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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-19

Attacked by cramps while swim.
ming In a pond in Lonyo brickyard.
Lumley and Michigan-aves., Harry
Newman. 15 years old. OF No. 1854
Military-ave., sank and was drowned
about O'Clock. Sunday evening.
George Emerson. OF No. 1894 Spring.
weIls-ave. and Newton Martin. OF
No. 1871 81. John-ave,, were with
young Newman and saw him go
down. They notified Deputy Sher-
IN Richard Ferguson and z. V. Bos.
ton. OF No. 2o3 Lumley-ave.. who
recovered the body by diving.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-19

been III Of typhoid fever. Is now re-
covered
Miss Frances Gardner, Second ..
Is visiting in Owosso
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-19

The annual convention OF the Iowa
Farm Mortgage association ia 10
meet at Waterloo today. and con.
tinue In session over tomorrow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-19
SUBURBAN NEWS

agreement is reached, one will be
engaged,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-19
FORD

Alfred Roberts, Miller-st. ~ho has
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
HOLD kLATT FOR
 SUPERIOR COURT
East St. Man Taken to Jail in Lieu
 Of Furnishing Bond

Leopold Klatt of 3O1 East street
 of the superior court in bonds of $2,O0O by Judge James T. Meskill in police court this morning on two counts charging him with assault with intent to rape and with having carnal
 knowledge of Miss Tillie Sur1o. of 444 East street, an imbecile, 29 years of age. The maximum penalty on the first count is ten years in state prison and on the second count it is three years
 The alleged assault took place at noon on Sunday when, it is claimed by the state, klatt came to the SurSO home and asked Albert, a small child. permission to use the Iavatory. When Edward and William Surko returned home from church about twenty minutes later they were informed that Klatt was in the house and they stated this morning that they found him in their sisters room. Although they tried to hold him, he made his es- cape, using a ruse about getting his revolver if he was stopped. The boys then secured Officer Gustave Litke who pursued the accused on a bicycle and arrested him on Fairview street near the National Biscuit company. The officer testified that Klatt admit ted the offense and begged to be set free.
 The girls mother testified that her
 daughter is twenty mine years old and
 has been an fmbecile since she was twelve years old when a sickness left her Predetermined. The girl has fits almost every day of her life, the moth CT stated, and has to be watched con- stantly. pr. George Bodley, who was called to examine the girl after the alleged assault testified that an as- sault had been committed. Dr. John
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS

At Court of Probate holden at New Britain within and for the District of Berlin. T. the County of Hartford and State Of Connecticut, on the 3Oth day of Aug lst. A. D. 1916.
 Present, Bernard F. Gaffney. Esq. Judge, on motion of Anna M. Bengt- son of said New Britain. as exccutriX, of the last VII and testament of Alfred Bengtson, late of New Britain, 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 Exc cutrix and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in newspaper published in said New Britain, and having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of New Britain, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record.
 Mortimer H. Camp, Clerk.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
Cty Mems

Goodness of Aunt Delia's Bread"
 kdvt.
 "A dance will be held this evening g the Bungalow as a farewell to the @ys who are to leave for college this El. Lynch's orchestra will furnish R music for dancing and refresh &nts will be served. A large crowd expected not only from this city N from out Of town. Samuel Waskowitz and Bernard sller have secured an extension on P option on property at 40, AZ, A, and AS Broad street. Joseph Banski is the owner of the property 8ich is valued at s25,2 and the op- 1n is extended to March 1, 1917.
 IA Shakespearian masque play will presented in Bridgeport on Septem- IA, 15 and 16 by Dr. Louis Smir- Sw, formerly of this city. Certificates of settlement on the es- z les of Henry Gussman and F. F. 5 Rrns were filed with the city clerk lay.
 Dohn A. Abrahamson and Aaron snielson have been appointed ap-
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
STATE DELEGATES
 WILL VISIT CITY
Local Branch of Sons of Zion Plans For Big Meeting Next
 Sunday.

Delegates from all the camps of the state of the Order Sons of Zion are coming to New Britain this Sup- day to attend a conference called by the local GeoOla camp. The purpose of the gathering is the organization of state executive and the establish ment of closer relationship among all the Connecticut camps.
 Among the prominent officers of the order who will attend the confer ence are, Hon, Joseph Barondess, grand master, and Attorney Edward Calm of New York, member of the executive commitete.
 The Order Sons of Zion is one of the youngest Jewish fraternal orders and has succeeded in attracting to it's folds @ large number of the promi- nent men of the country. The order, besides it's varied activities in behalf of it's own membership, also takes an active part in the discussion and sO- luton of general Jewish questions and problems. Judging by the cali Der of its membership and rapid growth, this organization bids fair to become one of the most popular and strongest Jewish fraternal orders in the country.
 The Order Sons of Zion is directly affiliated with the Federation of American Zionists, whose aim is the re-establishment of a Jewish center in Palestine with aItOnomic rights for material and cultural develop ment
 The conference this Sunday will be concluded with a mass meeting at the Hebrew school hall at o'clock in the evening. Prominent New York speakers will address the audience
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30

Purney, the Surko family physician, also testified to the deplorable mental condition of the girl
 Lawyer Morris D. Sake, counsel for the accused, asked that in case the court saw fit to bind his client over to the superior court the bond of 2,000 be lowered. Judge Meskill declined to lower the bond and Klatt was taken back to jail this afternoon to await trial next month.
 Fined For Assault.
 The only other case in court today was against Konstanti Yablonski, charged With punching Mrs. Alice Mi holski at a wedding in Benz's hall last night When the woman's hus- band accidentally spilled some soda water on him, Yablonski attacked both. He was fined $5 and costs.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
HITCH IN NEW CHURCH
Work Stopped on Catholic Edifcc Un- til Question of Extending Willard Street Is Settled by Commission.

There has been a slight hitch in the 1 building operations at the site of the new Catholic church at East street and NeWington avenue because of a petition before the city plan commits slon for the extension of Willard 1 street and the consequent uDsetting of the plans for a sewer connection for the new church. The foundations of the buildings were started about a week ago and permission was sought yesterday for sewer and water con- nections at Willard street. It was found that petitions were before the board for the extension of Willard street through to East street. At the present time it is blind. As the pos sibility of putting this through was eXistant it was thought best to stop work upon the church until such a time as the decision on the street was reached. The city plan commits sion will meet Friday evening and act upon the petitions.
 It is understood that those inter- ested in the church want Willard street run through to NcwingtOn ave- nue, turning at right angles from it's present course, as it would give them a larger block of land.
 Rev. J. J. Fitzgerald, who is to be in charge of the new parish, has made arrangements for temporary living quarters With John McGrail on East street until such a time as his parish home is ready for occupancy. He was rendered a farewell party by his parishiOners of Windsor and Pouuon- ock last evening. The Poquonock people, first to say farewell, presented him with a purse of $175 in gold and the Windsor members of his flock gave him a purse amounting to $22125.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
praisers of the estate of Alfred Beng

praisers of the estate of Alfred Beng ston.
 Albert Johnson, second baseman on the Annex baseball team, is suffering from Q. broken nose received Sunday in a game with the Pioneers.
 Harry l.. Cutie of 15 Winthrop street, employed at the New Britain Book Bindery company, has been ap- pointed an instructor in the book bindery department at the Boardman Training school in New Haven and will begin his new duties on Septem- Der ,.
 Dancing, Bungalow tonight, Lynch's chestra--adVt
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
NINE TAKE EXAMIN ATIONS.
Four Candidates for Police Depart
 mcnt Jobs Are Rejected.

The civil service commission met the candidates seeking appointment as supcrnumerary policemen. There were sixteen applicants. Two who had failed to visit the doctor for physical exami- nation did not appear and one who had passed the physical examination did not appear
 Out of the 13 remaining candidates
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
WORKING GIRLS CLUB.

The following girls have gone to Madison to stay over Labor Day at the Working Girls clubhouse: Misses Ruth Coleman, Anna Smith, Eileen Suprenant, Mary Grogan and Cathe- rine Fitzgerald. Misses Mary and Eileen O'Dell, Florence Cashman, Julia Grogan, Anna Schilling and Anna Schaefer will leave Friday to spend the holiday there.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30
TO PROSECUTE DELINQUENTS

Personal Tax Collector Charles FL liott stated today that as the payment of taxes is slow, he has decided to en- list the aid of the prosecuting attorney and on Tuesday of next week he will hand the list of all delinquents to that officer. Prosecutions will probably be started immediately.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30

Constable Fred Wrinkle will sell a seven passenger Pope-Hartford tour ing car at the public sign post tomor- row at 10 a. m. The sale is to satisfy a judgment against Nicholas Kaminski in favor of John Buginski.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-30

two were rejected because they were not tall enough. Two more were re- jected because they were over weight. The remaining nine men took the eXa- minations but as yet the commission has not corrected the tests
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12
Car improvements Can Be Traced Motor Speedway Contests

that tho motorist is in an even more
desperate position that would seem TO
| be the case to the casual inquirer.
When the needs OF aircraft station
ary internal combustion engines and
general Industrial and household uses
are taken into consideration II Is OBJ
viously time 10 stir things up bit
and look for way out Of these rap
idly accumulating fuel troubles.
Tho first thought Is. can the pro-
duction OF gasoline be materially in
creased either by the development ot
new oil fields or by the use ~ i'm
proved methods OF dstilationT
1T seems that the production in the
known fields west OF Texas, Oklahoma
and Kansas is limited because Of de-
ficiencies In tho public land laws. and
the secretary of the interior estimates
that approximately CSC. 100000 bar
rels OF oil are under lands now In
public ownership and barred from the
active prospcctor. In addition there
are m.developed fields in several dis
tricts, notably under government
lands in Alaska. Apart from these
the production OF crude would seem
To he near It's maximum. and the mo-
torist may look in vain for help. more
particularly as the supply of some OF
the crudos producing a large proper
uon OF gasoline is failing. notably the
Gushing pool Of oklahoma, which de-
clined from 100000 barrels in April
1915, 70 les than one-third Of the
quantity in January last
Kerosene has been suggested time
and again as the solution Of the
trouble. but its supporters seem to
have overlooked the fact that kero-
sene and gasoline come from the
same base. and in effect II the pres
ent output Of gasoline is increased by
improved processes there will be pro-
portionaly less kerosene of suitable
grade available. Again and again at
tempts have been made to standardize
the use OF kerosene in automobiles.
but so far without much success. as.
although II is quite possible to vapor-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12

iEo 10 IN especially adapted carbure-
tors. recordcnS'uOn ts apt TO take
place In the intake manifold Add
10 this the difficulty ot starting the
engine. and the limitations ~ kero-
sene are evident, even assuming that
a sufficient supply is aVallable
various processes for producing
gasoline from tho less valuable petro.
leum oils are being developed and
may a; future tiinc prove ~ sucfio-
,ent worth - relieve the fuel tension
III this connection 1, should not be
forgoticn that there seems 70 be "A
present disinchnation 10 cndeavor to
increase tho production Of crude, as
by SO doing the output of distilates
Tor which there is only nominal
market would also he responding
y increased. one OF the other of the
new processes should be able 10 han
de these otherwise practically dead
prouucts and To materially increase
the quantity of available gasoline.
'Eenzol, a by-product in the manu-
facture OF coke. is in general use in
Europe, particularly in those coun-
tries which are unable at the present
time 10 import gasoline from America
or other producing centers. and all re-
ports tend 10 show that it is a salts
factory fuel, needing only minor ad-
Justments TO insure practically perfect
operation. II is estimated that Amer
lea VIII produce over 100000 gall
Ions OF benZol in 1916. hut this has al
ready been tagged for use in making
carbolic acid, dyes and explosives
Taking the yield Of benzol as being
about two gallons TO the ton Of coal
and assuming that its manufacture
was developed to the limit. we should
be able to produce about $4,000. 900
gallons year. This would prove OF
material help and it is hoped that
further Investigations will serve to
show that 1t may be made available
on basis remunerative to the pro-
ducer and sold at a figure which will
tempt the motorist to try 1t out
Alcohol is another fuel which has
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12

shipped from the factories In January
exceed any previous shipments made
during a months period In tho history
Of the industry. While no official fig
ures on the shipments made during
February are yet aavllablo. j. \. Mar
vim, traffic manager OF the National
Automobile Chamber OF Commerce,
who is now in Detroit untangIing tho
freight car situation. predicts that tho
total for this short month may be
even greater than that OF January.
Thus 1t Is apparent that evcn
though the manufacturers are handi-
capped by lack of railroad equipment
and are not able to produce as many
cars as they would like to on this
account, they are doing better than
ever before. There Is no telling what
the total production and shipments
would be if the makers wero able to
ship all the cars they could mako
and for which they have immediate
shipping orders
Some interesting sidelghts on tho
present shortage of cars and the ship
Wents of the previous years are given
by the figures herewith. which show
the number of cars shipped each
month during 1915. 1t will be seen that
the January. 1915, total was outdone
by 9,6S5 carloads by January of this
year. and even September, the palmi-
es, month of 1915, was S64 below the
present years start. Carload ship
mcnts of automobiles for each month
of 1915 totalled 204 Az, including
5000 carloads, which were reported
too late to be counted in the following
monthly compilation:
January, 1853; February, 1928;
March. 16,442 April, 17.112; May.
1862 June. 1885; July, 12,5l7;
August, $3.50: September, 1870;
October, 1878; November. $1,000;
December, 16,050.
Another excellent barometer of the
automobile industry are the export
figures as given out by the govern
ment officials. Exports of American
automobiles and parts now rank fifth
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12
GASOLINE PRICES
A MOTOR PROBLEM
New York Garage Men
Predict 10 Cents a Gal
Ion This Summer.


ht Tar the greatest ni''I'h lh''
has confronted the automobile owner
.,ucc tbr odyent ot the motor vehicle
is tbe present soaring price Of rpso.
linr tbr necessary fuel for the inter.
INSTRUMENTATION engine For tho last
sN months the price of gasoline has
lc,n advancing with iunlps of about
conf "A GALLON Vim r9soline now
registering al the average II 90 cents
Il gallon nm the wholesale markets Of
the country ana reports from oil pro-
du,irr cornpauirs and others who
have uyestieut,d ~, situation indi-
,1tlrs further rises me 26OuooO
nutomobil, owners in the Uutod
state, have good reason to bo
thor~htful over tho cos, II opcrating
moi, cars this summer
IN. increase ~ inf made on
ThnTsdav tr.nr, m, bishwater retail
mark lr this c.ty % 81 cents. while AZ
This time last year the highest price
,l.rctd tu local c4r.c,s was l. cents.
llouct,r 81 cents is not The ecntral
price Tie rate ytf Gallon rar,lnC
from 80. cents up. The end IS not in
sight according 20 the garage mon.
who are now onh touE supplied with
sufficient gasoline 10 sty,. their pres
,nt wants
rtcy declare that bv summer 10 -
cNpc.tcd that II will cost the average
car owner 81 for fuel for his l5O-mile
iun on a SUNDAY gasoline. II is pre-.
cict,d. viii then to SO cents gal
Ion In Apru 1913 the wholesale
price of gasoline aycrlced u cents
tulion throughout the country, while
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12

been tested with varying results, and
We have practically unlimited raw
material from which to produce 1t.
Hitherto. however. conditions have
not been desperate enough to tempt
its exploitation as a commercial prop.
osition. but now the time seems to
have como to develop its production
on a basis sufficiently great to afford
substantial relief to the fuel starved
motorist.
From time TO time the motoring
public hears Of new fuels made from
moth balls or other weird and wild
compounds. but so far none Of these
seems to have stood the preliminary
tests TO which they have been sub
jected."-N. Y. Tribune.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12

In value among all manufactured ar
ticles. The exports for the year 1918,
valued at s111,tS0,1S9. exceeded tho
combined exports OF all other kinds
OF machinery (sSl.224.315), and the
combined exports Of al sorts of steans
and electric railroad cars and loco
motive. carriages and wagons. bicycles.
tricycles, stationery. marine and auto
mobile engines, agricultural imple-
inents and electrial machinery ($7S,-
Olb,67+). They also exceeded the
value of manufactured cotton and cot
ton clothing (s95,S27.O24). manufac-
lures of leather S75,26S, ,6S0l, chemi-
csis; skc; ,o drugs, dyes and medicines
flour ($96, ,201.23D.
Tho automobile exports were sur->
passed in value last year by exports
OF iron, steel and manufactures there
OF S33s, ,703,720). explosives $1s1.-
7TS.033), refined mineral oils ($13S,.
bS0.405). copper and manufactures
&125. 1886, ,2SS), wheat ($2S2,457,e92),
and horses and mules, cattle and
sheep S121,641.23D.
This comparative analysis of the
export trade statistics contained in the
December report OF the department OF
commerce, as made by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
will give better understanding Of
what tho growth Of the automobile
business means to the AmericanN
working man and the general pros-
perity of the country, for 1t 10 to be
remembered that the automobile in
dustry draws heavily upon many
other industries for raw and manu-
factured materials, such as metals.
leather, cloth, wood. wool, curled
hair, glass. celluload. paints and var
nishes, asbestos. etc.-New York Tri-
bune.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12
STARTS YEAR BY
LARGE SHIPMENTS
1S,054 Carloads of Motor
Cars Shipped in JAN
uary; Leads Exports.

Freight car conditions are far from
being normal as far as they concern
the automobile industry, the motor
car manufacturing districts in tho
central west being hampered to an
alarming extent by the scarcity of
freight cars designed for the trans
portation of automobiles. Despite
these conditions, the automobile
makers established new record for
carload shipments during the month
or January. The 1S,054 carloads
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12

Barber (to sleepy customer)-I
can't shave you. sir, unless you hold
up your head.
Sleepy Customer-All right; cut my
hair, then!-Tit-Bits
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
SURVIVES MANY WOUNDS
after French BATTLES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del. April s.
Peter Smet. employed as water carrier
In the railroad work on the wye here,
is a survivor OF the present war in
Europe. having landed in this country
about five weeks ago. Smet was a
private in the Second Regiment. Bel
gian Carbineers. His home was In
Antwerp when the war broke out. he
being employed as bank clerk. Being
a reservist he was called to the colors
July 20. 1914. lie was in the lombard
mest OF Antwerp in. October, 1914. His
mother. two sisters and a brother were
killed in this bomhardment.
Smet was in the Ypres and the Dix
munde campaigns. He was wounded
in a battle at Duffel on October 6. 1914
in the knee. and was wounded a sec
ond time at Dixmunde, two bullets
piercing his left lung. He was then
taken to Birmingham. England. where
he was confined to the hospital for
four months. At the end of this time
he received his discharge from the
army on account of his disability. lie
then worked his way to this country
on a French government vessel and
arrived in New York City about five
weeks ago.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
YOUTH BEFORE COURT
ON 18TH charge
SaSsed Judge Churchman in
City Court and Was
Fined $40 and Costs
ALSO THREATENED
ANOTHER PRISONER

Il am charged with being drunk;
give me my fine"
This remark was made by John
'ONcil. a white youth. in an indopend-
ent tone OF voice. TO Judge Churchman
in City Court today. when the judge
began reading his criminal record. II
was 0'Neii's eighteenth appearance in
court during the past few years on
various charges
Il will fine you when | get ready,
said Judge Churchman.
well. hand IL 10 me now.' rotorted
O'Nell
81 will fine YOU for contempt OF
court n YOU are not quiet. and send
YOU 10 the wOrkhousC.' said Judge
Churchman.
"All right answered O'Neil
The judge then continued 10 roat
O'Neil's record. The charges on which
he had been arrested ranged from
drunkenness TO murderous assault.
O'Noil was fined SO and costs.
Before court convened. while tho
prisoners were seated In the pris-
oncrs' box. O'Noil started to quarrel
with John Tulley. the prisoner seated
next to him. In loud voice hC
threatened to cut Tulley because the
latter had pushed against him. Cap
tain Kane and Detective Riley COM
PEELED O'Neil to keep quiet.
John Tulley. who was charged with
drunkenness. was fined so and costs