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Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
MERIT BADGE EXAMINERS
 FOR NORWICH BOY SCOUTS

The list of merit badge examiners for Norwich council of the Boy Scouts of America has been appointed as follows:
 Agriculture, County Agent II. F. Johu- son; angling, James V. Norton, '. M. c. A; agriculture, Arthur NJ Thomp- son; art, Ozias Dodge; astronomy, W. Tyler Olcott; athletics, R. V. Congdon, Raymond Case; automobiling. Sidney Smith; bee keeping, Allen Latham; bird study, Walter E. Fuller blacksmithing, H. (. Lane: botany. F. A. Benton i; bugling, John Swahn; business, Arthur L. Peale; camping, Ozias Dodge, Major Charles A. Hagberg; carpentry, Louis Walden, William c. Jones; chemistry, Roy D. Judd; civics, Prof. Tirrell; con- servation, Ozias Dodge; cooking. Cap tain Wm. R.. Dennson, Victor Davis i; smanship-leather. William C.. Bode, Jr.; craftsmanship-book Walter Cowan; cycling, Nm. c. Jones 1; dairying. County Agent Johnson. Otto F. Ernst electricity, Lewis J. Smith fire manship, Chief Howard L. Stanton first aid, Dr. Lester Walker; first aid to ami mals. pr. F. D. Coles; forestry, F. A Benton, Ozias Dodge; gardening. Otto F. Ernst; handicraft, Henry Eastland.
 Vm. Stott: hiking, Arthur L. Peale horsemanship, ]. B Stanton; leather working. Wm C. Bode; life saving E. J. Fritz, Y. M. c. A; machinery. F. 1T. Cranston; marksmanship, F. E. Crscen. Charles A. Hagberg: masonry. David II.
 Purvis; music, Robert W Otis; paint ing E, J. Duro; pathfinding, Allen C. Mathews; personal health Dr l.. F. La
 Pierre; photography, Don Houghton i; physical development, E. J. Fritz; pio- ueering, Howard Ives; plumbing, Robert U. Cochrane; poultry keeping. J E. zrff Han -
 public health Dr. Louis Cassidy; safe
 ty first J. B. Stanton scholarship. a
 teacher of public school the scout at tends; seamanship, Frederick B. Craven signaling, Frederick E. Craven; stalk
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
NORWICH BUILDING INCLINES TO GARAGES.

r Norwich sUuR16fng- activity at the pres ent time shows except in the way of new lEarages-
 The following are the most recent per sa1its issued by Fire Marshal Howard L. lEtantou:
 Napoleon Fournier is to erect frame garage, 1Ox12, at a01 Central avenue. Max Hankin plans to add piazza to the house at 10 High street. Seth Enos of 45 Ward street is to have la veranda put on his home.
 Joseph Brongo will build frame ga- rage, 10vt2, at 172 North Main street, on 'laHd of Bennie Brongo.
 Edward P. Price of 35 Mckinley av- o1ue is to build @ frame addition, exlO, oa his residence.
 Patrick Curran win have a frame ga- rage. sN16 built at his residence 5e Oneco street.
 John Wischnewski of 149 Baltic street IS to have enc story frame garage, l3x1s, built on his property.
 A frame stable. IS feet wide 26 feet long and % feet high, is to be built by
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
GRoToN LIQUOR RAIDS
 PRODUCE STILL AND WINE

Capt. George c. Vincent and Police men Charles Nering and John A Mutc- GrotOn police olhce-s, armed with scare warrants, Tslded the house at 25- Thames street, in that borough Suada night, and seized about lSo gallons c' wine, a modern stll and other scees. sorics. With Policemen Yering and Mo Crscken. armed with a search Ez-rz1,. Capt. Nincenfiit raided the plzce st 2s. Thames street Saturday night and seiz- ed more than 90 gallons of wine zne alleged l!quors, large press and other lneuor-mSking equipment The squad ai- SO raided the place known as the waiting room on Thames street, where they neiz- ed small quantity of alleged lia1aE.
 Those under arrest are: Paul BruBs I272 Thames street; Nicholas De Palma of PAP Thames street and Patsy vitro proprietor of the waiting room rhes Egeer brought before Judge c Tyts~ Laadphe-9 in town court Monday morn. ling. but, at the request of Attorney George Curtis Morgan, counsel for the, defense. Prosecuting Attorney Warren B. Burrows continued the cases until Ms1- day. The accused were released on Ss01 bonds each. Francis Anzzhear BuRa{ wife of Paul Bruno. became surety.
 The officers made the raids soon atbsrI sunset in both instances. A borough truck was used 10 naul Lnc connHc7tcd4 liquor and equipment ta polsea ksad-l quarters. The Bruno raid netted two fun narresal Of wine; one barrel three-fourths fuu -l two barrels partly filled; two five gallon | jugs, full; one two gallon jug. full: one still; a gallon bottle, which contained a. half gallon of wine; ono gallon bottle partly filled with alleged moonshins, whiskey. and two barrels of mash. Tbs' | De Palma raid returns consisted of enc press; 2s one-haH gallon bottles filled
 with wine; one five-galIon bottle; one, | three gallon bottle Of wine; six one
 gallon jugs of vine and one bsSk9 er' | mash.
 Some tinne ago the police depsrtoeat
 received word that it was being accused
 of standing in with the liquor sellers. and
 shortly afterwards started cleaning uD the borough beginning with a raid on
 Jack Andriola's barber shop. The ear | tain said Monday that he is going to clean out some more of eae bootlegIers
 as soon as he can get sufficient info-- 1 nation to justify obtaining s search | warrant and making a raid.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
CIGARETTE SETS FIRE TO
 CURTAIN IN ROOM

A curtain catching fire from a lighted cigarette left on a window sill at the Vaudeville house on Main street. over Preston Bros store cause an alarm to be rung in at S.10 Monday morning from Box 1 at the corner of Main and She tucket streets The fire also spread to the straw mating on the floor. James T. Moore. With a fire extinEusher from Preson Eros. store. had the fire out be- fore the fremen arrived. The damage was sIi-ht
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
Sails For Pannmn-

Miss Edith Holden Of Clairemout av- enue. sailed from New York Saturday for Panama on the General Gorsas. Miss Holden was accompanied as far as New York by her mother. Mrs. Justin Holden and her sister, Mrs. Charles Adams. o, Pittsburgh, Pr.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
REAL ESTATE SALES
 AND MORTGAGE LOANS

Norwich had 22 sales of real estate the past week to 16 for the same week last year. The loans for the respective weeks amounted to $S6,S0S and 21,214.
 In New London there were five sales of realty in the week just passed to 15 for the same week last year. The mortgage loans totalled Ss s457 and sS2,4O1 for the respective weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07

at stonington from the plans of Archi- teets Bilderbeek & Langdon, Inc. has been awarded to F. D. Weeks of Stoning- ton. The house will be of wood 34x3S feet, with every modern improvement.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
NEW LONDON.

4 large brick extension is to be added to the building of the Brainerd & Arm strong Co. on Reed street, It will be 6ox5o feet, costing $s,0Oo.
 A house is being erected on Pennington avenue by NJ. Skoczylas for himself It will be of frame construction, 34x29 feet two stories high, with six rooms and bath arranged for one family. with improve ments. The cost will be $5,000.
 Silas Maxson, Jr., is erecting a cottage on Thames street It is of wood, 21x35 feet. having six rooms and all improve ments. It will cost $4,00Q, and the work will be done by the day.
 A house will be erected on Clark lane, Waterford, for Samuel Wallace, Perry Ice Co. It will be frame house, to contain six rooms and. all improvements.
 Another brick addition, 14x40 feet, is being erected to the building at 5S Bank street for Jeremiah Twomey The cost will be 5000.
 Contractors are erecting brick addi- ton for Jeremiah Twomey at ST Bank street. It vii be 10x54 feet. and will supplant the frame structure now on the lot and make with the old brick addition an entire brick block out to the front The cost will be $S,000
 Building Permits.
 Mlchat Skoczyfas, frame house, Farm ington avenue. Cost s5,0o0
 Methodist Episcopal church, frame gar age, Hampstead street. Cost $500. Maria D. Jones estate, alterations Pearl street Cost $500.
 William Carino, frame alterations, Bel den street Cost $500.
 Silas Maxson, Jr, frame cottage Thames street Cost 5000.
 Brainerd 6 Armstrong Co.,, brick addi- ton, Reed street. Cost $6,o0o. o. Peterson. alterations, Ocean avenue Cost $500.
 Total number of permits for the week s estimated cost of buildings, s17. 200.
 SToNINGToN The general contract for the erection ot the residence Of r. F. Carlyle, Springfield
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07

ing. F. A. Benton; surveying. Henry W. Cardwell. swimming. E. J. Fritz; wire less. Lewis J. Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS

The foundations are being put in for the new schoolhouse here, and most of the contracts have been awarded.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07

Everett Byles is having a barn on Hobart avenue altered to make ga- rage that will accommodate two cars.
 Within the near future the founda- tion work for the new St. Mary's church on Central avenue will be completed. Bids for the superstructure closed Mon day evening at the office of the Boston architects.
 The main auditorium of the church will seat about 975 people with an equal number of sittings in the basement chap el. The basement chapel will in time be used exclusively by the children of the parish for their special Sunday mass es. The parish at present numbers about 2400 people.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07

The name of the letter c comes from the French queue" meaning a tan. xs the letter is without . tan.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
SToNINGToN.

The general contract for the erection of the residence Of r. F. Carlyle, Springfield,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07

the Kosciuszko and Pulaski Corporation, at the rear of 16O-162 North Main street. William and Rebecca Murray are to have frame garage, 24xSo, erected at, Talman and Spruce streets. ] James DAtri will build a frame ga- rage. 1Ox7. at ss North Main street. $ William Grove of Summer street. is to have frame garage, 24x24. built on his property.
 The 16 permits granted in May were as follows
 New frame garages ..............,. s New frame garag> ................ 1 New frame houses ................ 1 New frame barns ..,'............ Alteration of brick building ......., 1 Alteration of frame building. ..... 1
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The New York herald., 1921-05-01

The big bulk of the college people come
along without any profession; perhaps with
out any bent or leaning; certainly without
any definite programme.
Forgetting the young men who are going
to work in with Dad Uncle Harry. the
average college graduate narrows down to
the man who has a degree and a few friends,
expensive habits and doubtful resources,
some talent and unlimited confidence. If
he hasn't a persistent optimism he won't
last long in New York city. Sometimes he
has and does; other times he hasn't and
doesn't. There are no set rules.
Take, for instance, the case of the no.
so mythical Henry r. Duggins-Hank, as
they called him in college. He played left
end on the team and was considered consid-
cradle boy. Hank came from Dickens, up
in the northern part of the State, where his
father was Mayor of the town and president
Of the local bank. The old man owned two
cars and took his family South for part of
every winter. Mr. Duggins was rated i
good provider.
When Hank was graduated from Yale it
was decided there was nothing for the boy
in Dickens. He could go into the local bank
and eventually work up to cashier. But
what was that for a man who had played
left end on Yale? Even Mr.. Duggins con-
ceded that New York the place for
Hank.
Take a run down to the city and see
what you can do, boy" he told Hank.
Course I hate to have you pull out for
good; but I'm not such an old fogie that
can't see that Dickens is never going to he
big enough to hold you. I'll give you some
letters that ought to fix you up all right"
Hank fell in with the plan readily. Most
of his gang were going to be in town, in
one thing or another and it would be handy
The New York herald., 1921-05-01
Bombing a Battleship From a Plane Mile Up

within the area that would have been the
deck of the battleship.
THE airplane kept on in the circle to
the left as before following the twenty-five
others and leading them at the same time.
1t was a remarkable demonstration Of air
craft. The machines seemed almost within
touching distance of one another yet they
were separated by mile or more.
The heavy bombers maintained higher
altitude than the lighter bombers, while the
single seaters kept on track still lower.
but doing more climbing and dipping,
as It was part Of their work to 20 to within
200 feet of the target in order to place
their twenty-five pound bombs.
Around and around went the circle, shift
ing from one direction to another, now de-
scribing the figure "S" and then getting into
line again, as they all might be forced to
do under battle conditions. In time the
signal came for fresh attack and the bonn
barders made their preparations as before.
Signals from the bombing pit put the Mar
tin into line with the target and the bomb
was released, starting like the others on Its
downward course
1t started, though, the fraction Of u sec
ond too late and instead Of registering n
direct hit as had the other three il fell into
the water approximately fifty feet beyond
, the line Of the supposed battleship. Still,
under the rules II had to be set down as
hit. for certainly IT was well within the
prescribed danger zone.
Capt Easterbrook and Capt Lawson
were the only team which made a perfect
score Of 100 per cent. in this demonstration.
One of the teams made but 30 per cent,
but the average for the group for the 1l2
bombs dropped was - per cent
When the signal came to withdraw from
the supposed battle line the Martin in which
I rode Withdrew with the others. hut the
officers In charge before the bomber finally
returned to the field, travelled over the
marsh lands to obtain view of what had
been done with the land target there. The
Martin was flying low, so that ii was pos
slble TO see the destruction that had been
wrought by the 100 pound bombs within
the batteshp area which had been de
scrihed by the sticks Perhaps 100 holes
we're showing, great holes in the earth
caused by the detonatlon of the bombs
specified evidence OF the sure aim Of the
bombers, There were a few Of the holes
outside the lines, but very few These had
been dropped from a lower elevation II
the neighborhood of 1900 feet
Back on the landing field again the Of
The New York herald., 1921-05-01

matter for land forces to overpower the air
forces of any fleet.
Anti-aircraft guns figure but slightly in
the consideration. The army tests Indicate
that guns of this character are not effective
beyond 5000 feet, so that the attacking air
craft would be reasonably safe at 1000 or
5000 feet. The army aviators say that the
use of anti-aircraft guns would bother them
but little.
There is a possibility, of course. Of the
use Of poison gas against such an attacking
party. but gas, the army service recognizes,
has its limitations. 1t would be an easy
matter for the fiers to get above or below
any dangerous layer of gas, according to
this theory.
1t is a well known rule of warfare, how
ever, that whenever some means of destruc-
ton Is developed way to combat 1t also Is
found, so that there is no doubt that
the navy sooner or later will hit upon a
way-perhaps it already is the case al
though the navy just now is silent on the
subject--to remove the peril of hostile land
aircraft. Yet the army service in striking
high is convinced that even a partial ac-
complishment of the theory advanced will
be an Important development in modern
warfare.
The Martin bombers, which are at present
the standard heavy bombers in the service,
have gasolene capacity of about five hours.
They travel as rule at ninety miles an
hour For this calculation it is sufficient
to say that they would be able to travel a
total of 500 miles provided the motors func-
toned properly. This would place a natural
limit of safe travel az about 100 miles from
shore, since sufficient mileage would have
TO be conserved for the return trip and for
the necessary manoeuvring in the vicinity
OF the hostile feet. For land airplane to
20 beyond that distance would be hazardous
in the extreme, so long as the present types
of bombing machines exist
The real underlying purpose of the desire
TO demonstrate the possibilities Of aircraft
operating against battleships is to further
the consideration Of the Air Service.
The dream of the fliers is that some day
the Government will authorize the creation
of separate air service, on par with the
army and the navy-a service for land, a
service for water and a service for the air.
Such might come about, those who advocate
the idea declare, through the institution, In
the new scheme for reorganizing the Gov.
ernment departments. of single Depart.
ment Of Defence. with three Independent
but closely cooperating bureaus one for
each Of the combat arms.
The New York herald., 1921-05-01
How the Target Looks
From the 5000 Foot Attitude

Capt. Easterbrook, who was to do the
bombing, located the target, signaling-no-
body could talk against the hum of the two
great Liberty motors-to Capt Lawson
when a change in the direction seemed de-
srabe to get over the target There Is
n small open space In the bomber's cockpit
to aid In the sighting and the dropping Of
the bombs.
Ii was full minute maybe two, before
we passed over the target the first time
and Capt. Easterbrook, peering through
the hole In the cockpit. released the bomb.
We had barely passed over the target when
the bomb, after its long slide through the
air, hit the water near the raft.
The Martin swung into wide circle to
the left. circle with diameter Of fifteen
miles Mt least. We were following the
other airplanes, which were setting the
pace. by this time the circle was almost
directly over Cape Charles, which is more
than twenty-six miles from the arpane
base, all the way over wafer
II was n good fifteen minutes before the
airplane swung around TO the target for Its
second attack. The signals between Capt.
Easterbrook, who was closely observing
the course, and Capt. Lawson at the wheel
put the machine directly In line with the
target again.
This time, without a pause, Capt. Easter
brook swung forward another bomb, and
then another. The two seemed to chase
themselves on n definite track toward the
target, gaining momentum as they went
Splash Splash
They hit in quick succession-ag again
The New York herald., 1921-05-01

time after he had convinced some of the
boys from the big prep schools that his shy
ness wasn't indifference He liked the East
well enough. but when he had his A. B. de-
gree tucked away in the bottom of his trunk
he headed back for Ohio He felt that he
owed at least that much to Ohio and his
family.
After two years of tilling the soil on aca-
demic principles Ernest was a changed man.
Discomfort and visonless future seemed to
trouble him a lot. He remembered two cork
ing good courses in economics and one in
sociology that were absolutely useless when
applied to potato bugs and dwarfed tomato
vines. He harbored the secret thought that
something wrong with the world. And
he never realized what was the matter until
one night he had brief talk with his dad.
why not go to New York, Ernest?' asked
his father.
YES" said Ernest. quietly. why not?"
Ernest arrived in New York in August. a
desolate month. The disposition of the town
was suffering under the strain of long
series of dog days. Subway guards grouched
at him, subway guards barked at him with
throaty horns. office boys ran him out of the
place, personnel managers queried him
curtly and invited him to take the air No
one was nice to Ernest.
He met fellow from his class who gave
him a guest card at the club. Over there
he ran into several men he had known in
college. They all wanted to know what he
was doing.
Looking for job" said Ernest.
Doing what?" they asked.
Anything" said Ernest.
They all urged him to 'go see So and So.' =
No one suggested that he "come around to
the office and see what we can do for YOU
But Ernest took nothing for granted. He
The New York herald., 1921-05-01
Ernie, the Farmers Son,
Wearies of TiIIing the Soil

ficers obtained charts blocked off in 100
foot squares, on which they marked the
spots at which the bombs had fallen. These
they intended to submit to the commanding
officer for the permanent records. The
honor system is employed. Each bomber
with his pilot observes the bombs dropped
from the airplane in which he operates.
In the June tests ii Is the purpose of the
Air Service to enter 100 airplanes, compos-
ing bombariment wing, which Is to con
sist of twenty-five pursuit, or single scatter
planes, fifty light bombers of the DH4 type
and twenty Martin bombers, with the
Owl type now on the field. In all this fleet
will be manned by LOO enlisted men and
200 officers all of them trained in bombing
The details of the problem are yet to be
received from the War and Navy Depart
ments but it generally Is understood that
the tests will be in three parts First, the
airpanes will be assigned to the duty of
locating the fleet at sea, at some point per-
haps within hundred miles along the coast
and within comparatively short distance
from shore, say twenty-five miles. There
then is to be an attack. under battle condi-
tions. such as have been described.
Part two of the problem, then, as 1t is un-
derstood, will consist of firing live ammu-
milton at a battleship in actual operation
probably the Iowa, radio controlled-and
it is expected that two hits will be allowed.
The third part of the problem, when the
heavy ammunition is to he used, will be
when some of the German ships which have
been assigned to the United States Govern
ment are to he turned loose for bombing
by the American air forces Heavy am
muntion will he used in these experiments
and the ships will be sunk-if the Air Ser
vice theory Is carried out.
The New York herald., 1921-05-01

law schools have positions waiting for them
with the larger law firms. 1t is mere mat
ter of filing in a crack struggling along
on nothing for a few years until the big
moment arrives, when merit comes into it's
own In spite Of the pessimists. this does
sometimes occur The other law men drift
to the provinces, capturing whatever prizes
or honors the various locales can provide
Eventually they may hit New York too,
but not without a place waiting for them.
The ministers and teachers need no pro-
fessional ehaperons inquiring into their
methods Of getting on in the world They
get there somehow other, depending
mainly on their viewpoint, equipment and
the favor OF fate. Their worries are very
distinctly their own.
Then there are the architects, the engi-
neers, the chemists and the scientists. They
come to town more warily, realizing that
the city is the best bet If they can keep their
step tuned to pace that will command at
tention from the reviewing generals. But
they have something definite to sell, and
no matter what grade it may be, they will,
in the end, find buyer of sorts.
Running briefly over this list of the major
professions. 1t may be considered that the
average college man is included He isn't
The New York herald., 1921-05-01
Confidence at Langley Field
That AirDIaneS Are Suprem

Among all the officers at Langley Field
there Is the utmost confidence that the as
sertion of Brig. Gen Mitchell that aircraft
are able TO destroy battleships under the
conditions prescribed will be demonstrated
clearly 10 the board assigned to observe the
tests They take the view that navy
would have virtually no defence against
TO set forth in detail.
SO far as they can figure the chief defence
of feet would be with aircraft in superior
numbers but they set down ms grave
question whether fleet Of battleships would
be able to transport with the feet a sufii-
cient number Of arpanes to be really eff
fectyc They believe II would be a simple