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New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
MONROE PARSONS HOME
Local Boy Started as an Enlisted Man and Worked Way to Commission May Return to France.

Lieutenant Monroe Parsons of West Main street returned to his home last evening after having served 19 months overseas. He was chosen by the peace commission as an envoy to carry official dispatches from the other side to the authorities in this country and having completed this work is now mustered out. Lieut. Parsons went over with the first U. S. Army Hospital corps from this coun' try It was organized from the staff Of the Roosevelt hospital in New York and was known as Base Hospi- tai No. Is. He was commissioned some time ago, though he saw much service in the role of an enlisted man.
 He speaks of meeting and chum- ming with Lieutenant Rodman Cham berlain of this city and with Gardner s Weld, also from New Britain. Both Of these have been wounded but neither permanently injured, He met other New Britain boys and spoke of the enviable reputation which Companies 10 and I from this city had built up in the fighting over there.
 Lieutenant Parsons has under con- s1derat1on plan to return to Paris for work at the peace table but has taken no definite action as vet In common with the rest of those who have seen service he exoresses his pleasure at returning to this city.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
FIND DEAD EDDY OF
 FORMER LOCAL MAN
John Brennan Drowned in Conn.
 RiVer-Well Known Here

John Brennan, of Hartford, for many years a resident of this city, was found in the Connecticut river at the foot of State street Hartford at 4:4O o'clock yesterday afternoon. The discovery was made by employees of the Hartford & New York Transpor- tatton company and the body was To- cated under a tWo-inch coating Of ice. 1t was necessary to break the Ice be- fore the body could be brought to the shore. Just when the drowning oc- cured is not known. Brennan was seen alive Sunday, and there is be-
 lief that the accident may have oc- cured that evening.
 Brennan was a native of Ireland, coming to this country over 30 years ago. He was a brass worker by trade, and at intervals was employed at the Landers Frary &1 Clark com pany and the P. J. Flannery com- pany in this city, the Pratt &5 Whit ney company and the Pratt & Cady company. In the last concern he was an employe over twenty years at diff ferent times. He was a member of the Pratt & Cady Mutual Benefit as- socfation.
 About a week ago. Brennan conn., Dlained to friends Of poor health and the symptoms indicated influenza. He had been living With friends in West Hartford, but recently he moved to Hartford where he resided on Put nam street. It is believed that he was sitting on a pile of timber near the docks, as he had often done be- fore and in some manner he slipped and fell into the water
 His only surviving relatives are two nephews and a niece who reside in New York. Edward Walsh of Kensington avenue is a cousin of the deceased. J. M. Curtin company were notified of the death and when John Curtin of the concern went to Hart ford to get the body, he was informed that it was to remain. at the under taking establishment Of J. J. & F. Ahearn pending the arrival of the relatives from New York.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
Landers, Frary & Clark American Hardware Stanley Works
 American Chain Go.
CITY ITEMS

Youths $2.25 Gun Metal Butchers $1.75. Damon's Shoe Sale.-advt.
 Miss Marjorie Ogden, John Ogden and George Braithwaite of New Lon- don, were the guests Tuesday and Wednesday of Miss Gertrude Hine of Hillside place.
 A son was born at the New Britain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs. John Barbour of Southington.
 MT. and Mrs. Otto F'roeoich of Plainville are rejoicing over the birth Of son today at the New Britain General hospital
 Spring pumps and oxfords at Long 's.-Advt
 Mrs. W. Marcinzyk of 59 Broad street has complained to the police that her 5year-old son was knocked down today by a boy named Koloday who was riding a bicycle on the sfde- walk. When she spoke to the Ko- lodny boy he became impertinent, she says. The police will investigate the case.
 Card tournament at Moose rooms. tonight.-advt.
 A warrantee deed filed in the office of the city clerk shows the sale of land on Lawlor street by John O'Brien to Pasquale Scalaise.
 A meeting of the City Guard will be held this evening and several appli- cants will be voted into the ranks A basketball game between the guards and a picked team will be played.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Marcia J. Baker.

The funeral of Mrs. Marcia J. Baker was held yesterday afternoon from her late home, Rev. Lyman S. Johnson and Rev. Steinhoff officiating. Interment was in the Fairview cemetery. Floral offerings were numerous and beauti- full, among them being: Carnations and narcissus, MT. and Mrs. Thomp- son, Mrs. Holbrook and Miss Hol- brook; carnations and narcissus, MT. and Mrs. Boyington; carnations, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Futile and Kenneth Futile; daffodils Mrs. Luke Futile; sweet peas, MT. and Mrs. l.. l.. An-' drews; roses, Morton F. Judd and family, Bridgeport; carnations, Terry vile relatives; pillow, Mother" MT. and Mrs. A. G. Judd, Meriden; roses, Grandma" Miss Florence Judd, Meriden.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
SHOVEL DOLLARS INFO
 FURNACE LIKE COAL.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb, 13.-Perspir- ing men shovellirg silver dollars in to a, fire with the same kind of a, shovel ordinarily used to put coal into a furnace and piles of gold and silver coin and bullion amounting to more than $4O0,OO0,000 were some of the unusual things seen at the Philadel- phia Mint by the governments Assay Commission, which today began to test the coins made at the several hints last year.
 The silver dollars are being reduced to bullion. The commission is testing specimens of 3S,160,486 coins made in 1918.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
WANT NEW STATE
New York Legislature Gets Third Request for Split Since State Voted for Prohibition Amendment.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 13.-The third bill to create new state to be intro duced in the New York legislature since the state ratified the federal pro- hibition amendment made it's appear ance today. It would comprise 33 counties of New York and the states of New Jersey and Connecticut, neither of which has ratified. The new state would be named New York. The 33 counties would include Greater New York and those from a line formed by Rockland Orange, Sullivan, Delaware, Otsego, Herkimer and St. Lawrence counties eastward to the state line. The measure was intro duced by Assemblyman John Fairfax Mclaughlin, of the Bronx, a democrat.
 The first new state bill sought to make a new state out of Greater New York only. The second would include the proposed new comm onw edith, the counties in the New York watershed, besides those comprising the greater city.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
Ruth Brink.

Funeral services for Miss Ruth Brink were conducted at 2:30 this afternoon from her late home on Ash street. Miss Brink died in New York city Tuesday afternoon and her body was sent to this city yesterday. Rev. Dr. s. G. Ohman pastor of the Swed- ish Lutheran church, oft1ciated and interment was in Fairview cem etery. The pail bearers were Willard Oquist, Philip Kallgren, Judde Landgren, Theodore Landgren, Harry Robertson and Malcolm Eckstrand. The flower bearers were Maurice Kronholm and Carl BengstOn.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
N. H. STOCK DECLINES
Railroad Securities Drop Three Points On Report That Limited Receiver Has Been Asked.

New York, Feb. 13.-Stock of the New Haven railroad broke three points street that application had been made for a limited receivership for the road before Federal Judge Knox in c6nnec- tion with a long pending suit to re- cover 50,000,000 in behalf of certain stockholders.
 The petition for a receivership was filed in the federal district court here by Harold Norris and others, with the support and approval of a pro- tective committee representing 1,738 stockholders in said defendant com pany, holding 51,519 shares of stocks Hearing on the application was set for February 21.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
GUILTY OF MURDER.

New Haven, Feb. 13.-Guilty of murder in the second degree was tho verdict returned by a jury i1 superior court this afternoon in the case of Mrs. Annie F. Monahan, charged with the murder of her third husband, John P. Monahan. Judge Webb i'm mediately sentenced her to life inn prisonment.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
MANY ALIENS IN II. s.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Approxi-
 1nately one-tenth of the population of the United States is composed of un- naturalized aliens. according to Ray mond F. Crist, deputy commissioner of Naturalization, who declared today that such a condition would not be permitted by any other country and appealed to American citizens to help in making citizens of alien residents.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
II. S. ARMY OF 5OO,OOO.

Paris, Feb. 13.-The United States under the society of nations plan as it now has been amended will main tain an army of not less than 6O0,Ooo men which, after authorization or such action by the United States sen- ate could be used wherever necessary according to a Havas Agency an = nouncement today regarding newly adopted features of the plan
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
FORMER MEMBER OF
 LEGISLATURE IS DEAD

Deep River, Feb. 13.-Ezra J. B. southworth, a member of the general assembly from Saybrook, two years ago, died at his home here today, aged 75. He was vice. e-president of Short land Bros. Harbor Transportation Co. of New York and had spent the great7 CT part of his life in New York.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
Joseph Huck.

The funeral of Joseph Huck, who was killed at the railroad station. Monday night. was held yesterday aft ernoon from St. Matthew's German Lutheran church. The church services were conducted at 2:30 by Rev. A. T. Steege, pastor of the church., and in terment was in the Fairview cemetery. The pail bearers were Edmund and Fred Hoffman, Julius Pf1effer, Gustave Litke, William Miller and Michael Neubauer.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
Is BUILDING FOR SALE?

Two well dressed strangers arrived in this city today and carefully lock- ed over the Stanley building on Main street. Although the object of their visit was not made known, it is the belief in real estate circles that an- other big property deal may be made in the near future
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
CORN PRICES LIMP

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Big upward jumps in the price of corn today car ried the market more than cents a bushel in some cases, above Tues7 large scale. Uneasiness over diplo- large scale. Uneasiness over dipli- matic developments together with un- favorable domestic crop conditions had much to do with the advance.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
MAY END WORK TO-DAY.
Society of Nations Expected to Reach
 Final Adjustment.

Paris Feb. 13.-The commission on the society Of nations resumed its ses- sions at 10:30 o'clock this morntng with a full attendance of the members to receive the report of the drafting committee. It was hoped to reach final adjustment at today's sitting.
 If this hope is realized it may be possible to submit the plan to a ple- nary session of the peace conference on Friday.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
GOVERNOR DISCLAIMS
 INTEREST IN SCHOOL BILL

Holcomb disclaims any interest In the so-caIled Morrison School Bill" against which petitions have been re- ceived in the legislature bearing the signatures of hundreds Of Waterbury school teachers.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
SENT TO SERBIA

Washington, Feb. 13.-Orders as- signing B medical officers for duty with the American forces in Siberia were issued today by the war depart ment. The party, including seven majors, 19 captains and 26 1ieutea- ants will sail from San Francisco.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
45 HURT IN WRECK.

Franklin, Pa.. Feb. 13.-F'orty- five persons were injured when four coaches of the Pittsburgh Buffalo ex- press, north bound on the Pennsylva- mia, were derailed at St, George, 20 miles south of here The cause of the accident was undetermined. Railroad officials said none of the injured was seriously hurt.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
VI George X. Smith.

The body of George A. Smith will be brought to this city this afternoon for burial. MT. Smith died Wednesday morning in Holliston, Mass. He is a former resident of this city ana will be buried in the plot with other mem bers of his family at the Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
Julius ROdin.

Rev Dr. $. q. Ohman officiated at the funeral of Julius Rodin this after noon. Services were held at his home in Stanley Quarter at 1 o'clock and interment followed in FairView ceme- terY.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
NO SALE VET.

It was learned today from authen- tic source that the proposed sale of the Keeney theater on Main street has not taken place as Vet.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
LABOR COMMISSION REACHES AGREEMENT
(ConrAnued from First Page)

night work by, women, and 8 maxi mum eight hour working day in fac tories where the furnaces are always lighted, together with laws regulat- ing hygiene and the safety of the workers.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-13
iAutOinette Ianza.

The funeral of Antoinette Lanza was held this afternoon and burial was in the new Catholic cemetery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
LISTED AS A HERO HE
DECLINES THE HONOR

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Of the
more than 100000 men discharged
from the army since the signing OF
the armistice .at least one thoroughly
honest individual has been found by
Lieut.. N. ID. Finley, a recruiting offi-
Ger at the Third avenue station. That
man is Michael Casaletto of No. 40
Thompson street, who yesterday re-
fused TO accept the coveted silver vic
tory hutton.
Casaletto's discharge certificate told
of n wound received in duty, and,
when presented to Lieut.. Finley, the
latter handed Casaletto silver vic
tory button.
"But I'm not entitled to a silver
button" declared the latter. "The
discharge was made out incorrectly.
! wasn't wounded in action. had
some trouble with one of my feet be-
fore I entered the service. and while
in France the army surgeons operated
on II and corrected the ailment. Un-
dergoing that operation and GONZALES
cling from 1t preyented EN- from goine
to the front lines with my outfit
Company NJ of the 30sth Infantry"
New York recruiting officers have
come across many instances where
discharged soldiers have altered Their
certificates to secure silver button
but Casalletto's case was the first one
in which man has declared himself
as not entitled to one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
WOMEN MAY WEAR 'EM
PROVIDING THEY ARE
Z PROPERLY BEHAVED
No Law Against Dressing in
Khaki Trousers Declares
Judge Rossman; Woman
Sleuth Starts Trouble.

PORTLAND, Aug. SO.-There is to
be no crusade in Portland against
women who desire to wear mems hab-
iliments. providing they comport
themselves properly in all other re-
spects.
such was the edict yesterday of
Municipal Judge Rossman and Dep
uty Dintrict Attorney Deich, following
the arrest and acquittal of Mrs. Jean
cite Van Eggen, who was taken into
custody Thursday evening while
dressed in mems trousers.
The arrest or Mrs. Van Eggen
threw a fright into a large number of
women OF the city. who kept munici-
pal court officers busy explaining over
rhe telephone that the police are not
attempting to start something with
those who wear Khaki outing trousers.
4 considerable number of women
teiephoned to ask if they would be
arrested for appearing on the streets
in Ehaki trousers.
Mrs. Van Eggcn, in police court
yesterday. put up a sufficient areu-
iaent to procure her release. She was
alter fellow who, she said had
beaten her out of a board bill. and
wishing TO play detective. she adopted
the methods OF Philo Grubb and ef-
fected a disguise which she thought
would land the victim.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
GOING, GOING, WHO'LL
BUY THIS FINE CITY?

WASHINGTON Aug. 30.-Who
wants to buy a perfectly good city?
The, director of sales of the war de-
partment is offering for sale the town
of Nitro, w. Va, complete industrial
community embracing 1871 manutacS
turing buildings. housing accommo-
dations for 10000 persons and the
utilities and civic improvements that go
TO make a modern city. IT was built
by the governent at cost of approx
inately $4,000. 600, and is the site OF
the second largest splokeless powder
plant in the world.
Bids will be opened at the oftice
Of the chairman of the ordnance dis
trict salvage board in Philadelphia at
noon September 80. The bids must
cover not only the powder plant ana
other Industrial works, but the civlc
community as well, to which the Unit
ed States hols this. The town was
built on a site of 1900 acres on the
Kanawaba river.
There are 1900 portable houses
seventy-five permanently constructed
houses, hotels. boarding houses, ciut
bouses stores, restaurants and NOV
ING picture houses. There is moo
/ ern 4OO-bed hopital. a Y. NJ. Z. a
huilding and a twenty-four- room
school system consisting of eighteei
/ miles of permanent standard gauge
track and nineteen miles or marrow
gauge track, equipped with steam an
storage battery locomotives Wh'
wants it all?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
LOCAL SHR|NERS PLAN
BIG LA GRANDE TRIP

Two standard sleepers full of PEN
dleton and IImatiila county Shriners
will leave here one week from to-
night. Friday, Sept. s. for Ia Grande
to take part in the ceremonial to be
held in the neighboring city by ~
Kader temple. of Portland. The Port
land shriners will come through here
shortly after midnight by special train
and the Pendleton cars will be attach
ed here. The Al Kader mobiles VIII
make their entrance into la Grande
at sunrise Saturday, Sept. 6.
Twenty-Five local ShriDers have all
ready sIgnfied their intention OF at
tending the first ceremonial ever held
in Eastern oregon. Cards have been
sent Ia every one of the los mobiles In
Umatilla county by w. e. Brock. de
nuty potentate for Pendleton, and an
swers. most of them in the affirmative
are being received daily. Efforts are
being made to have the fullest possi-
BILE representation from the city and
county.
Ten or twelve candidates for ad-
mission to the mystic shrine VIII ac-
company the party to La Grande-
Candidates from all of Eastern Oregon
will be there and the Portland MOBILES
who will conduct the ceremonial. have
promised that the sands will be very
hot.
In all probability Pendleton VIII be
treated to a Sunday morning concert
by the Shriner band upon the return
of the special train. Sunday Sept q.
The temple carries its own band OF
about 40 pieces and w. J. Hoffman,
illustrious potentate, has offered TO
have the special train stop here FOR
an hour and a half Sunday to give
this city a concert.
Because of the close proximity TO
the Round-Up. Pendleton made no ef-
fort to have the ceremonial here, but
later, when the city can do justice 70
the temple. the mobiles will be invited
to Pendleton to hold a ceremonial.
Meanwhile the Pendleton Shriners
are getting behind the La Grande
ceremonial with all their might ana
expect to help make it one of the big
gest events in Eastern Oregon frater-
nal history.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
HAND GRENADES WILL
Be USED AS SAVINGS
BANKS TO AID THRIFT
Banks of Twelfth Federal Re-
serve District Have Ordered
10000 to be Distributed as
Souvenirs; INT is Removed.

SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 39.-Banks
OF the Twelfth Federal Reserve Dis
trict have ordered 10000 hand gre
nades which were ready for shipment
to the American Expeditionary Forces
when the armistice was signed and
which have been turned over to the
treasury department for use as saw
ings banks to stimulate thrift The
only alteration made in the hand
grenades to convert them into savings
banks was the removal of the TINT
charge and the cutting of a slot as a
coin way.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, which is handling the dis
tribution of the grenades to the banks
and trust companies, anticipates or
ders aggregating 100000 of the war
souvenirs. Robert E. Smith, director
of the War Loan Oranization for the
Twelfth federal reserve district, said
"These American made hand gre
nades constitute one of the best SOU
Venirs of the war one could possibly
get. Some months ago an eastern
firm managed TO get some of them
and disposed of them readily at one
dollar each"
1t is planned to distribute the gre
made banks to the public through
banks and trust companies exclusive
ly. The only conditions imposed by
the treasury department are that to
gain ownership of grenade:
Persons ] to IL years of age must
purchase one SIS War Savings Stamp;
Persons IL to 13 must purchase at
| least two SIS War Savings Stamps;
Persons over IS years must buy
either one 800 or one $1,000 Treas
ury Savings Certificate which is the
big brother to the War Savings Stamp
bearing the same four per cent inter
est compounded quarterly and running
| for five years.
Naturally the supply of grenades
| is limited" said Director Smith. "Or.
ders for them will be filled in the or
der received and after the supply il
exhausted. no more will be manufac
tnred. Eastern banks and trust com
panies have asked foE hundreds o
thousands of them. In all the war de
] rartment had only $4,000, ,00O."
The grenades are expected to ar
rive in San Francisco within thirt.
days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
COLORADO BANK MAN
WANTED IN PORTLAND
ON FORGERY CHARGE
Earl w. Hopkins, Arrested in
Chicago on Complaint Charg-
ing Forgery of Letter of
Credit; Bad Check Issue.

PORTLAND, Aug. 30.--Earl w.
Hopkins. formerly assistant cashier
OF the Logan County National Bank
of Sterling. Colo, was arrested in
Chicago Thursday on n complaint
sworn out by Portland bank, charg-
ing him with forgery of a letter of
credit and cashing a worthless check
amounting to $3.50.
This information was given out by
the local branch of the w. ]. Burns
International Detective Agency, which
brought about Hopkins arrest. An
Indictment against the accused is
pending before the grand jury.
Hopkins left the employ OF the
bank in Sterling on May 10 and came
10 Portland July 1. He registered at
the Elks club and gave his address at
ST. Helens. He presented what ap-
peared TO be a genuine letter of credit
at one of the local banks, made out
TO A. ]. Morrow. by the Logan Coun-
~ National bank. On the strength
of the letter OF credit, the bank cash.
ell a check for $3.50. Upon the return
OF the check from Colorado, officials
OF the hank in Portland learned that
the letter OF credit had been forged.
Jn the course OF his employment in
tic hanl. ut Sterling, Hopkins. 1t is
said handel the issuing of letters OF
credit, and had access to all the seals
and forms necessary for his forgery.
Officers will leave Portland at once
10 bring him back.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
so ASTORIANS SIGNED
so FAR FOR ROUNDUP

Fifty have already signed the
list OF Roundup enthusiasts who
intend to come by special train
from Astoria. n wire from C. I.
Barr, chamber of commerce sec
retary, to George C. Baer today
said. There is every indication
that the necessary $50 will sign,
Mr.. Barr's wire says.
No campaign has yet been
alunched to get persons to make
the trip, the actual soliciting be-
ing scheduled to start Tuesday.
Mr.. Barr Will notify the ound-
Up board next week regarding the
progress of their campaign. He
requested that $50 seats be reserv-
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30
place order for rickcts.

Secretary C. X Cranston today
placed an order with an Omaha firm
for reserved seat tickets for the 22ss
seats in Happy Canyon which will be
sold at advance sale The change
was made in response to hunreds Of
requests from persons who have de-
sired to attend Happy Canyon but
have been unable to do so with the
rush for seats that has prevailed in
the passt. There will still be 1000 un-
reserved seats. Work on placing
backs on the reserved seats was pe-
gun today and aisles will be made
slightly wider.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-30

souarely and to influence Washington
to resume the position of leader
against autocracy.