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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
(By Times Staff Writer)

'"The Sign on the Door, the pro- duction being presented at the Lyric this week, is an unusual play with an element of mystery, murder, in trigue and a pretty love story run ming through it. It is replete with holds his audience tense throughout
 The story tells Of the troubles of a good woman who once had a sweet heart who turned out to be a liber- tine. She finally married a good man, but is bounded by this villain who latter tries to ruin her husband s daughter. She tries to protect this step-daughter by sacrificing herself. A murder is committed with both the husband and wife taking the blame
 Because the libertine prepares a sign reading ''Do Not Disturb' on his door
 many complications arise which forn,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
WOMAN DIRECTOR
 HAS NOVEL IDEA

Ida May Park. the only woman di- rector Of motion pictures in the west with the exception of Lois Weber. is taking an active part in fostering the new movement in Los Angeles 10 make picture production aid charity work
 Briefly the plan is to induce the owners of large and beautiful estates to accept moderate pay for the use of their properties in making scenes and turn the receipts over to worthy causes The success of the plan is already assured
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
READY SOON.

Cecil E. DeMille has just com pleted "The Affairs of Anatol' sug- Eested by Arthur Schnitzler's play of the same name, which he has pro- duced for Paramount with an al1- star cast. This epoch-marking pro- duction is now in the cutting room for titling and editing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-15
LEADING WOMAN FOR CHARLIE MURRAY
 21 YEARS AGO

Sylvia Ashton, familiarly known as
 Mother" Ashton, and now playing in the Goldwyn picture, Hold Your
 Horses" starring Tom Moore, had
 most of her stage experience in vaude- vile and musical comedy. She was leading woman for Charlie Murray in "Finnigan's BalP' twenty-two years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

and Canadse chamber of commerce ac- tivities are becoming more and more pronounced and effective. The only other Connecticut city represented at the summer school was Waterbury. The American City Bureau is giving serious consideration towards conducting summer school next year which will take care of the northeastern part of the country, and will in all probability be held either in Pennsylvania or New York state. The secretaries enrolled at |, the Madison school represented states as far south as Mississippi, as far northeast as Maine. as well as from Oregon and Canada.
 The school was in session for two weeks, and the curriculum included fourteen required studies and eleven elective studies, in addition to fifteen | lectures. The local secretary reports
 that the school is highly interesting and most instructive. In the class rooms the problems and the methods of other l'chambers of commerce were fully dis cussed.
 The secretary noted that all of the | small towns which he passed through ] enroute to Madison, and with much
 smaller populations than Norwich, had white ways and beautiful parks. The city of Madison, where the summer
 school was held. has a pooulation of
 about 40,0o0 and has nineteen parks,
 which is a fair indication of what the
 middle west thinks of parks and riay-
 grounds. He returns to Norwich fr!!y convinced that with the transportation
 facilities and the location of Norwich
 in comparison to populous centers like
 New York Boston. Providence, WCr-
 cester and Springfield, Norwich should develop into healthy and progressive
 community. Contrary to the prevailing
 sentiment that the people of progressive communities are boosters. the fact is that they are builders first, making ev cry effort to so build their communitie; that they become attractive and pros peruos. The local keynote for bisge and better Norwich is cooperation O all the interests of the city, working
 together harmoniously for its best in
 terests, laying aside all petty prejudice
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
INDUSTRIES CONFRONTED
 BY FREIGHT RATE INCREASE

Connecticut industries whose products are sold in the southeast, Virginia and Caroline territories are confronetd with a proposed increase in freight rates that will have a far-reaching effect, says a statement issued by the Manufacturers association of Connecticut.
 For years the rates from New England and eastern seaboard territory to the southeast, Virginia and Carolina territo- ries have been materially lower than from points west of Buffalo and Pittsburgh, due to the cheaper transportation afford ed by ocean routes. This adjustment en- abled many New England industries to compete in these markets with industries located in the central west. It is now proposed by the carriers to reduce the rates from points west of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh line and increase the rates from points east of that line.
 conference between interested car riers and shippers was recently held in Chicago and a tentative scale of rates to be made applicable from that terri. tory was agreed upon. Eastern shippers were not invited to that conference. The present rates from the territory west oi the Buffalo Pittsburgh dividing line tC l the southeast are made on a combination of rates to and from Ohio river crossings
 and the shippers in that territory hay, long been anxious to have through rate.
 established on a more favorable basis
 The tentative scale referred to would
 make the first class rate from Chicago tC Atlanta. Ga, S2.10 per hundred pounds
 the same as from New York, with thu
 rate from Boston Sc per hundred pound
 higher. As the first class rate from Chi cago is SSc higher than from Boston a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 DUTIES ARE INCREASEE

The new state tax on theatre ticketf which went into effect Thursday imposes new duties upon the county commission CTS, not incumbent upon them before. II also adds to the duties of the Eiste tax commissioner.
 The tax commissioner is empowered to make the collection of the tax and the county commissioners arc clothed with duties as his agents.
 They are to watch places where sd- missions subject to the tax arc taken. and the commissioner must check uS such places and audit accounts Thica relate to these taxes They may slES hold inquiries relating to the business done in such places insofar ss 1t re- lstes to the business liable to taxation under the act of the legislature.
 The commissioners shall do this work without extra pay except they may charge for necessary expenses.
 The tax is half of ono per cent. on every 10 cents charged. A portion q the tax collected Is to be returned e the counties on a basis in portion = their population.
 Despite the fact that the tax bill wal passed several months ago and the an- nouncement earlier in the week that the tax was to go into effect today. many theatre goers were surprised 10 ind that the price of their tickets were increased and it developed upon the ticket sellers to make explanations. AS was expected there was Erumblins on the part Of some people who protested against the paying of the tax and declared that Tt is an outrage" and other kind and en- dearins remarks. The majority Of the people however, took it good naturedlI and philosophically and paid the tax un' complainingly.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

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Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

iaify constructed walA of the room. The walls just stified the noise before it even got started. A lusty yell in the outside corridor died in the partition before reaching the stage of adolescence. Even a squad of window washers with rattly stepladders and jangling tin buckets failed to register on the calm inside the room.
 A mob of angry janitors throwing emp ty ash cans in an area way was sug- gested as the supreme test of the noise
 smothering qualities of the apartment but the builders claimed that wasn't nee
 essary.
 Several delicate spirits who claimed 1 they couldn't find any place in the city where they could hear themselves think have made reservations of the room. The furnishings are simple. A few creakless chairs luxuriously upholstered
 and a heavy study table rest on thick carpet in which the feet sink without a sound A grand piano stands in one
 corner The walls and ceiling are done 1 in a flat dove-gray without bit of
 color of any kind to distruh the quiet neutrality of the rooms atmosphere.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

the present time this would mean a re- duction of z6 1-2c per hundred pounds from Chicago and prove a serious handi- cap to New England and eastern sea- board territory shippers and perhaps pre- vent them from holding their southeast ern trade, which is long established, and will surely prevent them from expanding or increasing their business in that ter ritory.
 The New England Trafic league has already been in touch with the discus sions leading up to this proposed rate increase, and is preparing to contest this disturbance of relationships. The leaguf will make every effort to hold the present adjustment, which is of long standing and to which We are entitled on account of our water transportation. It is to be expected that the carriers and shippers favorable to the rates proposed will work vigorously to secure their adoption and 1 that, therefore. the united efforts of all l the New England interests concerned will be necessary to maintain the present situation.
 The traffic league is insistent that we in New England are entitled to the ben | ef1ts of our water competition with the rail carriers and that the relationship be- tween the rates in this territory and the rates from Territory lfing west of Buffalo and Pittsburgh be maintained. New Englands industries trade with this ter rltory has been built upon the present rate structure and to disturb this long, ! standing relationship of rates would re- suit in serious handicap and loss to New England and the eastern seaboard ] territory generally.
 This matter is of vital importance tc
 Connecticut industries and will be consid. cred by the traffic committee of this as.
 sociation at its September meeting. Mem.
 ners will be advised promptly of such
 recommendations as the committee maN
 submit to the association looking toward
 the protection of the interests of the in.
 dustries of this state. In the meantim,
 members are requested to examine thi.
 rate proposal with care and determine tn, effect its adoptoin would have upon thei, ; own business in the territory designated
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
ASKS NEW HAVEN ROAD
 TO ACCEPT OE FrIrcr

The New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Co. was asked Tuesday by Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stoeckel to accept of reject a compromise offer of S2.500 for the special train which carried the Connecticut delegation to the Re publican national convention in Chicago last year.
 Mir. Stoeckel, as treasurer If the del eSation, wrote Vice President D. G. Puck land of the road that, if the latter docs not act he will secure authority to pro- rate the money on hand among the so individuals who made up the train party.
 The price asked by the railroad for transporting the party to and from the convention city was approximately sS.- 900. This was on condition that a dining car and club car were furnished in addi- tion to three sleeping cars, for the ex- elusive use of members of the delesa- tion. At the request of a representative of the New York Central railroad, ws1o acted as conductor of the special train, Treasurer Stoeckel handed him a check for about s5,900 before the party pulled out of Hartford No sooner had the check changed hands than the conduct or notified Mir. Stoeckel that the rail- road would be unable to furnish the club car and dining car as arranged but would attach tNe three sleeping cars. provided to the Wolvernie express at Springfield. Efforts to make the railroads live Up to their contract tefore the departure from Springfield failed, as a result of which a special meeting of the delega- ton was held in the public dining car | the following morning (Sunday) while en route to Chicago. This meeting in structed the transportation committee to take any action necessary in the cir cunstances.
 Upon arrival at Chicago, Treasurer Stoeckel wired to a Hartford bank, where the sS,soo check was payable. asking that it be cancelled. The railroad, upon learning that the delegation contemplated making the return trip over another route, agreed to furnish the accommoda- tions that it had originally promised for the return trip. However, the delegation
 was again disappointed. practically the same accommodations being furnished
 for the return trip as had been given or the way out.
 Railnoad representatives negotiated
 with Treasurer Stoeckel upon his return i and the latter understood that the New
 Haven road intended to adjust the mat ter with the New York Central rail
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
TO REDUCE DANGEROUS
 YARICOSE VEINS

People who have swollen veins or punches should not wait until they reach the bursting point, which means much suffering and loss of time, but should aI once secure from any reliable druggist a two-ounce original bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil Gull strength).
 By using this powerful yet harmless germicide treatment improvement is mo- ticed in few days and by its regular use swollen veins will return to their normal size. and sufferers will cease to worry. Moone's Emerald Oil treatment is used by anteed to accomplish results or money returned.
 It reduces all kinds of enlarged glands, golfers and wens and is used exclusively in many large factories as an unfailing first aid to the injured antiseptic- Gener- ous sample on receipt of ;5 cents. silver or stamps. International Laboratories, Rochester. N. '. Lee & Osgood Go. can supply you.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
FoREsrERs TO HOLD
 FALL FIELD MEETING

Members of the Connecticut Forestr! association have been notified Of special field meeting which is to be held Sept 10th at Mohawk Tower. The speaker will include Clifford Pinchot. commission CT of forestry, Pennsylvania, The Turn ing Point; J. ". Tourney, dean Yah Forest school, Forestation in Litchfeh County; Austin F. Hawes, state forester Program for State Forests; W. O. Filley forester Connecticut Agricultural Expert ment station, Work Ahead; Lucius Robinson, chairman state park board The Mohawk State Forest
 A picnic luncheon will be furnished b. friends of the association. An excursion will be made after the speaking to tho Mohawk plantations, Calhoun pines, and to nearby thinning in young pint stands.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
ORoURKE RETURNS
 FROM MADISON. WIS.

John J. O'Rourke, secretary of the chamber of commerce, has returned from the seventh annual summer school conducted by the American City Bureau, held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for the past two weeks. This makes the fifth and final summer school session conducted by the American City Bureau during 1921. The bureau has conducted summer schools in the univer- sities of Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado, Stanford Leland university in Califor- mia, and Madison. Wisconsin, with total enrolment of little over 50O secretaries In addition to this the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association Of Com mercial Secretaries have held | sum mer school at Northwestern University, Chicago, with an enrolment exceeding g 200. It is thus manifest that with a total enrolment of over zoo secrctar- ies, from all parts of the United States
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
SOund-PrOOf Rooms For Nervous Artists

Not the merest shadow of sound can sneak in to play the mischief when the creative artist is engaged in cul- tivating the muse Nerves tangled by the clamor and strain of city life are soothed by silence and patrons of the soundproof room say they don't see how they ever endured noise before.
 There are no windows in the room and the door is of the ice-box type. The room is ventilated by means of special devices which noiselessly let in fresh air and draw out the used air in the same manner.
 Experiment proved that no ordinary noise could begin to penetrate the spec
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

road, or would have the question deter mined at law. The attitude of the del egation was and still is that fie contract made with the railroads for trsnsporta- ton was not fulfilled and that it will not pay for the train service furnished on any basis which does not take into con sideration the extreme inconvenience to which the delegation was put by the failure of the railroad to live up to its contract.
 Treasurer Stoeckel notified the railroad that he felt he had protected the rsil> road Ions enough by holding the money and that, if action was not taken he would distribute it
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

IDw Fork Sept. 1--Sound-proof rooms
 rserVors artists are the latest in New nxk botel service One manager has stalled one on the top floor of his hotel r the use of artist guests and the in s0zhon has become so popular. that RerTations for it's use have to be made geral days in advance.
 Singers, composers and actors and an sesaonal versiher have found there the saselesa atmosphere SO stimulating to ps artistic imagination. High or any her soaring note may be reached for the singer without fear that a whir- 1E pneumatic riveter next door will A&ak in and spoil the performance.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
1a21 CITY DIRECTORY
 IS BEING DISTRIBUTED

The 1921 city directory has made it's appearance and is now being distributed. This year the directory is bound in a red cover. As usual, it contains a general directory of the residents of the town, street guide, classified business directory. street directory, new map of the town. record of the city government, churches. organizations and institutions.
 An innovation this year is the addition al service in regard to the street guide. To better determine the location of num- bers, the right and left sides of the streets are separated.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
and suspicions.

and suspicionB.
 That chamber of commerce work has become a recognized power for upbuild- ing communities can be realized when it is understood that nearly twenty col leges and universities are at present training men for secretarial positions
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in eacf package of genuine Bayer Tablets O, Aspirin. Then you will be following the directions and dosage worked out by physicians during q years, and proved safe by millions. Take nc chances with substitutes. If you see the Bayer Cross on tablets. you can take them without fear for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve tab lets cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-02

New Britain.-Father Cavanaush of Hartford will be in charge of St. Peters church in ths absence of Rev. Charles Coppens, pastor, who has gone to Quebec. Canada, for q month.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-09
VAN RE JEWELRY
STOCK DESTROYED
BY FIRE TUESDAY
Over $4,000 Damages Caused
by Crossed Wires in
Store Building.

Practically the entire jewelry
stock Of Alloys A. Van RE, 106
Lincoln way z. was destroyed
early Tuesday morning when a fire
caused by crossed wires broke out.
Besides the jewelry loss the build
ing which belongs TO Mrs. Barbara
Schelllnger. was damaged to the ex-
tent OF about 800. which was not
insured
Van RE carried $4,000 insurance
on his goods and this amount will
fully cover his loss. In addition 20
the damage on stock and building
Peers Bros. OF the United News Ge-
pot, next door. suffered a loss OF
about 500 on their books which
were damaged by smoke.
Arthur Reyes, 221 Z. Fourth st.
who was returning from his work
at a theater discovered the fire and
Immediately notified Patrclmar
Charles Montine who turned in the
alarm. The Central department re
sponded and spent over an hour
fighting the blaze. The firemen were
forced TO break down the doors OF
the store to gain entrance.
The fire started in the musical in
strument room and a number OF
machines were totally destroyed
About 500 worth Of records were
also lost. Considerable of the stock
was damaged by the smoke and
heat.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-09

Dollar day. which viii be OBJ
served next Friday By nearly all
the merchants, r. creating some
speculation among the buying
public as 10 what Is going TO b
i'm store for them IN the way OF
bargains. ShOpkeepers are bus
ily arranging their shelves, and
from what can bc CLEANED, Niish-
awake viii surpJss itself on this
occasion both I'm values offered
and the volume OF business done.
DrygoOds, jewelry. furniture,
boots and shoes, clothing, sport
Ing goods, cigars and tobaccos,
mems furnishings, confectionery,
bread and pastry, etc, viii be
offered az reductions for the &C.
casion, the intention being TO
make the event one OF the big
gest Of its kind ever observed In
MishaWalSa.
Offerings Of extraordinary val
ues VIII he advertised i'm We'd
ncsday's and Thursdays news
papers and should be carefully
scanned by intending purchasers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-09

two brothers and one sister.
John d. Rerick, 60. Of Lagrange.
formed editor and publisher OF the
kendallville Standard, died Monday
OF tuberculosis AT Irene Byron hos
pital, Allen county. Mr.. Rerick had
been a familiar figure IN northern
Indiana Journalism. IN 1887 he and
~. s. COnlogue OF KendaIlviIle estab-
lished the Kendallville Sun. Sur
wing are one son and two brothers.
Lillian Adams has been granted a
divorce from William Adams. The
plaintiff was given custody Of her
two daughters.
Herbert Schrank, John Wogoman.
Fred Hall and Harry Shaw of Elk
hart charged with stealing an auto
mobile belonging to Walter Hos
tettler Of WakaruSa from in front
Of the First Christian church in
Goshen and driving It 20 Joliet. H.,