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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
Happiness In Service

Notwithstanding the heavy snow storm there was a good attendance of men and boys at the Y. M c. A. meeting Sunday afternoon, when two reels of motion pictures were shown. one "A Lit tie Bit of Heaven" and the other 'Trhe Widows Mite" The meeting opened with the singing of several hymns with Robert Otis at the piano. After scrip ture reading and prayer, General Secre- tary Edwin Hili made, a brief address and said in part: 'Sfhe reel you have just seen was true t6 its title, "A Little Bit of Heaven" and If we but stop to think. there are many such scenes in our own America.
 These scenes make us happy. but aft CT all the secret of real continuous hap
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
PERSONALS

Miss Sadie H. Kilroy of Union street spent the weekend visiting. in Boston Mass
 Mrs. Victoria J. Plante of Main street spent Sunday in Providence with her son, John F., student at private school. Mrs. Agnes SteinkaHap Veaiard and her sister, Mrs. NJ. F. Grady, of Willimantic former residents here. were in Norwich Saturday, and attended the supper given by Mercier Council.
 Harold Ring and his sisters, Misses Catherine and Mary Ring, children of Mir and Mrs. Charles B. Ring, of Springfield who motored to Norwich Friday to visit their grandparents, MT. and Mrs. John Reyston, of Broad street. intending to return Sunday afternoon, are snowbound here s
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
OBITUARY
Mrs. Nerhert ". Lucas

Mfg. AokneFt W. AueeA
 Mrs. Herbert w Lucas died at her home in the Central building on Broad way on Saturday morning about o'clock following an illness of long dura- tion. Mrs. Lucas condition was ap- parentIy improving until Saturday morn ing when she suffered a relapse. She was born in Ment-ille on July 26, |1s77. the daughter of the late Margaret and James Fitzgerald. She made her home In Montville until her marriage with MT. Ia\as on June 22, 1914, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. J. O'Reilly. Since her marriage she has resided in Norwich. Mrs. Lucas is survived by her hus- band, one sister, Mrs. James F. Sullivan of Brooklyn. N. Y.. four brothers, Dan- iel Fitzgerald of Montville, James F1tz- gerald and Cornelius Fitzgerald of New London and David Fitzgsrald of Mont vile. Mrs. Levi HeyeR.
 Mrs. Phoebe A. Heyer, 7s, widow of Levi Heyer and mother of /Dr. H. H Heyer of New London, died Saturday morning at the home of her son, 70 Colt street in that city, where she had lived 1 for several years. She was iH for some | time prior to her death. She was mem ber of the First Baptist church.
 Mrs. Matthew F. GeaFy
 On Sunday afternoon about 4:20 o'clock, Mrs. Mary Nj. McKenna Geary, wife of Matthew F. Geary, died at her 1 home at 43 Roosevelt avenue following | an sillness of about six weeks.
 | Mrs. Geary was born in Norwich, the daughter of John and the late Jane l Mclaughlin McKenna. She attended St. Mary's school, graduating in 1906. In St. Mary's church on Nov. II, 1919, she was united in marriage with Mathew F. Geary. She was a devoted member of St Mary's church and was a popular young woman in Norwich.
 Besides her husband and father she leaves three sisters Miss Margaret Me Kenna of Norwich, Mrs. Charles Morse of this city and Miss Helen McKenaa also of Norwich. Mrs. Francis A. Harris.
 Mrs. Helen B. Harris. widow of Dr. Francis A. Harris. for some time med
 ical examiner for Suffolk county, died Thursday at the Corey Hill hospital, ir Boston. Mrs. Harris was a native ot RoxhuFy, the daughter of the late Philir Leonard, a Boston business man. Sht was married to Dr. Harris in 1881, and her married life was spent in Beacor street and in Winthrop. Dr. Harris diec twelve years ago. and for the past eigh years the widow had lived at Riverbanl Icourt, Cambridge. Her only survivor ii a brother, Charles Leonard, living at Nj aAtic, Conn.
 The funeral was held Saturday at tn,
 chapel at Mt. Auburn cemetery, Cam
 bridge.
 1 Jehn E. Gilman
 Boston. Feb 2e.-John E. Gilman, pas cammander-in-ehief of the G. A. R., diet
 at his home in the Rexbury district to
 day. He was bern in Boston in 1Stt
 Since 1901 he had been commissioner o
 soldiers relief department of this city
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21

Saturday afternoon at 2.so o'clock. There was large attendance of relatives and friends present and delegation from Robert o. Fletcher post. No. 4. A. L. The floral tributes were many and handsome.
 The fuyneral services were conducted by Rev E. A. Legg, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, of which the deceased was member during his residence in Norwich The bearers were Walter Me Climon, James Kirker, John T. Fitzpat- rick, Richard P. Gregson, Harry W. House and Webster D. Copp. members of the Masonic order. Burial took place in Yantic cemetery. where a Masonic com initial service was conducted by John A, Scott as worshipful master and George A, Keppler as chaplain. Rev. E. A. Iese pronounced the benedicticn.
 Church & Allen were the funeral di- rectoFs.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
PAPER WORKERS ARE TO
SIGN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS

Holyoke, Mass, Feb. 20.-Eagle lodge of papermakers as an organization to- night turned down the modified form of contract offered by the Crocker-McElviaR and Chemical Paper Manufacturing conn panies Union men employed by these two companies who have been consider ing what is practically the "open shSp' proposal of the company, will return ts work tomorrow, however. and will sign the individual contracts proposed by the companies. Union leaders tonight pre- dicted that this will mean a fight within the papermakers' union.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
OBEY cUFID's CALL IN
 FACE OF SNOW SFoRM

Certain Willimantic- girls would have had right to assume that their charms weFe much above the ordinary if they could have seen a party of four or five Norwich young men preparing to make an automobile trip to the Thread City Sunday night at the bebest of Cupid. The biggest snow storms of the winter had TO teffors fer the leve-lorn youths
 Up to 3 late hour Sunday night. it was not knawn whether the automobile party made safe haven in 3 warm parior or were stuck in the snow drifts somewhere between this city and Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
In Charge of Italian Work.

Rev. Signor Ghetto who recently grad uated from the Italian department at Colgate university has taken charge of the Italian Baptint work il thi: city and New London left vacant by Rev. J. w. Carlevale. He has an resistant pasror, Mir ottaAiane and woman missionary who carry on the Italian worA with aim in this city.
 Rev. Sener Ghetto is a young man of ability and is well qualified ;o handle the rapidly growing work in tre Italian de- partment of the Central Baptist church.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
Er,ninE schoels, Holll1ax

Because of the blizzard Edward j. Graham, superintendent of scheels, an- nouncea Sunday evening that it was deemed advisable to emit the session of the evening school this (Mondayl even. ing As Tuesday is Wnshingtons Birth day there will be no session If the ev- ening schools that evening.
 The evening eheAs will meet wednes- day. Thursday and Friday evenings this TAeA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
Brings ForeeIssurs Suit.

The estate of Morton r, Plant has be- gun foreclosure proceedings on 2 chattel mortgage for s17,ooo against the Tele- graph Publishing company of New Lon don. The suit is brought by Henry B. Plant, Mae Caldwell, Hayward, Francis Dec. Sullivan and George L. Shearer of New York. executors of the will of Con- modore Plant and is FeturRable before the superior court on the first Tuesday. iH March.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
THE HIP SING TONG TO
 FIGHT DRUG SMUGCTIEG

New York. Feb. 20.-The Hip Sing tong, famous in days of secret passage. ways, opium dens and mysterious crimes that were prevalent in New Yerk'u Chinatown. has joined in fight against drug smuggling.
 Dr. Carleton Simon, special deputy De- lice commissioner in charge of the nar- cotc squad. attended a dinner of the tong tonight Four hundred members assured him they would do all in their power to aid in stopping the smuggling of drags, especially opium.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
uDiamond Dye" Old Garments
 And Draperies

Each package of Diamond Dyes" contains easy directions for dyeinE any garment or drapery. Bewarel Poor dye streaks, spots. fades. and ruins ma terial by giving it a "dyed-look." Buy Diamond Dyes" only. Tell druggist whether your material is wool or silk, or if it is cotton, linen, or a mixture. 16 rich colors.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
"C,AsCcARETs" IF SICK,
 BILIOUS, HE.ADACHY

Tonight sure Let pleasant, harm less Cascaret work while you sleep and have your liver active, head clear, stomach sweet and bowels moving regular by morning. No gyiping or in- convenience. 10c. 25c OF 50 cent boxes. GAildEen Ieye thiss scandx scaIhsxtic tse.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
ELECTION IN PRUSSIA
 WITHOUT DIs0RDE

Berlin, Feh 2o.-incoming reports from all sections of Prussia, where elec- tions are being held today. indicate that the balloting is going on without disorder. Less than TO per cent of the voters cast their ballots. In Greater 3erlin the com nunists were very active. Definite results will not be available before Monday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
Gift to Quaker Hn Pastor.

Rev. Donald Fletcher, who closes his pastorate at the Quaker Hill Baptist church next Sunday has been presented purse of S2S5 by members of the church. There were no who contributed to the gift
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21

New Haven.-word has been reoefved in New Haven from Budapest of the death of George Bodnar, who formerly lived in this and other Connecticut cities. Bodnar drew out s3.00O from the bank and went back to visit the old folks. His cash made something like SO, 900 maris, quite a sum in Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
GATORS OF uRGA ARE.
 oFFICERED BY JAPANEsE

Pe'Iing, Feb. 2o.--The strkngth of the captors of Urga. Mongolia, is estimated at $500 Russians mad 19,0o0 Mongolians officered largely by Japanese.
 Tine Chinese war ministry is preparing an expedition against Urga under the leadership of the governor of Manchuria It is reported that the independence of Mongolia has been proclaimed and 4o,ooo cavalry and infantry organised
 
 Miijletovz.---State Senator Dale D. Butler has returned to this city after wis., iting Abbott C. Butler of St. Petersburg, Fle.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
FUN ERALS.

 The funeral of Frank Remick was held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mon roe Beckwith, Willetts avenue extension, Waterford. Rev. Myron E. Center ofi- ciated. The burial was in Jordan ceme- tery.
 Dominic FapareIla
 Funeral services for Dominic Paparel- la. infant son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Paparella, 47 Lake street, were held from the home of his parents on Satuf= day afternoon. Burial took place in St: Mary's cemetery. Shea and Burke were the funeral directors.
 Fred A. Haglund.
 The funeral of Fred A. Haglund, who died in Ames, Ia, where he was attend ing vocational training school, was held at the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs Frank HSglund, at As2 North Main street
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
FRANCE DENIES RUMoRs

Paris, Feb. 29.--The war ministry tooB occasion today to declare that rumors of war preparations in France are without fevadsueA.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21

Ignorance isn't bliss if you don't @aE- -A. .gaad; thiss FhsR xan ssat j,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
FORMER PRESIDENT REYES
 OF COLOMBIA IS DEAN

Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 2e.-GeReral Rafael Reyes, former president of Colem- bia, died here Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
CRETONNES, AT 4ee

Beautiful designs and eelerings h yard wide cretOnnes - Price New 49c a yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21

General Reyes resigned as president of Colombia in 1909. His administration at the time wa sdeclared to have been char acterized by a frmness of policy that had much to do with rehabilitating the fihan- ces of the republic. One of his most rad. ical departures while president was the separation of church and state,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
CRETONNES, AT 59c

These are handsome dseians and
 rich colorinss, made ts sell at q much higher priee-NeW 59c . yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
CRETONNES, AT 7sc

Cretonnes of rare bsayty-exelusive designs to be found nowhere elss- Now 7ec a yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
CURTAIN SCRM, 15c

36-ineh Curtain Serim, in white, cream, and ecru, with neat open
 work border-Price Now 15c a yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
THE POrteOus & Mitchell COMPANY
CRETONNES. AT 3ec

Yard wide cretonnes. in a wide range of handsome designs and sal- orings-Priee Now S9e . yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-21
CURTAIN SCRM 17c

36-inch CoIored Border SeriEa, in a
 good assortment of patterns and eoIorings-Price Now 17c a yard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS CO.,

files of three New York dai1es. With the aid of recently perfected mechani- ca1 equipment it prepares the papers at a cost of about s35 to $40 a bound volume, which is paid for by the pub fishers in order that their papers may be preserved in the library archives.
 The tissue paper used in the pro cess Is imported from Japan where 1t is made by hand It is applied with rice paste, and adds only one-thou- sandth of an inch to an individual sheet, making a volume about one inch thicker than it would be or d1narily.
 s'The paper problem is acute only in the case of papers printed on ground pulp stock,'' continued MT. Lydenberg.
 Papers of the present period are certain Of complete disintegration within a short time. Paper makers could make better stock if the pres sure for speed was not so great and more time could be taken tG wash the Chlorine and other bleaching elements from the pulp. But makers must keep their cost down and that usually
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
By HARRY L. ROGERS, International News Service Staff Cor
 respondent.

lnCcFnaLlOIltl NeWS SerVICe Stdu OOr-
 respondent.
 Washington. D. C., Aug 19.-rMoth- CT, take in your service flag, for this is a wireless war!"
 In some such manner will the Doughboys derisive jfbe at those who saw service behind the lines have to be amended in the next war If time bears out the predictions of naval and military experts as to the part radio is to play in the conflicts of the future
 Destroyers without soul on board, manoeuvring at fill speed in battle with Aghtning-like swiftness to escape the bomb of a pilotless airplane or the unseen torpedo of crew-less submarine; whole fleets of dread by mechanical hands. belch forth tons of steel at other suuadrons of elec- trical1y-eQufpped war-craft-this is the naval warfare of the future, as 1t possibility, from the not inconsider able height of present-day achieve nent-
 On land the radfo-control1ed air plane or dirigible may operate even more easily than at sea- Carrying its th-dealing load of bombs or poison gas, which the pressing of a button 6. hundred miles away may re- lease, it could soar over enemy cities, compelling surrender of their inhab- itantS by the mere threat of the de- struction it might wreak. Should ar mics ever get within speaking dis tance of each other hugh tanks, laden with tons of high explosive might be | guided by radio into the enemy lines and there exploded by closing a con- tact switch in the central station far l in the rear.
 i A few years ago such prophecies would have been hailed as absurd and ridiculous. Today they are accepted as possibilities, even probabilities of the future and the not.very distant ! future at that.
 i Navy Department experts have been working on problems of radio 1 control for many months and have made notable progress was evil 1 denced by the performance of the ra- i dio-controlled batt1eship Iowa during | lantic coast. Army engineers, too are giving intense study to the sub l ject-
 What Army experts think of the future of radio in warfare is shown in an official statement concerning the progress of experiments now be- ! ing conducted at McCook Field, Day l ton. Ohio.
 i eoThe possibilities of radio control and its application to wartime prob 1 lens are almost without number | says the statement. Radio control can be applied to any mechanical ap- l pa.ratus that moves, whether it be in l the air, on the ground. on the sur l face of the water. or beneath the wa structed and filled with INT and
 driven to any desired point along the
 enemy's lines. where the explosive
 can be fired by means of radio. or il
 can be applied in a similar manner to boat. submarine, torpedo. ol
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
MAKING WAR BY WIRELESS IS
 NOW BEYOND EXPERIMENT STAGE
Huge Tanks, Laden With Explosives and Guided By Wireless, Will Make Land Fighting
 More Terrible.

even an airplane, and the explosive can be fired when and where de- sired.''
 Recent visitors at Mccook Field of @ brightlypainted, three-wheeled vehicle which has been dashing to and fro between the buildings end among the airp1anes on the field, un- der no visible means of control. It is often seen to approach a. group of persons, Its horn footing wildly, and then, when apparently about to strike sharply to right or left and then speed off in the opposite direction.
 The movements Of the car are con- trolled entirely by radio impulses sent out from the station at the lower end aerial or antenna system is visible adds to the mysification of the un- initiated.
 The car is of cigar-shaped con Struction, about eight feet long. and runs on three pneunatic-tired wheels. Its speed ranges from four to ten miles an hour, and the controls are so nfoely adjusted as to make steer matter.
 An examination of the interior of of batteries, switches. wires, vacuum tubes, potentiometers, relays and magnetos, all of which are necessary to a complete control of the appar-
 
 is the seiector. Various combinations | of dots and daShes ere sent out from the control station by means of a spe- ciaaly-constructed transmitter. each com bination calling for the accom- pitshment of a certain operation of the control apparatus.
 It is the function of the "selector to decode these various combinations of dots and daShes and to close the circuits of the desired controls. So delicate1y Is the "selector" construct ed and so rapidly will it operate that it is possible to put in operation any of twelve distinct controls in a pc riod of less than one second: That Is to say, less than one second elapsed from the time any push-but- ton on the automatic transmitter at the distant radio station is pressed un- til the control on the car is function ing. Such speed of control has never before been accomplished. The car has been controlled equally well from an airplane and from a ground trans hitting station.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
FINANCIAL TURNING POINT IS
 REACHED AS CROPS POUR IN

Farmers are selling and are paying off and depositing in the country banks The country banks in turn are taking up their obligations with the city banks; thus the financial strain in this section is eased-
 There would be a more speedy turnover of the crop If the facilities were ample to care for the output, MT. Kemper said.
 Heavy Call For Cars.
 Though the railroads have done weM in the handling of shipments l receive requests every day from towns in the Southwest for cars and more cars" he said.
 During the last two weeks about 5000 cars of wheat have been cleared through here. This repre- sents a cash value of about s17.0oo,- 900. As the days pass this and more money will begin to make its entry into Kansas City treasuries-
 And don't forget that Kansas City is the greatest garden spot in the world surrounded with an abund- ance of fine wheat, hay and corn" continued MT. Kemper-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19

each newspaper sheet beteewn two sheets of thin Japaneso tissue.
 This shuts the original sheet from the air, reduces its legibility but slightly, strengths the page and per nits it's free handling without danger of disintegration-
 As almost everyone knows, the newspapers of fifty years ago were printed on rag stock and were tough and durable. You see them in the li- braries almost in as good a condition as the day they were printed Not so with the journals printed since the 7O's and sos of the past century, ac- rording to Harry M. Lydenberg, chief reference librarian in the New York Public Library. Wood pulp paper be- comes yellow and brittle after ex- posture, he said
 Bound volumes treated by the new process have been in daily use at the iiISrarv for some time and are free from the marks of wear and tear shown by less fortunate contempo- raries.
 The library has a regular depart ment for the treating of newspaper
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
Kills Pesky Bed Bugs
 P. ID. O,

q Just think, a 35c box of P. D. c. Pesky Devils Quietus) makes quart, enough 10 kill a million bedbugs, reaches. feas sor cooties' and stops future generations }he clothing.
 | Liquid fire to the bedbugs is what F. D. o. is like, beclbugs stand as good a chance as snowball in a justly famed heat resort. Patent spout free in every package of P. D. Q. to enable you to kill them and their egg nests in the cracks.
 Look for the devils head on every box then you'll have what Hospitals have found to be the best insecticide known to science. Special Hospital size s250 makes five gallons = contains 3 spouts- paid upon receipt of price by the Owl Chemical O., Terre Haute, Ind Genuine P. D. e. is never peddled.
 Sold by J. D.. Hartigan's Drug Stores. HindIe's Drug Stores and other leading druggists.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19

(By International News Service.)
 Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 19 - Car loads of golden grain leaving the wheat belt are commencing to re- lieve the financial tension prevailing in this city and the general South west since the days of the World War.
 The turning point in the world of finance which is marked by the in- Aux of dollars from grain sales has been reached, according to Kansas City bankers.
 William T. Kemper, chairman of the board of the Commerce Trust Company explained the modus op- erandi of financiers in connection with shipping wheat.
 Much Cash Advanced.
 At the completion of harvest the country banks advanced cash to the farmers to enable them to make shipment MT. Kemper said. ''The banks also financed the elevator man.
 During the temporary period of financing country banks called upon city banks for accommodations. But the turning point has been reached.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
NEW METHOD OF PRESERVING
 NEWSPAPERS

New York, Aug. 19-The problem of preserving for prosperity the manufacture of newsprint. has baffled librarians all over the world, at last ficials of the New York Public Li- rary.
 After seven years of experimenta- ton, backed by the cooperation of three New York daily papers each Of the best preservatiye method, the Of icials believe they have discovered the correct solution, that of mounting
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
Specials for the boys

Every mother will appreciate the value of this wash suit offering it's timely too-and will worry and some labor by having extra suit handy. Styles are Norfolk Oliver Twist and mddy the sizes to 8, they priced from $35O to $4, $275 A limited assortment of short sleeve Oliver Twist suits for same size Boys up to $275 $159 Cotton crash wash pants in light coorsnot all sizes 65c
 Khaki wash pants that $175 and $125 now $1 135 and 95c.
 Khaki long pants these in youths sizes 27 to 31 were $2. .25, now $1 195, $1.65, $1.45
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-19
Of real interest
 to men

A line of Fall neckwear arrived this week-not ashy loud patterns but the kind you like to servativrch only in color combinations but in de signs well.
 Pretty figures and neat sripes-newest shape $1 A new "deluxe" shirt in heavy white material made with attached collar wonderfully well -sttchings buttonhoe tiny pearl button-a tokens of real goodness the price only $1.5O
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