptation
New Britain herald., 1919-11-07
PROBE DIN ANFrII PLOTS.
Gen. Lewis Investigates Attempts to
 Blow Up Street Cars.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 1.~~ Major Gen. E. M. Lewis, commHndiu% federal troops here, is Investigating three Hj~ tcmptS to dynamite street rArH manned by non-union crows and the hTIuE into d car during tho last .4 hours. TWO of the attempts tO blow uP 'HT" l'll'h because dynamite placed on lllH lfACk" was not primcd with prrr''S%l"h caps, The third attempt was more S'lr'"%SI LII a. dynamit, explosion %hHlt'rIn% Hl'"% il, :, n,,Dijn., eat. and dcmollHhmE the tracks. No one was injured.
 Yesterday marked the I'rS' "'l'thPI or inc street railway company to re- s1IInc night schedules SlnrH the SlflNH of it's conductors and motofhloh "'N rral weeks ago.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-07
IErNY'NaHUR&s PRINCESS
 WEEDS FRINGE TtTIIIN

Luxembourg, Nov. 6.-The marriage of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon Parma was celebrated at the cathedral today in the presence of members of the cham hcr and the state council. A largo crowd gathered outside the cathedral and the palace, but there was little en- thusiasm, the majority of the people watching the wedding procession in silence.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-07

which great masses of money being transported freely about Germany, even under guard. would be to the >;purtHri%t& and the communists, not ,n speak of tn" average German with hl$ greatly decreased morale since ti.r war and the revolution.
 The Ht@mping of money and Securi- ties therefore can be considered aS dOnc away with. Sa9S the agency.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
LOOKING BACK 50 YEARS

From The Farmer Wednesday, December g. 1869)
 The Soree of the Brcklayer Unon last night at Lyceum hall well attended and passed off to the entire satisfaction of all concerned.
 The Horse Railroad Company have, for the time beng discarded the of their running large instead The eghng to be very fine, but has yet induced to try There used to be injunction times heard, which tEsy Wait for the wagon boys but that don't precisely describe pOsiion while the lasts.
 The citizens of Fairfield determined suitable town hall in which to transact the keep the town records have voted to rebuild the present for town purposes and to build in connection herewith reproo vault The plans for the building drawn by Messrs Lambert and BunnelI, of this city.
 The block of buildings State street. nearly opposite Myrtle is being built by Messrs. Benham and S. Wordn and will have freestone front all modern improvements
 We learn that bold robbery committed in Fairfield few days since in the meeting house. The thieves the carpet the floor and carried away as every useful article that could be easily transported
 
 died recently in KeokuI, prepared for burial and everything ready for he funeral the former creditors of the dead stopped the proceedings refused to let the funeral till their bill paid in full.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-03
PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE

~ HE PRESIDENTS message is precisely in his usual B literary styIe in the style of his written language rather thought had been given by die aon But it his thought and his economics and his con- cept o the political situation of the world
 message the fire of other state papers source it abundant with calm and thought and filled with advice which Congress and the cou try will do well to heed.
 Engand stronghold of the highest protective tariff interested the Presidents accurate statement of the economic changes that have into being for the reason that the United States is a creditor country.
 Before the America debtor country, like Egypt India like those countries, sent of American commodities abroad to meet principal and interest of the debt.
 Americans have bought the securities which Foreigners billions of dollars have been loaned Europe great commodity values leaving the try 0 charge accoutns.
 Says the Presdent:-
 o rade
 meeting
 meeting
 of
 of gold or o
 Europe gold and large shipments of gold could be received in this country without concern.
 The time has nearly passed for government loans to Europe.
 Anythng therefore, would tend prevent for esn settling exports by shipments of goods into this country could only have the effect of prevent ing paying exports therefore prevent ing the exports from being made. If want to sell m be prepared to buy
 It needs expert economics to understand this simple reasoning perceive the unaerabe consequences flow ing circumstance that the United States has become a creditor country.
 A debtor country is owes countries, pay its bills by exporting the goods its people have made
 creditor country is one to which other peoples debt which they must pay by sending the goods they have If the debt very mall the payment might be made gold. great debts be paid only commodities.
 There to be sure the expedient of purchasing foreign This the amount in which the creditor quantity which the creditor nation must receive from those who the debt