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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
COLCHESTER

tuesday evening a speaking and spelling
contest was held in District No. 9 1lnder
the direction of the teacher, Miss Nellie
M Gray to select the best saeiEer in the
school to compete in a town contest to he
held soon. The program follows: Song
Columbia the Gem of the ocean, Old Iron
SIDES, Fannie Wasniewski / Charge of the
Light Brigade Walter Honinick Incl
cent Of a French Camp, Bernice TAYLOR :
Btue and the Gray, Rose Simon; Charge
of the Light Brigade, Stephen lynda .
song, Winter; Columbus, Estelle Ronsor :
The Spacious Firrnament, Max Medic .
Battle Flag at Shenandoah, Helen Ron
son; Building Of the Ship, WiTbe1t Mar
win; Blue and the Gray, Ruth Dlt,rey
Charge of the Light Brigade Irene Was
niewski; song, Sweet Alton spelling
contest, announcement Of judges decision (;
song, America The Judges were First Sc
lectmen Samuel Mcdonald, George Case
and Albert Ruszola. After the Judges
had conferred it was found that there was
tie, the first place going to Irene Was
niewski and Wifbert Marvin. The two
contestants spoke again and the judg IS
decided that WdEbert Marvin had won
first place. In the spelling contest EsteiIe
kensow bel first place and Walter HON.
mick second Many parents and friends
school four were perfect in attenance for
the fan term, Bernice Taylor, Ethel
Taylor, Estelle Ronsor and George kinsor.
special meeting of Oliver Woodhouse
lodge, No. 81, K of P. was held Thursday
evening in Tip Top hall, for comforting the
| rank of esquire on class of eleven pages
The lodge room was too small to accom-
| modate the large number expected so il
was decided to eXenlpiffy the work in Tin
Top hall. There was nearly one hundred
| members present and the degree team ,snt
| on the work in commemorate manner
After the work a lunch of sandwiches
cake and coffee was served With the
| large amount of word on hand another
special meeting will be held next week
Sunday Rev. W. o. Bercl1rnan, pastor
of the Congress ational church will give
the third IN the series OF sermons on -'Ir
! Memorian of Literature" Previous dis
courses covered Native Biography OF His
tory" Each Thursday evening at 100 %
! n in the chapel a social hour of Chris
| tan fellowship inspirational lecture ana
| prayer circle will be held The theme this
week Sacrifice was an interpretation II
| the life of humanity and Of Christ
| Attorney George Cutler of Hartford
was the guest Thursday of his parents
| on Lea1a non avenue
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
WAUREGAN

Mrs. Fred LeavenS has been i'll.
Levi Laufgen OF Providence is visiting
his mother on South Walnut street
The paublkc school observed Washing
toms birthday by closing for the day.
Miss Ella Cusson has returned to her
home after undergoing an operation at the
Baclaus hospital, in Norwich.
Sacred Heart church, Rev. ]. G. Ma
thieu pastor. Sunday ma sses at 8 and
10 a. M, vespers at @. m, vespers at Z
.. m; week days mass at 645 a. m
Holy days, masses at $50 and a. m.
Wauregan Congregational church, Rev
William Frying, pastor. An Ancient
Cure for Modern Doubt will be the sub
ject of the Sunday morning sermon The
Grace of Christian Perseverance will be
the evening sermon subject. The church
school will meet at twelve o'clock
Young peoples meeting Thursday even
ing at 100
Mr.. and Mrs Adeior Daganeis Of Cen
trail Village visited Mrs. Rose Daganeis
and family Sunday.
Local people attended the Epworth
league social at Ballouviile Wednesday
evening. and others attended the dance
at the Social club IN Ballouville.
The school has been having mid-year
examinations this week. Next week they
will have a weeks vacation.
Miss Anna Butler. teacher in the pri-
mary room, has been Gil. Miss Green was
substitute last Monday.
James Watson was a caller in Dayville
Sunday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson of New York
has been visiting William Kinder and
family for several days this week
Mrs. Elmer G. Wood is ILL.,
Miss Elizabeth Fleming Of Norwich
visited Mrs. Raymond Mitchell over the
week end.
There is to be dance at the Social
| club for the benefit Of the baseball asso-
| citation.
| The LADIES' club In planning a mas
| querade dance.
| mitchell Grimshaw has moved hin
| family to the Mashentuck district
| Joseph Gravel has been Ill with grip
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Week at the Strand Starting
Monday


After striving to please the Norwich
Norwich theatregoers real treat in COM
memoration of the Strands third ami
persary. The management also takes this
time in thanking the public for its COOP
GRAFTON.
The first half Of the anniversary week
will see five extra. fine acts at the Strand.
instead Of the usual four act and Neal
Murray in the Paramount picture On With
the Dance
The opening act will be Leddy & Led
dy in startling Buni9ty Bump novelty
called Nonsensical Nonsense. They fall
in every conceivable, manner.
Jones & Cr71n1bly are called Darktown's
Brightest entertainers. They are I'm.
doubtediy among the best colored com
edians and they succeed in making every
second Of fourteen minutes enjoyable.
The big feature attraction Is Hal John
son & Co. Hal johnson & Co. are pre-
senting a decided novelty this season in
a farce comedy with music entitled Mr..
Chaperone Hal johnson viii be remem-
bered as the star in that clever musical
comedy success, Step Lively. Assisting
Mr.. johnson are the well known vaude-
Vile team, Watson & Little.
Beban & Mack follow. They are q
IL. They offer excellent entertainment II
song, story and dance.
jerome & Albright are two bright lights
| from Broadway. They are among tht
| numbers who have gone sauntering. TAX
ing with them much Of the good chez
| that has made New Yorixs Main Street
famous Jerome & Albright provide fun
and melody in abundance.
The feature photoplay is Mae Murra.
| and David Powell in the funny Paramoun
and Aircraft production On With tn
Dance
| A romance Of love and home and o
plea sl1re's pace that kills on the Grea
White Way. Lavish beyond description
Every scene a revelation.
| A dollar show for the usual small price
See something worth while. You'll enjo.
every minute. Come early. Avoid tn
crowds.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
United Congregational Church Services

All teachers and officers Of the Church
school are expected to atteni a s1pF.e1
and meeting at the Community house. al
$50 Monday evening.
The regular meeting Of the SodaltAa
will be held Monday evening at 7-30.
MIa-weel1 worship T7IJrstay evening
at 7.45, at which time Tue Book Of Ho-
sea" will be studied.
The Campfire will meet in the Com
nunity House, Friday evening at 6.45. for
Hand Graft s
The week day session Of the junior
school will be held in the Junior Depart
ment room. Saturday afternoon, st four
o'clock
All women of the church and parish are
to unite with the other Protestant women
Of Norwich in the annual united service Of
prayer for the coming of the kingdom, at
home and abroad, at the Central Baptist
church, at three o'clock, Friday after
noon
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
Davis Theatre

Today Is your last chance to see the
greatest and best vaudeville bill lin town.
The headline act is the Alaskan Revue,
a snappy and bright singing, talking and
dancing act. with five girls and two men
The SeTve-U -Four present a very pleasing
novelty quartette act with several SOLO fea-
lures and a little comedy. All four pos
sass exceptionally good voices and their
act went big on Thursday evening Sully
and the Mayo Sisters have a neat singing
and dancing act in which the serpentine
dance is featured
Lee Hing Chin. the doubie-ur11ned
Chinese marvel is without doubt the;great-
est novelty act ever seen n Norwich
The feature motion Fjcture is Charles
RAY in Scrap Iron. A news weekly and
a comedy complete the bill.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25

Lambs Rocky Point orchestra will be
the attraction at the Community House
for the last of the associations dances
till after Lent.
The Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts
liked, Washington's birthday, to Flat
Rock cooking their food in the open
and playing games. There were twenty
five on the winter hike.
One of the large organized classes in
the church is Mrs. Hernon c. Cooper's
class. This class met in the basement
Of the church for supper Thursday eve
ming and there were guests so that
about eighty sat down to the bountiful-
ly spread tables. The address was by
Miss Wilcox Of Chest Who smoke very
Interestingly Of her work in ThdiH
were. enthusiastic over the work of
Miss Wilcox.
At the First Congregational church,
Rev. William c. Prentiss, pastor, the
morning service Sunday at II, sermon.
The Lost Habit Evening service at :.
A lecture on The Home of the High
lander Illustrated by lantern slides.
Sunday school at 1915. The record OF
attendance is going up every Sunday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
PLAINFTELD

The Plainfeld Bowling Leagues CO..
tune and novelty bail on Washington
birthday was the biggest social event
of the year. At the start of the grand
march, the big Community House audi
forum was crowded. The costumes
were varied and attractive. The back
ground of the stage pictures a rising
sun. The edge was covered with ferns
Above, the American eagle few, carry
Ing American flags. In the center was
the Fidelity Singing orchestra, in bet
ter form than ever before. After in
PERMISSION the novelties were introd-
duced Balloons! feathers, strealners,
papr hats. ETC., were tossed among the
crowd
The prize for the most original cos
tune was won by the bowling pin girl
CMrs. Ida Wilmont}. The prize for the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25

prettiest costume went to the Spanish
Cray Greene. The most humorous
went to ball room bum Harry Linen.
The entire party was so successful
that the league plan to make it an an
nual affair.
Sullivan of the Dark Horses had high
single of the week Of 100 and Ander-
son of the Lucky Strikes picked high
three of $50 in the Mems Bowling
League. The High Rollers had high
team single of 551, but the Dark Horses
reach 1887 for high team three. How
the pins fell
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
High Glass Stock Company TO Appear al
the Davis Ali Next Week


A news announcement Of much interesa
in theatrical circles is made by the Davis
theatre management It is none other
than. that Chas. X. Cbamplin- and his
excellent company viii lsppear all next
week in a repertoire OF the very best New
York plays.
Many people have the idea that stock
companies present only an inferior grade
of plays. in other words, plays thst the
big producers no longer want, but that. IS
not the case with the CilamFlin company
and tn efact that the foremost producers
of the country intrust him with their best
plays is the best guarantees possible Of the
worth Of his productions.
In order TO secure these plays Mr..
CharDplin is obliged to pay enormous
royalties, still money would count but
little in securing the right to ECesent such
famous plays Is the NeSF York prorpceTs
were not sure that they would 10 arts
| tically handleds by Mr.. Champlin and his
fine organization Take such plays as
Turn 10 the Right" which Is considered
| one of the greatest dramas ever given
the stage; Scandal a play that had run
of one Who'll year at the 39th Street the
atre in New York; The Crimson Alibi. >"
a great mystery drama The Love Tiger"
a new play written by Chas X Champ
lin; My LAZY Friends" H H. Frszee 4
big comedy success Sex Against Sex. /"
full Of love and romance, and johnny
Get Your Gun" John Cort's big New
York laughing hit.
| The company will open with Turn 70
the Righ," Monday matinee and evening.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
salvation ARMY Throurh the M.sh

Week nights services of the Salvation
Army are as follows: Tuesdly. Thurs
day AMI Saturday at p. m The youns
pedae's band of love sewing class wsIl
meet every Wednesday at 800 p. N. 1913
Broadway. under the direction of Mrs
Captain Carpenter. Every one is cordial
ly invited 20 attend these services. -
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
What Is Going On Tonight

Norwich, Conn., Lodge. No $50. L. o
o. NJ. meets m Moose Home.
Motion Pictures and Vaudeville ai
Davis Theatre
Vaudeville and Motion Pictures a
Strand Theatre.
Motion Pictures at Breed Theatre
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
ment at the Davis Next Week With
Turn to the Right"

Champlin Company to Open Their Engage
ment at the Davis Next Week With
Turn to the Right"
Turn TO the Right the famous fun
classic which will be presented by thu
Chas. K. ChamplTn stock company at the
Davis theatre next Monday matinee and
evening, is the kind Of a play that warn1s
the hearts of the most hardened amuee-
ment seeker.
1t tells a quaint and amusing story of
the efforts TO go straight OF a young
man who has Just flrAshed term IN r<i-
son, and who returns to his home IN a
little New England village just as the Cd
place is to be sold for a debt. Two New
York crooks, a safe blower and pick
pocket, old pals of the young man, ar
rive in the village, meet the simple. kind
hearted mother of their pal, and stick to
the finish in the battle against the village
skinfint-
I'D go to hell for that old lady" ~
marks the roughneck safe blower, and
around this sentiment hinges the entira
story Of the play, a nasterful influence Of
sweet, old country mother on three men
who have steadily jogging the wrong
trail The safe blower and the pick
pocket fiinIfam the old skinflint and In
other astonishing and ridiculous ways
save the day for Mother Bascmn- People
who have seen the Champlin conlpanyis
production of Turn to the Right claim
that it is as good as that given by the
touring company which charged $3.50 top
price. --' e
Other plays to be presented during the
week are 'csndal, . THE Crimson Ahoi.'
The Love Tiger My Lady Friends.'
sex Against Sex and Johnny Gal
| Your Gun"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
Music Service at Christ Church

The second of the special monthly mus
ieal services will be held at Christ church,
Sunday evening. The program Is as fol-
lows:
Prelude, Bacarolle 0vaolin duet)
Offenbach
Professional hymn $40 "Hosanna to the
living Lord
Gloria Robinson
Magnifcat MaFhs
Nuc Dfmittis MARKS
Hymn 500 My faith looks up to Thee
Offertory solo, Behold a Stranger at the
Door hpootsoh
Recessional hymn rs "Alleln1la of Glad
ness
postIIIdA March Clark
The prelude, Bacarolle, Offerbach, is
arranged as a violin duet with organ &C
conrpa niment and will be played by two OF
the choirboys, George Guile and Daniel
GRECO. The offertory solo, surby James
B. Jackson, is one of Mr.. Ibbotsons nat
est compositions, the words are taken
from Hymn All in the new hymnal.
The next musical service will be held on
Palm Sunday evening when the choir Will
sing Staners Cruiclfixion.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25

Glastonbury.-A W. Ripley Of Glaston-
bury. for many years known in this state
as an authority ON astronomy and allied
subjects, has recently given several talks
on wireless which have attnafted wide
attention.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
sale Of Elmwood Ayenu. I,,na

James L. Case has sold for john ?
Rogers to Austin 3. Ratllbun a tract Of
land 5ox1o5 feet on Elmwood avenue
Mr.. Rathbun will erect a modern dwell
ing on the ste IN the near future
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Misses Pauline Cafery and Catherine
Martin entertained IL guests at pro-
gressive euchre Monday evening. Feb.
20, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
An1idon.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25
summer Fruit for Sunday Dinner.

"summer Fruit Tor Sunday Dinner.
The New Haven Dairy Sunday dinner
special for this week is Summer Fruit .
a delightful frozen dessert. consisting OF
q ricn cream filed with a variety of fresh
fruits. Be sure to place your order early
Sold only by New Haven Dairy dealers,
SOC q pint. SOC q quart.-ady.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-25

My bands, feet and hips itched
and buTnedSotkat ! scraErhad than
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

fpStters But many victims whom and other women l
KNEW lured to the clutches Of the gang would not have
think if they had read heard Of how we
operated.
r9d $50 thoroughly well organized gang Of which
# will write that the entire fourth floor of wellknown
Boston hotel was said have been engaged by the
for their operations This not hotel of shady repu-
station the gang too shrewd to place where
asny. suspicion might be aroused in their victims:
fasnThis particular gang specialized backmai know
dwar brutal than brainy Still, they were very
thosough and they shared profits with the prosecuting
officers Of Boston, an arrangement my associates ana
JgeNer felt it necessary to make
yTaydThe corporation directory was examined and the
financial standing Of men ascertained When sub.
s,stantia business hSd been marked prospect
detectives put his trail to shadow him. If moth
ing worth while discovered then at least the reports
Of the detectives gave opportunity to study the mans
habits of life and determine whether it would be worth
while to assign a vamp to try to trap him.
I have said that nobody is entirely safe, especially
from such methods those Boston blackmalers employed
remember the president of the Narrow Gauge Railroad,
in Boston, Melvin o. Adams, who trapped in way
which would probably have caught anybody no matter
t,hSw; well on his guard he might have been.
"' It was while the detectives trailing Mr.. Adams
that the annual dinner of political club along, at
Which the fnancier scheduled to speak He lived
Of town. after finishing his days work at the office
INC took suitcase with his evening clothes and went
Arohnd the hotel where the gang said to be in
pppar arthershp with the hotel management.
Mr. Adams stepped up to the desk to register and
explained he only wanted room LOT al nour
70 change his clothes The detective who trailing
HIN and known the clerk made the secret sign and
the man given a room.
Scarcely had the unsuspectng guest closed the door
and opened his suitcase when beboy raped and asked
him to down to the office floor to answer tele-
phone call the phone out of order The ele
phone call. Of course, proved to be mistake"
'o The president spread his evening clothes stripped
of his business suit and again disturbed. This time
angry voices to him the ransom. The demand
TO open the door shouted in gentle terms
NJ i'What do you mean by having woman in your
rcomi" cried the house detective.
ol 'tYou making mistake There is nobody here
Iin this but myself" the guest replied
Pushing past him, the detective strode into the bath
lru6n while the clerk pulled open the door of thS
The Washington times., 1922-04-02
|WOrked in Partnershi1
|atf the Criminal World
ines in Palm Beach,
hba and on the Big
Warns the Public
uS Are Baited

valuable criminal oan
dto saduire
development this employment Of attractive women
criminal gangs has opened fields Of crime which
startling And drputabs lawyehave found that then
bgseatest from the little oonenceless women
ri;otAey lure victims into their clutches.
who reads this who has
never professional criminal who feels from the
aps Of the the reptiles Of tho
jungle b quite easily ensnared by these new and
s ,unsuspectsd professional ''Vamps
Pullman the fashionable hotels at the Summer
m resorts tho liners these stalking horses
for their lie in ambush entrap their victims
Pretty richly but nah dressed often masqueradng under
- names families with which would be-
j come drawing these women sklfuy stage
s the first criminal tragedy which their confsdsrates
roiIa complete =
Ordinary prudence has taught everybody to fasten windows
night and put vauabe in safe places for
knowledge thieves and burglars work But not
police sufficiently informed to fully the pub
the nous activities Of the criminal
"a werh
On page to-day printed the first chapter Of the COMES
- sipns professional Vampire, Mrs. LII This young
partnership with of the abes criminals in
America wide acquaintance with other Vamps and
oo&sres and revelations Of these newest and
the Underworld reader OF this
falling Of the she explains and exposes
The Washington times., 1922-04-02

told Of the which swiftly enmeshed the unsuspect
ing victim the fatal fourth floor Of that Boston hotel
But men are not the only victims. The wife, the
daughter the fancee may be decoyed into situation
quite hopeless ! will explain in detail in future
chapter how innocent girls and married women are en-
snaredcaught just completely the trappers drew
their net around President Melvin Adams.
But the varied fields Of activity Of the vampire part
Of the modern professional criminal not confined
to blackmail Under the pleasant smile and protecting
skirts of vamp large part of the forbidden opium
drugs finds its way into the country. To the pretty,
attactvey dressed vamp Also entrusted the work Of
getting safely the border large part Of the liquor
which is coming in from Canada night and day. In
dozen other ways the criminals pretty partner is now
used to set the stage for the crime he plans All this
will explain in complete detail in subsequent chapters.
As in legitimate business enterprises also in the
world of crime there captains Of industry and little
criminals I have known vamps who were lavishy out
fitted with So 900 squirrel and a complete ward
robe and jewels match And will tell YOU of the mod
est enterprises of little vamp who satisfied with
$40 bill as the net proceeds OF days work NY own
share OF successful bit OF work varied from $bVOO TO
10000, as will explain later.
To grasp the gntude of the scale which the big
gangs working is necessary for the reader to
realize that the operators organized on business
basis with cash capital for operating expenses Ebert
Hubbard said:
'I have never known a lawyer who had any respect
for the law Always they will take your money and show
you how to evade the law. Wherever you find crooked
corporation or dishonest contract you will find that
lawyer drew up the papers and showed them how to
operate
What more natural, tnen, tnan 10 Hnu Ihe croohou
lawyer applying his knowledge and skill for his own
pocket And so it has about that many Of the
ter mindsof the criminal world to-day lawyers And
in Boston and the adjoining city of Cambridge two
crooked lawyers who had risen to be the prosecuting of
Of the counties have just been removed for their
partnership with crooks!
The criminal used to to the lawyer for advice
when he in trouble The lawyer plans the crime
and the criminal is his partner his employe.
Thus there has into the field of crime superior
quality of brains The lawyer college with
Of post graduate law school work and practise The law
yer able bring bear high degree Of intelligence
and he completely outmatches the dullwitted police de-
tectives.
1t has been said that nature has produced nothing
than thoroughly bad woman This is indeed true
and surely in my wide range Of acquantances In the
Underworld qualified to judge But there is an evil
combination nature contemplated which is even
more wicked-a bad woman and bad man. And when
that bad conscienceless lawyer the cruel merci
less Vaccinations Of such pair sometimes beyond
belief
Women have known in the Underworld do not seem
to to have been naturally viciousst some moment in