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New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
ANXIOUS
 TO HELP IN DRIVE
Enthusiasm Displayed at Mass Meet ing Held Yesterday Afternoon for
 Benefit of Salvation Army.

Much enthusiasm was displayed at a mass meeting held yesterday a1.- ernoon in the Grammar school hail for the purpose of outlining pla"' for the coming Salvation Army drive to be held in Now Britain. Mayor George A. Quiglcy, Rev. Henry W. Major. Rev. John J, Fitzgerald and Philip Nelson spoke.
 Ten teams were selected, the per- sonncl being entirely of enlisted men, to canvass the city. At meeting to be held this evening in Mayor Quig- ley's office at 80 o'clock, further plans for the campaign will be per fected.
 There will be about 40 or 50 teams, of five men to a team. canvassing the city. A number of soldiers will make addresses at the theaters and shop gates. New Britain's quota is $13,- 900 and the campaign is to be carried on during the week of May 19 to 26.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
CAMP SCHOOL HAS
 SOLD MANY BONDS
Willing Children Do Great Work
 for Uncle Sam

Following is the report of the Vic tory bonds sold through the children of the Camp school:
 Grade S.-Madeline Kindelan $50; Dorothy Case, $50; Norman Butler $50; Curtis Booth, $4,1O0; Joseph Wickwire, $50.
 Grade 7.-Mathias Zimmerman, $50; Ruth North, $650; John Mars land, $500; Rodney Carlson, $1oo; Constance Twichell, $100; Phlllp Bardeck. $50; Favel Cosgoift, $2oO; Leona Kilduff,> $15O; Anna Mullen $50: Marie Wolfe, $500; Isabel El- cock, $50; Walter Herman, $l5O.
 Grade 6.-Erwin Barnes, $loo; Y, Robert Christ, $50; William Christ $50; wolcott Brown, $35o; Flora Hine, $1O0; Frank Johnson, $50; Mu- riel Kehoe, $50; Graham Mazelne' $50; Frank Vibherts. $1,O50; hea zinm erman, $50; Viola Hawks worth, $20O
 Grades 5 and 6.-Gertrude Ear deck, $50; Jean Irving, $2OO: Samuel Meshkin, $50.
 Grade 5.-Marjorie Robinson, $2Oo; Natalie Case, $50; Gretchen zimmer- man, $1OO; Roberta Leeds, $1oO:
 Grade 4.-Wilmer Barnes, $lO0; George HOrW1tZ, S0V, Aldh o"iA' P'o' Ruth Kindelan, $50; Ruth Woodford $50: Edward Swain, $10O; Kathryn Clark, $50; Ira Hicks, $1O0; Marion Butler $50; Elizabeth Kimball, Sloo.
 Grade 3.-Bernard Levitt, $150.
 Grade 2.-Alice Murray, $lOO; , Richard Cooper, $1O0; Mabel Spring, $10O; Clement Marsh, $50; Grace Wickwire, $50.
 Grade 1B.-Gertrude Kaplan, $50;
 Grade 1.-Frank O'Brien, $2OO; Ethel Memis, $50; Janet Schauffler, $50; Eleanor Hubert, $50; Alice All cock, $50; Wm. Atwood, $50; Mer- win Williams, $50; Charles McEnroe, $50; Francis McEnroe, $50.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
ARRESTED AS RUNAWAY.
Waterbury Police Catch Girl Re ported as Missing From Roslyn, l.. I.

Waterbury, May 12.-Sixteen year old Minette Gold of Roslyn, l.. l.. for whom the metropolitan police have been searching for the past ten days, was arrested here Saturday on 9 charge of being a runaway girl The police announced her identity today and said her parents had taken her home. She is the daughter of Herlan Gold, superintendent of the estate of Benjamin Stern of the Stern Bros, clothiers
 According to the local police she had trouble with her teacher and went to Beacon Falls to find work in the rubber shops. When an effort was made to detain her there she jumped out of the second story window of a rooming house and made her es cape to this city
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
MEETINGS AT Y. M. c. A.
Many Boards Will Meet During the Week in Association Building.

A meeting of the drive committee for the w. C. T. U. campaign was held this afternoon at 8 o'clock in the 'Y'' board of directors rooms and plans for the campaign were discussed.
 The board of directors of the as- sociation will meet tonight at s o'clock to go over routine business.
 At o'clock tom afternoon the city mission will hold a meeting in the building. Several important mat ters will be discussed.
 The New Britain hospital board of directors will hold a meeting tomor- row afternoon at the "Y."
 The Tuesday night indoor baseball games for tom orrow are: City Guards vs. Business men; State Guards ys. Wentworth club.
 Aquatics for the High school class will be held at 5 o'clock today and at this evening for the Employed A class.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
LEE BLOCK SOLD
Main Street Property Becomes the Possession of Benjamin Goldberg
 and Israel WexIer.

Final action in the sale of the Lee property at the corner of Main and Lafayette streets was completed today when deed was filed with the town clerk. The large block now becomes the possession of Benjamin 'Goldberg and Israel Wexler. The estimated price is said to be about $6O,000.
 The property was first sold to MT. Goldberg and he transferred an undi- vided haIf-interest to MT. Wexler. The transfer of the Main street building concludes the settlement of the Lee estate. The sale was made by Caro- line Lee, of California, and Leslie W. Lee. trustees under the will of James T. Lee
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
HOME FOR 1T. B. PATIENTS.
White Residence at Crescent Beach
 Will Become Summer Hospital.

Hartford, May 12.-At the meeting of the state tuberculosis commission in the capitol today the statement was made that the White Beach home at Crescent Beach would be ready for the reception of patients before the summer visitors to Crescent Beach were located in their cottages and that before the season was over there would be from 40 to 50 patients in the institution. They will be children suf fering from tuberculosis troubles of the bone and glands and for whom the seaside is particularly beneficial. The general assembly appro priatcd $12,000 for improvements to the building.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
Mrs. Josephine Di Siervi.

Mrs. Josephine Di Siervi died at the state sanatorium at Hartford at 12 o'clock last night. She was formerly Miss Josephine A. Perry of 147 Beav- CT street, this city. She was 21 years old and was born in Italy. She had been a resident of this city for r years and was married in 1917 Be- sides her husband she leaves her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Dominic Perry of Beaver street and a nine months old baby girl. now at St. Agnes home in West Hartford. The funeral will be held probably Wednesday morning from St. Mary's church and burial will be in St. Marys new Catholic ceme- tcry.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
MAY TOTAL S3,5OO,OOO
Than Quota in the Victory Loan

Those in charge of the Victory Loan drive in this city expect the final figure on the campaign to be as high as s3,5O0,000, so encouraging have been the reports which are now being received by the banks and the team captains throughout the city. The chairman of the drive, Andrew J. Sloper of the National bank, has already received figures from his team captains to the amount of $3,300,000 and a number of reports are yet to be ma>a.
 This total is more than a million over the quota set for the city $2,3S5,000, and the committee in charge of the drive is highly pleased with the results. A considerable DOT tion of the loan was taken through the banks and school children's drive while the factory subscriptions have fallen behind on this drive, it has been reported.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
HIT BY PATROL, IS
 IN SERIOUS CONDITION

Waterbury, May 12.--Mrs. Helen Kennedy, 66 years of age, of 13 Hill street, is in a serious condition at St Mary's hospital as the result of being run into by the police patrol Satur- day evening. PatrOlrnan Albert Will ton was driving the car at the time of the accident. The woman is suffer- ing from injuries to her head and a fractured wrist
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
MEETING ON FRIDAY.

The annual meeting of the Home Missionary department Of the Wom- ans association of the South church, will be held at the home of Mrs. G. w
 Traut, Plainville road, on Friday, May Is, at 3 p. m. Annual reports from the state convention and election of officers for the coming year will be the program. Important business will be presented and a large attendance is urged to all women of the church. A social hour will following the meeting.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
WILL SEEK INTERVIEW.

Amsterdam, May 12, (Havas.) LA commission appointed by the execu- tive committee of the international so- cial congress has examined the peace terms submitted to Germany by the Allies and associated governments and has decided to ask an interview with the council of four in Paris for the purpose of expressing the socialists views of the peace terms.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
O'BRIEN TO RE-ENLIST.

Private Michael O'Brien, the local member of the Fighting 69th", who returned from France last week, has reported back to camp in New York city. Before leaving this city, O'Brien announced to his friends his inten- tion of re-enlisting in the army as soon as he is discharged from the i0n
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
BILL FOR CARFARE

Hartford, May 12.-The bills of transportation of the mem bers of the general assembly as presented at the state comptroller's office up to date amount to 25,57S.3S. The transpor- tatlon for 1917 amounted to s26,- ''"'Z-. The difference is due to the tact that the session of 1919 was eight days shorter than that of it's predecessor and in face of the in creased rate of mileage charged
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
TRYING FOR COMPROMISE.
Baron Sonnino and Col. House Have
 Conference On Italian Question.

Paris, May 12.-Baron Sonnino, the Italian foreign minister, held con ference today with Col E. M. House of the American peace delegation. The conferees went over the Italian situa- ton with a view of reaching a basis of adjustment before the Austrians arrive. .....
 The conference took place at a lun- cheon at which Col. House was the Italian diplomats guest.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
THIRTEEN ARE SENTENCED

Boston, May 12.-Thirteen men ar rested during May day disturbances in the Roxbury district were found guilty today of rioting and assault on policemen. Sentences of a year and a half in the house of correction were imposed on nine. while the others were given six months. All appealed Nineteen others were placed on trial as soon as these cases had been dis posed of
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Patrick smith.

The funeral of Patrick Smith, was held at o'clock this morning in St. Joseph's church. A requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Patrick Daly. The bearers were, James F. White, John K. Dunn, James O'Con- nell and Charles Mccarthy. The burial was in the new Catholic ceme- terv
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
Mrs. Minnie Newman,

Mrs. Minnie Newman, wife of Morris Newman, died this morning at the New Britain hospital. She was 3S years old. Besides her husband, three children, two sisters who re- side in Hartford and a brother, re- siding in Lynn, Mass, survive her. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon and burial will be in Beth AlOm cemetery
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
TREATY ALMOST READY.
Terms to Be Submitted to Austria
 Practically Complete.

Paris, May 12, (Havas). The peace treaty with Austria is nearing com- pletion and an official summary of it Is being prepared, as was done ill the case of the German treaty.
 Although it is not so stated in the treaty the new Austrian frontier IS the one designated by the e ret treaty of London giving Italy all the strategic heights and defensive pas Bages.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
Mrs. Isabella TulIy.

Mrs. Isabella Fully, widow of the late Samuel Fully, died at the hospital today, aged S6 years. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock from St. Marks church, Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe officiating and interment will be in Zion Hill ceme- tery, Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
SOLDIERS BONUS.

Earl Kisselbrach of the war br- reau has received information that the zone finance office at Washington has attended to all applications for soldiers bonuses. Mir. Kisselbrach de- slres every soldier in this city who has not yet received his check to com municate with him at once.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
PLAN TRIUMPHAL MARCH.

Paris May 12.--A triumphal march of the Allied armies through Paris will take place on June 6, according to the present understanding. The event will occur on that date, it Is be- lieved. even should the peace treaty not have been signed at that tinae
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
RETURNS FROM FLORIDA.

Harry Dolan, connected with the cutlery department of Landers, Frary 6z Clark's, has returned to this city after business trip in the interests of the company Dolan was sent by the firm to Key West, Fla, as an inn portant witness in a law suit over some of the product of the local concern.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
REALTY TRANSFERS.

The following realty deeds were filed today with the town clerk: Abra- ham Dubosar to John Skritulsky, land on Wakefield court; New Britain Real Estate & Title Go. and the Vibberts Co. to Ralph R. Merigold, property at 5S4 Allen street.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
SITES FOR DAMAGES.

Claiming $2O0 damages, Fred E.. Purinton has brought suit through Lawyer M. H. Camp against A. 1T. Harris The plaintiff claims that considerable damage vas done to his machine when a truck owned by Harris backed into his car.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
..pJVSr WILL PARADE.

Hartford, May 12.-The Putnam Phalanx. garbed in colonial uniforms, left today for Boston to participate in the 132d anniversary celebration and parade of the fusileers veteran corps of that city.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
v,ETPSTC OCCUPIED.

Berlin. M Il, via London.-Ger- man government troops have occupied I.einsic A number of the Spartacan leaders have been arrested.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12

New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter & Co.,, members of the New York stock Exchange:
New Britain herald., 1919-05-12
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

BARBER WANTED-Good wages;
 steady job; also a night helper. C. Ormay, $50 Arch St. 5-12-6dx
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
The Strong Withstand the Heat O

Old people who are feeble and young.
er people who are weak will be
strengthened and enabled to 90 through
the depressing heat of summer by taxi
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC. 1t puTifies n enriches the
blood and builds up the whole system.
You can soon feel its Strengthening.
Invigorating Effect. Soc. adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
W. N. HARLEM z

NEW YORK, Aug. 8-William Nathan
lei Harden, author and associate edi-
tor of Youths Companion, is dead at
his home here after a brief illness,
Mr.. Harden, who a born In Dalton,
Ga, in 1858, is survived by his widow
and two children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
ENGINEER GROUND TO
DEATH UNDER TRAIN

Phillip n. Jones, 1913 Cummings
street, S5 years old was ground to death
beneath the 1heeis OF the Engine and
Seven cars Of the train his engine was
pulling bet6een Arlington, KY, and
Evans spur. KY, four miles south Of
Arlington, Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Jones was on the running board oil
ing his engine when the air pipe be-
tween the seventh and eighth car of the
freight train came In two end caused
such a jar that he ives throwR from
the engine, the wheels Of the back
truck, the tender and seven cars pass
ing over him.
Tho body ives brought to his home
in Memphis and a short ceremony will
be held from the residence ct 6 o'clock
Friday afternoon, conducted by the
Rev. A. M. Rich, pastop Of Holy Trim
ity Episcopal church. of which church
the dead man had been a member. The
body will be forwarded at s O'Clock
Friday night to Cartersville, H., near
~Carbondale, for burial.
Phillip N. Jones had been in active
service as engineer for q years and
had but three years more OF active
duty before he would have had the
privilege Of retiring on partial service
nay.
He was a brother OF Casey" JoneA
the famous engineer on the Illinois
Central railroad, who was killed in 1903,
in q wreck near Vaughan, Miss, Mr.,
Jones is survived by his widow.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
nv mEs y N r.n,w~

Many able thinkers and writer's among
us would fit old theories and methods
on new conditions by reversing the
wheel OF progress SO years. How stranKe
1t is that such well meaning oersons
are unable to see how impossible this
Is.
1t Is said that DIR. Roberts r, Motion.
of Tuskegee; DR.. Emmett J. Scott. OF
Howard university, Washington, d.. G.,
n j. G, Napier, attorney, of Nash
vile, Tenn, will be candidates for the
the presidency Of the National Negro
Business League when II meets In st,
Louis this month. Napier succeeded
the late Booker T. Washington as
president. =
Sacred concert at First Baptist
church, ST. Paul avenue, Sunday night.
Visitors welcome.
L. C. Moore Is getting everything in
readiness for the Sunday school con
yention which convanAa AZ Hose Tees.
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
: The Benevolent Federation OF Negro
Laborers Of America Is the title OF a
new organization which has recently
applied for a charter in Tennessee.
Ut. y. ~. ItTTell Is VlSltlnR aSSOcla-
tions in the interest OF the Jane Ter
rell hospital.
The special class for young ministers
at Howe Is open Tuesday and THURSDAY
nights. A few more literary pupils can
be received.
DR.. A. M. Townsend In still out Of
the city and Rev. w. ]. McMichae
preached for him at Metropolitan Thurs.
day.
| -
Justice viii find some way 10 Civ,
all classes their rights without doin,
violence to the feelings Of the sensitive
we trust.
To those who fought ana lived, q
those who fought and died, and to al
who strengthened the home base In III,
great world war due credit and homo
should be given. THOSE VINO were count
ed heroes and patriots up to the sign
ing Of the armistice should not be dis
' credited now.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
NASHVILLE POST BACKS
PRESIDENTS EFFORTS

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug S-Declar-
Ing itself Opposed to all attempts
which are now being, or may hereafter
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
OF EDUCATION HAS
INCREASED DURING YEAR

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. s.--The cost
Of public education here increased S2.52
for each pupil last year.
In the previous five years the cost OF
public education increased only $1.08 for
each pupil.
Philadelphia last year paid s40.1S for
the instruction Of each OF its 235. as
pupils in the public schools. In 1917 the
cost was only $37.6 So a pupil.
In the last year there we're from sS
to A pupils to each teacher.
In its total amount Of expenditures
for education the Philadelphia board
York End Chicago, than any other CITY
In TIE nation. New York spends about
81, d0p, 900 annually on Its schools ana
Chicago spends about SIT, 600, 600. Pbila-
delphia last year spent $11, 800, 7S7.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08

Have you noticed the long delayed
street repairs being made over town?
They are costing money. Are your taxes
patd? adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
DAMAGES CROPS
IN EAST TENNESSEE

A storm OF cycionic fury which broke
at East Chattanooga and moved across
Mission Ridge into the farming sec
ton Thursday afternoon did consider
able damage to crops. the wind twist
ing off fields Of corn which had almost
reached maturity and %uprooting trees
In its path. A heavy downpour OF rain
accompanied the disturbance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
HARDWARE MEN WANT
STANDARD WAGON TREAD

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug s.
The Tennessee Retail Hardware and I'm
plement association, which closed a
three-day convention mere Wednesday
night, adopted Il resolution, urging the
Tennessee representatives In congress
To Introduce n measure making a 9b-
inch tread wagon the standard for the
United states and also asking manu-
f~acturers of the state 20 aAopt this
nlan.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
SHORTH0RN MEN ARE
TO MEET IN NE MPHlS

, DYERSBURG, Tenn, Aug. s. (spl.)
annual session OF the West Ten
nesseO and Kentucky Shorthorn Breed
ers' association has Just closed its ses-
sion here. Officers and others interested
from various points in West Tennessee
and West Kentucky were present. 1t
was decided to hold the annual fall SAFE
OF the association in Memphis on Nov.
15.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Il, X,
Ditmore, Newbern, Tenn; y~ice-presi-
dent, W. W. Agnew, Rives, Tenn sec
rotary, ]. b. Carpenter, Dyersburg,
Tenn. The present board OF directors
were reelected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
SEVERELY INJURED
BY LIGHTNING STROKE

CLEVELAND, Tenn, Aug 81.
Marion Prince, well-known farmer, was
killed and his nephew, Tom Travana,
seriously injured here Thursday after
Roon by a lightning stroke. I The men
we're on top Of a load of hay and when
struck Prince fell to the ground, break
ing his neck. Travana will recover.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
NEW WORKERS PURCHASE
LAUREL COTTON MILLS

LAUREL, Hiss, Aug. 8,-Woodward
Baldwin and associates, of New Yosh,
mills. Of this city. The price was 500 a
spindle, which includes the plant. stock
and supplies together with several hun
dred modern homes for use Of opera
tives, an aggregate Of more than half a
million dollars. The mill is 60 of the
largest In the state,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
I r CAN THROW,

BRISTOL Tenn, Aug. s.-Miss Ma
Mia Mullens, aged Is, daughter Of Mr.,
and Mrs, W. A. Mullins. at Cutter
Creek. neal here, recently killed a large
ratlesnake. She was on her way to
the country store when she encountered
a large RATHER stretched across the
road. Miss Mullins killed the snake by
hrow{nR stones.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08
v NEW N

wEIMAR, Aug. 8. (By the Associated
Press IA bill has been presented in
the German national assembly under
the terms OF which the finance minister
is authorized to issue six billion marks
in treasury warrants and new money
during the coming year. The purpose
OF the bill Is to make more fluid and
strengthen temporarily the ordinary
cash supply OF the Imperial treasury,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-08

be made TO coerce the president or con-
grcss.' h Nashville post of the Amer
lean Legion last night unanimously
adopted resolutions indorsing the efforts
of President Wilson and congress TO
settle the railroad and high cost Of liv-
ing problems through regular govern
mental agencies"