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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10
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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10
ZION JUNIOR GUARD

Let all Junior Guards report promptly
in uniform, at 3 o'clock at Shiloh Taber-
nacle, Saturday afternoon.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10
G ALE ND A r
NOTICE
ZION GUARD

There will be Guard Drill every
Friday Evening, in the College Building.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10
Classified Advertisements
ADVERTISING RATBa

SPECIAL NOTICE:-All classified ads for
THE THEOCRAT must be received at THE
THEOCRAT office, Administration BLDG
each week not later than IL a. m ON
Thursdays.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10

ZION CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
AND ART
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20,
&. 1916.
800 P. M.
SHILOH TABERNACLE
All cottage prayer meetings in Zion
City will be discontinued after this date,
until further notice.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10

Fur KENT: Apartment, 24OO Elisha Az
enue second hOOr. Modern. Would re-
hoVate Tor permanent tenant. Inquire ON
premises, or Zion Realty Dept.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10

FOR RENT:-House at 21O9 Ezekiel ave.;
rooms, lighted by electricity; good we'll;
fruit trees; raspberry and currant bushes on
premises; also barn. Key at 2116 Ezekiel
ave.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10

LOST:-Gold watch and chain. Finder please
leave at Zion Bank or BIO Ezra ave. and
receive reward. Katherine Johns
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-10

HAIR WORK. preparing to make
and also renovate all kinds of hair switches.
Prices reasonable.
Mrs Mary Morrison, 1905 Ezekiel ave.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

Canton Foster, No. 17, P. M. l. O 0. F., meets in Jr. o. U. A. M. hall.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
IMPROVEMENTS FOR
 SOUTHWEST SECTION
New Country Club Seeking to Develop Territory by Extension of Trolley,
 Sewer and Water Service.

Trolley development and extension 10 the southwest section of the city by the construction of a belt line con- meeting the Arch street and West Main street lines is being urged by the directors of the new Shuttle Meadow Country club, which has recently ac- Quired large blocks of property bor- dering on Shuttle Meadow avenue COrbin avenue and Lincoln street
 One proposed route would extend the existing Arch street line south ward through Kensington avenue and cross country to Lincoln street or Ccrbin avenue and back to West Main street. The other route is straight cut Shuttle Meadow avenue to Corbin avenue and northward to the West Main street line. Either route would result in developing this new terri tory.
 At tonight's meeting of the board of public works the Country Club will p esent petitions for the extension of water and sewer service through streets bordering part of the property recently acquired.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
DOINGS OF MEMBERSHIP TRIBE

At meeting of Mattabessett tribe. I. o. R. M., last night a permanent committee was elected to represent the tribe in the carpet bowls league. It is composed of Fl. l.. Connors, W. G. Bancroft and Axel Earnest They will meet on Monday of next week. Deputy Great Sachem Albert Robert son of this city will raise the chiefs of the tribe in Middletown this evening" All members going should be ready to leave by auto at o'clock. Wednes- day Deputy Grand Sachem J. Wei eand, Jr., will raise up the chiefs of Arrow Head tribe of Hartford and on July 24 the chiefs of Mattabessett tribe will be raised by Deputy Joseph Dolan of Hartford. At the next meot- ing a committee will be appointed to mol<e arrangements for the annual outing to be held early in September.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

to Calcutta The number obtained varies considerably in different years, according to the weather and the suc-
 cess attending the divers. Frequently
 100000 or 5,OOO,0OO of these shells
 are shipped in a year from the Gulf
 of Manaar. In some years the value of the rough shells, as imported into
 Madras and Calcutta, reaches a value
 of f10,000 to 1000. A few hundreds
 are occasionally imported into Cal
 cutta from the Arabian and Persia n
 gulfs
 The Chank fishery of Ceylon at
 one time employed 500 divers, and yielded a revenue to the island gov ernment of f4000 per annum for li- censes. The fishery is now free.
 These shells are often used as oil vessels or lamps in Indian temples, for which purpose they are carved and otherwise ornamented. When the Volute turns to the right, the shell is held in peculiar estimation-a right handed Chank being so highly prized for it's rarity as sometimes to sell in Calcutta for it's weight in gold, or at from 40 to f5O. In Ceylon also, the reversed variety is held sacred by the priests who administer medicine by it.
 The shell, from it's weight and smoothness, is used in Dacca for calendering or glazing cotton, and lr Nepal for giving a polished surface to paper.
 The principal demand for Chank shells is for making bangles and anklets, and the manufacture is still almost confined to Dacca. The shell is cut or sliced into segments of circles, or narrow rings of various sizes by a rude semicircular saw. The of circular saws has been by some European gentle man, but is sturdily resisted by the natives despite their obvious advan- tageS.
 Some of the bracelets worn by the HindoO women, are very beautiful There is considerable variety in the patterns, from the rude broad, flat | ring to the thin, delicate armlet, rounded, or with notched or beaded l edges, and carved tigers heads. Some | of them are beautifully painted, | gilded, and ornamented with gems. | The shell rings are coated inside with | plaster to smooth the roughness. F'il- | agree-bordered edges of plaster are | also added, patterns and devices of red, blue, and gold are figured on hem, and they are further ornament ed with silver or gold tinsel, spangles, small colOred glass beads, etc. The arger bracelets formed of many seg- nents, are made to open to admit the 1and by two spiral pins, which un- screw and let out a piece. These bangles are not removed at death, and lence there is a continual demand for hem, many wearing several both on he arms and ankles.
 A large series of these bangles was ent to the India collection of the london International exhibition of 872, accompanied by specimens of he shells both before and during the
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
ARREST HUNDREDS
 IN SC0URGE FIGHT
New York Authorities Determined
 to Stamp Out Paralysis

New York, July 11.-The campaign
 of cleanliness by all New York city departments to wipe out the epidemic of infantile paralysis was continued yesterday with increased vigor Hum l dreds of persons were brought to court and fined for disregarding health department instructions, par ticularly in territories where the cpl demic is most pronounced. There were fewer deaths in the | twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, only four teen being reported. The number of cases in the twenty-four hours period, however, increased to 103. Thus far the epidemic has caused 238 deaths, and the number infected is 1OS3. The cooperative work of govern ment health experts, city officials, sev- eral of the most noted physicians of the country, the railroads and motion picture theater proprietors has in- creased the general confidence that the epidemic soon will be checked. The National American Woman Suf- frage association yesterday placed it's entire organization machinery at the ] disposal of the federal government 1 The services of thousands of organ ized women throughout the country have been proffered to Surgeon Gen eral Blue of the United States public health service.
 The Pennsylvania railroad issued or ders that it's cars operating in and out of New York city be thoroughly fumigated every day. This will be continued until the epidemic is checked or danger of contagion has passed.
 The public service commission took steps to have all rapid transit con- struction work kept in the most sani- tary condition while the epidemic lasts. In instances where subway ex- cavations have been used as garbage dumps by persons living along the line, the contractors have been or dered to notify the police and have the offenders arrested.
 We have 1900 beds available in hospitals" Commissioner Emerson said last night. T do not expect to have to call on Ellis Island for help"
 Commissioner Emerson said he hoped the fight against the plague soon would bear fruit
 1T will not be able to say that the epidemic is under control" he said, until there is a consistent decrease shown over a weeks period. We are
 
 quick and proper diagnoses and are handling our isolations as well as pos sible But this does not mean that the epidemic will be over in Q week or several weeks"
 Discussing the milk problem ma the belief that raw milk would con- tribute to the epidemic, the commits sioner pointed out that of the 2,0O0,- 900 gallons of milk used daily in the city only about 30,O0O gallons were raw milk and all these were pasteur- ized and certified and reached the proper hands.
 The city authorities, the comrasw- sioner said, were aiding in the work of preventing the spread of the epi- demic. The street cleaning depart ment, he said, has 500 men at work, a much larger number than usually employed, and the police department was making a special investigation of moving picture houses and a number of them had been closed.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
PERSONALS

MT. and Mrs. c. M. Oquist and son Willard and Walter and Corinne Erickson are enjoying a trip up the Hudson, over the Mohawk Trail and Rhode Island.
 Captain T. w. Grace and Officers James Shelley and John l.. Carlson are in Norwall< today attending the state convention of the State Police association.
 H. c. Noble has been entertaining J. D. Padgitt of Dallas, Texas, and Thomas Padgitt of Waco, Texas.
 Mrs. Bessie Willys and son of Stan ley street are spending a few days at Woodmont.
 Clifford Hellberg and H. B. Pfeiffer will leave Saturday for trip to Buff falo.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
Another Autoist is Fined.

Joseph Voleks, another automo- bilist, was fined s2 and costs for leaving his automobile for more than five minutes in the restricted district between the corner of Main and West Main streets and St. Marks church. Officer Clarence Lamphere made the arrest and said Voleks left his car in front of the Lyceum entrance for twenty five minutes yesterday, this despite previous warnings. Voleks said he was in the bank and the time passed so rapidly he did not realize
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
City Items
Goodness of Aunt Delia's" bread. -a6yt

Goodness of Aunt Delia's" bread -advt
 Alonzo G. Bull has been elected sec- retary of the Stanley Works Mutual Benefit association to succeed Gordon J. Ely and Clayton A. James has taken the place of treasurer to succeed MT. 1 Bull.
 The meeting of the First Ward Re- publican club has been postponed ] until Thursday evening. report on the proposed outing will be made by | the committee.
 The annual field day and outing of 1 the stanley Works Mutual Benefit as- scclatlon will be held at the Berlin trotting park Saturday, July 29. A program of field sports and games Is l being planned.
 At present the health board has but two cases of contagious disease under surveillance. One is a case of scarlet fever on Austin street and the other case of diphtheria.
 The board of public works will hold meeting at o'clock this evening, W. l.. Hatch as administrator of the estate of Patrick Mcclure has sold property on Kelsey street to An tonina Bleba.
 Engine company No. 1 was called out last evening to extinguish a blaze ln the LaSalle street dump.
 Barney Miller has been made the trustee and Abraham Pouzzner. Ma than Miller and James Clark ap- praisers of the bankrupt estate of Louis Wrinkle.
 Fred Slosson, employed in the lab- oratory at the Stanley Works has left the city and has joined the Yale Bat tery.
 Thomas Riley night patrol driver. has returned to active duty after be- ing away with an injured side
 At meeting of the Hebrew War Relief association last night it was voted to hold picnic at Quartet club park on Sunday, July 30. M. Robinson Is chairman and expects g, good sum will be realized to send across the sea.
 The stockh elders of the New Brit ain Golf club met last evening and voted not to sell the clubhouse at Maple Hill for the present. Since the purchase of the new golf course in the southwestern part of the city a number of chances to dispose of the old property have turned up but notl~ ing will be done for the present.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
SHELL WHICH IS
 WORSHIPPED IS HERE
Beautiful Specimen Has Been Add-
 ed to Collection at Institute

Among the thousands of beautiful world, perhaps there is nothing which can surpass the coloring and wonder ful construction of the creatures which are to be found in the form of shells. nothing about shells but when one sees the large and beautiful collec- tion of shells in the museum on the upper floor of the New Britain Insti- ute, it makes a body wish for infor- nation on the subject Fortunately the one who made the collection, the late c. Antoinette Shepard wrote a series of articles on some of the most interesting specimens in the collec- tion and these will be published in the Herald from time to time. An article on Pima nobilis'' or "sea silk from the Mediterranean by Miss Shepard was recently published in the Herald, and Birmingham Schurr, the curator of the museum, states that hundreds of people called at the insti- tute and requested to be shown the specimen. The subject of the story published today is 'Turbinella," and a splendid specimen of this remark able shell is in the collection at the Institute museum.
 The article follows:
 '"TurbnelIar''
 Turbinella Pyrum, "the Shank or Chank" is the sacred shell of the Hindus, and the national emblem of the kingdom of Travencore. The God Vishnu is represented as carrying a Chank shell in one hand, and a Chakra in the other
 The Hindus believe that unless they worship this shell at the commence ment of every worship or prayer, their offerings would not be accepted. Vish- 1 nu, the protector is supposed to hold a Chank in his hand. It is called De- l vadatta.
 Shankar, the destroyer, according to mythology, possesses a like shell. ! The first incarnation of Vishnu called 1 (which literally means 1 into fish,) was undertak- l en for destroying Shankhasura (the 1 giant Chank shell,) in order to regain he Vedas, he having stolen them and -aken refuge under the ocean.
 The fishery for these shells is prin- cipally carried in in the Gulf of Manaar, in the vicinity of Ceylon and on the coast of Coromandel, at Ira Tuicorin, and other places he shells being brought up by divers n about two or three fathOms of water. Those with the animal in, md called green Chanks, from hav- ng the epidermis on, are most in de- nand. The white Chanks, or dead shells thrown upon the beach by strong tides, having lost their enamel, Ire scarcely worth the cost of freight 1
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
Woman Made His EIOpe.

Stanley zemba, 23 years old, charged with stealing a s2O watch from Emil Rotka just before he eloped with Rotka's wife on January 31 pleaded not guilty to the charge and told a long story in which he blamed the woman for the whole af- fair. He said she took the money and also made him run away with her by getting him so drunk that he didn't know what he was doing. His excuse was too thin and he was sent to jail for thirty days. The woman, Mrs. Pauline Rotka, was charged with stealing $165 from one August Zeiger, boarder. She admitted the theft and was bound over to the September term of the superior court in bonds of $500.
 The two cases were peculiar ones. Detective Bamforth and Detective Richardson made the arrests yester- day after the couple had been sought by the police since January 31. Mrs. Rotka said she met Zemba on Janu- ary and for two weeks thereafter he was a daily visitor at her house and pleaded with her to run away with him. She finally agreed and took $165 belonging to the boarder. As they were
 
 her husbands watch and said "are you going to leave that boob the watch ?" whereupon he took it. She said they went to Wallingford, Bridge port and then to Boston where they lived together four months. Finally, after Zemba had spent all her money and she was taken sick, he deserted her and she had to go to a hospital. Her husbands watch, she said, Zem- ba pawned in Boston but it has since been redeemed by some other New Britain man.
 Zemba said Mrs. Rotka was entirely at fault and had chased him up from the first day he met her. She kept him drunk for two weeks preceding their e1opement, he said. and he did not know what he was doing. When he sobered up he realized he had made a mistake. He also declared that the woman stole her husbands watch and then. saying it was too heavy for her to carry, gave it over to him.
 One Other Case.
 There was but one other case in court today. Alfred Shruber, arrested by Officer H. l.. Dart. was charged with vagrancy. As the man had a job to go to this morning judgment was suspended.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
Chiropractic Hints-Adjustments at
 Home

Recently there has been a large de- mand for chiropractic adjustments to be given at home. Doctor VanAlstyne is now in a position to meet that de- mand and at any time he will be very glad to call at your residence and give you the best that chiropractic affords. Many people may state that adjust ments cannot be given at home; this I wish to emphatically deny, for chiropractor uses nothing but his bare hands to give an adjustment, so why can he not do 1t as we'll in your home as at his office. Think it over. G. w. VanAlstyne, D. C., graduate Palmer School of Chiroprac actic, office hours to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 D. m., evenings till o'clock, telephone 1732, The Barnes" 131 Main street.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
COURT PROSPERITY ELECTS.

Court Prosperity, F. of A., held election of officers last night with the following result: Chief Ranger, w. J. Symonds; sub chief ranger, B. Twin ing; financial secretary, Thomas D. Donlan; recording secretary, J. A. Duffy; treasurer, John Dunworth: se- nior woodward, John Maher; junior woodward, w. Dacey. The officers were installed by John J. Hyland and a smoker was held after the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
FAILING 0F WOMEN
 PREVENTS ACCIDENT
Getting Off Car Backwards Saved One Passenger, Conductor Says

Woman's proverbial persistence in aighting from a trolley car back wards is not entirely without it's mer- it's, for according to Conductor James Frawley's testimony in police court this morning a female passenger on his car Sunday would certainly have been run down by Arthur Reynolds autom obile had she stepped from car in the most approved manner. The auto passed the car from the rear but from her position the woman was able to see it approach and lodged back onto the car in time to avoid being struck.
 Reynolds was arrested by Detective Sergeant Samuel Bamforth yesterday on a warrant issued by Assistant Pros ecutor Joseph G. Woods charging him with violating the motor vehicle law in that he failed to stop at least ten feet in the rear of a standing trolley car. Reynolds pleaded not guilty. Conductor Frawley testified that his car stopped at South Burritt street and as a woman passenger stepped off Reynolds drove his auto mobile past the car at an excessive rate of speed, thirty miles an hour, he thought. Motorman c. H. Johnson gave similar testimony and Luke Meehan also said he saw the auto pass the standing car.
 Reynolds denied the charge and said that from Grove Hill to the cor ner of West Main and Black Rock avenue he stopped his machine no less than three times to permit passen- gers a clear field. He said when he did go past the car he was on low gear and was going slow. He said he did not realize that he was pass ing a standing car and was never more surprised in his life than when the warrant was sered on him yes terday.
 fpa of S5 and costs was inonoeed
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
First Case in Hartford.

Hartford, July 11.-A case of i~- fantile paralysis, the first so far in this city, was reported to the city health department yesterday. Two cases under treatment in Worcester are on the way to recovery. Three cases were reported to the Fall River health authorities yesterday making total of five under treatment there. One death and two cases were :e- ported to the board of health at Providence yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

process of manufacture, together with the tools used, and photographs show ing the men at work. These are now arranged in the India museum, South Kensington.
 The mamillary apex of the Chank shell is made into button or bead, the latter called Krantahs and the necklaces of these are worn so com monly by the Sepoys in the British East India service as almost to be deemed a regular part of their uni form.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

New Britain Camp, No. 11530, Modern Woodmen of America meets in St. Jean de Baptiste hall, Church street.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
Events Tonight

High class photo dramas, Fox's theater.
 Vaudeville and motion pictures, keeney's theater.
 Knights of Pythias, Washington L. Morgan lodge, meets at Vega Hall.
 Eintracht lodge, O. D. H. S., No. 1, meets at 182 Arch street.
 Court Columba, D. of C., meets in Electric hall.
 New Britain Camera club meets in Murray's studio.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

Ladies of the Maccabees, Valiant Hive, No. g, meets at 277 Main St.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-29

restIessness and dissatisfaction Criti-
cising and harsh judgment are common
while this aspect prevails.
The sun is in uncertain mood and all
who have dealings with superiOrs in
office should be cautious
Conditions are not favorable for the
health Of the people especially those
who dwell in cities.
Planetary conditions encourage sharp
contests in all sorts OF competitions,
belligerent qualities being emphasized
Scandals in politics will be discussed.
September is a particularly threatening
month
Again warning Is given that many
deaths viii occur among distinguished
persons. The old order OF things is
passing according to astrolOgers-
Strange and unusual crimes are fore