New Britain herald., 1918-09-09
ONLY l9 AUTOS OUT 0N 'GASLESS SUNDAY War Bureau Announces List Of
 Those Seen by Policemen VARIOUS EXCUSES OFFERED
Many Stopped Claimed to Be in Elm
 ploy of Governmcnt-OtI,ers Ad-
 mitted Coming, to Town On Visit Many Grandmothcrs Died Suddenly.


 "Gasless Sunday was very gen. erally observed in New Britain. Nine teen cars were stopped by the police during the day and of that number six were machines from out of town. Considering the fact that there are nearly 2,000 automobiles oWred in New Britain the compliance on the part of New Britain people with the request appears from the returns to be quite commendable. There may have been some New Britain owners of autom obies who escaped the wig ilance of the police by taking to the back roads They will be heard from through other towns.
 One of the first autoists found by the polict was Miss Elsit J. Logan of Collinsville a singer at the First church. She was stopped, she said, in eight different places while coming to the city. The only way she could get to New Britain in time for scrv- ices was by autom obile.
 Numerous efforts were made to se- cure permission from the police and Fuel Administrator North to use autos. Some of the excuses would do credit to an office boy seeking an aft ernoon off to attend a baseball game. Even the historic grandmother is dead" was attempted by several. "A lot of grandmothers must have died vesterday' remarked Chief Rawlings this morning.
 The list prepared by the police and turned over to the War Bureau and given out by the bureau today is as follows:
 3S,O41, Arthur Adolphson, 34s North Burritt St. Excuse: Going to church.
 1sS, Cotton Noble, IS Forest St Excuse: Going to North X Judd Mfg Co.,, to get man to fix auto"
 T-281, Fred E. Crandall, Stanley Quarter Excuse: My boy sells pa pers; on my way to Mrs. Chatfield to get papers"
 67,661, Clarence V. Girand, mana ger of carnival show Excuse: "Go- ing to New York with my brother, William Girand, who has to be In New York today to answer draft call. C-7,459, John Halverson, truck, Maple St. Excuse: Taking church party to Collinsville.' 3S,323, John Larson, ' Market St. Not near enough to stop. 21,353, E. w. Carlson, 123 Black 1 Rock Ave. Excuse: 'In employ of government"
 5S,6O2, Cormen Cavallo, 14S Oak St, Waterbury, driver; owner James V. Suzzio, Waterbury. Excuse: Go ing to see my children at St Agnes Home, Hartford.'
 36,302, Elsie J. Logan, Collinsville, I Ct Excuse: Going to Center church where I am engaged to sing 3,6S7, motorcycle, John J. Curren,
  1 pIoy of government C-1O,972, V. Chraramnote, 32 Law 1 Tor St. Excuse: "Delivering bread" 66,712, Rose Hubbard, Arch St; 1 driver, Jos, Rogan, 331 Arch St. EX | cuse: Taking baby to church to be | christened."
 172, A. Raymond Webster, 421 1 George St, New Haven. Conn. Ex- 1 cuse: con my way to New Haven.' C-12,O12, Louis Nair. 475 Arch St. Excuse: "On my way to do a plumb ing job.'' .a,t,. 22,e16' owner w. F. stauffer, 81l s. l Burritt st., driver J. B. Williams s. l Burritt. Excuse: Borrowed car to go to my farm in Plainville.'
 1s,496, H. Gordon, 31 Union St., ] Middletown, Conn. Excuse: Game to New Britain to get my brother who lives on Hartford Ave" 33,824, Abe Rosenblatt, TerryVille, l Conn. Excuse: Game to visit J. l Gross, 234 Main St. C-7,754, w. Herman, owner of ] truck, living on 103 Henry St. Ex- 1 cuse: 'Took a load Of people out of 1 town"
 2s,290, Landers. F'rary & Clark, l New Britain. Excuse: "DeliVering 1 two orders of groceries" l s