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New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
GIRL LURED FROM HOME
Anxious Mother Makes Vain Search for Child Who Answered Strangers Call to Go Away With Him.

New York Aug. 18.-Detectives of the sixth branch bureau are searching the city for Miss Helen Reilly, six teen years old, of 519 Sixth aveiue, has been lured from home.
 Helen left her home a week ago and on Wednesday night her mother
 Mrs. EVeline Reilly, learned the girl
 was stopping with Miss Virginia Lund
 of 174 Anity street. When detectives
 went to the Amity street house Miss
 Lund said Helen had been there but
 had gone away.
 Upon questioning the Lund girl the
 detectives say they learned the girls
 made the acquaintance of a well dress ago. He said he was a. jeweler prom 1sed to put them to work in his sales rooms in Manhattan and asked them to meet him in the Grand Central ter ninal Wednesday night. Miss Lund sajd her chum left the house to keep the appointment.
 Soon after the detectives left the home of Miss Lund an ambulance call was received at police headquarters from the Amity street house. Dr.
 Young, of Long Island College hospi- tal found Miss Lund suffering from the effects of lysol poisoning, which she said she took by mistake. Her ex- planation satisfied the police and she was not arrested. She stin is in the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
DROP IN GASOLINE
Standard Oil Official Says It Will Reach Twenty Cents a Gallon in Ten Days or Two Weeks

New York, Aug 18.-Gasoline will fall to twenty cents a gallon within ten days or two weeks. Standard Oil officials say. At the Socony stations bout town the gallon rate was twen- ty-three cents. which represented a three cent drop within the last five CayS. Although the middle west states were selling gasoline yesterday for seventeen and Qne-half cents, there is little likelihood of this reduced figure striking New York before a month if at all, experts said
 The explanation for this drop in motor fuel is ascribed to the extra or dinary output of the crude oil wells that were drilled last year and now are yielding. As a consequence of their exceptional output in the last few weeks the quotation on crude oil has fallen and with it gasoline, the price of which is regulated entirely by the production of crude oil.
 Standard Oil officials said the full effect of this crude oil production will be over within two weeks and gasoline prices then will have reached their minimum. New wells are being drilled, but their yield will not be ap- preciable in the market of the near future,
 It was denied at 62 Broadway that the governments investigation of gas oline prices Is responsible either di- lectly or indirectly for this reduction. Nothing done by the federal officials has induced the corporation to bore mdre wells. The Standard IS dfi11- ing it's well as quickly as possible and putting the last drop, outside of nor-
 mai reserve stock. on the market,
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
Town Committee Calls Caucus for
 Next Thursday Evening
MANY DELEGATES MENTIONED
Dr. GriswoId Will Have One Place and Meeting Will Decide His Run ming Mate-Tony Polls Becomes Angry and is Arrestcd-Briefs.

Who will be the second delegate from this town to the republican state convention, is the question, which is agttating many of the voters these days. The caucus will be held next Thursday evening at o'clock in the town hall. according to a notice is- sued by town chairman William H. Webster this morning. Dr. R. M. Griswold of Kensington, who was a member of the last House of Repre- sentatives, will no doubt be the first delegate, for it has always been the custom to have the previous represen- tative a delegate to the following con- vention. This town is entitled to two delegates and various names have Been mentioned for the other place. Among them are Theodore Savage of East Berlin, First Selectman William H. Gibney, Colonel Charles M. Jarvis. E. w. Stearns and George B. Carter. Friends of these men are said to be working hard for their selection and it is probable that many ballots will be necessary to choose the delegate. All have shown deep interest in town affairs for many years and any would no doubt make an excellent representative at the coming cOnven- ton.
 The republican state convention will be held in New Haven, Septem- Der and and will nominate can- didates for presidential electors, state officers and senator in congress. At the caucus next Thursday evening delegates will also be chosen to the republican congressional and sena- 3o1 Q e convention. In the latter convention. the town is entitled to four delegates and many names have been suggest ed.
 The democratic caucus will prob ably be held the following week.
 Tn the Town Court.
 Tony Polls of the Beech Swamp road was fined $10 and costs in the town court this morning by Judge George Griswold on a charge of breach of the peace. A charge of drunkenness was dismissed by the court Peter George of Ncnsingtop acted as interpreter. Put 10 plea on the charges of intoxicatiOn and breach of the peace, Polls pleaded not guilty. The first witness for the state was Constable John Hackett, who made the arrest He said that last evening between and o'clock; Jewish peddler told him, murder was being committed on Beach Swamp road. He went to the place and as he was approaching, screams filled the air. A aarge crowd of men, women and ch1l- dren was gathered in the yard When he entered the house John Charbo @as holding Polls on the hoor- .
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
SUCCOR SICK SULUS
Rockefeller Foundation to Send Hos-
 pitaI Ship to Heal Wounds of PoorI Benighted Savages and Savagesses.I

New York, Aug. 18.-Announee- rIent was made last night by the Rockefeller foundation that 1t will send a hospital ship to the Moros and allied tribes of the Sulu archipelago. The Philippine government is CO., operating in the enterprise. The ship, which is being equipped now, will be- sent to cruise for five years among the many islands in the southern Phil ippine group.
 The foundation has learned that many of the Moros are suffering from skin diseases, malaria, hookworm, dysentery and other ills which could be handled with success by skilled physicians.
 Head hunting tribes in the Philipj- pines have been reformed largely by the application of education and med icine, with a little more of the latter than the former. The foundation believes that the Moros, descendants Of the Malay Pirates who have re- sisted every effort of the Spanish and Americans to civilize them, can be reached in the same way.
 In Mindano and Jolo the Moros have been reached to some small ex- tent by dispensaries, but the great bulk of the population stands in need of medical service.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

A Word About Suits of cloth and silk that are now all at clearance prices. They are in sizes for women and misses, and the alert shopper will be well paid to look them over. Suits that have sold up to $35.0O are to be bought now at $500, $1O.OO and $15.OO each. It is worth your while to look at these.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
Business Developing.

Business is developing most satis- company which moved it's plant to Plainville from Hartford a few months ago and the superintendents are finding it difficult to get sufficient help to provide the output required to keep up with it's orders. Work on it's rew building, which will be occupied by the hardening department is being rushed and the officials hope to have it in use by the first of the month. Soon after they plan to start work on the construction of a third building.
 The company's greatest trouble In the labor question is in getting girls for light work in the factory and a campaign of advertising has been started in an effort to get at least twenty-five additional young ladies to join their force.
 Other manufa curing establish n1ents are having similar trouble, al though their wants are not perhaps so great, and labor is at premium here as well as elsewhere.
 Brief Items
 The annual outing of the w. c. T. T. postponed from July, will be held on August 24 at the home Of Mrs Lyman Burt.
 A daughter was born this morning to MT. and Mrs. Ralph Seymour of Maple street. The child is a grand daughter of Selectman w. c. Hart.
 Mrs Julia Willard of Springfield is the guest of Mrs. Harriet Stewart of Whiting street.
 Highway Commissioner Bennett has had signs placed on East and West Main streets warning autoists of the proximity of railroad crossings.
 The A. c. Gilbert company's base ball team will come here from New Haven Sunday afternoon to play the Torestville nine at Aliens field. A delegation of rooters, headed by John Carrity, formerly of this place, is expected to accompany the visiting players.
 Mrs. Frank Gilbert of Mountain View has as her guest Mrs Julia Miller of New Hartford.
 Members of the Martha Sewing cir cle went to Lake Compounce today fO1 their annual outing.
 Mrs E. D. Warfield and Mrs. E. F. Warfield and daughter of Park street have returned from Grove Beach, where they spent several days.
 Mrs. Chloe A. Warren has returned from Lake Pleasant, Mass, where she has been visiting.
 Wall paper sale. Thompson's n's.- adVt FOR RRENT-Furntshed- room to Ie-
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
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of agriculture. This would be ex1 pended during the prese~-+ fiscal yea1 out of the $1O,O0O,0OO appropriated
 by the federal road aid act. Under thd terms of the act the states are rel quired to cooperate to the extent of at least fifty per cent. of the estim- ated cost of surveys and construction
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

street. and a depth Of 300 feet termi- mating at the railroad tracks,
 Mrs. Russell has been living in the Russell block on Central square since the building in which she lived was sold to the Hopkins Brewing com pany. When the household effects of Judge Neal are removed from his late residence she will occupy it as her home
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

spectable couple. Right party may have use of entire house. Inquire 21 Broad St., Plainville, upstairs
 8-1S-d3x
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

25c AND 35c NECKWEART ITO
 CLOSE FOR 19c. All Silk and washable Neolzweax that has sold throughout the season for 25c and S5c, Saturday 19c each.
 Leather Belts, all stzes, black and tan, 25o quality for 2dc.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

HAVING AN % @ Fs FReHssS nU os SS m DH " o
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
The Wash Materials
SPORT STRIPES,

REGULAR s4.OO VALUE FOR $2.79.
 Good quality Taffeta Silk Petticoats Iii the new shades tone and plain colors, also black accordion plaited, Saturday $2.79.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
The Best Chance Yet to Secure WOmen'S and Children'S WearableS
 at Greatly Reduced Prices

First take look at the beautiful Summer Dresses that offered  in white stripes fancy figures solid
  bohw md miss in
  styles in yoke effects self belts fancy
  her uced now). a that To fo grlss We of mix
  50 OandS S6O OO each.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

REGULAR $500 VALUE FOR $3.79.
 Heavy quality Taffeta Silk Pettooats, latest plain colors and changeab1e also black and white, in Vandyke and Accordion Plaited styles, Saturday $3.79.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

The Wash Skirts have all been marked down and you have fashionable material represented, and hundreds of styles for choice Skirts that were priced $125 and $1.5O now marked 9Sc each. All skirts that were sold up to S29S reduced now to $1.9S each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
BROOKLYN CLAIM DENIED.
Legal Tussle With Newark Club
Ends in a COMPROMISE on $4,000.

CINCINNATI, July 1.-THE claim of
the Brooklyn National League club for
$75.293.S1 against the Newark club of
the International League was yester-
day denied by the national base ball
commission, President Johnson of the
American League, a member of the
commission. refusing to concur. The
commission. however, did allow the
Brooklyn club the difference between
the amount received for the franchise
of the Newark club by the Interna-
tional League. namely, $4,000, and the
net expenses incurred in operating the
club during the year 1915 at Harris
burg, Pa, and at Newark, which
amounted to about $4,000.
According to the commission, the
claim of the Brooklyn club was cor
rect and there was no manipulation
in money matters between these clubs,
but because the Brooklyn club refused
to dispose of its interests in the New
ark club when told to do SO by the
commission, the original claim of S75,-
1881 was disallowed.
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BY II. C. BYRD.

Six games are scheduled for today
IN the amateur leagues. Two or three
of the contests may result in easy vic
tories for one of the teams engaged,
but the others ought to be fairly close.
There is posi- bility that some of the
diamonds may be too muddy to play
on. thus causing postponements.
over in the Potomac League the Ma
chinists ought not to encounter a great
deal of trouble in getting away with
the Hamilton nine. The Machinists
are strong enough to warrant a pre-
diction that they should win without a
great deal of trouble. though there al
WAYS is the chance in base ball that
the weaker com bination will be the
victor. Agriculture and Commerce are
to battle in the Government circuit. St
Marcarets and Holy Name meet in the
Catholic Church Lea que, and if the lat
ter fails to have its strongest lineup
quite a battle. The Hilltops and Gibral
tars are booked in the Rosedale cir
cult. Auditors meet General Office in
the Terminal Railroad Y NJ. c. A. or
ganization. and these the two
clubs which are making the fight for
the title. quite little interest centers
around the combat. Keller has been
having things so easy in the East
Washington Sunday School circuit tina
Fifth is not expected to provide any
thing more than a close game.
G. H. Winslow. secretary of the Ter
minal Railroad Y. NJ c. A. League, is
up with the question What is the
matter with amateur base BALI" Mr.
WinsIow also gives some of the rea-
sons why his league has failed to de
velop the usual interest. Here is his
letter.
Amateur base ball enthusiasts of
the District are wondering what has
happened to the sport this season. A
number of reasons are being given
different persons. clubs or leagues at
trihuting the slump to different causes.
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WATT WITH NEWPORT NEWS.
Detroit Lends Former Columbia Can.
tain to Fred Payue's Team.

NEW YORK, July 11-Robert W.
Watt, captain and second baseman of
the Columbia University base ball team
during the last season and who signed
with the Detroit American League
club June 20. has been loaned to the
Newport News club of the Virginia
League. Fred Payne, the old Detroit
catcher. is managing the Newport
News club.
Watts playing has been the out
standing feature of the successes OF
Columbia teams in the last four years
and he has been compared favorably
with Eddie Collins. who also captain ed
a Columbia nine before ascending to
big league base ball. In twenty games
this year Watt hit for 1924 and last wear
in twenty-five games his average was
3s7. Watt played on the Columbia
varsity nine when a freshman four
years ago. and this year his team went
through the season with eighteen vic
tories, one defest by Cornell and q tie
game after fifteen innings with the
University Of Pennsylvania. The young
sters home is in Hamburg, n. J.
Watt Joined Jennings club in Chi
cago. few days ago Payne wired
President Frank Navin of the Detroi,
club that he needed an infieIder. and
the former Columbia star was sen,
southwark for the experience.
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Scheduled games played last week:
FIRST. CONG. 2; VERMONT AVE, l.
Team 1-Yerkes-G Gilbert First Consres ga tionaD
won by default.
Team 2-Hodson- Lee FIRST Congregational
defeated Whitlow- Denton vermont Ave. 81
81.
Team 3-Parker-Currie vermont Ave.) defeat
ed Blanchard kemptor FIRST ConK.l, 81, 81.
NEW YORK AVE, /; MT VERNON
Team 2-whaley McCutcheon INIT Vermont de-
fested II. Davidson Strong New York Ave.I.
Ga, 60.
Team ga. Davidson Lonrfellow New York
Ave). won BY default.
Postponed games played last week:
Mt. VERNON, 8; NEW YORK AVE. o.
Team 1-Munson- Martin mt. Vermont. won
BY default.
Team -Mecuteheon-o'Bar ont. Vernon. won
BY default.
Team 3-whaIey- aIters CMt. Vermont de-
featsd A Davidson Longfeliow New York Ave- :.
81. q"
Mt. VERNON, 1: VERMONT AVE, 0.
Team z-o'BarAecuteheon mt. vermont, won
MT. VERNON, I; NoRTHMINsrER, 0.
Team 2-Munson-Martin (Mt. vermont. won BY
default.
VERMONT AVE- 1: NEW YORK AVE, o.
Team 1Cr.mer-Hsrman (vermost Ave, de-
featsd Observation-Disclosures New York Ave. },
"a. e1. 6-1-
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FRED CLARKE NOT BUYING.
Former Manager Denies He Is Dick.
ering for Pirates.

PlTTSuBRGH, July 1I-Arriyine in
Pittsburgh on business affecting his oil
interests in Kansas, ex-Manager Fred
Clarke of the Pirates Witnessed tho
performance of his former charges
against the Giants at Forbes Field
during the afternoon. When asked
concerning the rumor which f1oated
around the country some time ago that
he was trying to buy into the Pitts
burgh club he said:
Nothing to it; 1 am through with
base ball for all time" Following this
he said Jokingly: Il see where Mr..
Dreyfuss has offered $4,000 for a 400
hitter. Maybe I'll try for that money -
Then. in more serious mood he said
81 witnessed a game in Chicago Friday.
and II the pitching in the National
League isn't any better than 1t was
in that game I'll bet / will hit 400 for
the remainder of the season."
Fred will remain in the city for a
couple Of days. He is anxious to de-
velop additional parts of his land in
Kansas, and believes that the well
which he brought in some time ago is
but the first of many. This we'll is
spoutinS about eighty barrels day. :
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hermann Brands Franchise Transfer Report as Absurd
SIX CONTESTS TO BE PLAYED
TODAY IN AMATEUR LEAGUES
Two or Three Games Should Be Won Easily
But Others May Develop Into
Close Combats.

| 1t is the opinion of those who have
| followed the game that tennis has
| filched a great many followers from
base ball this year. This is probably
| true. as increased facilities have been
provided for playing tennis. not only
| by private organizations, but also by
the District government.
The Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
League is among those which have
| been playing in the face of unusual
| conditions. Strict rules of eligibility
| govern the players, in that man must
| be a bona tide employe of railroad
or Initiated company and a member of
| the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. This
necessarily limits the field to draw
| PLAYERS from: still. the league has some
of the best players of the District on
| its teams.
| Early in the season one of the
| teams in the league found it impoSsl-
BILE to put team in the field and with
drew from the league, and their fran
chise was given to another team. The
rainy season has also interfered. caus-
ing the postponement of a number of
games. especially during June, which
was an exceptionally wet month. An
other condition is the fact that some
of the men have been called upon to
do extra work. This has also necessi
tated the postponement of games and
added somewhat to the difficulties of
, the league The officers of the league,
the mana gers and players have en-
deavored at all times to promote the
interests of the league and play the
games as scheduled.
"A number of the players are looking
forward to the annual athletic meet.
which will be held on the fourth Sat
urdaN in September. The program will
include number of tennis and base
ball events. as well as the standard
events. and will be held on the Ter
minal r. r. Y. NJ c. A. Athletic Park.
adjoining Union station"
William Malone. who has been man
ager of the Clarendon. Va, nine for
the last two seasons and acting in the
same capacity for the Alexandria
County A. A. team this year, has re-
signed the place. He has been sue
ceeded by J. K. Jones. At meeting
OF the association yesterday William
Peet was made honorary president and
A. B. Prosise. former Technical High
athlete, president.
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ORGANIZING NEW LEAGUE.
Attempt Being Made to Form Anna
teur Base Ball Circuit.

Harry E. Late, until recently closely
associated with amateur base ball in
Baltimore, and now connected with a
local sporting goods firm, is making
an attempt to organize a new base ball
circuit. According to his plan. the
league will be open to membership to
teams on which players average seven
teen years of age or under. Martin
White and Fred Evers, who are asso-
ciated with a local club, are aidinx
Late in his efforts to develop the cir
cult.
like to hear from about eight good
boys teams. Applications for fran
chises should be sent to Harry e. Late,
424 9th street.
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TO SIGN WITH YANKEES.
Rube Oldring Will Remain in Game
Rest of Season.

PHILADELPHIA, July 11.-Rube Old
ring, former star outfielder Of the Phil
adelphia Athletics. announced las,
night that he would sign a contract to
play the remainder Of the season with
the New York American League club
oldr1ng said he was induced to accent
the offer of the New York club be-
cause OF the crippled condition of the
team, and added that he would retire
from base ball at the end of the season
Oldring expects to sign with New yorL
today. he said.
oIdrlns announced his retiremen
from base ball July /. Connie Mack
gave him his unconditional release a nd
SAID ne would not stand in the ont
feeders way if he wanted to join some
other team.
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LEAGUE BALL IN ENGLAND.
Newly Aroused Interest Results in
Formation of Eight Clubs.

LONDON. July 11.-Base ball has
sripped England and now is being
played in many parts of the country be-
fore big crowds. due principally to the
presence of Canadian soldiers Eight
clubs. including a team of American
residents in London. have been organ
lied to form the Military Base Ball
League.
Mrs. Waldorf Astor has given a cup
for competition, and the Canadian Red
Cross Society has offered one for the
runners-up. The clubs in the league
are the Paycord, formed by the Cana
dian army pay record Office: the s23d
Company Mechanical Transport A. S.
c.: the Astorias. formed from the staff
of the Duchess of Connaught Canadian
Red Cross Hospital at Taplow; the
Kings Canadian Convalescent Home at
Bushey Park and the Canadian Con-
valescent Homes at Apsom. Plumstead
and .ReaEWood. nsax-.Moktnxhams
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MOUNT VERNON IN FRONT
Has Good Lead in Church Tennis
League With Twenty Three Vic
tories and Five Defeats.

The Mount Vernon team leads the In
tsrdenomina tional Tennis League. with a
record of twenty three games won and
FIVE lost. McKendree is second, with
II won and lost. Last week four post
poned matches were played. Today Mount
Vernon will play the strong Vermont
Avenue team. Thursday First Congrega-
tional will meet Union Methodist and
Saturday McKendree will play the New
York Avenue team. The Union Metho-
dist Church joined the league last week
and will assume the Northminster
schedule, the latter team having drop
ped out.
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WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS.
First Day Victors in New York
Chamns Meet No Trouble.

UTICA, N. Y, July 1.-THE winners
in the first days play for the New
York state tennis championship on the
courts of the Yahnundasis Golf Club
took straight sets in nearly all in
stances yesterday.
Among the singles results were: First
round-H. Van Dyke Jones. San Fran
eiscor defeated John T. Train. Yahnun-
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Grifith's New Pitcher,
Sullivan, Reports Today

4 wire received this morning
from Jack Sullivan, the Wood
berry-FOrest pitcher, gave Man
ager Griffith the information that
he would report here today Mt
$3.50 O'Clock. Sullivan will don
a uniform tomorrow morning and
pitch to the GrifYmen In practice.