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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
UNCASVIlLE

A successful Washington birthday par ty was held in tahe Methodist chapel on Tuesday. evening \ good number at- tended and the affair given by the La- dies Aid society, Mrs. William c. Val lett, chairman, assisted by Mrs. A w. Avery. Mrs Charles Hope. Mrs. Hubert Dart and Mrs. C. C. Tibbets, proved success. over thirty dollars being rail- ized which Is to be used for new dish es and other furnishings for the kitch ems.
 From six o'clock to eight a substan- tial supper of salads, baked beans, hot rolls, coffee, cake and ice cream was served. After supper very pleasing entertainment was given as follows: Song, Five young ,ladtes; plano duet, Mrs. Tibbets and Miss Ramage; song, by three little girls; piano solo, Miss Bugbee |; violin solo. Austin Kellogg. with Eliza beth Kellogg accompanist; recitation, Ellwood Benson; piano solo, Myrltene Gessner; recitation, Mrs. Charles c. French piano duet, Mrs. Tfbbets, Mss Ramage. In closing America was sung by all present.
 At the close of the entertainment Mss Alice Ramage, dressed as a dame of ye olden times, played grand march, led by Mrs. Hubert Dart as a good old fash toned grandmother and her son. Lester  Charles Hope, in a grey silk which was a hundred years old, and Mrs. Burk G. Hewett whose costume looked as if she had been one of Washington's neighbors Next came Mytelene Gessner in dress whose cut showed many changes from modern modes. Mrs. Tibbets in a beau | tiful black silk of many a year back, | with her hair done to fit that tire,
 made a most pleasing appearance. Lhl' l Edace Dart in full skirt and pantletts | caused much merriment as did also ' rs l Jennie Potter in blue silk, full sk ct | white cotton stockings with slipper | adorned with huge buckles. She wor6 { beautiful lace shawl.
 l After marching several times before thu | judges, Ralph H. Melcer and Rev. ant | Mrs. Tibbets, a cake made and present ed by A. B. Newton to be given the ont whom the judges thou ght the most nearl, like Washington's days was presented t. | Mrs. Jennie Potter.
 l The many friends of Matthew Gear 1 were saddened to learn of the death O his wife Monday at Greeneville.
 John Songster of New Londcn white relatives in the village Tuesday. John Eldridge has been seriously III a
 him home.
 Il MT. and Mrs Ralph H. Melcer lief Friday for Florida t ospend ten days
 vacation.
 Mrs. George Dart spent Friday in Nor
 wich visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Aller
 who has been ill
 Mrs. Reuben Bolles gbent Friday a
 Harrison's Landing with her daughte
 who fell and badly sprained her ankl
 recently.
 The Woman's Home Mishonary societ
 of the M. E. church met Thursday afi
 ernoon with the president. Mrs. Ralp H. Melcer. After a short business meet
 ing the study book was read. A socis
 time followed. At four thirty the men . bers were invited to the dining rooI
 which was beautifully decorated in tn , national colors for Washington's birtl
 day. Here a dainty collation was serV | ed There were eighteen members pre-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
MYSTIC

Benevolence Chapter, K. A. A-, meefS this (Monday) evening.
 Mrs. Mary D. Burrows and two dangh- ters, of New London, were guests Sum day of Mrs. D. Elmer Wilcox.
 Miss Geneva Rathbun has returned to Milford, after spending Sunday at her home here.
 Winfield Gaskell. young son of MT. and Mrs. E. W. Gaskell, who Is i'll with scar let fever, is improving slowly.
 Charity & Relief Lodge, No. 72, F. & A M, meets Tuesday evening.
 Miss Beulah Moves and Miss Laura Willingham of New London were guests the past week Of Mrs. John M. Moves.
 MT. and Mrs. Bergen I. Greene were in Ashaway, R.. l., Saturday.
 Ernest Gledhill of Bordentown, N. J., is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Eli Gledhill.
 Miss Louise Paige has returned to Guil- ford, after spending Sunday at her home here.
 George Godfrey of New London was q caller here Saturday. Phoebe Packer Rathbun Tent, Daugh. | ters of Veterans, meets Wednesday eve ming. A social will follow the business meeting.
 Miss Emily Murphy of Providence wal at her home here fer the weekend
 Stonington lodge No .26, I. O. o. F., 1. | to meet Wednesday evening. The March meeting of Fanny Ledyart Chapter. D. A. R., will be held wednes day afternoon in Masonic Temple Fol lowing the business meeting, MT. McClurl of Stonington is to give a talk on Shad rach Osborne, friend of Washington.
 Friends of Clarence W. Mullen in tn, village regret to hear of his death in Wes terly Thursday following an illness 0 about two weeks. MT. Mulln was a for mer resident here, having lived on Yves Mystic avenue for many years He 1 survived by his wife, and his mother an, brother in New Britain.
 MT. and Mrs. N. A. Dickson are enter taining their grandson, Newton Dickin son, of East Windsor.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
Norwich Bulletin WnIimsntic CA a Church street. Telephone 1es.
whas Is GolnE On ronleht.

Wha9 le Going On TonehE
 Natchaug Lodge, No. 22, K. of P. meets at se7 Main street.
 Everett Brown, e1, local manager of the Standard Oil company, committed suicide by shooting Saturday night in his room in the Park Central hotel People in the hotel first became suspicious that something was wrong with Brown when t Was noticed that the light in his room was burning. this being after o'clock Sunday morning Existe Bernard, proA prietor of the hotel, notified the police, and upon the arrival of Officer Mclean entry was made to the room and Brown was found lying on his bed with a bullet hole through his stomach and another bullet wound in his forehead just at the hairline A s2 calibre revolver was found containing two empty shells. Med ical Examiner Dr. F. E. Wilcox was call- ea and after viewing the body gave . verdict of suicide, stating that Brown had been dead for over 10 hours The medical examiner gave permission for the removal of the body to an undertakers.
 News of the suicide of Brown came as . surprise to his friends, and Sunday ai- tefnoon the man who had been with Btown from 4 until o'clock Saturday evening stated that he noticed nothing unusual about Browns actions that after noon. Upon arrival at the hotel Brown went to his room, which was in the third story, and while the people of the hotel were at supper he shot himself, once in the stomach, little to the left, and in the forehead, directly in the center, just at the hairline using the bedding in his room to deaden the sound No one at the hotel heard any revolver report.
 Brown was recently brought into court charged with non-support of his wife and had taken an appeal It was rumor- cd about the city Saturday that he had last his position with the Standard Oi company, but this could not be verified.
 Everett Brown was born in this city Sept 8, 1893. the son of Clifford H. ant Josephine Patnode Brown Willimantit has always been his home and he hal been in the employ of the Standard Oi company for many years. He is survived by brother. Walter Brown, of Warren vile.
 windham High defeated East Hartfor, High 1e to II in a game played in thi
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
STONINGTON

The American Velvet Co. of New York which conducts the velvet industry in Stonington, has renewed it's lease with the Stonington Building Co. for it's mill on Bay View avenue, Stonington bor- ough, for a period of ten years from Jan. l, 1921. This announcement was issued Friday in the form of circular to the stockholders by George II. Robinson, the secretary of the corporation. This sets at rest the rurnor that the company was to vacate it's plant here and move to a new mill in New Haven.
 At the meeting of the Stonington Boy Scouts, Norton Brainard was chosen to preside at the meetings held during March. For an entertainment Scout Mas ter J. H. Stvers showed slides depicting New York and told the boys of the inter- esting points in that great city. The boys are soon to listen to lecture on the silk industry.
 The fishermen made good hauls oi scallops at the weekend. These shellfsf still bring as high as s4 a gallon in the New York market. Capt. Grover c. Eldredge returned or Friday with the smack. Magnolia iron New York where he sold his load of cod The smack was out Saturday and the crew made another good catch of coG | and haddock.
 The tea at Community house 7hursda, afternoon was a success as to attendance and receipts. More than $30 was netted One of the successful features was tn, sale of popcorn balls made and disposeS of by Mrs. Oliver c. Pendleton.
 Frank Lewis spent the weekend i Norwich.
 Joseph Fuller and family have move. to the Davis house, corner of School an Omega streets.
 Mrs. Frank L. Staplin and Miss Ro sella Rose were in Taunton, Mass, Sat urday.
 John H. Higgins and family arc nov ing from the Danesi block to the Crosb Smith house on Gift street Mrs Edward Myers and two childre have gone to Monson, Mass. for visi with relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Miss Emma Pallonck, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fabiano Pallanock, and Kenneth T. Denahue of Rockville were married by Justice of the Peace Arthur J. Melbourne Friday afternoon.
 Leon Broder of Colchester was the guest of Harry Markoff Saturday.
 The heavy snow which came a week ago has become well packed down and the sleighing in this section is the best it has been in many yars
 L. s. Morehouse Of Bridgepor1 was in town on business Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28

washings so I told my husband to get six bottles of the Vegetable Com pound and by taking it regularly my troubles ceased and now I never have . pain or ache, and am regular. I rec or1mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound and think every young girl should take it. You can publish this letter and it may be the means of helping some other girl or woman. " Mrs. MARY N. WAGNER, Box 759, West Palm Beach, Florida.
 While no woman is entirely free from periodic suffering it does not seem to be the plan of nature that woman should suffer so severely and when pain exists something is wrong which should be set right. Every girl who suffers from monthly cramps should give Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vege- table Compound fair trial.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
VERNON

Mrs. L. Sykes Bamforth entertained Wednesday evening the Junior Christian Endeavor society from Rockville Baptist church.
 Mrs. Arthur Suzman is convalescing following serious surgical operation a few weeks ago.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lathrop have been visiting in Plainfield for few days.
 Miss Elsie Abbott has been the guest of her aunt Mrs. Katie Reyhl in Nan chester for week.
 Mrs. George Webster has returned to her home from the Hartford hospital ny much improved.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
NO CONFLICT BETWEEN
 PANAMA AND C0TA RIGA

Panama, Feb. 27.-People Of Cogtn Rica apparently know nothing about the conflict of their country with Panama. said Octavio vallarino. a prominent Pan- aman who arrived here yesterday from San Joss He said the newspapers of that Costa Rican city had on Friday published a story in which surprise was manifested regarding reports from Pana- ma. and asking satirically if Panama WAS making war on Japan. or suffering in- ternal disorders.
 vallarino said he had no difficulty in securing a passport and thst he was oourteousiy trfeated by Costa Rlcan government officials when he departed
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28

l Hdu SuCu tcEIwl0 cramps it felt like
 a knife going
 through me. I
 took Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and 1 was cured. After 1 was mar Tried I had the I same trouble l caused by the l added work of
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28

to make Germany keep her promfS@ en4 make good her word"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-28
Mrs, WAGNER
 Of PALM BEACH
Tells Girls How She Found
 Relief From Pain

West Palm Beach, Fla. a.--"When I was 19 years old l was irregular and
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-10-13
SENDS BULLETS IN HOME
Says Col. Simmons, Imperial Wizard,
Will Be Next Target.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 11.-Fivc shots
were fired here tonight at Mrs. Eliza
beth Tyler, a member of the propaga-
ton department of the Klu Klux Klan,
according to reports to police. The
bullets smashed her bedroom window
but she was unharmed. Police and a
rumber of members of the Klan rush
ed to the home, which is situated on
Howell Mill road, some distance from
the center of the city. A few min
utes after police received notice OF
the shooting a man called the At
lanta Constitution on the telephone
and said:
T just want to say that we got Mrs
Tyler tonight and we will get Sim
mons tomorrow"
Efforts to learn the mans name were
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-10-13
XIII KLUX KLAN
IN CONGRESS
BOOKS OF WHITE ROBED ORGAN
ZATION NOW UNDER INVES-
TIGATION AT WASHINGTON

Washington, Oct. 12.-Sweeping de-
nial of charges that the Klu Klux
Klan contained within its ranks a
lawless band of hooded hoodlur.s was
made before a house committee today
by William ]. Simmons, of Atlanta,
its founder and imperial wizard.
Turning squarely upon member
who had listened ii.tently FOR nearly
two hours to a dramatic defense of the
organization, Simmons declared that
standing here in the presence of Cod
he wanted the word to kaow that if
one thousandsi Lart of the charges
were true he would forthwith call to-
gether the grand concilmen Of the
Klan for the purpose of forever dis
banding it in every section of the
United States.
Called late in the day after num-
Der of negro witnesses from Boston
and Chicago had urged Congress
ional inquiry of the Klan, the imperial
wizard, first asking to be sworn, told
the committee the Klan welcomed the
investigation, but protested against
attacks in some of the pending House
resolutions.
The wizard was permitted to read
his statement without interruption.
although at the session tomorrow he
will be questioned by committeeman,
especially with reference to published
reports of various acts of vandalism,
charged to the Khan.
'There is 70 room in our organiza-
ton for those who take the law into
their own hands," he declared, bang
ing the table. eve have been cnarg-
ed with everything from the wave of
high prices to the sweeping march Of
the boil weevil. 1t has been charged
that our primary aim was intimida-
ton of the negro in the South. But
j: might surprise this committee to
know that the growth of the Klu Klux
Klan has been greater in the North
and East than in the South"
Ssserting that the Klan could not
do anything outside of its lodge
room" except by specific orders of its
imperial wizard, so as to hold its
membership in line, Mr.. Simmons
added:
Before God, l have never signed
any instructions that could be con-
strued or carried out as a violation of
law. The Klan does not tolerate or
teach lawlessness; instead We preach
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was recently indicted with her, and
convicted and sentenced to be hanged
November 18 for the death OF the
boys, Robert, 10, and Isaiah, 8, step
sons of Hudson. The defense closed
its case after three witnesses had CIV
en- testimony designed to corroborate
parts of Mrs. Hudson's statements
and arguments were set for tonight.
Mrs. Hudson barred the story OF her
life, declaring the children were ilegi-
innate and that she had fed from
Columbia, Ala, to prevent officials
there from taking them away from
her. While she was on the stand, she
was eiher sobbing violently or almost
shouting in defiant tone at the jury.
"T can't hide it from God ard / won't
hide it from the people," she snapped
at the jury as she concluded the story
of her life.
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CONFESSES TO SHOOTING
Striking Employe of A. B. & A. Talks
to Grand Jury.

Fitzgerald, Ga, Oct. 30. c. Fair
field, one of the striking employees
of the A. B. G. A. Railroad, has con-
fessed to his part in the shooting on
the night of July 5, when Engineer
w. T. Reed received wounds from
which he died, according to state
ment made tonight by Solicitor Cen
eral A. B. We'll.
Fairfield, according to the solicitor,
confessed that he fired the first shot.
General shooting followed and from
the same source names of others who
took part are said to have been OBJ
tanned. Fairfield went before the Ben
Hill county grand jury today and ac-
cording to reports told his story OF
the trouble in connection with the
shooting of Engineer Reed.
Eleven new indictments were re-
turned today by the grand jury on
charges of murder in connection with
the death of Engineer Reed. Those
indicted were @. L. Lee, Jim Mead,
John L. Lisles, j. L. Malcolm, Fred
Stubbs, Jim Smith, A. w. Rosar, Carl
Ellison, Crowder Gates, Ed Brown and
P. F. Harris.
Preston Ware and w. c. Russell
were placed under arrest today on
warrants charging them with dynanis-
ing freight train on the A. B. and
A. near Ambrose, July 25.
]. r. Thomas also was arrested to-
day on a warrant charging dynanait-
ing of an A. B. & A. train at Muscle
White in August.
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Lake City to Meet Charleston

Charleston, Oct. 12.-Sunday after
noon at a o'clock the Charleston high
school will play the Lake City high
school at Hampton park. This will
be the only other football contest for
Charleston fans this week, as the Ciat-
del meets the Presbyterian college at
Clinton, the College plays at Due West
and Porter goes to Augusta for a
game with the Richmond academy
team. The bantams realize they have
a real job cut out for them next week
when they tackle the Duval high
school of Jacksonville. To win this
game will give the local lads much
prestige as Duval has always put out
exceptionally good teams. However,
the boys have first to dispose Of Lake
City and Judging from scrimmages
that have been taking place this week
the high school bunch has much to
learn before it tackles the Floridians.
GAG cures Riliousness.
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respect for the law"

At times there was intense quiet In
the room, and at one of these mo-
m:ents the witness, rapping the table
declared that no man could charge dis,
order in any city where the Klan was
we'll organized.
The Klan, the witness testified, is
conducting an investigation of its own
into charges against Edward Young
Clarke, imperial keagle and head OF
the propagating bureau, and Mrs. Ellz'
abeth Tyler, his assistant, and will is
sue an official statement when it comes
into possession of all the facts. Mr.
Simmons also stated that when the
charges were first made Clarke and
Mrs. Tyler presented their resigna-
tions, to be acted upon after full op-
portunity has been given for a thor
ough sitting.
The revocation of charters at Pen
sacola, Fla, and Mobile, Ala, was
ordered by the Klan, Mr.. Simmons
testified, after it had been found that
somebody purporting to be members
had violated its best traditions. AT
Pensacola three men wearing robes
ordered Greek to leave the city, but
it never was established, he said, that
they were Klansmen and the charter
was restored on assurance by the To-
cal officers that they would keep up
a relentless fight to find the offend
ers.
The Mobile incident, Mr.. Simmons
continued, was due "to the silly act
of a member, who, Imagining he had
the power of Nepoleon," posted Klan
warnings "to bootleggers and others
that the organization was preparing
to clean up the town. The notice
was signed, he said, by man who
had no sense"
Discussing charges of violence on
the part of alleged Klansmen, Mr.
Simmons declared that when a mem
Der took the law into his own hands
he automatically was dropped from
the organization.
"And I have never yet failed" he
added, "to turn over TO the local au'
thorities, if 1 had it, any evidence
needed to bring about conviction
1 have been doing everything in that
direction and no man living can say
that I, personally or as head of the
Klan, ever attempted to shield Grim
inal. A members oath requires him
to uphold and respect the law. Our
ritual, about which so many SANDER
Gus things have been said, is copy
righted and filed these five years in
the library of Congress. Surely il
would not have been put there under
the eyes of the government if we had
anything to conceal. There is moth
ing in it but love for country and
pure Americanism."
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fruitless as he mumbled something
and said goodnight" The shooting
was not generally known at the time
of the call.
Mrs. Tyler, who lives with her
grown daughter, had been entertain
ing several women friends earlier in
the evening, and was said to have
just gone to her bedroom when the
firing started. After the shooting
stopped, Mrs. Tyler managed to call the
police and members of the order fol
help. An investigation was begun
but it was reported there was nothing
to indicate who did the shooting.
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Testifes in Own Behalf

Albany, Ga, Oct. 12.-Mrs. Bennie
Hudson yesterday told the jury trying
her on a charge of the murder Of her
two young sons that her husband bad
shot the boys and threatened her life
if she told.
The husband, Glen Moore Hudson,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-10-13

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-07-16
NEWPORT DENIES RUMoRs
No Ore Trains on the 500. "

For the first time in many
years the 500 road is not running
any ore crews between Ashland
and the Gogebic range, says the
Ashland Press. This does not
mean that they are not shipping
any ore, but the shipments are so
restricted that the regular freights
are hauling the ore. Only about
10 to 20 loads Of ore are bring
shipped each day and the way
freight and the time freight into
Ashland are hauling these cars from
Mellen and taking back the empties
There is only one crew working at
the 500 ore docks, no night o.
Sunday work being done.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-07-16

The party was hunting deer and
when Wick noticed the movement
through the brush as Karpinski
was tanning himself he thought it
was deer swishing his tail TO brush
off the flies. Wick declared he
raised his rifle and holding it on
the spot for a moment pulled. the
trigger when he saw that the move
ment was continued. He came to
town and gave himself up to Sheriff
Morris after the accident.
While the shooting was accident
al it is held that there was neglig-
ence on the part of Wick in con
nection with the accident and that
the shooting was not wholly ex
He was also violating the
law in that he was hunting deer
our of season. His bail was set at
$500.