Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-10
WESTERLY


a new court house to be known as
Temple of Justice, and state memorial
park with monument at Rocky Point
Suggestions were also made for state
appropriations for town and city
memorials.
The state committee is not commit
ed 20 any definite plan. tut there IS
4 tendency in favor Of monument at
the state house.
Westerly told the comm tree that he
was instructed by vote CT the WeSter-
" Board of Trade. to favor a Lib
arty highway from Westerly to Woon
socket and that he favored the pro
| position personally as do practical1g
all the people he represents. He SAID
his plan was favored ~ many mem
hers of the legislature. Mr.. Dav'e
| aid there was no need of great Nostf
n the matter. He sugges'e ell that til
committee wait until the return of the
Twenty S xth Division ard make {
| postal card toll of every returned sol
| 1ier and sailor and let them voico
| heir sentiment as TO the memorial
| William j. keenan,, stata deputy o
| he Knights of Columbus, supporter
| he plan of Mr. Davis t. have the sol
| dfers and sailor boys express thei-
| choice and decide what the mernoria
| Sl4OuIQ De.
Another Victory Highway memorial
| followed an entirely different route
| han proposed by Mr.. Davis of West
erly, and now with the france com
n1ittee, has Leen introduced by M
Eaton. of Providence. The Eaton BIZ
calls for a highway from Central Fall
| to Providence, through l. ncoIn
| Woonsocket, North SmithGesd RurriIl
| vile. Glocester. ChepaCiet. Scituate
| Foster, Coventry. West Greenwich
/ Exeter North Kingston, Wexford
| East Greenwich. Warwick and Gran
ston. An appropriation of $40 900 i
asked to carry out prel uirary surveys
and procuring rights of way.
In an act submitted = the Rhoda
Island general assembly, provision is
made for increase in salary of tn
| factory inspector from $500 to IS
600. and the four assistant from $
| 500 to 81 1000. Senator Ouckwith
| Charlestown, presented a resoluti
appropr ating $4,000 for highway CO..
tsruction in the town of Charlestown
Westerly is interested in t!re propo
sition of state board of health to ask
the legislature for revision in the
laws relating to the commitment OF
insane patients so that such patients
the written certificate Of two physi-
| clans, without having to appear be-
fore a district court, as now required
| Four such cases were 1ro1gilt into the
I Third District court at Westerly dur.
ing February.
| DR.. Byron A. Richards, secretary OF
| the state board Of health, refers to the
| present law as survival nf the an
c ent belief tina the in.are were pos
eessed of devil and thai thew should
| he confined and punished The pres
| ant method of dealing with the men+a
Ease is TO provide treatment and moi
administer penalties. He character
lied the system of req,Iir ng patients
! to appear before public court as
| 'harbariC and cruel" He sad it is
only excused on a theory that the
natiert NAV there prescn- lis claims
and have his I ghts at law.
Under the proposed change patients
would be detained first for 4 period Of
ten davs' duration, AMI their men
| tai Condit on determined accurately By
experts instead of by tho necessarily
hasty diagnoses of physicians called
n Just before the court goes into
session.
Less than ten years ago, Rhode Is.
l9nd changed from annual to biennia
| etat\> elections, but annual sessions o.
i he leg stature We're not disturbed
presumably for political reasons, ant
70 give continuous members a double
orab at the state treasury, In the way
Of salary and money making transpor.
lotion. Now Mr.. Talcott, of Provi-
/ 7ence, has the terneritP In present {
resolution amending the state consti
luton so as to prov lie for biennia
~essions of the legislature instead O.
annual sessions. If the resolution
"9sscs in tfrn legislature Il referen.
'um will follow.
The returned soldiers and sailors o.
Phode Is1anl will be given a forma
welcome-ho n Providence. Wed.
nesday, and Westerly will paw all ex-
ncnses of the service boys or the toWr
IN connection with that event A pa.
rade viii be n feature, and beside!
there will he luncheon If the state
0rTnory at noon, mobli. alton for thu
narade entertainment at theatres, In.
GERS Mt hotels and restaurants, cab
aret at the safe armorv at s O'CLOCK
and a ban beginning at o'clock.
Battery E Fiftv- Sixth Coast ArtiI
cry, passed through Westerly at twC
0clcck Sunday afternoon Ell route t.
providence, the home town. The mer
returned from overseas two weeks
7qo and wer3 mustered out At For
Terry, and were transferred Saturday
% Fort Wright arriving in New Lon
ION SUNDAY. The battery is return.
fn@ IS a unit. with tn. ,ceD+ion o
Twelve men rem ini-~ to ~ pplete un
finished clerical work.
Privste Henry J. Flint, of Shamrock
IS reported in Sundays casualty list a.
'-ounded, degree und aterminAd. H,
@ the son IF GEORGE H. Flint anC
III sted in March. 1917. and has beer
wing in Pattern A. One Hundred
L Third Field Artillery.
Hosp:taI ship Mercy passed b,
watch Hill, Sunday bound form New
York for Newport. wit'l 15o wounde,
marines 9board The Mercy made
ton at New London and landed som
# tie wounded for treatment in tn
naval hospital in that city.
Captain William G. Sanders. 7e, WIN
served in she navy during the Civi
var died Saturday at his home II
Wexford. lie was horn at Towe
y Il. After the war he engag ed il
he coasting trade, and then took com
mand of Steamer Herman W. Cas-
Well which piled between Narragan
sett Pier and Newport. continuing i,
command fo- many yea~s. He i
survived by his wife. one daughter,
brother and Il ester.
Local Laconics.
First Sergeant Walter y. May o
New London, is visiting MS uncle, Dl
John L. May, in Westerly
Rev. F. c. A. Jones. pastor of Cal
valy Baptist church, was severely in
iured Thursday night. when he fel
downstairs 1T his home. No service
were held at the church sunday morn
ing.
AS John W. Wilson HIS been miss
ing from his home since list Wednes
day, the police Saturday afternoon