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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-02

BY ESTHER ANDREWS .--
New York, Oct 2. - How would
you like to be a contract bride?
Wouldn't you feel like a steel bridge
or a cement pavement or a sky
scraper, if you had
No LohengTin march!
No siIken train!
No veil of fiImy white!
No glimpse of the bridesmaid!
Would you feel, after all, you had
been really, truly married?
The contract bride is the very lat
est thing. She is newer even than
the justice-Of-the-peace bride, And
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

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New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

his commission, so as to take charge Of the office by next Monday. Thus the. Kensington postmastership will leave the Moore family for the first time in twenty eight years. The present incumbent, Miss Marjorie Moore, has held office since 1907, hav- ing been recommended that year by Congressman Henry.
 This mgorning MT. Pagan said he has reappointed Miss Julie Ryan, as- sitant postmaster. The news of Miss Ryan's reappointment will no doubt be we'll received among the towns people for she has proved to be a very efficient and courteous public ser want. Miss Ryan is a native of Hav erstraw, N. Y, and came here with her parents seventeen years ago. She was graduated from the town school and later attended the New Britain High school but was forced to give up her studies after the first year on ac- count of ill-health. Afterward she attended business college. Miss Moore appointed her assistant in 1911 and 4she has filled that office since.
 At a conference yesterday, arrange ments were made between Miss Moore and MT Pagan, whereby the latter purchased the desks and other para
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

mer years have steady employment in factories and are loath to leave for Jobs which last for only a short time.
 Meeting Postponed.
 On account of the indisposition of Rev. $. A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congregational church., the prayer meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed. MT. F'iske is suffer- ing from cold and acting upon the ad- vice of his physician he has decided not to leave his home tonight. It is probable the first meeting of the week of prayer will be held tomorrow night.
 There is an advertised letter at the Berlin post office for William Ven tire.
 A marriage license was issued at the town clerks office yesterday to Miss Mary Margaret Carbo of Ken sington and Edward Joseph Lardner of New Britain. The young couple will be married Thursday morning at 9:3O o'clock at St. Pauls Roman Catholic church, Kensington, Rev. J. c. Brennan, the pastor, officiating.
 The condition of Mrs. Henry Brown of Turnpike road, who is threatened With pneumonia, was reported as crit ical this morning. Dr. T. c. Hodgson of East Berlin is attending her.
 A forward movement social will be held at the East Berlin Methodist church tomorrow night. A literary and musical program has been ar ranged
 Joseph Delaney, formerly of East Berlin, is visiting friends in that town. Court Mattabassett, F. of A., will at- tend the banquet of the Foresters' card tournament in Bardeck's hall, New Britain, tomorrow evening. William O'Donnell of Hartford is l guest of friends in East Berlin.
 An old fashioned dance will be held at the Grange hall on January 21 LOST-Brown envelope containing
 sum of money between Berlin de-
 pot and trolley station. Finder re-
 turn to Herald and receive reward. 1-11-d1
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
JANUARY SALE OF LINENS AND COTTONS
 IS THE IMPORTANT EVENT NOW
DAMASK VALUES

What we offer is of the Heather" brand, Damasks that are in the handsomest patterns and look like satin when laundered. Best of all, they wear well.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
BERLIN MALE SEX DROPS

Berlin, Jan. 11.-The latest census reports show that Berlin's male popu- lation has decreased by 232,547 since July, 1914, due chiefly to the calling Of the men to the army. In females, however, the population is strongly in creasing. The total population of Berlin today is 1,S37,869, as against the high water mark of 2,O95,O3O in 1912 and 1,995,S S06 at the outbreak of the War
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
COMMISSION MEN TO CONVENE. TWenty-fOurth Annual Session Opens
 at Indianapolis Tonight.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 11.-Com- mission men from all sections of the United States began arriving here to- day for the twenty fourth annual meeting of the National League of Commission Merchants, which begins tonight with a reception to the visitors. Business meetings of the convention will start tomorrow
 How to better the distribution of food will be the chief subject of dis cussiOn during the three days
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
BANS FARMINGTO
 RIVER IMPROVEM.
District Engineer Against
 ing Channel Through ]
Especial to the Herald.)

Washington, Jan. 11.-The engineer has reported unfavoraR the project of improving the FaH ton river by dredging a cA through the mar at its mouth, aA secretary of war has transmfttA report to the house concurring findings of the district officer
 In is report the district officeH 'There is no commercial nav6 on the Pennington river at theS ent time. nor is there any naviS of such character in the reach Connecticut river between the K of the Pennington and Hartfors only boats now using the Fan ton are canoes and rowboats. Connecticut there are a few boat owners who are willing tdz with the difficulties of navigatfns stream above Hartford, but neag of these prefer to limit themsel the fifty-odd miles of easy and N tive navigation in the Conndz river below Hartford. From thu five motor boats are, however, kE the Connecticut river immeo8 above the town of Windsor, thez CTS finding that point more conva for their purpose than at Hartfd
 Channel Through Bar.
 "The improvement desired ad bar at the mouth of the Farmi| river. as evidenced at a confd with interested parties on June channel through this par of suffl dimensions to admit into the
 vessels of the size that can nav the Connecticut river above Hari The cost of securing the desired provement would be considerably account of the cost of reaching site with a dredge. 1t would oeA tirely impracticable, in fact 70 any ordinary dredge through shoaI of the Connecticut rlVel
 Hartford to the site of the WorhM is certain that the chahhei
 shoal quite rapidly Hearly "
 would be necessary to secure lila nance The only benefit reason +o he anticipated from the imp1z r,ant is the convenience of the owH of a limited number of small pk ure boats. who could land In the1 mediate vicinity of Windsor, 1nsS of on the banks of the Connectics mle or two from the town. l can no Iil5lihood that any commercial igation would follow the improvenI There are no wharves or other minal facilities on the Farming river, nor does there appear to be a for the construction of such termia No question of the development of water power for lna trial or other purposes is conneI with the improvement of the pal the mouth of the river.
 Improvement Not Justified.
 The district officer concludes his port as follows:
 "In view of the circumstance tailed. I am of the opinion that of the Pennington ri with a view of the movaI of the bar at it's mouth, IS justified by any commercial benen' be now anticipated.
 The division engineer, the boaro review for rivers and harbors, thief engineer and the secretary war all concur in the findings of district officer.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
BILL FOR DROP LETTERS.

Washington, Jan. 11-Representa- tive Britt of North Carolina, former third assistant postmaster general, has prepared a bill for a flat rate of one cent postage for so-called drop letters, which are mailed and delivered in the same post office, where there is no carrier service. MT. Britt contends the penny rate will more than pay the cost of delivery.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

LOST-Brown envelope containing sum of money between Berlin de- pot and trolley station. Finder re- turn to Herald and receive reward
 1-11-d
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
Berlin News MISS RYAN REMAINS POSTMASTER ASST. Popular Young Woman Will Con-
 tinue in KenSingtOn Office PAGAN GETS APPOINTMENT
School Board Holds Its Monthly Meet ing and Orders Bills Paid-D. A. R. to Mcct-Rumor of Purchase of Lo- cal Factory Plant Still Persistent.

William w. Pagan yesterday re-
 ceived notice of his appointment as postmaster of the Kensington post office. He at once proceeded to se- cure the necessary surety bond of $2, 800, which will be forwarded to Washington, and he expects to receive
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

is. never heard of him or his chlldreh' but I would suggest to him that the usual chivalrous and manly klnd or argument used in reply to such IS l. Sour Old Maid"
 Yours truly,
 SUSAN A. PECK.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
VALUES IN CRASH

REGJ TY, all Wha We offer s he Hnen,b boderr al yar. handso batter and satin o % eraI user
  S1,of Hfu desig is of all O. border border
  ALIw inches vic eareyo for absorbent not ~ d ndsoneB Beached Regular 7  2Ojnchvud Kndy wi grade
 HINGE Ca kIeaf' aher"na andblue Beached Dnnask of roller 25grade for selling ngpic2 nov
  "Ieaher make all of showing 25vaue for 0each Size inche for each of
  these size in most design worth fol Oh
 
 
  tn bestIr Irih of
  sizes note O inch each h regular OOvaue forS inch
The sun., 1916-01-09

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of,an w", :, tho W obi" ,," , Ns ;ne i.en were
mines ond hod ~ "n fr"m ~, o''as u,a, n,on, '.e
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bad both for the men wh"sa on rnrcS resus. ar was
duce ard for the comnonv e',ss whmss were re,
The sun., 1916-01-09
CONCRETE WADING POOL IN
THE NEW MINING VILLAGE.

and besides the miners family likewise benefits
\ number of the big companies have gone To
much trouble and expense to encourage the
planting of gardens, buc firm ploughS the yard
furnishes manure gratis and seeds al cost and al
tn" end of tn" season awards valuable prizes
for the most successful gardens
In tn" birmingham district Of Alabama Saui-
tnry conditions aud the village life in the mining
towns We're drllorahly bad u few years ago
ana yet IN the interval II NrriHh" social rrNnu-
ti"n has been wrought hy the helpful attitude
taken toward IN" workers un the part Of the
min" owners. Even three wears ago SIS gardens
were inspected under the competition Of lHlG
and thc>" furnished n gooll Nlar" of food not
only during III" summer hut pr"'luord noicrahlr
quantities If fail and winter Nr-rtahlcS
The "clran up day" has hrc"mr Il recognized
institution in many Of III" mining communities
throughout the United States nnd out "r in
sanitary confusion and dirt have sprung moa"l
villages that are clean and attractive. The
men have their cluhhouS"S and IN" youths haN"
their various athletic ASSOCIATIONS. while the
children have their Fairgrounds equipped with
standard apparatus. There N" mothers clubs
nmi other organizations IL absorb the spare
time of the women and girls.
Altogether in III" modern mining communi-
ties of the better class there is IN atmosphere
of Whol">omcnrSS and every mark uf attention.
I" civic welfare The miner to-day is quite un.
like his fellow of II score of years back and his
opportunities ana his pay are greatly hrtirr"l
nevertheless there is II spirit Of unrest in llr
coal industry Those that have hrtt"rrd Them.
selves nr" turning to the hummng factories
where the work is more pleasing; those that
remain nt their accustomed tasks ar" expected
on the expiration Of the agreement with the "p.
orators in the spring tn demand higher wages
As Il consequence shutdown is said To lr i'm
minent and n coal famine and cNorbitant prices
threaten the general public
The sun., 1916-01-09

To go back to the matter Of homes, n great
deal of attention is now being given To the hous-
ing problem in mining towns, and some Of these
communities are made exceedingly attractive.
Instead Of bein.. crude. ugly, insanitary mining
camps, or patches" ns was once the case. these
industrial centres are made rs modern and
liyable rs possible.
The companies recognize that it Is not prop
erly within their province to dictate how the
houses shall he furnished. but they are equally
alive to the fact that some discreet method of
showing good and bad Interior arrangements
Is worth while Such Information ordinarily
reaches the miners house slowly unless special
efforts are made to disseminate it, The isolation
of II mining population. the great number of nom
English speaking people, their recent advent into
this country, the absence OF libraries and lee
lures and the scarcity Of newspapers and maga-
zines make some such effort desirable There
fore. us the Bureau Of Mines says;
ION this account, in addition to the regular
educational channels. such as the schools, some
companies have employed visiting nurses and
social workers. whose duties are to render as
Sistance along such lines. as furnishing the
house, cooking modern methods OF taking care
The sun., 1916-01-09

For sanitary reasons ii has been found wiSest
to discourage the keeping of domestic animals
ana Instead to encourage the planting of gar,
dens. The garden Is an Indirect means of inn
proving the order and cleanliness of the yard
1t has been found that trash rubbish, ash heaps
stagnant water and disorder automatically dis
appear with the advent of the garden.
The garden furnishes II plrasurnble and
profitable way Of engaging the miners unoccu
pied time. There Is wholesome influence in
the very contact with green growing things
The sun., 1916-01-09

Of the baby, &c. One progressive company has
successfully ana tactfully met this problem by
setting aside cottage and furnishing 1t In a
Ing 1t open to the public for exhibition. The
cost OF each piece Of furniture Is plainly marked
and the total cost Of furnishing each room Is
conspicuOusly printed on a placard. This fea.
ture also thwarted another local evil, namely,
impositions by INSCRIPTIONS furniture dealers
who sold furniture on the instalment plan ut
exOrbitant prices"
The sun., 1916-01-09
A MODEL COAL MINING VILLAGE.
HOUSES OF CONCRETE AND
A PLAYGROUND FOR
THE CHILDREN.
Down in q coal mine,
Underneath the ground
Digging dusty diamonds
All the year around"

90 wrote sympathetic bard years ago. And
since then the uniformed public has pic
~ tured the coal miner toiling deep in the
bowels Of the EARTH unheeded and uncared for,
81 that his more fortunate fellows might have
q glowing hearth and the comforts Of a habita-
iion in the light OF Gods sunshine.
However true this picture may once have been.
rle coal miner Of to-day Is surrounded by very
different circumstances. As far as possible the
dangers of his calling are reduced by multiple
safeguards; and when his days work Is done
the atmosphere of his home is made as healthful
and as uplifting can be- Not only this. but
rle miner is taught many things that make him
Il more valuable man and open still wider paths
10 remunerative industry.
The United States Bureau Of Mines and the
State authorities. as we'll as mine operators,
have done their best to reduce coal mine fatal.
ties, and the results speak for themselves. This
saving of life Is all the more significant when
wp realize that I'm some OF the most productive
regions operations have naturally become more
dangerous. owing to the greater depths reached
IN following down the coal seams. While 1t Is
not possible to trace these lowered fatality rates
to any one particular influence. the following
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
MORE TROOPS HURRY TO BORDER
AS SCOTT AND OREGON FARLEY

quarter It was doubted thst obregon was
trying to establish 4 power of his own.
officials were more than ever convinced
that dispatch Of fresh forces TO the boz
der would have a salutary eject, not alons
upon the Scottobreson conference, but
likewise against would.be raiders. They
were troubled however, by reports
a new attack against Blocker's ranch, In
the Big Bend country
The patrol, when fully reinforced by
the militia, infantry, coast and neid ar.
tillery, probably will be sufficiently strons
to prevent bandit ravages.
Developments which caused massins
of new troops along the border were re-
sponsible for the reiteratlon OF the warn
ing to get out of Mexico. While on
cials inclined to believe that General
Scotts conference with General Obregor
might be satisfactory, the Mexican insist
ence upon a time limit for the stay OF
Americans caused an uneasness which
resulted In the double move.
Reports compiled several weeks agt
showed there are fewer than 1000 Amer.
leans remaining in Mexico. This number
probably has been reduced since the cen.
sus was taken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

Continued from rsse One
ern Mexico was closely veiied by censor
ship, but II was generally understood here
the move was designed 10 meet any Car
ranzista action that might follow breaking
of OF negotiations. Colonia Dublen is
a strongly fortified base and the line be-
tween that point and Columbus Is pre-
pared 10 resist attempts TO cut of COM
municatlons with the conferences at a
critical stage. the American troops. II was
believed here, have been ordered to take
no chances on break in diplomatic nego-
tiations.
Following reports OF additional raids in
the United States. General Funston today
received messages from nearly every point
along the border demanding more troops.
The demands win be met as far as pos
sible with the militia and additional regu-
lars, Funston said
One report today said the American
conferees were instructed to demand from
obregon Carranza's ratification of the
agreement
Unless he could bring this TO the con-
ference today. or bring written counter
proposal--the stipulation being strictly
that II be in writing4-General Scott would
return at once to Washington and General
Funston would leave for San Antonio to
direct a new expedition. Redistribution of
the American expeditionary forces would
begin at once.
The chief point OF the American argu-
ment Is that no definite time shall be set
for the withdrawal of American troops.
Any counter-proposal Carranza may for
ward through Obregon will be considered
as long as II does not ask for definite
date of withdrawal
AS Obregon, over In Juarez prepared
with his staff to attend the conference
word came from Washington that Car
ranza had laid before the state Depart
ment the alternative Of a definite with
drawal and negotiations for n new treaty
between the two nations 1t was at once
reported that Obregon would attempt to
force the same issue before the American
generals In El Paso. Such an attempt II
was reported, would end the conference
Immediately.
with the prospect Of facing two expedi-
tionary forces in his country, Carranza
may give considerable thought to the
terms of the contract with which Prest-
dent Wilson has announced his salts
faction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
NEW PUNITIVE EXPEDITION
= TO BE ON WAY BEFORE NIGHT
Troops and Machine Gun Corps Hurry
to Boquillas

MARATHON, Tex, May 11.-Colonel
A. C. Macomb, with troops F and II and
the machine gun troops of the 14th Cav
airy, will be at Boquillas by noon today
and will at once dispatch Major Lang
horne and two troops across the Rio
Grande in pursuit of the Glen Springs
raiders.
Colonel f. W. SibIey is at Boaullas di-
recting the second punitive expedition.
Dispatches to the War Department in
dicate that Marathon is to be made an
important base. One company of regu-
lars, either infa. .ry or coast artillery.
will be sent here to guard the base and
serve as motortruck guards
Captain John s. Chambers, base quar-
termaster, has asked for detachment
of engineers to improve the roads and
to construct and operate a cable ferry
across the Rio Grande
Beyond the river both motortruckS and
pack trains will have to be used. Cap
tain Chambers has asked for full COM
pany of 81 motortrucks. He has but nine
now. and unless the extra trucks are hur-
ried In. Major Isanghornes flying coll
umn will have very short rations for
men and mounts as they advance from
the Boquillas supply depot.
The unknown fate Of James Deemer,
furnishes an additional reason for speed
in this bandit chase. Deemer. a store
keeper on the American side of the river
near Boquillas, is respected throughout
the Big Bend country He was last seen
Saturday perched on top of the loot OF
his store, piled on wagon he had for sale
and drawn by mules the bandits had
stolen He was calmly smoking his pipe
He may have been murdered since, but
probably he is still prisoner. The army
men want to save Deemer, and the bor-
der Americans are thinking mostly of the
expedition as an effort to rescue him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
PRESIDENT LOSES PATIENCE
WITH CARRANZA, SAYS REPORT
Wilson Determined to Continue Hunt
For Villa and Band

WASHINGTON. May 1i.-Pending the
outcome of the conference between Cen
eral Scott and General Obregon at FL
Paso, the State Department mas instructed
all Consuls in northern Mexico again to
warn Americans that disturbed conditions
exist and suggest that they leave the
country This order supplements those
that have been issued from time to time
In the last two years. 1t is desired that
all Americans be duly warned of the ex'
listing situation.
The New York World correspondent
here says he Is able to state that Presi-
dent Wilson's patience has been ex-
hausted as far as Carranza is concerned
and he has no intention OF humoring him
in the present situation. The President
appears to be satisfied that Carranza's
obstinacy must be met by absolute firm
ness on the part Of this government.