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New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

in quality of goods not only in finish, but also in price, Dr. Pratt displayed side by side samples of hardware manufactured in Germany, France England, Holland and the United States. Among the articles shown were hammers, wrenches, curry combs, rakes, razors, saws, axes, handles, shovels, locks, potato plant ers hay knives, etc.
 The speaker had with him about twenty foreign made samples of hardware which had been collected by commercial attaches in many countries. He had then obtained dup licates or as near duplicates as pos sible of American manufacture, tools which were almost identical or which were designed to do exactly the same kind of work. He had the wholesale and retail prices of each article. The American manufacturer who is re- luctant to go into foreign trade be- cause he does not think he can com pete in price with the foreign man. ufacturer was told that in almost every case the advantage in price was in favor of the American manufac- turer. Dr. Pratt urged that this was of the very greatest importance to
 
 manufacturers, and particularly man. ufacturers of hardware, may look forward to great opportunities in for eign fields and need not fear under selling on the part of their foreign competitors when normal conditions are again restored.
 A typical comparison made by the Chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce was that of wrenches. He brought forward an English-made wrench and compared it with an American model designed to do exactly the same type of work The wholesale price of the English wrench was 96 cents and the Amer1- can wrench, which was a much bet ter made and more conveniently de- signed tool, wholesaled at 6S cents. The English wrench if imported into Brazil would have to pay 35 cents duty, the American wrench only 21 cents duty. The American wrench could therefore, be placed in the hands of the Brazilian importer at 89 cents, while the English wrench would cost the same importer Sl.31. Dr. Pratt also exhibited French wrench which wholesa1ed at 75 cents and compared with it a much better made American wrench for the same class of work which wholesaled at 59 cents. Obviously one of the cheapest made articles which he exhibited was a bucksaw manufactured in Europe wholesaling at AZ cents. Many an American manufacturer would prob ably throw up his hands and declare it was impossible to manufacture such an article to sell at a lower price. One American manufacturer has done it, however, and a bucksaw of better quality, of stronger material, and of better design, sells wholesale at only 3 cents.
 Three hay knives were also exhibit ed-one of German manufacture, one of English manufacture, and one ol American manufacture. The English made knife weighed 1-2 pounds, was
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

itch terribly so that I could not sleep.
 ''I chanced upon Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertisement and sent for a free sample, and then bought more and my face was completely healed'' (signed) Miss Edith O. Schuman, 17 Bedford St.. Hart ford. Conn.,, Sept. 20, 1915.
 Sample Each Free by Mail
 With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad- dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. T, Bos- tom" Sold throughout tho world.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
ON THE TRAIL OF CHEATS.
Children to Be Instructed on Weights
 and Measures.

New York, June 17,-In accord ance with the recommendation of the national weights and measures confer ence, next week will be observed as weights and measures week. in New York and thirty-ive other cities of the United States.
 The ministers, priests and rabbis of New York have been asked to open the week with sermons advocating honest weights and measures. Pupils in the public schools will be instruct ed Monday how to detect short weights or measures.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
NO SPITE IN EMBARGO.
yocaI Freight Office Had Nothing to no With Action of Railroad Company.

Freight Agent J. E. CosgrlH states that tho new embargo on tne New Britain Lumber and Coal com pany is not any action emanatlng from the local freight office. The To- cal office has to make weekly reports to the head office of all cars accumu- 1ating on the tracks for any concern
 and not being unloaded. The report showed that the New Britain Lumber and Coal company had twenty eight ears of lumber on it's tracks and was unloading at the rate of only two per day, MT Corgriff says. Tn order to nreyent further congestion an em- bargo was ordered from headquarters
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

Election of the president, of course, occnnies the major portion of the nuhlic mind, but the statesmen and politicians do forget that an entire nationally house of representatives and thirtv-three United States senators will be elected this fall. One ot the most active men in the congressional campaign will be Representative Frank F.. Doremus of Michigan, head of the democratic congressional cam naign committee
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

Der the New Britain chamber of com- merce voted aye, in a referendum taken by the national chamber of its thousand member organizations. The other Connecticut member organiza- | tions voted solidly, they being the Connecticut chamber of commerce, | Hartford chamber, Meriden chamber New Haven chamber of commerce and Connecticut lumber dealers ss- sociation New London, Norwich and | South Manchester chamber of com- l merce, Norwich board of trade, and 1 Willimantic board of trade and bust ness association, incorporated. The propositions they voted for in | cluded the increase of military forces and industrial resources, a staff of ln- 1 dustrial mobilization, restoration to | the second ranking naval power of the | world, a navy general staff, increase of the regular army, universal mili- | tary training, education of private in- dustries in the manufacture of muni- | tiOns, a large officers reserve corps, 1 etc.
 l The Shelton chamber of commerce's | ballot came too late to be counted, | but it indicated that 1t favored all the national defense proposals except 1 Waterbury chamber did not vote, but | stated that it favored preparedness and all proper measures for national l defense.
 Vocational Education. | Connecticut organization members l of the United States chamber of com. | merce are practically a unit in a ref l erendum vote that was taken upon | several propositions relative to fed eral aid for vocational education. The only exception among the organiza- | tions voting was the South Manches- ter chamber, which voted against the suggestion that federal board to ! supervise should appoint advisory committees representing industry
 commerce, vocational education, but favored liberal federal appropriations
 allotment of federal funds on a uni- form basis among the states. etc. All the committees recommendations were supported by the votes of other
 Connecticut members of the national
 chamber.
 The house of representatives has adopted the so-called TiIson amend
 ment In the Notifications appropria-
 tion bill to provide for the purchase
 of gauges, jigs, dies, and other ap-
 pliances that can be used by the
 hundreds of machine shops and fac
 tories throughout the land in the
 production of munitions and other
 war supplies in case of necessity.
 American Hardware
 Proof of the ability of the Ameri-
 can manufacturer to compete with
 foreign manufacturers was presented
 in graphic manner to the National
 Retail Hardware Dealers association
 at Boston in the course of an ad-
 dress by Dr. Edward Ewing Pratt,
 Chief of the Bureau of Foreign and
 Domestic Commerce. of the Depart
 ment of Commerce.
 Tn order to show that the Ameri-
 can manufacturer has the advantage of his foreign competitor not only
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
TO HOLD LAWN FESTIVAL.

At meeting of the Luther League of the Swedish Lutheran church plans were made for the an- nual midsummer lawn festival next Friday evening. Tho affair will be nllt doors Meat ther nermitting. If
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
CHILDREN WHO ARE sICKLY

Mothers who value their own comfort and the welfare of their children, should never be without a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, for throughout the season. They Break up Colds, Relieve Feverishness Constipation, Teethng Disor- ders Headache and Stomach Troubles. Used by Mothers for 2S years. THESE POWDERS NEVER FAIL. Sold by all Drug Stores. 25c Don't accept any substitute. Sample mailed FREE. Address. Mother Gray Co.,, Le Roy N. I.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

until this accumulation is cared for
 Not only has the local lumber com pany been so treated, but also similar companies in New Haven, Hartford, Stratford and other places where such concerns have not been unloading the cars as fast as they arrive, MT. Cos griff says.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

stormy the event will be in the church hall. Rev Lundgren of Meriden will give dress, and the Arpi Sextet will selections. Members of the will contribute selections and II ments will be served!
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
Women Get Relief

It is unnecessary for you to suffer with neuralgia or pains in the face and head. Women folks as we'll as @ | men are now using Minard's a[2 . Liniment to relieve pain in- -AEvyX
 stantly. This time trie dVRNN , physicians prescription is all {Wk1l that is ever needed to give TMVI NN quick relief. It Is a won- (ITNTU derfully soothing, creamy VAA Mj hnlment that does not stain or 1~-aE blister and is positively pure, clean and easy to use. Ask your drug gist or your neighbor, for Minard's has been used in many homes for more ,han sixty years as the one dependable ln1ment for pain of all kinds. ,
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
TIGERS AS CONDUCTORS

Princeton, N. J., June 17-Manv members of the senior class in Prince ton University and some of those 1rst graduated will serve during the sum- mer as Pullman car conductors.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

them, but after 8 couple of weeks I then found that they were rapidly increasing. They were large. red and hard and they itched and burned so that soon large red spots appeared caused
 by my rubbing. At night if I
 wO1lI5 r11h y,,u Foco if uoI1l6
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
TERRIBLE ITCHING P|MPLES ON FACE
Large, Red and Hard. Burned So Large Spots Appeared. At
 flight Could Not Sleep.
HEALED BY CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT

"A few pimples made their appearance on my face, and thinking that they would soon disappear I did nothing to remedy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
RIVER BEND.

Mrs. Pheba Raber continues on the
sick list and does not improve very
rapidly.
Emma and Helen. little daughters
OF Virgil Cootnbs and wife, have been
very sick the past week. DR.. Smith
is attending them.
Charlie Summers, of Little Falls,
who has had the measles, is able to
be out again.
Miss Andra Summers, OF near Beech.
wood, has been sick the past week.
Mrs. Alice Powell, who is subject
to having very severe headaches,
has been real bad the past few days.
Chester Summers, who has had
rheumatism for some time, is some
better now.
Helen Wisman, Grandma" STAINS.
berry and Harper Coombs were visit.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Raber Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Powell and chill.
dren spent Sunday with Mrs. Flor.
ence Guthrie.
Mrs. Lima Trippett is spending the
week with relatives and friends at
Hoult and Fairmont.
Misses Madge and Mary Summers
and Edna West, OF Little Falls, attend.
ed Sunday school at Grant Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Keibler, of Lock
No. IL, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Lanham near Ellington.
Misses Ethel Summers and Mamie
Powell were visiting Madge and Mary
Summers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Lanham, Of Flick.
ersville, and DR.. Stewart, Of George.
town, took dinner at L. C. Lanham's
last Sunday.
Jerome Trippet. who recently moved
from his brother.in-law's farm near
Laurel Point, is farming for his moth.
or.
Mrs. Ellen Stansberry is contemplat.
ing moving to the home OF her daugh.
ter, Mrs. India Henry, near Laurel
Point, soon.
Lon Shuttlesworth is getting his
props ready for loading on boat, Just
across from Lock No. Is, on the Wat,
son farm.
The stork recently visited the
Bend" and left baby girls at the
homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Lanham
and Mr.. and Mrs. Doll Guthrie.
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PERSONALS.

Miss Pauline Fletcher has returned
from visit with relatives at Little
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nuzum and
children have returned to their home
at Hammond after a visit with Mrs
Isabelle Linn.
Mrs. Oscar Poe has returned from
Grafton where she spent the week end
with relatives.
okey Stanley of SatterAeld street is
recovering from a few days illness.
Mrs. Rebecca Radcliffe is the guest
OF frelaiyes at Cross Roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Henderson
have returned from visit with rela
tives near Grafton. They were &C
companied home by the formers
mother. Mrs. Mary Henderson.
Miss Grace Poe OF Guffey street ar
rived home yesterday from couple
OF weeks visit with her grandparents
at Clarksburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
WORTHINGTON.

Fred Taggart and Blake McIntire
were week end visitors with friends IN
Oakland. Md.
P. B. Swearingen, candidate Cor sher
1T was circulating among friends here
on Monday.
Homer s. Springston has purchased
an Overland automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Mcdaniel OIL
Fairmont were visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. a. Mcdaniel here on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Atha OF Man
nington were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. r. Atha here on Sunday.
Winston p. Smith one OF the Demo
cratic aspirants for sheriff was calling
on his friends here on Tuesday.
Arlie L. Parrish has moved from
apartments over Barbe's store TO his
own property on Water street.
Rev. C. C. Lawson preached ser
mon appropriate to Mothers Day
on Sunday evening at the NJ. p
church. His topic was Mother and
Her Love"
S. ]. Sturm was business visitor
In Fairmont on Monday.
jas !. MiCHtelS mas TAKEN lne agency
for the Elgin Motor Car Company fol
this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Olson who
have been residents of Worthingtor
since the beginning OF construction
work on the Fairmont.Helen's Run
Railroad removed to their former
home ir Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
Miss Bessie Schrader who returned
from the Cook hospital recently has
not been SO well this week.
Jas. Michaels the stockman depart
cd for Lexington, KY, on Monday
morning where he will attend the
three days sale of thoroughbred Jer
sey cattle at the celebrated Elmdori
farm and II he finds anything to suit
him he may purchase several head fol
his farm here.
Seymour McIntire of Fairmont wat
calling on friends here on Sunday at
ternoon.
orlie Morgan is having his MAR
street residence treated to a frest
coat OF paint which adds much to Its
appearance.
Mrs. H. L. Merrifleld was visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Ream
er on Teverbaugh last Sunday.
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MANNING TON NEWS

Fairmont where he was looking after
business interests.
Earl Horne OF Wallace is In town
for a visit with friends in the Clayton
addition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donley Jones and son
st. Clair has returned from a visit to
Fairmont
o. X. Grim has returned from Wy
att where he was visiting with rela'
tives.
A. C. Ellis OF Washington. D c., is
here visiting with relatives.
Eugene Jones Of Moundsville, was
business caller here Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
Duncan Loses His
Case in Court.
IN ApplTIoNNHE GOT A LECTURE
FROM JUDGE WIN.
CENT

The case Of Ada v. Preston VS..
coyd H. Duncan was dismissed from
the docket today in the Intern sdS,te
court by Judge G. A. Vincent. This
case was before the court on a mo
ton Of the defendant to have the in.
junction granted Mrs. Preston q mum,
Der OF years ago annulled.
When judge Vincent annouced his
decision he gave Duncan lecture on
his habit OF coming into court and
taking up the time with impertinent
and trivial argument. According to
the Judge the case Is a plain and easy
one OF solution and the grounds set
up In the motion OF Duncan are not
sufficient to warrant a reviewal OF the
Injunction proceedings.
Mr.. Duncan however, still Is of the
opinion that Judge Morgan exceeded
his jurisdiction when he granted the
Injunction seven years ago and cited
the statutes Of the state to prove his
point. He announced that he would ap.
peal from Judge vincept's decision
and take the case to Judge Raymond
OF the intermediate court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
PERSONALS.

The ladies' of the Baptist church
are serving chicken dinner in the
church basement today.
Clarence CGttrill has returned from
several weeks visit in Tulsa, oklaho.
ma.
R. D. Meade of the Clayton addition
has returned from q visit to the Okla.
homa oil fields.
Prank Ward of Pittsburg is in town
Tor visit with relatives.
George w. Matthews OF Glover GAP
Is In town looking after business inter.
ests. >', :,
Robert Floyd of Dents Run was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
Miss Hilda Parker has gone to Hun.
dred where she will spend a week
visiting relatives.
Roy H. Stewart of the Stewart
Granite Works has returned from
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
eIa Shoot.

Members OF the Warrington Gun
Club will hold their first big shoot OF
the season at their grounds at the old
Blackshire ball park Thursday May
20 at two p. m. entertaining Ed Tay.
Tor OF Fairmont, and Lester German,
OF Maryland. They are both repre-.
sentatiyes Of the Dupont powder com.
pany ana are crack shots. Mr., Ger.
man holds the worlds record.
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS 81


An unusually interesting mothers
meeting Of the W. G. T. U. was held
yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Johnston in Riyeryiew. Mrs.
Johnston and Mrs. Curry were the
hostesses. Four new members were
taken into the union and some inter.
esting readings were given. A bust.
ness meeting will be held in three
weeks at the Diamond street NJ. E.
church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

pITTsBURGH-The seventeen PEG.
ole arrested at the instance of Coroner
gamison OF Allegheny county for In
citing riots which eliminated in sever.
q deaths were held by the coroner's
Jury for the action Of the grand jury
on the charge Of being accessory to
the murder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24
Notice,

A meeting will be held at the May.
ors office at seven thirty Wednesday
evening TO make plans for observing
decoration day In the city OF Manning.
ton and decorating all the graves OF
the old soldiers. All citizens interest.
ed are urged to be present.
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Friends Invited.

Friends in the city OF Warrington
are in receipt of invitations to the
high school commencement at Cowan,
OF which Byron Hess a former Man.
ninston boy is member and the pres.
ident OF the class.
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Cynical DefinIA on

aFather,r said the smaa boy, what
b % bandit"
"a bandit, my son, is a man who
holds people up and depends on physi.
cal force instead Of legal TALENT
washington Star.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Brooks left Mon.
day for their home in French Creek
after a weeks visit In this city at the
home OF DR.. and Mrs. F. W. Vance Of
Pleasant street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

WASHIGToN-The war has made
New York the busiest port in the
world. The combined import and exY
port business for 1915 was So, .000,.
00swhich exceeds the business of the
Dor tot London by s2o0,000,000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

James D. Charlton has returned
from Lawrenceville. ILL.,, where he was
called by the illness Of his sister, Mrs.
Pete Huffman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

LONDoN-Parliament has granted
y credit Of $1,500,0O0,00O for war pur-
poses. This makes a total OF s3,000,.
100000 for this year and a grand to-.
tai OF s12,s1o,0o0,OO0 since the war
began,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

Rev. L. E. oldaker Is at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, attending the Annual General
Conference of the NJ. P. churches. He
will probably return the later part OF
the week.
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Mayor Fl. B. Beatty and Henry
Hickman are visitors at the ALE.
gheny sportmans association reserve
enjoying fishing trip.
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Sorrow Lessened

Are you glad your daughter took
lessons In fancy cooking?"
Rather. It makes me more recon.
ciled than l was to the idea Of her
marrying and leaving home"
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Mrs, DeyauIt M,

Mrs. Mary Devault is very Ill at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. Wait.
man Miller, at Little Falls.
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Enr Niait

Mrs. Harry Beatty and son John
have gene to Homecoming, Md, where
they viii. visit with relatives.
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,1.9S to $3.50
BRIEF TELEGRAMs

CHICAGo-If he will consent VII.
liam ]. Bryan will probably be NOM
mated for president by the Prohibit
fton party.
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Elatterad

Ethel-Mama seems to like Jack
I wonder why?
Fanny-He mistook her for you one
night!-Judge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert RACER arrived
home yesterday from a weeks visit in
Detroit, Mich.
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West vlrslnisn wan. ads brIns
results.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-14
BEGIN FIGHT ON
ADAMSON LAW

Chicago, Nov 11.-An avalanche OF
suits seeking injunctions against the
Adamson law are expected to be filed
all over the country next week. &C
cordins to reports here today.
The Chicago, BurlingtonS& Quincy
railroad today filed petition for an
injunction in the matter Of the Adam.
son law. 1t was similar to those filed
by other roads.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois and
Chicago e. Alton and the Illinois Cen
trail, are expected to file petitions here
next Monday. They will make allie
cations similar to those already made
in suits filed by the Union Pacific. the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific. the
Louisville & Nashville. the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fee, and, the Chicago
Great Western.
The general solicitor of a prominent
railroa said that suits were not filed
before election as the railroads might
then have been accused of seeking pc
litical effect. The so.called eight hour
law goes into effect January l..
The first of the Chicago cases 10 SCI
for hearing in the United States dis
trict court here December 4.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-14
NEW GRAIN RECORD.
Review Of the Week Shows That
Wheat Made Some Remarkable
Advances in Quotations.

Chicago. Nov. 11.-New high price
records and substantial net gains Of
81 to 7Ac were scored by the wheat
market in the week which ended last
night. Bullish Argentine advices re.
sulting in larger export sales from the
United States and from Canada were
OF much effect in lifting quotations, till
May delivery of wheat climbed to
1854 bushel afs
Highest prices yet this season and
therefore the highest in many years
were thus reached yesterday chiefly
because frost damage in Argentine
added to the injury already done ito
wheat there by drought and locusts.
Election results affected wheat
prices only indirectly and in a tran.
sient sort of fashion il at all. 50
Corn and oats gained respectively
about and 21ic bushel for the
week. The export call was active for
both cereals and the Argentine .crop
situation as well as the strength, Of
wheat were bullish factors.
Stiff advances formed the rule In
provisions. the Jumps ranging from
$1.00 to 3215. Foreign demands with
upturns in the value of cereals were
ascribed as leading causes.