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New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
POSTAL THIRTY-FOUR
 YEARS IN THE MAILS
Card Sent from New Hampton, N. Y., on June 1s, 1881, Reached
 Passaic Yesterday.

S4 - N
 Clifton, N J.. July 27.--Edward Morrell, retired builder of 164 Pas saic avenue, now past eighty years, was astonished yesterday by the de- livery of a post card which was mailed to him more than thirty-four years aro-on June 16, 1SS1-by David C.. Wickham. at New Hampton, N. Y. The only postmarks on the card are those showing the card left New Hampton on June 16, 1881, and ar- rived in Passaic on July 25, 1915.
 What route the card took from New Hampton to Passaic which required thirty-four years is a question that is puzzling Postmaster James J. Cowley of Passaic. ge
 MT. Morrell thirty-four years ago was one of the most prosperous build CTS in north Jersey. The card. which was addressed plainly, Edward Nor rell, Esq, Passaic, N. J., where he lived fifty years, advised him that a certain carload of lumber he ordered was on it's way. He received the lun1- Der and paid for it. It forms part of some of the we'll known buildings in Passaic many of which were erected by him.
 The entire message on the card was written in black ink personally by MT. Wickham. The ink has slightly faded. MT. Wickham died fifteen years ago.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
MODES EXPULSION
 FAVORED BY REPORT
Rumored Original Seven Defendants And Others Are To Be Dismiss
 sed From Naval Academy.

Washington, July 27.-The report or the court of inquiry which inves- tigated the situation at the Naval Academy at Annapolis growing out of the recommendation for the dis missal of seven midshipment on the ground of cribbing examination pa pers was received at the Navy De- partment yesterday. It is a docu- ment of 5000 pages and is in the hands of the Judge Advocate Gen. eral for review and recommendation to Secretary Daniels.
 There is good reason to believe that the court finds in favor of the dis missal of the seven original defend ants and several others subsequently involved in the charges of having had guilty advance knowledge of the Spanish examination paper and of having made secret visits to the building from which papers and rec ords were stolen.
 The court was presided over by Capt. Robert Russell, ex-Judge Ad- vocate General of the navy and now commander of the battleship South Carolina. Its proceedings lasted near ly two months, during which hum dreds of witnesses were, examined and the conditions at the academy as re- gards examinations were gone into thoroughly.
 1t is known that members of the court became convinced that the prac- tices disclosed by the inquiry were most reprehensible and that those involved in them should be speedily removed from the naval service. It is understood also that some mem bers of the court felt that the acad- emy authorities should have taken greater precautions to make it inn possible for the midshipmen to get secret access to examination papers and the offices of instructors.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
RESONATOR EXPOSES
 PARLOR OSCILLATION
Slight Kiss in Front Room Sounds Like the Crash of Doomsday
 to Pa in Kitchen.

(New York Tribune)
 Stoyestown, Penn, July 26,--A kiss resonator--that's the invention of Joshua Conkling Reeves
 Necessity, some one said, is the mother of invention. Joshua is the father of three perfectly kissable daughters. Men called on them some times. Joshua felt his parental re- sponsibility, so he invented the reso- nator.
 It ketches and increases sound, 2 Joshua explains. When there is any kissin' goin' on in the parlor the sound floats through this machine and hear it all, but much louder. Jist common kissin' on the cheek or neck sounds like B. & o. train going over Turkey Foot Crossin', and long hug gin kisses are like the wind blowin' in November. Good night kissin' sounds like cannon shot.
 What need now is a machine that will tell me what to do about it."
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
WUCHARD FOUND GUILTY Former Indoor Tennis Champion
 Guilty of Larceny.

New York, July aa7 Gustave F.. Touchard, 27 years old, former indoor tennis champion and for several years a keen contender in outdoor national tournaments, pleaded guilty today to the larceny. of golf balls valued at $140 from Abercrombie and Fitz, dealers in sport goods. where he was trusted employe. Judge Rosalesky remanded him for sentence until Fri day.
 George Gordon Battle. counsel for 'rouchard, in asking for mercy for his client, told the court that early this year Touchard's wife died in child birth and that defendant was left with the baby. Doctors and medicine bills, he said, had piled up and his clients resources were at an end. Then came temptation and he fell. Touchard's home originally was in California. A number of prominent tennis men have written to Judge Rosalesky in his be- half.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
To PRESS INvEsTIeATIoNs.
Alleged violation of NcutraIity Law,
 To Be Thoroughly Probed.

San Francisco. July 27.---w with tn d empanelment completed of new fcd3 eral jury United States District Ats torney John ". Preston announced that further investigations of viola tions would be vigorously prcsse4 Numerous indictments for alleged re- cruiting here for the British army and the alleged supplying of munitions to a German fleet in Chilian waters br the steamer Sacramento were req turned by the Grand Jury, which completed it's term July g.
 damage suit for $107,3b0, brought in the United States district cour against John o. Davis, collector 6f the port, by the Golden Gate Tran sport company. charterers of Che steamer Olson and Mahoney. becauss that vessel was refused clearance pa pers last November on the ground that her cargo was destined for bc,t ligerent vessels at sea, was dismissed upon the motion of the district attor. ney, Preston said today his offices would proceed with It's investigatiNh of the olson and Mahoney case.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
THERE IS NO HURRY
 FOR PREPAREDNESS
Secetary Garrison Declares In Return to Washing gton-Taking Outline.
 Ready for Wilson.

Washington, July 27.-secretary Garrison,returned today from brief holiday and began preparing state merlt for President Wilson on the military preparedness of the country.
 ..There is no hurry for prepared ness, said the Secetary, i've are proceeding with that calmness and deliberation which we hope will i'm sure good results. expect to con- fer with President Wilson as soon as he returns from Cornish and right now I am getting our plans, so far as they have progressed into shape to report to him. I hope to submit a general outline
 The general board of the navy also was in session working on a report of naval plans for Secretary Daniels who will confer with President Will son as Soon as the latter returns to Washington. The navy board expects to. meet every day on the work.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
MAY ESCAPE DEATH.
Arkansas Murderer Sentenced F
 Life and TO Be Elcctucuted.

Little Rock, Ark. July 27. Sam Bell, convicted of killing four of his wife's relatives in Conway County. was sentenced to life Imprisonment in one case and to the electric chair in A case tried later. It deae1oped today that the life sentence is a bar to the death sentence unless the governor first pardons him in the life term. II was held by tfle attorney general in a similar case that it is optional with a pardoned prisoner whether he accepfs a pardon.
 As it stands officers say Bell cara- not be executed under the death sen tence nor can he be sent to the stale convict farm under the life sentence because he is supposed to occupy the death cell.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
BRITAIN RECRUITING
 LABOR IN AMERICA
Philadelphia and New York Hard Hit by Agents Who Are securing
 Skilled Mechanics Here.

Philadelphia, July 27.-England of- ficially is recruiting labor in this city for British munition factories and shipyards The sdccess of agents in sending scores of workmen abroad is alarming Philadelphia manufacturers. who fear a labor famine.
 Recruiting headquarters have been opened at Kugler's Hotel by a repre- sentative of the Montreal office of the White Star Dominion Steamship line. The first batch of men assembled by this agency were examined this morn ing and those who qualify will be sent to New York, where they will sail for England on the steamship Arabic on Wednesday. Another lot will depart on the 'Adriatic on Au- gust A. f
 Labor leaders agents have been active in New York and in the last thre weeks have employed about 200 skilled mechanics there for the Brit ish plants.
 Promises of high wages and a Government bonus are made to the workmen.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
REDMOND sWANTED"
 BY DUBLIN CASTLE
Message Which offered Irish Leader Cabinet Post Was
 Misinterpreted.
Misinlerpreted.
tNew York Sun, }

London, July s,--John Redmondt story of his refusal of a place in the cabinet told at dinner given in hoDor of some Australian priests in Dublin makes one of the best cabinet anees, dctes ever told. ',
 You will all agree, said Mir Redt :nond, that the offer to an irish poli-l tician of a post is rare event. The honor was conveyed in this way
 Late in the evening cipher tele@ gram came along. intended. it ap4 peared, for for me. Ii came to Dublin' Castle, or, rather, care vf DaibN1 Castle v The young English gentlE2 man who was entrusted with it's ultf-. mate delivery ascertsined that wak at the time at an eagles aeries1n Wick- tow. To that interesting spot he de- I.arted at half past 10 o'clock at night. and found that was away
 "He was told by my old housekeeo, err He's stopping at his house m Dublin
 The young gentleman went accordx ingly to a neighborin9 telegraph offic4 where the proprietor or proprietrezs thinking he was German np74 promptly refused him any snformatior, and shut the door in bis face.
 He then-this gentle young gsntle~r man-at II o'clock at night. it would then be--started to find me in my country house in the neighborhood of Dublin. He knocked at the local police office, got a policeman out, got. my address. got into a motor, and ar rived in fact at my house.
 At. say. half past in the morn ing, after he had Knocked vigorously at the door, my old cook came to tlsa front. She was good old Wexford woman, a grand old friend of my family.
 ''She took fin the situation and. look ing out at the door, saw d policeman and the other young man. And wher7 she asked what they wanted the reply was that they came rom Dubnn Castle. Yes. and they added that tbcx wanted MT. Redmond st "
 Well, her old recoIlections were not unnaturally associated with remarl<- able episodes not remotely connected with the police and Dublin Castle in the good old times. when such mea sages were the preliminary 10 going ~ prison. And so the good old sout sla mmedi the door in the faces of tho. emissaries and said There's no Joi1H Redmond heret
 "A friend of mine went to the door& was told the true facts, brought i'm the policeman and the nice young emissary, and then at o'clock in the morning was as solemnly as rossible presented with the complincntary cffer of a place in the cabinet"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
BRYAN FAvoRs LoGANBERRY
Former Secretary of State Abandons
 Grape Juice.

San Francisco, July 27.-william Jennings Bryan's taste for the juice of the Loganberry has had it's effect, indirectly at least, of turning on Ore gon brewery into factory for the manufacture of this new beverage.
 Bryan prefers it even to the grape juice he made famous while Secretary of State. It seems that while Bryan was in the cabinet and Oregon was about to become dry somebody sent him a gallon of Loganberry juice. The grape juice pledge lasted for one day and was changed to Loganberry. New York Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
JUDGE SUsPENDS MAYOR. Robert Vaughn Appointed Receiver for City of Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn, July 27.C Chan cellor Allison today appointed Robert Vaughn, a master in chancercy, re- ceiver for the city or Nashville. Soon afterward Judge Matthews. in the circuit court, in response to proceed ings under Tennessee,s new custer law suspended from office Mayor Hilary E. Howse. and Commissioners Robert Elliott and Lyle Andrews.
 Andrews recently was dismissed by the city commission. He and Comp troller Miles Burns. Treasurer Charles
 Myers and Assistant Treasurer W H. West are under indictment in connec- ton with the disappearance Of cer- tain books and records from the of fee of the comptroller.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
CIRCUIT GETS FROM
 ONE TO TWO YEARS
Former Comptroller of Brooklyn Bank Sent to Prison on Charge
 of Perjury.

New York, July 27-Edward Grout. former comptroller of the First Bor- cugh Bank of Brooklyn, was sem tenced today in Brooklyn to from one to two years at hard labor, having been convicted of perjury in making a false statement to the state bank examiner regarding the banks af- fairs.
 Mrs. Grout was in court when her husband was sentenced and the cour. room was crowded with political friends and former business associates of the convicted man.
 A stay of execution for ten days in order to appeal as granted.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
Berlin News.
(Continued from Seventh Page,

ford and C. H. Johnson The names were presented to the members anq the election is being awaited with keen interest.
 Berlin Briefs.
 Miss Elsie Norton and her cousin, Mrs. Harry Scott and Miss Lucile Scott, are spending the week at Nor ris Cove, New Haven.
 e Mrs. R. M. Griswold and daughter, Miss Esther, of Kensington, left this morning for Burlington, Vt, where they will spend the next two weeks as the guests of Mrs. Mary Poland and family of that place. x
 Miss Gertrude Carols Sunday school class of the Berlin Congrega- tional church, enjoyed a picnic to Lake Compounce today.
 A son has been born to MT. and Mrs A. F. Hyde
 Mrs Louis Anderson and daughters are spending the week at Savin Rock, New Haven
 Mrs. John DeMore of East Berlin has received word from her son at Chicago that he is safe and sound. Mrs. Demore feared that possibly he had been a victim in the terrible catastrophe at Chicago where he is employed by Western Electric com pany which gave the outing that re- suited Tn the sinking of the boat Eastland with it's passengers
 MT. and Mrs. J. Walmsley of East Berlin are entertaining MT. and Mrs. Cross of New Bedford, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. A. A. North of East Berlin who have been motoring through Maine, have returned home.
 Mrs. Griswold and son who have been visiting MT. Griswold's father J. M Turner of East Berlin have re. turned to their homo in New York
 ". M. Bunce of New Jersey is wis., fting his old home in East Berlin
 G. Soder1in IT,. of East Berlin has entered the employ of the Skinner Chuck company of New. Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
MADERO IN CALIFORNIA. Believed He is Interested in Plan to
 Overthrow Carranza.

San Diego. Calif., July z The pre- sence here today of Alberto Madero. uncle of the late Francisco Madero. President of Mexico, and Alberto Mas carenas, wealthy banker of Nogales Sonora gave rise to speculation re- garding their visit. One report was that they were interested in a plan for the overthrow of Carranza amt the selection Of a candidate for the presidency acceptable to all factions.
 General Felipe Angeles and Miguel Diaz Lombardo, minister in General Villas cabinet, are reported to be ac- tive in the movement.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
INDICATES ATTEMPT
 TO WRECK TRAIN
State of Maine Express Rams Freight Cars Switch Misplaced

Worcester. July 27.A misplaced switch caused a passenger train bound from, Maine points for New York to run into q string of freight cars on a siding here early today. Fireman Arlo Meigs of New Haven, who was slightly hurt, was the only person to sustain any injury. Three freight oars were destroyed by the crash and sub seQuent fire. '
 The train arrived oyer the Boston and Maine railroad and had just started south over tho New York, New Haven and Hartford tracks when the accident occurred.
 After q slight delay the train pro- ceeded. The engineer asserted that the switch was found to < be locked open, indicating an attempt to wreck the train. 8s
 Conducting Investigation.
 New Haven. July 27.-In the offi- cial statement issued from the offices of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad, here bearing upon the sderailment Of the State of Maine ex- press train No. 93, at Worcester to- day appears the following: An m yestigation is being conducted by the company to ascertain why the switch was open at this point. About thirty minutes prior to the accident train numer s2, eastbound, had passed over this track. A signal supervisor was on board the engine inspecting signal and switch lights, and he re- ports that the light that controls this particular switch was in proper post ton after his, train had passed The switch must have been opened after train 92 had passed this point, but so far the company has been unable to learn why the switch had been opened ! or who had opened 1t.
 The train was in charge of Conduc- tor J. S. Seump. with George Kilburn as engineer.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
Plainville News
tcontinued from Seventh Page.)

sion. Thursday Women's Home Mis- sionary society day will be observed
 Brief Items.
 The Misses Gertrude Castle, Edna Andrews and Helen Eaton and Roger Castle, Edward Sendstrom and George Nystrom have returned from Lake Quassapaug, where they attended a house party. Mrs. N. E. Nystrom of Bristol accompanied them as chap eron.
 Miss Helena Powers of Maple street has returned from the Berkshires. where she spent her vacation.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
CARPENTERS DEMAND RAISE.

Torrington, Conn. July 27.-The Torrington branch of the Carpenters union has demanded an increase in wages paid carpenters here. A wage of s3.50 per day is asked. Most of the carpenters of whom about 100 are employed here now receive ss a day, but a few receive $3.25. Notice that the increase must go into effect on September I has been placed with the local contractors
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
nal

John Illingsworth who has been visiting with his son, F. E. filings worth or Francis street, has returned to his home in North Adams, Mass.
 The Misses Olive and Esther Rus sell and Dorothy Sweetland have ra~i turned fnom their vacation, spent at Chalker Beach.
 Miss Anna Mccarthy of Stanley street, is entertaining Miss Mae Cullin of Bridgeport.
 Miss Louise Rossberg of Boston, Mass, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. A.. T.. Klunker of Columbia street
 D. Riley of Boston. Mass, is visiting with local friends.
 selectman and Mrs. W. B. Lathan have returned from Saybrook.
 Dr Frank Dickenson left today for Dover. N. H., where he will open d dental. office.
 Miss Hazel Eagan of Court street is entertaining Miss Dorothy Dillon of New Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. James Rutherford and son of Brooklyn who have been the r,,ests of Mir. and Mrs.a F. H. Rowley of Newington for the past few days. have left for Manchester, N. HI, where they will spend the balance Of their vacation. '.s
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
IN PROBATE couRr.

1srastus $. Hart and Edgar Rhode- have been appofntd by the probate court as appraisers of the estate Of tho late George H Appleby
 The following appraisers have been appointed on the estate of the lat6. Jane Mitchell. D. Nfven and H H@ Crandalls
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
WIRELESS TO JAPAN.

< Tokio, July 27.1zWireless telegrss
 phy was successfully inaugurated be-
 tween the new station at FunabaslM
 near Yokohama and the Hawaiian IsSs lnds. Message by wireless telegraphy between Japan and the United States
 will be regularly accepted in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
CUT REWARD TO $1O.

washington, July 27.-Informers who aid the government to capture and prosecute violators of Internal revnue laws hereafter will get only s1o instead of $5o as had been the case. Treasury Department officials held today that a Q reward was suf- ficient.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27

purpose of my statue was mlsunder- stood. Since modern satire was por- trayed by the ancients in the form of sculpturings, thought to turn the scheme around and portray mod ern satire in the form of statues.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27

Judge. 86 On motion of Edward B. Honiss of said Berlin as Administrator on the Estate of Rachel F. Honiss late of Berlin, within said district deceased. This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by ad- vertising in newspaper published in said New Britain and having a circu. lation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in said Town of Berlin nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from Record,
 MORTIMER H. CAMP.
 Clerk
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS.

At court of Probate holden At New Britain, within and for the Dis trict Of Berlin, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut. on the 27th day of July A. D. 1915.
 Present, V BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Esq,
New Britain herald., 1915-07-27

rre. Billy Sunday has so fhe people that 1t Is custom scerfain oness religion before Into conversation. When he rfed out IS ap evangelist ! that ! would aIso ally myself 5 soul-savers, but I soon came conclusion that I might just play safe and stay out of q khose batting averages was be-
 hundred." as asked what had become of. ue, which the government re- D accept
 Purpose Misunderstood.
 just now this work of art is 51stody of my friend across the o14n Mccarthy. The whole