Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-14

The Recruiting Station on Wheels, which started on a six months trip Tuesday in the interest of the navy re- cruiting service, is scheduled to visit Westerly. It is said this enterprise will exceed anything before attempted in re- cruiting. The party has it's own electric generator, moving picture protector, and in the course of few weeks will be fitted with a wireless set so that it may com nunicate with the commanding officer di- rect The house on the auto truck, en- tirely built by the skilled navy artisans of the recruiting service, has all the comforts of home.
 The house is equipped with two hunks and the remainder of the party will sleep in tent. Many interesting reels of navy life will be shown, and included in the exhibits are two Lewis machine guns of l the latest type, three-inch shells and American and German rifles.
 The party is composed of Robert O Reynolds. J. A. Doebereiner, Harry O. Foster, J. w. Rafferty and c. w.. Pease. Organizer MeGrady, who is in charge | of the striking members of the Hod Car riers' and Laborers union in Westerly | and Providence, plans to bring criminal and civil action against Providence po- liceman for hitting Alex Morelli in the
  | one of the pickets at the Standard Oil plant, had been arrested for revelling and paid fine of s10 and costs.
 Daughters of the American Revolution, \ members of Phebe Greene Ward chapter | of Westerly, with regents and state off1- l cers of other chapters, gave an informal l reception to the newly elected state re- l'gent, Mrs. Samuel H. Davis, at the resi- dence of Mrs William Segar in Elm l street Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Segal | was assisted by a committee composed of Mrs. Edword Congdon, Mrs. Allan l Thompson, Mrs. Frank Hill. Miss Arletts 4 Williams. Mrs. Edwin Hall, Mrs. Henry I c. Greene Mrs. Albert D. Burdick- ano Mrs Thomas H. Peabody.
 d Lieut.. Elliott R. Thorpe, who served 1T l the world war in France and as provos ] marshal in Paris, delivered a highly in 1 teresting address at the meeting of tht Westerly Historical society in the Librar! and Memorial building Thursday evening He told of his experiences while in th' military service and made comparison
 of the methods that prevailed in th' Revolutionary and Civil wars with thos' VI that dominated in the world war. Inter
 est was added to the address by relic
 collected on the battlefields of the war
 he referred to. and which were explained !, by the talented speaker.
 The committee of the Central LabO union appointed to consult with employ . 1 CTS and bring about a settlement or tn . laborers' strike held a session but with -l uut result. The employers offer of s | cents an hour stands for the present bu . 1 may be lowered to the same rate To 1 common labor that prevails in New Lon ; don and Norwich. according to statemen l3hOrpTS' f mand is for 75 cents an hour for an eigh , hour day It was stated at the meetin lthat the majority of the laborers are of . fering their services to others, not thel
 former employers, at lower rate Una
 has been offered them. Nothing was ac
 conplished at the meeting that tende
 toward settlement of the strike situation s So the deadlock continues.
 Plan. are in the works for three high f way construction contracts, which Tn ' cludes one mile of asphalt macadam O
 the Farnum pike near GeorslaVlie, an
 ahout two miles of the same materia , f,o,,, Croes, Mills to Kenyon Thi
 stretch will make a through hard-sur ti face highway. Another proposed i'm 1 movement is on the Nooseneck roa ol from Washington. five miles southerl1 8 This road is to be of cement concrete T and will make a radical reconstructio
 of the roadway following in part new location.
 The Grist Beck of the State Colles'
 Kingston, will be conducted by thes
 members of the class of 1922: E. Vim; - 1 Hastings, Boston, editor-in-chief Edwi l. H. Cokes, Providence business mana Il ger Edward Barr of PawtuclSet, circl D lation manager; Angelo Scorpio, Prov B dence, advertising manager; Wade | iufo mt Ma -fE . Smith of Newport, M. Doris Kirfne
 East Greenwich, Irving Churchill
 Kingston, Gladys Few of Phenix, ar
 Raymond E. Farnham, Edward Goo
 frey, Grant Potter and Lloyd Fisher
 Providence, associate editors.
 Local Laconies.
 Mrs. Jane A. Kitchiner is visiting h.
 daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Pierce, Jr.,
 Scituate
 Mackerel fishermen are making b
 catches to the southward of Block Is
 and.
 Pedestals for the silent traffic col
 will soon be in place in Westerly. Freshly-caught fish at ten cents pound, direct from fisherman to CO sumner, was the unusual occurrence quiet Westerly Thursday.
 A local merchant had small job y painting and the prices he received f " labor the material being furnished V h, ried from S10 to $35. The painter W r. did the job for tl,e ten made a fair pro er it, so he says.
 6. There has been a remarkable slur Id in the commercial automobile trat Id through Westerly.
 e. The union laborers have been livi
 without pay for a month, pending a S,