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Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
WHERE THE SCOUT MADE GOOD.

Change Is a pleasant and restful experience, but these are neither pleas mt nor restful days. Unless scouts and other citizens stick to their jobs like soldiers until the war is won, we will have change all right-such a change as Belgium and France ex- perienced four bloody years ago.
 In all their campaigns of govern ment war work the scouts had a duty to perform and they did 1t joyously. It means that the Boy Scouts of America have arrived.
 The United States of America looks upon them as part of its working or ganiZation. The government makes no more apology for commanding the scouts than for issuing orders to the Atlantic fleet.
 The scouts have earned tLis proud distinction. If any scout persists in asking a change, his scoutmaster will
 shrewd Fox.
 MT. Morgan in his book on the beaver gives the following instance on what he assures us Is excellent au- thorlty: "A fox one night entered the henhouse of q farmer. and after de- stroying Il large number of fowls, gorged himself to such repletion that he could not pass out through the small aperture by which he had en- tered. The proprietor found him in the morning sprawled out upon the floor apparently dead from surfeit; and taking him by the legs carried him out unsuspectingly, and for some dis tancc to the side of his house. where he dropped him upon the grass. No sooner did Reynard find himself free than he sprang to his feet and made his escnpp."--S. T. Holmes
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30

soQt spells your draft and makes for wasted coal. Keep your flues clean and save anthracite.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
Cent-a-Word Advertisements
FOR SALE

Wood For Sale-Seasoned wood of four foot length, or stove length. Inquire of Robert D. Miller, Ca- naan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
WOME N
 Suffering from Nervousness and Sick Headache

-lassitude, low spirits and loss of appetite will find re- newed strength, brighter looks, better health and clearer complexionsbyusing Beecham's Pills. They give you the very help you need, and are a natural aid to the stomach, liver, bowels and blood. Gentle and positive in action, without any disa- greeable after-effects Use
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
TO RENT

For Rent-4 rooms in the Porter Block. Inquire of Mrs. J. DeBar- bieri, Canaan. ta
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
WANTED

Salesmen Wanted-To solicit orders for lubricating oils, greases and paints. Salary or Commission. Address The Harvey Oil Co.,, Cleveland, Ohio.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS

Peabody-optometrist will be at Mrs. George Wilcox, Canaan, Conn.,, Feb. 3rd, 4th.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
SNAP SHOTS

Hohenzollern, Hindenburg and Ludendorff are all described as look ing tired and careworn. They missed their long-anticipated Paris vacation. New York World. @.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
PERSONAL STOCK AKING
Dawn ofiNewToar a Good Time to Bolster Up
 Weak Spots

OW'S the time for a personal stock taking. The habit is in the air around Christmas
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Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30

A man in New Jersey was recently sentenced to life imprisonment for each of two murders, the sentence to run concurrently. It would have been something terrible had the judge beer severe enough to make
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
To Start From Roosevelt
Field and Toronto at 9 A.
M. Tomorrow on l 1000
Mile Contest for $4,000
Army Aces Are Entered
Crack Machines and Pilots
to Take Part in First Han
dicap Event of Aviation

The greatest race in the history of
aviation starts tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock simultaneously from Roose-
velt Field, L. l., and Leasde Camp, To-
ronto. Fifty machines of all types
from five different nations will COM
pete over the 1,OOO-mile course for
three trophies and cash prizes aggre-
eating $4,000. The worlds leading
aviators will pilot the machines, in an
attempt to establish new records.
The race, which is under the aus
pices of the American Flying Club,
is the first handicap event ever under
taken in the air. It's route is from
New York to Toronto and return for
American entries, and the reverse for
Canaclan entries. All machines are
compelled to make landing at each
Of the control stations established at
Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo.
Fully two-t thirds of the entries will
start from the Long Island flying field.
They will be started by Major Gen
eral Charles T. Menoher, director OF
the United States Army Air Service
The start will be witnessed by COM
mittee of the city's leading citizens.
The course from Roosevelt Field
will bring the machines directly over
this city, at the Fifty-nintn Street
bridge. After circling Pershing Square,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Brief of City Against
2-Cent Transfer Filed
Ruling of Nixon Contended To
Be Illegal and Violation
of Franchise

The city's brief in its Applicant for
the resembling of Public Service Com
missioner Nixon's 2-cent transfer or
der was filed with the Commission yes
terday by Corporation Counsel Burr.
In it the Corporation Counsel re-
iterated the contentious made at the
rehearing on the order on August a
and 5. These we're:
l. That Commissioner Nixon is with
out power under the statute to author
ize a 2cent transfer charge, and that
in SO doing he violated the provisions
contained in the franchise granted by
the city to the railway company.
2. That the Public Service Commits
sion's order is illegal in that it fails
to specify the transfer points where
the Receiver may charge cents, but
instead, unlawfully delegates to the
receiver the power to decide at what
points he may charge for transfers.
Mr.. Burr urged that in any event
the order be so modified as to provide
that each transfer shall be printed so
as to include a refund coupon evidence
ing the right Of the holder to the re-
turn of cents should the order here
after be declared unlawful In support
Of this request the Corporation Counsel
pointed to the 80 cent gas litigation
when refund slips were issued pending
settlement
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

vcloped by the Germans; one British
Bristol fighter; one French Breguct; !;
one Martin bomber, one ordance
scout and one Looming monoplane, all
American make, and several other for
eign machines used by the Air Service
IN developing their own machines.
Carry Letters to Prince
Lieutenant Percy N. Stone, who will
pilot Curtiss Oriole. has been cho-
sen to carry letter from Mayor Hy-
Ian to the Prince of Wales inviting
the British heir-apparent to this city.
He will also carry another letter to
the prince from Rowland Haynes, di-
rector of the New York War Camp
Community Service, offering it's hospi-
tality to the men of the Renown, the
princes ship.
The letter from the Mayor read:
Gas Mayor of this city, l am taking
advantage Of the novel and fleet means
of an aeroplane in the contest conduct
ed by the American Flying Club to con-
vey to your highness a hearty and
cordial invitation to visit the City Of
New York during your sojourn on this
continent.
"Many of our inhabitants retain a
vivid and happy recollection of the
memorable visit of your illustrious
grandfather to this city sixty years
ago. Could he again visit us at this
time his astonishment would probably
be incxpressible at the wonderful
transformation in these comparatively
few years of the then small city into
the great modern metropolis of which
we permit ourselves, with I hope par
donable pride, to boast to-day. | am
confident the city will prove no less
interesting to you.
CONSCIOUS that you represent the
great British nation, with which we
have just shared the vicisstudes of the
mightiest war of all times, our people
await the opportunity to tender to you
to you their earnest welcome and
warmest greetings. Respectfully yours
JOHN F. HYLAN."
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
OBITUARY NOTES

MRS. MARIAN REED ATWATE,R +
ty-two, wife of William Cutler Await zen
lawyer, died Friday In the Rrooklvn III
tai. Mrs. Atwater's father. William Rsad Dl- u
vice-president OF the International & pa,iA =
Battery Place. and her mother. Mrs ps,'I:s.
A. Reed is president of the Grace c-aal ..-,,.le
wood Civic Club. esn-
JAMES T. MEEHAN. sixty-one. = -ot;-.,
wine and liquor dealer, died suddenly F-;5eI
Of apoplexy at his home 33s Pearl St-as.s
Brooklyn.
MRS. ELIZABETH B. LAUGHLIN. v;ao-u
of John f. Iaughlin. for many years ~
nected with the Finance Department of n.
city. died Friday at 326A Greene Avenns'
Brooklyn.
JOHN ALBERT JOHNSON, sixty-tro g.,
thirty EIGHT years connected with John Pnv1s
& Co. tent and awning makers is dead =.
his home, 73O Halsey Street. Brooklyn.
MRS. ALTTNA OCCHIFINTO thirty ,,;s.
of Nicholas j. Occhihnto, 4 BROOKLYN -esi
estate operator, died Friday Of pneunonis :.
686 Washington Avenue. Brooklyn
JOHN H. CARBERRY. for moro ts..
twenty years employed n the Barean -
Highways as an inspector. died Thursday ..
432 Seventy-third Street, Brooklyn. -
FREDERICK sCOFFIELD. Of Ceo-0s.o,..
Penn. died in the jefferson HOSPITAL ps%u
delphia, according TO word received ,eStc--
day in Greenwich. Conn. whore M Sc5reai.
was born and had lived for many years u -
is survived by his wife. = sister and 80
brothers.
ALONzO A. PIERCE. cighty-one. p uda
lyn known New England manufact,rer =.
dead at Pawtucket. r. I. He was horn -
Calais. Vt, and served d1rirg the Civil W
in the 39th Vermont Infantry
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Education Is Assured
To Returned Veterans
unemployment Committee to
See That Deferred School
ing of Bows Is Made I'm

The Unemployment Committee in its
search for jobs for returned service
men has discovered that at least 25
per cent of the applicants for positions
need further education before they can
fill them efficiently. In order to rem
edy this condition the committee has
established what is known as the Edu-
cational Division at sos Pearl Street.
Hundreds of men," said Alfred l..
Smith, executive secretary of the COM
mittee, yesterday, were being educated
when they heard the call to the colors.
large number of them lost two years.
time, and on returning thought it best
to go directly to work. Our educational
director is advising this particular
class to continue it's studies.,
"Thc purpose of the newly initiated
educational division, of which J. H.
Vertrees is director, is to cooperate
with former service men whose edu-
cational opportunities have been neg
lected in selecting the proper institu-
tion which can give them assistance in
the particular field. The men interest
cd in this particular endeavor are agi-
tating the establishment of special
classes which will be conducted through
some organization not yet determined. ."
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Twin Brothers To Be Given
Training for Trade Post,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-Every dis
abled soldier presents new problem
to the vocational advisers of the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education.
1t is therefore interesting to find an
occasional similarity, even in the case
of brothers.
Walter F. and Albert T. Grierson are
TWINS who enlisted in the A. f. F. on
May 10, 1917. Both saw service in
france, both were wounded; one
received a gunshot wound through the
ankle, resulting in partial anklyosis ::
the other received a gunshot. wound
through the right arm, causing paraly-
SIS SIS of the hand: Before they enlisted
@ poth boys were bank clerks Now they
nave both applied for training under
the vocational rehabilitation law, and
courses IN commercial work, to be fol-
l0wed HnSe by special training in South
nmerlcan nane;t trade relations at the Uni
verslty of Washington, have been an
proved for both of these men. "p
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Thos. A. ROssiter Dead;
40 Years With 'sThe Sun"
He Joined That Newspaper
Year That Charles A. Dana
RecOrna Jfa Editor
Become Its Editor

Thomas A. Rossiter, for forty-six
years employed by "The Sun" and for
thirty years foreman of the composing
room of that newspaper, died cf paral-
ysis Friday at the home Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Franklin A. Phelan, 798 East
Twenty second Street, Flatbush.
He Was Seventy-six Years Old
Mr.. Rossiter began work for "The Sun"
in 1868, the year that Charles A. Dana
took over the editorial management Of
the paper. He retired on a pension in
1914. He was born in County Wexford,
Ireland, in 1843. He came to New York
at the age Of sixteen and learned the
printing trade. He became compositor.
copy cutter, makeup man, foreman and
day foreman. Mr.. Rossiter never took
vacation.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Prince of Wales Ends
His Visit to Quebec
Heir to British Throne Sees
Famous Shrine and Is Guest
at Formal Dinner

QUEBEC, Aug. 23.-Concluding his
three days visit to Quebec, the Prince
of Wales to-day was the guest Of an
other series of receptions arranged in
his honor.
This morning he visited the famous
Ursulinc Convent and Hotel Dieu
Hospital. In the afternoon his pro-
gramme included visit to the shrine
of St. Anne de Beaupre and trips to
Montmorency Falls and the ancient
Kent House.
Tonight the prince was the guest
Of the Lieutenant Governor of the
province at dinner and reception at
the gubernatoral residence, Spencer
wood.
The prince will motor along the
bank of the St. Lawrence tomorrow to
ST. Martins Junction, where he will
board his special train for Toronto.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Woman ApE1asia Victim
Is Held at Catskill
Unable TO Tell Her Name or
Give Home Address Is
Expensivelv Dressed

CATSKILL, N. Y, Aug. ga
woman about twcnty-eight years old,
we'll dressed and attractive in appear
ance, is being held in the hospital ward
at the courthouse here, suffering
from aphasia. She is unable to tell
her name or where she came from.
Shortly before noon to-day she stag
gered up to the house of Chester Ere
denburgh, few miles north of here.
and asked for drink of water. Her
actions were so strange that Freden-
burgh summoned DR.. Rapp, of Cats
XII, who said she was suffering from
starvation and aphasia
The woman carried copv of q
Philadelphia paper of August l9. She
is of medium height, weighs ninety
pounds and has brown hair and blue
eyes, and her clothing is apparently
expensive.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Henry A. Reed, Pioneer
Telegraph Operator,D Dead
President of Bishop Cutta
Percha Co. and Prominent
in Electric Circles

Henry A. Reed, one of the first tele-
graph operators in the United States,
Died Yesterday morning at SO North
Ninth Street, Newark. He was ninety
years old. Mr.. Reed was president of
the Bishop Gutta Percha Company. of
this city. He was born on February II.
1879, in Carmel, Putnam County. N. Y.
men he was seventeen ne taught school
IN Carmel and year later took up
telegraphy. In 1850 he opened the first
telegraph Office on the Harlem Railroad
Mr. Reed was one Of the organizers of
the Electric Club and the Electric Trade
Society of New York. While on the
house committee of the Electric Club
he exhibited the first perfected photo
graph made by Thomas A. Edison. He
and his wife, Mrs. Alice A. Boardman
Reed, We're charter members of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Besides his wife Mr.. Reed is survived
ny three sons, daughter, five grand
children and three grandchildren
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Mother of Stolen Baby
/ gnores Hint i'm Letter
Fortune Teller Advised Her
Child Would Be Returned at
Place Where 1t Was Taken

A fortune teller's predictions con-
corning the return of a stolen baby
were not put to the test yesterday be-
cause the mother had not sufficient
faith to carry out the soothsayer's in
structlOns.
Mrs. Elsa Vent, of 725 Home Street,
The Bronx, received a letter Friday
evening in which fortune teller told
her to take her baby carriage to the
place where it was standing when her
baby was stolen on July 20 and leave
it there for a brief period. The baby
would be returned, the letter said
Mrs. Wentz said last evening her
husband had advised her to ignore the
instructions and she had acted accord
lngly. The baby was taken from the
carriage while it stood before Blumen-
STEMS department store at 150th Street
and Third Avenue during a brief abb
sence OF the mother in the store.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Aid for Hospital Sought
Straus Urges Jews to Give for
Tuberculosis Relief

Nathan Straus yesterday wrote a
letter of appeal for general assistance
for the Jewish Consumption Relief
Association, which maintains a hospital
in Los Angeles. In his letter to the
organization he enclosed check for
$1,000.
IF all the people who go to Southern
California for health or pleasure would
contribute small percentage, just of
their hotel bills, how much it would
help toward enlarging your institution
and enabling you to take those who are
clamoring for admission, those whom
you must now refuse for want of funds
and housing capacity" he wrote.
A drive for 100000 members, who
will pay annual dues of SO each, now
is being conducted in New York.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Cive a Thought to
18th and 4th Streets

DARALLEL lines never meet, but New
York streets that are supposed to
be parallel sometimes converge. On
Broadway Fourth Street is eight blocks
below Thirteenth Street. But over at
Eighth Avenue the two streets come
together.
Up in The Bronx some streets cross
each other twice. There is one cor
ncr OF Kelly Street and Intervale Ave-
nue. below 163d Street, and there is an
other at 169th Street.
A Philadelphian who talks in terms
Of squares" said that his town may
be slower than New York, but it is
much better planned and more orderly
arranged. Some Of the New York post
men agree with him. Boston. however,
has nothing to say.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Deodorized Sermon Too
Weak, Says Billy Sunday
Revivalist Tells Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting Pulpit Needs
More SensatiOnalisn

- ASBuRY PARK, N. j., Aug. 23.-The
Kew Billy Sunday preached the first
OF series of sermons here TO-DAY to
$500 persons at the fftieth Jubilee
camp meeting in the Ocean Grove Aud
ltorlum. He will preach twice dav
tor the rest of the month. He was as
agile as ever.
The Hour Has Struck" was his sub
Ject and he declared it had "struck"
tor the old-style preaching, preachers
ana deacons. The latter he described d
as an old fossil who has taken so
many pills that his joints are ball
bearing"
My methods may be sensational" )"
he admitted
AS to preaching methods he said:
The day has passed when preachers
can continue to deliver deodorized SER
mons in tabloid form"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
the machines will follow the Hudson
River to Albany. This phase of the race
will be in full view of the city.

the machines will follow the Hudson
River to Albany. This phase of the race
will be in full view of the city.
Prince to Start Race
The Canadian entries will be started
from Leaside Camp by the Prince of
Wales, who will leave Exhibition City
especially for that purpose.
The entire arrangements of policing,
supply and control have been under
taken by the United States Army Air
Service, and these arrangements are
under the direct control OF Brigadier
General William Mitchell, chief of op-
erations. One of the most important
features of the race is the official rec
ognition given it by the United States
Air Service and the PostoiHce Depart
ment.
The former has entered thirty-four
machines, all of which will be piloted
by army aviators. These machines
represent every type in the possession
of the army and the race will be used
as reliability and efficiency test for
all the types. While the army avia-
cepting cash prizes, they can accept
the three trophies offered.
The army entries include American,
British, French, Italian and German
machines. AS most of the foreign
machines were sent to .his country for
the purpose of models for construc-
ton, this will be the first real COM
petitive test to which they have been
subjected.
The civilian entries are all eligible
to win both the cash prizes and the
trophies. These entries include the
latest types Of purely commercial ma
chimes, among which is the Curtiss
Oriole, three-passenger type.
To Exchange Greetings
Advantage Of the race will be taken
by the public authorities of this coun-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Alien Property Attorney
Marries His Stenogranber

STAMFORD, Conn, Aug. 2a.-An-
nouncement was made hero to-dav 90
the marriage of George P. Rowell. an
attorney of this city, and member
OF the staff of the Alien Enemy Prom
erty Custodian, to Miss Ruth +,
Iucker, who has been stenographe er
and chief clerk in his office for more
than year. The ceremony was per-
formed yesterday, and the counle
started on a wedding trip to Europe.
Mr.; Rowell is son of the late Dr.
1harles T. Howell, a former mayor of
@ ,nis Glty. lie was graduated from
iale university, and was at one time
member of the Connecticut Ieo;sla
ture. His brides home was in Nav
Canaan, Conn.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
lax Decision Will Add
Thousands to State Coffers

Under a decision by the Court of
Appeals, the State of New York will
collect an additional take of about
$4,000 from the estate of James
otIllman. Other large estates will he
asked to make further payment bv
reason of the decision, which re-,
versed the Surrogates' Court and
the Appellate Division. "''N
:, Ihls decision holds as constitutions
1he provision of the inheritance tax
Jaw ceaer which an additional tax of
D per cent is assessed upon all bonds
OF accident, on which, at the time
ol ms death, the secured debt tax has
not peen paid, or the bonds assessed
vi 'he personal property tax roll.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Two Overcome by Heat;
Two Batllers Drowned
One Death Due TO Heart Fail
ure While Swimming in
Front of Home

Two persons were overcome by the
heat and two others were drowned
while in bathing yesterday.
Willard N. Curtis, Of Beach 141st
Street, Neponset, was overcome by
heart failure while bathing in front
of his residence and sank. His body
was recovered. Bernard Kelly, Of SO
Beach 112th Street, Rockaway Beach,
sank while swimming out beyond the
surf. His body was washed ashore
twenty-five minutes later
Francis Vance, of Beach 12Sth
Street, Bell Harbor, and James Healy,
of 1903 West 130th Street. were pros
trated by the heat and taken to hos
pitals
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Laurie Elward Smith To Be
Bride of Andrew De F. Allgood

SAYVILLE. L. l., Aug. 2a.-General
and Mrs. r. G. Smith, of Washington
and "The Hollyhocks," Sayville have
announcement the engagement Of their
daughter, Laurie Edward Smith, to An
drew De Forest Allgood, son of Mrs De
Forest Allgood, of New York CITY. and
the late De Forest Allgood, of Georgia.
NO date has been set for the weddinp
because of the death in Tours. France
OF Miss Smiths brother, Lieutenant
irving e. Smith, of the American Air
Service. The family is still in mourn
ing. ~ -
-, The prospective bride is prominent in
Ihe younger society circles in Washing
sos. Her sister is Mrs. H. A. Baldrdse.
"iie OF commander Baldridge, U. S. N.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
Rijndam Back to Line
Her Work as Troopship for
A. +. +. Is Finished

The steamer Rijndam, which for
year and half has been used as
transport, is to be returned to the Hol-
land American Line. The Riindam has
brought back to the United States more
than $4,000 members of the American
Expeditionary Force.
board of review, consisting of
officers of the army and navy, is now
surveying the vessel at her pier in
South Brooklyn to determine what re-
pairs and requirements will have to be
made before she goes back to Holland
All of the second-class cabins will have
to be replaced. These were ripped out
to afford additional troop space.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-24
MAJOR ALEXANDER BARNIE

Major Alexander Barnie, eighty-two,
veteran of the Civil War, who served
throughout that conflict with the 14th
Regiment of Brooklyn, died Thursday
after short illness at 425 Gold Street,
Brooklyn.
Major Barnie was born in Barrow
Street, New York City, and he learned
the trade Of carpenter and builder.
When the 14th Regiment was organized d
IN 1857 Major Barnie was the second
man to enlist. For more than twenty
five years after the Civil War he served
in the office of the Adjutant General
of the National Guard of New York.