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New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
TRIBUTE PAID 10
 VETERAN HEROES
Mayor QuiSley, on Behalf Of City, Places Wreath on Monument

Memorial Day. this year. will for ever be stamped indcIibly in the
 minds of the people of this city. Due to the fact that veterans of three wars. the Civil war the Spanish American war, and the World war were represented, the exercises had q greater significance yesterday than in former years.
 Favored by pleasant weather, hun dreds of people lined the streets and viewed the procession. Again and again the veterans were chcered. In the morning the graves of those who have gone to their last resting place were decorated. 315 graves were decorated in Fairview cemetery So graves were decorated in the old Catholic cemetery and 27 wreaths were placed upon graves in the new Catholic cemetery.
 In the afternoon an impressive program was carried out at the Sol
 diers monument at Central Park.
 Rev. Dr. c. W. C. Hill of the South Congregational church offered the opening prayer The first address
 was made by Mayor George A. Quig- ley. The mayor paid a high tribute to the veterans of the three wars. He said that plans are now cOntcmpla Ia te ed for the erection of a memorial build imp to be dedicated to the New Britain soldiers who fought in the World War. The mayor appealed to the people to remember the deeds of the men who sacrificed their lives to defend their country. The mayor urged everyone to assist in stamping out any dislOyalty which may exist and preserve the loyalty for which the men fought. New Britain, con cluded Mayor Quigley. occupied a foremost place with other cities dur ing the trying days of the war. About 119 men from this city made the supreme sacrifice.
 Rev. Henry w. Maier pastor of the First Congregational church, made a stirring address. Rev. MT. Maier recently returned from France, where he served with the Red Cross. He told how the women in England and France were forming organizations to decorate the graves of the American soldiers. About 1,600 men died while in England and over 70.000 American soldiers were buried in France.
 Rev. c. M. Missrian paid d glowing tribute to the heroes and at the con- clusion of his speech read; The Nations Debt"
 The orders issued by General Logan for Decoration Day and Lincoln's Gettysburg speech were read by ]. G. Henderson.
 Closing benedictiOn was given by Rev. J. Leo Sullivan. He spoke briefly and told of the great debt owed to the soldiers. The American soldiers, he said, will always be hailed in Europe as supermen. Rev. Father Sullivan closed his address by endorsing Mayor Quigley's warning against Bolshevism.
 Commander $. II. Wood presented a handsome wreath of roses to Mayor Quigley, who accepted on behalf of the city. He placed the wreath upon the monument.
 The singing of "Beautiful America by MT. Stuhlman was heartily re- ceived. The words and music of this song were composed by Miss Meta F. Streeter, daughter-m-laW of ex- Commander Frederick V. Streeter, marshal of the day.
 The exercises were concluded with the sounding of taps"
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
GRAVES OF AMERICANS
 BE\IvNIEIIlLY DECORATED

Brussels, May 3o.-The graves of Americans who fell in the last ten days of desperate fighting Or the war in eastern Flanders were beautifully decorated with flowers and the stars and stripes today. These Americans were buried in the cemetery at Oud- enardc and Gen. de BlauW, governor of the province of East Flanders, and Burgomaster Boutrelignc of Oudcn- arde OttiCiated at the ceremonies which were largely attended by the people of the town.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
WAsHBURN VISITING HERE

A c. Washburn, who for several ears was membership secretary of he local Y. M, c. A, and who for the last two years has been connected Iith the Seamen's Church institute as cad of the war work department, is Iisiting in the city. MT. Washbu1n
 gas director of 200 paid workers who Ierved daily meals to 2,000 service hen during the war, and the institute X still actively engaged in war wei, 3are work.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
MISSION TO OPEN
Rev. F.. \. DOroan to Conduct Two Weeks Retreat at Church of St. John the Evangelist.

At tWo-wecks s mission will open at the church of St. John the Evanee- list tomorrow morning at all the masses, and Rev F.. A. Dorgan of the Oblate order of missioner, who is to conduct the retreat will speak at both the 8;30 and the 1O:3O masses
 The first week of the mission will be known as ''WOmen's Week." and special services will be held for the women of the parish in the morning, and in the evening. That part of the retreat will open at 7:30 tomorrow evening in the church with a special sermon and religious observance and all the women of the parish will be in attendance. Their retreat will close with benediction at o'clock next Sunday afternoon. During the week masses will be sung at 5:30 and at 7:45.
 "Men's Week" will start one week from tomorrow at 7:30 in the eNen- ing, and thcir program of services will he the same as that of ''Wom- ems Week.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
NEN'S CIIR OUTING.

The second annual outing of St. Marks Mems club will be held Satur- day afternoon, June IA, and a large party will leave by automobile for a spot on the Pennington river, where the outing is to be held. The party will leave St. Marks parish house at 12:3O, and lunch will be served as soon ELS the party arrives at the outing grounds. Among the events arranged are baseball target shooting and quoit contests.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
BUSINESS IS RESUMED.
But Martial Law Is Continued In Lima
 and (allaO.

Lima. Peru, May BOA number of business esta ablishmentS which were closed because of the strike, reopen ed today, although 1t will probably be several days before conditions return to normal. Since the outbreaks began from 50 to 100 strikers have been killed and 200 wounded.
 Martial law continues in force and guards have been formed in Lima and Callao and surrounding suburbs to assist the police and troops in maintaining order.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31
LADY HE:L|.EN l.
CHOCOLATE CORDIAL CHERRIES

The most delicious ruby red. lus- |ous cherry from sunny France im- Fisoned in a wall of the finest cnoco- ktc you ever ate. New York and Paris pnfectioners ask SIPS per pound for
 pods of this quality. You may have hem this week at the special price of
 bc PER FULL POUND.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31

and we feel that we will serve the state best by concentrating our efforts on the women.
New Britain herald., 1919-05-31

The Misses Annette Johnson and Matte Martin spent Memorial day Tn MiddletOWn
Evening star., 1919-04-20
The Secret Orinker.

MAYOR MALONEY of Butte said
at a banquet:
People talk about secret drinkers.
II there's any phrase that makes me
laugh. it's that Secret drinkers! Was
there ever a hard drinker whose vice
wasn't by-word?
"A minister was returning homo
from prayer meeting one evening when
he met one Of these so-called secret
drinkers. The secret drinker was
wabbling from one side Of the road to
the other. and the minister said, drily:
%'You seem a bit unsteady OH your
pins
My rheuma tism.' said the secret
drinker. I'm troubled with--hic---in.
fammatory rheumatism, parson.'
well. good evening" said the min
lister, passing on. "A lovely evening,
isn't III?
1T certainly is.' said the secret
drinker. And such splendid--hic--
moons"
Evening star., 1919-04-20
A Kind Heart.

A DETROIT machinist was praising
Henry Ford.
H'HeIy has got a kind heart" the
man said. His heart is almost too
kind. l guess. Here's story about
him:
He walked into a Detroit restau-
rant one evening and an old. white-
haired waiter limped up to serve him.
Henry noticed how tired and old the
waiter looked. and so, to cheer him up.
he said:
arthur. what's the biggest tip you
ever received?'
"A tip of $25, Mr.. Ford" says AR
thur.
"'Well. Arthur says Henry. I'm go
ing to make that tip looked sick
And sure enough. after he'd finish.
ed feeding, he gave old Arthur a SIS
tip. Arthur nearly dropped dead.
by the way. Arthur says Henry.
who was it gave you that other big
tip?
LIT was you, Mr.. Ford says old
Arthur"
Evening star., 1919-04-20
Four Queens and the Vase of Marie Antoinette
Sterling Hg Writes the Beautiful Hodoo Made
Queens by French That Was Smashed Queen
Elena During Italian Just Before the Tide of
Battle Turned -Other Jars Ovned by Queens

any copy, although modern) Of the old
vintage hich the czarina had ad-
mired. The original be had no right
to give. This would not be on account
OF it's value IA modern copy might
cost $50,000). but for historic and ar
tistic reasons. The French state must
keep its ancient originals. Yet Felix
Faure packed the original to st. Pet
ersburg. A big stir ensued, but the
czarina was not a newspaper reader
and never returned the ancient tapes
try.
Such are the royal traditions in
herited by the French republic. The
Old kings interested themselves in GER
tain splendid manufactures Of tapes
try. cut-glass. fine furniture and por-
celain. They wanted the goods-and
1t helped national production. |'"
At the Gobelins they originally made
all kinds of precious furniture for the
royal palaces and chateaux. The Gobe-
Inns family, who gave their names to
that corner of Paris, had nothing to
do with the manufactures; they be-
came immortal through tapestry with
out having woven an inch Of it. They
were simply dyers, and having made
a fortune, the third generation bought
titles, retired, and left their name to
the quarter by the little river Bievre.
itself called "the river of the Gobe-
Evening star., 1919-04-20

They compromised on having the
Sevres manufactory make a perfect
copy of it. size form. colors. decora-
tfon. glaze. everything 1t was said
they could not be told apart. but I
don't believe it. The Marie Antoinette
vase. which; still exists. has all the
look Of Louis Seize product. The
old original disappeared in the tor
ment Of the revolution 1t, may stand
today. harmless, on the mantepiece of
some workingman of the st. Antoine
quarter. But why harmless? Do work.
ingmen's families never have bad
luck? .
In any case, Marie Antoinette re-
joiced in her will and way. She had
her hoodoo pot with it's bad luck
diluted-a perfect copy made at Sew
res "Thus," she said. "Tll beat 1t to
it," 1t gave her thrill. IS
Some say that it gave her the gull
lotine. o.. =. ~.. ~ .,
You know the facts The royal fam
lily was presently slammed by bad
luck for sure. which came TRANQUILITY,
remorselessly. On the other hand,
there were perfectly good sociological
causes of the French revolution with
out blaming a sky-blue pot. with
Psyche and her pups and lid On it.
So said BRAND when Fallieres con-
suited him..
The lid worries me-" said the kindly
Evening star., 1919-04-20
The Usual Advice.
SENATOR was talking about the
danger of bolshevism.

A SENATOR was talking about the
danger of bolshevism.
I'VE lawmakers" he said. are Of
fered a lot OF advice. AS usual. the
trouble is not that we're unwilling to
accept advice, but the advice isn't
worth accepting.
Most advice reminds me of that
given by the gamblers wife. AM
other lady said to her:
"'How much better Off men would
be if they'd only accept their wives
advice.
That's too true the gamblers
wife agreed. If you only knew how.
in season and out of season, ad-
wise my husband never to bet on los
ing horses, but the crack Drained fool
will do It. just the same"
Evening star., 1919-04-20

did not take her long to get her vase,
just like the others. = And now hero
comes in the queer part. In Norway.
not so long ago, the bolsheviks were
on the point of sweeping everything:
then, suddenly the fear of them made
a counter-revolution and Mauds hus-
band is now probably the safest king
in Europe.
How?, Why? Wait a minute
One queen. There were only two Of
the six vases left. so when President
Fallieres visited Queen Elena at Rome
in September. 1911. he took one of
thenf with him.. He had got the
habit.
Now, everybody knows what hap
pened to Italy in the great retreat of
1917. Italy appeared conquered. ruin
ed; then suddenly the people rose
again and all was heroism and tri-
umph. Recently Queen Elena met up
with Queen Maud and the two queens
compared notes about the hoodeo
vase.
There's nothing superstitious
about me- said Maud. TN not
afraid to break vase"
Queen Elena smiled wisely.
when did you smash yours" whis-
pered Maud.
I'm 1917" whispered Elena.
STERLING HEILIG.
Evening star., 1919-04-20

French president. why lid? The re
is something simply awful about IL at
lid"
They stood looking at the Marie
Antoinette vase and the six reprodac-
tions of 1t just completed by the
Sevres mandatory in 1911. They
were for muse ums. Such had been the
intention. Now, the beautiful young
queen Of the Belgians desired one of
the six.
"Give it to her" said the prime
minister. IT'S a copy of copy.
There cannot be much hoodoo left in
it. We are living in the year 1911"
The French president told Elizabeth
the story. honestly.
She laughed happily.
I'VE all have to risk something In
life" she said. Tn risk hoodoo
vases"
You know the rest. And it is as
nothing.
That Belgium was devastated. with
somber future before 1t and it's
royal family today may well he
mere coincidence.
Those who claim to believe the hoo
doc point out that II began to work
with Elisabeth. as It had done with
Marie Antoinette. slowly and tran
GULLY. taking three years, from 1911
10 1914 to lay Its pipes.
And there are other condolences.
Four queens-fve queens, because
when the other three came piling on
him. President Fallieres sent tne Of
the vases to old Louise of Denmark.
Cant leave her OUT" ne exclaimed
cheerily. So they packed 1t with the
tea set. Queen Louise's husband died
the next year and she herself in
1915. Today the bolsheviks arr mas
ters in King Christians capital.
Three queens remained of those 1911
visits. When Queen Wilhelmjna ar
rived in Paris she knew all about
the Marie Antoinette vase and its six
reproductions. II have named a tulip
for YOU" she told the French presi-
dent She got her vase. Perhips her
luck has been the meanest Of all. A
few weeks ago her prince consort
participated, as "a German officer, in
demonstration to honor the Gxkai-
ser's birthday.
Two queens. Along cGme lovely
Maude of Norway. as / told fou. 1t
Evening star., 1919-04-20


THE HOODoO VASE OF. MARIE
,: ANTOINETTE. 4.
beautiful and she is now deceased, but
she was a queen and the good presi-
dent felt his benevolence swell in
him.
Eat present" he said lit was in
1s1D. they are making a pate ex-.
actly like that Of the old Ming How
porcelain, arrived at by chemical
analysis. 1t permits the application of
the richest and most varied colors.
Shall 1 send you small tea set?"
ooh, thanks." said Queen Louise
This is so unexpected, My teas are
crowded often have two dozen
ahem.'
The good president esteemed that
this squared Denmark. but hevy of
fair queens now waltzed into his
life. Queen Maud of Norway was sim
ply exquisite in 1911. Wilhelmina of
Holland was royalty fresh and hand
some. Elizabeth of the Belgians is
scrumptious to this hour. while Queen
Elena Gin 191D completed a four-of-
a-kind, which the earnest BRAND de-
clared should beat four aces.
Queen Elizabeth had begun it, hint
ing about the pot.
"a
go to IT," said Prime Minister Bri-
and. "I'm not superstitious"
President Fallieres had asked ad-
vice. Which should he yield to--a
young queens wish, or trouble
some royal legend persisting in re-
publican France for hundred and
fifty years?
Elizabeth had seen the pot-or
rather, the six reproductions of it.
'Charmng" she exclaimed. Just
what l was wishing for! How could
you know 1t? You didn't know it.
There is something particular about
it. 1t draws me!"
President Fallieres was troubled.
There was. indeed, something par
ticular about that Louis XVI vase,
called Psyche and the Puzzi." just
reproduced as tour de force by
great sevres artists on the quiet. for
distribution to museums in frank de-
fiance of ancient prejudice. But
queen? Let sleeping lions lie. Don't
wake them. There are things best
left alone!
Long ago. they say. before Sevnes
and before Rouen. there was GER
tain lovely vase Of earliest Dresden
ware. Of tender skyblue tints. pale
green, pale rose. pale gold. with a lid
on It, 1t was decorated with medal
lions, fanciful motives and the big
picture Of Psyche and the Puzzi."
Psyche you know. The Puzxr are baby
cupids. puzxi. poupee. poppet, puppy.
all the same word and the same thing.
Perfectly innocent looking. Nobody
knows who made 1t (because 1t no
longer exists) or how 1t came into the
brio "a -brac Of the French crown. Only
this-it had bad name and during
all the reign of Louis XIV. it had re-
manned on a dusty shelf in the royal
storage with the equivalent of these
words on it: Not for Use."
Time passed. One day. young Queen
Marie Antoinette came on It. Send
it to Versailles" she said. ITS love-
ly."
The old storage courtier sQuirmed,
embarrassed. He believed the legend.
Beat IT, your majesty" he said. or
words to that effect. Lets not stay
here. That pot Is loaded. 1t is fun OF
bad luck for royalty. So says the
legend, 1t came from Germany"
'Im German myself" said Marie
Antoinette. She did not believe the
legend. But the old custodian grow
eled. II beseech your majesty. don't
take 1t out of storage! Don't take it
to the palace! It did harm enough In
the reign Of the late king."
Evening star., 1919-04-20

"I'm German myself" said Marie
Antoinette. She did not believe the
legend. But the old custodian grow
eled. II beseech/ your majesty. don't
take It out of storage! Don't take it
to the palace! 1t did harm enough In
the reign of the late king"
Evening star., 1919-04-20

Sevres was built up in the same way
by Louis XIV from the scattered royal
porcelain makers Of st. Cloud and
vincennes. The royal glassware had
ceased under Louis XIII. The royal
furniture making disappeared with
Marie Antoinette. But Gobelins tap
estries and Sevres porcelains continue
to be government products of world
renown, for procedures, municipali-
ties, embassies and museums. for sales
on application--and for royal gifts, as
a surprise.
The French president still has the
royal prerogative. He can cheer a
spoiled queen with a woven picture of
undying colors. great and splendid, to
light up her wall, or a dinner set OF
Seyres chinaware so rare and bauti-
ful that 1t would be sin to use 1t.
Mrs. Wilson will get her vase and
tea set this next visit.
See how wisely we approach the
fatal pot!
French government porcelain sells
to the rich public, but certain fnicky
reproductions, certain beautiful ex-
periments, are held back for the
French state or put on the shelf for
feminine royalty.
The queens know 1t. In that 1911
series Of queenly visits. old Louise of
Denmark confded in President Fall
Heres more than once that they pre-
served at Copenhagen a certain dinner
set in pate tendre presented by Louis
XIV to Christian VII in 1868
"All covered with designs and paint
ings of delicious effect" she cooed.
"Does Sevres today make things as
beautifulT'
Evening star., 1919-04-20

uniquely favorable for dyeing. Old
King Louis XIV bought up their dye
ing plants. united it to his royal tap
estry workers, added gilders, joiners.
painters, brass found
ers. ETC., and put at the head Of it
such famous artists as Lebrun and
Mignard.
Now you know where Mrs. wilson's
beautiful tapestry came from. Only
the tapestry end of these furniture
works remained at the Gobelins.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-01
TlU0Kansus Cities
Call for Troops
Business Men Declare
Protection Is Needed in
Coal and Strike Crisis

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. 3O-Eight
hundred representative citizens of the
two Kansas Cities at mass meeting
to-day adopted a resolution request
ing that Federal troops be sent to
both communities as a result of the
precarious situation caused by the ma
tlon-widc coal strike and made worse
by the strike of railroad trainmen
kilograms were sent IN compliance
with the resolution to Governor Fred
crick ID. Gardner of Missouri and Gov
ernor Henry J. Allen of Kansas by
the mayors of both cities d the pres
ident of the Chamber {, Commerce.
In reply word came from Chicago
that authority to call out state troops
whenever necessary in connection with
the strike had been conferred upon
AdJutant General Clark, of Missouri,
to-day by Governor Gardner, who is
now in that city.
asserted that the two Kansas Cities
were without coal. 1t was
said that if additional coal was obtain
able it was impossible to move it be-
cause Of the strike of tranmen
Troops we're needed, it was declared,
for protection of men who would vol
unteer to take the places of the strik-
ing yardmen, approximately l.500 Of
whom left work Yesterday
Prospect Of an immediate settlement
of the trainmen's strike is entirely
out OF the question, it was learned
from authoritative sources following q
secret meeting to-day of 1000 mem
bers of the organization.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-01
Flunq
On Rock by Gale
Big RI With Crem OF 28
IN Danger at Ne,o Lon
don: Rescue Craft Near
Special ColrsspondeMc,

Special Correspondence
NEW LONDON, Conn. Nov 30.-One
Of Uncle Sans largest and latest type
of submarines. the RI, was a victim Of
last nights gale. being swept from her
noorngs at the mouth OF this harbor
and cast upon Black Rock.
The RI was one of half dozen
subs lying alongside the mother ship
Camden. About II o'clock Saturday
Night. when the rain was pelting and d
breeze OF force was sweeping Long
Island Sound. the undersea craft, with
her crew Of twcnty-eight. began to
drift toward Eastern Point shore. and
despite all efforts of Lieutenant Com
mander +. L. Emke and his men she
was swept we'll up on the rocky shore.
The IS @ 81 call from the wireless
operator of the RI brought two mine
sweepers to her assistance, but the
high sea and dangerous ground pre-
vented hawsers from being made fast
to the submarine Half Of the crew
were sent from the submarine back TO
the mother ship in small boats this
morning. the rest staying on board.
The mine sweepcrs are standing by
The stranded submarine waiting ca mer I
weather before attempting to haul her
off. 1t is not known how badly the
K-T's hull is damaged
New-York tribune., 1919-12-01
Earth Weighs
Six SextilliOn
1olls--ill Boston
Tech. Professor Figures 1t
O'l for His Class With
Aid of Two Lead Balls
and Two Small Spheres

SpeciCl Correspondence
BOSTON, Nov 0.-The earth weighs
6,0oO, O,000, 900 900, 0,o00,0 100000 tons. The
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
department of physics, headed by Pro
fessor Louis L. Dorr is authority for
the assertion. The expert weighed"
the earth to enlighten his students
Formidable as the task appears, all
that was required was a simple piece
of apparatus about the size of a va,
cuum cleaner and knowledge of Ger
tain natural laws. This was the way
OF it:
Scientists have known since the days
of Newton that all bodies, large and
small. exercise power of attraction
foI one another They likewise have
ascertained that the power of this
attraction. or force Of gravity, is in
direct ratio to the relative sizes of the
bodies involved
Al the institute they attached two
small spheres, weighed to the finest
degree to the end Of short rod. The
spheres were freely suspended
that is, they might be swayed IN any
direction and were hung from threads
made of quartz drawn to thickness
one twelfth of a human halr
The Investigators next bleDrhl into
the proximity Of these bali 30 large
lead balls weighing about 49, ponds
eNcN The lead balls, because OF their
superior weight. Immediately made
their presence felt upon the smaller
ones. The latter moved appreciably
from their former POSITIONS
The professor knew the weight Of
the hanging and Of the leaden balls,
and had ascertained the force which
the leaden balls exercised over the
suspended ones. He knew. of course,
the power OF tn earth's attraction for
the leaden ball which is their weight
The solution. to gain the earths
weight, was simply d problem in pro-
portion.
The difficult part OF the experiment.
however. was in measuring with exact
accuracy the attraction OF the leadcn
balls for those suspended