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New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
DOLAN'S REQUEST REFUSED
Policc Commission Declines to Give Policeman Six Months Leave of

The board of police commissioners at a meeting held last night. took ac- tion in the case of Thomas C. Dolan, a member of the patrolmen depart ment of the police force who recently requested a six months leave of ab- sence. At the time of the resigna- tion of Officer Dolan, the matter was not made quite clear to the commits sion that the officer desired a leave of absence, and in view of this he would resign from the department. The matter was placed before the board in the form of his resigna- tion. When the board discussed the matter last night. it was decided that the request .or the leave of absence could not he granted at this time. Chairman P. F. King of the board an- nounced today that the resignation previously presented now stood as final
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
Lincoln Park Nearly Developed.

In two weeks, Lincoln Parks two principal streets will be completely developed with the exception of shade trees. which cannot he planted until spring. Sidewalks were finished yes terday on Mason and Lakeview avenues. So insistent have been the demands that only 19 Of these selected exclusive locations are left. which run from B to 106 feet wide and from f25 10 nearly 22O feet deep. at prices from only s1,1oo up. on easy terms with no taxes or interest for two years. The Bodweil Realty Co. Phohk 1S01.--advt. ... ....--
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
ROBBERS TAKE S4O,OOO .
s1O.OOO Bill is Included in Loot in Ten Minute Daylight Burglary This Morning.

New York, Sept. 4.-Forty thou sand doIlars-including s1o,ooo bill and more than s20.000 in jewel ry-was stolen in a, ten minute day light robbery by two gunmen who beat Philip s. Smith. wealthy mer- chant, into insensibility in his office here today.
 The bandits entered Smiths es- tablishment in West 53rd street just around the corner from Broadway, backed him against the wall, beat him with their revolvers, ransacked the place and escaped in record time.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
DIES FROM INJURIES
Roy Webbcr Succumbs to Manglcs
 Received From Auto Accident

Danbury. Sept. 4.-Roy R. webber. of Brookfield, 32. died in the Danbury hospital early this afternoon from in juries received early this morning in Broakfield. Webber was one Of the three men on a heavily loaded truck descending Whisconier Hill when the brakes failed to hold. The driver of the truck told the others to jump. webber's coat caught as he jumped and he fell under the wheels and was dragged some distance. being terribly crushed. The truck came to a stop in yard near the foot Of the hill af- ter ripping up several lengths of fence
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
FALSIFIER OR PERJURER?
Cox, Speaking at Milwaukee, Gives Listeners Choice of Names to Apply to Hays or C. o. IF. Treasurer.


 Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 4.-Upon entering Wisconsin today in his cam paign tour, Governor Cox made a rear, platform speech at Racine in which he contrasted the testimony of Will H. Hays. chairman of the Republican National Committee and that of Treasurer Upham of the same party before the senate campaign expendi- lures committee at Chicago
 The governor said that if Chairman Hays testimony was false, the chair man was a perjurer and that if the treasurer's testimony was untrue the treasurer was a falsifier.
 The governor contended the testi- mony of the chairman and the treas urer was at variance and that if Upham falsified he should be dis charged, otherwise the American peo- plc could draw their own conclusions.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
WallingfOrd Observes 250th Anniversary To1ay

Wailingford. Sept. 4.-Fror, fat nd tear today ca me the sons and dn tr3,- t"rs of Wallin7i"rd to toh, Win the townspeoplc in the open .ng exercises "f the obs -fNaac O. ,he 250th ani.:- NCrsary Of th" founding Of the town.
 The morning wa% ::iver over to T parade and the HttC'.!oo :p o;.- Seant on the Choate school .-.oIads. Tomorrow the churches w.iI fea lie, the religious fife of tb@ to.,n :,rG .et- eral pulpits will oc ille>i r., yt:, ., clcrgymcn. On Monday there will be another parade, and a C c.:,...:.: bi:i :i the evening.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
WILL PRESENT PLAY
Children From Russian o"phan's Home m Springfield to Give Per formancc In Ukrainian Hall.

Tn tho Ukrainians Hall Monday evening. several children from the
 Russian Orphans Home fin Spring feid. will present the play, Orphans Easter Day" IL will be presented un- dor the auspices of the local Russian Orphnnagc. A grand ball will begin in the hall at ! o'clock in the after noon of that day. The receipts of the
 afrasr will be turned over to Rev. y1oseph Fedoronko. who has charge Of the home and Is accompanying the children on their tour. They appeared [saturday In Passatc. N. J.. and this evening will appear in Ansonia. Conn. Bridgeport will also be visited by them.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
PERSONALS.

Miss Bertha Fodt and father have returned from a vacation trip to Detroit and vicinity.
 Miss Marie Sterzel of Torrington, is visiting with Mrs. Theodore Schu- bert of Fremont street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Hultgren and son. tho Misses Catherine Long and Sadie Butler will spend the holidays at sound View.
 Misses May Pagan and Loretta Gar rity or kensington will spend the weekend at the shore.
 Cyril J. Curtin and Henry ]. Rose arc spending a few days al the shore.
 Frank L.aist and Jack Saunders arc arc spending a few days at the shore.
 James r.. Tierney will spend tho holidays nt Cosey Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry c. Brown and Mir. and Mrs. Will. c. Muller left today on aa automobile trip to Del aware Water Gap, Pa.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. C. Donnelly of Daly avenue and daughter Dorothy arc spending two weeks al Oak. Bluffs. Mass.
 Mrs. J. II. Dillon of West street is at oak Bluffs for two weeks.
 Charles wallin Of the ]. X. An- drews Company will spent the week. end on motor trip through Massa- chusctts.
 Margaret Mcdonald of the New Britain Machine office and George T. Brown of this city left this morn ing for their homes in Pubnico. Nova Scotia. where they will spend 10 days with relatives.
 John A. Andrews. Jr., has returned to his home here after spending the rt,, necook, Maine. He returned with his mother and sisters Irene and Ruby who toured Maine bs automo- bile.
 Rita Cooney is visiting with rela- tives in New YosS over Labor Day.
 Postmaster W. F. Delaney Is spend his family.
 Harriet Bacon of Middletown was a visitor here yesterday.
 Mrs. Mary Sullivan and children owen and Anna of Rockwell avenue are spending the holidays at the home of her brother Thomas Me- Cabe in Brookline, Mass.
 Rev. c. NJ. Missirian. pastor of the Stanley Memoriar church. has retrned from hts annual vacation and has re- sumed work in his parish.
 Vinton Knight will spend the week end with his parents at the shore.
 Miss Viola De Mars left this morn- ing for Milford. where she will spend two weeks vacation.
 Conrad Hoaglund. Of Roberts street, has arrived at his home after a stay of two weeks at Short Beach.
 Olaf Bergauist and family have re- turned from Madison where they have been spending tho summer. They will make their winter home at the corner of Arch and Hart streets.
 Miss Margaret Peck. Of East street. Is spending a week at, Short Beach.
 Frank ]. Becker. of wilkes-Barre, Pa. fireman on the Pennsylvania road, is spending a two weeks vaca- ton with his brother. Gustave Becker of South Stanley street.
 William Hayden of Prospect street will enter Rennselaer in Troy. N. Y., this month. He has been with the Spring & Buckley company for the past year.
 George Matthews. professor of music in the local schools, has re- turned from his vacgtion and is ready for the school season which opens next week.
 Frank Aloysius McAleer of SmalIey street is spending the weekend at Silver Sands.
 Miss Annie Tarrant of I53 Jubilee street. accompanied by her brother. Thomas Tarrant of New Haven. and her sister. Miss Noiie Tarrant of will spend the holidays with trip up the Hudson river.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
OIL AGREEMENT rE,CHtDI

Mexico City, Sept. 4.--kepresenta- lives of oil com moanns ha--r c"reod 70 conduct petroleum operation in federal zones according to r>,~ll.,e' ms approved during tho Carranza admin lstratlon, according to newSDape,~S here. In return, tn 2ir rights to cc..- tain wells have been approved by the government
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
ACT ON MINERS REQUEST.
President Refers Wired Request From Anthracite Workers to Secretary Wilson Today.

Washington, Sept. f.-President Wilson today referred to Secretary Wilson Of the labor department the telegraphic request of the United
 Mine Workers that the question of a new wage scale for the anthracite fields to be reopened to permit new requests for increases additional to those granted by the anthracite com mission to be filed. The agreement embodying the commissions award was signed Wednesday by represen- tatives of the operators and employees.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
RABINOW-RUDMAN
Popular Young Couple Will Be Mar riesi in Hartford Tomorrow Evening

Louis Rabinow of go Winthrop street and Rebecca Rudman, daugh- ter of Mir and Mrs. ID. Rudman of AZ East Main street. will be married at the Hartford synagogue tomorrow. The wedding ceremony will take place at z o'clock in the evening and will be performed by Rabbi Novak of Hartford, assisted by Rabbi Rosen- berg of this city. Many of the friends of the local people will attend the wedding. MT. Rabinow is pro- prietor of the Public Market in this city.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
. SIX NEW CorpE:Rs.

Police Board Appoints supcrnumer-
 sry omccr~-sbarp Rc-appointcd.
 Elk new members of the supernu- uacrary police force were appointed at the meeting of tho board of po- llice commissioners last night. The new appointees are; oliver IT. Brig ham of i39 Washington street: Wal ter groxiowski Of No. no Grove street: Frank Parker of No. i4 Highland street; James Doherty of No. 234 East Main street and Will liam J. Mccarthy of No. l2 Gilbert street.
 Albert sharpe, who resigned from the regular force last December. was re-appointed to the supernumerary force last night
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
HUSBAND ACCUSES WIFE.

Wadislaw Trymjen of 153 Broad street complained to the police last evening that his wife had left home taking with her bank book with s1.0OO deposits ir it. A boarder at the house whose name he does not know. is also missing. according to Wadislaw
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
AUTOS KILL TWO DOGS.

Stanley Le Witt of Russell street reported to the police that his auto mobile had struck dog in front of the MCMillan store on Main street this morning, 'injurinE it so badly that Officer Peter McAvoy shot il. Ludwig DobrowslSi of ca5 Hartford avenue reported to the police that an automobile Lad struck and killed his dog this morning.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
U. S. HORSES AT OL>~.,IAD.

Antwerp, Sept. 4.-Amcrican army horses are entered for sor,c c,-rl'- of the equestrian games competitions the concluding event of the seventh C!ympiad. which began today. Tho; will continue until Senfembcr l2
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
FIRE IN THEATEE.

Some film which became ignited in a booth at the Scenic theater. brough ht out the fire department ai S:22 o'clock last night hy an alarm from Box A. There was very little damage done. The, theater was crowded at ;ll. time. but no confusion cocurred
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
TO ATTEND REUNION.
Lscal Member of Holy Gross Will
 Jourp.y to Worcester on Monday.

New Britain will be we'll represent ed at Worcester on Monday when Holy Cross college will hold its first general reunion since the organiza- ton Of tine school over 50 years ago. Local persons who will attend are: Rev. J. Leo Sullivan of St. Joseph's church. pr. John l.. Kelly. Judge Henry Roche. James Curtin, Jr., Francis Murphy of Murphy X Sons Rev. Warren Roche and pr. William Morrissey.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
HUGHES TO TAKE STUMP
Opening Address Will Bc Given at New Jersey State Republican Con- vention, September IS.

New York. Sept. 4.-CharIes Evans Hughes active entry into the repub- lican speaking campaign will be at the New Jersey republican state con- vention at Trenton. September IS. it was announced today at republican headqua rters.
 The Trenton speech according to party leaders here. will be the first of a series which Mir. Hughes will de- liver.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
COMPLAINS OF Al
Richard Dixon, a dr

Richard Dixon, a dri Standard Oil company. complaint with the police ing. regarding the driverl mobile with the marker 199. who drive his car
 wa gon on Commercial str ing to Dixon, the autoist| wrong side wfen he pas; harness on one of his slightly damaged. The referred to Prosecutor XII
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
18th HOME RUN.

Boston. Sept. 4.-Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees cracked out his 18th home run of the season today in the third inning of the game against Boston. There was no one on base. Jones was on the mound for Boston.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
Deaths and Funerals.
Henry Arthur Chappell.

Henry Arthur. one month old twin infant of MT. and Mrs. Wallace Chap peIl of 53 Chestnut street. died late yesterday afternoon at his parents home. The funeral was held this af- ternoon with burial in St Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
Mrs. Salinda Hackney.

The funeral of Mrs. Salinda Hack ney was held at o'clock this after noon from her late home PIG Wash ington street Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church officiated at the service. The burial was in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
SULLIVAN CoMFoRTABLE

The condition Of James r. Sullivan. the local coal dealer. who recently underwent m operation at St. Francis hospital, Hartford, for appendicitis. was reported this morning at the in- stitution as comfortable
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
CONNECTS BEWARE!
New York saukiny Houses Have Novel Mcan* of Detecting Presence of CndeSirabIcS.

New York. Sept. If any of 10000 men who have had prison rec ords at Sing Sing within the past 2s years appear in New York's financial district below the famous police dead line.' their actions are likely to be scrutinized by two of their old prison attendants. whose retirement from the institution was announced today.
 Martin J. Deeley and Frederick Dorner. the two former attendants who are said to he able to '.spot'' any face among the 20.0O0. have been em- ployed by two financial houses to be on the lookout for any of their old prison ''acquaintanccs''
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
District ct Plainvil

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 GEORGE R. BYING|
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

FOR SALE--Sweet cider. soc gallon,
 1915 Stanley St. Bring your jug. 1dx
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04

FOR SALE-Quartcred oak dining table. buffet and chairs; like new. Call 3s Hcwington avenue. 2d floor.
 evenings. e-4-2dx
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
POST OFFICE EXAMINATION

Civil Service Commission Will Hold Competitive Examination in Hyhis City
 The United States civil service com mission will hold a competitive eXami- nation at the New Britain post office on October ? for the purposes of choosing clerks and carriers for the
 local office. The examinations are open to male and female competitors.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-04
WOMAN SUFF]
 IN S| Made Believe She

X woman Of New Auu writes: There must be loj who feel as"I did. ] silence many tines oa ac| pride. but NOW I know laxative is essential to < 1 preterGed l was all n wasn't. had terrible 'yr, ''chy' oI my feadaI kill. Il rAa .rih pain, and ! had & low. beco| ,~'cy'on which was not he| x: .. re. Why didn't I .n elf. rather than preq
 t: !. ..ng nr. True's Elixir. that d l.lN live was Wha Er. Trut's f.liNir is mild to take. ani works just I
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New Britain herald., 1920-09-04

Helen Giles is spending the week end at Camp Bethel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-19
COAL THEN n NOW

The price of anthracite coal is more
than twice as high now as it was
twenty-five years ago. In the face o.
this serious fact we see it announced
occasionally that h~ousekeepers shoull
procure their winters supply as early
as possible this summer, as indication:
are not favorable for an abundance C
this commodity when the snow b.
gins to fly towards the close of tn
present year. Trouble is expected
from transportation facilities, it IS q
well known fact that the consumer hsS
all increases in the wages Of miner
to pay.
The first coal carried to Philadel-
phia from the Lehigh Valley district
was given away when efforts to sell
it failed, declared Mrs. James Monar-
han, Monday in a talk before tn:
Monday Morning Class at the New
Century Club in tht city Of brothe"lJ'
love.
"In 1903, shortly after the disccv-
cry of coal in the Lehigh region, >
coal company started six loaded arks
down the river. Only two succeeded
in reaching Philadelphia and it va
found almost impossible to secure pur.
chasers of that small amount Of fue!
Finally, in despair, the owners thrcT-
away the coal as worthless and gavH
it away for use in making f%ootpaths
Colonel Geo. Shoemaker, of Pottsv!!ls.
was arrested when he sold seve:
~wagonloads to a blacksmith. He late
! was released when the blacksmith dis.
covered the "black stone could r.
burned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-19
QUOTATION LOCATED

An "Old Fashioned Democrat
in a communication printed in the
Gazette last week, attributes the
line, Consistency! Thou are a jewel
alas! to one of Shakespeare's char
a%ctcrs." On Monday Reginald de
Uford in a communication to the
Gazette asked the "Old-fashione!
Democrat" to locate teh line in ShaI-
espeare. He said: Kindly tell me
where in the works of Shakespeare,
the line can be found. "The line
was doubtless written by the immor-
tai bard, but at the moment / am
unable to locate it,
One Of our friends yesterday loca-
ted the question:
Tush !tush! my lassie such thoughts.
resigne,
Comparisons are cruele:
Fine pictures suit in frames as fine
consistencie's a Jewell.
For thee and me coarse cloathes are
best
Rude folks in homelye raiment drest
Wife Joan and goodman Robin.
The above is credited to jolly
Robyn Roughhead. From Murtagh's
Collection of Scotch Ballads, publish
cd in 1854.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-19

passenger train, known
as the eLouisvi1le Express" of the
Southern Railway, and IA soa1thbound
freight train of the R. Ed Z. Il.
II. It occurred at the northern en-
trance to the tunnel which stood at
:FourlMile Run at that tine. There
was sbut one track through the tunf
mel which vas under the old Alexan-s
,dria Canal, and the express train,
several he urs late, assumed that the
freight train was on the south bouiM
track at a standstiIl waiting for the
s"fyer" to pass. When the ;passen-
ger train drew near the tunnel how
f, ever, it was. seen that the freight
was moving into the tunnel and that
a collision was inevitable. Both 10
comotives were demolished, that
attached to, the freight being thrown
aside to the east and partly down
the bank. The crash was terrific,
hut, strange to say, the passengers
escaped serious injury.
Petroleum tanks constituted part
Of the freight train,' and their con-
tents catching fire the burning
fluid ran out into the cove, since
filled in by the improvements OF
1904. The fire burned all night, and
next cay everything in the way OF
conlbustibles had been consumed,
while twisted rails and the iron
work of the freight train was benz
and ~contorted into all sorts OF
shapes.
The night was very cold and sncw
! covered the ground. The crew of the
passenger train and the passengers
gathered slow with which they at
tempted to stay the progress of the
fire. They also %uncoupled Pullman
cars AMI pushed them south away
from the flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-19
GROW GREY EN- SERVICE

A dispatch from Strasburg, Shen-
andoah county, Va, says zone Of
the ofdct employees of the Southern
railroad is C. R. Pollard, road car
penter on the Washington division
who has been in continuous servic"
for So years. Mr.. Pollard is now
81. years Of age, having been born
August II, 1853. He enjoys good
health and looks after his wcre
every day on the Harrisonburg line
"Uncle Jake" as he is known or
the railroad, commenced work in ths
blacksmith shop in 1861 during thu
civil war. In the latter part Of
1865 he was sent to Lynehburg. Va.
to help erect a trestle over Black
water. With the completion Of
this job he was sent to help lay iron
on the Manassas Gap Railway.
About this time he was appointc'
sub-boss on bridge force, %succeedinr
to position of foreman upon the
death Of A. j, Kelley. He re-
NAMED with the force until the
camps were taken off, when it was
transferred to Sam Anderson's bridge
force. Later he was made pumpeT
at Rectortown, Va. and then was
given his present job as road car
pentcr. At the recent inspection
"Uncle Jake" was enc of the invited
guests on General Superintendent
R. E. Simpsons car.
Mr.. Pollard was born in AleNar-
dria, where he resided until shortly
after the close Of the civil war.
Many years ago his fathers family
resided in a house which stood at the
foot of Franklin street, or on the
shore of what was then known as
~"Baptising Cove" This house with
two others which adjoincd it on the
north we've destroyed by fire during
The civil war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-19
THE TESTAMENT PLAN

The Gazette recently directed at
tention to the utility Of building as
,~ociat;ons which enable persons OF
moderate incomes to provide them
selves homes at a cost near what Is
exapcted in the way Of rents. Num-
bers of persons in Alexandra today
W their own home, having OBJ
tanned the same through the aid OF
building associations. When the
sudden increase in P~oEsss;o'. took
place several years ago this TACT
afforded the greatest relief to such
home owners, when many holders
of houses began selling the Same
over the heads of their tenants.
While it is made possible to pur-
chase homes upon the instalment
plan, it is also the privilege OF house
keepers to purchase furniture ana
housekeeping equippage generally on
the same plan. This advantage has
been utilized by hundreds of Alex
andrians who were not always in
positions to pay cash down in every
instance. Paying small amounts
weekly and contracting for one
thing at a time. frugal housekeepers
have eventually beer. enabled to
procure every article needed in their
homes.
Frank Michelbach. one Of the
pioneers of the instalnlent plan in
u city, has recently erected a
mammoth. building on the south side
Of King street, between Columbus
and Alfred, which is an ornament to
our principal business thorough
fare. He has placed an immense
stock of housekeeping articles on
tle different floors, His instalment
trade is expanding all the time
hundreds availing themselves OF his
terms and easy payments. His az
vertisement will be found elsewhere
in today's Gazette. Mr.. Michelbacf
is one of our most enterprising citi,
zens, and he deserves the success
which has followed his fair dealings
and courtesy towards all.