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New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
FIVE AMERICAN BOYS
 IN BIG BRITISH MEET
Smith Second in Quarter Mile and Reece Wins
 Shot Put Event.

London, March 1s, (By Associated Press) Oxford and Cambridge uni- versailles broke even in their annual dual track and field games at th0 Queens club here this afternoeOT Each team won five places in tt e event program. Four ArssefpTn' scholars competed for OxfA zs. They were B. Y. White o419oWsslooa j. in the running high jump .s's- .s-. el es Trowbridge, Princeton, in yards high hurdles; F. KIe3rown Johns Hopkins in quarter milo l. V and A. J. Reece, University of NeV braska, in the 16 lb. shot put One mile run, H. B. Stallard. Cam bridge. first; w. R. Milligan, Oxford. second; w. G. Tatham, Cambridge, third. Time, four minutes g seconds.
 The results of the various events in which first places only counted, follow:
 100 yards dash, won by H.. M. Abrams, Cambridge; G. M. Butler, Cambridge, second; B. G. D. Rudd, Oxford. third. Time was 10 1-5 sec onds.'
 Throwing the sixteen pound ham, mer, H. C. Nokes, Oxford, first; N. F. Burt, Cambridge, second.
 .f1lSn Jump, l.. 5. bucnS, Gam DrlQgo, first, with 5 feet 10 inches: H. J. White, Oxford, second; R. J. Diclxin- son, Oxford, third. %
 Quarter mile run, G. M. Butler, Cambridge, first; Rudd, Oxford, sec ond; B. W. Smith, Johns Hopkins university and Oxford, third. Time 49 4-5 seconds.
 120 yard hurdles. c. G. Trowbridge. Oxford, first; L. F. Partridge, Cam bridge, second; J. Epe. Oxford, third. Time, 15 4-5 seconds. . Putting the weight, A. J. Reece, Ox- ford, 39 feet inches, first; H. Water house, Cambridge, second; c. F. Best, Cam bridge, third.
 Three mile run, E. A. Montague, Oxford, first: ". T. Marsh, .-r Cam-s bridge, second. Time. 14 minutes 54 seconds.
 Half miIe run, Ed. Mountain, Cam bridge, first; Kent Hughes, Oxford, second; c. E. Davis, Cambridge, third. Time, minute 57 1-5 seconds.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
MUST ENLARGE COMPANY

Ldcutcnant Joseph Slater of Machine
 Gun Company Ordered to Bring
 Strength Up to s4 Men.
 Orders have been received by Lieutenant Joseph H. Slater. in charge of the local Machine Gun company of the Connecticut National Guard. that he is to bring the local company up to a standard of s4 men. At pres ent he has A men fin the company. It was only recently organized and that the men of New Britain have taken a great interest in it was shown by the number who made an attempt to enlist. The new order was sent by Adjutant General George Cole of Hartford and the company Is now open for reserve enlistments.
 Although it has not officially been announced it is thought that with the new orders a complete Machine Gun company will be formed in New has but one platoon of the company while the company in Meriden is the other platoon and forms the First Machine Gun company.
 The office at the armory will be open from until 9:30 o'clock every Tuesday. Friday and Saturday evening. Any man in this city desiring to join the company is urged to enlist at this time. Friday nights have been set aside for drills
 An indoor baseball team has been organized by members of the team and B. society. The soldiers were de- first game was played at the armory against a team from the Y,<M. T. A. ad B. society. The soldiers were de- feated by a 22-17 score.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
ADYICES FROM ". C. I. U.

Members Attend Liquor Trial in Mer-
 iden and Advise Accused to Mend
 Their Ways-Praise Detectives.
 Meriden, March 19.-The president, Mrs Nellie Rule Arnold, and seven members of the local w. c. T. U. at- tended the trial in police court today of Joseph Sepol, charged with vio- lating the liquor laws at his grocery store and William Sippi, his uncle, of 414 Green street, New Haven, charged with obstructing the police in their attempt to get evidence at Sepors store. Sepol was fined $2O0 and costs which was his second conviction, and judgment was suspended on a jail sentence of 30 days. Sippi was fined $35 and costs. Thee women advised the prisoners to mend their ways and complimented the detectives.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
ADMITS HE KILLED
 OFFICER IN ARMY
Porthier COnfesses He Shot Major Cronkhite
 in 1918.

2 Providence. March 19.-Roland R. Porthier. of Central Falls. formerly m army sergeant. today formally ad- mitted that he killed Major Alexan- der F. Cronkhite, son of Major Gen. eral Adelbert Cronkhite, at Camp Lewis, Wash. October 25, 1918. The federal commissioner before whom he was arraigned accepted a plea of guilty to charge of involuntary manslaughter.
 Major Cronkhite. who was In com- mand of a battalion of infantry at Camp Lewis, had marched his men firm camp for pistol practice. on the day, of his death. During the noon hour while the men were at mess the major walked some yards away be- hind a ciump of bushes and began firing at an old tobacco tin as a tar get. On his fifth shot he turned to- ward some soldiers idiing on the ground nearby and called out Did you see that shot"
 The men turned toward him when suddenly another shot was heard and they saw Major Cronkhite fall There was a bullet wound under his right armpit.
 An army court of inquiry reported that the officer had shot himself ac- cidentaIly but upon the return of Ma jor General Cronkhite from France. a. new. investigation was started. the body was exhumed and experts are said to have asserted that the wound could not have been self inflicted.
 Since that time officers of the de- partment of justice have searched the country for witnesses and the deten- ton of Porthier is understood to be regarded as only step in the direc- ton of the solution of the mystery of Major Cronkhite's death.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
MAXIM IGNORED

Local Chamber of Commerce to Go to
 Atlantic City Conyention-E1ectcd
 to National Council.
 Secretary Roy Maxim was elected to tho National Council of the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States at . meeting of the local chamber di- rectors yesterday afternoon. He was also commissioned to go to the ninth annual convention of the Cham Der of Commerce at Atlantic City. April 27 to zs, inclusive.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
THREE CHICAGO TRA
Bandit Shot to Death, Houl
 mited and Woman My!
 Killed, All in Same Hour.

Chicago, March 19.-A bs shot to death by a vatchman was bombed and z woman ' in a mysterious explosion V hour. early today.
 Two bandits attempted t into the Adler Packing Go. Q one was shot to death by e son, negro watchman. Will minutes a terrific explosion to a house in another part city and when firemen ente found the body of Mrs. Schirmer, 65 years of age, across a trunk In the negr a bomb injured two persons, } windows and otherwise dams a dozen residences.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
GOVERNMENT REDUCES
 VICTORY NOTE DEBTS
$97, ,O0O, 900 Worth Retired
 During Past Eight ..t Months.

Washington, March 19.-Concen- tration of treasury purchases of war time securities on the Victory notes has begun to show substantially. Figures made public at the treasury today, disclose that in the eight months of the current fiscal year ap- proximately $97.000,08o in victory notes were retired The February purchases aggregated $53,0OO,0O0.
 Since the sinking fund provided for by the Liberty loan act began to operate last July 1 the treasury policy has been to reduce the outstanding victory notes as rapidly as possible in consequence of their maturity within the next 30 months. It has been the plan to have the issue, az gregating around s4.500. 0.000, ,o00 re- duced to the point when it natures that those bonds remaining unpaid may be converted into what is described as the floating debt and gradually paid off.
 Along with the figures on bond purchases by the treasury. there is shown also a substantial rsductdon in the amount. of war savil ITS ficates which the treasury
 called upon to redeem. D
 eight months ended March
 Savings certificates aggregatj
 600.0o0 were presented for
 don.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
REFUSES AMBASSADORSHP
National

A. Hert, Republican National
 ltteeman From Kentucky,
 Accept Position.
 March 1s.-A. T.
 snational. committee
 ky has declined to
 nent by President ment Commission. In az3 Go public today at the ek the president as surod 4ert that he would have had "a very attractive post" in the diplomatic service had he permitted his name to be included in the list of those under consideration for ambassadors. The president also de- clared that since acceptance of the ambassadorial appointment was i'm possible he was exceedingly anxious to have MT. Hert represent him per eonally in the reorganization of the executive departments. In his de- clination the republican national com mitteeman gave no specific reason for withdrawing his name from the list of possibilities.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19

nearby railroad crossing where it was struck by a train.
 The devil drove me to it." Decker told Sheriff c. B. Moon, after signing his confession and would add no other explanation. He contradicted his previous statement that a man named Guy was with them, finally ad mitting he had committed the crime unassisted. He denied that his trans fer of his own clothing to Lovett's body had been part of a plan to collect insurance. totalling nearly
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New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
Springfield to BondsVille Line
 Was Never Put in Operation BUILT EIGHT YEARS AGO
Road Connects With Boston and Maine and Was Constructed With View That 1t Might Be Leased by That Railroad Company.

Springfield, Mass, March 19-By an interlocutory decree in superior court today, William E. Gilbert of this city was appointed receiver for the Hamp- den railroad corporation with in structions to make a complete return of the roads assets within 30 days. MT. Gilbert is president of the Union Trust Go. here. His bonds were plac- ed at $50,000. The court action was taken on a suit brought by the Hamp- den National Bank of Westfield to re- cover on a note, a suit that Attorney H. w. Ely, counsel for the road, de- clared is friendly one. MT. Ely said that the receivership was for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the corporation.
 Is 13 Miles Long.
 The Hampden railroad, which ex- tends 13 miles from this city to Bond vile in Palmer, where it connects with the Boston and Maine system, was built about 8 years ago, but has never been operated.
 It was built with the expectation that it would be leased with the Bos- ton and Maine, at that time controll- ed by the New Haven system, but owing to the divorcing of the New Haven road from its outside holdings, the plan failed.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
'sB. l.. T." WELL KNOWN
 HUMORIST IS DEAD
Famous Columnist on Chicago Tribune
 Dies of Pneumonia-Was New Englander.

New Engianoer.
 Chicago. March 19.-Bert Lesion Taylor, we'll known humorist and conductor of a column In the Chi cago. Tribune ga Hne-o'-type or two" died of pneumonia at his home here early today after an illness of two weeks
 Bronchial trouble for several weeks took a serious turn and he had gradually grown worse the last few days.
 The widow who was Miss Emma Bonner of Providence, and two daughters, Ava and Barbara Taylor survive.
 Mir. Taylor was born in Goshen, Mass in 1866 and received his early newspaper training on a newspaper in Plainsfields N. H. In 1896 he came west to edit the Duluth, Minn. News Tribune where he remained for three years coming to Chicago in 1899, he went to work on the Chicago Journal and remained for two years when his bent for the humoristic side of Journalism led him to start the column for which he became famous in the Chicago Tribune as "B. L. T."
 In 1903 he left his "line-o'-type work and the Tribune to contribute for several years to Pluck" the New York Sun and other publications in New York. In 1909 he returned to the Tribune and resumed his famous column continuing until a. few days before his death. ...# ..5....
 Among hts better known writings are '~The well in the woods.'. The pipe smoke carry" "The chariatans," "Idotiey measures and "A line q verse or two"
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
PORTER ACANDD

wfI Run for Nomination for Cozn-
 mon Council On Republcan Ticket
 This Spring.
 Maxwell s. Porter, associated with B. c. Porter Sons, furniture store, has announced that he will be a can didate on the republican ticket for councilman from the Third ward.
 He is a property owner and a tax payer in the Third ward. He is a graduate of Exeter Academy and Yale university.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
FOR ACQUITTAL

rives Plea for Is Men Being ? Indictment Charging Them sfh of Mstewan Detective.
 son. W. Va. March 19.-- hppcals for conviction and ac- tho 10 mon being tried on an
 charging them with the Albert c. Felts. a private de-
 <&tewan ten months ago. o to the jury today. J. J. bses for tho defense. He he industrial controversy In district and charged that tho btors didn't want 1t unionized. t ~hrewd detective agency - vital point in a miner < FiklnK at what he works and ---fiis home. They said 1t
 the day tho evictions were At nf Mntswan. Yes, the very Ecpt in sympathy for the un-
 whose gooda were thrown pad." he continued.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
Gasoline Flows in the
 District of PasQua River

The Pas, Manit., March 19.-The re- ported discovery of a flow of gas in the foothills near the Pasqua river. Sas- katchewan, 100 miles west of The Pas, has resulted in a miniature stampede to that district. A dozen small syndicates have been formed and large blocks or land taken up. The district IS not easy of access and is little known.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
FIRM GOING ON ROCKS
Groton Iron Works Reported As Financially Embarrassed At Court Hearing Today.

New London, r. March 19.-Revela- tions that the Groton Iron Works, owned by the Charles w Morse in terests, is financially embarrassed and that it is apparently nearing the end of it's existence was made at a court hearing here today when coun- sel for the company declared that the company is withasat funds that It owes nearly $IVo,0oo and that it will be unable to meet notes due April 3 which it gave year ago in payment for claims of creditors when the plant which had been operated by receivers was returned to the company.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
kLER PUT THROUGH |ROSS EXAMINATION
Eetary For R. R. Officials |enies Charges That Ex- krt Press Agent Was Elm
 pyed For This Particular
 rpose.

kngo, March i9.-Charges that yiIroads. knowing the railroad SDeard had no power to enforce krucs wore trying to disrupt |unions through public opinion (urr attempting to influence the through false paid publicity klade before tho board today by Walsh. attorney for tho xhfn he began his second day V questioning of railroad Nalsh renewed his investiga- bf railroad publicity. despite oks from Judge Barton, chair bf the board that the matter Ire laynnt. The labor attorney 1T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of Bocintion or railroad executives stand and resumed questioning A1ects which yesterday brought Scnts from Mr. Cuylcr that pub nrtries supposedly written by kylkr. really were prepared by u. a press agent.
 Charges Are Denied
 sn't Mir. Lee appointed press of the association of railroad vusl because he is an expert at E down nnions?" Mr. Walsh replied MT. Cuyier,
 you recall tho mine publicity -ivlb gotten out by Mr. Lee7" )fr4 Walsh.
 bcahI that he was connected he Rockefeller Foundation" unnper.
 Leo at tha ttime pub o ffKures in connection
 Of union offictals." began
 when Judge Barton in- yos - this matter is en- |fnide th ptters to come. sf boi11 ,e asked.
 h tn@ rked the witness
 Aff the nAtion agreements
 6plied:
 . trying to show that I
 rt officially In the adop-
 IAtterbury report it is in- 1kDnod About Committee
 oned about labor committee rcsignntIon of Carl Gray. pres tho Union Pacific as its chair lCuyler said he took no part 1natters and reiterated the lt of yesterday that Gray was
 by W. W. Atterbury of the ania when Atterbury's report tho minority report was by tho road individually and Ams tho majority report.
 AAmh after numerous questions rcuKht q statement from MT. kft national boards of adjust hilNnfmeant national agree b kn called Judge Barton's t6 Inc iatter's complaint yes lat the labor side was ques- ntirefy about national boards nent when the matter before was national agrcemenes.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
Woman Who Shot HI
 Husband is Ac1

Cleveland, March 19.-Af Miller was acquitted of . charge by a jury in Judge court this morning. The sea& of the one woman and 1ls3 returned late last night.
 was charged with the fatal sa her husband, Peter J. Miller. 20. She declared she mist0o1 a burglar when. he broke open of their home. 9s
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
Radio Operator Sets
 World Speed Record

New York, March Iy.-A world record for receiving radio messages 4s 3-5 words a minute with two typo graphical errorS-was established here last night by B. c. Seutter. an opera tor employed by the New York Times. seutter was victor in a receiving test held by the second district amateur radio convention. The former record 47 words . minute with three errors. was held by Tony Gerhart of San Fran cisco, a commercial operator.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

New York, Farch 19.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $3. .440, ,O3O reserve in ex- cess of legal requirements. This is decrease of $31 ,243. 300 from last ,uoaIe
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
IOcAL, TEACHER SPEAKS.

] New Haven. March 1s.-The Con-
 necticut group of the New England
 modern language association met at Yale university thdaXHx lGnR Mary M.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
FRI ls SIIlisr
 RoClsEss IS 1
l Hst Stories of F of Heavy G Ranks of \
 l6shs Lose Sis
 Five Wounded

Belfast, March 19.-(By.3 Press)-A great ambush H publican forces near Kins1 Cork, this morning, in X crown soldiers were ki1la wounded, is reported. m suffered heavy casualties " tie still is in progress. M
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
Ambuslles Elseyvlae

AmbuSheS ElSeW11G
 Dublin. March 19.-A pp was ambushed by 150 men in Castleton Roche. in Cox eight miles northwest of H constable was mortally vol some of the attacking party wounded.
 A police and military r ambushed near Dungarvan ( lasting five hours ensued. stable was killed and a px cant is missing. Several Y tackers are believed to h killed.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
HELD WITHOUT n
Hartford Man Must Esa0u CoyiSt Jmry Charged WfaI ing Common Law Wife.

Hartford, March 19.-Rar rfllo, alias Frank Grippe, 5os charged with the murder Of mon law wife, Marie Fiarra| old, in the early morning d February 27, was arrafgn{ Judge A. Pallotti in police day and after the state had testimony the accused was b to the next term of the crin1 without bail. Salvador
 counsel for Petrillo, entef< of not guilty but did not qu witnesses at length. MT.
 said after court that it . claimed that Petrillo was in woman was. killed with an the house afterward set on
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19
Arrested in Texas For
 Crime in New England

Boston. March 1s.-The arrest at
New Britain herald., 1921-03-19

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New Britain herald., 1921-03-19

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
DOD5ON WARNS
CALONEL USERS
IFS Mercury! Attacks the Bones.
SaIivateS and Makes
You Sick.

There's no reason why person
sbould take Sickening, salivating Gallo
mel when few cents buys a large bot
tle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect
substitute for calomel.
It is a pleasant vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as sure
" as calomel, but it doesn't make you
s,ck and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is per-
fectly harmless.
Calomel Is dangerous drug. 1t Is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
a dose Of nasty calomel today and you
will feel weak sick and nauseated to-
morrow. Don't lose a days work. Take
q spoonful of DodsOns Liver Tone in
stead and you will wake up feeling
great. No more biliousness, constipa-
tion. sluggishness, headache, coated
tongue or sour stomach. Your drug
rist says if you don't find Dodson's
Liver Tone acts better than horrible
calomel your money is waiting for you.
ADV.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
FRENCH STANDING
ARMY Is LARGEST
Counting Active and Reserve
Forces Italy Leads as
Military Power.

Washington.-France has the great
est standing army in the world, ac
| cOrding to information sent 10 con
| gress Friday by Secretary Baker, but
| counting its active and reserve forces
Italy is the worlds leading military
| power.
Frances regular force is $4,000
consisting of conscripted French and
colonial troops, and in addition it had
100000 men enrolled in the reserves
1taly's regular force numbers $4,000,
but its reserve consists of 4,627, 900
men, including 100000 mobile militia
of the first line, 100000 territorial
militia as second line reserves and
$4,000 carabineers and royal guards
men.
Japan's military forces, according
to the secretarys figures, comprise
1,645,000 men, including regular
army of 273,000, first reserve of 532,-
600, a second reserve of $4,000 a
national army consisting of men be
tween 81 and 40 years. of 246,000 and
100000 men enrolled for requirements.
Great Britain S army of white troops
totals 295,000 the report said, with
10000 additional native and colonial
troops, plus 233 900 men in the terri.
torial armies.
Italy's army expenditures for the
current fiscal year were placed at l..
812000,000 lire; Frances at 4,237 0O0,.
600 francs; Great Britain's at 190,155,,
goo pounds sterling, and Japan's at
210000,000 yen
Regarding the strength of the Jap,
anese army next year, Mr.. Baker said
ut is known on good authority that
it is in excess of that for the fiscal
year ending March 81, 1921"
The German army, the report con
tinued, was 10000 men, allowed until
January 1, 1921, under the Versailles
treaty.
Germany also has $4,000 armed pc
lice and 100000 additional emergency
volunteer troops, but its army must
eventually be reduced to $4,000 men
under the treaty.
German army expenditures for the
present fiscal year were placed at
4,189 100000 marks. Secretary Baker
added that German estimates of main
tenance costs per soldier has increas
ed to 24,600 marks, as compared with
1900 marks annually under conscrip
ton in 1913
The figures furnished by Mr.. Baker
were in response to a request from the
senate military committee which de-
sired to consider them in determining
the size of the American army next
year.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
HARDING'S ELECTION
FORMALLY DECLARED

Washington.-Th election of War.
rem G. Harding as president and Cal.
vim Coolidge as vice president of the
United States was formally declared
Tuesday at joint session of the SEN
ate and house in the chamber of the
latter.
With dull solemnity and without a
ripple of demonstration the two bodies
canvassed the votes cast by the cleo
tors chosen last Nov. 2. The formal
vote as declared tailed with the in
formal results known to the public
on the day after election with 4O4
votes for Mr.. Harding and Mr.. Cool
idge to 1877 for James NJ Cox and
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the democratic
standard bearers
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-19
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
tional treatment HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachan Tube. When this tube is
infiamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
ly closed, Deafness Is the result. Unless
the inflammation can be reduced, your
hearing may be destroyed forever.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the blood on the mucous sur
faces of the system, thus reducing the in
fammation and restoring normal condf-
tons
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