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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
AND SONS THEME
 OF PRIESTS SUNDAY SEE

The unruly and undutiful sons of many Christian mothers would have realized just how repulsTe and inhuman they are if they could have heard the sermon of Rev. M. H. May, rector of St. Patrick's church, at the 10.30 mass Sunday. The day was the 18th Sunday after Pente- cos. the gospel read in all the masses being Luke vii. Ills. the restoration to life of the only son of the Widow of Naim. The preacher declared that many mothers head is silvered and her shoulders bowed, not with age, but with grief and care, because of the sinful life being led by her son, for whom her sor- row is far more poignant and more de- spairing than was that of the mother whose tears moved to compassion the heart of the Redeemer.
 The prayers of such loving mothers of ten appear to fail to touch the heart of the Lord but it is merely because that God who has made the planets to obey His mandates. who has caused the flow CTS to grow and bloom and exhale fra grance, still leaves to man the gift of free will, the ability to choose between right and wrong; hence man in his obsti- macy and sin will continue uEiniiuenced 1 by even the admonitions of God to con- science, deaf to the call to return to Gods service Far more sad than was the grief of the Widow of Naim is that sor- l row of any mother whost most fervent 1 prayer for her son must be the wish that God first reform him, then take him to 1 Himself while he is in a state of grace 1 The best of parents will sometimes rear 3 ] son who is but black sheep; but if they 1 have given such boy the proper example
 and instruction, there their responsibility
 ends; his is the free will to choose his 1 own way.
 The wish was expressed that ever. | mother have. instead of such sorrow fol i the spiritual welfare of her boy, the re
 ward of care and nurture and love ot ne son in dutiful obedience. affectionate rev erence and tender solicitude, until sucl time as her busy hands cease their Ia
 bors. at the end of a life made happy b,
 the devotion of sons who are worthy an,
 successful, edifying types of Christian i manhood.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
NO MORE USE FOR
 REVENUE CUTTER SCHOOL

If the statements of Norris Quinn, newspaper correspondent, are to be taken as authentic, recommendation will be made to the Reorganization committee appointed to reorganize the executive branches of the government along econ omical lines, to abolish the revenue cut ter officers academy at Fort Neck New London. Agitation for the merger of the coast guard service with the navy de- partment continues strong in Washington and the latest propaganda in favor of the incorporation comes from the pen of Mir. Quinn who writing from Washing ton, has the following to say
 Chasing ghosts occupies the attention of more than 40 ships our government is maintaining i0 the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Thin is another way ip which government funds are wasted These ghost chasers are technically known as revenue cruisers. Most of them are na- val cruisers of obsolete type.
 Year in year out, they cruise up and down both coasts in search of the ghosts of smugglers and buccaneers who used to sail the Spanish main. The true pur- pose of the revenue cruisers is to run down real smugglers. But they disap- peared from the coasts decades ago. To-day smugglers wear silk hats and
 bring contraband into the United Stat . i by way of the big liners that dock al New York, San Francisco and Seattle So the original purpose of the revenue cruisers has vanished.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
FORCING CHECKS WHILE
 IMPRISONED IN SING SING

ossining. N Y, Aug. -2s.-Convicts who dealt in spurious cheeks before be coming inmates of Sing Sing prison have continued to ply their trade behind prison walls. it was learned today. when 1t developed that checks totalling s14.- 900 had been forged by prisoners as- signed to office duty. Three men have been placed in solitary confinement and Warden Lewis E. Lawes has begun. ar investigation.
 Blank checks torn from the back of the prison check books were said to have been used by the convicts. All the forgeries were effected within the past eight weeks and seven or eight Of the forged checks were said 10 have been returned to the prison. paid and can ceued. It was intimated that banks cashing the checks would be compelled to stand the loss. On two other occa- sfons in the Dast four years when con- victs have been found guilty ef similar practices, the state has borne the loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
SUSPECT COLLECTIONS WERE
 WITHHELD BY CLEl


 An investigation of the accounts of six of the employees of the American Railway Express Co.,, working in con- nection with the company's office in the Union station in New Londn, was under taken Saturday by speciau agents of the company sent there to clear up cer- tain alleged discrepancies in the office says The New London Day. Conincident with the appearance of the special in vestigators five new men are reported to have been hired by the company and placed at work.
 William Barber, manager of the of flee, absolutely refused to discuss either of the two above mentioned facts, but was willing to deny that any of the old employees were discharged. A meeting of the six suspected men the officials and investigators of the company is reported to have taken place at hotel for the purpose of sitting out the facts and se- curing the evidence.
 The facts alleged are that certain em5 ployes entered in a secret agreement un- der the terms of which certain slips should be withheld or destroyed, collec- tions made on deliveries and the funds withheld and then divided. This pro- cedure is alleged to have been in opera tion since May and only came to light when an outside office supposed to be the New York office, notified the local office that they had records of shipments i to New London which New London failed to make returns for. eheck-uJ started and the uncovering of the affair iresulted The police have not been le in on the investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
STAFFORD HOLLOW POSTMASTER
 S2.K0a SHORT IN ACCOUNTS

Taken into custody by a post office inspector from Springfield Friday after noon, on a charge of embezziing $500 from the money order receipts of the Stafford Hollow post office. Leroy II. Bates, postmaster at the Stafford Hollow office since May l, 1920 was taken to Hartford, Friday night and held for further examination Tuesday next by Acting U. g. Commissioner Conroy. Bates acknowledged his shortage in the accounts and promised to make resutu- ton by Tuesday. He was accompanied by Frank ). Glover of Stafford Hollow. who furnished bonds and the case was continued.
 According to the postal authorities the enbe4zlement has been going on for some time Stafford Hollow is fourth class office khere the pay of the postmaster is regulated by the number of stamps cancelled and the receipts from money orders. Bates Is is claim ed, started by failing to separate the post office money from his own funds and continued by converting the post office money to his own use. According to the reports, on previous visits of the Springfield inspectors Bates was abe to produce enough money to "cover up - He was going into debt steadily, how ever. and at the last visit Of the In spector, few weeks ago, he was una ble to make his accounts balance with the amount of money he was able to ] show.
 Bates is charged with the embezzle-
 ment of $500 from the money order | funds of the office. He is the son of 1 MT. and Mrs Fred ". Bates of Staff l ford and is 27 years old. Since May | 1 1920, he has conducted the office 1r connection with Q small store. He has | had the reputation of being an honest
 business man, althouehh a poor book
 keeper and his difficulties with the post | office department are attributed to ms l carelessness in mixing his accounts.
 Bates. is frank in acknowledging hi' | shortage, but denies that he knew tha l he did not have the funds to meet hi 1 obligations to the post office. He say: that he realizes now that he was no
 the man for the place. He is also go
 ing to give up his store as there is no
 enough income from it to keep it open ! He says that he will remain at his fath 1 CTS home for time working on hi l farm.
 Mrs. H F Cady, the only other apph | cant who had passed the civil servie' l examinations for the postmastershil
 when Bates was apointed has been ap pointed postmaster temporarily and vii
 probably be named permantly.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
DANGEROUS CURVE IS
 TO BE REPAIRED

The Groton selectmen were in con ference with Highway Commissioner c. J. Bennett at Hartford Friday and ob tained several concessions in regard to the .Groton highways. In Cystic there has been considerable agitation among the residents to have the cement high way continued from the bridge to Bank square; and MT. Bennett says that af ter the completion of the new Mystic bridge this request will be granted. Grot on borough has also benefited consider ably from the visit of the selectmen, as the Benham curve will be reduced with in a short time and when this is done the borough authorities will have a side walk constructed there. Several acci- dents have occurred at the Benham curve in the past few years, the most notice able of which was the case where Gus tav Evans iitney ran into the tree at the corner.
 Commissioner Bennett also stated that the Military highway from the Thames bridge to Fairview avenue would receive attention as soon as the work on the Thames street job was completed. The road from Norwich to Groton is ex- cellent with the exception of the piece between the Thames bridge and Fair wick avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
WOMAN PATIENT DREAMS
 HER DAUGHTER IS DEAD

Dr. stephen J. Maher, the chairman of the state tuberculosis commission, tells of the verification of dream which a patient, an Italian woman, had in the Norwich sanitarium. The doctor was visited in his office in New Haven by the woman's husband who told him that their daughter, Rosie, fad died in New Haven and he asked the doctor to break the sad news to the mother who was then in the last stages of consumption at the sanitarium The doctor was reluctant to undertake the delicate and sad mis- sion but he finally yielded to the impor- tunities of the husband. When the doc tor motored over to Norwich he was met at the stnotarium by an attendant who told him that the woman was n very restless state from a dream she had the night before. The doctor saw the pa tient and did what he could to compose her.
 T know that my Rosie is dead" she repeated in a distressing tone.
 Why do you think so?" asked the doc tor.
 T know from dream l had last night" she replied.
 The woman then said that she dream ed she had recovered from her illness and that she had returned to her home in New Haven where she was welcomed by her husband and children. Her neighbors joined in the welcome and she 1 felt very happy. But one of the neigh bors who was ill-disposed towards her said in cruel tone: You think you have all your children about you. But see you have only five. Where is your sixth Where is your Rosie? She is dead, and you will never see her again. T know my Rosie is dead" said the woman as she lay back on her pillow
 and the tears streamed down heH checks Dr. Maher has been asked to write l the story of the dream for the Society | of Psychical Research
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
Boy Scouts Notes

The Boy Scouts have been active dur ing the past week in removing cater pillar nests from trees in the city and the work so far has been mostly in the Preston section.
 The Taftville troops of scouts with Scout Executive Benton went for an overnight hike on Saturday. A tent was pitched and the scouts enjoyed a night in the open. On Friday Mir Ben ton was the guest of Scout Executive F. E. Burdick of New London at scout masters luncheon in that city Two sea scouts from Orange, N. J, were the speakers and spoke of the subject of Sea Scouting. branch of the scout movement that is to be inaugurated in New London in a short time.
 Arrangements have been made to have several of the members of the, Boy Scouts at the New London county fair during all three days. The scouts will have a tent and will be under the di- rection of Scout Executive F. A. Ben
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
WANTS LABOR DELEGATE AT
 DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

Atlantic City. N J, Aug. 2S-Sam- uel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federatio of Labor, might mace public his appeal to the labor move ments of the nations that are to par ticipate in the forthcoming disarma- ment conference in Washington to pre- vail upon their respective governments to have labor represented upon their delegations.
 '9The proposal to discuss means of Tightening the tremendous burden of arament," said president Gompers in a statement accompanying the corre pondence "is one which in this work ing pieopie above others. From them came tte first prptest against enor- nous arament.
 ''The hope is repealed that the forth coming conference in Washingtn may be attended by the highest possible de- gree of succes The labor movement in the United States will, in whatsoever way 1t may be possible, make endeavor to be helpful tc the cause of disarma- ment, but only through the opportun- ity to exercise a voice within the con ference Itself can 1t make available It's frll volume of counsel and co-opera- ton"
 The labor chief also made public eorrespondence with the white house in which he urged President Harding to appoint one or more representatives Of labor on the American commission. pledged to thS president in his move to bring about disarmament
 President Harding in replying to MT. Gompers thanked him for the federa- tions support and said that he would ! give consideration to the recommenda- ton that a labor representative he ap- pinted to the American delegation, which he characterized Ss 'very prac- tical suggestion"
 In his appeal to the labor movements | of Italy. Great Britain, France and Japan. President Gompers said that ! they should be represented In the Wssn- ! ingtou conference ss the rights and i interests of the toiierS will he no less intimately affected in the Wilmington | conference than they were in the peace conference ss Versai les where then ! right to presentation and pariicipa- ton was fully recognized and eXercis' l ed"
 Tt Is urged that the bonafied labor i movements of all nations which are tc participate in the forthcoming disarma- 1 ment conference to be held in Wash
 ington- insist upon representation 1T | 6he various participting allegations
 hs continued
 If labor be represented upon the del 1 egations to the conference it Is m. purpose to suggest that a conference
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
ONE "DESERTER" SERVED
 us. IN FOREIGN WATERS

In the list of 22 names reported as de- serters from the military service by draft board No. IS, Windham county, issued by the war department. and published several days ago in The Bulletin, appears the name of Maurice James Pagan, No 21 Franklin street. Putnam, now a resi- dent of Willimantic.
 Saturday morning MT. Pagan presented himself to Town Clerk Frank P. Fenton in Willimantic and proved by producing papers that the war department had erred in placing his name among the deserters' list. MT. Pagan stated that before the war he had served several terms in the United States naval reserve. When the U. S. entered the war he registered for the draft at Putnam.
 Later he went to Coventry, R. l., where he re-enlisted in the naval reserve, and went abroad with his ship, seeing active service in foreign waters. The draft board. receiving no replies to their com munications, placed MT. Pagan on the de- serters' list
 MT. Fagan's papers show that he was released from the service in 1919. To clear his name as a deserter on the war department records, MT. Pagan was re- ferred to c. L. Torrey of the Putnam draft board.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Mrs. Thomas Trumbull has returned from Boston.
 George S. Palmer of New London was calling on Norwich frfsnds Sunday.
 Miss Alice ". Cogsweu and Miss Mary E. Richards have returned from Block Island.
 Mir and Mrs. James Dana Coitt of Norwich have been registered at Weeka- paug inn.
 Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Howe, who is visit ing relatives in Salem. Ind, will leave for home today (Monday).
 Mrs. Margaret Davis, who has been visiting Mrs. Thomas Trumbull, has left town for her home in Fresno, Cal.
 Miss Olivia Johnson has returned to Princeton, N. J., having spent a week with her aunt. Miss Mary H Paddock.
 Mir and Mrs Ernest G. Champlin (Helen R. Mabreyj and son Louis of Masury, O., have been occupying a cot tage at Gardners Lake.
 Mrs. Clifford NJ Story and children Frances and Frank, of Hackensack. N J., are guests of Mrs. Story's parents Mir. and Mrs. F. H. PuIlen, while MT Story is on a business trip in England and France.
 MT. and Mrs Alfred L. Aiken of Bos- r ton, Prof and Mrs Benjamin W. Bacon of New Haven, with their daughter Mrs Heathcote Woolsey, and children. Elise Buckingham and Theodore Bacon Wool sey. of Pelham Manor. N. Y. attended l the 60th anniversary dinner of Gen. and Mrs. William A. Aiken Sunday. The ta- ble decorations were the giIded baskets used at the 50th anniversary, which held 1 flowers and candies. Mrs. Bacon ant ] Master Wooisey are remaining in toWr ! until Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
NORWICH ELKs' OUTING
 AT PoQUETANUCK COVE

Over 200 Elks and friends enjoyed 1 the annual outing and clambake of Norwich Lodge of Elks. No. 43O. held al Poquetanuck Cove on Sunday. The weather conditions for an all day ont ing were ideal and everyone availed themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the day. The party assembled at the Elks' home during the morning and shortly before noon left by automobile for the-cove.
 At the cove on their arrival there was delicious chowder which put the pep" Into the boyr fer the athletic program that followed. The chief feature of the program was the baseball game between the married men and those who have yet to make the great mistake. This game which was played strictly accord ing to Hugh Fullerton furnished no lit tie amusement for those engaged in the conflict and a great deal more for those who merely served as spectators.
 10 urge on the warriors of the dis- mond was James P Hayes band of ten pieces which rendered a most sym pathetic and inspiring concert during the game. The game was replete with thrills, and likewise errors. but Babe Ruth had nothing on Al Lasch. who. when he came to the plate closed his op-
 
 kindly on Al and the ball sailed glori- ously toward the river while AL much out of breath, romped laboriously around the bases. Not only did Al shine at bat but his fielding was nothing short of marvellous. His only rival was | Greenwald of the Hartford lodge. An- | other feature of the game was the won derful aJi'ity of Ernest Fox to miss the ball every time he came to bat. II he had tried to do It he could not have | accomplished his object any better. | Johnny Charon who caught for the benedicts. showed much noise in fielding his position mostly however avoirdu- pois The battery for the married men
 was Enos. Bendett and Charon and for the single men Friedberg. Mcintyre and Lukowski The indispensable umpires
 were MT Sweeney and Mir. Heber, botf gentlemen performing with credit
 Before the ball game there was tug
 of war which created no little amuse
 ment and sore muscles. The pipe ract
 was won by Jerry Ravenan in a spec
 tacular fashion.
 At I o'clock the bake was opened ana
 proved to be one of the best eve1 served. The menu included everything that. could be desired and was thor
 oughly enjoyed. The bake was put III
 by Schultz.
 The committee in charge to whom goes all the credit for the successful
 outing was James P. Hayes, Thoma! . Crawford, James J. Casey. John E. Vii
 son and John E. Fitzgerald.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
PERsONALs

Robert Dickey has returned to Nianti0 after spending several days in Norwich
 John P Corcoran has returned after a visit with friends at Sag Harbor and Southampton, L. I.
 Miss Anna N. Mullins is spending a two weeks vacation as the guest of rel- atives in Germyn, Pa.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred A. Fox of Four teenth street have returned after spend ing two weeks at Block Island
 Miss Mildred Peckham of Far View, East Side, passed the week end in Gales Ferry as the guest of Miss Marion Black ledge.
 Claude Combies and James Purdon have returned to Norwich after spending two weeks vacation at Saunders grove East Lyme, the guests of Samuel Wilson IT,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
REBELLION EXTENDED IN
 THE CALICTT DISTRICT

London. Aug. 2S-The rebels in the Calicut district have increased to l5,oOo and the area of the rebellion has been extended. says despatch to the Daily Nan from Allahabad The expectation of famine is due to Reorganization in trade and communication
 A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Pombay says the whole of the beau tiful forest tract surrounding the NiiaTn- bur palace has been laid waste and every Hindu house in the district footed. One of inc rebel leaders has established him self in the palace as a ruler.
 Evidence is accumulating, says the despatch. that the success of the rebels in obtaining arms and munitions was due ro treaehery Of individual members of the native Indian police and former Se- poys.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
CORONER DESMOND STILL
 INVESTIGATrrVGP PoRTrp cAsr

Coroner Jeremiah J. Desmond of this city is still investigating the death of Daniel Porter. ehe Central Vermont rail- road employe. who was killed in the Cen tral Vermont railroad yards at East New London several weeks ago. At the time of the accident death was thought to have been accidental and caused by Por- ter being crushed between two freight cars while he was attempting to light 2 cigarette.
 Subsequent findings, owever, gave sus. picion of foul play, and a complete in. yestigation was ordered by the coroner
 Coroner Desmond has not vet reached decision in the trolley accident a, Taft's station July 23d.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
Mrs. Mary Frances Levens.
WEDDING.
AngelI-Brower.

At wethersfeld announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Inez Lucy Brow CT. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Brewer of Putnam. and Edward M An gell of Newark. N. J., son of Mir. and Mrs. Mathewson Angel of Putnam, Aug. 13, by Rev. J. N. Lacl1ey, pastor of the South Baptist church. Hartford. Miss Doris Leads of Wethers1eld was maid of honor and Jack Young was best man. Mir. and Mrs. Angel will live in Newark. Miss Brewer has made her home for the past year With Mrs. James Macdonaid of North Main street. Wethersfeld.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
TWO WOMEN INJURED IN AUTO
 CRASH NEAR ST. MARY'S CEMETERY

Mrs. Frank Deffiey and her mother. Mrs, Mary Washington, both of Wal than, Mass, are patients at the Backus hospital as the result of collision Sun day morning about 10 o'clock near St. Mary's cemetery between a machine owned and driven by Frank Deff1ey of Waltham and a touring car owned and driven by John W. Crandall of Phila- delphia. One side of Mrs. Waddingtons face was badly lacerated) several stitches being required to close up the wounds. She is also suffering from numerous bruises. No bones were broken
 Mir. Crandall was driving his car at a moderate speed he claims and was
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-29
snrrttnaliats, FieId nax.

The Connecticut Spiritualist Camp as- sociation had field day at Mantle last week, President George P. West presid- ing. Mrs. Cora Pullon of Bridgeport and Mrs. Mary Filling of Springfield were the speakers and message bearers. About 200 were present. Robert Kirk of Bridge port-was organist. The Ladies' Aid so- ciety served sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and cake. The annual fair held in the evening was a sucooss.