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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-05-16
Second. Hand Pianos.

London is doing a good business in
secondhand pianos, thus saving the
labor and materials necessary for
further manufacture. At present the
demand for pianos comes chiefly from
munitiOn workers, and people Of mod
crate means are helping to supply 4.
by selling their own instruments.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
PERSONALS

Dr. M. E. Mullen of Taftville spent the week end at his home in Willi- mantle.
 Capt. Charles T. Potter has been at his shore bungalow in Noank for brief stay.
 Charles Driscoll of Franklin street nas accepted a position with the Mar lin-Rockwell company.
 MT. and Mrs. James Edward Ryder are soon to move from Pendleton Hill to the J. E.l Thompson farm near North Stonington.
 Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss has return ed from Westerly, where Monday evening he addressed the Mems class of the First Baptist church.
 Samuel J. Hussey of Fountain street left Norwich Monday morning for New York, where he has accepted posi- ton as 6 mail clerk in the New York Terminal.
 A New Haven exchange mentions that Mir. and Mrs. Charles c. ElweIl, Jr, and party have returned from Boston, where they have been spend ing a few days at the Copley- Plaza. They made the trip by motor. Mir. and Mrs. Daniel McDonald of Norwich Town spent the week end with their son. Jack Mcdonald who has returned from France. and is now in a hospital in New York He is in good health and expects to be home SOO0
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
TWENTY SECOND BIRTHDAY
 OF HOME CHAPTER. k. [

Home chapter of the Kings Daugh- ters met at the Johnson home Monday afternoon with an attendance of near ly one hundred members. This meet ing marked the 22d anniversary of the chapter. At the December meeting it was voted that each member earn one dollar to give to the chapter on this anniversary with Mrs. Robert Coch- ranc as treasurer of the fund As a result, S75 was collected to go toward the general fund.
 It was most interesting to hear how some of the members earned their dollar. especially that of one of the members from out of town, Mrs. NJ. W. Hail of Danielson, who read an orig inal poem narrating her experiences. Mrs. Hall usually visits the chapter once a year.
 Mrs. William Coyey was voted in as q member. A vote of thanks was given the three boys who played for the cir noon. when the patients enjoyed a pro- cle at Baclus hospital Sunday after gram of popular music. Mrs. c. Eu- gene Saunders, president. accompanied the boys and was in charge of the af- fair.
 The handsome silk quilt which was pieced by Mrs. Ballard, one of the members of the Johnson home, brought $25 Mrs Howard l.. Stanton was awarded the quilt.
 Mrs. Charles Burke, chairman of the entertainment committee, assisted by sixteen of the members, served sand wiches, cake and coffee. This is the first time refreshments have beer served since the nation was asked tC | tiooVeriZe.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
AUTO NEARLY LANDS IN THE RIVER

Death stared five people in the face Tuesday morning. just before o'clock, and they escaped by a scant margin of not over six inches. The five per sens, all unknown, were in large touring car which came from the Lau- red Hill section of the city and in So- ing down the hill on Laurel Hill ave nue on to the Laurel Hill bridge the car crashed into the guard railing oa the northeast corner of the bridge and broke it down so that it hung out over the river. The car. although it was not seen just at the minute of the crash, must habe been brought to a stop within six inches of the edge of tl1e abutment wall.
 Had the automobile gone over it would have been q sheer drop of 20 to 40 feet into the swift current of the Shetucket river which, owing to the recent rains. is rather high now. In view of the condition of the river and the height of the fall it is doubtful whether any of the five occupants would ever have lived to tell the story, What caused the accident is not known. Whether the driver was un- familiar with the sharp turn at the foot of the hill or whether the street lights which on Tuesday morning were
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
SUPERINTENDENT GRAHAM
 REENGAGED FOR SCHOOL z

School Superintendent r. !. Graham was reengaged for another year by
 the March meeting of the town school
 beard Tuesday evening at it's meeting
 in the superintendent room in the
 city hall and !; vas voted to tender
 positions 10" a!tother year to all the
 principals and teachers. This includes
 the auxiliary teachers for domestic
 science, vocational training, drawing,
 etc.
 Miss Caroline A. Stevens. principal
 Of the Broad street school for many
 years. presented her resignation winch
 vas accepted. She has been in poor
 health for some time.
 President E p. Bishop presided at the meeting and those present were Robert NcNeelr, Charles O. Murphy, William P. McGarry, Charles A. Sax ton and Secretary Thomas J. Kelly. with Superintendent Graham. ihe
 superintendent gave a complete report
 Of his attendance at the superintend- cuts conference in Chicago last T onth under the auspices O. the na- tional education association. Mir. NcNeely was appointed to rep resent the board at a legislative hear ing today "Wednesday at Hartford upon the bill for appropriation by the state for vocational training in schools. The local board is favoring the pro- visions of the bill.
 It was voted to allow the girls of the War camp community club 10 use the domestic science rooms at the Broad way school building.
 1 As there seems to be q call for a night school at the Falls, this subject was discussed and there was also some 1 general consideration of the project already announced for the establish Ient of junior high school as a de- ] yelopment of the educational system of the town to q modern standard. 1 Reports and the general discussion at a meeting made it one of the long l est held in some time and it did moi adjourn till 11.15.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12

out of commission failed to show h1m the turn until too late to make it or whether he lost control of the car is ::
 mystery. Whatever the cause the oc- cupants had a lucky escape.
 All that could be learned of the car was that. it was seen to leave the scene of the accident Immediately and that 1t was driven by 2 man in uni form. The occupants O. the machine were said to be three men and two women and that the car went through tranl1lini square and up Main street. One officer on tie beat said that the car had suffered only broken head light and this fact did not attract his attention as being out of the ordinary until he had been told of the accident.
 The turn at this place is an eXcep- tionally bad one. a number of citizens pointed out Tresdar. and in view of this fact should be protected by more than a light iron fence which woul,l easily give way under pressure A heavv cement wall. instead of the fence, extending from the bridge end out Talman street for a distance O. fifty feet. or 8 much heavier iron fence than the one there now would elimi- nateg or greatly lessen the possibility Of the repetition of such an accident which might result in the loss of life
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
SHELL BURSTS OVER
 CORPORAL WOODS HEAD

Corporal Fred D. (Jakey Wood. a former telephone employe here and a member of the fire department had d German shell burst right over his head and fragments hit the crossarTns of the Eole he was on. he writes in letter just received by Policeman Thomas Murphy. Corporal Wood took to the ground in T hurry and sought his tn derby" and gas mask, which he never went without thereafter while at his work as a memNer of Co. C. 30ist field signal battalion, A. E, F., in F'raoce.
 He mentions that Jack Titzpasl ck. Tom Pfeiffer, Richard Lane, and Ar Tlold Ware, Norwich boys, are all in his outfit anI that Fitzpatrick is sup ply sergeant and a fine one, too. Corporal Wood says he has sent home Gcr.rlan helmet to Chief Stan ton of the ire department and also one to Fireman Herrick. German helmets are plentiful where he $ just now and he offers to remember other friends with these war trophies. He is now at Villlkpt near the Border of LOT raiDe.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
UNiVERsALIsTS TO RAISE
 RECONSTRUCTION FUND

At the Church of the Good Shepherd Norwich, following the national pro gram, next Sunday will be Personal Conservation Sunday. Last Sunday was Denominations and Conservation day. These special services arc in connection with the plan of the na tional organization to raise $1000 000 for missionary extension.
 Not only will the proposed drive aim to secure this fund, but incidentally to secure for the denomination more ministers, more missionaries and more church members.
 All these matters were discussed at a state convention of Universalists held Saturday at the Church of the Messiah, New Haven. when the Nor wich delegates attending were Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, Edwin A. Tracy, Louis M. Crandall and Sumner W Arm strong. With one exception, every parish in the state was represented by ministry and lay members of both sexes.
 President Lincoln of the state board opened the meeting, following dinner served by the women of the New Haven parish. Rev. Theodore Fischer was chosen chairman of the session and the purpose explained to raise fol general missionary extension at home and abroad S1,00O,000 to meet the de- mands Of the period of reconstruction The drive will start shortly after Easter and will continue for two months. But it is believed that event ually the denomination will raise ( fund of S5,O00,000.
 Rev, Dr. John Coleman Adams O a Hartford parish and d member ot 1 the national board, told in brief the
 purpose ef the campaign and genera
 discussion followed. The following off cers were choen to the estate boards i Executive committee. Rev. T. Fischer l New Haven publicity. James $ 1 Stevens, Hartford; campaign, Rev. D 1 r. Gray, Stamford; speakers work
 Rev. W. ". Rose, Bridgeport; spiritua
 work, Rev. Dr. John Coleman Adams 0 Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
PREDICT SMITH WILL BE
 NEW POLICE SERGEANT

Who is to be the tfiri sergeant of
 Police in Norwich if the amendment
 to the city charter is passed hy the
 legislature? This is the question that
 l'iis been astl,.d in Norwich within the
 past few daNs wheS it was made
 known that the Judiciary committee
 had reported favorably on tIle propos-
 "i amendment. There las been con- If derable speculation on the subje' ] and many rufaors have been circulated as to whom the position would fall
 ! Ii is known that there are several in the field 6ut the man who has been mentioned with the mos: frequency @nd who is said by .hose that know to have the preference for t!e position of third sergeant of the DO ice is that If Charles \. Smith. Ttc police them selves are n the darl; as to who tac sergeant will be anG ,he police commissioners say that there are many 1 in the field hut decline t. state who thc favored one will be until after the amendment mas been r,aSseh
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
NORWICH IS TO HAVE
 THREE SUMMER TRAINS

Three summer trains. from June to September, all of which are to make stops here, were announced to shippers of Norwich by R. M. Smith. assistant superintendent and E. c. Farnham, travelling freight agent, of the New Haven road, when they met q num- Der of Norwich merchants Tuesday afternoon at the Chamber of Com merce rooms.
 It is now planned to run a Wash ington to Bar Harbor train three days a week and d New York to Bar Har- bor and New York to state of Maine daily. The Washington train will come direct from the Pennsylvania station, while the other two will. leave the Grand Central. The schedule of the trains has not yet been fully arranged but will be announced later. Accord ing to the plans as now stated, tbe trains will begin their summer season some time in the month of June and continue into the month of September
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss Ella NJ Norton was in New York the past week.
 Miss Harriet F. Trumbull is visit ing friends in New Haven.
 Mrs. Rush W. Kimball of New Jer- sey has been registered at the Wau- regan.
 MT. and Mrs. Willis Austin and sons have been in New York for a brief stay.
 Mn and Mrs. Archibald Mitchell. Jr, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Carroll at Chevy Chase, Md.
 Dr. and Mrs. Gerard E. Jensen and son, Oliver of Aurora, N. Y, are guests of Dr Jensen's parents, MT. and Mrs. Martin E. Jensen
 Mrs. Charles 4. Roberts, who has been visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph D. Hayiland, has re- turned to her home in Three Rivers Mass
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
STEAMER CAPE COD IS
 DUE HERE ON MONDAY

Next Monday. March r, is now set down as the time at which it is ex- pected the steamer Cape Cod win reach Norwich and be ready to go on the line for freight and passenger ser vice between here and New York
 The work has progressed well in preparing dockage facilities for the roat here at the harDor end of the Morgan dock as the freight platform out to deep water has been completed and the two dolphins which will serve 10 tic the boat to have both been driven
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
TRYING AUTOMOBILE SUIT
 FOR $1o,Co0 DAMAGES

In the superior coutt in New London
 Tuesday afternoon trial of the case Of Archie Eurick cf Eas, Lyme against
 Anton B. SandelI of New London was
 started. Eurick seeks to recover S10.- eco damages for injuries received in aL automobile accident oa November 2, 1917. The case is being tried be- fore Judge Reed and fury.
 The plaintiff alleges that about 5.30 clock on the afternoon ot the day Of the accident ha was walking in q westerly direction along the Lyme
 turnpike ill the town of East Lyme when an automobile driven by san | dell, or his agent, going in the same ] direction, struck him from the rear | Eurick was thrown violently to the highway and suffered fractures oi 1 bones of both legs and numerous bruises and lacerations about tho l head, body and limbs.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
COMMUNITY LABOR BOARD
 HAS IMPORTANT FUNCTION

The report of the recent training conference held by rhe United States employment service at Washington as narrated in tho last number ot tho
 United States employment service bulletin, just received at the local of flee at No. 2S Shetucket street, shows the importance attributed by the ex- perts at that convention to the func-
 tons of the community labor board which operates in conjunction with the employment office in every dis trict.
 Speaking of the community labor board, which is composed for this district of Allyn L. Brown, chairman; Jeremiah Angell, E. R. Non Hornig, Miss Lida Galley and Mrs. C. C. Gil dersleeve, Professorf John R. Com
 mons of the University of Wisconsin said:
 The danger in public employment service, no matter how high are it's 1 ideals is that it will fail either from utter incompetency or bureaucracy. i There is always danger that a pub 1 lie official will resent the ideas of l any board of laymen, thinking that he i knows the job better than they and , can perform il without their assist ance. This might be true if their i work was simply a task where eff ! ficiency counted, but the task of en- plOyment servlce is largely a task Of ] democracy and it is imperative that ! the community be consulted in ever step taken. The community labor i boards should be made the most vit-
 al factor in the whole operation of the office and the examiners should not 1 take single step without theIu They should be brought into the ot- ice, shown in ful details how the |, flee works and Ue l..,u. ts,eu Ii it's Ioperation as a community agency
 and on them rather than on the ex-
 amincf should rest the solution of diff 1Icult questions involved in actual CO.,
 operation with employers and work
 CTS.
 This community cooperation was al
 So emphasized by Nathan A. smyth
 He said:
 Bring together the different inte- rests Of the community which affec
 labor problems. They give you thu
 capacity of getting together in ono
 summing up the different problem;
 that come up in a community anC they enable this service to have contact with the public; the publi' can bring in it's criticism and help u ; make our service what the publ- needs il to be-something that vii
 serve both the employer and the em 1 ploye, something that can interpre
 ! us to the public and can in turn n ' terpret he public back to us. Some , hing that will get the employers |, , give us their employment and get mel and women coming to us for employ
 ment, so that it will be an 0rganiza ton which is of service.
 , Nothing is more important or help
 ful in our whole work than that con s tact which we get with the communi l ty. I will say that the examiner 0 - state director who thinks that he ca run one of these offices all by him : self is a fool; if he thinks he ca . handle his problem without any as sistance he is either going uo fal : down on the service or not accomp fish it. The community labor boar promises to give help and assistanc 3 and cooperation and public spirite t cooperation, which any man or wo $ man has got to have if they are go
 ing to attempt to carry out this ser 9 vice"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
LEVELLING BAD CORNER
 ON MONTVlLLE ROAD

The town of AIontville, through the efforts of the sele ctmen, is to make a much needed improvement rot only an improvement but a much needed safety measure. The high bank oppo-
 site Tooker's store which las long cut off the view of the main hishw2s from vehicles approaching on the road lead ing east 10 the river is 10 be cut away. This not only gives the vehicles on the river road view but also is equally advanta geoys to those on main highway approaching the intersection from the south. The bank is to be cut away for 16 feet and a tow cement wall swiH be built around the corner. This obstruction has ever been a, source of annoyance 10 motorists, the trolless and pedestrians, as well as a danger.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
FOUR BOUND OVER TO SUPERIOR COURT

Mrs. Thomas Cairns. 3S. or Bath, Me and Francis E. Carpenter. Jr. who were arrested in Moutvlila Monday, and James Bates. 36. aud Mrs. Lnez Fall, 29. of Bangor. Me, also arrested i1' M0ntviRe or the sanln t'ny. were all alraigned Tuesday morn'n@ in ,,iont- vile before Justice of th> T'nace Will iam Smiddy, Cn the charge of adultery The women eEe sisters. Probable cause was fcund and all were bound over to the superior court As they cohId not furnish bond: of $500 each they were all brought 10 the Norwich jail.
 The husband of the Cairns woman who had been looking fun Ter for six years, has telegranhed to iIaine foI money to put ND for her b0nd
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
Workmen's Compensation.

Four vorkmen's compensation agree ments as follows have been approved by Commissioner !. J ,s Donolue:
 Stone X Webster NSw London. en- ployer, and NJ. Devoitski New Lon don, employe, finger jammed at rate of $118S
 Winchester Woolen Co., Norwich employer, and August. Iiilderbrand. Norwich, employo, hand crushed, at rate of $13.44
 Shore Line Electric Railway Co, of Norwich, employer, and Francis Bazi- Net, TaftVille, employe. leg bruised, at rate of $9.30.
 l.. Ernest G: Sons. New London ern- rloyer, and Howard Hall, New Lon don, employe. broken wrist, at rate of Si2.
 Take a day off occasionally, and your year will accumulate more slowly.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
JURY GIVES MRS. CABLE DAMAGES OF $1.00o

Mrs Mar Cable of Waterford was awarded S1.30o damages by a jury in the superior court in New London on Tuesday afternoon in her suit against James McGugan, ct a.. for personal lriuries as the result Of an automo- Lie accident in Waterford in May, 1C27.
 When com't came in in the morning Attorney George C. Morgan, counsel fol the defcndants. mad3 ll:s argument ard he Was followed i.y Attorney Tracy Waller. who made the closing argument. Judge Reed thcI charged tle jury
 The. case V as given tn tha jury at go, and it remained in session until l.20. when t was excused for lunch The jury vert out again Hi 2.15 and fought iT inc plaintiffs verdict at 41
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
FAVORABLE REPORTS AT
 Y,M. C. A, DIRECTORS MEETING
Y. W. C, 7

Favorab' reports were made of As sociational activities at the Y. M. C. A. directors meetins Tuesday evening at the Association building at which President James L. Case presided. One new matter brought up was the possi- bility of doing some work along social lines in industrial plants of the town. This matter was taken under consid- eration. It would involve work along social lines carried on at the plants or in places nearby.
 Before the meeting, a supper was served by members of the Woman's AuXiliarE
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
Handsome German Helmet Shown.

The finest German helmet that has been seen in this city is one on dis pIay in the window of J. (. Macpher- sons store on Main street It is an Ch!dn officers dress helmet of polish d steel, with steel spike, and the dis tinctive projection at the back that comes down and covers the neck.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
Under Bonds For Criminal Court.

In the New London police court Tuesday morning F'ranceno Cerasaro, an Italian, charged with assault with intent 10 kill F1ward Talbot, a fire man, employed on the T. 4. Scott Co < tug Rosie A., probable cause was found and Cerasaro bcund over to the next term of the superior court in bonds Of 5000.
 Dr. George F. Cheney, who attended Talbot testified that one of the arter- ies ill Talbot's neck had beer severed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
Body Sent to Mystic.

The body of Antonio Farra.ti, who died in this city last Sunday. has been sent to Mystic for burial. He was born in Italy g years ago, but had lived in Mystic for several years and had been employed as a carpen- ter in the velvet mill at Mystic He had been sick for four years with tuberculosis.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
Reservoir Running Over,

Norwich reservoirs hai q good sup ply of water before the inch and half rain of Sund-y but they are now at Sc,iptural measure. full, pressed down Gnc running over. There arc in- chcs of water running over the spill way at Stony Brook reservoir and ? inches at T'airview.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
Teddy Cow Plays Winn 70 Golf.
Especial to The RuIl,tinl

Fs-FVCIaI tO nc !eUTT-t!IIJ
 Pinehurst, \. C.. March t1-Mrs Torothy Caa,Dbell Hurd and Teddy Cow. the Norwich professional, won a2ai'-t Mrs. Ronald F. Barlow and !. A. Hamilton. of Garden City, on tho No. course I: Finehurst today, thanks hugely to the credit of Teddy.
 Teddy Gov. is the professional whe has heen engaged for the cunning sea- SGT by the Norwich Cc'f club.