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New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
GASOLINE COCKTAIL s y.
 BY THE CELLAR FULL
Or, the Tragic Story of tue Man Who Didn't Know the Tank Was
 Loaded

Washington, Dec 16.-Here is the saddest story of the day:
 A very rich man with a big estate in the District of Columbia has a flock of automobiles and garage ac- comm odations according. He has been getting his gasoline by whole sale. At intervals one of the big tank trucks drives into his place. His garage chief pipes the gasoline into his reservoir.
 Sometimes the gas truck arrives late and the driver simply leaves it at the garage for the night. When the garage boss comes on in the morning he empties it.
 This tank truck gave the owner of the place a great idea. There are still places in the wilds of Maryland where bold and lawless spirits can buy standard whislSies. He bought five barrels. Then he borrowed a new tank truck that had never had a drop of gasoline in it, though properly decorated.
 In a barn outside Baltimore the barrels were emptied into the tank and unhindered by any federal scout it numbered along the Baltimore pike, came into the district after dark, and went its way.
 This morning the garage superin- tendent saw 8, tank truck standing by the garage. He poked the end of the hose into the reservoir, turned the faucet handle, and went off to break fast.
 Now competent garage boss is looking for job and a rich man wondering what to do with a tank full of Nniskey blended With gasoline.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

December 16, 1894.
 X ten pound tub of lard can be had for s1.o0 at the Vermont Butter store. Also a patent glass butter jar and five pounds of the best Plainv1lle creamery butter for $1.75.
 H. k. Walker is visiting in town.
 The New Britain league polo team will play the Meriden team this even ins at the East Main street armory.
 A public hearing will be held in tn @ city court room to discuss the pro- posed changes to the city charter.
 William Bishop of the Lyceum orchestra has finished a new piece entitled the Characteristic Dame," which will be played for the first time at the presentation of Tn old Kentucky" in the Lyceum next Monday evening,
 The general assembly will be asked to make two more wards for this city. making a total of six wards.
 Constable Rawlings took some young children to the Hartford County Home at Warehouse Point today,
 National Happenings.
 Leadville, Colorado has become the center of another mining sensation the greatest since the days of '49, A body of high grade gold has been discovered in the Rex mine, more than thirty-six feet thick, while be- heath this is body of silver ore of unknown depth.
 A severe snow storm has struck New England. The center of the storm is estimated to be about 200 miles south of this state. At noon the average fall throughout Connec- ticut was seven inches, most of it being hall, accompanied by very high wind. Several of the Sound steamers have been unable to make New Haven, but they are supposed to be safe.
 Seventeen persons were injured two seriously, when two trains came together at Waxahachie, Texas. The airbrakes on one of the trains refused to work, and although one of the trains came to a stop, the other cohlo not, resulting in g. serious smashup.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
Gerard's Hat is
 Thrown in Ring

Pierre. $. D., Dec. 16.-James w. Gerard of New York, former ambas- sador to Germany, has signed a mi nority democratic nominating petition together with six propossat mon, as a candidate for the mdorSement Of this state for the presldenc9' The petition was filed with the secretary of state last evening.
 The national summary or h1s prin- cinles is +o make and keep the coun- trv safe for democracy and the state summary. true dem mocracy." rr-
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
GLOOM IN KENTUCKY
How to Dispose of 5000, 900 Gallons of Whiskey is Troubling Blue Grass State Owners.

Louisville. Ky, Dec. Watching one of their last remaining hopes for a brief wet spell go t1uttering away. by the decision yesterday of the federal supreme court upholding the war time prohibition act, Kentucky distllers and former saloon proprietors toda0 apparently were deeply troubled.
 How to dispose lawfully of approxi- mately 3S,ooO,000 gallons of liquor worth at wholesale approximately s40o,O00000 was a big question wfth them. While exportation is allowed until national prohibition becomes ef fective January 16, 1920, scarcity Of ocean tonnage prevents exportation of all Kentucky whiskey by that time, is was said Distillers here professed to see no chance of President Wilson lifting the war time ban soon.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
PEACE TIME PLANS.
Petain is Generaltssimo With Foch As Presiding Officer of Council.

Paris, Dec 16, (Havas) .-The Brit ish and French commands have dis cussed plans for peace time organ1- zation, according to the Matln. The newspaper sees the maintenance or Marshal Petain as French generalis- simo at the disposition Of the inter- allied council, over winch Marshal Foch probably will preside.
 The discussions had nothing to do. with the question of a military allie ance with Belgium and Italy the Ma tin asseTts%
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
STRONG MAN REED DEAD.

Greenwich, Dec. 16.-George Reed, said to be the strongest man in town, died at the Greenwich hospital yes- tcrday of pneun onia, aged forty-five years. Reed could lift barrel of flour over his head or carry two large bags of coal or piano down a flight of stairs with apparent ease. He is survived by his widow.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
BOLSHEVIKI TAKE TOWN

London. Dec 16.-The BolsheNlkl captured Novo Nikolaevsk, on the Siberian railroad on December IA, according to Soviet communique received by wireless here today. The statement said over 5000 prisoners, many guns and several generals of the Kolchak army were taken by the Soviet troops - -,
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
COAL DISTRIBUTION IS
 NOW PRACTICALLY NORMAL

Washington, Dec. 16.--Virtually normal conditions in the distribution of coal have been restored. The rail- road administration today began de- livering all coal as billed except in some few emergency cases where di- version will be necessary. The order reducing by 25 per cent the amount of coal permitted to be coked was also reScinded.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
RED CROSS UNIFORM IS
 TO BE FOREST GREEN

Washington, Dec. 16.-Forest green was made the official color of the American Red Cross field uniforms in an order issued by Secretary Baker today. The change was decided on a wear ago but to utilize the large amount of light grey cloth on hand the order was withheld.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

And suggest that Carranxa. collect ten per cenf. Of ransom money on Americans as an amusement tax.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
FACTS AND RANCHES,

The roads cannot operate, the country requires that they shall oper- ate, without money to pay their wages, buy their supplies and keep up their condition, The 4slilcoads cannot oper- ate as the country requires that they shall oporats, without assurance that their credit is going to be restored. Under the situation which hes grown out Of government control and opera ton oe the roads ihey can have no such assurancs to-day unlaas # Is from the United States government itself.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

We imagine that those who live along tRe border and down in Mexico have little interest in a moving pie ture show.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
PLAYING \ LONG SHOT,

te play a long shot with the ultimate prospect Of q, heavy gain has been admirably illustrated ln the case of the various liquor interests In tho sorrow, that the 'well-laid p.ens oi mice and men gang eft aglee>" Since July i the dtstillers and saleons eepers have been planning for @ short return Of the halycon days, a lifting of tho prohibition ban, when thirsty men, with 8 large supply Of cash aocumn- lated during the drought, would flock to thet- bars and spend their money leytshly, Many Of them hseve been keeping their place.3 of business open at a loss whilst they We're dispehssas buttermitl and soda pop aud WaSt'ns for the day Of days that they sincerely expected when the golden tide ot cur rencv would meet and overcome tho flow of alcohol and the swan song or John Barleycorn would weigh down the liquor ,2,an's pockets
 There is every reason to believe that every saloon man expected to make a large amount Of money upon the raising of the ban. Events of pre-prohibition days led to this belief, For month or so before the first of July we were told that whiskey was scarce, practically unobtainable, and that we must pay for 1t at & high tariff. When we did get it, it was not what It should have been in quai- ity. Liquor was rare and costly even all probability we would have been told today, were there a chance to buy the stuff, that it was just as rare, and we probably would have founi it even higher in price. But now that the act has been found to be consti- tutional, we find that we have enor- something like seventy million gallons are held in bonded warehouses-and the liquor men complain that the loss of money will be great because they cannot sell their stocks. Undoubtedly it will; but had we been served what we wished at a fair price before July l, there would have been no such loss-there would not have been so much left unused. And, as we said before, the tariff to be paid for that bonded supply, had the ban been lifted, would have been great and the profits to tho dealers would have far outweighed the loss today
 The liquor men took a chance to make a, lot Of money, as they surely would have done with the lifting O. the ban, but they lost--and they have lost money. There is no particular occasion for listening to their com plaints with too kindly an ear. Our aknesscs were on the way to ex- ploitation and DOW they may not be. We gain what we might have spent for the enrichment of the liquor men.
 
 the times Of yesteryear, the genial companions, and the incentives to a joyous evening that were furnished by 1 the cup that choers-lbut Satan is be- ! hind us, let him stay. Tears are ou. l of place, condolences to our convivial l friends in order, and we have the knowledge that virtuousncss is now 1 the mandate of the courts, rather 1 than an indication of personal char 1 acter Look upon the camel and ) emulate the beast of settled habits l We may not wish to be a camel, but | it is written.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Marc Peter, of Geneva, Switzerland, vino is the successor of Dr. Hans Sulzer, resigned, as Swiss Minister at Washington, is an accomplished linguist and 8 jurist, like many of his countrymen. He has been 8 member of the Geneva. bar, held a municipal judgeship and later a seat in the Geneva High Court. He started upon his political career in 1910 when he became 8 municipal counselor, anI rose rapidly in prestige and position He is a member of the National Council of Berne, having been chosen
 They say that a resident of the city went home last night with a CODY of The Herald, which announced the dry decision of the Supreme Court, in his pocket, and when he reached the front door his dog met hin1-and bit him.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Villa and Carranza, though ene- mies have similar ideas so far as Am ericans are concerned. Wonder If there is any collision between the two?
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

It wasn't because the dog was thrown into a sudden fit of anger by the bold-face type which gave news of the unfavora7ble action or because he did not like The Herald.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

It was Villa who was to blame for the kidnapping of F. G. Hugo, of Musquiz, Mexico, and the rebel chief was to have benefited by the ransom. However, the captive was released, 1t is now believed ransom unpaid.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
PEACE DAY.

 w. R. Titterton in the New Witness
 Gondon.) Let us remember, we whose spirits
 have met And hearts, and hands have met,
 whose loud-mouthed, gay Hosannahs made a Roman holiday; Whose casual bunting futters idly
 yet; With pride and love greater than our
 regret Let us remember those brave shards Their faces turned from us forever?
 nay! They shall remember us though we
 forget Trumpet, and tumult. and the pride of life Spun to whirlpool in the city's ways. E White, piteous face of mother, child
 and wife. That vision passes; but this vision .g stays -y To shame our glory. stab us like a knife If we forget who gave us length of days.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Messsssca ef tho Aee1esAsed rr0ss- Assav4ased fsress ia exet0n&vsly entitled tR tae ase fer Heeaelteassea of all news es14seeS s>a 4e er aee atheEwise credited sa shlS seyer aa3 elxo iSeai ae~ ; nWb4tshS Ss Ner@sM
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Among life's minor ironies told in the days news we note the burnin g Of an asbestos plant. But we have still to read of the frigoriflcal crys- utilization of the roof of Gehenna.- New York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Lloyd George is not aiding the friends O. the covenant in this country when ho covertly rebulzes the senate for objectsng to the arrangem ent which gives Great Britain six votes in the assembly of,the league of nations to one for the United States.-Roches- ter Dem mocrat and Chronicle.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

The New York World is unneces- sarily alarmed lest the South Dakota nomination of Wilson should become infectious. It insists that MT. Wilson must not, as @ matter of principle, be reelected. As 8 matter of fact, there is no danger.-Syracuse Post Standard.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Another reason we agree with the scientists who fear something, is going to happen in the heavens on December IT, is that that's where it will have to happen, Everything else has happened down here,-Knnsas City Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

1t has just about gotten so in this country that a distiller can get an in junction easier than his old customers can get a d-ink.-Dallas News,
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

sniy pxoataeie advertlesaE medium iA
 fhe eatS. Circulation books and pr1sS
 rp&aa alwayA ene4 te AavertiAere
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

But he did not know his master.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
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New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

We suggest to Colonel House that he sit down and talk matters over with William F. McCombs and Col. George Harvey. They know what it means to be excluded from the presence.-A1n = sterdam Recorder
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

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New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Alaska is getting so purted up be- cause of the mild season there as com pared with the northwestern states that it would not be surprising if she set up in business as 8 winter resort New York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Our wife has forced the bitter truth home to us at last The mice in the pantry are striking for a bet ter grade of ese.-TeNarkanian
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

Not so many people who want more free speech have shown any desire to do more work and relieve the scarcity of ng.-Poughkeepsie Eagle News -.F
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

We might invite d'Annunzio to try his hand in Mexico when he is our vis- itor.-Watertown Times.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

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New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

No doubt the Eskinlos, too, are having their Christmas seal drive New York Evening Post.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
25 YEARS AGO
December 16, 1894,

<I'rom The Herald of That Data)
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16
Britain Herald.
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

British clergymen are forming ; trade union, but they are going t run into some serious opposition i they consider charging for overti1n
 on sermo rmons.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Britain herald., 1919-12-16

It is reported that the college stu dents who took the places of the striking miners are disgruntled over what they term the premature" end ing of the strike, the mid-year exami nations still being some weeks off, New York Evening Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13
American Legion Ministries

The American Legion Ministries.
which are TO be given at the Coliseum
al Gardiner On Monuay and TUESDAY
evenings. Nov. II and Is. bids fair 10
be the big entertainment Of the sea
son. The members who comprise The
cast are all ex-ser'.-ice men and all
members OF the American Legion.
The show is II be given ~ the
Gardiner Post for the purpose OF
raising FUNDS 10 obtain and equip
club rooms. so that the members of
the Legion may have d place OF
their own in the city. The organiZa-
ton is very Young, in fact the nation
al convention Of the Legion Is now in
session at Minneapolis and IS for
mularinr the policies Of the Legion
in definite form for the first time.
Songs. jokes and dances Will fill
the evening and give all VINO attend
a sample Of the famous shows that
were given nv the A. z. F. in France.
Beside the regular features Of an old
fashioned minstrel. there are some
special acts that are we'll worth the
price of admission. Raymond Dem
ers. the wizard Of handouts, will en-
uedNor to cScape Toiu St'ut "o"o
en- box that is now being made es-
peciaHy for that purpose by the
James Walker & Son Co. Of this
CITY Paul Demers has some nov
elites IN the way OF ventriioqulsn
that will startle the audience.
-Four soluists. Keith Ryan. Carroll
Bryce Little. Robert L. Benoit and
George Copeland give promise II ex-
ceiIent vocal talent Then there are
the endnen, good ones Girls ~ will
also dance and sing, and they are
the best. Tickets are now on sale by
members Of the Legion and at the
stores in the city. Tickets will ne
exchanged on Friday morning at the
box Office of the Coliseum at
o'clock-Adv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13

Mr.. Mitchell was born in Litch-
1eld. Nov. s. 1879. He was the son
OF Joshua and Nancy (Tarr) Mitchell
and was one of L. children of whom
he was the last survivor He came
from long lived race, his father l!v-
ing TO the age of 81 and his mother
being well advanced n years at the
time Of her death. A brother. Josia h
lived TO be 80 and another, Daniel
reached the age of 80.
He was educated IN the town
schools anC attended LlfChfieId aga
denny. attending the opening of the
academy n 1870. After d lew years
passed n teaching he went 10 Char
lestow-r, Mass, where he engaged IN
he grocery business tor number
Of years. Returning 70 Maine he
entered, with Daniel Johnson the gro
Gerry business AZ Indusr-v and here
married Catherine Johnson. reInov-
ing shortly after marriage TO Litch-
field where his wife died Coming %
Gardiner IN 1857 ne married Mary
Elizabeth Lane In 1855 he entered
The grocery business and conducted
IL for many years II was i charter
member Of the [. Q. G. Q. ana served
the First Baptist church OF ms city
as lis clerk for over nalf 4 century
and as superintendent of the sunday
school Tor - years. He leaves three
children. Mrs. Abby Ems Of LItct-
Held: Mrs c. Il. Oldham Of GardIne-
and Mrs. Wallace I. hiInDau d ms
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13
old MEN AND
old WOMEN ARE
MAKING GOOD

Eundreds Of meu and women wen
along IN years have taken a most
remarkable new Lease on life; are
Up and doing more than their share
Of work and enjoying It, not asking
favurs of anyone.
There Is 10 secret about this.
Every man and woman past the
prime Of life can come back strong,
look young, and teeI young, u .
short time. If they will Just follow
the laws Of nature
Old people THINK they are worn
cut because Of age. and they feel
that way. This is all wrong. One
Of our Leading doctors sRys that
looking and feeling old is due TO
lack Of Iron and Phosnhates IN the
blood and nerves. When people are
young, they have a good supply As
they grow older and draw On this re-
serve, they commence 70 run down
unless they are wise enough to re-
charge their blood and nerves with
Phosphated Iron.
Continuing, the doctor said. Every
man and woman along IN years can
os made strong, keen. healthy and
alert, ENJOYING LIES pleasures again
il they viii simply renew their blood
with Iron and Phosphates.
Phosphated Iron makes new, req
blood. strengthens the nerves. re-
builds energy, renews endurance and
often increases the strength CT weak
or old people one hundred per cent
IN weeks time. Thousands Of run
down old people who we're ail;ng all
the while have surprised theiy
friends with a most astonishing re-
turn of health. strength and vitality
simply by taking Phuspnated Iron
Phnspnated Iron is put up II cap
suies only, don't take Inferior pills
or tablets. For sale BY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13
Apptes Eli the Pocketaoce

There IS nothing IN this SECTION taat
has 50 occupied The attention u The
farmers cals season as nave their &p-
pies Even tins owner Of d few trees
even of the scrub rarleIy have been
interested ana the uRsightly frees that
have been treated unE!nd!y by aAtur@
and mankind have mad place Is =
pocket book filler this tal. IN plain
words The apple g King.
A well known buyer who has been
operating n ttlc section has The -ul
lowing 20 say and Il should De read
by apple raise-s with interest, for mis-
buyer knows his business. He SAYS,
Apple bu.-ing IS a Fascinating ousi-
ness n many Of The apple growing seq
ions. and when the buyer sees IN
orchard that is well cultivated ana
SPRAYED. and has just the kind Of
fancy fruit he wants for his trade, hi
cant leave this kind of fruit until he
buys il. But the poor and unsprayed
and uncultivaIed orchards generally ne
elected are not wanted by the BUYERS.
FOR the fruit vii not keep long ana
is bought only for the evaporators.
cider mills and Gamers Fully aalf
the apple crop of Maine has been snip
ped as elders or dryers and have
brought from &c 70 S. per hundred
hounds. Thc shipments were so heavy
as 20 Gauge an embargo on some rail-
roads and shipping by permit only al
lowed. Up TO date ample growers II
Maine are very scarce. and vet there
is no section where hey can grow
better apples for color and Euality.
ID. Shapiro and c. r. Dair have al
really shipped 4A3a barrels beside which
there have been about 80 cars nj cider
apples loaded n Gardner at VERY sat
isfactorv prices To the growers. Pro
,ibition has caused this heavy move
rncnt TO the cider mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13
AMI SEMENTS
Acme Offers P-izes

Additional interest viii be aroused
N the ALREADY interesting serial The
Trail OF the Octopus" by the an
nouncement OF the management OF
he Acme theatre that starting today
with Episode Nc 5 all who ATTEND
VIII be given with their -icl1er of ad-
MISSION piece Of cardboard bear
ing letter, Each week on the ap-
peaTance OF This serial additional LEI :
tcrs Will he given out. The first per
son securing enough letters and the
rlghI letters 10 form the title Trail
ne Octopus" by presenting same a
the box Office VIII receive S. N gold.
The second person 70 present the
completed title viii receive 81 IN
silver The Introduction Of This novel
contest is sure 70 arouse keen compe-
tItlun and lively race among movie
fans 10 ger hold of the right ietters
to win the prIZe.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-13
The OAKLAND
Few Equai GI6Ah
Geo. B. Morse Co. Mfg. Gardiner

ested in our schools, whether parents
or not. The object Of the association
is 10 enable the parents and teach
ers TO become better acquainted, with
view of promoting a better under
standing between them and fuller
cooperation in the education of chill
dren. The parents have not taken ad-
vantage of the meetings Of the as
soc:ation as they should in the past
few years and it IS hoped that this
nesting will call forth a large num-
Der Of parents. An interesting prn-
gram has been arranged which will
be specially Interesting. Music will
be furnished by the High school or
chestra- Admission is free and all are
welcome