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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
MAORI TROOPS
WELCOMED HOME
Battalion of Aborigines Il
Greeted With Feast and
/. War Dances
By Associated Press.

Auckland, New Zealand, June IL.
The battalion of Maoris, New Zea-
lands aborigines, who fought in the
Gallipoli campaign and afterward in
France, has been welcomed home
with a great feast, hakas (war
dances) and tangi, or lament for
those who fell in battle.
fne Acting Prime Minister, Sir
James Allen, told them: You
Maoris hold a proud position. You
have not one conscript" From the
time of its formation early in the
war the Maori battalion was main
tanned at a strength of 1900 entire
" by voluntary enlistment
Great quantities of mutton. beef.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12

Use McNeils Pain Exter1ninator--Ad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12

agement, 1t is doubtful IL Englan(
will be able to resume the positiot
formerly held in the export trade
With freight to be paid in additioi
to her already higher prices, Eng
land cannot hope to put steel on tn,
Canadian market at price whicl
will compete with the American
The same is true of other foreigl
markets. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
375,OO0 Troops to
Come Home This Month

Paris, June 12.-General Pershing
has advised that he proposes to
transport $4,000 men homeward
during the month of June. This
breaks all previous records for NOV
ing troops overseas and exceeds the
number Great Britain moved across
the channel in any month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
JUNE r. 1919.

steel. freight and all, into the Brit
ish market at less than the British
price.
To protect the home markets,
leading British steel manufacturers
are advocating further prohibition
of. foreign imports of steel. This
is deemed necessary to place Brit
ish industry once more on it's feet.
Even with such artificial encour-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
RULINGS MADE IN
RETIREMENTS
Deputy Attorney General Col
lins Decides About Su-
perannuation

In an opinion
passing upon a
number of points
raised in connec-
ton with the ad-
ministration O f
the t e a C h o r g.
retirement sys-
tenn, it is held by
Deputy Attorney
General Emerson
Collins that it is
not lawful to re-
As.@ -. Il -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12

Gil. British steel manufacturers see
their overseas trade threatened and
even their domestic markets preju-
diced by this discrepancy in prices.
They have reason to be disturbed,
because probably only the heavy
freights are averting an immediate
flow of American raw steel into
British works. and further cut in
freight rates might bring American
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12

for pig iron and of $12 on finished
steel has caused anxiety to steel
manufacturers in England. At the
revised prices, four-inch -billets
brought $3.50 per gross ton in
America, while the British figure
was around $55. practically half as
much again.
According to reports received by
the National Foreign Trade Coun-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12

Merchandise of known quality, rang
ing from the worthy medium grade to the very
choicest the market affords, that any who ode
pendabe merchandise always find here-This is
Aways Reliable store where styles the
ege and school and business elderly
stout slim, tall short of every description
whatsoever.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
British, Worried by
American Prices, Urge
Import Restrictions

New York, June 1.-THE news of
the cut of $4.25 in American prices
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
Wilson Promises Aid
on Irish Question

Paris, June 12.-President Wilson
told representatives of Irish societies
in America that he would do what
he could unofficially to bring the
Irish question to the attention of
the other peace commissioners.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Frank P. Walsh and Ed
ward f, Dunno, the Representatives
of the Irish Americans, after they
had had thirty-minute conference
with the President. The promise
made by the President was in re-
ply to a question from Messrs.
Walsh and Dunno as to what the
President intended doing in view of
the resolution adopted by the SEN
ate urging that the American dele
cation take steps to have represent
atives of Ireland heard by the Peace
Conference.
Messrs. Walsh and Dunno said
that they went over the situation in
ireland generally in their talk with
the President.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
BEAUTIFUL FRENCH SOUVENIRS

Greencastle, Pa, Jane Y. =
Many and varied have been the
souvenirs brought or sent home by
the soldiers who have been at the
front, but Mrs. Ralph Zieg1er and
Mrs. William X. Dawson have re-
ceived rather an unusual one from
their nephew, Duffield Warden. Cor
poral Warden sent to them a section
of one of the loaded glass windows
of the destroyed cathedral at
Rheims. The glass is of such OK
quisite coloring and perfection that
| 1t can be readily made into pins
or other jewelry.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31
NORTH FORK
18 cents a package

An ice cream social was given at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Gheen. Sat-
urday eve the 18th in honor q: their
son, Percy. There were several other
soldier boys present each giving an in
teresting talk on their trip to and from
France. The entertainment was given
er's Club to which the entire community
guests responded. A most enjoyable
Thursday following a similar rntertain-
ment was held at the home of John
Davis in honor of Ben Davis Who N"s
Just recently returned homo from
cake were served at both receptions and
the guests were treated to some spien-
did music.
dinner sunday In honor OF Miss Laura
Henson from Beaver who was the
guest Of Miss Clarice Williams the past
week. Invited quests were; Ralph
Misses Eloise Good and Molly Maynard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Williams and fam
iiy. ~,
with her sister. Mrs. Wiley Allen near
Lakemp.
Mrs. Sam whitlow and Miss leone Al
len spent Friday with Mrs. Percy
Mrs. Bernie Berlin spent last week
visiting Miss Pearl Clark.
Ruth Nelson stayed Thursday night
Mrs. CiydeMahaffey received word
from her brother. Ben Madison. who
has been In Germany for several
months, that he was on his roar hone
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson spent
sunday with Nr. and Mrs. p. j. Gheen
and family.
We understand Mr.. Cables and the
Gensman brothers will start their
threshing machine this next week.
Mrs. Mahaffey was helping Mrs.
Arthur williams can beans with her
new TNessurc cooker the past week.
Mrs. Williams just purchased her
cooker and knew nothing about operat-
ing II. There are quite few cookers
In this and adjoining districts and they
are certainly wonderful Invention.
Will Shephard's baby has been quite
sick. but IL much improved at present.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. II. Daily has been dangerously i'll
but Is recovering slowly. He is still
in n very helplesf condition.
Miss Edita Chestnut was assisting z
Mrs. Lawson c")k tor thresherg FRI
day.
Jim Crabtree of Beaver was exhibit
| Ing one of his new bort cars In this
reighborhood Friday evening.
Mrs. Wesley Jenkins gave one of
hs- delightful musicales Saturday
night. About $50 guests were present
| to enjoy the fine music. Lemonade
and cake were served. The guests de-
parted at n late hour. assuring the
| hostess they had spent a pleasant even
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31
REAL ESTATE THAN sFERs

Patents:
sM NEH sEN Nwh ss-a-2s.
VIZ MEN 31-1-27,
Z Nu :, A Nsn e JShn Smu a; xw Reek; 4, W. sE"
Certificates OF purchase;
Com. o, Land Office to Ben Z
Ksnnedy: NEH SEA 27-a-2t and sEh
Com. Of Land once to claud n
wampier, VIZ NwN 2i-a-2i Il i swN
.3-3:i $40.
U.t.s
Lots ia E;. NW, sos Il. .i.oSo.
Frank =. Eainrhhs o.ux To ii.nry C
Heller. sEH 7-a-:c. s2.stU.
Geoorge -. OsaiJ,n etuX TO BcnJamii.
Frank K.ll StG< To- j. W. kind.r. lot.
c-7-s, Blk IL, Esrt:ar. Oklahoma. si>
John II. Coulter etux to d. q. Kind
or. sts sen and M NEN 1881.
Jesse O. Jackson etux to Allen w.
Kimmei. lots i-s Eh Nw% is-s-:s'
Fred Kollman to chas. aratfham. s,s
Peter Koiiman etux to chas. Craft
Rhodia Hodges 10 Henry NJ. ,sterba,
NJ ). II. doe; do.rt.sS ss;S0c; stu. to Jacob d.
Veins; SEA s,.e.si: mn,
imsham; nn nod Lots "a and EN- swS ie-i-
Philip 4. Phillips to Walter J. Leh-
man. SWk 2s-i-25, $4,000.
Ruby Phillips Stevens to Guy D.
Campbell. EIa NWh 2s-2-23, 1900.
w. J. Lehman etux to Philip f.
Phillips. SWk 29-1-23. $500. ."
X. Erich Poetzsch etux to Andrew
Hanson. MEX Nwh 25-l-27, f425.
N. II. Pollard to c. u Sherwood. lots
3-4-5 sen Nwh 6-2-e2. $4,000.
Compiled by II. N. Lawson. abstracter
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31
July NO MONTH FOR BABIES

Chicago. Illinois, Is conducting a
campaign which bids fair to deter
mine which Is the best month for
babies. Mrs Walter 8. Brewster,
vice-chairman of The Fatherless
national campaign to secure Amer
lean aid to the extent Of 10 cents a
day for one year for 10000 little
French war waits, issued an appeal
for birthday donations OF $500 to
care for child during the donors
birthday month.
The returns disclosed that II is al
most impossible to unearth July
birthday. A group of children of
Lake Forest families-Lake Forest
being the wealthiest suburb of
Chicago--undertook to form an
adoption group of the twelve calen-
dar months. January, February,
March. and all the other birthdays
we're easy to find. but no July child
has yet been discovered and the local
papers are advertising for July
children.
What's the matter with July?
To adopt a fatherless little French
war waif.-which means to act as It's
American godmother or godmother
while II remains with its own mother
in France-or to make a birthday
donation, write to Mrs. Walter 8.
Brewster, Room 635, 40 s. Mich
| isan Ave, Chicago, Every cent do
mated goes direct to the child. The
small expenses OF the work are paid
by interested friends.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31
GAVE LIFE IN SERVICE

We are attempting to compile an
accurate and complete list of those
men who gave their lives in service
during the war. This list will be
furnished to the Oklahoma State His
torical Society so that as the time
comes when Oklahoma and its .dif-
ferent counties erect monuments in
the memory of these men correct
list may be available for their use.
and for other purposes.
Please send information concern
Ing names to the Herald. Beaver.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31
REGISTER W. .. Q. CERTIFICATE.
Lest or Stolen Certificates VIII Not
Do Replaced Unless They Are
Registered.

A War Savings Certificate which
has been lost or destroyed will not be
paid nor will duplicate thereof be is-
sued. unless the certificate has been
registered in accordance with the reg
ulations and instructions issued BY the
Postmaster General. announces the
Treasury Department At Washington.
In the event of the loss or destruc-
tion OF a registered certificate. the
registrant may apply to tina postoffics
where the certificate was registered
either for duplicate certificate or
for the payment thereof. After the
issuance Of the duplicate certificate,
he original becomes invalid. No du.
plicate certificate will be issued after
maturity OF the original.
War Savings Certificates may be
registered without cost at any post
office. Unless registered. the Govern
ment will not be liable II payment Of
sny certificate is made to . person
who 10 not the rightful owner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31

Thrift ID the surest and strongest
foundation Of an empire: % sure. 90
strong. so necessary. that no nation
can long exist that disregards IT,
Lord RosebsrTy. !,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31

Mrs J. Z. Perkins and children
returned Saturday from Wichita.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-31

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hardened steel point upon spindle revolves Aght
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will make saving Of 5000 $500 your
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
NEGROES ORGANIZING FOR
 PRIVILEGES OF cITIzENsAu

New York. May 14-Negroes of the United States are awakening to the need for organization to assure them the guarantees and privileges of citi- zenship at present denied them.' ac- cording to the annual report of the national association for the advance ment of colored people, made public today. Throughout the country S5 new branches and 34,712 members, largely colored. were added to the or ganization, or an increase of 375 per cent in membership and over 100 Der cent in the number of branches.
 ''The association is striving to be- come so strong in numbers and so ef- fective in method" says the report that no president no governor, north or south. no member of congress of any party and no mayor of a city will dare to commit any indignity against colored people without realizing that the legitimate and constitutional rights of the race will be defended in the press, on the platform. at the ballot box and in the courts
 The report states that the war de- partment in several instances failed to provide redress for colored officers sub jected to indignities in the south. Employment discrimination against negroes in government departments in Washington also was reported.
 The report says that 67 persons were lynched in 1918. of whom four; were white men and five were colored wom en. Among the offenses charged were creating disturbance, stealing hogs aiding mob victim in attempt to es cape conspiracy to avenge killing of relative. murder of civilians, shooting and wounding. The press said three victims were. innocent according to the report
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
APPOINTMENTS MADE IN
 MASONIC GRAND CHAPTER

Rev Charles W. Boylston of River side. grand chaplain for twenty years of the Grand chapter of Connecticut. Royal Arch Masons, was made grand chaplain emeritus at the annual con- vocation of the Grand chapter Tues day in Hartford.
 On recommendation of the commit tee it was voted to contribut $2,000 to the building fund of the Masonic home as aid for the expenditure for the new fire proof main building.
 The appointments by Ernest F. e,weeny of Winsted, the new grand high priest, were:
 Grand chaplain. The Rev. I. Newton Phelps Stamford; grand master third vail. Elbert L. Darbie, Danielson; grand master second veil, Herbert R. Kind, Norwich; grand master first veil, Justin J. Bethel, Stamford; grand se- nior steward, Harry A. Day. Meriden; grand junior steward. Edward A. Klatte Seymour; grand sentinel. Geo. A. S>omis, Hartford; correspondence committed George A. Kies, Hartford; !; jurisprudence committee, Frank w. Reardsley, Shelton; Edward W. Avery, South Windham; Frank P. Tyler, New Haven.
 Bylaws committee, Stephen P 1 CoodseIl. Winsted; George N. Delap, i Hartford; Harry $. Pearsons, Bridge | port
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

William c. Ruggles and Miss Annie RuGgles are visiting in Boston.
 Walton c. Davenport, of Hartford is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. James Lewis Smith. of Broad street.
 Mrs Louis R. Porteous has been visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin 5. Cushman. in Detroit.
 Mir and Mrs. John |. Cisco. of Greenwich, were guests recently of Mrs. Cisco'3 mother, Mrs. Louis l.. Blackstone.
 MT and Mrs. Willis Austin and NIT. and Mrs. Lucius Briggs have been on an automobile trip of several days through the White Mountains.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel B. Case and their son, Sergeant Major Raymond B. Case, are at their cottage at Cres- cent Beach to spend portion of the week.
 Mrs. Charles A. Roberts and daugh- ter, Margaretta. have returned to Three Rivers. Mass, after a brief visit with Mrs. Roberts parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph D. HaF;iand.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS WORE
 NO MASKS IN HOSPITALS

Mir. and Mrs. J. Herbert George, formerly of this city, and recently re- turned from, France where they have been actively engaged in. Christian Science healing among the hospitals there, gave an interesting account of their experiences at the regular meet ing of the First Society of Christian Scientists, held on Wednesday evening in Room ,215 of the Thayer building.
 MT. and Mrs. George left Minnea- polls and went overseas about the mid de of last August and saw service in the hospitals and rest camps and near the front. In telling of their experi- ences they spoke of the wonderful work done in. healing of the wound ed and especially at the time of the influenza epidemic. ]. Those of the Christian Science belief were the only ones allowed to enter. hospitals where there was influenza without masks and they came through with out harm. never even having a touch of the disease.
 They said that they met with many boys of the Christian Science faith in France and that they were cheerful and very few of them had been in hos pitals. pE.
 The interesting experiences were greatly appreciated by the large num- Der present.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
PERSONALS

W. H. Cruickshank. of Norwich has been in New York on business trip.
 Mrs. Grace Mallory of Quaker Hill is entertaining Mrs. Milford Mather of Hartford for a\ few days:
 Grover Beardow of Taftville has ar- rived at Mantle and has opened his place at Pine Knoll for the season.
 Mrs. Albert Allen, of Laurel Hill is in Hartford, representing Comfort Circle of the Kings Daughters at the annual convention Wednesday and to- day (Thursday).
 A Wallingford correspondent notes that Dr. John J. Bresnan has return ed, after attending the annual con- vocation of the Knights of Columbus held in Putnam.
 Miss Grayce Collins Slattery has returned to St. Joseph's hospital of Willinantic after spending a seven days furlough with her aunt, Mrs. James H. Casey.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
JUDGES TALK
 OF CHANGES IN LAWS

A convention of probate judges of the state was held at Hartford We'd nesday in the offices of the probate court in the municipal building Those present were Judge L. P. Waldo Mar win, president of the probate assem- bly; Judge Dennis T. O'Brien. IT,, of Meriden, secretary; former Assembly President Judge Edward P. Nobbs of Bridgeport, author of a well known on probate law, and the following judges of probate in the various districts: Oscar F. Atwood of Brooklyn, John E. Fahey of Rockville, Elias B. Hinckley of Stonington, Thomas C. Flood of Portland, John A. Martin of Walling- ford, Thomas F. Welch of Southing- ton, Charles V. Thompson of Pomfret A. Hale Bennett of Canterbury. Chas $. Fuller of Somers, Stephen T. Pal mer of Huntington; C. Albert Honald of Rarkfamsted, David F1agg of Put nam. Charles J. Baxter of Naugatuck Charles J. Fowler of Enfield. David B. Mansfield of Harwinton, F. Joseph Frederick of s)arby, George H. Maude of Windsor, Paul L. Miller of Bridgeport, Charles H. Telles of Stra tford.
 President Marvin presided at the session which was devoted to a dis cusson of proposed changes in pro- bate laws At the meeting of the as- sembly lat November legislative committee was appointed to recom- mend certain changes in existing laws and the recommendations received the support of the state bar association. The judicial committee of the general assembly. however. made an unfa- vorable report and most of the rec concentrations were turned down by that body.
 The advisability of amplifying pres ent laws formed the principal topic of discussion today.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
To Discuss Memorial In Open Meeting

Appearance of the entire town school board before the weekly meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Com merce Wednesday evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms and the report from the Chamber committee appointed some time ago regarding a suitable memorial for the soldiers and sailors who made the supreme sacri- flee in the world war brought import ant business of public interest before the meeting.
 President Frank J. King presided and as a result of what was reported it was decided to have an open meeting in the town hall on Wednesday, June 4th, to discuss the combined memo rial and junior high school proposi- tion that was presented.
 Principal H. A. Tirrell, chairman Of the special committee made it's re- port, stating that the committee was Of the opinion that some suitable mem orial should be provided and that the plan should be adopted and de- cided upon at no very distant date. The other members of the committee are Allyn L. Brown, William F. Rogue, and Frank c. Aubrey. They have been in conference with the town school committee.
 President B. P. Bishop of the school board read written report from the school superintendent. E. J. Graham. of what he considered the needs of Norwich in the school line and how they could be met by the junior high school which would bring in voca- tional training for the girls and boys in a more extensive way than is now carried on in the Norwich school sys- tenn. The junior high school would take in the seventh and eighth grades of the present grammar school sys- tenn and also the pupils Of the first year at the Academy.
 President Bishop told the meeting that there was an absolute need of doing something to help out the con- gestion in the Norwich schools now and that the town was certainly fac ing the expenditure of from s75,000 to s1o0,0 900 for school purposes. Officials from the state board of education have practically condemned some of the Norwich schools as unsanitary under the present crowded conditions
 Inasmuch as a considerable expen-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-15
John Joseph Doyle.
VICTORY COMMITTEE BALANCE
 TO NEAR EAST AID

A fam meeting of the Victory loan committee was held Wednesday after noon at 1 o'clock at the Thames Ma tional bank, with Chairman Nathan A. Gibbs presiding, and it was reported there was a balance of about $50 left after all bills had been paid.
 It was voted to give this to the Near East Aid fund or any other war char ity in the discretion of the chairman. 1t was also reported that the Boston district headquarters had allowed $l0O for office expenses here. The expenses amounted to $90 and had all been as sumed by the Thames National bank ETr Gibbs reported also that Morgan Cronin who had done the effective window decorating for the drive had made no charge for his personal ser vice but had donated them to the cause.
 The committee parsed votes of thanks to Chairman Gibbs and Secre- tary Frank Hampstead and then ad- journed sine die.