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The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-28

Jacob Lamar, a successful Poin-
soft county farmer, says that thor
oughbrcd stock, Notwithstanding the
general understanding to the CON
trary, will thrive on the open range.
He has tried it with big-boned Po-
land China hogs and has been sue
ccssful.
The first fireworks are said to
have appeared at Florence, in 1860.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-28

been leading an exemplary life and
they felt it would be a rank injus-
tice to re-commit him to the peni-
Tertiary. The pardon issued yester-
day releases Cox from the terms of
his parole and restores him to full
citizenship.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
FOOD PRICES RISING
New York Restaurants Begin to Charge Fee for Seat-Othcl'S Add Five Cents to Charges.

New York, Oct 5.-The high price of food continued to show it's effect today in the prices charged by res taurants and boarding houses of near ly every class. Few of the larger and mere expensive eating places have raised their charges thus far, but sev- Cral have adopted the European GUS tom of imposing a convert fee, which means that the prospective diner pays ten cents or more for the seat he Oc- Cupies at a table.
 Several of the popular lunch rooms have followed the example of the cor oration which operates the largest chain of dairy restaurants in the city and added five cents to the price of most of their regular dishes. num- Der of boarding houses which make speciality of table board have in- creased the price of their Irregular dinner' from 50 to 60 cents.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
RUMANIAN FORCE WIPED
 OUT AND SCATTERED BY
 BULGARS ON THE DANUI
0UIGLEY DECIDES NOT T0 RE REPRESENTATIVE Withdraws From Race For Business Reasons, He
 Explains.

Mayor George A. Quigley an nounced this noon that he has de- cided to withdraw as candidate for representative. Business reasons are ascribed by His Honor for this de- cision. In a statement to the local newspaperm the mayor said that after careful deliberation he had reached decision that it was a case of sacrifice business or politics and al- though he is keenly interested in the latter and is awake to the needs of the city and would like nothing bet ter than to serve a term in the legis- lature he cannot do this without heavy sacrifice to his business inter- ests.. Besides being in the real es- tatef business, the mayor is actively engaged in the management of @ hardware manufacturing company, which is engaged in making a new type of steel level. Recently he formed a business partnership with M. T. White and A. N. Rutherford for the purpose of developing local real estate and the company has bought several large tracts of land. Mayor Quigley said in justice to his business partners as well as to hlm- self it would be necessary for him to withdraw from the legislative race
 It is nearly two months since the mayor announced himself a cand1- date for representative and it was re- garded as foregone conclusion by local politicians that he would be nominated and elected without the sliehtest difficulty owing to the strong machine which he developed In ms two fights for the mayoralty. He was the first candidate to appear on the nolitical horizon and is the second to announce withdrawal, Safety Com missioner H. M. Steele reaching the same conclusion about three WeekS l q on after it was announced that there would be a contest. This came when Richard Covert tossed his hat into | the political arena. By the With drawal of the mayor and MT. Steele the republicans are at present le1t
 with but one candidate for represen- tative, Mir. Covert. The mayor was asked whether he thought MT. Steele
 would reconsider in the light or to- dav's developments and he replled nagotivelv. Outside of the posslpll- itv of MT. Steele re-enter1ng the lsIs there is at the present writing no other candidate In sight and the public will watch with interest oe- velopments in this direction.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
BREWER SLAIN BY WOMAN
Dfvorcee Then Turns Gun on Herself Had Been Keeping Company With Victim for Months.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 5.-Alfonso Wetterer, 49 years old, vice president and secretary of the Wetterer Brew ing Company of this city, who, it is believed was shot by Helen Houck, 30 years old, at the latter's home on Walnut Hills last night, died at the City General Hospital early today. Miss Houck was found dead with O bullet hole through her right temple in the same room where Wetterer was found with two bullet wounds in his head.
 No one witnessed the shooting, but Miss Houck left note addressed to her sister, Ruth Houck, which the police and Coroner Foertmeyer said indicated that she shot Wetterer and then herself.
 The note left by Helen Houck stat ed that she had been keeping com- pany with Wetterer for several months and charged that he had wronged her.
 Helen Houck was the divorced wife of William Everhardt, formerly of Norwood, a suburb of Cincinnati, but now residing In Colorado.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
Hughes Itinerary.

New York, Oct. 5.-Charles E. Hughes third western campaign tour, which begins Monday next, will take him as far west as Nebraska, as far south as Kentucky and as far north as South Dakota. He will make speech es on the way in New Jersey, Penn- sylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio, returning here october 20. His Itinerary was announced today at re- publican national headquarters.
 The tour begins with a noon day meeting in Newark, N. J., Monday, immediately after which MT. Huahes will motor back to New York city to register for the election. He will then go to Philadelphia
 MT. Hughes will accompany MT. Hughes on this trip as on the two previous trips.
 The special train will consist of six cars.
 This, it is expected, will be the nominee's last tour before election.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05

DR. OHMAN GIVES
 VIEWS ON HYPHEN
Says Term As Applied First By Roose- cvelt Is Misnomer-We Are All
 Hyphcnates.

Rev. s. G. Ohman, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, came to the defense of the so-called hyphen- ated citizens at the German bazaar in Turner hall last night when he deliv- cred an address before a large audi ence. It was Swedish night at the bazar and the audience was largely composed of people of Scandinavian and TeutoEic blood. Dr. Ohman de- clared that the phrase "hyphenated- Am ericans' is a misnOmer and went to tho Greek to gain the original meaning of the root word 'hypen." The term, he declared was an inVen- tion of ex-President Roosevelt and was and Is wrongly applied. The Swedish pastor maintained that all Americans are to be classed as hy- phenates under the Pooseveltian inter- pretation, President Wilson included and the latter especially so when one considers the presidents alleged pro- British leanjngs.
 pr. Ohlnan told the audience of his trip to Germany in the fall of 1907 as a delegate from the Augustanna Sy- nod at the dedication of the Gustavus Adolphus memorial chapel at Lutzen,
 
 diGna taries of the church and state the German crown prince Eitel Fred erick and the Swedish Grown Prince, Gustave now king Of Sweden. There were about 3O,UOO people present in- cluding men of rank in the German, Swedish and Finnish armies and navies Great cord1ality was mani fested towards tEe American dele gates.
 Turning to the mucI discussed pos- sibillty of war with Germany, Dr.. Ohman declared that the people of both nations were opposed to it and neither would ever consent to such a struggle. If, said Dr. Ohman, the United States is ever to develop into the country that it ought to develop into the German Americans will large ly contribute to that end as they are law abiding, peaceful and industrious. He then raised the question whether the United States has yet become na- tion in the real meaning of the word owing to the cosmopolitan nature of the population and whether in the event of war with any EurOean na- tion any of the citizens of foreign blood could be fully depended upon to stand by this nation as opposed to the country of their nativity. Before such a condition can be reached concluded the pastor more cementing is needed.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
BROTHERS FIRE VICTIMS
Two Aged Members of St. Louis Col Icgc Faculty Missing Alter Fire Nurse Jumps From Fifth Story.

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 5.-Fire today destroyed the main building of Chris tian Brothers college here. Two aged members of the college faculty are :,7lssing and are believed to have per ished and an assistant nurse, who jumped from an upper window, was seriously hurt.
 All members of the faculty save the two and all students were accounted for. Most of the students had not reached the college when the fire started.
 The two missing faculty members are Brother Cormac, ninetY-three >aars old and Brother Clemens, sew cnty-two years old. Their room Was on the fifth floor of the infirmary
 The assistant nurse who was in i1Ired was Lewis Mclean, who jumped from a fifth story window in the in- tirmary. as liremen were climbing lad ders to rescue him. His injuries may prove fatal
 The fire was discovered by the col etairs to the room of Brothers COrmac and Clornens.
 About noon the fourth floor of the college building collapsed and seven to twenty f1remen plunged to the basement Three were taken out bad ly injured. Others are in the wreck age.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
FIRE WIPES OUT VILLAGE.
Property Loss of $250,00O Caused in
 MendOn, Mich.

Mendon. Mich., Oct. 5.-The vil- lage of Mendon, which has a popu- lation of 1000, was virtually de- stroyed by fire yesterday. The blaze swept thirty-nine business buildings and residences and burned itself out last night The loss was about $250,- OO0. partly covered by insurance. There were no casualties but several hundred persons were without homes or extra clothing today.
 When the fire started the volunteer fire department responded to the call, but in hurrying their steamer to the fire it broke away from them ana rolled down a bank into the St. Jo- senh river. The city was without fire dofense until apparatus arrived from Kalamazoo and other cities.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
Brooklyn Confident of Victory.

New York, Oct. 5.-Wilbert Robin son, manager of the Brooklyn Nation al league club, will pit his regulars against New York in the game n Brooklyn this afternoon as a final workout for the opening of the worlds series at Boston on Saturday.
 We are going out to win and think we can do it, said Robinson. "Our team has played good ball all season, and we held the lead almost all the way through, except for day or two here and there. We measure up to the Red Sox, and with our team playing it's best ball right now there is no reason why it can't win. We'll show the fars some real playing. Mar ouard, Coombs, Cheney, Pfeffer and Smith will show them some pitching, and we are not worrying"
 "Rube' Marquard, who is reported to have been selected to pitch the opening game for Brooklyn, said 1e was in top form now and that Brook lyn is going to win. This team has nothing to fear from Boston," he add ed. we measure right up to their standard in every department and we believe we are going to trim them. All I hope is that I can pitch the same scrt of ball that I have been pitching during the last couple of weeks.'
 we will be right at the cir throats all the time," declared Jack Coombs. 'lt anv one believes Boston is going to ride right over us he is reckoning without men of the stamp of Jake Daubert, Pfalfer, Marquard and Chief Meyera.'
 The first big wager here on the worlds series WaE announced today when 1t was stated that k. E. Smath : ers the owner of fast horses, had placed $2O,OOO to $14,00O on the Bos- ton Americans to win. A number of smaller Wa@ers at 10 to were re- ported
 It was announced that the four umpircS chosen for the worlds series would meet m Boston today to agree upon a uniform interpretation of rules The ''infied fly" is one point upon which an agreement is desired because, in the American league. a runner must hold his DaSC on such a
 (COntinued on Tenth PagC.)
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
EXPRESS SMASHES
 INTO STOCK TRAIN Conductor and DrOVer Believed
 Burned in the WreCkaSe ENGINE FALLS OVER BANK
Dozen Mail Clerks and Passengers Injured But Not SeriOusIy-E'rcight EIicr.

Altoona, Pa, Oct. 5.-Two men were probably killed, an engineman was seriously scalded and a dozen mail clerks and passengers were more or less injured early today when the Mercantile Express on the Pennsylvania railroad between Pitts burgh and New York crashed into the rear of a stock train at the west end of the Lewistown yards. The tracks were blocked for more than four hours.
 The passenger train was rushing through the yards when the lights of the stock train were seen direct ly in front as it pulled through on 6 cross-over Engineman J. E. Stewart of Tyrone at once applied the emergency brakes but was un- able to stop the train and 1t crashed into the rear of the freight. The engine went over the bank car rying the engineer with it and two mail cars were derailed.
 Fire Breaks Out in Wreckage.
 The freight train crumpled and four cabin cars and three stock cars were thrown across the tracks, completely blocking traffic. Almost instantly fire broke out in the wreck age and while rescuers were taking the cngineman from his crushed en- zine, where he had been seriously scalded, others were trying to ex- tinguish the flames
 Many of the passengers assisted in the work when it became known that Conductor Fiithelberger and a drOver were missing and were believed to be burning up in the wreck, but their eff forts availed little as the cars burned fiercely. No less than a dozen of the passengers had been injured when the trains struck but none Serl- cuusly. Injuries among the mail clerks also were slight.
 On track was finally cleared short ly before o'clock and the fire was extinguished, but the bodies of the missing men had not been recovered an hour afterward.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
UTILITIES BOARD ACTS
Takes Jurisdiction in Trolley Track Case Despite Protest of Lawyer That It Had No Authority.

Hartford, Oct. 5.-The public utili- ties commission today took jurisdiction on the petition of the Connecticut company for the approval of the method of reconstruction of tracks On Hartford avenue in East Hartford. At the recent hearing on the petition At torney Lewis Sperry, counsel for the Connecticut River bridge and highway district commission, raised the ObjeC- ton that the matter was not Sub- feet that came within the scope of the duties of the commission. Attorney w. T. Berry counsel for the company said that under the law of 1901 the railroad commissioners were given ex- elusive jurisdiction over every street railway in the state and the public utilities commission succeeded to the powers and rights of the railroad com- mission. When the commission an nounccd it's decision today MT. Sper- rv gave notice of his intention to take ar appeal from the decision to the superior court.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
SOX AND DODGERS
 ANXIOUS FOR FRAY
Boston Hotel Keepers Begin to h.
 stall Cots for Big Rush
NOT ENOUGH TICK FITS
Applications Come From As Far Away As Trenches in France Brooklyn Players Determined to Fight to Last Ditch.

Boston, Oct. 5.-With the first game of the world series to be played in this city two days away, virtually every element in the local end of that event was in readiness today.
 The world champion Boston Ameri- cans, marking time from the end of the season which brought them an- other pennant to the hour they meet the Brooklyn Nationals on Saturday in defense of greater baseball honors, divided forces One group headed by Capt. Jack Barry went to Worcester, to oppose the Philadelphia Ameri- cans in a game arranged to assist a memorial fund for the old-time umpire, John H. Gaffney Others of the team went again to Braves Field, where the local games will be played, for light practice. Manager Carri- gan who was with the latter group, said that the boys are in good shape, except for Foster and Barry" Whether either or both would be able to take an active part in the series was still uncertain. he said.
 Close followers of the team, claim ing no authority for their statement, predicted today that Carrigan him. self would catch the opening game, with Leonard as the pitcher.
 Reservations Oversubscribcd.
 Allotment of the 27,00O reserved seat tickets was finished early today, with probably more than 1000 appli cations unanswered The available reservations were oVersubsCribed so greatly that many persons who asked for a modest pair of seats were al lowed but one, which others asking six and eight, in some instances Ob tained only a pair. To receive their tickets applicants besieged the club box offices today, and with the an
 nouncement of last night that reser- vations were not specific, but ap piled only to the number of seats al- lowed, with early corners getting pre- ference of location, the grandstand lines resembled a bleacher rush.
 Those desiring to be on the grounds early was reflected today in the ar rivals at hotels here of hundreds of visitors, some of whom at least had come ahead of time, hoping to get the pick of seats Hotel men reported early indications of a tremendous business, requests for reservations having taxed the capacity in several l instances to the point where cots | were ordered installed.
 The extent of the appeal of the
 world series as an event as vide
 spread in interest as the name inn 1 plies, Was shown by requests from the battle front in France some weeks | ago, from the Canadian northwest by | telegraph within the past week, and | from Mexico. The committee in charge | of the press arrangements, re-
 porting a greater demand for news
 paper representation than ever be- 1 foe, said today that applications had
 come from Canada, Cuba and Pana- l ma.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
FOOD SCARCE IN BERLIN
Socialist Newspaper Tells of Shortage in Potatoes and Mill1-Soup MUCH ems Serve 34,0OG Daily.

London. Oct. 5, 1o:42 Q. m.-droa' difficulty is being experienced Ill pro- visioning Berlin according to the so+ cialist newspaper vorwaerts or that city, as quoted by Reuters Amseel- l d,r correspondent. The potato sup ply is said to have been stopped aur7 t;n,7 inc the last few days, the iterrup1on being attributed to lack of field labor V CTS The decrease in the milk supply is Inc subject of anxious discussion oy the authorities 41o
 Tbe newspaper says many of the large milk dealers have discontinued o their consignments to the clty' owing to the shortage.
 According to this information there has been great rush to the soup up kitchens, which now distribute 34'ooo portions daily.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
None Seriously Injured.

Philadelphia, Oct. 5.-A report % the. Pennsylvania railroad offices here said that no passengers were serious lv hurt in the Lewiston wreck, but that some of them were severely shaken up
 The stock train had orders to move over the switches when the express train struck it. The accident oc- orurred in thick fog. Eight mail clerks, all residents of eastern Penn svlvania were among the injured.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
EVIDENCE WAS WEAK.
AufomobiIist, Held For Mansiaughter
 Discharged by Court.

Waterbury, Oct 5.-Clarence N. Annell of Middlebury, whom coroner Eli Mix's finding held crlIhlhaly ie- sponsible for the death of Samuel Wheeler, 33, was discharged in city court today. lie was chalSeo "it manSlaughter.
 Judge Larkin said the evidence was not such as to warrant a convlc- tion. for he failed to see by the eVl- dence where Appell was guilty Of any criminal negligence. AppelPs auto mobile struck Wheeler on West Man street, on SeptR14, Wheeler, dying two hours later.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05

New Haven, Oct. 5.-JOhn J. Don- ahue, aged thirty-siX, a mixer in pow der house 59 of the Winchester Re- beating Arms company, was killed by an explosion of powder today. He was alone at the time. The cause of the explosion is laid to spontaneous com- bustion Donahue had been engaged at mixing for four years.
 A man about nineteen years of age, riding on top of a freight train from Springfield to Harlem river, was elec- trocuted by coming In contact with the energized wires in the local rail- road yard today. The mans identity could not be fixed by anything about the clothing.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
Reception For Women.

South Bend, Ind, Oct. 5.-Three hundred and fifty women and men of south Bend and Mishawaka attend ed the breakfast here today given in reception to the women aboard the special train carrying the women's Hughes campaign party, which ar rived at 7:30 o'clock John Haven White, Bishop of the Michigan C,itv diocese cf the Episcopal church nrn, sided.
 The party left South Bend for Chi cago at 10 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
NO JOBS FOR GUARDSNIEN.
Return From Border and Find Them
 selves Out of Work

Chicago, Oct. 5.-Nearly 200 mem- bers of the First Regiment, Illinois National Guard, returned to Chicago today after three months of service for the government, to find that their jobs had not been held for them Many of the number have dependent families.
 The Chicago Employment Bureau of the United States department of labor received orders to find imme- diate employment for the guardsmen.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
ZEPPELIN IN DISTRESS.
Seen by Fishermen Partly Submer%e"
 in North Sea.

Esbjerg, Denmark, "Wednesday Oct' 4. via London, Oct 1, 7:5O D. m'- Delayed )-Fisherme who arrived here today reported that at noon on Monday they sighted partly sub- merged Zeppelin 35 miles northwest of the Island of Sylt in the North Sea off the coast of Schleswig Several German destroyers and two large ves- sels were surrounding the Zeppelin the fishermen said. in an attempt to keep her af1oat
New Britain herald., 1916-10-05
Deny Bridge Is Destroye

London, Oct. 5, 1:15 D. m.4 spatch from Bucharest by VI Rome, as given out by the N Press today, denies the staten the German and Bulgarian wal that Austrian monitors hal stroyed the bridge across the south of Bucharest over whid Rumanians passed to invadd garia. It is said the passage of
 munitions and stores continue
 The despatch also says the b Dcbrudia is increasing in VI and that the Germans and ians are suffering enormous I