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Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
NORWICH CoLoRED WOMEN
IN AxrI-LyNcHrNa. crusAnEns


 At a recent spring conference of the National Association Tor the Advance ment of Colored People in Newark, Con- gressman Dyer. author of the Dyer anti lynchlng bill. said that if one million of coiored people would unite to suppress the gos
 Sixteen prominent colcred women from nve states formed themselves into a com n1lttee of Anti-Lynching Crusaders, de- cldlng to put on an extensive campaign Tor the purpose of uniting one million women to aid in the support of the sup precision of the long standing violence in tnls civilized country This committee went into permanent organization July &, with Mrs. Mary B. Talbert of Buffalo N. T., as national director Mrs Helen Cur tis of New York city, first national vice director; Mrs. Butler Wilson of Boston. second vice director; Mrs. Lillian Alex ander of New York, as secretary; Miss Mary Jackson. national organizer. Other committees have been formed
 | This promises to be the swiftest cam palgn ever undertaken by our colored women; also that forts prominent colored woman have accepted the duty of state 1 directors.
 It is intended that this movement in- clude all who are interested in law and erder, and that already a number of ot, white woElen of influence in this countr, have joined the movement and encourage the same. The intention is to secure tn, cooperation of all the powerful organiza tions.
 The actual carrying out of the plan he .l gan with sunrise prayer meeting Oct lst in all of the churches throughout tn country, beginning by invoking God l blessing upon the work In Norwich Fri day evening, Sept 29, at the home 0 , Mrs. William Spivery, Meyers avenue. gcoup of twelve women was called to gether to form the United Women's Ant , Lynching Crusaders under the directio ; of Mrs. Mary T. Seymour of Hartfor, ' state director. and Miss Mary Jackson ( 2 Providence. national organizer.
 With Miss Mary Jackson presiding. th 7 following women were unanimousl } elected: Chairman, Mrs. Louise P. Hall 2 2 vice chairman, Mrs. Margaret Harris. wi recently resigned in favor of Mrs An
 nrose Wilson; secretary, Miss Hattie = Spivery; treasurer, Mrs. Martha Sylvia committee on devotionals. chairman, MT < A. F. Drury; assistants. Mrs Bert Lewis, Ada Depina- Mozelle Dennis Ora
 Carter, Mary Wheeler, Lottie Avis. MI . William Spivery; committed on financ i Miss Idella Scott, chairman. with assis '. ants, Miss Nanette Darlington, Mrs. G D bert, Mrs. Hackley, Mrs. William Sc
 rnour, Mrs. Fannie Jackson; commit T on girls, work, Mrs. Frances Evan. chai
 man; assistants, Mrs. Fannie Thompsc
 Miss Emma Minnis, Mrs Hattie Ge,
 Mrs. M. M. Brown; committee on pu N licity, Miss Martha Pollack, Miss Nanet n Darlington.
 g. The progress so far is very promisi y under the supervision Of Ine chafrms n Mrs. Louise P Hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
PERSoNAls

MT and Mrs. George Peck and son, Crosby Peck. of Otrobando avenue. spent Sunday with relatives in Colchester.
 Mrs. Louis T. Cassidy has returned to her home on Union street after spending the past month at WashiHs4en. D. c.
 Rev. pr. David A. Pitt of the Cen tral Baptist church is to speak We'd nesday night at the rally of the WalliHg- ford church.
 James Jones was among the Norwich baseball fans who witnessed the conquer ing of the Yankees at the Polb Grounds Saturday.
 Henry TubbS Of Fort Pierce. Fla, who has been passing some time at the home of his niece, Mrs. Richard Carter, of Pleasant street, expects to leave for home Oct. 15.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
TRUCK HIT IN REAR
 WHEN STOPPED BY ROAD

Charles A. Bromley of 97 Baltic street reported to the police Monday night that his motor truck had been hit by another car on the Montville road near De- Wolfe,s switch, but had been httle dam aged. He stopped by the side of ths road to look at one of his spark plugs that was not working right and the other car came along and ran into the rear end of his machine. The Bromley truck had a brace bent, but the other car, which MT. Bromley said belonged to the Imperial garage. was considerably damaged. After the accident MT Bromley said the red light at the rear of his car was not burning although it had been all right when he left New 1 London.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Eligible ro-be-mades.

Native men and women coming of age, and naturalized men and women coming of age, provided they have lived one year in the state and six months in the town are those who are eligible to hand in their applications to be made voters today (Tuesday) when the regis trars and assistant registrars will be in session in the six voting districts of the town. One thing for the to-be-mades ta remember is that the time limit for get ting their applications in is p. m., and if they do not get them in by that time they lose all chance to vote this fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
COLCHESTER TOWN CLERK DIES IN HARTFORD HOSPITAL

Charles Harper Dawley. 6s years of age, for 20 years town clerk of Colches- ter, died on Sunday at the Hartford hos pital. Mir. Dawley was a member of the undertaking firm of B, A. Dswley & Sons and was one of the best known men in Colchester and the surrounding towns. For many years he was member of the Methodist chucch in Colchester until that organization went out of existence and since that time he has been affiliated with the Baptists. He is a past master of Wooster lodge. No. 10. A. F. and A. M. MT. Dawley is survived by his wife and two daughters, Miss Florence Dawley of New York and Mrs. Joseph Kelly of Meriden.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10

About 10 o'clock Sunday. night the home of James B. Palmer of Round Hill farm Lisbon was entered by a thief who was evidently acquainted with the inside of the house. Entrance had been gained through window in the living room, the burglar immediately going to the desk in the room and, opening it, ran- sacked it.
 Mrs. Palmer heard the desk being opened and at once awakened MT. Palm
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
CUT THIS ouT-rr IS WOErH MONEY

Cut out this slip. enclose with 5c and mail it 10 Foley & Go, 2ss5 Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL, writing your name and ad- dress clearly. You will receive In return d trial package containing Foley'H Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
 sides and back rheumatism. backache lid- Iney and bladder ailments. and Foley Cz- thartic Tablets. a wholesome and thor oughly cleansing cathaIic for consupl- tion- biliousness. heaoacness ana sinkslAn bowels. Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
'.IBURGLAR SCARED AWAY AZ TER GET TING INTO HOUSE AT ROUND HILL FARM

CT. who entered the room and went out on to the porch, but failed to see the in truder, who had escaped upon realizing that the laousehold had been aroused.
 An investigation disclosed that the make thorough search. and nothing was missing
 The break has been reported to Officer Dolan of Jewett City. who is making an investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
PRESTON sELEcTMEN REPORT
 ss.1eo.2o EXPENDITURES IN YEAR

Annual reports made by the selectmen of the town of Preston show a total ex- penditure in the year of S6,120.20 as fol- lows: Salaries and expenses of town of- fieers s1,065.14; poor and insane s649.29; highway and bridge account, $2,952.4S; miscellaneous s1,453.29.
 The report of the town treasurer from Sept. 1 to Sept. l shows S3,252.S0 on hand at the beginning of the year, s25,- 466.60 in receipts and s24,4o7.3 in ex- penditures.
 The town debt is s45.oOO at f per cent and s4,000 at 5 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Shower for Miss Rovans-

The c. L. c. class of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church met at the home of Mrs Peter Roberts of West Thames street Monday evening. There WAS a business meeting, after which sne hostesses, Mrs Roberts and Miss Isabelle Shearer. served refreshments. During the evening d mis, cellaneous shower was given MiN3 Mari etta Boyens. treasurer of the class. Man, gifts of linen, glassware, aluminium ant china were received.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
On Motor Trip to New York,

Mr. and Mrs Nathan Hall of Preston City left Saturday on motor trip to New York city. They had as guests Miss Jessie E. Hyde of Norwich and Miss An- toinette Van Cleef of Jersey City N. J., who was returning to resume her posi- ton at the Fifth Avenue library follow ing a months stay at the home of the Misses Hyde. Miss Jessie Hyde was ex- pected to return on Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Out Goes All Rheumatic
 Poison
Rhsurna Acts on Kidneys, Liver and
 Bladder the Very First Day.

Get A bottle of Rheuma today and wear a satisfied smile on your face to- morrow.
 It's a remedy that is astonishing the whole country, and it's just as good for gout, sciatica, lumbago anu kid aey misery as for rheumatism.
 It drives the poisonous waste from the joints and muscles = that's the secret of Rheuma's success.
 But we don't ask you to take our word for it: go to Lee q Oag0od Go. or any good druggist and get a bot tie, and if it doesn't do 1r Wo promise get your money fack- I- Niu be ltere waiting for you
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
WiIk Giye organ Recital

tiiirty-thffd degree Mason, has been se- cured to give recital at Union lodge building in New London on the new or gan, which is to be presented by the Women's Auxiliary to the Masons to- Union lodge in the very near future. Mir. Lester will be assisted by Mrs. Frank Robbins. a well known soloist from New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Highway Contracts.

Road contracts have been awarded by the state highway department as fol- lows:
 Voluntown-About 4,O50 feet of>native stone macadam to A. Vito Cons. Co. at s11, ,87S.
 Lyme-About 5000 linear feet of ra- tive stone macadam to John .Arborio, New Haven, at s25.9s0.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Mrs. John F. Sevln or Broad street mas as guests on motor trip to Can ada Mrs c. W. Vaughn. Miss Ruby Vaughn and Mrs. Thomas Leahy.
 Mrs. Daniel Lester of Warren street is passing several weeks at the home of MT. and Mrs. Herbert L. Warrington of Peck's corner, Mrs. Lester having closed her home during October.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Msmbgr of st. James Lodre

Rev. ]. H. Newland, former super intendent of the Norwich district of Methodist churches, who died Satur- day last at the Deaconess hospital
 Boston. Mas, was a member of St, James Lodge. No. 23. IT. 6 A M., of
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
NEW LONDON MAN
 wnrrn TT Nt,m vor

New York, Oct. s.--A man believed by the police to have been James H. Ham, mil of New London, Conn, was struck and killed by 2 motor truck here to- night.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10

Two hundred and forty monuments ace to be placed in France and Belgium to mark the whole front of German invasion The stone markers will line the historic land from the North sea to the Swiss frontier
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Marcel Cadorette.

Funeral services for Marcel Cadorette were held at his late home at S3 Hunters avenue, Taftville. Monday morning at, S.30 o'clock. with services at the Sacred Heart church at g o'clock, Rev. U. o. Bellerose, the pastor, officiating. There was large attendance of relatives and friends at the services, many coming from Webster and Worcester, Mass, New Bedford, and Pawtucket, R. I. The bearers were Mi- chael Centres. Charles Paradis. Xavier Fontaine, Adolph Peltier, Paul verville and Peter Burelle. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery, where Father Belle rose conducted committal service at the grave.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
FUNERALS.
Mrs. James N. sterrx

The funeral of Mrs. Helen Hovey Ster- ry, wife of James N. Sterry. was held at o'clock Monday afternoon in the Meth od1st Episcopal church in New London, the ceremony being conducted by Rev Myron D. Center. The bearers were Will liam Kingdom, Stephen A. Prentis. Dr. c. F. Bradshaw and Alonzo Paige Burial was in Comstock cemetery, Montville.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
NOW HE ENJOYS PERFECT HEALTH
SiumaGh and Liver In Order, Thanks to "fTuIt-a-tiVeS"
l54 EIT Sr. LAKrpoET. N.H

l54 ELN ST., LAKEPoRr, NH. "I realize that I have reached the ngs l65l when one often requires fixing up. My digestion was not nght and trouble with my Liver and Bowels caused considerable distress. Last fall, I began taking ''Fruit-a- tives" or Fruit Laxo Tablets", and aftsr using them for ashort time, I could soc that they were just what my system required. My Liver besams active and improvement in sFeryNsy vs spparent".
 P. R. ADAMS. 50ca box, sfor$2.5o, triad sine, 25c. Atdehisrs or from FRUIT-A.TTVEs Limited, OGDENsBURG, NY.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
P. R..ADAMs.

ron RA1E-New and used HaxIsy- aVid.un motorcycles; prices reasonable i; trT rnrmA James P. Donovan, 2 Main E octled
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10

date according to a rule of the repub- lican state central committee. The date this year is Oct. 16 at which time candi- dates for membership in the lower branch of the general assembly are to be nom- mated.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
For Piles
 II Is Pyramid
Pvrrmfa File Buppssltgrfes Have BrOuEht Relief fo ThGasnnds Who Had suffered gcverciy
 For Years.

You win quickly realize that Pyramid Pile Supposttories are Ginply wonderful to ease pain, re-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
Republicans Win Nam. candIdat.,.

All the republican conventions of the various towns are to be held on the same
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
. VARIOUS MATTERS

sIorwLeh. russaay, oe.. l0, l0a2.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25

She spoke With i sudden eager
ugpt
u would help to destroy FfSnes
Il and therefore, I took 1 candle 81
by hand and burned st Do You
know what the valuable prints
were with which this house IN the
Faubourg. st German was crowd.
ed on that night?'
II do" replied Monsieur ion.
quelle. "or l should mot have
taken these elaborate precautions
TO secure the American. billiard.
THE house in the Faubourr s..
German was packed with counter.
felt notes OF all the high.denomlpa.
ton paper currency Of tho French
Republic, printed by this mau.
from plates etched BY the German
enErayer, Wagenhelm OF Munich, :
THE Girl in the Picture, an.
other brilliant triumph Of M. Jon.
aueile. Will begin Ia our next issue.
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DEEP WATERS
Casting Dice Of Love
BY ZOE sEcKLEY.

back the color into her face.
''If only he and were concerned
In this thing,he'd play no tune. I'm
thinking OF tho others, Rex-the
children and you and-the entire
outcome Of things If"
Lets get rid Of the IFS Have
your permission to ask Barrett his
next stepl"
Anita hesttated, then YEARLY
nodded. al suppose 3d."
Warren stepped 10 the telephone,
called Barrett's club, got him.
Warren speaking. I am author,
lied to ask what precisely is your
next step?"
Anita hid her face in her hands,
feeling like a person sinking in the
sen, too numb to grasp a life rope.
Warren presently hung up the re.
ceiver.
"He is leaving tomorrow-for Eu.
rope, or some other place, l couldn't
catch just what he said. He'll be
gone long enough to establish de.
sertion."
Slowly Anita looked up, lifted her
chin, Strengthened herself, rose.
She seemed utterly changed anG
deadly calm.
so he is going" she said slow.
ly, with Myra Dean. to the Bal,
kans. Yes. know she Is going to,
morrow; you'll find Il in the Timos.
He:ald. And Rex, you will have to
help me. There is no going back
now"
ITO Be contlnued.)
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Anita sank into a chair, slowly
7 weighed down by increasing com.
} piications. How cruel liio could
be! 1t was not bad enough tina:
this wretched parting must punish
the children, John and herself, bu;
here was Rex Warren in It too
her girlhood friend, tho old.tima
sweetheart who wasn't quite q
sweetheart because circumstances
had separated them, and now ho-
adviser, her rock and stay
a tap at the door startled hef.
~ came back to tell you not to
do the very thing find you doing
4 Anita-I didn't say what did to
add 10 your problems, but to help
you with them. I am your friend.
Perhaps l shouldn't have said the
rest OF II. Let 1t be the least Of
your considerations. We're con.
fronted with the immediate present
and future. II Barrett should force
the issue publicly-Give or stage
grounds for divorce-what do you
want me to do?"
i'Will he do that?"
y think so. He wants to bring
things to a crisis"
"oh, / can't bear to think Of II.
Can't we wait until he-does soma,
thing-takes some definite STEP"
"You know how he feds, Anita.
Isn't that enough for you? Or shall
he play whatever tune he wauta.
and make you dance to IT,"
His harsh challenge whipped
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
THE DAILY Z
HORT STORY
A Lost Missionary
BY N. IRVING KING


1t was summer and Amanda
Lathrop was visiting her aunt,
Miss Jane Perkins. Aunt James
farmhouse stood little back from
the road and dominated well.kept
acres. 1t was a most proper farm.
house-everything pertaining to
Aunt Jane was proper: 1t was an
efficient looking farmhouse -
everything having to do with Aunt
Jane partook Of her efficiency.
Amanda was as pretty n girl as
you would find IN a days Journey
abonnding in health and vitality.
but rather given to day dreams
and impressed with the idea that
II was incumbent on her to take
hold OF this wandering old world
and set in In a straight and narrow
orbit
. Under a great tree in tho front
yard she and her aun4 sat in
straight.backed chIrs sewing.
The bloom OF the lilacs had long
since faded; but there were other
odoriteroue shrubs about which
sent faint perfumes wandering on
the languid air, and from a neigh.
boring field came now and then
the breath Of new.mown hay; and
the voice OF the afternoon was
punctuated now and then by the
twittering or the songs Of birds.
you have heard, perhaps. from
distance. or from the top OF a
high building, that murmurlns
sound which Is the voice of 4
geat city. To a clty-bred person
We country seems silent but It Is
not; tire is a voice OF the coun-
try as we'll as voice OF tic city
only 1t is pitched in a differcn!
key; drowsy hum made up nj
the myriad sounds OF animal and
insect life which turks In fields
Md woods. the murfnur Of
dreams and the breathing Of
winds through leafy boughs. AS
Aunt Jane and Amanda sat and
sewed and talked in this all-golG-
On afternoon matrimony was tho
object of their anImadvcrsIons-
j which were on less condemnatory
J from the fact that for both tine
old maid and the young maiden
the subject was purely academic.
They were perfectly agreed with
regard to the undesirabllity OF
the married state, but disagreed
IN their statements when 1t came
to the details OF the unmarried.
Amanda mapped out a strenu-
Gus life as a missionary TO SOME
particularly depraved and be-
nighted tribe Of cannibals. while
Aunt Jane declared for the simple
life Of the farm. mitigated by a
round OF gayeties consisting OF
strawberry festivals, church fairs
and meetings OF the local Red
Cross in the neighboring village
Of Ashville. Amanda today was all
the more lnsIstent upon the neces-
sity OF her faring forth to some
where beyond India's Co:ul
strands to wrest his nose rings
and his Idols from the scanti!y
clothed chief Of some palm-cloth-
cd Isle from tho fact that, since
she had been on this visit to her
amt. she had not tnfreQuent!y
found hersolf-with a shudder Ut
her own weakness-plcturlag
viii, half-longing thoughts tic
pleasant and comfortable life
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qigglll0ltS0 Of
M;lO1lquelle.
by MELVILLE DAWSON poST
9 1000 NEA Service Inc
The Woman on The Terrace

could not conceal his profound In
terest,
mot an accident" he said.
what do you meant"
Monsieur Jonquelle held the
web up In his fingers. struck q
match and touched the web with
the flame. There was no flash.
The filanents Of the web shrivel-
Cd a little under the heat.
az mean" said Monsieur JON
quelle, that a spIder.web is not
inflammabie, and, therefore, the
basement Of this house could not
have taken fire from the flame
Of a CANDLE"
After that two events seemed
to happen as though they werc
timed. The woman laughed, and
the infuriatcd American lunged
toward her; but Monsieur. Jon
quelle's foot caught his ankle
with n swift outward turn, and
the man plunged headlong on
the terrace, He got a heavy fall,
for all the viGor Of the Infatuated
Creature was in action.
What followed seemed to at.
tend with an equal swiftness.
The two footmen of the Princess
kitzenot were over the PROSTATE
figure. Instantly his hands and
feet were secured: a gag was In
his mouth and they had remov-
ed him.
1t was all like a flawless scene
in a drama, renearsed to a pee
lection Of detail. In thirty seconds
1t was ended.
Monsieur" said the woman In
the chair, "you are very clever
and your agents are perfect"
! She did not move during the
whole violence Of the scene, and
her voice was now in no whit
changed. It was tho same detach
ed, Unconditional voice. She re.
moved her hands from the arms OF
the chair aud extended them. the
slender wrists together.
DO you wish me, also 10 accept
the gage d'amour OF the Service
de la Surete"
Monsieur JOnquelle did not a,
He went back to his chair. He
! lighted a cigaret, and he remain.
ed for some moments like a ma,
at ease. Then he spoke,
Tell me, madame" he said,
why did you destroy THIS house
in tho Faubourg st. Germain?"
! The woman replaced her hands
+, on the arms of the chair.
| Monsieur" she said. "at ,hs
end Of life, in tho face Of a death
that is inevitable, have sudden,
II come to realize a thing that hnl
! boon an lnscrutable mystery to
me-"
She extended rcr hand, on which
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was PLAZA marrow worn. gold
hand
'.Thss bracelet, ? she SAID, worth
perhaps, q d0gen, francs, was giyea
TO me BY Paul Yarlain, q boy who
loved me. He was killed a. the
Marne.r ?
She moved her hand, taking no
an immense necklace Of pearls.
matched and priceless, that hung
almost to her Knees. !
This necklace" she said, "was
given me by Count de Lamare. He
was killed In me great allied al.
vance on tho Somme.r
She extended her hand 10 include
the place about her
"This villa" she said. was Civ.
en- me by the Marquis de- Nor1.
he died at Verdun.
She paused.
Monsieur" she said, 81, a
child Of Montmatre. an apache cali
ed 'Casque dor from the effect
OF my yellow hair, which I, have
been taught to put up as though
It were the head.dress OF Minerva:
!. who had faith in nothing. realiz.
ed that these men-Paul iverlain,
who loved me, and who also loved
life; Count de Lamare. who loved
me, and who also loved pleasure:
the Marquis de Nord, who loved
me, and who also loved mower
these men loved something more
than me. or life, or pleasure or
power; loved It infinitely more;
loved It beyond any measure Of
comparison, for they left these
for It.
81 thought about it. monsieur. 1t
diseased me-"
She suddenly rose az with a
single gesture. as though she ba 4
been lifted to her feet by invis.
ible hands.
Then suddenly, monsieur, with
a flash Of vision on that night when
] was alone in the house in the
Faubourg st. Germaine. I unde-.
etood this thlng-I saw that the
work in which Monsieur billiard
was engaged-tnat tho prints With
which the house was literally pack.
ed-would help to destroy tho very
thing which these men. Paul Yer.
lain. Count do Lamnre and the Mar.
quis de Nord, had given their lives
to save"
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rent.
We'll. we'll, WELT" smiled Tina.
ling. "Tll put these on and so to
Corny Coon's house right away.
I've nearly rung his door bell out
Of joint, but he never answers It.
I'll bet he's home all rightee but
he doesn't wish to see me. Nov
that ! have my magic glasses,
we'll soon find out!"
So saying Mr.. Tingaling hooked
his magic glasses behind his ears
and started Off.
why what's thisT he cried
suddenly. 81 can't see a thing!
Where did all this fog come from?
The sun was ont like a bonfire 4
minute ago."
He didn't know that the fog was
IN his glasses. He had gotten the
smoked glasses by mistake-the
glasses intended for Buskins, the
npple.tree fairy.
ITO Be Continued.)