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The Washington herald., 1922-03-19

pie ana inexpensive a matter to re-
move IL by means Of a few repairs,
made by an honorable electrician.
IL would seem foolhardy 70 con-
tinue 20 entertain g.
stepping from the basic founds-
tion upon which safety in electric
supply is laid. one finds several
other sources through which
neglect will invite troubles
In beginninA the use OF electric
heating device in the home, espe-
cialiy when one has never been
used before. II is wise to send for
an electrician and have Nm in
spect the wiring for the purpose
OF ascertaining whether IL is suited
to carry the voltage which is neces-
sary to run that heater. This msy
appear 10 be an excessively nm
.cky" precaution. But IL Is cheaper
to pay a, man for an hour OF In
spection than TO repair the dam
age which might possible ensue
from faulty wiring.
In safeguarding yourself from
personal danger through handling
Electric equipment, IL must be noted
that a voltage OF ll0 is practically
standard throughout the United
States.
Physicians say that under normal
conditions contact with 10 volts 10
not dangerous to life.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
HOME and MOTOR I
CAR VALUABLE TO.
MANS HAPPINESS
Prominent Automobile
Firm Will Display Its Ex-
hibits at N. Y. Show.

After you buy your home you
find 1t almost necessary to own an
automobile; at least that Is the be-
lief of the promoters of the own
your home" exposition which Is to
open in New York City on April %.
Accordingly the committee in
charge has decided to invite one
automobile concern to take part in
the exhibit and the Maxwell -Chal-
mers Corporation has decided to
accept the Invitation. Speaking OF
the exhibit and the participation
of the automobile concern in IT..
Harry ]. De Bear, president and
general manager Of the MAXWELL
Chalmers Corporation. said: =
That the automobile has actual
ly become a part of every day. life
to many people has been proved by
the very great number Of cars that
have been purchased for use in
their daily pursuits: One OF the
most notable instances of, this is
with the suburbanite and people
living in small towns contiguous to
the large centers. While there Is,
in most cases, regular train
schedule maintained. so many peo-
pie have-moved into the country to
escape city congestion that train
travel is often ovcrcrowded. and
for these people the automobile has
established itself firmly as a
prompt means of conveyance from
home to office and office to home.
Realizing the Importance of the
automobile to the man who owns
his home, we decided ii would De a
most valuable thing for US to ex-
hibit our car in the own your home
being able to secure the exclusive
rights for showing an automobile
at this exposition, which places or
display everything that is neces
sary for the construction and equip
ping of a home.
THE plans for the exposition
greatly interest US. We believe II
will be a greet medium for dissem-
mating authoritative information
on every phase of home building.
and that exhibitors will actually
stimulate a vast amount Of small
house construction. In talking tI
one man recently who had JUS
completed a home about twenty
five miles from New York City as Z
result of the exposition held last
spring, he told me that after pass
ing upon the. plans of his architect
for the construction the house.
the next step was to have his plans
completed for his garage and the
third step was to place his order
for a car. to be delivered upon COM
pletion of his new home"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
ELECTRIC SYSTEM
PLAYS IMPORTANT
ROLE FOR OWNERS
Care Should Be Taken
To Avoid Unnecessary
Home Dangers.

Because electricity Is the safest
form OF energy which can be used
In domestic service. people occa-
sionally make, the mistake, of as
srming that 1t is, foolproof; OF that,
II IL isn't. their own individual acts
of carelessness in using II will slide
out from under the laws of cause
and effect ... .-.. ~.
The forces OF nature, controlled
by human ingenuity which has be-
come almost magical. are servants
whose obedience is practically
faultless. But when the laws
which govern their activities are
ignored or violated, they may mis-
behave. Therefore, those who use
electricity in the home should give
some consideration to a few plain
rules whose observance will elm
mate any possible risk of nre or
personal danger.
You read frequently the ac-
counts of fires whose origins are
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
HORTAGE OF HOMES FOR UNITED STATES TOTALS 100000

attributed TO crossed wires" or
defective Insulation"
You who are living in your own
home or In one That Is rented-how
much DO yon know about the wir-
ing which brings you continuous
comfort In light, power, ventilation
and warmth?
Was this wiring instalied, in the
beginning by a man who did not
know his business? In many cities
IL is against the law for wiring to
be Installed by other than licensed
electricians.
Has II been extended or altered
since its installation by an anna
teur, possibly ignorant Of the rules
OF the underwriters7
Have you, because you know how
to SPLICE wires and connect SOCK
cts. taken a chance" by tapping
your circuit of service and running
supplementary wires around a base
board or a picture molding?
Have you op your circuits any
broken sockets? Any switches with
out covers? ...s
Have you any exposed wires
draped over water, steam or gas
pipes? Or tackled TO m9ldings oI
door frames?
You may never have an acciden;
from ysur chance-taking. But the
risk is tdsre and when Il is SO sim.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
SANSBURY COMP ANY REPORTS
SALES ESAGGREGATING 100000
Approach Of Spring Activity Boosts Realty
N Z Realm in District.

recently completed by Mr.. Charles
L. Tankersley. It is situated on "a
lot 22hx1I2, and contains eight
rooms and two baths; hot water heat;
electric light; hardwood floors; large
sleeping and breakfast porches; brick
garage. ~
Walter s. and Little 1. McBroom
sold 1887 Otis place northwest tc
George c. Hodge. This is an at
tractive corner property of six rooms
and bath with modern conveniences.
Sale was negotiated in connection
with the ONCE of Hodges and Middle
ton. r.. :
L. G. Garner and Charles woli
sold to a local investor an unim.
proved lot situated at Ninth and
Kennedy streets northwest.
Number 604 z street northeast
was sold to Nicholas H. Mandanyohl
and wife for Mrs. L. L. Schooley
This property has seven rooms and
bath; hot water heat and electric
light.
Another one Of the new Charles l..
Tankersley homes at 1862 LAME,
street northwest was sold to -Josent
*. Brooks, who has taken possession
and Is now occupying same. =
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
HOOVER ASKS FOR
CHEAPER MONEY
Urges Mobilization of Home
Building Capital to Meet
Shortage.

Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover is working still for a Fed
eral conference on home financing.
Replying to a letter addressed
by NJ. Morgenthau. jr., president of
NJ. Morgenthau, tr, Company. of
Jamaica and New York City, to
President Harding, Secretary Her
bert Hoover sent recently a copy
of a letter addressed by him to the
President, urging that the housing
situation be helped by providing
cheaper money for building. He
wrote:
I'VE have mobiIizcd the COM
mercial capital of the country
through the Federal Reserve
BankA We have modified the
farm mortgage capital through the
Farm Loan Bureaus We are con-
sidering mobilizing production
capital for the farmers through an
other organization. The country
badly needs a mobilization Of the
home building capital based upon
oYr building and loan associations,
Insurance companies and savings
banks. We hayeIa sound founda-
tion upon which to build some
sort of structure that would cheap
en- home building capital, give it
more mobility to all regions and
afford greater security. A con-
ference to consider this problem
would be OF great value''1
Secretary Hoover estimates the
shortage of homes throughout the
United States at nearly 1000. 600.
His department has appointed a
committee to correct the expensive
requirements of municipal building
rules with Ira H. Woolson as
chairman: another on city coming,
with Louis A. Moses in charge; one
to promote local action for reduc-
tion in cost of materials. capital
and labor. headed by Ernest T.
Trigg, president of National Fed
Grafton of Construction Industries.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
Walker Company
To Erect Building
For Battery Firm,

The Allan L. Walker Investment
Company yesterday announced the
purchase of the property at the
northwest corner of Massachusetts,
and New Jersey avenues. containing
about $500 square feet.
The property has frontage Of over
seventy-six feet on Massachusetts,
avenue and over lis feet on New
Jersey avenue. A large brick build
ing on the corner will be remodelled
Immediately SO as to provide two
large. modern stores with apart
ments above.
The remainder Of the property will
be developed for business purposes
in the immediate future, after plans
by Robert F. Beresford
The ground and development will
represent an Investment of approxi-
mately $4,000 when improvements
are completed.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
Dunigan Firm Active.

The new homes being built by d.
J. Dunigan in Fourteenth Street
Highlands are meeting with great
favor among new home purchasers.
During the past week Mr.. Duni-
gan reports the following sales:
No. 1922 Jefferson street, con-
taining six rooms and bath, was
sold to Mr.. william Oscar Mitchell,
OF 1856 Fifteenth street. -
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19

sidering the woefuli waste going on
all about the country. at occurs
to me that the devastation of for
ests is a very much different prop
osition than a crop failure. The
latter misfortune for the farmer
can be overcome by a bumper crop
the following season. But forest
areas. which are logged off and de-
nuded of their timber cannot be re-
placed in less than fifty, or per-
haps 100, years.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-19
TWO BILLION FEET
OF LUMBER LISTED
FOR RUBBISH PILE
Builder Sounds Appeal to
Conserve Vast Tracts
Of Forests.
URGES ECONOMY
Replacement on Huge Areas
Would Take approximately
Fifty Years.
URGES ECONOMY

Estimates of the needs of the
country in the way of homes has
been placed at 100000 to meet the
shortage.
Senator Calder, chairman of the
United States Senate Committee on
Reconstruction; Secretary Hoover
and others, who have studied the
situation. have made and reiterated
! this estimate until it has come to
be a household word.
The underlying Importance of
the housing shortage has doubtless
been missed by the majority. To
supply this great need there is
bound to be waste.
Regarding this phase of the
shortage. o. L. Sovereign, vice
president OF one of the largest
, readi-cut housing concerns in this
country. gave out information
which looms large in the general
calculations as to what the build
ing Of 100000 homes means.
Waste OmciaIIy Gauged.
"To build an average sized
house." said Mr.. Sovereign yester-
day, about 10000 feet of lumber
are required. Assuming that all
the houses will be built of lumber,
that number would require 49,
OOO.OOO,O 900 feet.
1T has been proved upon in
vcstigation to the satisfaction of
the Federal Trade Commission
that the waste which follows the
converting of lumber into buildings
on the site amounts to IS per cent
OF the total material. Thus 1t fol-
lows that II the established IS per
~ -
$4,000, 100000 feet of lumber neccs-
sary to wipe out the shortage
there would result a staggering
waste OF 2,70O.O00,OOO feet of lum-
Der.
The money loss due to such
waste is tremendous. but there is
a bigger and more important con-
sideration to be reckoned with
This is that ultimately this unnec=
cssary waste must be a wasteful
drag upon our natural resources" !"
To emphasize this feature and its
\ bearing on the conservation of
forests so often preached by the
late President Theodore Roosevelt,
a I'd Secretaries Pinchot and Lane,
the Is per cent of waste in build
ing would require an area of about
100000 acres to produce the Ium-
her. In other words, all of Rhode
Island would hardly be big enough
to supply thee land to grow the
trees the waste in building 1,5OO,-
900 homes would consign to rub
bish heaps.
Plea to Save Forests.
This waste means the devasta-
tion OF forests unnecessarily. said
Mr.. Sovereign, who to emphasize
the great loss said that the waste
in building 100000 homes would
make enough usuable building ma
terial, ultimately winding up as
fuel. to construct 100000 of the
homes that the country is short Of
"In the last analysis" Mr.. Sow
ereign said In conclusion in com
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-18
sTONINCTON

The American Velvet company is run
ming on full time. The foundry of the At
d'wood company is running only five days
a week
Captain Antoine Souza, a new boat which
he has built for his fishing business, IS
one Of the largest craft owned her She has
been taken to New London where she will
be measures and registered at the custom
house. The vessel is a handsome piece of
work, and is 35 feet long, II foot beam
and has a draugt of five feet. A % horse
power Wolverine motor with modern i'm
provements has been installed.
The funeral services Of Mrs. Benjamin
| Ross held at the Third BaI1tis
church Friday AFTERNOON at o'clock. Rev.
D. C. Stone oficiated. Relatives were
bearers.
Mrs. Edward E Buckley Of Bella Wis
ta left Thursday evening for New York
and sailed Friday for a three weeks stay
in Bermuda. She was accompanied by
Mr.. Bradley. who Wiz make short
say there.
The World Wide Guild of the First
Baptist church of Stonington attended a
meeting of the World Wide Guild at Mys-
| tic Friday evening at the Union Baptist
church. A large number went from hece.
William Ostnen who is at private hos
pital at Willimantic to undergo treatment
IOf stomach troupIe, Is Improving.
Miss Lena, Chesebro, q surgical patient
at Lawrence hospital, New London, is
resting comfortably. 1t is understood she
| is to undergo an operation next week.
Rev. Charles F. Eldredge Of Mantle
will preach Sunday at II o'clock at the
Roach church.
A feature of ST. Patrick's day was the
| play put on at Borough Opera house Fre
! day evening, The Shamrock and the Rose.
! The cast being made up of the u. OF I, and
K. Of c. The work of the cast was uni
| versally good and showed careful coach
| ing. Numerous eneores showed the appre
| citation Of the large audience. Miss Ruta
| Harrington Of New York.. who is WISHING
here delighted the audience with Irish
sangs and dances. Her SONGS were beau
tifully rendered, and her dancing showed
! the work and grace Of an artist.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-18

Monday evening al go. all oHioera
teachers and substitute teacher o. The
church school, as well as meru5eTs Of tht
executive council OF the church. are v
meet at the Community House for 4 So
per, at which time DIT. Frank 81. shsid.,n
general secretary of the Congrssatiora
Education society. an expert in rsiiEiVuf
education will speak.
The Charitable Circle o. sSings DauEh-
ters viii meet Tuesday evening
Mid-week worship, Thursday evening
1T 7.45. The subject for coasidsrafi1I
will be Isaiah
The March meeting Of the Missions ds
rartHent Of the Woman's Cauiid viii ~
held upstairs in the Community FlogrC
Friday afternoon. at three Oclocil. Rev
William 5. Beard. promotion secretary o.
the Congregational Home Missionary 70
eiety. will speak Subje-t. The Cruz
Of the Situation" All interested u0uisr
of the town are most cordially invited e
this gathering.
Friday evening. At six o'clocis. there VI
be a supper for all boys ard young men 81
the church. parish. and allied 1rEanizz.
lions. There will be singing, a zszerz
social time, and IN address - Mr.. Beard
What Shall Do With NJ Life
The Camp Fire will hold csremon. a
meeting. at the home Of Mss Heiez
Browning. 116 Union street. Friday even.
| ing. at SIS.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-18
WESTERLY

The baseball season has opened. West
erIy High School is already getting a
nine in shape and promise good, strong
team for the seasons games. Captain
Stenhouse is making up his batteries
and with the following schedule for the
baseball season assures some good games
in the High School circles:
May 2 Norwich at Westerly, 5
Bulksley at New London. Vocational at
Westerly, IS Buckley at Westerly, 10
Stonington at Stonington, 20 Norwich at
Norwich, so Stonington at westerly
June Vocational at New London.
The Westerly High football team will
soon improve the nice days and get In
tos the field. They have an especially
good schedule for the season, as follows:
September % open, rs Norwich at Nor
witch. October Vocational at New Lon
don, Is Buckley at westerly 90 Nor
witch at Westerly, 81 Vocational at West
erly. November 8 Stonington at Stoning-
ton, II Buckley at New London, "a open
at Westerly, 30 Stonington at Westerly.
A board of officials for all league
games-is to be approved by all schools.
This season all games will be umpired or
refereed by men who are qualified, also
acceptable to all teams. 1t is under
stood that the games with Bulkeley Will
not be league contests ana NUMBER OF
other games will no doubt be included
in the contests, probably South King
ston, Warwick and others.
The sum of S25. was granted to
Truman F. Eldredse before Judge
Baker by jury Thursday afternoon at
the session of the superior court The
case grew out Of the sale Of Ford au-
tomobiie by 7 F E!dredee to Harold
Doney. The top. it is claimed, was re-
fused when delivered.
The next case before tie court was that
of John H. Sawyer VS.. 7. La Palm. The
case of Samuel Tyfe VI T. LIZ Palm was
to be tried Jointly with this case.
This was over an automobile accident
which occurred at the junction Of Pleas
ant and Canal streets on the night OF
December 81, 1921. The Fyfe machine
in which the owner and John Sawyer
were riding, were proceeding down Pleas
ant street moderately. As it turned the
corner the car of the defendant came
along headed toward White Rock at high
rate of sneed and crashed into the Fyfc
machine severely iniuring Mr.. Sawyer
! Attorney Ferguson asked permission Of
| the court to pass the case TO the next
| session of the court as it seemed i'm
possible to connect the defendant with
| the two cases. Under the conditions
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-18
Davis Theatre sunday Nirht

Hiring man to pose as her husband so
she could have the freedom she SUPPOSE
married women enjoyed, forms one of the
unusual angles in The Dangerous Para
disc" a scintillating comedy drama with
Louise Huff as the star, which may be seer
at the Davis theatre Sunday Married free
dom, however. isn't all it appears TO De
the dainty little star finds out, becaus,
the man she most wanted to fiirt with
won't do so because he thinks It inprop-
er.
The Dangerous Paradise is full of del
ieate humor with sometimes Just q tos1ch 0.
satire, but It is a production that will reg
lister 100 per cent as entertainment.
Ruth of the Rockies" which is Ruth
Rolands newest Pathe serial, is announe.
ed when the first episode OF this latesi
achievement In the art of the photoplay
serial is to be shown, will be the attrac
zion on Sunday night of each week unit
he completion Of the fifteen episodes.
The action in Miss Roisnd's latest psay
is laid in a Western setting and revolyes
about the exciting adventures OF a CIR
! transplanted from Broadway, to the great
western plans
Charlie Chaplins greatest two rec
comedy The Rink will also be shown
Some consider this as the fastest all,
fnniest comedy Chaplin ever made.
A new Pathe Review Will conclude the bil
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-18
LEBANON

Rev. William T Thayer Of Hartford
spoke at the Baptist church on Sunday
morning on the work of the Sunday
school. In the evening he gave very in
teresting stereopticon lecture on simmer
vacation schools.
Clement Fowler of East Orange, n. j.
spent the week end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank P Fowler.
Derwood Main of Noank spent the week
end at Charles Troland'h.
The Fred. Hoxie farm has been sold to
Polish people.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin have
moved into Alvin Lyman's house.
Mrs. Charles Troland spent Monday Il
| New London.
Mrs. Fannie Hoxie spent Sunday and
Monday with DIrh. E. A. Hoxie.
Rev Edward Nield attended the min
strels' meeting in Willimantic Monday.
At the Grange meeting Thursday night
| q, mock trial was given by the members
Alfred Wy1nan has purchased a new
pair Of horses.
Miss Mabel Hoxie spent the week enc
| in Norwich.
Mrs Henry Sweet and daughter, o.
Norfolk, are visiting relatives In town.
The Ladies' Aid society met in the par
lors of the Congregational church Tues
day afternoon.
F. A Horie, F. NJ. Abel and Elisha
\ Waterman were in Providence Monda,
A meeting of the local milk producer,
| was held at the town hall Tuesday after
| noon.
Miss Mary standish is spending a few
days az E. A Hoxie's
Rev. Mrs. e. L. Nield, Mrs. Mary vii
liams, Mrs. Ida Abel and Mrs. C. s. Good
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-18
Strand Monday. rueday aad wssassaa,

Strand Monday. Tueday and wednesday
Next week beginning Monday % ssr4ng
week. Ten big acts for the week anc
super photoplays
You'll be disappointed II you dat 80
the best vaudeville show ever sen n
Norwich at the Strand next week Tia
Will positively be the best yet and yOs-f
certainly seen come good shows a. 49,
Strand. Don't miss il for anything. b.
some real vaudeville
What Is heraided - one ~ the bissEss
photcf day attractions 81 the yeaT ~
be seen at the Strand theatre n-Ht Mo-
day, Tuesday and "Wednesday. when u
Mans Home" a new Selznlck sIsciSl -
gins a three day engagement
The story OF a Mans Hone Wza
written by Anna Stecse RicharGlaa and
EdnJnd Brsese, the first . prJnlinsns
writer OF magazine articles and iec. arr
before womeus clubs. and the iasscr .
well-known actor Of both stage and arr.s1.
Ralph Ince, directed the p.c.ure AMI fhe
cast includes among others HArry 7
| AIorey, kathiyn Williams. faire D.nGev.
Matt Moore. Roland B9i.0ulcy. Cgsce
Valentine and Margaret SCI e..
The story Of - Mans HONG 10 d.
clareG 10 be a reelection Of nome lie IN
America. The axiom in Ensiand La snat
a mans home Is his castle and he has a
right to defend IL" while No. the bazis q
| the plot. has 4 bearing Oh the proErsis -
the details. The Seiznick 0rganizati0n DE-
elsres that the appeal q the picture y IL
Americans love Of home.