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New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
FLANK LONG"
 Relates the Experiences Of Mir. Modem and the South Wind

When I heard the North Wind screaming that he was best" said MT. Modem, "I did not pay any at tention to him. I smoked a while. When the North Wind had stopped screaming, I went on with the story.
 ''I told how the South Wind had been very good to me once. l was on a ship far, far away from here. A. terrible storm came up in the night. The wind blew and blew. The thun- der crashed and the rain poured down on the deck of the ship. Great big waves rolled over the ship. We were pitched from side to side and at last we began to sink. A big piece of iron hit me upon the head and l fell down upon the deck.
 "When I awoke, I was high and dry upon a beautiful, white sandy beach, I was safe enough you may be sure, but I was awfully hungry and my head ached. I could not find anything to eat. I sat looking at the sea hoping to see a ship, finally I fell asleep.
 When I woke up later in the aft ernoon, I was sure l smelt tobacco. I thought there was someone smok- ing, so I called out just as loudly as I could. I was sitting with my back against a little hill or mound of sand. turned my head to the right and called out again as loud as I was able. The ocean was in front of me. There was no use calling that way, so I turned around and called over the little hill of sand.
 "A head bobbed up from back of the little hill, a head with a pipe in it's mouth, and a sailors cap on. I stared and stared at the head. l could not believe my eyes.
 "The head belonged to Tom Keel who had been on the ship with me before the ship went down. My, l was glad to see dear, old friend Tom. We tramped all around the place and found we were on an island with not another living sould upon it but our selves.
 rom showed me where to get food. We caught a few fish that came near the shore,> and some craw fish and other things. We picked some berries and ate the fruit of the bread tree. We did not have coffee or tea or such things as that. But we did not miss them. We had the milk from the cocoanut though, and fine clear water from the spring Tom had found.
 We lived on the island about four weeks. The weather was always warm and pleasant and we had enough to eat and drink. But we wished all the time that we were home I can tell you.
 'One day, we saw a ship sailing some distance from the beach. We had nothing that was large enough to wave so we made a fire We knew that someone on the ship would see the smoke from the fire After the fire was we'll started we added to it a lot of grass that was green. This made a lot of thick smoke We knew someone on the ship would surely see the smoke for as there was no wind
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
National Happenings.

The Czar in serious condition-one e story is that he has Bright's disease in an advanced stage-said to have lost weight enormously within the past few weeks-anXiety for his favorite son, George, may have caused his illness.
 Rest for ball and bat-close of a very successful baseball season-the best year since the pa1my days of 1SS9-Baltimoreans have gone wild over the victory of their club and a great reception awaits their players.
 Peary loses his dogs-frozen to death or disabled on ice cap-the ex- plorer and his family forced to re- main in their tents on account of the severe weather for many days-de- termined to continue his efforts to Greenland.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

member of the committee on creden- tials at the congressional convention in Hartford Saturday.
 Mrs. I. H. Solomon is visiting friends in New York state.
 The final gun of the no-license campaign was fired last night to a fair sized audience at the RussWin Lyceum. A. J. Sloper and c. s. Landers were the principal speakers.
 It has long been a question why the Russell & Erwin Manufa curing com pany was opposed to the building of a new street near West Main street. They own a large strip of land there and it has been planned to run a street directly through the land. The company strenuously objected and upon investigation it is found that the company plans to erect a rolling mill there as soon as the times will guar antee such an expenditure.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

 for the state. And, like a growing youth, is forced to buy new clothes before the old ones are worn out, it is finding that many of it's convent ences are inadequate. that it must undergo great expense in correcting certain faults which it has so far been able to successfully contend with.
 One of the most glaring of our diff faculties is the present layout of rail- road tracks, crossing Main street, in the heart of the business district Traffic here is heavier than at any other- section of the city and it is here that traffic is the most liable to be held up by the passing of trains and the eccentricities of switching engines with string of freight cars, which seem to take particular de- light in perching on the tracks at ing the North from the South end of the city. Yesterday there was a long freight stretched astraddle of Main street for the period of eleven min- utes. During that time 8 line of auto mobiles which reached down to the corner of Church street, had collect ed on the south side of the tracks and there was a crowd of at least 150 persons awaiting for the gates to be lifted that they might go on their way. Pedestrians and automobiles also, we are sure, though we could not estimate their number.
 In addition to the inconvenience of this condition there is a considerable element of danger to all pedestrians. Manys of them, yesterday, preferred to take a chance in crawling over the couplings of the freight cars to the other side to waiting for the notion less train to go on. Women tried it as well as men. Should the freight have started suddenly there would have been serious accidents to record today. Fortunately it did not
 There is a law requiring that trains shall not block crossings for more than five minutes at a time, but it is seldom lived up to here The trains often stand idle, as the one we are discussing did, for much longer than that on the Main street crossing There are innumerab1e New Britain people who can testify to that fact. Should there be a great fire, one in which the apparatus located north of the tracks is needed in the south, and a train be standing across the street, New Britain would suffer a decided loss in the loss of time to the de- partmen-.
 Something will have to be done to remedy the trouble on Main street be- fore mucA9t water runs under the bridge The needs of New Britain demand it. Schemes have been ad- vanced, locally, for lowering the railroad tracks or the Main street, allowing one to run under the other. These would prove very costly, but some day it will be done.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
CURBING RENT BROTHERS

Hartford Courant an editorial sug- gestfng one method of curbing the profiteering landlords which is along the line that has been recommended formerly by this newspaper and which is the simplest possible plan for achieving the desired result. It is timely in New Britain, as We have the means at hand in the reassessm ent of property now going on.
 The method has occurred to the
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
AS NEW BRITAIN GROWS.

|rhe city of New Britain is growing,
 has not los any of it's populace Tough a let-Is in the war work the factories ad the turn to peace hustries. It is,increasing in the |mber of it's peor4s at a rapid rate. kere are innumerble signs that lint to that. It is ,pidly becoming bidder for premier lnors in growth
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
MUST TEST COWS.

pr. B. D. Radcliffe, milk, food and meet inspector of the city, said this morning that the farmers as we'll as the consumers would be benefited by tuberculin testing of cows to extermi- nate carriers. All the farmer has to do is to make a written application to Dr. Radcliffe asking for the inspec-s ton. The state pays the farmer for this work and also pays a substantial amount for a condemned COW.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
IN 30 SOLDIERS MARRY ABROAD

Paris.-One in 30 of allied soldiers sent to France has taken home a French bride, if American and Portu- guese claims are correct. It is esti- mated 100000 French women have married Americans and the Portu- guese legation says $500 Portuguese soldiers have taken French wives. The government is urged to offer in ducements to foreigners marry ing French women to remain in France.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

We note, with misgivings, that it has been announced that the War Time Prohibition Law will not be outlawed until the Peace Treaty is signed. Our lips were smacked in vain. In the mists of Senatorial strife disappears the whilom cock tail, and the foaming stein of beer. But maybe
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
25 YEARS AGO (From the Herald of That Date.)
October i. 1894.

October i, 1894.
 New Britain High defeated Sufield today at football by a score of. to 0. M. $. Hart of this city acted as ref cree.
 John Sloan, formerly boc' Keeper for John Hanna, has resigned his posi- tion.
 John E. Meskill is preparing a set of plans and specifications for the Young Mems Temperance society's proposed new hall.
 F. H. Johnston of this city was a
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

Hartford is busy welcoming Cardi- nal Mercter, prelate of Belgium, de- fer of the Hun. From the distance we hope that our hearty greetings will be heard by the Cardinal We certainly extend our best wishes.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

What an unnecessary thing it was to have all this row over Plume. Thankless business this business of minding your neighbor's business in- stead of your own.-New Haven JOurnaI-COurier.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Germany is said to have ordered a new supply of iron crosses. Prepar- ing for 'the next war; already?- Charleston News and Courier.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

Latest returns by way of the pota- to hook indicate that of all the ene- mics of the potato crop, the old familiar one of small potatoes and few in a hilP' still holds the lead.- Hartford Times
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

Sometime we hope he will come out to New Britain. We would Ike to shake his hand out here, and in cidentally show him the town in which we live
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

A Philadelphia bartender charged with selling Whiskey was acquitted on the ground that the man who bought the liquor stated it was for a sick friend. Sitting up" with sick friends promises to become more popular than ever.-Albany Argus.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

The weather, for the first World Series ball game, is nothing much to rave about but it is probably warmer in the West.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

Says country newspaper Our savings the past six months amount to exactly s00,OoO." Don't be so skimpy, brother. It's just as easy to make it sO,OoO, OO0.-Boston Evening Transcript
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

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New Britain herald., 1919-10-01

fe only profitable advertising medium in tne city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
TELEPHONE CALLS

&siness Office s2s
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New Britain herald., 1919-10-01
Britain Herald.
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
 Proprietors.

sued daily Sunday excepted) at 4:1S |p1 m. at Herald Building, 67 Church St. I$s.00 8 Year. IS2.00 Three Months. 76c Month. ffered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matter.
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19

in the New York Stock Exchange now
it felt as an organization about the
swindlers' saturnalia now in progress
and what 1t could do to protect the
public.
"Of course" he answered, 1--WE are
more than Mortified. All the time the
most pitiful cases are being reported
to us-governesses, all sorts of poor
persons, losing all their savings in oil
Investments The situation Is per.
fectly dreadful. Outside Of the suffer
ing it causes individuals, what repu
tation it is getting for the city Of New
York. People all around the country
are being led to believe we are nest
Of swindlers. The government has
done something, but why it doesn't dc
more don't understand.
"a few years ago the New York
Stock Exchange put the bucketshops
out Of business by taking our ticker
quotations away from them, an act
which the courts sustained.
"The New York Stock Exchange is
doing all it can, and in cooperation
with representatives of the district at
torney has got action in several cases,
but we have no control except over
our own members. The most effective
remedy for these abuses is publicity"
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
WEIGH MANY INFANTS

One-third of the total communities
having post offices in the United
States held tests.
Illinois had the greatest number Of
cities and towns participating in the
campaign-1,261. Wisconsin led IN
the actual number of babies weighed
and measured, as already announced,
but the records came from 1,O65
towns, ranking third in that respect.
Iowa was second in the number OF
communities participating, having
1912, and Ohio was fourth, with 944.
Indiana came fifth, with 1856. From
far off Hawaii three cities-Honolulu.
Kakuku and Tora-sent records.
Following is a list of states, with
the number Of towns in each from
which records have been received:
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE.
Nothing Like Plain sitro-Phosphats
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, Vi9or
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparation
and treatments which are continually be-
ing advertised for the purpose OF making
thin people fleshy, developing arms. neck
and bust, and replacing ugly hollows and
angles by the soft curved lines of health
and beauty, there are evidently thousands
OF men and women who keenly feel their
excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness often due
to starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than Is contained in modern
foods Physicians claim there Is nothing
that will supply this deficiency so we'll az
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as phosphate. which is mex
pensive and Is sold by most all druggists
under a guarantee of satisfaction or money
back By feeding the nerves directly and
by supplying the body cells with the nec-
essary phosphoric food elements. bitro-
phosphate should produce welcome
transformation in the appearance: the In
crease in weight frequently being aston
ishng.
Increase in weight also carries with 1t
4 general Improvement in the health:
Nervousness. sleeplessness and lack OF
energy. which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness, should disappear. dull
eyes become bright. and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom OF perfect health.
CAUTION: = Although bitro phosphate
Is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness. II
should not. owing to Its tendency to in
crease weight. be used by anyone who
does not desire to put on flesh.
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
Girls in Tight Skirts
Protest Safety Mirrors

Los Angeles, Cal.-The little
safety mirrors on cars of the
Los Angeles Railway company
have been attacked by the fair
sex Of the city and already a
number of protests against the
mirrors have been lodged with
officials Of the company.
Fashion. which has decreed
the tight skirt, Is the real cause
of the complaint, and the women
declare they are embarrassed by
the stare Of the motormen as
they climb aboard the cars.
On the other hand, officials of
the railway company have filed
a counter-complaint. charging
that the tight skirts cause undue
delay Of the cars In addition
they say the motOrmen merely
do their duty in watching the
mirrors to make certain pasSen-
gers are on the cars before
starting.
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
GARFIELD AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Harry A. Garfield. though retir-
ing from the dictatorship of the United
States fuel administration, remains in
the public eye by reason Of his con-
nection with a possible program OF
governmental activities in connection
with natural resources.
President Wilson is expected to
present to congress a program which
will provide for government associa-
ton in the development of coal, oil and
gas resources. His plan is not one Of
outright government ownership, 1t Is
said, but one which contemplates
supervision and direction which will
make impossible privately owned mo-
nopOlies of these natural resources.
For some time Doctor Garfield has
been working out a plan for the presi-
dent. The purpose, 1t is understood,
would be to obtain a more equitable
distr button of these necessities of in
dustIial life and eliminate the capita
listic dictatorship which has heretofore
been In effect. Practically the greater
put Of this country is in the hands Of
ere ,Hk4y to be gobbled up as fast as
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
HOUSES Influence ON WILSON

Statesmen and laymen have specu-
lated much upon the qualities pos
sessed by Col. Edward NJ. House which
give him an influence over President
Wilson not possessed by any other In
dividual-not even by any member Of
his cabinet.
Every now and then something
comes from Paris that tends to throw
light on this mystery. For example,
1t is now said that the American
body Of experts at the peace confer
ence is probably the most notable in
attendance and that Colonel House Is
to be thanked for its organization.
1t is also said that Colonel Houses
great influence with the president is
unquestiOnably due, primarily, to the
fact that the president has found in
the colonel a complement for his own
mind.
The presidents mind runs to prin-
ciples-is inclined to shirk details.
Relying greatly upon the power Of his
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
CROOKED BROKERS
REAP OIL PROFITS

The customer departed in some
thing Of huff. for he had splendid
information" about the stock. He
found another broker and purchased
the 500 shares. That afternoon 1t
"went up" nearly a point, which is a
lot for a low-priced curb security. and
the suburbanite tried to take his quick
profit. His new broker, however, was
unable to get bid at the new price.
In fact he couldn't get any bid at all.
although the curb continued to quote
the high figure.
The buyer of the 500 shares still had
them recently and judging by the ex-
periences of others with oil companies
Of the same stripe they eventually will
pass to his heirs as an interesting
souvenir, unless the waste paper man
gets them first.
Situation Is Dreadful.
The Sun asked man Of prominence
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
Fraudulent Promoters Offer
SO 1-3 Per Cent Commits
sion as a Lure.
INNOCENT ARE THE SUFFERERS
Regular SaturnaIIa Of SwindIino 10
Now In Progress-PublicIty Is
Urged as Best Remedy
for Evil.

New York.-The inner philosophy Of
the buccaneer oil promotion company
In the business Of selling stocks in
stead Of oil is neatly exposed in a
"confidential" letter received the other
day by a reputable New York Stock
Exchange firm. says the New York
Sun. The writer. an officer Of here
today and gone tomorrow" Western
taking corporation, was trying to get a
New York broker to put out its securi-
ties, and obviously thought he was ad-
dressing firm Of traders as shady as
himself.
you know" he wrote, "the heavy
cost is in finding new clients. Your
profit is made in selling them repeated
iy the same stock as the dividend and
price advance.
He then offered to pay a commission
Of 33 1-3 per cent, under which agree
ment 81 of every So paid by the in
veetor would stay in the hands of the
stock peddler. The generous "oil" man
continued:
''The price of the stock is 50 share.
1t will be advanced to $2.25 within the
next 80 days. after which 1t will be
gradually raised to SO. These addi-
tional raises are the best methods
known to sell stock to clients"
Shares Are VaIueIess.
The stock had no value; there was
nothing behind it. The price was an
arbitrary figure fixed by the company.
The proposed raises would have been
arbitrary. If buyer had tried to sell
the company would not have bought
the stuff back at any price. The COM
pany was merely intent on getting a
broker to go shares with 1t in kidding
the public into snatching at the Securi-
ties by "the best methods known to
sell stock to clients" Reputable
brokers do not even answer such let
ters. Nor will they allow their Gus
toners to buy stocks which have the
faintest odor of trickery If they can
prevent it. The other day man who
lives in suburb Of New York got a
hot tip on new oil stock recently In
troduced on the curb but not listed. He
hustled into town and asked a broker
whom he knew to buy 800 shares.
Cant do it." ssid the broker.
.I thought you could Su- anything"
said the. commuter.
Certainly I can buy anything, but I
shall have to decline to take your or
der for this stock. don't know any
thing positive about the company. but
It looks bad to me because l do know
something Of 'he people who are put
ting it out"
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
JUST AS SOLDIERS DO

any part of the United States. The
age limits will be from twelve to forty
five.
The training will be under the d.
rection of Capt. f. L. Beals Of the
United States army who will have the
assistance Of so commissioned and
non-commissioned officers, 20 physical
directors and Supervisors. The train
ing will include drills. maneuvers.
hikes. bayonet practice, marksman-
ship. ground aviation, artillery and
machine gunnery practice, radio in
struction and similar military instruc-
ton. The physical training program
will include baseball. tennis. golf.
swimming, rowing and similar summer
diversions.
Recruits will enroll for periods of
two, four. six or eight weeks. the flrst
recruits to enter July Z and the lamp
to continue until August 81.
The training establishment IL being
financed By the Chicago board Of sdu-
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19

cation, with the assistance Of a group
Of patriotic Chicago citizens. who have
also been successful in securing tn.
cooperation Of the war department.
Cadets will be required to pay only
the nominal sum Of 81 per day for all
expenses, including tent. sleeping ac-
commodations, board, instruction and
equipment. An enrolment fee Of 81
is the only additional charge.
Executive headquarters have been
established by Captain Beals at q
North LaSalle street and enrollments
are already being received from all
parts Of the country
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
MISS ALICE PAUL: "jOAN OF ARC"

Alice Paul, national chairman OF
the National Woman's party, is called
by her friends Joan of Arc" In three
years she has raised more than $780,
600 and has formed national organi-
zatiOn of $4,000 members.
This militant leader Of woman's
suffrage forces is a Quaker. At first
sight. in repose, she looks that part
more than the militant suffragist who.
for picketing the president, received
a sentence of seven months imprison-
ment. Her manners are quiet, her
voice low. She is apt to keep her
hands crossed on her lap. 1t is only
on close scrutiny that one perceives
her underlying firmness and ability to
fight to a finish.
Miss Paul is graduate of Swarth-
more college and, after a course in the
New York School of Philanthropy.
went to England to study labor prob
lens in the Universities of London
and Birmingham. Her followers at the
Cheyenne record., 1919-06-19
BOYS to Get Military Training In
Summer Camp.
War Department co-operates With
Chicago Board Of [sueation IN e.
+abIishisS camp Roosevelt.

Muskegon, Mich.-Fifteen thousand
hovs and men from all parts Of the
country will undergo n period OF In
,ens,ve military-physical training here
this summer. The encampment will
no known as Camp Roosevelt.
Camp Roosevelt is being established
nv the Chicago board Of education.
with the sanction and cooperation of
tbe war department a summer train
ing camp for the cadets in the high
school r. D. T. c. Of that city. but in
order to make the camp really repre-
sentative of the whole country 1t has
-, decided to admit recruits from