Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-13

der the old rate of pay for nine-hour day.
 The Juno number of the Whitin Spindle, q shop magazine published by the Whit insville Machinery company, contains group pictuee of the main force at the plant Among those in the picture are George B. Broadhurst and Eugene Beau dry, former residents of Putnam. MT. Broadhurst has been with the company for 2z years and g months and Mir. Beau dry for fl yeard and 8 months. Mention is made in the Nnagazine that the first shipment ever seift out by the machine works. in 1863, went to Masonville, now Grosvenordale, Conn
 In recognition of the increased amount of business being done there, the post office at Mechanicsville has been advanced from focrth to third class rating. Post master M K. Kinney, who Is the efficient official in charge. is being congratulated As a third class office, Mechanicsville now will be authorized to transact an interna- tional money order business. This has not been possible heretofore, though there has been a steady line of applicants for the service, especially from people anxious to send funds to their relatives in various foreign countries. Incidentally, the higher rating of the office will bring an increase in compensation for Postmaster Kinney.
 A claim for protective tariff on phono- graph needles has been presented to the proper officials at Washington by John M. Dean, representing the John M. Dean corporation of this city. MT. Dean has been at Washington during the past few days and on Wednesday had another conf ference relative to the matter with FCongressman Richard P Freeman at New London It appears that photograph needles now~rate in tariff schedules un- der the general head of musical instru- ments and are not specifically protected Sharp competition from German marlu- facturers is being experienced with the revival of international trade with that country, and the situation is made par> ticularly bad on account of the tremen- dous depreciation of the German mark. MT. Dean, cooperating with other Amer ican manufacturers in the same line hopes to get sufficient protection to offset much of the competition that is upfair from abroad.
 New York papers of Wednesday con tained references to recent eomrnuni- ] cation of Hamilton Holt to Secretary oi State Charles E. Hughes, insisting upon a statement regarding the League of Ma tiors. MT. Holt is making a persistent campaign to obtain such a statement and points out in his communication that the conference on the limitation of armament: was the work of the league and could have been accomplished long ago, ht
 holds, had the United States been 2 member of the league. There seems tc be widespread interest in, awaiting tht
 secretary's reply to the questions Mr HoI 1 has propounded. MT. Holt, one of tht countrys best known publicists has : summer place in Woodstock and spends much of his time there each year. A strange injury is that sustained b! I Beroni Morse, the youngest son of MT
 and Mrs. George Morse of East Thomp son. Seven stitches had to be taken il
 the boys tongue to close lacerations mad 1 by his teeth
 Wilfred Ducette. graduate of Tourtel
 lotte Memorial High school at Nortl 1 Grosvenordale, where he is a resident. i
 to enter Boston university this fall t pursue a course of law studies. He is graduate of the class of 1922.
 William S. Johnson, who recently re
 turned here after spending the winter il