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New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
OLD HOME WEEK.
reforners

New Britain's Old Home Week will soon be upon us, and the first organ ized to attempt to crystalize the sen- timent of the Native Sons in our city will be made. to prove whether the city has the loyalty of its people, as it should, or to fail through lack of interest on the part of New Brit ainites. Which shall it be?
 There is, here as we'll as in every community, greatly strengthened of the sending of many of the younger citizens to France. The death of a boy from home, while he was on mill itary duty has done much to weld the parents of New Britain into one, whether they lost one of their family or not. The strain of waiting, of Keeping the home-fires burning" has been shared by all and like all hard ships endured by a collection of people has intensified the feeling of the community and added to it's CO., hesiveness. We will admit that every soldier or sailor that went out from here on the great adventure did, in directly great deal for his city, for its record. The record of New Brit ain troops in action is brilliant and another cause for local pride
 We hope that this feeling is to be well illustrated at the coming as- sembly of local people, previous resi- returned from service. It is the op- portunity to give tangible evidence of our community pride as we'll as pay our respects to the boys in uniform, will in order that there shall be no small detail lacking to show the stranger within our gates just what we think of our city. Unless all work for the success of the plan there will be no pleasure in it--it will fall fiat. It is a cooperative undertaking of the first magnitude, in which each must play his part.
 The committees, as formed by the Mayor, are doing what they can to insure the full realization of the scheme. Their plans will come to naught unless an intelligent interest is taken in them by the one not on committee but who is to be enter tained. We believe that New Britain has the spirit and is going to put through the "Old Home Week" in a Liaze of glory.
 Thc attitude of the soldier and sailor has been hard to get from talk
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

Long Island is fortunate in having the HawXhurst twins to succeed the Muncy brothers as evidence of the salubrity of the climate. The Muncys advertised the ozone of the South Side; Sea Cliffs atmosphere is cele- brated by the sisters whose added years became IFS on Monday. Of course everybody who has travelled Long Island knows that every town is the second healthiest place in the world, the doctors say" but here is proof of it.
 The island has received a good deal of unwelcome publicity in recent years as the hunting preserve of un- happy wives. Husbands with false social notions moved there only to be shot. The cases of the long lived twins offset these sad histories and point a moral. If you wish longevity do not move to Long Island and abuse your wife. Be twin, inhabit Mas sau or Suffolk, and live we'll into the nnetieS.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
Nature Stories,
(Waterbury Republican, )

(WaterDury Repupncan.) The New Haven Register, ventur- ing for a moment into the field of ! curious natural phenomena, won ders if Winsted will be able to hold it's own against a British invasion. Says the Register:
 "winsted has so long held without challenge the championship of na- ture stories that it is worth chron- icling the English invasion of the field which comes in the following dis patch from London:
 "A waterspout which burst about Tobermory in Argleshire spread a shower of herring over the town and part of the town of Hull. They fell in heaps on the pavements and roofs. Gulls were quickly gobbling them up and later these were assisted by hens, ducks and cats. People were awak- ened by the screaming of the sea birds.
 Pretty fair for the middle of the summer, and Tobermory, famed in song and story by Harry Lauder, may calm to be a contender for the title for so long held by the Connec- ticut town"
 We won't attempt to speak for Winsted for Winsted is well able to speak for herself. We think that she will have no trouble in produc- ing some little natural abnormality that will put this British effort in the shade. We deny, however, that there is any possibility of this country ever losing the palm for nature stories to Great Britain or anybody else, and we adduce the following from the Ma son City .Uowa) G1obe-Gazette with no fear that it can be matched any where-except perhaps by Winsted:
 Seven years ago a farmer living west of this city hung his vest on a fence in the barnyard A calf chewed up a pocket of the garment in which was a standard gold watch. Last week the animal, @ staid old milch COW, was butchered for beef, and the timepiece was found in such a posi- tion between the lungs of the cow that the respiration-the closing in and the filling of the lungs-kept the stemwinder wound up, and the watch had lost but four minutes in the seven years.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
ENGLISH PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING H. (. OF |.
Point Of Extreme Indignation Has
 Been Reached

London, Aug. 15.-The food riots in Italy and agitations elsewhere on the continent arc focusing attention on the continued increase in the prices of food and clothing in this country. Public feeling, judged by protesting letters to the press and the talk one hears in restaurants and private houses, is mounting to the point of extreme indignation.
 Newspapers are deVoting much space to this subject and warning the government that unless it takes ac- tion to curb profiteering, trouble may be expected this winter. The govern ment's recent announcement that its present modified food control would be continued at least through the winter does not appear to have ap- peased the public, and the demand is widely made for return to the strict war time regulations
 There is great discontent among small householders. One writes to London paper complaining of high prices demanded for eggs, milk and fruit and declaring Those who buy. and sell seem to have gone mad in their 'get-rich quick craze, and their impertinence in what they charge the public is something gross" The same writer, discussing the "extortion. on clothing" quotes the announcement made in the house of ! commons the other day that the high 1 price of woo1en garments is not due | to short supplies or government charges, and that the stocks of wool
 in this country are the greatest ever l known.
 If that is so," the writer com- | ments, why are all woolen goods 1 famine prices, and why does mans suit of clothes cost anything from | eight to eighteen guineas ($40 to 1 s9o)? Why is the profiteering al- l lowed ?"
 The ministry of munitions official l who made the announcement re- | garding wool said that the bulk of l responsibility for the high prices of
 woolen goods lay between the man l who makes the cloth and the dealer. l He said the government was consider
 ing action to prevent profiteering'
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
RESTAURANTS ARE
 CLOSED IN ROME
Quarrel Arising Over the Unending Subject of Tips and Walters
 Object to Rule.

Rome, July IA, (Correspondence of the Associated Press0 walters have been recently veritable ancient Caesars in Rome for they have controlled both the public and the hotel and restaurant proprietors. Romans cannot eat outside the con fines of their own home for there is now no place to eat. All restaurants are closed.
 The quarrel is on the intending sub- ject of tips. It has been the policy during some weeks to include the tip in the bill. At the end of each day, the walters share would amount to 20 per cent. of the gross receipts In some cases. The proprietors found that this procedure was not acceptable to the guests and asked the walters to tary tipping. They refused.
 The refusal eliminated in a, strike. Some hotels were forced to accede to the demands of the walters and in these alone was anyone able to pro- cure food Because these hotels were the only ones in which people could be served, the walters clashed with the patrons Italian officers accompanied by women were insulted, while a dig nified British general, just returned from the campaign in Palestine, was subjected to a somewhat torturesome excoriation.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
Which Side Are You On?
iBridgeport post.)

The more that people dig into it, the more certain they become that the whole United States peace dele gation from top to bottom was Wood row Wilson. While others ran along to fetch the water or carry the bats. he did all the sluggirg. ..'.. e
 This is one of those belated dis coveries about which the only element of surprise is surprise at the fact that some people were so slow in finding out.
 And after it has been out, what does it mean? The qualities that in Theodore Roosevelt were hailed as decision. force, aggressiveness, and sclf-reliance are hailed in Woodrow Wilson as mulishness, obstinacy, sell
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
Their

proper methods of procedure. Their punishment, we suppose, will be soll- tary confinement for few days and deprivation of the twenty dollars
 which was in the abandoned kitty" at the time of the raid. But we arc not particularly concerned with the
 punishment. That is the wardens
 business.
 The thing that does appeal to us,
 as faithful followers of one Osborne,
 of late Sing Sing fame. is the conjec-
 ture, How could such 8 thing hap pen?" It puzzles us; we do not un- |Serstand how a nice, happy, we'll
 frrasaAed, carefree bunch of convicts,
 who re accustomed to having even their hothes supplied by a generous State kpuld 50 far descend as to in- dulge in mercenary sport of shooting d;oy| onn money. What good was the monsy afrer one or another had corra,,eA she greAx5e,part of it? Wsat creatuGe comforts coul0Nlt l. ouy Netse .s.b,,4 ,4plug or two of snSohins or .ea,ewine4 tobacco, which--if AoI will nardo,.t the pun-should b1 esxhes sb,5 ;,, tall well-regulated prisons> Of No1xsxs s the convicts are said to haveNe ara ined, outdoor exercise is denietyso, al but a privileged few at the pra gym means of excitement are saS A, 3Sven indoors. The pris- oner has a hard row to hoe
 . Nevertheless, after the steps that have been taken to alleviate his mis- fsas's, we feel for the poor convict. -Brought to the place of internment through no fault of his own except that of getting caught at something or another, he has to do penance and show regret for his past sins. He is aided in this showing of regret by many guards and many safeguards. Why has he so far forgotten his duty to society as to roll the bones? We will answer our own question. He has not any amusement outside of that MoHcy, dS we SdlQ DGIOre, can am Ount to little except tobacco from the out side. The thrill of the game is all that appeals, we venture
 As a remedy for this, we offer our uggestions-born of the regime of Osborne: Why not serve tea, to which the public is invited, at the prison every day or so? Get jazz band and establish a dance floor The saviours of society who would convert the pervert may collect and trip the light fantastic with the outcast mem- Der, may chat lightly of many things over the teacups, filled with fragrant Oolong, or whatever it is that they fill teacups within places like Sing Sing. Thus the convict's mind may be diverted and his entity saved. The well-meaning will also have an outlet for their ambitions Take it al. around, it saves a lot of trouble-for us on the outside, particularly. We will not have to bother about the reformers.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
National Happenings.

News from the Orient-Chinese and Japanese forces in Korea-Prospects of an engagement near Seoul-Euro- pean powers will protect their con- sulates-Great wall in China strength -ened.
 Oil tank car on the New York Gen. tral explodes in collision and Is thrown over 1000 feet
 The Cunarder Campaignia crossed the ocean in , days, hours and 29 minutes, a worlds record
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
INDOOR SPORTS AT SING SING.

Another instance of the severity of |e New York State wardens in tl.eir Pnduct of the prison at Sing Sing has
 ben brought before us in the chron- |ling of 8 raid on ecrap" and poker
 krty at that institution lately. Six
 len of the party were recognized and
 hled before the wardens court for keir remissness in observing the
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
MINOR REALTY DEALS.

Meyer Dunn has transferred his property on Stanley street to M. Greenblatt. The latter transferred his property on East Main street to Dunn recently.
 P. Scapellati has bought the Broad way Tailor Shop on East Main street, which he sold shortly before he left for overseas and will occupy 1t imme- diately. The property has been in the hands of Joseph Capello,
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

flshness and headstrong wilfulness. Or vice versa, according to the way you look at it. In. other word, it becomes apparent that neither set of qualities is in either man but in the eyes of the beholder. And what color of glasses do you wear?
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
LOUVRE SOON TO BE REOPENED.
French Museum Has Been Closed
 Since Start of the War.

Paris, Aug 1S.-The. Louvre, the national museum, which has been closed to the public since the begin ming of hostilities, will be reopened shortly.
 II is. being completely cleaned and overhauled and is being painted for the first time in fifty years
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

Won Tirpitz is having violent at- tack of the "D-told-you-so's. Wash ington Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

shortage, the underwear men come out with a statement that underwear will be very high this winter. Looks like team Work.-Detroit News
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

Restoration of peace between Great Britain and Afghanistan is good thing, especially for Afghanistan.- Montreal Gazette.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

We believe we have forgotten to state that in, our opinion, Portland is, after all, the best place to live in in some ways.-Portland Press.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
FACTS AND RANCHES

When the president hands it to con- gress and congress hands it back to the president, the chances are that about all that is done will be the peo- Philadelphia Press. ...,.
 Just as the coal men announce a
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

T. C., Atkinson, of the National Grange, says the farmers of this country are being robbed That is not so; but if it were. they could stand it.-Albany Argus.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
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New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

Part of the difficulty is obviously caused by a general desire to give as little return as possible for as much money as le.-Washington Star
 There is 8 growing impression that the railroad men are on the wrong track-Boston Evening Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
TELEPHONE CALLS

Ft-aso at the Post Q@ ct New Britain
 as SecnnA Glass Mall Natter
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

e only profitable advertising medium f4 the city. Circulation books and presd room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

Member of the Associated Press. 3 Associated Press is exclusively entitYe, to the use for republication of all new credited to 1t or not otherwise credfte, In this paper and also local new published herein.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
Women's s Umbrellas

in more than three Hundred smart new style handles, of good wearing American Cotton and Mercerized Taffetas; strong paragon frames. Priced $1.TS, .S2.9S, S3.4S and $3.98 each.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

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New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
Children's s Umbrellas

Cord Loop, Fancy Handles, for boys and girls, priced Sf.48 each.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-18

Priced S5.9S to S9.9S each. very newest handles, silk cords, white ivory rings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
Today' S Events

Today marks the centennial of trans
atlantic steam navigation, the Tooth
anniversary of the sailing of the Sa
vannah for Europe.
Two eminent prelates of the Roman
Catholic church in the United States
Bishops Harkins of Providence and
Byrne of Nashville-celebrate the gol-
den jubilee of their ordination today.
A New Hampshire state convention
to express popular approval Of the
league of nations covenant is 10 be
held ct Manchester today under the
auspices Of the league to enforce peace
An Oregon state association of sec
retaries Of chambers of commerce is to
be organized at meeting to be held at
The Dalles today on the initiative of
the chamber of commerce of that city
Chairman Edward n Hurley of the
United States shipping board has in.
vited commercial and other organiza
tons through out the country to send
representatives TO Washington today tc
confer on policies TO govern the opera.
tion of the American Merchant marine
| Organization plans for the 1920 presi
Dental campaign are to be considered
at conference to be held in Washing
ton today by the state chairmen of boil
the men 5 and women's Republican
state central committees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
In the DAYS News.

The Rt Rev Matthew Harkins, who
recently retired from his active duties
rs bishop Of the Roman Catholic do
cese Of Providence, today rounds out a
half century in the priesthood. Bishop
Harkins is a native of Boston and Is
now in his 74th year. He studied at the
college of Holy Gross, Worcester, for
one year, and then went abroad to
study theology. After his ordination
he visited Rome, where he spent some
months, and upon his return to Ameri-
ca he entered upon his duties in the
priesthood as curate of church at
Salem, Mass. From there after few
years he was advanced to rector of a
church at Arlington, Mass, and in 1881
he was given charge of st. james
church in Boston. He remained in
Boston only three years, when upon the
death of Ri. Rev. Thomas Hendrieksen
he was appointed to the bishopric OF
Providence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open siuices of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those of us who are accustomed to
feel duh and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold,
fonl tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
lame back, can, instead, both look and
feel as fresh as a daisy always by wash
ing the poisons and toxins from the body
with phosphated hot water each morn
ing.
We should drink, before breakfast, a
glass of real hot water with teaspoon
full of limestone phosphate in it to flush
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
ten yards of bowels the previous day IS
indigestible waste, sour bile and poison
Gus toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening
and purifying the entire alimentary
tract before putting more food into the
stomach.
The action of limestone phosphate and
hot water on an empty stomach is
wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans out
all the sour lamentations, gases, waste
and acidity and gives one splendid ap-
petite for breakfast and it is said to be
but a little while until the roses begin
! to appear in the cheeks. A quarter pound
of limestone phosphate viii cost very
/ little at the drug store, but is sufficient
to make anyone who is bothered with
biliousness, constipation, stomach trou.
bic or rheumatism a real enthusiast on
the subject of internal sanitation. Try
it and you are assured that you will
look better and feel better in every
way shortly-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

This AFTERNOON Sid Hunt was standing
in the middle of the street holding the
string Of kite, the kite being so high
up in the air you could ony tell it was a
kite by the looks of it, and | sed to Sid
Hunt, Does it pull very hard, Sid?
1t pulls the hardest of eny kite | ever
held, sed Sid. And he kcpp on holding
it and | kepp ON watching him, saying
after a vile, Do You wunt me to hold it
vile for you, Sid?
No, l can hold it, sed Sid Wieh he
kepp on doing. Me keeping on watching
him, and pritty soon | sed, Hay. Sid, III
swap you my yello key ring for that
kite jest the way it is now up in the
air Come ON, Sid, you always wunted
that yello key ring. VIII you, Sid?
No. sed Sid, and / sed, Wy not, Sid
don't you still wunt it? Meening the
yello key ring, and Sid sed, Yes
Well then wy don't you swap, Sid?
sed, and he sed, | got reason.
And he kepp on holding the string al
one end and the kite kepp on wiggeling
neryiss at the other end, and after
vile | sed, | tell you wat, Sid, LII owe
you sent fer good mcclure, Ill give
you the key ring and owe you a sent
watts you say, Sid?
No, sed Sid, and l sed, Aw, G, gosh
Sid, wy not? and he sed, got reason
and l sed, Well then tell you wat II
give you the key ring and owe you ;
sents, hows that for bargain, Sid?
Wares the key ring? sed Sid.
WITCH | gave to him, and he handed
me the string and went away with thu
key ring, and after | had stood Their,
holding the kite vile and feeling CRATE
4, Sam Cross came up, saying, G. Wiz
good mite, Sid Hunt had a nerve to lees,
you hold it after he promised not to leev
90 of it till | came back, give me nj.
kite
| Proving wat Sid Hunts reason was
land Sam Cross took the string ard
went to look for Sid Hunt to get bael
the yello key ring and deny l owed hin
/ . sents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
Use for Vacant Plant.
Barre Times.

Although there is no prospect that
Rutland will Immediately lose the state
house of correction, albeit that event is
scheduled at some later date, the live
people of that city are already casting
about for some way to utilize the valu-
able plant which will be vacated when
the institution is merged with the state
prison at Windsor. 1t is proposed to
transform the plant into a manufacture
ing factory. preferably for the manu-
facture of shoes. A shoe factory would
more than compensate Rutland Tor the
loss of the house of correction and would
in addition, give the community more
desirable industry than that concerned
in the restraint of persons convicted of
minor offenses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
Tndsz,s Birthdays.

Sir Aston Webb, the new president of
the Royal Academy, born in London, 10
years ago today.
Sir Arthur ] Conan Doyle, famous
novelist and playwright born in Edin-
burgh, 60 years ago today.
Me. ALA Nazmova, celebrated actress
of the American stage, born in the Rus
sian Crimea, 40 years ago today.
DR.. Jacob Gould Schurman, president
of Cornell University, born in Prince
Edward Island, 65 years ago today.
Charles H. Markham, former presi-
dent of the Illinois Central Railroad,
born at Clarksville, Tenn, IS years ago
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
Lost Distinction

(St. Johnsbury Republican,
J. Rolfe Searlcs of St. Johnsbury
quits position which is not 50 much
sought after as formerly-that of chair
man of the Vermont Republican state
committee. Time was when it was con
sidered quite a distinction to be chosen
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-22
U. S. COURT AT WINDSOR.
Grand Jury Expected to Report Tomor.
row-The Civil Cases.

WINDSOR, May 22.-The day in Unit
ed States court was taken up with the
trial of Frank ID. Seamans of Cortlandt,
\. Y, against Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Whitney of Burlington. This is an action
to recover damages of $4,000 for injuries
alleged to have been received in an auto
mobile accident at Montpelier July IA,
1917. A verdict was directed for Mr..
Whitney on motion of his counsel, War
rem R. Austin, after the plaintiffs evil
dence was in.
This verdict was directed as the evil
dence tended to show that the automobile
was owned by Mrs. Whitney and was
operated by her chauffeur The case as
it applies to Mrs. Whitney, will continue
The grand jury is expected to report Fri
day.
The suit of Mrs F. S. Platt of Rutland
against the Boston & Maine railroad
company, in which the plaintiff seeks tC
recover $4,000 damages for the death
of her husband in a railroad accident
will probably be reached next week.