Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-04
WESTERLY

The polics department has been decid- sdly lenient in the matter of prosecution of violstors of the parking rules in the more congested sections of the town due n part to the fact that there have been but few fragrant violations. But public patience ceased to be virtue Thursday afternoon when Officer Mitchell found an automobile parked on the crosSwork in front of the postoffice and ten feet from the curbing. There were ladies in the car. and there 1t stood, and to the incon- y7enience of pedestrians. for nearly half an hour before the chauffeur returned. h tho meantime Officer Mitchell placed a card in the car notifying the chauffeur 70 be in the Third district court Friday morning and answer to the charge of Yio- issing the traffic law.
 The offending chauffeur is Joseph S'rammour of East Greenwich. Conn, in the employ of the Bailey family. and hero on trip. When arraigned in the rhird district court before Judge Oliver I Williams Strammour pleaded guilty. He told the court that he realized he had violated the law but did not do so inten- tionsly. lie was given to understand by the driver of another car that there were no restrictions as tO parking on that side of The street but he did not know that he lad parked on crosswalk. When he FA-LkGu the car tltEt NaSe another De- tween his car and the curb which @x- piained the distance his car was from the curb. He said he was away from the -Sr longer than intended and confessed be had been negligent in this instance. Iie sad he knew the law in regard 10 stopping On crosswalks but really did not nO.cr the crosswaik when he left the car. The penalty paid by Mir. Strammour was s5 and costs of g. so.
 The naval board of inquiry Rear Ad- U'r1i Herbert O. Dunn president which 1as been "a special session at Westerly Ter several weeks. reviewing the testi- nohy taken in the investigation of the operations or naval vice squad in New port has finished it's work and reached a finding While the report proper is com piete. it will probably not be filed with ths navy department for six weeks, as ttat much time will be required to ar range and index the 1 0n0 typewriter pages Of testimony and 400 exhibits Jr addition to Inc final session to review the testimony 70 reach finding, g previous session where testimony was taken was heid iE Westerly. At that session Frank c. Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of .As navy. now democratic nominee foi rice president was among the witnesses tailed to the inquiry.
 George Benjamin Utter of Westerly member uf the state central committee md other local politicians attended tn, annual outing Of the Republican club O 2hodc Island al Rocky Point Thursday Faere were more than 500 members anC Friends present to enjoy the festivitie! and listen 70 the speeches. Senator Col declared there must te complete harmon ao win ia the coming election
 Former Congressman George Edmun, Fnss of Illinois praised the sterling char teter and integrity of Warren G. Hard inc. the republican candidate for nresi aent. and said hS measured up 10 presi 3en;s Of the type of Mckinley and Roose Tclt- He urged republicans to get ou and work 'to make the victory as sweep frg as possible"
 Governor Reeckman trapped the demo cratic administration for it's extraya Sances which he said imposed unheard 0 t1N burdens upon the public He said lh RNoee Island republicans would over wheinl the democrats
 Col H Anthony Dyer president of th si1o. was the master Of ceremonies, an at the opening Of tho after-linner speecb sS he said the meeting was the opening c campaign that would result in tn