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New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
5.c0 BEER SOLD TN JERSEY.
Atlantic City Bars Supply Customers
 Under the New Law

Atlantic City. N. J.. March 5.-Two and half per cent. beer and porter. which had been held in reserve by brewers. made it's appea rance in ba IFS here "Wednesday. and husin eSs imn diatelv became active. The brewers. in anticipation of the law legalizing tac sale Of threc and half per cent. beer being imm ediate1N signed by the governor. had shipped the reserve brew to the shore several days in ad Vance. They were ready for deliv cry carly Wedne esday morning and automobiles were on the move fhc entire day and evening.
 It was intimated by smiling bar tenders that a new brew with a full alcoholic kick of three and a half would soon make it's appearance.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
THIEF TRAPPED IN BARREL.
Caught As He Was Climbing Through
 Cellar Window.

Chester. Pa. March 5.-Aroused by q racket in the cellar of his home on t'airview road. Leiperville. Samuel RIair> found a man struggling to ex- tricate himself from empty barrel into which he had tumhled head first as he crawled through the cellar win dow.
 Blair grabbed the burglar by the leg and called for help. but the thief wriggled out of Blairs clutches and. climbing out of the window. made his escape. He was chased for several blocks by a dozen scantily clad men. who were awakened by the alarm sounded by Blair. The posse found ploughing through snowdrfts at a. m. 100 strenuous and quit the chase
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
HAVE QUEER NAMES
Many Children Born jn France Durin. World War Have Received Ugly or IncOHgruOuS COgnOplcnS.

Paris, March 5.-BttbieS in France in war time or since have received many topical names, for the most part ugly and incongruous. An ap- peal has now been issued that tn Is custom cease and that the ordina " Christian names, drawn from the endar of Saints, should once more become universal throughout the country. Among the names given to some of the unfortunate children born during the war, .Joffrette and Jotfreta are common. A father. of Bordo oauN. anxious to christen his daughter ReNanche, and this name was also suggested by an inha ahitant of Montreuil for his son. Place names, such as Namur, Liese. Le Marne. Alsace-Lorraine. Mulhouse. Verdun and Salonique, are also no V quite usual. As for the Frances and the Nictoires, it would be difficult 10 count them.
 One fat her wanted to name his son Rintintin, after one of the mascOts. Nenette and Rntintin sold during 7 the war. The registry clerk. luckily for the unfortunate child. refused to register such a anne. aS in Fra nc" the only Christian names which are recognized by the law are those which appear in the Calendar of Saints. \ campaign is now being organized for the strict enforcement of the law.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05

Farmer Answers Phone Call of Fam
 i!v Held in storm.

Scranton. Pa. March 5.-A tee phone message for help brought out dozen farmers who dug for hours through twelve foot snow drifts to get to the home of Theron Nicholas d farmer living in Scott township. Nine m emhers of the Nicholas family are seriously i'll with influenza. and their home was cut off from the out side world by huge snow drifts.
 The family is to be removed to a hospital in Carhondale. The snow drifts in the rural districts of Lack awanna county are the worst in years and many families are prisoners in their homes.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
IICES OF. WHEAT
 JUMP IN AUSTRIA
|eT1ment Cannot Bear Burden
 oI Supplying Food Cheaply

lennu, March o.-wi,,, Austrian crnncnt h;~ refused longer to t' tho iurdcn of he loss of about |hh, ,NUU ,.ro~ils, Il week 10 cover the Fr-rj"c n"tN,rrn Inc pl1rrhal" and n'y p1ice, of cereals and, conse- htly nus raj>,,j the price of bread
 jtvtlr.
 his nluhl~na If pr"vi,lineg bread
 four at prices which the people
 afford n0s l""0 nude much more
 cuit Ivy th" constantly declining hanEr NHIu" of fAn crown. In the
 er part of January the treasury
 paNin~ .Go crowns to a dollar |lc in >o1.ir priNat" trades ;l& higil E1o crowns were paid for n dollar, |ho food rr"Dl~m has been made |sc bE tno t0i!urc of roiGhboring Ftr:";, {" I'N" I'D lo agreements anT E4'a"t:s. 5'or months Go-S]a via. lraH .tnlr 2.oUh ,N0" roal "pIlHrS of |trian mou"N which WIS GiNer tN for ~tir}5'Ht;N food supplies. In one we l, t is said, llnS nore than E"ll urI"outa.:e uf th" agreed upon punt ot fondstufl'% been delivered, |ouoh. ;irror!jng 10 allied inVesti- Hrs. there iS; q food surplus in Jugo-
 ia.
 |cijhct- tn" 1?e4stlrr of the entente,
 representations "t tho sub-com~ sion of the separations co?nmis- ]. nor tE" visit of ChnncCIlOr 1tcn-
 tu Prague 1He brought CZechO- Ia lSiu to tf1" rlj!H'lmont of her coal e%r.r}t@. I'll" proportion of thc eed lnO,1 coal deIiyo1lcs from that Fry huG b6tn1 no2li@ihle and is r"- bed a. the principal factor in Aus fa present Vii%}t.
 b~ disruption Of tho railway sNs-
 of inc n}" rnspire also play. d vi ar: n pres. ,r. rnA,.It.uu&, lt WH% Ene@ Us u single system and E,oG ;, }i3o ranq.s, of inc thnu eX- I% ,.~t~ i,ut II has been broken Srra4ttt" &y:2;ctn>5 ia cACh country. | rial l;oneInj:l and Ju@o-SlaTia. h i# rtfomIujUr tO onrI:lt" it's DOT as indcpcndtnt ,N%t"ou while |vaH CNrcrt;, of t'on Allies have |fed ont in vain that norc of them be made efficient under the cir [stance%. There has been an un- bI diStributirn of cars and loco lives and while the entente repre- |atiyca and commissioners are [gglinE with the problem of q fail |-ation of rolling stock aud motive Ter. eHrh country charges the other diEnrti,i:~ it; ears when sent ss the hurdor# or usin@ them to. |deiaE of their return.
 |,ontierS rcl9ujl2 'j!aNM with rj@id : Fiction through this part of Flu There ar" prohibitions of food |1rt and export, limits to the
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
MANY FAMILIES BUY
 HOMES DURING YEAR
Go,n00 Pittsburgh People Bought Houses Because They Had to t'ur- chase OF Move
chase OF Move.

Pittsburgh, March 5.--Morc than 6o."0n Pittsburgh families bought their homes during the past year. not because they were particularly anX- ious to own their own homes. but. according to real estate men. they had 10 buy or more. This is continu- ing at the same rate thus far this year.
 The home buying movement began two years ago when war activities in the mills brought scores of ia antilles into Q community where housing OdatiOnS had been increasingly sCarce for a number of years. Cost of construction increased and this curtaiIcd building operations
 Rents have increased in proportion, small houses and apartments showing the highest percentage. l7Ifty per cent. raises for the coming year are instances 100 per cent. has been asked and paid where the occupant could afford it. ''The demand is here and the living places are not' is the way one real estate man explained the situation.
 Similar conditions prevail through out the Pit tshur@h CiiSt trict. In some manufacturing towns industrial cor porationS are building and buying on. Pa.. the chamber of commerce has undertaken 10 finance the con- struction of 800 residences.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
DAYS OF REAL SPORT
German Railroad Engineer Takes Locomotive to Go to Town and Make Household Purchases.

Berlin. March 5.-As instancing the laXitH with which the Prussian state railways are now administered. the Tageblatt cites the case of "a Bremen engineer who took an idle engine and rode to point near by to buy yeast for his wife and to visit his aunt Then he returned the en- zine to the Bremen roundhouse. -
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
WOULD EAR HEARST PAPERS.
Canadian War Veterans Ask the Gov
 ernmcnt to Exclude Them.

Ottawa. March 5.--The War Vet erans' association of St. John. X. E.. has adopted d resolution asking it's members ito refrain from purchas- ing Hearst publications and to pcti- tiOn the gOvernment to fOrhd the ale of pulp or newsprint produced in Canada to these neWSpa perS and ma gaElnCS. Veterans at Monet on, x. B.. have petitioned the govern ment "to prohibit the sale. circula- ton and publication of the Hearst newspapers in Canada"
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
GAMBLING ON TRAINS.

London, March 5.--WOmen who travel up to town daily from Bright on. tho famous watering place. have taken to playing bridge on the trains. The stakes arc often chocolates or gloves AS they often leave their cards at home. the guards of the trains have taken 10 carrying a spare pack for the use Of the women
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
HOG ISLAND YARD
 TO COMPLETE WORK
Worlds Greatest Shipyard Will Turn Over Last Vessel to GoNcrnment in ~cptcn1b Der.

Phiia delphia, March 3-'The worlds greatest shpNard at Hog Island built to overcome the ravages of the Ger man submarine and help win the war for the Allies, will launch it's last wartime ship in June and turn it over to the government in September. When the last of the fabricated ships Of the wartime contract leaves the vast plant on tne Della ware. Hog Island will have turned over to the government 122 vessels. d record of more than one ship a week since the first boa Was sent overheard in Aug ust. 1918. There have been several double lau0chlngs in one day. and on Memorial Day last year five ships were launched in d little more than an hour, establishing a worlds rec ord.
 When Hog Island was going at top speed during the war with 50 ways occupied, approximately 5000 mon were employed. This force has been rG,uce1 to about 22 900 and after the last ship is launched in June he force will he reduced to 25 per cent. of this mum her. These men will com plete and equip tn" ships still, left 10 be turned ever to the government.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
ROYALTY GOVERNS SPAIN.

Madrid, March 5.(rhat Spain is governed by the cabinet of the day and not by he Cortes is evident from statistics of royal decEeeS issued and 1;l Ws passed in the eight years 191l- IS. or royal decrees there were 3.913, while the laws which found their way through parliament num- hered but 366
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
TREASURY DOWN TO CENTS.
City Funds So Low Police and Fire
 men Get Only Half Pay.

Niles. Ohio, March 5.-The city po- lice and firemen received but half pay on recent pay day. Fire Chief orr received no salary.
 balance of five cents remains in he city safety fund.
 The shortage in city funds is at tributed to the loss of the liquor I- cense revenue.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
PLANS NOVEL LOTTERY
Scif-StyIeu "Handy Man" Offers

Scif-StyIcd "Handy Man. Offers to
 RaftIe Services for Si. Months to
 100 Firms.
 a job. Frank Long, who describes himself as a "handv man." 26 years of age has offered through a news paper to raffle his service for six months. His proposal is that 100 or more firms each pay S5 for ticket. He agrees to work six mont hs with out wages for the firm winning the raffle. There was no imm ediate rush of firms to accept.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
PERSONALS

Joseph Donlan and James Clynes are spending their vacation at Myrtle Beach.
 Mrs. Gunard Lindgren, of 765 East street. is entertaining Mrs. Marie Nordquist, of Boston.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Terry, accom- panied by Mrs. Fred Porter. Mrs. H. H. Porter and daughter Dorothy and son Harold, are taking an ex- tended trip by auto through the Berk- shire and Adirondack mountains. and will stop at the Banner House, Chateaugay Lake, N. Y.
 Miss willo Mae Porter. of Linden street will spend two weeks vacation at the Banner House, Chateaugay Lake, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. August Foberg and family are spending two weeks at Congamond Lake, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12

KensinEton. The seventh grade pu- pills of the Kensington district will also be enrolled in the Junior High school because of the lack of room The seventh grade pupils of the other districts will attend their respective district schools It is requested that all the boys and girls of the Percival district from the Paper Goods bridge on towards the Blue Hills district who are in grades one to six inclusive attend the Percival school. The Ledge school will accommodate all the children in grades one to six in- elusive for both rooms will be used during the coming year.
 Barrett Acquires Another Medal.
 Ambrose Barrett. the Postmaster of Berlin. who served so valiantly with the Marines in France during the war has received from the Navy Department in Washington through the recruiting station in New Haven a silver victory medal. This medal is given to those in the navy who were wounded during active service. Mir Barrett was wounded in one of the battles on the Champagne front He has quite a large collections of when he was shot through the arm. medals given him by the French and American governments in recognition of his bravery in battle. Only six navy men in Connecticut are entitled to this medal.
 Light Rain Here.
 While New Britain and neighboring cities were in the midst of exceeding ly heavy showers yesterday afternoon Berlin was basking in the sunshine. At least IL didn't rain much. The storm was so heavy in New Britain that on several streets there were wHshouts. Berlin was fortunate in avoiding the storm so that no dam age was done to the crops.
 Acorns Play Sunday.
 The Acorn baseball team of Ken sington will play team representing Cromwell in that town next Sunday. The trip will be made by auto truck which will leave Kensington at 1:3o o'clock The Acorns have been en- toying considerable success lately. having two weeks ago defeated the strong Windsor Locks town team in Windsor Locks. The Acorns will practice this evening
 Monument Nearly Complete.
 The J. H. Crozier company of Hartford, which has been working on the base and the pergola around the monument which the town has erected as a war memorial to those
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12

who served in the World War. has completed its work. The finishing touches are now to be put on the monument and the plot of land sur rounding it. Some gravel will be dumped around the base, graded and seeded so that a lawn may be made.
 Kensington Notes.
 Miss Margaret Flynn, the assistant postmistress is enjoying her annual vacation in Boston.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Kenny of Brooklyn, NY, are visiting Postmaster and Mrs. w. w. Pagan.
 Berlin Notes. .....-.
 Carl Durham of Marblehead Mass. is visiting his sister. Mrs. Fenn Nourse.
 MT. and Mrs. I. Clark are fixing over their barn to make it into a ga rage. as they intend to get an auto mobile soon.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred J. Barrett will leave Saturday on their vacation. They will travel by automobile.
 East Berlin Items. w. H. Nye. E. G. Morgan and Tim  Britain Machine company banquet held in New Britain the other even ing.
 John Trevethan has entirely re- covered from his injuries received in an automobile accident II weeks ago when he received a broken collar bone and arm. He has accepted a position with the Connecticut Metal & Chemical company and will start upon his new duties Monday morning.
 Jarvis Dowd has gone to Chicago to take charge of one of the depart ments in the Aetna Life Insurance company division in that city.
 William Daniels is about town with a new motorcycle.
 Mrs. F.. V. Read and children were visiting in Middletown yesterday.
 Miss Bertha Trevethan visited friends in Middletown yesterday
 Within a few weeks there will be another fishing excursion down the Connecticut So many have sent in it was considered advisable to go again in the near future.
 The potato blight which raised so much havoc on crops here last year has made its annual appearance and threatens to destroy the greater part of this years crop. "Spuds" were planted plentifully this spring to bring down the prevailing high prices.
 The condition of Mrs. J. I. Bot trell who is seriously ill with malaria fever continues to remain the. same.
 New York autoist was obliged to leave his machine in town last night owing to a mishap received when shifting gears. In shifting he accidently stripped them. tearing conside era ble of the interior mecha- nism to pieces. The man declared that he ha driven a car for more than 10 years and could in no wise account for such an accident.
 Iris Hazen has accepted a position with the P. & F. Corbin company of New Britain and is now employed in the office of the firm.
 NoTIcE-vincent wendrowsky has re- moved his blacksmith shop from Kensington to Berlin Fair Grounds. where he will be located permanently. s-12-5dx
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
Staii This Year Will Number
 |. TWenty-Six
BARRETT IGNORED AGAIN
Po~tnias ster Gets Silver Medal Given to Naval Men Wounded in Action Light Rains Hcre-Acorns Play Sunday.

The assignment of teachers to the local schools for the coming school year. which will commence Wednes- day, September s. has been an nounced by Superintendent of Schools L., R. showalter. The teaching lis. thia year Is substantially tho same this year as last, but there shave been three new teachers added. making the total number 26.
 Following Is the assignment: Hub bard school, Edith Northrup. Eliza beth Nj. Kelley and Babelle Barnes; seIden school, Mrs. Minnie w. Bacon and Susanno Cobey: Worthington school. Jeanette HonisS, Evelyn Strong and Rose J. Nelson; South School. aarah Heilwell; Blue Hills school. Hulda Johnson: Percival school, Mrs. Inez ]. Crane and LOT etta NJ. McKeon: Ledge school, Anna Mcouade and Ruth Slaght;- Kensing- ton school. Edith l.. Johnson. Helen !. O'Brien. Virginia Cashen. Rosa sanEIoff. Florence Lapidos. Mrs. Anna Mansfield. Nellie Keena and Mrs. Anna Savage: Junior High school, Dorothy R Gordon. Blanche F. Lyons. Phoebe K. Beard and Miss Annie M. scoilen.
 It is planned to have the first year High school pupils and the eighth grade pupils from all over the town attend the Junior High school in
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
VISITING FROM PENNSY.

Rev. and Mrs. J. O. Hammarberg, of McKeesport, Pa. are visiting their son. H Hammarberg. and his family on East Main street. Rev. MT. Ham marberg. who formerly was a pastor in Bridgeport will preach in the swedish Baptist church on Elm street this evening at 7:45 o'clock and also on next Sunday. both morning and evening.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
FLINT-BRUCE CONTAIN Trumbull Street, HARTF ORD, CONN.

Bardecks hall, Sat. night, Aug. 14th. State Drum Corps convention.
 State Drum Corps Field Day. St. Mary's field. Sat. Aug. 14th.-advt.
 The Lady Foresters will meet in Judd's hall tonight to make arrange ments for their outing.
 The Swedish Baptist Foreign Mis-
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12

sion circle will be entert| and Mrs. Theodore Ia.rsoj ity street, tomorrow ev( ming at 8-o'clock. Rev Quist, of Assam, India, address.
 An important meeting Rose Camp, R. N. A.. wi K. of c. hall tonight.
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
CITY ITEMS

Reception and dance, Bardecks hall, Fri. night, Aug. 18th. State Drum Corps convention.-advt.
 Dancing, baton contest, drilling,
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
BRIGHTEN THE CORNER

-where stands your rolled up rug or carpet.
 This fall you will want your floor covered after the summers spell.
 If your rug or carpet has been cleaned and is ready for its place, you have done yourself good turn. /
 But what if your rolled up Rug or Carpet is off in the corner waiting to be cleaned. Are you going to put it down after cleaning it in the old way by beating and sweeping and still the dirt remaining? Or are you going to have it done the right way?
 Your home is thoroughly clean only when your floor coverings are properly cleaned. Send us your Rugs and Carpets now and let us put new life into them. Prepare for the fall. Do it now.
 UNION LAUNDRY AND
 DRY CLEANING co. 266 ARCH STREET, TELEPHONE 904
New Britain herald., 1920-08-12
Monument Nearly Complete.

The !. H. Crozier company Of Hartford. which has been working on the base and the pergola around the monument which the town has erected as a war memorial to those
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-08
Circuit Court

Lake Chrisman was fined 500 and
costs and sentenced to 90 days in the
county jail, on a charge of non-support
of his wife, Monday.
Martha ]. Conway, by her next best
friend, Orlando v Kelley, has filed suit
against Wyatt D. Conway for annul-
ment of marriage. The plaintiff AYERS
that her marriage was a fraud mas
much as the defendant has committed
a statutory offense on the day previous
to their marriage, against her will,
when she was under 16 years of age
and that she was forcibly married.
They were married May 10. 1919, when
the plaintiff AYERS she was only Is
years old.
Ralph Mallen, defendant in the di-
vorce, custory, suit money and support
suit of Grace Mallen, was ordered to
pay $40 suit money to her, $40 of which
is to be paid before March Is, and $50
before March 20. He was further
ordered to contribute SO per week
towards the support of the plaintiff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-08

spread social attitude with respect to
teaching, new recruits are not coming
forward to fill the gaps. Young people
are taught to disparage teaching, to
shun its work as life pursuit. Teach
ers' courses in normal schools and
colleges are discouragingly ill-attend-
ed. Students in high schools are look
ing to other callings. A shortage even
more acute may be upon us another
year
"The condition is not peculiar to our
great state. 1t is truly a grave nation
al problem. But the people of Indiana
must themselves contribute to the solu-
ton of the problem. They must take
counsel together and seek the causes
Of the problem, and the remedy of
what may truly become a national
calamity.
Nearly 100000 children are in the
schools of Indiana. These are the
citizens of tomorrow. Their ideas and
ideals are taking shape for future
action. The world problems of the
new times ahead demand that these
children receive even better school
training than the children of yester-
day. We must act today to save the
schools. We must see that they con-
t1nue 10 De the Cn1eT DulWdrk OF the
republic.
'1t Is proper and fitting. therefore
that our people unite in striving to
create finer spirit toward the work
Of the teachers. in promoting deeper
sympathy and regard for school work
to the end that the best of our young
people may be drawn and held to the
great service of teaching
Now, therefore, I, James P. Good
rich, by virtue Of authority vested in
me as governor of Indiana, do hereby
fix and set aside the week of March Z
1920, as Teachers Week, urgently
recommending that earnest thought
and consideration be given by the
people during this week to the matter
Of the supply and the rewards Of teach
ers. and reuest that the press, the
pulpit, societies. clubs, and educational
and social agencies, lend every encour-
agement and aid. setting aside an ap-
pointed time during the week for this
purpose"