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New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
Explosion Causes Fire
 Does Sl5O.OOO Damage

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 30.-Fire caused by the explosion of a transformer in the boiler room of the Yaryan Heat ing company plant in the western res idence section of the city early this morning caused damage estimated by the company officials at $150,000, and threatened a number of dwel1inm .{n
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
BIG FIRE AT BETHEL
S5O,OOO Loss At D. '. Lane Leather ComDany-Frozcn Hydrants Ham, per Work For Fire Fighters.

Bethel, Conn. Dec. 30.-The fac tory of the D. J.. Lane Leather com pany on Center street. was partly destroyed by fire early this morning, with loss estimated to exceed s5o.- 900. There is partial insurance
 The factory. a large frame structure, is situated close 10 the center of the town and many A&bboring build
 nnp xVerp .mena dhe flames.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
WON'T CUT CITY +

Mayor Opposed to Any Suc|
 ment. He .Announccs--Fev
 ing Raises, Will Have Pay
 Fears that have existed minds of a number of city for several weeks past that government would follow tl
 private employers in reduciI will be dispelled by an d ment of the mayor that sucH improbable. The mayor, Il is opposed to any such r| When questioned this afterrl whether salaries would be j3 year, he replied that there \ instances where salaries arl and adjustments will be md
 That policy will be effectij far as permanent employes| cerned. When commissions
 casion to hire labor on 8 md other employers the present| like system will be carried d !. zxa . uy f<l saving tho city ,,aa,I
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
100 PER CENT. DIVIDEND.

Lewiston. Me, Dec. 3U.-A stock dividend of 100 per cent was author ized by the stockholders of the An ,droscoggin Cotton Mills at a meeting here today. The action increases the capitalization to s2,00o.0o0.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
No Use for ItaIN.

Rome. Dec. 29 Associated Press)- Gabrielle d'Annunzio has issued a proclamation declaring it is not worth while dying for Italy.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
Latest Official Figure Is S1S,5OO More Than Was First Estimated
STATE OWES SCHOOL BOARD
S22,Os7 Coming From Connecticut for Teachers Salaries-Figures Com
 Money From Next Years Tax List.

An official figure on the deficit for the various city commissions for the fiscal year was given out this after noon by Mayor Orson F. Curtis as s1Is,5oo. The mayor estimated sev- eral weeks ago that the figure would be about s1eo,oOO. The departments requiring additional funds and the amounts are: Health. $500; parks, s7oo: widows pension. s1.s5o; City hall commission, s3,40o: fire depart ment, s4.350: emergency fund. s2.- 00e; incidental fund, s5,000; insti- tute. s7,00o;. city's note, s15,0oO; seho1 department s7S,7OO.
 Mayor Explains.
 Tn connection with the last figure, the mayor explains that the state is indebted to the local board to the amount of s22.077 as its share of the salary increases granted this year. It is probable that that amount will be forwarded to the school committee before the close of the fiscal year, making the actual deficit about s55,- 900. 8,
 On Next Years Tax List.
 Becaus of the fact that the money to he placed in the fund will be raised on next years tax list, which the maypr believes will be about sse, ,0o0, 00 as against s5s. 100000 for this year, the proportionate tax in mills will be lighter. For that rea- son His Honor believes next years tax rate will be a lower one than this year.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
Robert Bishop Alleged to Have Tried to Fleece Mer- chants; Saying That He Hsd Funds in New Haven Banks.

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 30.-Robert Bishop, as he gave his name. is under arrest here charged with passing bogus checks. He gave his home ad- dress as 49 Chester street, Spring field. Mass.
 for q demonstrator and paid for an advertisement with a s5 check drawn on the Union-Ne Haven Trust com pany. He opened an account at the Fidelity Title and Trust company with a check for $252, drawn on the Union-New Haven Trust company. His passbook was made out to Rob- ert Bishop. Later he offered a check of s72 to the teller as against the new account but the teller would not accept it and an officer was called fin
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
MINISTER TO RUMANIA.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The nom- ination of Peter Augustus Jay of Rhode Island to be minister to Ru- mania, was sent to the senate today by President Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
FRENCH SOCIALISTS ACT.

Tours. France, Dec. 3o.-The right wing of the Socialists today declared itself to DO IT. Boc3alist party of ks..s1 eGas'1| s, Of
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED
fw yerk fe',or o-psure Couple of

rw york Pol1cr Capture Couple Of
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30

New Haven, Dec. So.-The police here today were notified of an ar- rest of a man in Stamford who under the name of James F. Wilson, had deposited worthless checks on. other banks here and later had passed small checks on local merchants which were declared to be worth less.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-30
Merchants Make Complaint.

Merchants have reported that he offered checks in payment of goods. making it appear that he had &C., counts at the Union-New Haven Trust company and the First National bank at New Haven, and he had checks on the First National bank of westfield, Mass. and the Mount woIlaston bank of Quincy. Mass.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
NEWSPAPER HAD SHORT LIFE
"PubIick Occurrences" in 1890, Got
Out One Issue, and Then the Au-
thorities Suppressed II.

Americas first newspaper. the BOs-
ton Newsletter. first published in
17O4, on exhibition at the Massachu-
setts Historical society, marked the
beginning of continuous journalism In
the British colonies Until 1904 the
nearest approach to newspaper in
the everyday life of the colonies was
the manuscript 'news-letter," which
was usually addressed by the writer
tn a governor or a leading clergyman,
and was presumably shown around
and the news" further circulated by
word of mouth.
An earlier effort than that of the
Boston Newsletter to publish news
paper In the colonies Is on record in
the attempt to publish Publick Occur
rences, in 1890. The Introductory
paragraph announced that at Is de
signed that the countrey shall be fur
nished once a month (Or II any Glut
Of Occurrences happen. Oftener) with
an Account of such considerable things
as have arrived unto our Notice." The
Legislative authorities" of the time,
however found some reflections of a
very high nature" In It's columns, and
the Publick Occurrences made no Sec
ond appearance.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

tering knock. II is located by olsen
gagtng the clutch and rocking the fly
wheel back and forth. The trouble is
caused by improper fitting. loose bolts,
broken bolts or bad keys and spllnes.
To Discover Loose Piston.
A loose piston gives very short
knock. its clearness varying with the
size of the cylinder and metal used in
the piston. 1t cnn be located very
easily by the use of the listening ap-
paratus against the cylinder wall. 1t
is caused by large bore, small piston,
or taper piston or bore.
Successful hunting for these trOu-
bles requires great deal Of expert
ence that can be obtained only by con-
tinued practice. which develops the
sense so that not only are the different
knocks easily distinguished, but they
are also speedily lOcated.-Popular
Science Monthly.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Losses of Livestock

Losses of livestock from expos
ure in Colorado during the year
ending May l were abnormally
heavy, according to reports re-
ceived by the Colorado Coopera-
tive Crop Reporting Service from
all sections of the state, while
losses from disease were about
normal. These reports show that
losses of cattle from exposure
were 45 head per 1000, which is
the heaviest loss reported in the
past eight years. The loss of
sheep from exposure was 43 head
per 1000, which was the heaviest
in the past eight years with the
exception of 1919, when the loss
was SO head per 1000. Losses of
lambs from both disease and ex-
posure were 35 head per 1000,
compared with an average loss of
40 head for the past eight years.
Losses from disease were as fol-
lows:
Horses, 21 head; cattle, 20
head; sheep 81 head; swine, 33
head. Heavy losses of cattle
from exposure were due chiefly to
unexpected bad weather during
the month of April, after many
cattle had been turned into pas
lures, together with inability Of
owners to obtain hay and get it
to the stock after the storm came.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Trace Pediqree for Centuries.

Speaking of old families and family
trees, English and Americans who
pride themselves on ancestry have rea-
son to envy the Arabs, many of whom
can trace their family line back
through many centuries by means of
authentic documents. Prof. Talcott
Williams. an American who was born
and spent his youth in Turkey and has
Travelled much since in oriental coun-
tries. says the descendants of Moham-
med are numerous all over the Mos
lem world-in Arabia, Somaliland and
East Africa-and that they prove their
line by these records. which they value
highly. There are also many descend
ants of Abu Bekr. the immediate sue
cessor of Mohnmmed. The leading
Moslem family In Jerusalem are the
khaldi, descendants of Kakled. who
conquered Syria 1,30O years ago and
whose descendants have kept their
genealogical records intact for all that
period.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
SPRINGS SHOULD BE
GIVEN PROPER CARE
Leaves Slide Upon One Another
When Car Moves.
Mud, Dirt and All Foreign Matter Can
Be Excluded by Covering With
Boots-Good Grade Of Leath-
er Substitute Favored.

The leaves of an automobile spring
are intended to slide upon one another
when the car is in motion. Many car
owners allow the springs to get dirty,
to go without fabrication and to be-
come very rusty. The leaves become
SO dirty that instead of sliding on
each other, they work almost as II
they were one solid piece Of steel.
Then, when the car strikes hole or
n bump in the road the springs are
compressed and instead of each leaf
working as separate unit, the lower
leaves of rusty spring are held fast
to the upper leaves. The reaction
from the compression of such spring
is many times greater than the reac-
ton of a clean, we'll fabricated spring
where the leaves are allowed to slip
on one another as they should.
The first step toward Il remedy is to
keep mud and dirt and all foreign
matter away from the springs. This
can be done effectively by covering
them with boots. Some supply stores
carry covers to fit good range Of
sizes of springs, but If you can't buy
them already made, You should be able
TO make them yourself, sewing them
together Of leather or n good grade Of
leather substitute. advises Motor Life
Magazine. The advantage of the latter
material is that II is much cheaper
than leather, and being waterproof, 1t
will keep dirt and moisture away from
the springs.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
BOTH CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN
One Of the stranoest Mixtures
Known to History.

Probably the strangest mixture OF
the ancient and the modern. and OF
Christian and pagan rites. which can
be seen in the world today. is the an
'nual Mexican festival of the "Mata-
Chimes"
No white man can tell exactly what
is the significance of this festival,
which is celebrated In all parts of
the Mexican republic every spring
Those who take part In 1t are typi-
cal Mexicans Of Indian and Spanish
blood. with some purebred Indians
among them. The dances are much
Ike the war and harvest dances of the
Apaches. Comnnches and other south
western Indians, except that many of
the dancers flourish swords, and wear
by way of decoration, the tin tops of
beer bottles.
The dancing is kept up for two OF
three days, and the ceremony ends
with dance about Il great wooden
cross which is set on high hill near
the town. This would seem to show
Christian influence, and 1t probably
does, but the cross is known to have
peeH S'i'Ttu W dHClent ALtetS. III
deed, this whole ceremony Is undoubt-
edly one of Aztec origin, with Chris
tian elements added.
This bewidering mixture of pagan
and Christian religion is seen through
out the Southwest. The "Penitentes
Hermnnos" of Mexico and New AIexi-
co are another example. On every
Good Friday they whip themselves I'M
til the blood comes, as a penance, and
cruelty one of their number with
ropes. These fanatics claim to be
Christians, but their practices have
been condemned by the church, and
like the Matachnes can be traced back
to Aztec times.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Waterapout In the Pacific.

A waterspout formed Sunday after
noon Off the Haiku coast. The surface
OF the ocean was agitated until spray
and mist formed into cuplike smoke.
Then fingerlike extension gradually
reached down from the cloud, until
the two connected In midair. For sew
eral minutes the spout must have been
from 10 to 10 feet in diameter. II
swayed irregulnrly back and forth. AS
though unable to support its own
weight fully. Also, 1t was not solid.
but tube of mist and spray. whlrling
rapidly. Next to the water II was like
smoke or dark spray, at the top dark
and less transparent, while most of
the length was CLASSY and plainly
showed the hollow center. 1t formed
quite slowly and disappeared the same
way. This scene was much the same
as the dust whirlwinds ON the land.
only much higher and made OF water.
Times.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Notice of Forfeiture

To A. S. Tucker, E. w. Davis, c..
M. Funk, their heirs, admins
traitors, assigns and to all
whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I
have expended one hundred dol
lars in labor and improvements
each year during the years 1909
to 1918 inclusive, upon the Lucky
Esther Placer Claim, recorded in
book 1856, page 266 of the records
of the County Clerk and Recorder
of Gilpin County, Colorado.
said claim being located in Lake
and Bay State mining districts,
Gilpin County, State of Colorado,
il order to hold said claim under
the provisions of Section 1924 of
the revised statutes of the United
States, and the amendment there
to, approved January %, 1880,
concerning annual labor on min
ing claims, being the amount re-
quired to hold said claim for the
period ending December 31st,
1918. And if within ninety days
after the publication hereof, you
fail or refuse to contribute your
proportionate share of such eX-
penditure as co-owner your in
terests in the claim will become
the property of the subscriber by
the terms of said section.
c. JULIUS NORDLIEN.
Black Hawk, Colo, April 26, 1920.
First Pub. April 20, 1920.
Last Pub. July 20, 1920.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
VARIOUS KNOCKS
OF AUTO ENGINE
One of Most Delicate Problems
Amateur Motorist Has to
Deal With.
LISTENING DEVICES ASSIST
Each Faulty Motor Part Has Different
Sound, Which Comes In Regular
Periods-Experlenee Obtained
by Practice.

One Of the most delicate problems
the amateur motorist has to deal with
Is that Of distinguishing between and
locating various engine knocks. While
there are numerous "listening" devices
on the market, experience is. as usual,
the best teacher, and will enable you
to repair 1t before it develops into
serious trouble. A few of the mysteri-
GUS knocks are described below.
The more experience one has in lis
tening to knocks, the more expert will
one become in finding them and telling
what is loose. Each faulty motor part
has different knock. which comes al
ways in regular periods relatively to
the speed of the engine.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13


The Denver papers carried a
report this week that George E.
Collins had been arrested in
Georgetown on the complaint of
eighty miners that he owed them
$4,000 in unpaid wages. Mr.. Col
lins has been managing the Colo
RADIO Central Mining company,
which has been treating the big
Colorado Central dump and claims
that he was an employe as man
ager and therefore is not respon-
sible for the non payment of wag-
es. Unless it can be shown that
Mr.. Collins secured the services
of the men under false pretenses
the charge cannot be made to
stick. Mr.. Collins has done a
great deal of mining in Gilpin
county and has always been found
to be honorable and fair-de.ling
in all his operations, and his
friends are inclined to take his
word that his company and not
himself should be held response
BILE for the payment of the wages
of the men.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

Pull UP the engine hood every 50 often
and listen carefully. A little prae-
tice will enable you to detect trou-
BILE.
II the rod Is very loose the knocks can
be located by turning the engine with
the crank. This trouble Is caused by u
twisted rod, loose bearing, scored
bearing. burned.out bearing, or side
play. With a seized or burned-out
bearing the motor will groan or stick
In starting.
The maln-bearing knocks are readily
located by running two cylinders at II
time. one on each side of the crank
bearing. A hard bump will be notice
able throughout the motor. produced
regularly with the firing of the two
cylinders. Such knocks are caused by
end play In the shaft, loosely fitting
bearings, or scored or burned-out
bearing. In the latter two instances
the motor will groan upon starting
cold.
A loose piston-pln Is distinguished
by a sharp metallic knock. It can be
located by using the listening rod for
each cylinder and speeding up the
motor, then closing the throttle sud-
denly. BY doing so double knock
VIII be noticeable, which Is very sharp
and better termed rap. The knocks
are caused by crooked or broken pin
or by n tight or badly worn member.
A loose hywheel will produce very
heavy knock at low engine speed, and
viii appear regularly. The knock will
change its nature entirely when the
motor is speeded up. and the vibration
Of the shaft will produce dull, chat
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Beliefs Concerning Friday.

AWerIcnns Invent got around to the
point of view Of the ancient Scnndi-
navians. who called "Frigi deag" the
day of the Goddess Frigga, or Freyja,
the luckiest day of the week but they
are getting more like the Moslems,
whose conviction that the sixth dny OF
the week is pretty average day, after
all, Is expressed In their belief that 1t
was on Friday that Adam was created,
entered paradise, was expelled. repent
ed and died. and that on Friday viii
cun.e the day of resurrection.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
NEIGHBoRs OF wooDcRAFT
Will Have Fraternal Home For
Children and Members.

The local Circle of the Neigh
bors of Woodcraft reports that
the Order has just purchased in
Riverside, Calf, a site. for a
Woodcraft home, comprising for
ty-five acres of land, a twenty
two room residence, six-room
bungalow, with out-buildings,
stock, machinery, and family or
chard, valued at $53, 900. The pres
ent buildings will serve the pur-
pose until plans, which are now
under consideration, are complet-
ed.
There will be erected a central
modern building for adults, in
Guiding dining rooms, large liv-
ing rooms, sleeping rooms, recep-
tion room, and large assembly
room. In addition, there will be
built cottage units, with each its
bit of flower garden.
For the juvenile department
there will be a large central build
ing, including dormitory and as
sembly rooms, gymnasium, study
rooms, and play grounds.
A modern and thoroughly equip
ped hospital unit is one of the
important features OF the plan.
This Woodcraft Home, so far
as building, site and general
equipment go, is to be financed by
bonds, sold to the members and
local Circles exclusively. Main
tenance and administration ex-
penses and sinking funds for the
redemption of the bonds are car
ed for by per capita tax upon
the members of the Order.
History of the Order
The Neighbors of Woodcraft is
fraternal benefit Order, operat-
ing in the territory comprised by
the states of California, Colorado,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Id
aho, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
The business headquarters of the
Order is located in Portland, Ore
gon, where it owns and occupies a
building valued at $115,OOO. At
present the membership, composed
of men and women, is over fifty
thousand in the adult department,
and over two thousand in the Juv-
emile Department. The Order was
organized in 1897, and celebrated
its twenty-third anniversary the
first of April.
The primary purpose of the Or
der is life insurance, upon a CO.
operative basis; and since its or
ganization it has paid out over
seven and one-half million dollars
in death benefits. 1t carries sur
plus assets of over three million
dollars, all of which, except the
headquarters property and the re-
Gently purchased Riverside prop
erty, is held in municipal and gov
ernment bonds.
The Neighbors of Woodcraft
have large membership in this
city and county, and they an
nounce that Mrs. c. C. Van Ors-
dali, Grand Guardian of the Or
der, is at present in California,
perfecting arrangements for i'm
mediate occupancy of this Home.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Ay7T@EaO@[3O[L[5
NEWS @an -

The wiring system of the truck
should be inspected regularly once u
week.
Do not forget that as warm weather
approaches the fluid In the storage
battery will evapornte more quickly.
II clicking or tapping sound Is
heard coming from the crankcase In.
terror It ought to be investigated ut
once.
Before the water has been drained
from the cooling system 1t Is well to
I'll the radiator slowly In order that
the water may rass into the whole
1ystem.
Hnbitunl slipping Of the clutch is
dangerous practice. 1t increases the
wear on 1t tenfOld and when 1t is
needed badly to pull the car out OF
tight place fails entirely.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Death of William Gorgas

William Gorgas of Black Hawk,
86 years of age, died last Friday
evening of chronic nephritis. He
was a veteran of the Civil war and
had lived in Gilpin county 6l
years. He was single and as far
as known leaves no relatives. The
funeral was held Sunday from the
Chapel, interment in City ceme-
terry.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Treasurer's Notice on Request for
Tax Deed.

To every person in actual possession
or occupancy Of the hereinafter des-
cnbed laAd, lot or premises, an1
to the person In whose name the
same was taxed or specially assess
ed, and to all persons having an
interest or title of record In or to
the same.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That
on the 4th day of December, A. d.
1911, the following described
property, situate in the County Of
Gilpin and State of Colorado, to-
wit: Machinery on Gladstone
Mine, in Russell mining district,
was sold for the taxes for the
year 1910 and purchased by John
Brohl.
That the said John Brohl has
duly made request upon the
Treasurer of said County for a
deed.
That the said premises were
taxed for said year 1910 in the
name of Mary A. Heinz.
That the time of redemption of
said real estate from such tax
sale will expire on the 23d day of
August A. d. 1920, and unless re-
deemed on or before said day a
deed will be issued therefor.
Dated this Bird day of May, A..
d. 1920.
(SeaD HENRY P. ALTVATER,
Treasurer Of the said County Of
Gilpin.
1st pub. May 6; last May 20, 1920.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
Locating the Trouble,

A loose c0nnecting-rod produces a
sharp bump or very heavy hollow
sound. 1t is easy to locate the faulty
connecting-rod by running but one
cylinder ut time, in which case two
bumps are usually noticeable, due to
the relief Of the explosion pressure.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

Vivian Martin in "You Never
Saw Such a Girl" and a Ford
weekly will be the picture pro-
gram at the opera house, Satur-
day evening, May 18th.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

Arthur Taylor, Of the Homer
mine, arrived Saturday evening
with his family from Chicago.
They will occupy the Methodist
parsonage.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13
IN RUSSELL GULcH

John Grenfell was up from
Golden Sunday. j. R. Rule took
down a load of his furniture the
fore part of this week.
S. T. Harris went to Nederland
Wednesday on game warden busi-
ness.
A dance will be given in the l.
o. o. F. hall Saturday evening by
the young people. Pete Zancan-
ella will furnish the music.
Mrs. James Grenfell left We'd
nesday for Golden on sick call.
John Grenfell's baby has the
pneumonia.
j.. C. F. Webb. returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Pueblo.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

For developing and printing
call Central 10. Henry Mattingly.
Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

Trade at Hawley's and get the
best in the line Of groceries.