Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-19
WILLIM MANTIC

ster driven by Joseph Loeb crashed into his Ford, received word Monday that Louis B. Price of No 45 Darlington street, Providence, R. l., would come to this city before noon today (Tuesday) to claim his automobile The machine IS now at a local garage, having been attached by Mr Brown in his suit for $1,00e against Louis B. Price, owner of the car, through his agent or driver, Joseph Loeb, as having been negligent in the driving of the car that caused the acei- dent and Browns injuries. The car was attached by Constable Elmer T. Young of this city the case being returnable be- fore the superior court of Windhan county the first Tuesday in December. 4
 Mir Brown received a telephone call from Providence at noon Monday, theI man at the Providence end of the wire stating that he was Price, the owner of the car. The police, however, are in- elined to believe that Price will not show up in this city to claim eis Car. The mys- tery about the ear, which carried Connec- ticut license numbers and Rhode Island registry number, has not been cleared up. The garage people had a telephone call from a Providence man who asked about the da9age to the car. When tiiey asked who was speaking they received an answer that it was none of their busi- ness, the question being How much is the car damaged?' The garage people notified them that the car was badly | wrecked and the party hung up.
 Several bottles were broken in the smash and the smell of whiskey was mo- ticeable in the car even after it was tow l ed to the garage. Pasteboard wrappers i that were around the broken bottles bore the following inscription: Bottled in bond, 1 w H. M. MeBrayer, Cedar Brook Brand. l Early in the year a man who was fa- rniliar with the shipping business stated to Bulletin reporter chat before the end l of the year most of the textile mills of the country would be compelled to shut down l and labor would be forced to look for steady employment elsewhere and at low CT wages This situation has nearly ar- rived and in this city it is very noticeable that textile mills have felt the effect of slackened buying by wholesalers, and so on down to the buying public. Not only are the mills affected by this slaekness but local stores stocked up with fall and winter goods are feeling the pinch that comes when people are unemployed. At present about 5000 employees of local manufacturing plants are either without work or are working only few days per week, the average payroll being cut 50 per cent. or more
 Advertisers for help state that it is sur prsng to see the number of applicants for every place, people reasoning that a job with a moderate wage is better than no job at all
 During the present week some 400 employees of. the American Thread com pany will be out of work owing to the closing down of the mills until Monday of next week when the two-day schedule | will 20 into effect. A breakdown ef the engines at the Holland silk mill last week Is giving more trouble than was expected and the east mill will probably be closed down all this week. the possibility being that the west mill will have to close also owing to the stock shortage from the east mill.
 When the naval band of 2s pieces ar rived in this city from New London Mon. Jay afternoon very few people were gath
 cred on Main street, but after the musica | program had started 8 crowd of over 2at had gathered at Lincoln square. Tn.
 music was of exceptional quality. tn, gobs proving themselves masters of thei l instruments, showing that Uncle Sam
 boys can play as well as they can fight
 The band came to this city in the interes
 Of the recruiting campaign under wa l throughout the state. They left on tn i cog train in the evening, going to Ney
 Haven. where they will continue thei
 street Concerts for the cause.
 Mrs. Ida Nather of New London is stf
 patient at St, Josephs hospital, sui
 fering from injuries about the face re
 ceived in an automobile smash at Ceven = try late Saturday evening. Her conditio
 has not been regarded as serious by th
 hospital authorities. Albert Nather, he
 son, and Mrs. Fargo. her mother. we,
 not held at the hospital. as their injurie
 proved not serious.
 The Women's Democratic league hs |. been busy during the past few days an f7 members are planning rallies whe