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New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
1919 ENOCH
 OBJECTS 10 G|
Legally Dead in New Yorl
 Goes Back West

Middletown, N. Y, March 3-SonI what nottIed because he is legalS dead in New York state, WilliaJ Clark started back to his Arizo4A cattle ranch last night, after giving his old friends in Goshen a thrill ok the Enoch Arden sort they will not soon forget. He once was fond of the Empire state, but he prefers to live where it is not necessary for him to make affidavit that he is alive.
 His unexpected reappearance in Goshen, after he had been lost to sight for fifteen years, saved an in- surance company from paying a $500 policy on his life. The surrogate's court had declared him dead, and his brother-in- law, Thomas H. Schroeder, had applied for authority to adminis- ter his estate.
 In 1904 Clark and his wife were i1VH,e happily together in Goshen when he heard of an opportunity for employment at Leland, Va, which sounded better than anything he knew of nearer home. He went oo Leland, and in July of that year went to Stenery Hills, Pa, in both places working for a contractor.
 Clark says that while at Stenery
 
 wife and others at Goshen, but re- ce1ved no answers. His work at Stenery Hills ending he went West. bringing up in Arizona, where he says he staked out mining claim. This failed to yield substantial re- suits, so Clark turned his attention to cattle raising, which paid him well. In the course of years he mar ried again. The second Mrs. Clark died without children. When the European war started Clark enlisted in the Canadian expeditionary force. He reached England with his com mand, but there was discharged from the service because of defective vision.
 Still determined to do his bit in the war he went to Nitro Va. and found work in a munition plant. When that closed down it occurred to him to stop off in the old home town of Goshen on his way West to find out why those letters he wrote back in 1904 had not been answered. He appeared at Goshen last Thursday, to the intense surprise of former ac- quaintances and the applicant for letters of administration of his es- tate.
 
 terest in Goshen. not least of which was that the first Mrs. Clark was dead. He also found that the pre- miums on his life insurance policy for $500 had been kept up, but that Surrogate SSWezey, on representations that he had been missing for more than twice tho seven years the code requires for establishment of pre- sumption of death, and also that at the time of his departure Clark was known to have been possessed of an old revolver which might have had a bearing on the case, had decided on Jan. last that he had departed this life.
 Clark says he was on the best of terms with the first Mrs. Clark when he left Goshen for fresh fields and past ures anew. He denies absolutely that he is dead, or has been dead at any time during his fifteen years ab- sence. In Arizona, he asserts. it will not be necessary to demand a jury trial to establish this fact, and he hopes for swift passage.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
12O BILLION INDEMNITY
Committee on Preparation Reported to Have Estimated 24,O0O. .oO0. GOO Pounds Sterling as Amount

Paris, March 2.--Tho peace confer enco committee on rcparations has estimated that 24,000,0 0,000,00O pounds sterling is the amount which the enc my countries ought to pay the allied and associated powers, says a Havas Agency statement today. France. ac- cordinE 10 tho statement, demands immediate payment by the enemy of 1000, 900, GOO pounds sterling, part in gold, part in materials and part in foreign securities, recomme ending that the remainder of tho amount be pav- able in period Of from 25 to B years.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
ST. JOSEPH,S WIN.

The "45". tourney between tho teams of the St. Josephs. St. Mary's and St. Johns churches was brought to a close last evening, with St Jos scph's team winning the honors. The final games were played in the St. Joseph's hall and won by St. Mary's team, which gave that aggre- gation second place in the tourney. Speeches were made by Rev Patrick Daly, Thomas J. Smith and John F. Sullivan.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
CORONER PROBES EXPLOSION
Cause Of Fatal BlowUp in New Hav- en On Saturday Has Not Been De- tclnined By Officials.

New Haven, March 3.--InQuiries by the coroner and by plant officials into the explosion of Saturday in a store house at the Winchester Repea ting Arms Co. in which three men were killed and five injured brought no definite results today. The men killed were transferring boxes of primers from an automobile to the freight car. The company officers say that similar boxes with like explosives in them have been handled in about the samc way for 15 years without mis- hap.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
s13,732
Increases as Requested.

.rTbe increase in salaries recon = ,nanded hv the board and approved by the common council amounted o s2654: this wuld make the salary h,,do-et for the coming year $lo'5"o' The increases were cafeluliS s5'iiI into before being voted upon ana al' inc members of the board believe t"eE are rnerited and are necessary 10 Se- cure the services, training ana apill1S needed in this department.
 'Former1y, as shown above, S'.4o' of the salaries was carried under the salary list of city employees. Those employees paid from the city salary appropriation were: Superintendent of health, plumbing inspector, milk meat and food inspector, assistant sanitary inspector and office clerk
 "An ordinance has been passed dur ing the year providing that all city employees should be paid through the department in which they work. This largely increases the pay roll of the health department without adding to the city payroll. Possibly the tax payers compiler did not know of thls ordinances when he cut the salaries of the department to $5.6O0 He Was' however, given out as an expert. It hFoi i'NN>@ prepared with care and We are asked to place confidence in it.
 Another Error Shown Up.
 "On the other hand, the taxpayers compiler has added $750,oO to the proposed budget for the health de- partm ent had this approprlalon last partment had this ppropriation last wear. but it does not show in this years proposed budget and the tax payers compiler put it back. The money is needed for this purpose and it would have been very laudable for the compiler to put it in, except that it is already in under an increased al- lowance under the head of visiting nurse association s3,00o, which the compiler has left in. He has thus got it in twice.
 Tt shows that the fixing of the tax rate is business proposltlon--or should be-ba sed on the needs of the city. It should be gone over With great care by men who are familiar with city affairs"
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
WANTS THE FRONTIER
 FARTHER FROM PARIS

Paris, March 3.~-Rene Niviani for mcrly French premier, addressing a meeting of the French Relief society here, said that every body should sec the devastated regions of Northern Franco. He added:
 Paris is too near the frontier. It is impossible to move Paris from the frontier. Therefore, it is necessary that the frontier be removed from the front Of Paris.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
Financial
v. WALL STREET STOCk, EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.-The week on the stock exchange began with a resumption of 'bullish activity among the various Specialties which have featured the trading of the past month. Early gains in motor shares and their accessories ranged from one to three points tobaccos adyancin g one to two and oils and equipments one to one and one-half. Rails also gave promise of further i'm proVen1en+ although dealings in that division were relatively light U. s. Steel was m steady demand, rising over a point but coppers and shippings were he's itant.
 Wall Street 1:3O ?. n7.-U. $. Steel continued to guide tho list to higher levels at midday. Stocks pnder pool control made greatest gains, notably Kelly y-Springfeld Tire. U. s. Rubber Studebak@f, Chandler and General Motors, Montana Power, Continental Can and Beet Sugar. Western Pacific issues also developed marked strength.
 Wall Street. close--Excepting Bald win Loco. Industrial Alcohol lead CTS particularly oils. reacted one to three points on selling for profits in the final hour The closing was strong Sales approximated 750,000 shares
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
TAXPAYERS CONFERENCE

4 conference was held in the mayors office this afternoon at 3 o'clock between the mayor, members of the Taxpayers association, and members of the board of finance and taxation It was rumored this morn ing that a compromise would be eff fected this afternoon. Something of interest and importance is expected to result as an aftermath of the con- ference.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
DANIELS ORDERS PROBE
 AT GREAT LAKES STATION

Washington, March 3.-Secretary Daniels instructed the commandant of the Great Lakes naval training station today to investigate reports that a number of men there had been involved in irregularities similar tc those recently disclosed in the New York district.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
CAPTAIN ANDREWS DISCHARGED

Captain Joseph Andrews, Jr.. who has been at the United States arsenal at WatertoWn in the Ordnance depart 61ent of the United States Army, has been honorably discharged from the service and returned to his home on Vine street Saturday. He left for Wa teEtoWn today where he will remain for two or three days, after which he will return to this city to stay indef- nitely.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
NEW BUDGET WOULD
 SMASH HEALTH DEPT.
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berculoss relief work and all kinds ot sanitary work, People are careless and fall back after they are instruct ed what to do. It is work that must be constantly kept at.
 ''The salaries of the department paid out of last years estimates ai0 as follows:
 From salaries Getty emploHes> .'+1" From salaries (health Dept.' 7'''' From maintenance of Siaush-
 00'0 S32
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
GUARANTEES RESTORED.

Guatemala City via Colon. Panama, March ".-Congress convened yester- day. President Manuel Estrada Ca brera issued a decree re-esta blishing the constitutional guarantees. which were suspended when Guatemala en- tered tho war
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
PROBABLy SUICIDE.
Body Of Hartford Man Taken from
 Connecticut River.

Hartford. March 3.--The body of John D. Hart. 50. of 149 Allyn street, was found in tine Connecticut River at the Colt hrea kwater today. A note in one of his pockets said:
 "Pleasc notify my sister, Mrs. $. D. Shea, 20 West street, Fort Plain, x. Y.''
 There were no marks of violence. The medical examiner said ''Prob- Suicidc"
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
Holm R. TurnrOSe.

The funeral of John R' Iurnrose was held from his lafe nome at 31
 Lyon street yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock and services were conducted
 by Rev. Dr. s. G. Ohman at 2:3O o'clock in the Swedish Lutheran church. The bearers were C. F. FL quist, Morris Johnson, Alfred Larson, Arvid Olson, John B. Johnson and Peter Borg. The flower bearers were Harold Johnson. Edward Johnson, Carl Anderson and Peter Peterson. The burial was in Fairview cemetery
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
Mary Nehegan Hagcrty.

Mrs. Mary Mehegan Hagerty, for mer resident of this city, died yester- day in Roclzaway, ". Y, according to a telegram received this morning by Mrs T. w. Grace The funeral will be held i'll that place on Wednesday morning.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
FRANCE TO ISSUE 3 BILLION
 MORE IN CURRENCY NOTE

Paris, March (Havas.) )--The Temps has published a decree increas- ing from 33,oOO, ,0O0, 900 francs tc %6, 900, 900 francs the total amount of currency notes which may be is- sued by the French government.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
NURSES TO ENTERTAIN.
Will Observe St. Patrick'S Day on
 Saturday. March 15.

The nurses of the New Britain Hospital Training class are planning to entertain at a St, Patrick's party on Saturday evening. March 15.
 The affair is to be held in the par Iors of the Ira ming school which will be specially decorated for the occa- sion. Costumes will be Of green and the general color scheme of the deco rationS the same.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
Mrs. Frances Goodrich.

The funeral Of Mrs. Frances Good rich will be held from her late home, No. 10 Pine street, tomorrow after noon at 1:30 o'clock. 1ntermen will be in South Glastonbury.
 Three sons and two daughters sur vive Mrs. Goodrich. They are Stephen, Henry and Ernest. Two daughters, Mrs. Frank Whitmore and Mrs. G. H. Peck. both of Hartford, also survive.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
STFTS HEARING POSTPONED.
Instead Of Being Held Tomorrow It
 Mill Be Next Meek.

Hartford. March 3.--'Fhc hearing at the capitol on the proposed state con stitutional amendment to give women the right of presidential suffrage ar ranged for Tuesday afternoon has been postponed for one week to Tues day. March Il. This is duo to tho dis arra1g 1gem ent of committee assign ments by reason of the abandonment of a session last Friday.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

LOST--A brown and white Boston
 terrier, tag number 33934. Reward If returned to E. A. Moore, Sunny ledge. e9fd
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
William Carpenter.

The funeral Of William Carpenter, who died yesterday will be held at o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Peters church. The purlal will be in the new Catho1c cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03
TWENTY EIGHT NfrW C.aSES
 OF PINK ETNE ARE REPORTED

The board of health office reported 12 cases of measles, five cases of humps and 2S cases of pink eye, or contun ctivitis, today.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-03

New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter & Co, members of the New York Stock Ex- change
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
ERECT PERMANENT
HOME IN ORION AS
SOLDIERS TRIBUTE
Especial to The Argus

Orion. Jan. 2S.-A community
home to be erected in Orion as a
permanent tribute 10 soldiers and
sailors who served during the war
IS being planned The house will
take the place of a Y NJ. G. A and
cub and will be a building for the
entire community. 1t is estimated
that the structure will cost approx
imately $4,000.
In the basement floor there will
be a gymnasium, pool room and
similar departments. it is planned.
The main floor will be furnished
With an auditorium, rest rooms,
wash rooms and reading rooms
The names of service men of the
community will be inscribed on a
marble tablet to be placed in the
auditorium.
A meeting will be held at 8
o'clock Friday evening in the Orion
opera house to promote the project.
other meetings, such as in every
school house. are also being
planned. At a meeting of principal
business men. held last week,
which only a few men attended,
$1,000 was pledged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
Albert Rueland.

Albert Rueland. aged 90 years,
foreman at the Deere plant for a
number of years, died at , O'Clock
this morning at his home, 344
Tenth street, Moline
Mr.. Rueland WAS bern N3r. Il,
1857. in Austria, and at the age of
seven years, came with his mother
to this country, settling in Tampi-
co. Ill. On March ?, 1885. he and
Lizzie Graten were united in mar
rage at Dixon, III. They removed
to Moline II years ago, where they
had since resided. He leaves the
widow, one daughter, Mrs. George
A. Moury. two grandchildren. one
half sister, Mrs. Adam Hickman. of
Sterling. and two half brothers. Joe
Handbook and Mathew Handbook,
of Tampico He was devoted
member of St Mary's Catholic
church of Moline
Remains will be taken to Sterling
whore funeral services will be held
at 8 o'clock Thursday morning in
the Sacred Heart Catholic church.
Burial will be in the Sterling ceme-
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28

MAKING GOOD
AT SIXTY-FIVE

Don't worry about Old age. A sound
man il good al any age. Keep your
body in good condition and you can
be as hale and hearty and able u
do your Bit as when you were a
young fellow
Affections Of the kidneys and blad
der are among the leading causes or
early or helpless age Keep them
clean and IN" other organs IN WORK
ing condition. and you will have
nothing to fear.
Drive the poisonous wastes from
the system and avoid uric acid ac-
cumulati Take GOLD MEDAL.
Harlem oil Capsules periodically
and you viii find that YOU are as
good as the next fellow. Your spir-
its will he rejuvenated your muscles
strong and your mind keen enough
for any task.
GOLD MEDAL IIaarlem OH Cap
sules VIII do the work. But be sure
to get the original imported GILb
MEDAL HARLEM OH Capsules icy
are reliable and should help ~. or
your money will he refunded. For
sale by most druggists. In sealed
packages. three sizes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
COMMERCIAL CLUB
NAMES COMMITTEE
FOR GOOD OF CITY

Committee similar to the old
Greater Moline association was
created at a meeting yesterday
noon of the directors of the Moline
Commercial club. The cOmmittee's
interests will be both for the COOL
of the organization and for the city
as a whole Thirty members com
pose the committee and the men
are picked from every branch of
life. Mayor Clarence =. Trevor
is one of the members.
The committee will meet once a
week or once in two weeks and
problems that affect the city or as
ISOLATION will be acted upon. Tho
directors will meet again Tuesday
of next week and appoint 10 more
men to act on the committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
Mr.. and Mrs. j. q. Newell.

Death came yesterday afternoon
to Mrs. Esther Newell, for
mer Moline woman, at the family
home in Abel, Iowa. The husband,
James B. Newell, passed last Sat
urday, both deaths being due to in
f1uenza- pneumonia. Joint funeral
services will be held at Abel to-
morrow afternoon. husband and
wife being laid to rest together in
the Abel cemetery.
Esther Johnson was born in Mo
line, Feb. s, 1885, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gus J. Johnson, 1415
Twenty-eighth avenue. She was
educated in the public schools Of
Moline, having been graduated from
Moline high school in the class of
1903. She was married Dec Z. 1909.
to James 3. Newell. and one son
born to the union, Robert Barnard.
is left an orphan. His parents re-
moved about ten years ago to Red
field, Iowa, returning to Moline in
March of 1918. Surviving is one
sister, Miss Milda Johnson, teacher
at the Lincoln school, who left las:
night for Abel to attend the funeral
services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
PROGRAM FOR r. & v.
PARTY TOMORROW
TO BE EXTENSIVE

Root & Van Dervoort employees
will have a house warming party
in the East Moline Y. NJ. c. A to-
morrow evening An extensive pro-
gram including gymnastic stunts.
dancing, music and talks. will be
given. The affair is planned by a
committee composed of Joseph Gal
braith. Jacob Moody, Ross Dick,
Victor Garnn and W. J. Lindgren.
The program:
Easement oor-7:15-Bowling
tournament between ordnance and
engineering girls.
S:15-Bowling between ordnance
and engineering men.
7:30-Pocket billiards tourna-
ment. ordnance and engineering
girls.
Main floor General recep-
ton with Jones' orchestra.
Factory sing. lead by Jacob
Moody.
Address Of We'come-W. z.
Mack. Y. NJ G. A secretary.
Vocal solo Miss Bernice Mason.
Address,. II. Van Dervoort
300 Dancing.
Second fIOor-9:00- Progressive
card game
Members of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
their families and all employees of
the r & V. and their families are
invited TO the house warming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
French Sacrifice
for Liberty Heroic

Six millions of French sons have
offered their lives that democracy
night live Thirty million other
french men and women sacrificed
their all for the same purpose.
Americas debt of gratitude to
France for this is very great We
ESQ are indebted to her for an in
-aluable remedy for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments discovered
by her peasants. which il is report
ed has saved many American lives
and prevented thousands of surgi-
cal operations. George II. Mayr. for
many years a prominent Chicago
chemist. imports the ingredients
and sells this remedy under the
name of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
II is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach. liver and
intes inal ailments, including ap-
pendicitis. One dose will convince
or money refunded
BengstOn's drug store and drug
gists everywhere tAdyD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
JOHN adams LINN
KILLED IN FRANCE
BY BURSTING SHELL.

Mrs. D. A. Babcock. POLL FIJI
teenth street A. Moline. has receiv-
ed word that John Adams Linn.
nephew of Jane Adams. noted So
cIal settlement worker at Chicago.
cied I'm France during December
last. Mr. Linn was a Y. NJ. c. A
secretary, serving with the Fifth
field artillery IN France
Mr.. Linn met death when a IS
inch Austrian shell burst near him.
killing him instantly and wounding
three others. At the time OF the
bursting Of the shell, Linn was dis
trIbuting cigarets and candy. He
was buried that evening in the
rear of Chaudron Farms, about
three kilometres east of Aprenont.
He was d former resident of Gen
eseo. He was about 40 years OLD
and has many friends, especially
college acquaintances, in Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
FATHERS PROGRAM

Plans for father and son week
are being made rapidly and the
weeks program already has been
outlined. The Boy Scouts will open
the week Feb 10 with supper
which all scouts, patrol leaders.
and scout masters and the scout
executive will attend Following
is the weeks program:
Wednesday Banquet IN the DIFF
ferent schools, churches and Y. NJ
G. A.
Thursday Home night.
Friday-StUnt night
Saturday Recreation day.
Sunday-Go-tO-Ch Sunday.
The entertainment committee
will meet this evening in the Sec
ond Congregational church and
Outline the plans more definitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28
'ARTESIAN WELL
FOUND ON SITE
East Moline Committee Investigat.
ing Municipal Hall Location
Encounter Difficulty.

On investigating the site of the
contemplated municipal building
for East Moline, the committee in
charge has encountered a difficulty.
An artesian well is situated approx
imately in the center of the three
lots on which the hall is to be
erected. The well is 75 feet from
Ninth street and 81 feet from Six
tePnth avenue.
The committee has employed dig
gers TO estimate the probability of
building either to one side of the
we'll or around it. Estimation fig
ures show that a building to one
side of the we'll nearest Ninth
street would be constructed at -
X120 feet Again, the committee.
composed of Aldermen c. A. Wood,
c. B. Carlson and F. r. Schlueter,
is considering the possibility OF
building around the well and thus
form a court in the center of the
hall. This will not only add to TIE
beauty of the interior of the build =
ing. but will make it look balanced
on the lot. The committee is SER
iOusly thinking of the latter sug-
gestion.
The building viii have three stor-
les. 1t is planned to house the fire
and police departments on the first
floor, council rooms and court
rooms on the second floor and Of
fee rooms on the third floor The
city will not have need for all The
office rooms. but it is considered
wise to rent the rooms and have
tn I'm ready when the c<y finds need
of them
The committee will have all data
and figures compiled to report 20
the city council at its regular meet
ing to be held next Monday night.