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New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

now holds the lead in the contest for high run, making a. string of IT balls last night, and beating Charles Horn berger's run of IS.
 Four Deaths From Pneumonia.
 There have been four deaths in Plainville from pneumonia following influenza. They have all occurred within the past week. The reports of several cases of influenza each day continue and the majority of the new cases are of a violent type. The local physicians are kept busy every day in caring for the flu patients.
 Brief Items.
 Albert Mckee is spending a fur tough at his home here. He recently re-enlisted in the United States navy.
 Leland Hart is seriously ill at his home on New Britain avenue.
 Miss Catherine Mccarthy of Pearl street has recovered from a recent ill- ness and resumed her duties as an in . structor at the gram mar school today.
 The Kappa Iota club of the Con- gregational church Sunday school is planning for an entertainment to bol. ster up the clubs treasury.
 NOTICE-You can buy goods very cheap at L. Gross Going Out-of- Bus mess Sale. Don't miss it. 2-9-2d
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Women Need Swamp-Root

Thousands Of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never sus- pect it.
 Womcn's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease
 If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased
 Pain in the back. headache. loss of ambition, nervousness, arc often time symptoms of kidney trouble.
 Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. pr. kilmcr's Swamp-Root, q physi- clans prescription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed 10 overcome such conditions
 Get q medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store
 However,. if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. kilmer & Co.,. Binghamton. N. Y, for sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention the New Britain Herald
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
.P0SlAh DOES WORLDS OF GOOD
 FOR SICK SKIN

You can apply Poslam to any dis ordered skin with the confidence that it provides the absolutely relia ble way to be rid of any itching or eruptional trouble. that it will serve you we'll and never can harm.
 When spread over the skin and it's concentrated healing power directed gainSt pimples and rashcs. eczema. acne itch. scalp-scalc, burns and all like affections so distressing. it proves a means of greater comfort and most abundant satisfa ction.
 Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 245 West 47th street, New York city.
 Poslam Soap is a daily treat to tender skin Contains POSlam.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
THIN. NERVOUS PEOPLE
 NEED BITRO-PHOSPHAT

delicate sufferer. and the results foIId it's use are often simply astonishing.
 Weak, tired people regain str) and vigor: thinness and angularity
 way to plumpneSs and curves; slee1 turns to the sieepless: confidence cheerfulness replace debility and g1 dull eyes become bright. and pale. sll checks regain the pink glow of hj BitroP oPhosphate, the use of which iI expensive. also wonderfully PromotesI assimilation of food. so much that people report marked gains of weight few weeks. If is sold by Clark & Br.N and all good druggists
 CAUTION: - Although bitro-phos. is unsurpassed for relieving nevvou
 sueeplessness and general weakness should not. owing to its remal
 flesh growing properties, be used by one who does not desire to put ron fies
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
WOULD MAKE GIFT.
Queen Mary Wishes to Establish Ma ternity Home.

London, Feb. 10.-Queen Mary has sisnified her intention of devotng the funds sent to her as a silver wedding gift to the establishment of an in- stitution to be called Queen Mary S Maternity Home. which will be sit uated adjoining mpstead Heath.
 There will be accom- notation from 16 to 20 mothers and the home is to be used for the benefit of the wives and children of men who are or have been serving with his majesty's forces.
 Lord Leverhulme, the soap magnate has placed at the queens disposal the site for the home.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

present indications. Robert Cole is being swamped with orders Tor paint, making it evident that the residents intend to spruce up" their homes.
 Berlin Briefs.
 Miss Hattie RoyS. who has been spending several weeks at Sarasota Fla, with Mrs. Frank l.. Wilcox, re- turned home yesterday.
 Miss Margaret Wilcox has returned to Wellesley after spending a few days here with relatives.
 John Webber is making deliveries of milk from a sled which he says beats team "all hollow.''
 kcnsington Items.
 F. l.. Tomlinson, agent at the Der lin depot, has resumed his duties aft CT several days illness with the grip Mrs R. M. GrisWold. who has been confined to Miss Nagle's sanitaiun for several weeks with d fractured hip, has been removed to her home, much improved.
 George D. Threshcr, the conductor on the Berlin and New Britain dinkey is confined to his home in New Britain with an attack Of tho influenza.
 To Have Initiation.
 The postponed smoker and initia- ton of Court Mattebesset. F. of A., will be held on the evening of Feb ruary l9. ii was stated this morning.
 Now in Hartford.
 Former Postmaster A. B. Good rich has not retired from business entirely 1t was learned today. According to word received here he is foreman in one of the large manufacturing con cernS in Hartford and has a large force working for him.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Not as Many Protests as Were. Expected, However
DISCOVERY MADE PUBLIC
Clever Resident Finds the Best Way
 to Remove Water from q Cellar Is Brief News Items.

The board of relief met yesterday afternoon from 1 to o'clock in the town clerks office and the officials were kept busy. There was no long line of waiting complaining property owners as many had predicted, but moro complaints than usual were made to the board. Some of the com pIaints concerned exemption rather than decrease in valuation. As usual when some of the com plaints were investigated they were found to be groundless.
 Slight Opposition.
 Opposition to the new grand list has not developed as strongly as was or iginally expected in view of the fact that every property owner has been increased from 70. to 100 per cent. Foreigners who own property are more prone to find fault with their valuations that regular residents. The foreigner cannot understand why his property this year should be. listed so much higher than the figure of last year.
 X radical change is not expected in the grand list total, as there will be no big reductions in assessments, and what is more likely, there may be some increases. The grand list must remain around the same figures that have been compiled if there is to be enough money to meet expenses. In addition to the $11 ,000 mentioned be- , fore that would be received by the town to help meet the $1OO,0OO com posing the budget, there is d possi- bility of the town obtaining 5000 or more in back taxes that have not been figured. Tax Collector C. F.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Guaranteed to Put Firm. Healthy Flesh and to Increase Strength,
 Vigor and Nerve Force.

Weak thin people-men women- are nearly always nervous wrecks: thus conclusively proving that thinness. weak ness. debility and neurasthenia are almost invariably due to nerve starvation. Feed your nerves and all these symptoms due to nerve starvation will disappear
 Eminent specialists state that the best nerve food is an organic phosphate known among druggists Bitro-Phosphate. fVe-grain tablet of which should be taken with each meal Being genuine nerve builder and not Stimulant habit forming drug, Bitro-Phosphate be safely taken by the weakest and most
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

Lewis has been cleaning up back taxes for some time and a substantial sum is expected from this source.
 Let the Water Freeze.
 \ new way to get water out of d cellar without using a force pump has been discovered" by a Berlin resi- dent who had a foot of water in his cellar for several months. He would not pay the price asked for having a pump installed in the cellar to carry off the water, so he opened the cellar windows and allowed the water 10 freeze. It took long time to, accom- plish this, but this morning: man was put on the job to break up the ice, which readily carried ont,: leaving the cellar bottom clean.
 Supplies Becoming Scarce.
 Unless freight traffic is restored to normal, Berlinites will be withou food soon, as no shipments of food stuffs have been received at the local grocery stores for several weeks, duc to the storms and traffic congestion. Nearly all of the stores have large stock of groceries on hand, but the continual drain on the. supply; with nothing coming in, is ca using alarm among dealers. Such condition has
  while there is no reason to expect that there will be any. serious result from the freight tic-up, dealers are becoming anxious.
 Frederick Czitzkus.
 Frederick Czitzkus, aged fl years, died at his home last night after sev eral weeks illness. Although he had not been d resident of Berlin very long, he had become popular in the community and was highly respected. He formerly resided on the Arthur farm in Beckiey, but last year he pur- chased the Lincoln farm at the foot of Damon's hill. He is survived b?- his wife. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 o'cIack from his home and at ? o'clock from St Matthews German Lutheran church in New Britain.
 Receive Invitation. The mbcrs of the Berlin grange have received an invitation to attend an open meeting of the Ncwin gton grange in Newington this evening. The meeting will be addressed by Miss Laura Grifford. of the Hartford County Farm Bureau and by F. Stan- ley Wells and Charles Wells, both of whom will tell Of the history and talk upon the future of NeWington. A mum ber of local Srangers are expected to attend.
 Cradle Note. A daughter Elizabeth has been born to MT. and Mrs Carl Mueller in the Middlesex hospital, Middletown. Mc. Mueller is head of the cost dcpart = ment of the Union Manufacturi?IS S company of New Britain. The child is grandda ghter of c. J. Mueller the assessor.
 Drive Now On. The drive. to raise funds for the Children's Home in Newington is now in progress and every resident will oe approached by some one of the cam paigners for a subscription. to t!ie fund. Everyone has been urged TO contribute as much as their circum- stances will allow.
 East Berlin Items The Hubbard school resumed ses- sion this morning after being closed 1 for the past week due to the lack of coal.
 The K. of r. will meet this evening for the transaction of special business Mail is coming in town on schedule after several days delay due to the
 weather.
 The attendance at the dancing class last evening was not very large and it ued much longer.
 Considerable painting of property is
 to be done this spring according {
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

Lewis has been cleaning up back taxes for some time and a substantial sum is expected from this source.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

Olcott's orchestra at the fair-one Sht.-adVt
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

 AID DRY GOODS PUH1 o &s
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
INFLUENZA CLAIMS
 ANOTHER VICTIM Fred C. Norton SuCCumbS to
 The Disease TO OBSERVE LlNC0LD DAY
Preparations Under Way to Celebrate Anniversary Of Abraham Lincoin's .Arrangcd-Other News Notes.

Birth-Banks Will Close-Debates
 -Arrangcd-Other News Notes.
 Fred C. Norton died yesterday aft ernoon at his home at 17 Broad street. He was 3S years old. MT. Norton was
 ill for a few days with influenza.
 Pncu1n onia developed and it was re-
 ported that his condition was critical yesterday morning. Besides his wife
 he is survived by d daughter, Lois and a son Charles Norton, both of this
 town. The funeral will be held We'd
 nesday afternoon.
 MT. Norton came here from Bristol
 q bout two years ago and has been en-
 gagged in the ice business since that
 time. He handled the municipal ice
 venture for the town last summer.
 He was a, member of Sequa ssen lodge, l. o. o. r. He was well known here and in Bristol and had a large circle of friends in both places.
 Mrs. PhiIomena Leo Grandi.
 Mrs. Philomena Leo Grandl died yesterday at her home South
 Washington street. She was taken i'll with influenza in Waterbury about a week ago and taken to a hospital in that city. She was brought to her
 home Saturday. Mrs. Leo Grandi was
 30 years old. She is survived by her
 husband, John Leo Grandi, and six small children. The funeral will be
 held tomorrow morning with services
 in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy
 at o'clock. The remains will he placed in the vault in West cemetery. Loses Valuable Horse.
 A valua ble horse owned by Myror E. Rogers, of the Plainville Bakin g company became suddenly ill yester- day morning in the stable in the rear of the bakery. A veterinary surgeon was summoned. but it was found ne cessar ry to shoot the horse.
 Sequasscn Lodge Initiation. Seauassen lodge. No. A, I. O. O. F.. will hold regular meeting Thursday evening at s o'clock in the rooms in I. O. O. F, block. \ large class of candidates will be initiated. X social will follow the degree cerem onieS. Martha Rebekah lodge, I. O. o. F., will hold it's regular meeting next Monday evening in the meeting ha. in Odd Fellows block.
 Allen spends FurIOush Here. Albert Allen, of the United States Navy. has returned to the Brookl. n Navy Yard after a three day furlough spent at the Newton home on Whiting street. Allen formerly was employ ;d in the Newton grain mill but left 70 enlist in the Navy during the war. He l married an English girl in Hull, Eng ! land a short time ago. His bride IS 1 still at her home in Hull.
 Tournament Games Tonight. The headliners for tonight at the 1 tournament in Murphy's billiard par lors are as follows: John Guiden will I meet Frank Hickey Hayes and l John Valentine will play 'Joe' Neri. In class E. Walter Livingston will 1 meet "BarneY Mason and Albert Oakes and Fred Peterson will wind l up the evenings program. The play 1 CTS are paired off in teams Of two ] men each and the team making the f greatest number of points will be de- 1 clarcd the winner. Prizes have been l offered for the winning teams and for l the high run. Herbert Guy Cambridge
The Washington times., 1920-01-06
UNDERWOOD IS HOPE
OF TREATY FRIENDS
His Resolution Thought by
Many to Be Only Chance
For Compromise.

Friends of the peace treaty in the
Senate practically are agreed that the
Underwood resolution is the only hope
short of the Presidential campaign
that can save IT.
To that end treaty advocates OF
both parties are. comforting today
with Senator Underwood to decide on
tactics for pushing through the Sen
ate the resolution which would pro-
vide for a joint committee OF ten to
act as official compromisers.
A census of Senators present, made
by faction leaders, convinced them
that the original Iine-ups are not
changed materially. Nothing short
Of an Official compromise can be
agreed upon, they said.
Senator Hitchcock declared today
that the outlook was promising for
action on the treaty within a month.
He declined 70 go into details. but said
that a number Of Senators who have
not been heard from so far are work
ing for the treaty He said he would
support the Underwood resolution II
IL came up today.
Senator Hoke Smith said efforts of
his friends have been nipped by pre-
mature publicity. He does not expect
them to comply with the request of
the Republiccn n mild reservationists
for a set OF Democratic reservations.
Senators Lodge and Hitchcock again
clinched. Lodge declared his position
is unchanged, until Hitchcock offers
revisions to the Lodge reservation.
Hitchcock declared he will make no
suggestions. and that any move must
come from Republicans.
The Washington times., 1920-01-06
2.75 BEER SELLERS TO
Be HOUlDED TO PRISON
Assistant Attorney General Frierson
Will Show Them No
-. Mercy.

Jail sentences will be demanded by
the Justice Department for brewers
who manufactured and dealers who
have been selling 2.75 per cent beer.
Assistant Attorney General Frierson
announced today.
Frierson's announcement follows
the decision Of the United States su-
,reme Court yesterday which upheld
he volstead law enforcing the war
time prohibition act. The Volstead
act defines an intoxicating drink as
beverage containing one-half or
more per cent OF alcohol The act
became effective october %.
SUITS now are pending against
scores of brewers and dealers In
many sections OF the country, F-1er-
son said. Most OF the suits were
beld UP to wait the Supreme Courts
ruling.
The Washington times., 1920-01-06

tenn Thus it is evident that a
lafgely Increased force Is necessary.
properly to handle the business and
secretarial work It has bean esti-
mated that four times the present
force is advisable ~
The present force is seriously up-
derpaid. It's total payroll amounts
to only 1As percent Of the entire
school payroll. OF the entire force
of forty,three clerks. stenosraph.rs.
etc, in busipess and educational Of
hces, thirty-one receive q bsstc SAL
ayy of s72o. The entire force re-
ceiyes nainimpn salary. below that
OF the GoyeInplent scale Tor .simi.qr
work. Ninety, per cent OF u e force.
when at the maximum allowed, with
rpinim m OF many Gpverpnsent de
system serves largely as traiping
school for its CLERICAL employee
Fore. shoph De carsfuIy -s.
Selected and TfsineS. "-l
Yet this force should be care
fully. selected .sand well trained
Public school work, is so varied that
few clerks do, one; routine line, OF
work. They must be able to nect
varied demands. A large propor-
tien of than, hold positions more o.
less secretarial in character. Thy
meet the public and deal with It.
and have much to do with the a.
tnal handling Of situations arising
in, this connection They must know
the school system in all its yartsd
branches, in order properly to han
die work and to serve the public
with the least possible degree. Of
lost motion There should Be the
right Inducements to select and
hold . carefully chosen foreA.
Plans for more or less general
school dreorsaniSaticn are beine put
forward at this time from dinerept
sources. There Is, however, In. he
school force and in the comnu 1ity
some question as to their imrnediate
necessity or value. The tear OF
them or of how far they may go, &.
disturbing and unsettlins. especially
to many Of those who havein the
past gone through serious periods
of school readiustment, -,
We must all recognize that In all
large, wide-awske, and growing
institutions, some adjustment OF or
gsnizstion is necessary from time to
time in order that the general ma
The Washington times., 1920-01-06
PRESIDENT MAY run
AGAIN, WARNS LEWIS

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-President Will
son yet may decide to become a third
term candidate for the White House.
according to ]. Hamilton Lewis, ex-
Senator from Illinois and former
Democratic whip Of the Senate.
1.-THE Republican leaders OF the Sen
ate can make Wilson a third-term
candidate" said Lewis. "just as they
have done in two past campaigns.
President Wilson's refusal to re-
move himself as a third-term, candi.
date lis because Of the unpatFfotic
course of foes in his own party and
Of the Republican partisan leaders
all persistipg in. hanging UP the
Peace Treaty in order to get a po-
litical issue. on Wilson. The Presi-
dent may be forced by the country to
go before the. people to preach the
truth Of his own work at Paris as
the issues of democracy.
"Wilson will no more allow the cry
Of third term to obstruct him than
did Roosevelt when he came forward
as a third-term candidate to save
his issues being repudiated by the
enemies of progress within his
party" .. ..,..
The Washington times., 1920-01-06
BETTER,
AGAIN PLUNCES
INTO WORK

rrs.aae.t wii.s. is r.p'Siy 10
sstsiss his stsaiaa Of war dsyss
saa with sAs consent OF Dr. Cssy
Grsysss. has pIssssS tsts the
.sA.s Of vvork csafrssttax hir.. II
va. stated tsSsy st the waite
House.
HI. most iapsrtast im~essst~
task. fornsistiss of . message
10 sacksss Day diners. II about
eompieted-
A .its.,,.. 10 wAlsA .,ss.tis. I.
10 be Stvsn st saee is the se~s-
nation OF men 90 an the @asy
vaeaactess In American diplomatic
pests. The state Department
Will re~smnead candidates feS
am bass ador. asd aisisters, b"t
Mr.. Wilson Will give mach
thought 10 the selections. AnonS
those to be asmed are an y"
basssAor ,ts Italy and ~isisters
to Cki.s, Dennsrk. Greece.
svttssrIsad. Finisnd. ssd star-
The Prssidept.,ses the arst OF
scores OF nominations To the arn-
ate yesterAay, none being for the
'dipISnatic corps, however. Other
q. lists probably viii follow daily r
The Washington times., 1920-01-06

accept the so-callsd Lodge reserVs
ttons.
The President stiil had a year to
serve, the Presidents supporters con-
tended. and his influence on his party
as well as on the Democratic minor
ity in Congress. was bound to be felt
during the campaign. even more SO
than any influence Bryan might seek
to exercise.
II the treaty were to be made .
campaign issue, II was added, rat'-
fcation. of IT. was unlikely until the
result of the November election
showed whether the American people
approved the League of Nations. But
until the Presidents message was
made public, both Democratic and
Republican leaders would have 10
pursue a policy of "Yatchful wait
ing" 1t was said. Not untn the mes
sage was read would they naturally
know Just where they stood. (.
The Washington times., 1920-01-06
Machinery Intricate and Varied.

Tho, school machinery Is. .intYicate
and varied There are business re
lations with the dealers, With the
nunicipal authorities. with 2,nOO
officers and other employees. with
many OF the parents OF 10000 school
children, with civic associations,
community organizations. etc. -
Correspondence lis. exceptionally
heavy. Telephone calls for business
and information mount on busy
days into the thousands. Yet there
is no completely organized business
department with a responsible head.
The. supeFipte pdent Fsshools,~who
has final direction OF all educational
work in aIdusl school system, nd
who has other important duties pre-
scribed by ilaw,, is required to give
such general supervision as he can
to this work Necessarily he must
distribute business duties amons
, hts subordinate educational officials
to- the sacrifice Of their edpcatiopal
duties '',... g., ,.
Altogether too often the ques-
ton arises as to which shall suf-
fer-the educational work or the
business. Naturally both actually
do suffey...-..The. supeFintepdent
should have responsible officer
for business affairs--to act as de-
partment head. with proper author
ity to handle Fdetaiis and carry ouc
matters OF Importance after. pcitciAs
are agreed upon or decisions made in
conference with the superintendent
Sdch en- 'ofAcer would relieve. all
educational officials and restore
their energies to the work Of their
particular Nfields. J. -.
ssfeeient Force of
EnpIsyes' L. EsseatisI. "''.tr r. .
Naturally, a general business Of
ncer should have sufhcisnt force of
employees under him, and the gem
eral officers a sufficient secretafial
force TO handle the volume of busi-
ness expeditiously and efficiently.
At present the school system Is
seriously' under-manned. Barely q
single officer has sufficient force to
handle the most vital work. Off,
GERS and principals are oveFwhelm-
ed with matters bearing pkrtly on
business and partly on educational
affairs. The general supervisors
in the field. each responsible for
perhaps fifteen permanent build
ings, or more, and some minor
5000 pupils, have at most one-half
the time of one clerk g..
Some general orficers have no
secretarisl clerk. The attendance
office is without clerical assistance.
The superintendent has only one
general statistical clerk for hand
ling the educational and attendance
records. Incoming reports can be
received, but not ftgested so as to
he made really helpful of the sys-
The Washington times., 1920-01-06

cannot feel right Don't stay bilious
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ally. They act without gripping or
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harsh Pills. They cost so little
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