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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
ANNUAL OUTING
 OF MAYFloWER CLUB


 The seventeenth annual outing of the Mayflower club was held at the home of Mrs. Nelson D. Robinson of Norwich Town on Wednesday, May 22nd, 1919. Twenty six members sat down to tables daintily decorated in pink, the Mayfower color, and partook of delicious luncheon, which was marred only by the absence of their president, Mrs. Christopher Morgan, and her declination to>accept a re- nomination as president. The business meeting followed the luncheon at which time, Mrs c. B. Jennings of New London was elected president Mrs. Nelson D. Robinson of Norwich Town, treasurer Miss Phebe Brewster of Norwich secretary. New members elected were Mrs. Hezekiah Perkins of Norwich, Mrs. Ernest Rogers and Miss Fanny Gorton of New London, bringing up the membership to it's full quota of forty-nine members.
 This is the fifteenth consecutive year that the cl/) has met with Mrs Robinson at this season and every memit,r looked forward with great pleasure to meet with her most gra- cious hostess.
 The following ladies attended: Mrs H. L. Crandall, Mrs. L. K. Shipman Mrs. e. D. Parkhurst, Miss E. c. G Stark, Mrs. Frank Green, Mrs. Mrs. c B. Jennings, Miss H. A. E. Prince Miss Fanny Gorton, Mrs. c. B. Graves and Mrs. J. F. Waite of New London; Mrs. Benjamin j\ Holmes of Mystic Miss Amelia Mathewson of Gales Ferry, Mrs. B. P. Bishop, Mrs. W. H Fitch, Miss Lucy Geer, Mrs. Benjjamir F. Lewis of Norwich; Mrs. Nelson D Robinson and Mrs. Spofford of Nor. l wich Town; Mrs. G. A. Haskell iron Jewett City; Mrs. A. M. Main Mrs Sanford Meech and Miss Meech O Groton and Mrs. Clarence B. Bolmel ] of New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

Norway has nearly so0.00o persons engaged in agriculture.
 St. Nazaire Nantes, is capable not only of becoming the chief port on the Atlantic coast of France, but also of
 competing with Belgian Dutch and German ports for commerce of central
 Europe.
 Only under the stress of war did we
 undertake to make good from domes- tic supplies our shortage of potash or to follow the example of others in producing nitrates from the air to make us independents Of foreign sources.
 Venzuela, northernmost of the South American republics. consists of 20 states two terrftoies and one fed ! cal distict. The area is 393,976 square miles, and the population estimated for December S1, 191l, was 2,S4S,121. Jamaica has suffered from three hurricanes in three successive years, as a result of which it's banana fields were completely destroyed and great l damage done to cocoanut and other plantations. The loss from the 1917 1 hurricane was greatr than was at ] first apparent, and a large number of trees damaged by the storm, have sub | Sequentiy fallen VlcfnnS 10 parasitic
 diseases or dccayed from bud rot. l Years ago on the big road near Mon
 roe, Mich, somebody built fence
 by forcing split boards between sap
 lins. Then the trees grew. They kept growing until now they are of inn mense size, and deeply imbedded in them are the ends of those old rails.
 It is impossible to tell how far they extend into the tree trunks. They
 are weathered, yet they ring as true
 under the hammer as if just hewn. 1 Although Cuba is rot a large pro- ducer of alcohol at present, there is an opportunity to make this one of the leading industries of the island
 because Of the large production of sugar. From the manufacture of a
 ton of sugar 40 gallons of molasses, or miel, result from the latter 16 gall Ions of alcohol of the first quality can be produced. The estimated produc- ton of sugar in Cuba for this season is about 100000 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

ing the captain. The captain said to him: "1s that you, Royal?" Mir Holmes responded: Don't talk. don't talk
 Holmes went at once back into the dining room. where he lit a cigarette
 and also gave one to Officer Carroll
 when the policeman said "TIl take one 'of those."
 The man whom he saw running
 across the street. said MT. Roland, was wearing a dark coat and light cap and was about the same height as
 Holmes. When Holmes came to the Lennon house after the assault he had on a dark overcoat and light cap. He seemed pa1lid. Later Sergeant Mat thews asked Mir. Roland if he saw any thing about the coat that MT. Holmes was wearing and told the witness he'd
 better put on his glasses and take a 1 look. But in the excitement the wit
 ness had thrown away his glasses and i couldn't find them. The witness heard | Officer Carroll ask Holmes What do you know about this man. and the response T do all his business" l In response to questions from the
 states attorney. MT. Roland said that when the captain was ready to go to
 the hospital someone asked if the safe ] was locked. Captain Lennon said i"Yes." Officer Carroll put his hand on 1 the handle mad turned it and opened ] the door of the safe. Nothing was dis {, covered about the Lennon apartments l where anyone had broken in. Officer l Carroll looked around to see. There were bloodrnarks on the tableeloth that were seen before the electric light was l turned on. The witness saw these :! bloodmarks before Holmes came.
 Attorney Brown took up the cross examination of MT. Roland. The wit
 ness said he was not surprised to see i Holmes standing at the Lennon back door the night before the assault. On f the night of the assault he heard the town clock strike 9 just about the time | he heard Captain Lennon come to the back door. It was a little after | o'clock. He heard no other voice but the captains shouting. He didn't gc {, in to the captains because he didn't think it safe. He didn't recognize the ,t man running across the street as Roya II Holmes, ,4eouldn't see his face.
 Court adjourned at 40 till the next
 day at 10 in the morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
DEF

SiEG. SPENARD-In this city, May e1. 1919, suddenly Matthew Soenard of 30 Hamilton avenue. aged 43 years Sefvice,; at Gagers funeral parlors. Saturday afternoon. May 24, at 4 o'clock. Burial in Maplewood ceme- tery.
 aNDERs0N-In Norwich. May %. 1a19. Axel ". Anderson. aged @ years, 10 months, , days.
 Funeral services will be held at the home of his brother. oscar Scha nder. IF Fourth street. Sunday afternoon May 25, at 8 o'clock. Burial in Ham, ilton avenue cemetery. GALE-Entered into rest, at Pinehurst, Norwich. Conn.,. Col. Charles William Gale, aged = years. Funeral services will be held in the Central Baptist church Saturday. May 24, at , o'clock. into rest. in Mont vile. May 21, 1919 Rev. Charles Leonard French, aged 54 years. Prayer at his late home at Montvil1e Saturday afternoon. May 24, at 1.30. Services at the First Congrega tional church. Griswold at 5 o'clock. Burial in Pachaug cemetery. lTRUMRULIr-In this city May s21 1919 Jonathan Trumbull. aged D years. Funeral services at his late residence g Perkins avenue, Friday afternoon May g, at o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
MARRi ED

sMLTH--ToOkE ER-In New London. May ?, 1919. by Rev. J Romeyn Danforth. Harold F. Smith. [. S A. of New London. and Grace Tooker of Lyme.
 si00RE-PERk iSs-In Ciroton. May 21, 1919. by Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth. Robert L. Moore, [. s. A. of Rush vile. H.. and Susan N. Perkins of Groton.
 CERRY-LEoNARD New London. Danfortf Willard E. Gerry and Izetta D. Leonard, both of Providence R. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
BORN

sEATON-In Moosup. May 20, 1919. a daughter Isabel, to MT. and Mrs Thomas J. s.Seaton. REMINGTON In Oneco, May 14, 1913, son to MT. and Mrs. Lee Reming- ton. ARCHIE-In Westerly. R. l.. May 21 1919, a daughter to MT. and Mrs. Addison s. Archie
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
Citv Hall Clock Dark,

The clock on the city hall was in darkness the greater part of Thursday evening owing to the light that illuni- nate the faces burning out.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
D. .J.Shahall, MD.

Alice Building. 321 Main Street. Special attention to diseases of the STOMACH, BLOOD and LUNGS. Hours: 9-1e .. m; 2-4 and 7-s p. m. Phone: szt office: S21-a house.
 apr1oTuThS
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus lnAss before the public, there is no medium better than through the ad- vertising columns of The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
Is Assistant Pharmacist.

W. Clayton Smith of Willimantic has been engaged as assistant pharma- cist by Frank A. Sisk.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

AN OUTDOOR DREAM s
 BY RALPH wooDwoRrH Just little cottage with the roses climbing round And the morning glories hanging from the caves Daisies and the clover blossoms sprngng from the ground Midst the music of the rustling lilac leaves. The rpping of a brooket, flowing lazily along, Close bordering tiny garden spot 1 With every breath blessing and life an endless song, And sorrow, care and worry all forgot. With mldeyed cattle gazing in the meadow near at hand And the quail a-calling Bob White! to her mate, With Dick, my faithful pointer to come at my command And Chantceer perched on the garden gate. The blue smoke slowly curling from my pipe of peace
 serene,
 Its fragrance Altering through the falling dew; But one thing more is needu to complete the happy scene And that-you've surely guessed, SweetheartLis you!
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

THE DIME SAVINGS BANK
 OE NORWICH. The regular Semi-Annual Dividend has been declared at the rate Of per cent. Ii yeat from the earnings of the past six months, and will be payable on and after May Is, 1913. FRANK L. WOUDARD. Treasurer apr2Sdaw a
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23

WhlrEsroME CIGARS
 Are 348.0o Fer Thousand ]. E. CONANT ii Franklin St.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
Capt. Lennon restifies,

Capt. Lennon Testifies.
 Capt. Lennon followed Mr. Pitcher on the stand. He testified that he hs S lived for 20 years on Boswell ave nue and is now retired but has been in the fishing and fertilizer business.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-01

peace league based on armies and 1 navies.
 Religion, education and other means of suasion may be sufficient for the average man, but the kaiser and the burglar are not average men. They are the kind of aggressors against whom armies and police forces con- duct their necessary warfare.
 Just before the war the London police were slaughtered by criminals who barricaded themselves and used revolvers and rifles. For years the police of the biggest city in the world had gone about their duties unarmed, and the system operated satisfactorily until it occurred to a gang of desper adoes that a 'war of aggression" on the police might be successful.
 Before he burst upon the startled East, George Creel was a police com missioner in Denver, where no man ought to be a pacifst. He decided that club was no necessary part of a policeman's equipment, and so he disarmed them. Soon there was a chaos of criminality The army of de- fense was easily overthrown by the army of aggression. The clubs came back and soon thereafter Creel de- parted for the East
 Pacifism simply opens the doors to Instead of conquering war it lets loose all the great and little ag gressors to make war.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-01
THE ALASKAN RAILROADS

Senator New of Indiana has intro duced a bill appropriating $17,O00,O0O to build a railroad between Seward and Fairbanks, in Alaska With a laudable disposition to ecOnOmiZe, con- gress very naturally makes the cuts in respect to what it knows least about, and where the members think it will affect the fewest people. Hay ing made beginning in Alaskan rail road building on rather extensive scale, it is showing disposition to quit with it's job uncompleted.
 The government should never have appropriated a dollar for building rail roads in Alaska, but having driven out the private citizens who had be- gun the work, and taken over con- struction itself, it should finish the job. And when it has finished it it should quit and give the people a chance to build up the territory. The $17,000,OO0 appropriation should pass.
 If the government had permitted Alaska to develop freely as the rest of the country has developed the pop ulation of the territory would have been three times what it is now and it would have railroads to give the service immediately demanded.
 Under private initiative railroads built only as likely to get reasonable traffic in the immediate future. The roads are built only to accommodate the early traffic, extensions and bet terments being made as demanded. It is said that the government so far as it has gone has built better than pri- vate owners would have built at first, but it has not finished the job. It should finish it and then put up the roads at auction, take it's loss and get off the lid.
 The Alaskan people do not like gov ernment railroad management any better than the rest of us. In fact, they hate government management of most things. They are sick and tired of the whole government regulation, ; which is depopulating the territory and preventing it's development.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-01
ENGLISH EDITORS TO
 ENJOY SOME RESPITE
 FROM ARDUOUS LABORS

LONDON, June 16 Correspondence of Associated Press).-All the regular editors, special writers and reporters of the Times, Daily Mail and Evening News are to have two days each week for rest or recreation under the five day working week" which Viscount Northcliffe is introducing in his news paper properties.
 The writing staffs of the Times and Daily Mail already have been reor- ganized on this basis, and the system is to be extended to the News.
 The same system is to be arranged in the near future for all others on these papers, including all members of the business staffs, the printing and mechanical forces. This is not possi- ble at present on account of the scar city of skilled labor.
 Lord Northcliffe's view is that all men, especially those engaged in brain work, attain their highest efficiency | by this division of work and recrea- tion and by complete change at these regular and frequent intervals.
 The chief rival of Lord Northcliffe in adherence to the theory of short hours and better work is the great soap magnate, Lord Leverhulme, for merly William Lever. His ambition is to have working day of six hours for all his thousands of employees, and he has even hinted at four-hour day as possibility of the future.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-01

Although this is free country, it is not bad idea not to be too inde- pendent to do a days work occasion ally.-Ketchikan Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
PRACTICALLY ALL YANKEES
IN FRANCE WILL BE IN THE
STATES BY DECEMBER FIRST

Paris Oct. .13.-Of the 21,0OO offic
ers and enlisted men of the Ameri
can Army in France, all but 5000
will be home or on their way by Nov
1, according to the figures given out
at headquarters. Practically al
American soldiers will be home by
Dec. 1.
There are 5000 American soldiers
on duty in Paris and 10000 at Brest
awaiting transportation. 1t is esti-
mated 1000 are in France outside of
Brest and Paris.
All prisoners of war escort cornpan-
lies will be out of France by the mid
die of this month. The only troops
remaining at the end of the month
will be those connected with the grav-
es registration bureau, the requisition
and claims department, the enbarka-
ton camp personnel at Brest, and a
small detail at great headquarters in
Paris. 1t is likely activities at great
headquarters, except the selling and
claims departments will be discon-
tinued on Dec. 1.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
BONUS BLANKS HERE.

The blanks for the service men,
who have been honorably discharged
from the army, navy or marines,
have arrived in Sank Centre and are
in the hands of Chas. E. Lucas, sec
rotary of Sank Centre Post of the
American Legion. The. returned
soldier is urged to see Mr.. Lucas and
get his blanks as soon possible.
There is a long list of questions to
answer and if they are not answered
properly the blanks will be returned
for correction. Any officer empower
ed to take oath, will assist any of
the boys in filling out their blanks
without charge. Mr.. Lucas is COM
mercial teacher at the Sank Centre
schools and can be foand at the
High School building every day of the
school week from nine to five o'clock.
The activity of the American Legion
is directly responsible for the enact
ment of the bonus law by the recent
Minnesota legislature by which every
man in the service will receive a
bonus of SIS per month for every
month in service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
BUM STEERING GEAR CAUSES
EXCITING ACCIDENT TO B. HI.
OTTE AUTOMOBILE SUNDAY

& Sunday as Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Otte
residing east of the city were return.
ing home from church they met with
an experience that came mighty close
to ending their existence
Mr.. Otte was driving the Page
family car east on Third street
When they had reached point some
where between the small bridges on
the east side of the river, the steer
ing apparatus seuddenly went out OF
commission. He made grab for the
emergency brake but before it could
be reached the car had plunged down
an eight foot embankment on the left
Fise of the road, fortunately keeping
right side up.
Mis-. Otte escaped with very slight
but Mr.. lOtte was cut in no
less than II places with barbed wire.
One of the wires cut through heavy
mackinaw collar and the collar of his
shirt and made an ugly cash in his
neck in the vicinity of the jugular
vein. The cuts are recovering nicely
and no serious results are anticipated.
The damage to the car consisted
of demolished wind SHE'D and other
minor injuries.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
ATTEND TO BARBERRY NOW

Barberry eradication campaign
leaders in Minnesota give warning
that many roots of common barberry,
inadvertently left in the ground by
the diggers, have sent up sprouts
that, unless dug out at once, will be
ready to spread black stem rust to
grain and grasses another year.
Letters from University Farm adj
dressed to owners on which barberry
was condemned the present year say:
eff you have common barberry
sprouts growing where bushes were
removed early this year, dig them out
today. Do not wait until tomorrow or
next spring. Get rid of the COM
mon barberry completely at once"
Eradictian scouts having their head
quarters at University Farm travel
ed 16,601 miles by automobiles in
Minnesota this year and located 1880
paintings of harmful barberry. Bar
berry bushes located and condemned
numbered 52,772. Of these SO, 679
bushes were found on 339 farms.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
EDWARD WILBUR D0UGLES
SUCCUMBS TO TUBERCULOSIS
AT THE WALKER SANITARIUM

Edward Wilbur Douglas, son OF
Mrs. James Douglas, who was sent
to the State Sanitarium at Walker
some time ago to receive treatment
for tuberculosis, died at the institu-
ton Friday morning, Oct. 10, 1919.
The remains arrived in Sank Centre
Sunday evening. The funeral was
held from the Methodist church Tues
day at,2 p. M, Rev. E. E. Thompson,
the pastor officiating. Interment was
made in Greenwood cemetery.
The young man was % years of
age. He first became afflicted with
the white plague about two years ago.
He attended the Sank Centre schools
and was popular with his associates.
The immediate relatives left to
mourn are: Mrs. James Douglas,
mother; one brother, James R. Doug
las, Whitefish, Mont; three sisters,
Mrs. George Huey and Mrs. William
Morehouse of Duluth, Minn..; Mrs.
Edward Christie of Thief River Falls,
MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
FORMER SAUK CENTRE RESI-
DENIS CELEBRATE SIXlIETH
ANN V 43stSART OF MARRIAGE

! MIR. and Mrs. VIM. C. Woodruff OF
Minneapolis celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary Oct. 3rd, 1919,
at the home of their daughter, 1914
Park Ave, Minneapolis. Owing TO
the poor health of Mr.. Woodruff there
was only small gathering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff were mar
ried Oct. 8, 1859, at Freeport, ILL.,, and
in the year 1880 they moved to Sank
Centre and lived there until four
years ago when they Sold their home,
and since then have spent part Of
their time with their son, H. C. Wood
ruff in Milwaukee and part with their
daughter, Mrs. Borland of Minneapo-
lis.
Besides the two children Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodruff have four grand
children Harry Watson living with
his uncle H. C. Woodruff in Mil
waukee and Robert Watson who lives
with his aunt, Mrs. Borland and Alta
and Alberta Borland. Fourteen COW
ers were laid. Those present were.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Woodruff. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Woodruff of Milwaukee,
Carrie M. Woodruff, Mrs. M. Smith
and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Commings of
Minneapolis, Mrs. Ed Evans of Sank
Centre, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Borland
Robert Watson and Alta and Alberta
Borland.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
Young Man Loses Arm in
Shotgun Accident Sundau

Orlando Paschke, 16 years old, re.
siding with his parents in Kandota
township, nine miles north of Sauk
Centre came near sacrificing his life
While out hunting with companion
N boat Sunday last.
As near as the facts can be ascer-
tanned flock of ducks flew over the
boys heads. Orlando reached for his
gun while looking at the ducks go
ing over. The muzzle must have faced
him, because the gun was discharged
striking him in the left arm between
the shoulder and elbow. The charge
passed clear through the arm, badly
SCATTERING the bone.
Following the accident the injured
lad made his way to a farm house
about one-haf mile distant from the
SLOUGH where he was hunting. He was
hustled into car and brought TO
Sank Centre. He had lost so much
blood that the doctors were fearful
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
WORK TO CONTINUE.

At the meeting of the County Com
misioners las tweek, the sum of $500
necessary to continue the work of the
Home Economics Department of the
Farm Bureau for another year, was
appropriated. The work has had the
loyal support where the agent has
had the opportunity to work in a
community for a few successive
months.
1t has been thought best to confne
the efforts of the agent to these
lines of work: Household Conven-
fences and Clothing Conservation for
the Women; Hot Lunches for the
Schools; and Club work in Sewing,
Canning and Bread Making for the
Children. The work of the year viii
be started at once. Miss Reiss will
be glad to hear from anyone who
wishes certain line of work started
in her community.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-16
MINNESOTA AMERICAN LEGION
WILL GET BACK OF MEMOIR
IAL FOR Mr.. ROOSEVELT

Harrison Fuller of st. Paul, state
chairman of the American Legion OF
Minnesota, has issued the following
endorsement of the Roosevelt Memoir
ial campaign which will begin in this
state on TIE 10th and end on the 9th
of October (the latter date being
Colonel Roosevelt's birthday
con the eve of the campaign for
membership by the Roosevelt Memoir
ial Association, it gives me great
pleasure to extend to the State Com
mittee the best wiskas4of the Mime
sofa branch of the American Lyon.
: II consider it my duty as well as my
privilege to offer you the hearty CO.
operation of the American Legion in
raising Minnesota's share of the
$5,000,000 for the proposed national
memorial to eur late president, whose
splendid Americanism, whose sturdy
support of our highest national ideals
earned for him a lasting place in the
memories and affections Of our peo-
pie.
Entering upon the most momen-
tous period of American history and
compelled to face forces which would
destroy the things for which the
American Legion served their coun-
try, We turn our thoughts to the life
of this man as one of our greatest in
SEPARATIONS.
ut is but fitting that the country
should put into TANGIBLE form its de-
votion to Theodore, Roosevelt and the
things for which he stood"