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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-30
EADlE FOR SCHOOL BERTH.
May &c Chosen for Physical Instruc-
tor In the Schools. VI

A Recommendation will be made at
The next meeting of the school board
that a male physical director be
chosen to succeed Miss Beth Marcy In
the public schools. 1t is said that
j. G.. Eadie, supervisor of Fairgrounds,
will be chosen.
1t is proposed to have the physical
instructor have charge of the boys in
the High and Grammar schools and
to act as coach in High school ath-
letics. The plan was preached at a
meeting Of the High school athletic
council yesterday by superintendent
Holmes. @ fH*S#tt
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-30
REPEAT BREEZY POINT"

The Philathea society of the First
church will repeat it's play Breezy
Foint'' In the First church chapel Fri
day evening. The play was we'll re-
ceived when it was produced al short
tme ago. The proceeds will go to the
building fund cf the New Britain Boys
dub sef9
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-30

return they will reside at IS Madison
street.
The bride has been employed in the
office of the Stanley Works. The
groom is an employee of P. and f..
Corbin's factory.
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POSTAL 81 YEARS ON WAY.
Mailed In New Hampton, v. ".
II Reached rassnic Yesterday,

CLIFTON, n. j.. July ?s. Edward
Morrell, a retired builder of l64 Passa,c
avenue. now past so years. was aston
!shed to-day by the delivery Of a post
card which was mailed 70 him more than
thirty-four years aco-on June 10, 1881
by David c. Wickham. AZ New Hamp-
ton. n. Y. The only postmarks on tho
card are those showing the card left
New Hampton on June 16. 1881. and
arrived In Passaic OF July rs. 1915.
what route the card took from New
Hampton TO Passaic which required
thirty-four years Is a question that Ia
puzzling Postmaster James j. Cowley
Of Tassaic.
MIR. Morrell thirty-four years ago
was one of the most prosperous builders
In north Jersey. The card. which was
addressed plainly. Edward Morrell.
Esq, Passaic. y. j." where he lived
Atty years. advised him that a certiia
carload of lumber he ordered was on lis
way. He received the lumber and
paid for 1t. 1t forms part OF some OF
the well known buildings in passaic.
many OF which were erected by him.
The entire message on the card was
written in black Ink personally by Mr..
Wickham. The ink has slightly faded.
Mr.. Wickham died fifteen years ago.
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her mother. Mrs. Helen Purtell of 500
West Thirty fourth street, with the
bodies of her son Martin. . years old.
and Ter husband. Mr.. Judge was fore
mar In the Western Electric Company
and moved to Chicago six months ago.
His former home was at $40 Madison
street, Hoboken. He was married TO
Miss Helen Purtel on June -. 1912.
Members of the Junior Baraca or the
Beck Memorial Presbyterian Church,
in The Bronx. learned yesterday that
Frederick Kahn. organizer OF their so
ciety and a former elder in the church
had been killed on the Eastland. Mrs.
Kahn was saved, The body will he sent
to N~ewburgh, y. Y, where Mr.. kain
was born.
II was said at the local office OF the
that none Of the college stu
dents spending their vacations In the
plant had been drowned.
The body of Casper Lailaine. Jr., 9
years old, one OF the river victims. ar
rived from Chicago at his parents home
in Stapleton last night.
The father was superintendent OF the
Western Electric Company. Two years
ago he went to Chicago TO take charge
of the company's offices there, but the
family spent the summer on staten
Island.
on the day of the excursion the
father. mother and sister, Annie, ., in
tended to go on the outing. All the fam
lily were rescued except the boy.
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70 FILM CARRIERS ARRESTED.
Action Taken to Enforce Proper
Wrapping of Movie Reels.

Inspectors from the Bureau of Com
bustibles. acting under orders from Fire
Commissioner Adamson have served
ummonses demanding appearance In
court on seventy persons carrying mo-
ton picture films In alleged violation
OF a city ordinance. The inspectors who
began this crusade yesterday are armed
with 500 INK in all and before
the crusade accomplishes its end. tn.
prevention of the transportation Of Inn
properly wrapped films. the inspectors
expect that all will he used
Service of yesterdays summonscs oc-
CURED in each case at a subway en-
trance. The inspectors selected Twenty
third street. Times Square and Fifticth
street for their stations, some in uni
form and some in plain clothes. Their
action followed Commissioners Adam.
sons warning to film exchanges and
theatres about n week L The sum
monses served yesterday call for ap-
pearance in the West Side. Norkv,llc
and Jefferson Market courts on .Iuly
30. August . and 3. The ordinance re-.
quires the use of metal containers.
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whole regiment OF soldiers blthed in
one OF these huge cars in the short space
OF an hour. Just how badly this COM
pulsory bathisg system was needed Is
shown by Ia, fact that. when IL was
FIRST introduced. many Of the men had
not had a bath for three years.
Another buOn these itluerant sani-
;ariaus have helped 70 establish is an
admirable system OF house TO house
visitation by this means every house
m which there has been typhus is
Thoroughly cleaned and secured and
every member of the household Is placed
IN quarantine FOR ten days.
II is by such sanitary measures nat
typhus has been wiped out Of Serbia.
and the muca feared outbreak Of
cholera is not likely TO occur. TmS
being so the question arises Why,
then. should the American Red Cross
Sanitary Commission SIN remain IN
Serbia, and why slould their members
10 so constantly REINFORCED As a
matter Of act the stage they have
now reached In It's work is perhaps the
most important OF all, and II they were
recalled home now their job would be
less than halt done
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Special Corre,pondenc. 10 TnE srN

SptCtdt OrftSDOHdcHCS 10 Iht Sun.
NIsH. June S0.-Typhus has almost
completely died down In Serbia. In the
past few weeks there has been "A VOC
derful change. HOSPITALS which four
months ago harbored as many as W
thousand patients suffering from the dis
ease have now only three or four. The
greatest epidemic known since the Mid.
die Ages has thus been effectively
checked. The Serbs are the first 20
admit that this happier state OF things
could never have com TO pass but for
the rigorous way in which the American
Red Cross Sanitary Commission IL
cleaning up and securing the country
from end to end.
The man at the wheel in his clean
ing up process has been unquestionably
Or. Richard p. Strong, professor OF
tropical medicine at Harvard, who some
years ago achieved the monumental
task of exterminating cholera from the
Philippines. Dir. Strong has proved him
self while in Serbia to be ubiquitous,
living practically on one meal a day and
never sleeping in one part of the coun-
try for more than two nights At "A time.
Often. indeed. the doctor spends the
best part Of his nights travelling on
horseback to complete more speedily his
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REDMOND WANTED"
BY DUBLIN CASTLE
Message Offering Irish Leader
Cabinet Post Was Mis-
interpreted.

LovpoN. july 9-John Redmond $
story Of his refusal u a place in the
Cabinet. told at a d.uucr given in honor
Of some Australian priests in Dublin,
makes one OF the best Cabinet anecdotes
ever told.
you viii all agree said Mr.. Red
mond, that the offer to an Irish poll
tician Of a post is a rare event. The
honor was conveyed in this way.
Late In the evening a cipher tele-
gram came along. intended, IL appeared,
for me. Il came 10 Dublin Castle. oc,
rather, care of Dublin Castle The
young English gentleman who was en-
trusted with it's ultimate delivery ascer-
tanned tina was at the time At a"
eagles ,crie In Wicklow To that inter-
est.ng spot he tcDarted AZ hall past 10
o'clock at night, and fuund that | was
away.
lie was told by my Old h~ousokooper
Hes stopping NJ his house Tn Dublin
The young gentleman Went accord
iuCly to 4 n~eighhoring telegraph office,
whore the proprietor or proprietress
thinking he was a German spy, promptly
refused to give MIN any Information and
shut the door IN his face,
"IIe thcu-this gentle Young gentle.
man-at II o'clock at night. it would
then he-sturtcd to nud me IN my coun
Try house in the ueighborhOod OF Dublin
H. knocked NJ the local police office, got
a policeman out, got my address. go
into a motor, and arrived in fact at my
house.
AT, say, half past . in the morn.
Ing, after he had knocked vigorously a
the door, my old cook came to the front
she was a good old Wexford woman,
grand old friend Of my family.
.sGl,, tool. In tho yft,,a,tA. 81 ,z.tl..
out at the door, saw a policeman and III,
other young man. And when she aSkc,
what they wanted the reply was tina
they came from Dublin Castle. Yes
and they added that they wanted MIR
Redmond
"Nell, her old recollections were no
unnaturally associated with rcmarkHhl,
episodes snot remotely connected W.T.
the police and Dublin Castle I'm the goo,
old times, when such messages were th,
preliminary 10 going to prison. And 81
the good old soul slammed the door II
the faces Of the emissarles and said
There's NJ John Redmond here"
"a friend of mine @ to the door
vas old the true facts, brought In tn.
policeman and tive nice Young cmisStrv
and then at 3 o'clock IN the mornlnl
| was. rs so,cmuly a. possible, prcscnte,
with the complimeutary offer Of n plac,
IN the Cabinet"
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U. S. AID IN CHINESE FLOODS
Missionaries Snfc, ADMIRAL
Winterhaltrr Reports.

WAsHfNGToN, July 96-N cahlcglam
received at the Navy Department to-day
from Admiral Winterhnltcr, commander
of the American fleet in .hsiitic waters.
reports that flood conditions In the can
ton, China, district are improving. The
waters are falling, business has hceT
resumed and the banks are doing bust
ness.
Tens of thousands lost their lives in
the flood. The cruiser Callac took loo
bags of rice to S%huyhing and rescued
missionaries and nifty blind girl refugees
from the bikes of that town on July IL
ON the same day the Wilmington
reached Canton with 500 bags of rice.
\ missionary party reported that 100,-
goo destitute people are in the Tsinguen
district.
fantak is reported submerged. An
investigating party has been sent over
land.
Admiral Winterhaltcr = III there WAS
no distress among missionaries and no
need for additional vessels.
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perts in each individual branch of sani-
tlry work-amoug them cngincers-are
applying themselves IN various districts
to such problems as the disposal OF
sewage the cost Of drainage schemes
and the establishment of a safe water
supply. Estimates viii S0uu de- made
and thee Is talk Of the Rockefeller
Foundation ConSrutIug to assist the
serbian Government to foot the bill.
The achievements of Or strong As
head of the American Sanitary Com
mission are becoming more and more
recognized in the near Eist. only the
other day when he paid Il lying visit to
Athens To- NEE, "A party OF some hfiy
additional American Red Cross sani-
tarians. sent out from Washington 10
Serbia. the queen Of Greece called i'm
I. the palace as q c%onsultant to see tire
SICK King During the " days he spent
in the Greck capital the queen saw
much OF TINS American specialist an
had several long and earnes, CONVERSE
lions with him, not only on the question
OF improving sanitation in Greece, Dut
also on how best TO train and equip pro-
f,ssioual nurses in tc Greek hospitals
TIL, latter !s q subject ia which tHe
oueen takes a deep practical interest,
ana .u Athens % IS nom SAID to bee ">-
'rcmc.v probable that, acting on Dr
s~,rong's advic, and With American
nurses 10 help her, she will introduc,
the American hospital training system
into Greece.
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SUIT FOR HOMES OF
DANBURY HATTERS
ID. f. LOcwc & Co. Begins Ac-
ton to FOreclOse to Sat
isfy Judgment.
WANT $50 TO PAY S252.13O

Foreclosure suits against the defend
ants in the famous Danbury hatters'
case were filed yesterday in the United
States District Court at Hartford. Conn.
by DAME Davenport and Walter Gordon
Merritt as counsel FOR n. y. Loewe
a Co. This action is taken because Of
tho failure OF tho $50 defendants to
pay the Judgment of S252.l30.90 re-
turned against them In November. 1919.
and means that the men In Danbury.
Bethel and Norwalk who boycotted the
products of Loewe & Co. at the in
stance of the United Hatters OF North
America will lose their homes unless
the union comes TO their rescue.
When Loewe & Co. obtained a judg-
ment against the hatters. liens we're
filed Immediately against the real es-
tate of such of the defendants in these
three towns as had any. Upon the
affirmation of the judgment by the
United States supreme Court in January
Loewe x Co. served notice that. unless
the judgment were paid with interest
accrulng from November, 1912. the COM
la'tAF ~ 'ttpS's hatil VI Nht sOV
defendants was personally liable for the
full amount ana none came forward
with an offer to pay.
At a convention of the United Hatters
OF North America in this city a few
months ago the union declined TO pay
Oft the judgment. co~ntentlng itself with
the imposition Of "A small assessment
on each member. the money so raised
TO be used In helping the Connecticut
members. who seemed likely TO lose their
homes.
At the time the suit was started, in
September, 1903, the bank accounts OF
the defendants. aggregating, with inter-
est. about $4,000. were attached by
loewe q CO., but a number OF the
defendants having died since the amount
available is now about $4,000. of which
s35,9Gl 10 has been paid. The larger
part Of the balance is being held up by
the banks because OF pending litigation
10 test the question OF whether or not
l.oewe a Co are entitled to this bank
account money and the interest thereon.
OF the l3S properties against which
foreclosure suits have been brought
eighteen are in the town of Bethel. ten
In Norwalk and the others In Danbury.
The defendants must file answers by
September I 1t is the expectation of
counsel and OF the American Anti-Boy-
colt Association, which backed Loewe
n Go in the long contest. that the fore
closures will mean another long period
OF bitter litigation. The United Hatters
Of North America. 1t is believed, will
aid the individual hat;ers involved In
lighting the foreclosures.
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As soon as he arrived In Serbia. Dr..
strong was quick to show the stun he
WAS made Of. lie coordlnated the vari-
Gus relief parties at WORK In the country
ny insisting on the foundation OF an
International Health Board. This board,
OF which he has been appointed medical
director. meets every week at Nish. 1t
is composed of the principal men en-
gagged In the country on Serbian relief
work from America. Great Britain, Rus
sia II France. 1t has three delegates
who represent the Serbian civil and milf
tary authorities. Each of these inter-
national delegates presents = weekly re-
port on his branch of the work and any
resolutions passed by the board for the
health OF the country at once become
law. In other words, whereas before
DIR. Strong's arrival there was con-
slant overlapping among the different
relief workers, there is now one central
authority to which all matters OF health
and sanitary r,forn are At orce re-
ferrcd.
Almost everywhere YOU go i'm Serbia
to-day, In town. village ur hamlet, YOU
are bound TO meet either pr. Strong him
self or one Of his band of sanitarian
helpers-"StronE's army" as they have
been nicknamed by the American and
English colony here. These slnitarians.
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They were Informed that unless they
came together on a common ground
within a very short time" the United
States would he compelled to act.
shortly after the issuance Of the
proclamation Of June . It was explained
by a person in authority hat II that
pronouncement failed to effect results
satisfactory to this Government another
one would he issued In which a time
limit would be- fixed.
Whether this Is the course that the
administration contemplates is not
known for a certainty. :
II j. regarded as likely, whatever
course Is pursued. that the Administra-
ton plans ,G impose an embargo on
arms that will proven, the factions from
obtaining in this country supplies to
support armies in the field.
That the President is determined TO
resort 10 some measure to bring order
out OF chaos in Mexico has been known
here for at least three weeks. Action
has been delayed because OF considera-
lion OF the diplomatic exchanges with
Germany. The President has been IN
formed that things are going from bad
10 worse in Mexico and that he must
follow "A course designed TO eliminate
,h. prominent leaders OF the Carranzh
and villa factions,
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WILSON PRESSES
ACTION TO PLACE
CHICAGO BLAME
Tie Stirs Up the AttOrney-Gen-
eral to Push the In
quiry.
EIGHT MORE ARRESTS;
DEATH LIST, 1,517
THE PRESIDENT SENDS
REDFIELD TO CHICAGO

coRSisH. n. H.. July 26.-Secre-
,ary Redneld will go to Chicago to
take personal charge Of the Federal
Governments investigation OF the
Eastland disaster.
Il was disclosed to-day at Har-
lakendon House that the President
had approved Mr.. Redfeld's sugges-
ton that he assume the active man.
sGement Of the inquiry.
The President communicated with
Mr.. Redheld twice during the day.
This morning he reiterated his urgent
request that the Department Of
Commerce act with all possible speed
in taking steps to ascertain RESPONSE
bil,ty for the disaster. 1t Is under
stood that Mr.. R%edhield's decision to
take charge Of the investigation re-
suited from the urgent character OF
the Presidents communication.
Late In the afternoon Secretary
Redheld telegraphed from Syracuse
that he intended TO leave Immediately
for Chicago. The President wired
his approval.
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who is admin STEERING the affairs ~ tina
United states in Mexico.
Among the other arrivals We're well
Informed persons who said that the
Brazilian Minister was wrong In his
complaint OF MIR. S~hinkliu's actions.
They say hat Olivrira asked Mr. Shanl-
lin TO ascertain the number Of Ame-..
cans in Mexico city and that In ao.
~cordance with this request Mr. sank
lin advertised In the newspapers asking
Americans 20 register with Consul
General Shauklin'
The Brazilian Minister thercupon as
serted with anger that MIR. Shanklin
had no right to call himself the Consul
General. according 10 the arrivals from
the Mexican capital. They say that
Oliveira's actions completely alienate!
the Americans resident in the capital.
OF whom there are about 500.
Zone of the arrivals In to-day he
lieves that the MeXicans will be able
TO restore peace.
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SAN DIEGO CHEERS COLONEL,
Troops accompany Him 10 Ills
Hotel.

SAN DIEGO, cal, July 2f-rol Ruoso-
Welt. upon arriving here to-day. was 49,
cortcd to his hotel by fuur rompan.rs
Of coast artillery and -four troops
Of the First Cavalry, with he artillery
and cavalry bands. The srlocts were
crowded and q ecring was continuous.
Roosevelt will speak tomorrow night "A,
the Panama-california Exposition.
The train on which the Colonel and
Mrs, Roosevelt came from Los Aurclr.
was held NJ eight minutes while III col
onel insisted on receiving accommudt-
tons he said he had engaged and W lcr
were occupied Tn" management sail
the Colonel's reservations were for an
other train, but he disputed this Finally
an extra car was put ON.
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Ork Of SRnItnrians.

ITO hunt the lice" and eliminate flth
of every kind-that is the first and most
vital work these typhus destroyers set
out to 10 rs soon as they pitch their
tents in a hitherto UNEMPLOYED region.
with the consent OF the Government and
the aid OF the police. they lave Initiated
a new style "Order OF the Bath" To
rid the country OF typhus and guard
against cholera they have virtually un-
dertaken, II necessary, to take every
stubbor lower class Serbian by the
scruf OF the neck to the washtub And
80 1t is that. usually attached 20 these
different Cleaning up" expeditions. one
finds a huge sanitary car IN which sol
dlcrs and civilians alike are required 20
20 regularly for a bath while their
clothes are subjected to a rigorous dis
iniectant process. At Skoplje. which is
the headquarters OF the American SAM
tary Commission, a day or two e a
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villa il willing, n his representa-
lions are to be believed, to step ASIDE,
hut Carranza has expressed a determine
,inn TO continue as he Is going to the
end. Meantime military operations are
proceeding n all forms of industry are
practically suspended.
The possibility of "A clash between
american forces and Carranza troops ~
suggested in a despatch received at the
war Department to-day from Gen. Fun
I sion. Gen. Funston, who Is In
on the border, reported to the war De-
nartment that despite the warnings sent
carranza and his assurances that there
would be no fighting in border towns
| endangering American lives. Gen. Gales
had modified 1000 troops at santa
IA rbara, twenty miles east of Nogales.
Ariz., and apparently was making ready
To- attack Gen. Maytorena, the villa
Governor Of sonora.
If shots are fired into American ter
ritory Gen, Funston will reply in kind.
He received orders last week to reply
I with artillery II In the course of bat
Ties on the other side stray bullets fell
on American soil. Gen, Funston has "A
brigade of infantry, IA regiment OF cav
airy and two batteries OF artillery within
easy marching distance OF Nogales.
Advices received here indicate that
the ~Carranzistas will soon retake Mex
leo city II they are not already in pos
session. The Zapatistas are understood
TO he leaving the capital In the face
of an advance by Carranza forces.
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STOCKING HAD $1,000 HOLE.
Woman Reports Loss and Gives
Bank Book Proof.

Mrs. Sarah La sale Of s22 West
18Th street told Lieut.. Farrell at the
desk OF the Rockawiy Park police
station last night that she had lost
$1,000 in money while at the beach in
the afternoon.
Farrell did not believe her until she
displayed a bank book In which she
showed a balance Of $4,000. Then the
lieutenant assigned Detectives Dryer
and Ennis to lind the ~money-eight 500
bills and $500 IN smaller ores.
Yes The money was lost out OF the
womdu's stocking.
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TO ACT IN MEXICO,
BUT NOT BY ARMS
Wilson Likely to Put Embargo
on Munitions to End
Fighting.
LANSING SENDS REPORT

WASHINGTON. July &c. - President
Wilson Is about To move again in the
Mexican situation. An authoritative
statement was made to-day that the
Administration will act within a very
short time. What the next step will he
has not been disclosed, but It can be
said that II will not be armed interview
tion.
a complete report on conditions in
Mexico with recommendations from Sec
rotary Lansing has been prepared for
consideration by the President. This
report probably win he forwarded to the
was said to-day that following the read
ing OF this report and a probable con-
ference with Secretary Lansing action
will be taken.
Three practicable courses seem open
to the Government, The first is inter-
vention second, recognition of n fac
ton or a group. and third an embargo
on the shipment of arms that will force
one faction or the other south OF the
Rio Grande to suspend military opera
tons.
Such a radical measure as iuterven-
ton would hardly he adopted pending
the delicate situation of this Govern
ment's relations with belligereut Powers
Of Europe. Doubt is expressed. that
either Carranza or villa will he rocog-
niZed.