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The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
GIRL HURT IN CRASH
OF AUTO AND CAR

Miss BueIah Freund 19-year-old
daughter Of Isadore Freund. Of
Woodside. Nd received a severe cut
on the right forearm and injury Of
the elbow Friday afternon when the
automobile driven by her father COL
lided with a car driven by Patrick
J. Keefe. OF Springfield. Mass. near
Brookheld Mass.
Freund and his daughter are max
ing a vacation tour Of New England.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
BURIAL IN GEORGIA
FOR CAPT. F. B. CLAY

Funeral services for Capt. Frank
B. Clay. United States infantry. son
of the late United States Senator
Clay, of Georgia. who died yesterday
at Walter Reed Hospital, will be
held tomorrow in Marietta, Ga. the
home Of his mother.
The body left here yesterday after
noon in charge of the late Capt.
Clay's brother, A Georgia lawyer.
Capt. Clay, who was 81 years old
was born in Marietta He was a
graduate OF the United States Mill
tary Academy.
During the war he was a ma jOr.
and for time was in command Of d
regiment at Camp Gordon, Ca
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
GO TO BED GROUCHY
WAKE Up FEELING
SIM FINE
Wonderful How CalOtabs, the
De-Nsuseated CalOmeI Tablet,
Makes You Feel so Good the
Next Morning.

The ors-stvIr ,aIomol was the best
-r,Hr.I7e in rhr World and the only
r-.-- -rat could siraIghten out a
6.,--drrcd liver. but u had some Sc
-laas drawbacks. The Eriping ard
.,ra sf.kenlrE atJcr-efects made
,,,..-,. nsorIe dread 10 take IL Now
Won ,sn take caIomel without the
s.rh,cst objection. one CaloJab on
nc tongue ~ bedtime with a swsl-
Inv Of vatcr-that.s ALL No taste.
no danger no nausea. no salts. Next
morning your liver Is clean. Your
system purified and you are feeling
rEl-a a two-year old-with hearty
.Dner5te for breakfast Eat what
YOU rlcase-no Danger.
Calo,abs are so perfect that YOUR
sr,-rvf>- is authorized 10 refund the
rrIre il You arc not delighted sold
only I'm original sealed packages,
price thirty-nNc cents All druggists
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Century-OLd AOenue Elm Dying
Despite All Efforts to .Sdue 1t;
Has Sheltered Many Noted Men

one of Washington's oldest land
marks. the large elm at the north
west corner OF Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. is dying in spite of all efforts
of park officials to preserve the
historic tree. superintendent Of
Parking Clifford Lanham reported
yesterday.
The tree is one Of the largest Of
the double row of elms extending
along Pennsylvania avenue from
First street and is a favOrite among
old citizens OF the city. 1t was
under this tree that the scribes Of
former days met to pass yarns and
chat durin- the day. Among the
group which used to hang out
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
CBy Universal seryiceD

MiddIetown, y. Y. Aug. 23.-With
a drop Of liquor fetching as much
as n drop Of gold" two burglars
found no difficulty today in deciding
that tn" sdCramental wine in the
local Catholic church would be the
easiest and most negotiable loot IN
town. Straightaway the two young
mon entered the church and pricd
open the wine cupboard with knife
blades and loaded the booty into
potato sacks. one bottle remained
in the cupboard a dusty bottle OF
an ancient vintage.
Here's at yOu-may your jimmy
never grow rusty" said Burglar
y Y 4, careIessly breaking the neck
Of the bottle.
h-huh-and may you never
wear bracelets" replied Burglar
4 B { with a gurgle Of satisfaction.
The day was still Young and the
wine had kick that had waited
half a century to get loose The
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
az sdSp0RTLIGHT
Z1 ObY Gr3ntla7d Rice

combination that consists of Ruth.
Meusel. Pratt and Bodie.
Cleveland has Speaker, Johnston
and others. But for concentrated
effect. who carries any lustier punch
power than the White SoX with
Collins, Weaver, Jackson and
Felsch? Here are four rough-and-
ready pill killers who are liable to
peel the epidermis of the ball at
almost any given moment. The Sox
haven't as many 300 hitters as
Cleveland carries. and they haven't
any Babe" Ruth. but they have a
punching power here that has
wrecked many a ball game this
season. and that will wreck quite
few more before the odor OF burn
ing leaves indicates that another
summer has stepped aside for an
other october.
stsmpedinE Pat.
The Reds may or may not win the
pennant again this season. but those
who count upon stampeding Pat
Moran are entitled to a running
jump in the general direction of an
other guess.
Pat happens to be a citizen who
not only refuses to quit, but who
drives his clan along the same
route. He kept the Phillies in the
fight no matter against what break
of misfortune. and when he had a
tough series to win last year he
generally got there. His ball club
may skid on him once in a while.
but a manager of Moran's type Is
never out of it until the shroud has
been sewed on and the final obse-
quies are over.
An r. b. Sequel.
Mans inhumGHity to man
Dri9rS countless thousands to the
can,
Or rather did in days nozr gone
Before the lid 5pGS bnckIcd on.
For though ace nipples still! c.rist
They are not crO5vdei OF the list.
L. +. S-Ouimet and Evans are
both under thirty. Ouimet won the
open championship at. 10 and Evans
at %. Travis won his first amateur
championship at 40.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Cause Untold Suffering That Could
Be Avoided.

Diseases Of the skin come from
beneath the surface, hence :hey
can be reached only by remedies
that penetrate down to their very
source.
II you are afflicted with eczema,
letter, erysipelas, ringworms, pim-
pies. acne, scaly eruptions, boils,
irritations of the skin, or other
similar disorders, you need not
expect any real relief from local
applications. and the sooner you
dIscasd their use, the sooner you
will be on the road to recovery,
provided you will rely upon the
use Of S. S. S.
Very often the itching and irri-
tstion arc 50 severe, that you feel
disposed to try almost anything
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

under this favoriJe elm was Sam
uel +. r. Morse, inventor OF the
telegraph. according to some of the
older citizens OF the District
The tree recently was trimmed
in an effort 10 prolonG its life bnt
local authorities believe the elm is
fast dying and in a few years will
have to be cut doTn
1t is thought the tree was planted
at the corner in 1920. at which
time an act was passed in Con-
Eress authorizing the placing Of
trees along both sides Of the Ave
nue. from First to Fifteenth streets
Persons who lived here in ISIS say
the tree was Of large size then. sc
that it is thought to be one OF
the oldest along the Avenue.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
War on Rats to Reuolutionize
Construction Methods Throughout
Nation if Health Service Appeal WINS

be drawn up and incorporated in the
building codes throughout the coun-
try.
"Whilc bubOnic plague is under
control in this country. there will
always be scattered infection until
the rat can be eXterminated," said
Surg. Gen. Cumming.
The most effective measure is
permanent rat-prootinE Of all build
inEs. Plans for this may easily be
incorporated in any new Construc-
ton"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

Radical changes in the construC-
ton Of business buildings, dwellings
and wharves are to be urged
throughout the United States by the
Public Health Service as a part OF
the nationwide campaign for rat
determination. it was announced d
yesterday.
Health officers now studying bu-
bonIC plague and rat eXtermination
have recommended to Surg. Gen.
Hugh S. Cumming that standard
specifications for rat-proof buildings
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Silver Spring TO
Hold Next Shoot

Silver Springs Gun Club viii
hold the next sHOOt At their
club. Saturday. August Zs
y large number Of local trap
enthusiasts are expected 10 be
out to whip into condition for
the Westly Hogan tournament.
the classic Of the East. which
will be held at Atlantic City
early in September.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Arrows L and.

McCloskoy's pitching Won game
for the Arrows over the Roland A.
c. by tho score Of to .. GOOD field
ing marked the contest.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Peerless After Games.

Tho Peerless \. g want games
with any team in the District. Write
Manager g \. Simpson Of q X
street northwest Cor contests
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
CUBS LAND CONTEST
FROM BRAVES, 5 TO

Chicago. Aug 23-Chicago beat
Boston in the first game Of the Sc
ries, to l. Hendrix was steady
and strong in the pinches, tanning
eight batters The score:
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Letter for Manager Wright.

There is a letter in the sporting
department of The Herald for Man
agrr James +. Wright. of the Rex
Athletic Club
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
At the Finish.

,CoPyTighs, 1920, Ne5U York Tribune
t.... IHc.D
At the Finish.
1t daSk fine kozg serene things arc,
Just as yOH sec the fTSt red star.
H05U calm lfe gro1rS 5UhsTc all its
rush
Has settled to a f5rilighI hush
of 5VhiSPsriHg trees aud JIiHdS that
creep
is If they, too. acre half asleep.
At daSk time in the greater game
. Perhaps it may be inst the same,
As one BY one 5lTfh trouble past
We fdcr the battles end at last.
Content to kuO5v that. lost or 5rOH.
The fight is through, the game is
done.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
by MARK ZANGwILL.
washington HeraId-CrOss Atlantic
service, Special Gable Dispntch.D

service. special cable Dlspntch.D
London. Aug. 9-Water-cOlors by
the late Alfred Parsons r A.
paintings and drawings by Laura
Knight. and cartoons and water
coIors by Edmund DuIac are all
being exhibited at the Leicester
Gallery. Alfred Parsons, r. A. who
was also president of the Royal
Water-Color Society. is represented
by a number of pleasant landscapes.
bright and attractive in color.
though rather lsbored in the metic-
Ulous care in which detail is rem
dered. Nevertheless. they possess
considerable charm. The other two
exhibitions are much more stimu-
latinE-
The Russian Ballet.
With the exception Of Mrs Swyn-
merton, Mrs. Laura Knight is Eng
lands most accomplished woman
artist In her paintings Of The
Russian Ballet" studied both be-
fore and behind the scenes. all the
powers and limitations of her vivid
and spontaneous art are displayed.
Among the most successful is Paw
Iowa Taking a Call" a harmony In
green and gold. the slim figure of
lNt .uO luE I'd lENE Is Dtul uDAblf
so that only the back of her head
is visible. In "Pavlova After the
Performance" she is seen eX-
haUsted. clutching the green cur
tain. while her dresser lovingly
fo.ds a shawl around her. Kar-
savina is the subject of several pic
lures and sketches; "Karsavina and
Massine in L'Oiseau de Feu' is the
best Of these
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
SOmelsOdies.

Mr.. Edmund DUlac. the famous
illustrator. makes his debut as a
cartoonist and in large number Of
pen and ink drawings entitled
Some ebodies," everybody who is
anybody becomes the butt Of good
natured humorous satire Here are
some examples Of Mr.. Dulac's
humor: Conan Doyle. disconnected
by the acrobatic antics of the tea
table and crOCkery. while bells.
ConCertinas and tin trumpets are
active in the air. remarkinE.
Really. my dear Watson: Pad
erewsIi performing on the keys Of
the typewriter. producing A proCla-
nation; across his grand piano
meanwhile the spiders have spun:
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

Score BY innings.
Boston ..-.....J q o u o.
Chicago .......O I o 0 2 q o y
Runs Powell. Paskert l2l Deal HerzOE
ErrDrs-CruI,n Herz0g Two-base hit-O'.
Farrell. Three base hits-Paskert. O'FarrelI
Home run-roweu. Sarrifre-Hendrix Dou-
bic pBy-NtanvlIle 10 HOlkr Left on
bases-Bost0n. 10, Chicago. .. Base on balls
on Hendrix. >. on oeschger. ?. Hits-On
Oeschger. In s innings. OF Rudolph. l in
innings. Hit by pitcbsr-By Oeschgpr
DEAL. Struck Ont-By Hendrix. s; BY
Oeschger /. By Rudolph Losing pitcher
-Oeschgsr- UmpIrss-Hart and Harrison,
Time Of game hoIr sEd 43 minutes
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

"Ts this talk about a battle be-
tween Dempsey and Jack Johnson"
writes L. X. H. "to lead up to
movie scenario entitled Dare Devil
Jack and the King Of the White
Slaversc' Anyway, there's a title
with a couple of unpulled punches
in It. No charge for conhscation."
More Revision.
Li5rS OF buffers start the chorus
Where pyofdHs chords often strike,
As 5rc march and see before rs
DiJ'otS, heel prints and the like.
For the buffers breast IS burning
Nth q rGer that's too intense;
Why TO diVOfs be returning
HheH your ball has jumped the
frrce'
The toastmaster continuing. re-
marked: Gentlemen. the next
speaker will be-
But at this moment five Cleveland
delegates at the banquet started a
rousing cheer that came near
wreckinE the program. Spell it with
a capital and its simple enough.
The Punch in the Batting Order.
The Yanks have a high explosive
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Cross-Country Results.

The events OF today were the 1900
meter relay. the individual cross
country race and the team cross
country.
We lost whatever chance We may
have had Of winning the 1900 when
a Swede runner stumbled and spiked
George s Schiller. 1t cost twenty
fun wards. George s Bretnal. Of
Cornell College. Iowa: Frank J. Shea.
Of the United States navy. and your
correspondent were Schiller's run
ming mates. Fourth place was our
reward for the running with Eng
land first. South Africa. second :
| France. third. and Sweden. NTH.
In the team Cross-Country race OF
item kiloneters. Finland won with
Item points: England was second with
I 2l The other nations and the scores.
Sweden. third. %; America. fourth.
/ 30. France. NTH. 50; and Belgium,
sixth. 50
! Nurmi. Of Finland. won the fndi-
vidual cross country. No America n
scored Bschman. OF sweden. was
{ second: LumaJdinen. Finland. third
. Wilson. England fourth. A. HeEsr-
. ty. England. fifth. and ConQuincier.
I Italy. sixth. Nurmi came 10 the front
I WHOM 100 meters from home and I'm
/ isked strong.
Tho gymnssts. nthc-muscled meU
. who work on the horizontal bar tr.a
parallel bars. the flying rings and
. the horses" now occupy the fa'6.
! swimming events. too. viii hr-i7 IN
( earnest this week
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
Totals. 36 ae41a

IotaIs... 80 7 z IOta s.. 80 = I
NBatted for Oeschger in seventh.
I-Batted fo- Rudolph in ninth
Score by innings.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24
u. S. EASY WINNER
In OLYMPIC TRACK
AND FIELDGAMES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oSE.

single event was seventeen ana
the lowest one.
But we have learned something.
and IL that knowledge is made use
OF, four years from. now we can
do better and We will have to. The
! perfecting OF men in the vario-s
field and track events is spreading
over the world. The contests were
more truly international this LiIue
than ever before. excepting how
ever. the fact that the Central
/ Powers were not represented.
War Cuts British Chance.
England and France with some
Of their best performers forever
out Of the ranks because Of the
world war, showed plenty OF class
I and in another four years, IL is csT-
tain. they will have developed star
performers to make the contests
warmer.
The one big lesson was that OF
training To win at the Olympic
games a man practically has to be
| the best on earth in his line He
! is competing against the best from
! every other nation. To beat mis-
! very best he needs several things
| familiarity with the track on which
trhe races are to be run. acclimaJio
and a thorough. careful training
Due to the difficulties attendant
on getting the team over here, some
Of our men did not have the train
| ing they needed to put them on razol
] edge. What has happened is past
there is no correcting it, but foul
! years from now the distance runner
and others whose work calls for en-
durance against bursts Of speed o'
agility should be on the scene sew
eraI weeks before the game. -
they can go to the scratch letter
perfect.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-24

(Coeyight, 1920, Nc1V York Tribune
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-16

| The first impression stranger gets 1 in going into a new town is the walks | leading to the main Vthoroughfares and
 certainly the walks from Main street 1 t othe station are nothing to brag Of. | There was a discussion as to vacant
 houses to house those who may cem0 1 here to work in Elgart's new factory. 1 There are about thirty empty houses
 available, but they need considerable repairs. The chamber is to start a 1 campaign for new members in which
 every member is one of the commit
 tee t obring in new members. ] Services were held in the Episcopal chapel Sunday morning at 10.45 o.
 clock, Rev. Theodore Martin officiating. 1 The sacrament of the Lords supper
 was served.
 1 Miss Jetta Mintz of New York is at
 her home on Lebanon avenue for few days vacation.
 Miss Nellie Gerhardt, who is teach 1 ing in Scotland. Conn.,, is at her home 1 on South Main street, i'll with in- 1 3uenza.
 John O'Brien of East Hampton, formerly of this place, was calling on i friends in town Thursday. The roads are getting broken out 1 again so that the farmers are now
 able to reach the village. At the Baptist church Sunday at 1o.45 a. m. and m.. the pastor preached at both services. The Young
 Peoples Union met at 6.3O p. m. Superintendent Kramer and men
 were out Thursday clearing the state
 roads and opening up the gutters. Supervisor and Mrs H. S. Libby
 were in Hartford, Friday, attending the state teachers, convention. Louis E. Baldwin, of Middletown
 was in town Friday.
 | Miss Annie Elgart of New York, was
 the guest of her grandparents at the
 Grand View hotel the past week.
 s. H. Kellogg of New Britain wa. l calling on friends here Friday. There was no session of the higf
 school Friday. The teachers went tS
 Hartford too attend the state teachers meeting. l The Ladies Benevolent society me
 in the ladies' room in the Congrega. tional chapal. Friday afternoon at
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-16
COLUMBIA

Frank Woodward of Glastonbury is in town and has been the guest of Mrs. Abbott Little. He expects to remain few days with his son Madison. The milk truck of the Providence Dairy company, which was unable to get to Columbia for several days. re- stunned regular trips Sunday the Sth, as the road had been opened up by the snow blow of the state highway de- pa rtment.
 Traveling on the country roads is so heavy at present that Saturday, the 1th, it was decided not to open the church for service on Sunday. This is the first time in many years that con- 1itior.s have been so bad that no at tempt to hold services was made. However, several persons made the trip to the church.
 Mrs, Abbott Little left Sunday, the Stli. for East Hartford, where she ex- poets to remain until spring.
 Henry Schriefor. who goes in his automobile to Willimantic daily to business, taking others with him, was obliged to remain at home during the past week on account of the difficult tray cling. He finally made the trip Tue sday by sled.
 was in town Monday attending a meeting of the school board. He used a raar of snowshoes to go from the place where it was necessary to leave his car to the place of the board met ing. as the drifts were deep.
 The autotrucll which makes the daily trip to Windham High school recuEnc6 trips Monday morning. hay ing be en obliged to omit them during a part of the. previous week.
 During the extremely stormy a nff r,4o ! at the Center is a busy and a. con- eesteH place at S.3o a. m. At this time the trl'"'1 of the Providence Dairy comp? / meets the farmers. taking the 1ni.K brought, team driven by William Bertsch also takes milk to Willimantic, the auto truck leaves with pupils for Windham High school and the mail team leaves for HoD River. In addition last Tuesday morning there were two automobiles and several sleighs and sleds. all wanting to turn around. but confined by the narrow road cleared by the plow, Of tke state highway department Al: conveyances carry shovels, which are absolutely necessary to keen the road oren for traffic.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred A. Hunt receivea a telegram from their daughetr-in- law Mabel fiom Emporia, Kas.. stating that tkeir son Raymond was danger cnsly ii with pneumonia, and anothe,- Wednesday. morning saying that hc died Tuesday at midnight A lette1 also was received from Mrs. Raymon6 Hunt stating that her son Fredericl- has pneumonia and that she herself is i'll. Her father, F. H. Holmes, of Nep- I.onccn, left for Emporia immediate on receipt of the telegram MT. Hun. was q professor in thes college of Err roria for several years. spending his summer vacations with his parents i- Columbia. He was in the prime of Tiff and had been featuring and workin very hard for the college during the past year.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-16
COVENTRY

Mrs- Il. C. Walker is i'll.
 Ine young people are eniovine Aeignlng parties to Manchester PocL7 lie and other places. School district No. holds the han. Ter Tor attendance during the storm of ast week. There was perfect attan6- 9 per cent. vas Justice W. B. Hawkins has baer 'eeding flock of blue!ays about 25 in lumoer since the ground has haaD ;oVered with snow. A number of other small birds are being fed also.
 A large number of the eDroner+v 'wners appeared at the board of relief 1eeting Monday. more out of curiosi- ' and to converse with each other han for anything else. There was no 'rrclfic claim made for reduction. The assessors have raised the grand list tcut $35,00O.
 Mrs. H. G. Morrison has been i'll the ast week.
 Walter Clark was out shoveline now "Wednesday in shirtsleeves, straw at and mittens.
 Mrs. Belle E. Freeman, 6S, mother of ITS. John RossnaVle, died Friday 1orning, the 6th.i of meninsitis. The t1dy was taken to Pawtucket. R. I. t' day for burial in the family lot.
 number of the farmers have been tier ding the different meetings o] 1tmers' week in Hartford.
 The old folks concert that was tc axe been held Tuesday evening wa: .ostponed on account of weather con. 1itions.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-16

were played. Sandwiches, cake and CO., ca were served. The party spent most enjoyable evening.
 F.lmc., 'Pultz was in Hartford a rev days last week to attend the dairy men's meeting.
 TLere were no services at either chllrch Sunday, the .8th, on account or the roads being blocked with snow.
 Ms. Arthur Hewitt is i'll with pneu- mcnIA A graduate nurse is caring TOT
 Charles Sweet of New Britain is wis iting his parents, MT. and Mrs. H. w.. Sweet
 spending some time in Boston caring for her son Richard, who has been i'll with infiammatory rheumatism, has returned home. Her son, being bet ter has come to his home to stay until fully recovered.
 Miss Adelaide Hallen, who has been spending a few days at her home, has returned to Norwich.
 Miss Vera Briggs is visiting Miss Ruby Williams.
 Men all over the town have been busy breaking out the roads. In some places the snow is so deep they do not try to open the roads. but go through the lots
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-16
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Mrs, Elizabeth Schindler, a former resident of Stafford Springs, died at her home in Bridgeport. Wednesday, after few days illness with pneumo- nia- Mrs. Schnidler was born in Stafordville, and lived in this town until few years ago. She leaves her husband, Leo J. Schindler, daughter, Catherine Schindler, two sisters, Mrs, Ellen O'Brien ad Mrs. W. J. Alberty, of Bridgeport, and a brother, William, of Huntington Mass. The funeral services were held in Bridgeport and the body was brought to Stafford Springs for burial in St. Edwards cemetery.
 Oneco tribe of Red Men closed a very successful three days trading post at St. Edwards hall, Saturday evening.
 The place used for several years by the Stafford hotel for a bar room has been turned into a. market by Joseph Brighznd, the present sowner sof the prepe<fy. George. N. Wood, who. re- eszkiE bought the building in which