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New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
CITY ITEMS

Refnished and made-over Pianos $165 to S275. Guaranteed like new. C. L. Pierce x Co.-advt.
 There will be a meeting of the Daughters of Castile, at K. of C. hall this evening at S:15 o'clock.
 Mrs. E. J. Rondeau of 32 Monroe street is recovering from an opera tion, undergone at the New Britain General hospital recently.
 s55.00 Suits $39.75. Wilson's-advt.
 Candidates petitions must be in the hands of the Republican Town Com mittee Thursday. March 24, by 8 o'clock instead of Friday, March 25.
 New Spring Suits for Easter, Special at $39.75. Wilson's.-advt.
 Henry N. Wheeler of this city has been elected vice-president of the senior class at the Rensselaer Poly technic Institute, Troy, New York.
 The New Britain lodge of Elks will discontinue the management of the Elks' Grill on Washington street after April l. The pISne might be taken over by priva& management.
 The whist and entertainment re- FSsHly held at the Y.' M T. A. & E. hall under the auspices of. the St. Mary's EteEW"Tamily. Circle. netted s176.
 William Jarvis. 1s year old, son of Mrs. William Jarvis of 26 Dewey streetssa private in Trqopc, If United States casalry. stationed at Fort Des Moines. aoGa, is sought by the army authorities as a deserter
 Miss Ruth wueifert of 66s East Main street was tendesed a birthday party at the home >Sk Mrs. George Worthner of 67 Gladden<slreet last night.
 Stuart Hellberg was elecred Sdele- gate to the state convention of>TNor- esters 10 be held at the Hotel Taft iii New Haven May 10 and II. Court Charter Oak, F. of A., appointed him.
 Officers will be installed at >the meeting of New Britain lodge of Moose in Judd's hall tonight
 1c Sale now going on at Axelrod's S two stores. 405 Main St and 236 Park St.-advt.
 J. Edward Shepard delivered an in teresting illustrated lecture on What American History Tells at the meet ing of the Mems club at St Marks church last night.
 The very lowest possible price for an Al Suit, s39.75. Wilson 's.-advt. MT. and Mrs. William II. Lydall have moved to Boston. Mass, where they will reside.
 Percy Danforth of "A Seymour street, reported to the police last night, that someone entered his home yesterday and stole a gold ring and 50 cents.
 Dobbs Hats, s5, $6 and ST. Wilson's.
 -advt 3 Pounds Best Coffee s1.oo. Russell
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
WARD DELEGATES
 TO FIX TAX RATE
Continued from First Page.

board, eight of whom shall be chos- en for term of one year, eight for a term or two years and eight for q term Of three years, commencing at noon on the third Tuesday of April, 1891. and annually thereafter on the End Tuesday of April. the voters resi- dent in each ward shall choose from among their number by plurality of ballots eight members to said board who shall be chosen for d term of three years commencing at noon on the third Tuesday of April, following said election until their successors are chosen and qualified. At the first election of delegates, it shall be law full to designate upon the ballots the term for which said board shall be elected. thus board for one year." board for two years.' board for three years" Said delegates may be voted for by ballot or on the voting machine.
 City Employes Disqualified.
 No person shall be eligible to be elected a delegate to said board if he Is a salaried city official or member of any board or commission recefv- ing an appropriation or is drawing salary from the city. Any delegate shall vacate his office by becoming q salaried city official or member of any hoara .r<s,S fssssss sss-ss<,<aae-<~eseg propriation or by drawing a salary from tho city.
 All vacancies in any of said offices shall be filled by the delegates of said board from the ward in which the vacancy occurred and the person so chosen shall hold office until his sue cessor shall be elected and qualified. At the time of the next annual cleo tion following the occurrence of said vacancy the voters of the ward in which the vacancy shall occur may choose from their number by a plur- ality of vote a successor to fill the vacancy in said office for the uneN- pired term and it shall be lawful at said election to designate upon the ballot the office to be filled by the words: ITO fill a vacancy" All said delegates of the several wards shall be residents of their respective wards and shall vacate their offices by re- moval therefrom.
 Best Coffee, 35c fb. Russell Bros -aAyf
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
Four School Board Terms
 To Expire Next Month

In addition to the balloting Oh two councilmen in each of the six wards and an alderman in the First, Third and Fifth districts. voting will be held to fill four berths on the school committee, April 13. Those who are to complete terms next month are: Judge B. F. Gaffney. chairman; Dr. F. T. Fromen. head of the sanitation committees: F.. Clayton Goodwin, chairman of the committee on school accomm odations; F. o. Kilbourne, a member of the textbooks committee. All will sock reelection. it is ex- pected. E.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
LIMIT AUTO TRUCKS

Concord. N. H.. March ls.--state Highway commissioner Frederic k. Everett today issued orders prohioit- irx traffic by motor vehicles exceed ing,three tons gross weight on trunk limos. cross -xtate and state aid high ways in Nsw Hampshire until the end of tha-eprtns, season of soft roads. Thsr6rdcr will be withdrawn as soon sns th sfrost is out of the ground and the roads arc nrm.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
PROTECTIVE ENTENTE

Poland, Rumania and Czecho-Slo-
 vakia Reach Agreement for Com
 mon Defense, According to Adviccs.
 Paris March 1s.-(By Associated Press)--An Entente for common de- fcnse has been reached between Poland. Rumana and dCzecho-Slovakia. it was learned in diplomatic circles here today. Through tho good of ficos of Rumania a better understand ing has been brought about between Czecho-Slovakia and Poland, facili- tating the tripartite agreement which has principally in view defense of the throe countries against eventual at tacks by tho Bolshevfki. This agree ment is understood to supersede the plan by which Hungary was to join Poland. Rumania and Csecho-Slo- vakia and bring to the new Entente a large element of strength in that it facilitates the manufacture Of arms and munitions in the great Skoda works. in Czecho-Slovakia.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
SubpOenas Expected Today
 For Injunction. Hearing

Subpoenas will be served today, Isadore Simons states. to witnesses whom the Taxpayers association is desirous of having at the injunction hearing Monday morning at the su- perior court rooms in Hartford Many of the witnesses have volun- teered to attend the session. he states and no subpoenas will be necessary in those cases.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
TO PRODUCE FRISCO DANCE

George Paris, Frisco dancer. will display his terpsichorean talents at a dance to be given Friday evening. April 8, at the Bungalow. by the All Stars. Mir. Paris is a local boy. He has been featured at number of dances throughout the state in the past season with great success.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
RAMHHLE NEWS IContinnnd froDa SeNeNfh PaEcl

Mrs. k. C. Merrill, Mrs. Anna Vance and Mrs. John Pease, mem- bers of the Crescent Past Noble Grand association. attended the meeting of that organization with the Stella Rebekah lodge, No. II, Of New Britain. held this afternoon In the club rooms on Hungerford Court.
 At the Sunday evening services at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy at 7:3o o'clock, Rev. Francis Richards of Hartford will preach
 Pythian lodge, No. 4T, k. of P, will confer the third degree upon class of candidates tonight.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
KRONSTADT CAPTURED
Latest Reports From Russia seem to Substantiate Dispatch of For tress' Fall.

Stockholm, March 1S.-Reporta that the Russian naval fortress of kronstadt, the center of the revoIu- ton against the soviet government has been taken by the Bolsheviki appear to be confirmed in dispatches reaching here from Finland. Leon Trotzky, Russian Bolshevik minister of war, directed the assault on the fortress 1t is said. and hurled up- ward of 60.o00 men at it's defenses.
 Advices would seem to indicate tsat communists within the fortress rA town of Kronstadt assisted the BolsheYik forces when the latter had broken into the outer forts of tho place. The garrison, number ing approximately 15.000 is declared to have been exhausted by the con- stant bombardment of the place and was poorly equipped in some inn portant points along the defense linsSe Many of tho defenders of Kronstadt. together with the com mander of the revolutionary troops. arc reported to have escaped into Finland .across the ice.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
MORE GRASS FIRES.

Grass fires continued in this city today. giving the firemen needed ac- ton. Engine Company No. was called to Slater road this afternoon and also to Ea rHesdalc. Engine Com pany No. wont to Slater road this morning to extinguish a brush blaze.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
Deaths and Funerals
August, Fink.

Funeral services. will be held to- morrow afternoon for the late August Fink at 2:30 o'clock from the home at 174 Curtis street, and at o'clock from St. Matthew's German Lutheran church. Rev. A. c. T. Steege will of fciate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
SHERRY RESIGNS.

Hartford. March 1S.--Former Con- gressman Lewis sperry of East Wind sor Hill submitted to Governor Lake yesterday his resignation from the state department of health. effective upon the appointment of his successor. He
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
INDICT GIRLS MURDERER.

a New Brunswick, March 1S.--In lenuNttan five minutes the MiddleseX G <& grand jury today returned an il D1t charging first degree mur- 6 4tnst George Washington Kn1&6t negro, who is alleged to have confessed the murder of Mrs. Edith Wilson. church organist at Perth Am boy last Saturday night. Arrested last Monday ne will be placed on trial next Monday.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
MEET IN HARTFORD.

ScntraI Conn. Board Of Basketball Of-
 ficdals will Gather at Y. NJ. c. A.
 A meeting of the Central Connecti- cut Board of Approved Basketball Of- ficials will be held in the physical di- rectors office ct the Hartford Y. NJ c. A. on Pearl street, Hartford. Sat urday. March 26. at 2;3o p. m.
 At this time election of officers will take place and tho regular yearly business meeting will bo held. AppH- cations for utilization will also be re- ceived at this time.
 All physical directors and officials within the B mile radius covered by the board are asked to be present.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
NOTICE.

Republican voters, who intend to be candidates at the Republican Prim- aries to be held on Friday. April l. 1921, for officers to be voted for at the city election. a,re hereby notified that they must fife their petitions with the Republican, Town Commit tee, No. 26s Main Street, before S o'clock on Thursday evening, March 24th.
 Per order
 Republican ro1 m Committee; .ss,x,
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

3 Pounds Best Coffee $1.00 Russell Bros.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

Pounds Best Coffee s1.oo. Russell Bros.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

Best Butter. 55c ID. Russell Bros -Advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

Pounds Best Coffee s1.oo: Russell Bros.-advt .z.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

] STREET STOCK. REPORTS

street. Ciosc--oiis. seeis and
 nants overshadowcd tle general the final hour at cxteme gains ko points. The closing was ks approxlmatcd 750ooo shares.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

Wv Yorr Stock Exchange quota 1 furnished by RIhter & Co. |bers of the New York Stock
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

3 Pounds Best Coffee $1.o0. Russell Bros.-advt. g.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
Free tOYOu A salad mold to use with Jiffy- Jell

ArJsli in iime-fruis flavor n1 6 . tars. green salad jef1 Here " a A1runinurn mold to use with it
 -Ao make a salad loaf for six. 10 p worth SO cents, but VIC supply 1t (rse- See offer below.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

fr- JeiI comes in ten havors. Zht arc dessert favors. to make L-frrSf desserts The 1Avors come In liquid form,
 b9t1Iex We crush the fruit. pndtnss the jusco and seal It. So WY fruik is rich and fresh and pndanf in Jify Jei1 dessertA 1-~tyic desserts have the havors &6ry fuwm
 Miilsous now use Jify-Jeii for 1he chidren's sake It Is real fruit eusrno~ which makes these dcs- eerts 90 healfhfnl and deiicious.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18
Our mold offer

Buy from your grocer six pack ages Jify-Jeil in assorted havors. Cut out the CD trademarks in the circle on front of package. Send the six trademarks with the eou- pon below and we will mail this aluminium salad mold.
 Lime JifFy-Jeli with salad will make . salad loaf. With meat scraps it will make . meat loaf. Cut out coupon now.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-18

Jidy-Jeii costs no more than ike desserts without them. So you should insist on Jiffy- -Jeli--on the quality dssssrts. You owe that to yourseif.
 Now is the time 10 serve Jiffy- leli in plenty. Fruit is costly = JHy-Jeli is not And everybody needs fruit every day.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
GREAT TUN OF HEIDELBERG
Constructed In the Middle Ages, Mon.
ster Receptacle Held 1923 hosa
heads Of Wine,

The construction Of the great tun Of
Heidelberg. in the castle of the Princes
Palatine of the Rhine was begun In
1899 and was not finished until more
than two years later.
IT was composed Of beams twenty
seven feet long and had a diameter Of
eighteen feet. The iron hopping was
LOO pounds In weight, and the cost.
figured in our money, was nearly
$4,000. 1t could hold b28 hogsheads
and the value at that time Of the wine
1t contained was In the neighborhood
of $4,000.
When the cellarer drew wine ont Of
the cask he assembled several flights Of
wooden stairs leading to the ton:
about the middle was a bunghole, into
which was Inserted an instrument
made In the form Of spout with
which the wine was drawn IN and
placed In vessel provided for the
purpose.
There was another tun built. evident
ly succeeding the one lust described
in 1851 this was SO feet long and %
feet high. with a capacity Of 500 hogs.
heads, or 2S3, 200 bottles. Th,s c.sh
has not been in use since tho ,,%+a,
part Of the Eighteenth century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
fURS NO MARK or RICHES
Even the Poorest Farmers of Ron
mania Wear Collars and HHfa
Of Finest Astrakan.

The poorest farmer In the Near East
can afford astrakan collars and hats:
and the man without q good piece of
fur on his overcoat collar or a whole
fur lining is almost always beggaf
or a foreigner from America or west
ern Europe, where these things cost
money.
Nobody wears more fur lining or
higher astrakhan hats than the cab
drivers.
These men comport themselves with
u dignity equaled by no single other
class of men in the world, unless it
be by the priests Of the Greek church
a long black plush garment, tight
at the collar and belbed at the waist
by bath robe cord, envelopes them
from head to foot. Because it is
lined with fur, this garment makes q
man look far bigger than he really is.
And the high conica1 astrakan cap.
like curly Ounce cap adds to bis
stature
Many Of the drivers are said to be-
long to curious religious sect orig
mating in Russia, a sect involving
celibacy. They spurn friendship with
women as likely to decrease their love
for their horses.
Whether this Is true or not, IL LIS
certain that the cab drivers are the
most picturesque figures in bucharest,
outshintng even the eorseted and
rouged Roumanian army officers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
The Calm Level.

have seen the sea dashed into fury
and tossed into spray, and its grand
eur moves the soul of the dullest man:
but remember it is not the pillows
but the calm level of the sea, from
which all heights and depths are
measured. When the storm has passed,
and the hour of calm settles on the
ocean, when the sunlight bathes its
smooth surface, then the astronomer
and the surveyor take the level from
which to measure terrestrial heights
and depths. When the emotion of the
hour has subsidized, we shall find that
calm level Of public opinion below the
storm, from which the thoughts Of a
mighty people are to be measured,
and by which their final action will be
observation-disclosures A. Garfield.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
HAD REHEARSAL OF FUNERAL
Curious Notion Held BY Spanish Mon.
arch Concerning Ceremony In
Which He Would Figure.

Charles Y, king of Spain and emperor
Of Germany in the Sixteenth century,
was a pious ruler. Toward the end Of
his life he conceived the curious idea
OF rehearsing his own funeral, not be-
cause he wished to have the event 60
on without a hitch when the time
should come, but because he thought
the performance of the ceremony
would rebound to the credit and we'll
being Of his soul In the after-world.
His friends sought to dissuade him,
but. deeming It holy act, the ruler
went ahead with his preparations. A
catafalQue was erected and the serv-
ice performed. The high altar, the
catafalque, and the entire church
shone with wax lights; the friars were
all in their proper places and tho
household Of the emperor attended In
deep mourning. 'The pious monarch
himself was there, attired IN sable
weeds" according to the monkish his
torian, "and bearing a taper, to see
himself inferred and to celebrate hia
own obsequies." While the mass for
the dead was sung. he came forward
and gave his taper to the oficiating
priest as a symbol of his desire to
yield up his soul. Not only once, but
for many years, until he finally died
In 1858, Charles V performed this
strange ceremony annually.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
ISLANDS FOUND BY spANl4qJ
solor1ons, IN the Southern pao'a e,
We're Discovered IN 7507 Il
Aware e. h.enIanS.

The Solomon Islands, IN the so~tf-
err Pacific long before Australia Eas
DISC veEe.A were known 10 ia-.--
voEagers. In 1867 q famous Spanish
navigator named Aware de- Menraaa
sailed from Peru to discover a great
south continent. Three months cruis-
ing brought him to the Solomons and
ISABEL island, which he named, as his
log states, AFTER his much-loved
wife"
Mendana cruised for six months In
the group, and was so impressed with
the richness ana fertility Ct these
tropfc lands that he named them the
Solomons, in the hope that on his re
turn his countrymen would believe
they we're the source from which King
solomon obtained the gold for hiB
great temple. This story, ne thought,
would encourage the colonization Of
the islands, and he conceived the
vainglorious ambition Of becoming the
king Of new Spain. On his return
home, so brightly did he paint the
prospects that he was soon able to
prepare an expedition Of many hun
dreds of settlers including his wife
and her three brothers. In the party
were also two sailors, afterward
Known to fame as connected with the
discovery Of acknowledgements de
ouiros and Fuis Vaes de Torres.
The expedition failed through sick.
ness and bad management; In fact,
1t never reached the Solomons at all.
but instead-owing to faulty naviga-
tion-arr1ved at the northern islands
OF the New Hehrides group Here after
rev months, Mendana died. q disap-
pointed and broken-hearted man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
REAL TREAT FOR MIGRANTS
Ice Cream Something New to Arrivals
at Ellis Island, but They
Finally Liked II.

Immigrant struggles with American
food on Ellis Island reached a climax
when Commissioner Wallis introduced
plates of ice cream to the LOO diners.
The idea behind the ice cream was to
give the immigrants real treat on
their reaching the land of promise.
What happened was marvel to wit
ness. The first persons served were
a BalEIn native and a native of
East India. The East Indian took a
lick and liked it. He looked around
and saw that the Balkan opposite him
had a bigger piece. Greedily he
grabbed for it. Then the fight began.
Both got well smeared in the face with
the food
The other diners touched the ice
cream, and finding it cold, thought
they knew the trick. The stunt was
to smear the cold substance on your
neighbours face. This happened sew
eral times. Then someone tasted the
ice cream and with q whoop an
nounced it was mama too precious to
be wasted on countenances. The head
steward said the same thing in the
eight languages he speaks. The face
smearing ceased abruptly.
But the final experiment was yet
to be made The real genius of the
meal took up his knife and a piece Of
bread and spread the new butter ten
derby over it. He started the fashion
with a bang, and all the rest enjoyed
their ice cream that way.-New York
World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
BALM FOR RAINY VACATIONS
sWeather Insurance" Designed TO
Give Monetary Solace to Travel
ers That Are Unfortunate.

Got all your vacation toys? Got
ticket, your mosquito lotion and your
rain insurance?
Yes, there's balm in Gilead ct last
for the bitterest of human tragedies.
For there's no denying that a rainy
vacation is worse catastrophe than
a collision Of planets, even if the lat
ter involved the wiping out of all
ones wife's relations.
The balm consists Of bet made
with you by an insurance company
that it won't rain during your Vaca-
ton. In other words, you take out
rain policy for that period. And then,
If it happens to pour cats and dogs ell
the time you have the consolation Of
collecting tidy sum of rain instr
anCe when you return to town. 4ou
may be 50 constituted that the money
would fail to console YOU for the lost
vacation days, but there are other lei
lows who would pray for rain IN order
TO beat the company
The idea comes from England, where
all sorts of freak assurances are prac-
ticed. Records OF the United states
weather bureau are used to figure out
rates based on the probabilities OF
precipitation ia. any given part OF the
United States and Canada. One in
surance company points with pride TO
the fact that last year it paid SILL
213.25 to the Waltham fair on account
Of loss due to a rainy day, the fair
corporation having taken out q rain
policy. And the Kansas free fair at
Topeka was protected by $4,000
rain policy with a British company.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-12
SATISFIED WITH SUN DIALS
Men Of q Few Generations Ago DID
Not Demand Exaetitude In the
Matter Of Time.

John G. Tomlinson Of New York has
made a speciality Of sun dials, and q
writer In the New York Post says In
an interview with him:
people used to be less particular
about time, Of course, than we have
grown to be, with our famous exacti-
tude. The old English stage coach
left at four but that meant at about
four Only noon could be depended
upon-and that when the sun chose
to shine. Clocks did not come into
use In Europe until the Thirteenth
century. Portable clocks were not In
vented until toward the end Of the
Fifteenth, but sun dials were very
commonly worn-not set up in gardens
merely. as we are accustomed to see
Ing them now. They were used quite
generally in this country until the
early part Of the Nineteenth century,
and even today, where conditions are
primitive. they are the reliance Of
guides and huntsmen. Occasionally
they become the timepieces Of the
British army in uninhabited regions.
washington was tn the habit Of
carrying sun dial, although he pos
sessed many watches. The escutcheon
Of the United States Is copied from
an escutcheon upon q sun dial
In England belonging to one Of
Washington's ancestors. Thomas JET
ferson was a proficient dia1ist, and
Mr.. Tomlinson has two dials made by
him; one in 1907. when ne was Pres
ident. ua
Clocks were not only long unpopu-
lar, but were denounced by the clergy
because they are not mentioned in
Scripture"