Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-11

cerss were elected as follows: James A. | Rogers, grand high priest; Howard R. Slade, deputy grand high priest; How ard K. De Wolfe. grande king; Arthur c. Newell, grand, scribe; William Fl. | Scott, grand treas4rer; William R, 1 Greene; grand secretary. Grand High Priest Rogers announced these ap- ! pointments:
 Wilbur A. Scott, assistant grand
 secretary. George B. Thomas grand l chaplain; Horace A. Richardson, grand lecturer; Norris c. Abbott, grand cap ! tain of the host; Donald E. Spears,
 grand principal sejourner; Fred w. ! Hilton, grand royal arch captain; Je rome H. Tucker, grand mastor of the 1 third veil; Arthur Whitehead, grand i master. of the second veil; Walter F. i Nichols. grand master of the first veil; 1 Albert L. Morrison, grand senior stew ard; Adelbert E. Place. grand junior steward; Warren l.. Turner, ggand musical director; Lynn W. Felch, | grand sentinel
 Representative Martin of Newport 1 presented a resolution amending the
 soldiers bonus. act by providing for Q i $20 G0d appropriation to pay a Sl0O | bonus to yeowo1nen. On a roll call the | resolution was voted down 19 to 39, ! the republicans voting solidly against. i Speakers on the majority side declared | this wCIld complicate the bonus ma
 chinery and jeopardize the success Of l the $2,00e, eco bond issue.
 Representatives Davis of Westerly 1 and Ballou of Providence both said 1 they were in favor of giving a bonus | to yeoWomen but that the Martin res 1 olution would not serve the purpose. ] They were confident that a better bill would be reported back by the finance l committee and passed.
 Mir. Davis said he was heartily in ! favor of giving yeowomen bonus but i the amendment offered by MT. Martin would only tangle the matter and that, i if passed; no money could be paid un- | dor it. Mir Martin said he thought | 8Fr. Davis was just looking for an ex-
 cuse not to vote for the bill.
 1 A resolution was unanimously adopted at the meeting of the town i council Of South Kingston opposing i the bill pending in the senate judiciary f committee which was presented by | Senator Maurice ". Flynn of Westerly l providing for alternate sessions of the i superior court for Washington county l at Westerly and Kingston. It was l stated that a similar bill had been presented in the sttae legislatures for l several years past but had been de- | feated or pigeoaholed by the commit | tee. It was held lat tn change the i present plan LU alternate sessions i would not only put the jurors, court ] officials and witnesses to an ineonyen- i fence in travel bU. it would mean an ! additional expense to the state. It { was also charged that Westerly people i had boasted that eventually all ses- siOns Of the court would be held in 1 Westerly.
 C. Palmer Chapman was in the Third district court. before Clerk M. | Walter Flynn, on complaint of Frank | C.. Booth. eputy game warden. charged with shooting two deer Feb. ] : on property, not under his care or i control. Mir. Chapman pleaded not guilty and the case was continued to f April Is for trial. Bail was furnished in the sum Of $20o, with Lewis Stanton i as surety.
 Under warrant issued by the fed eral court, Prohibition Agent William J. CahiH visited the rooms of the l Young Mems Italian club in Rose ave ] nue Tuesday night and seized a jug ! containing a gallon of wine. The club l has a membership Of 145. So far as | could be learned no other place in l Westerly was raided.
 John MalIonson, arrested on the
 charge of stealing block tackle and
 falls, the property of the George c.
 1. Moore company, before Judge Oliver l II. Williams in the Third district i court, pleaded not guilty and furnish 1 ed bend of $200 to appear for hear ;'ing next Friday morning.