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New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

taken in the meet and from present indications the affair will be sue cess.
 Dedicate New Bridge
 At the dedication exercises of the Hamden County Memorial bridge across the Connecticut river from Springfield to West Springfield, Miss Jane Sibley, granddaughter of Mir and Mrs. John Blake of Berlin street gave the signal to Miss Julia San derson to christen the bridge.
 The bridge is a structure which cost several millions of dollars to construct and is said to be one of the biggest in the country The exercises will continue until tom omrrow.
 News In Brief B. R. Showalter of Berlin street Is on a business trip to Springfield. John Hodgson of Berlin, has re. turned from a trip to camp. Miss Hattie Miller has returned from a visit to Youngstown, Ohio Mir. and Mrs. John Connolly have gone to Brooklyn, N. Y. for visit The young people of the town gave dance at the community house last evening.
 Raymond Austin of Brooklyn, N. Y is visiting with his parents Mir. and Mrs. E. F. Austin of Hudson street.
 Arthur L. Woodruff left today for Springfield, Mass, and intends to be out of town for two days
 The weekly prayer meeting Of the Epworth League was held at the kensington Methodist church last evening.
 East Berlin Items
 The regular weekly barn dance will be held in West Cromwell Friday eve ming.
 F. P. Dunham Of kensington was in town on business Monday
 Mrs Lillian Andrews is improving her residence on Mill street by having it painted.
 Miss Georgia Kelsey of Main str z is visiting relatives in New Britain.
 Mrs, Lena Dolan and children, of New Britain, have been the guests of Mrs. Amos Bourgeoise on Main street
 Victor Belden has returned to his home on Wilcox avenue after spend ing the past few days at the camp grounds in Plainville
 Miss Florence Carns has been the guest of her sister Mrs. Richard Hurl- burt in New Britain
 Miss Ruth Hubbard left today for 3 two weeks vacation to be spent in Maine.
 MT. and Miss Anderson, Mir. and Mrs. Remiellet and sons, and Mir. and Mrs. E. c. Steed, of New Britain have been the guests of Miss Georgia kelsey at her home on Main street.
 There will be meeting of the Mod ern Woodmen society at the Athletic building Thursday evening. HAVE just opened garage opposite Dud- leV's NH and am prepared for all kinds Of automobile work at reasonable price Work guaranteed F. Richie
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
TOBACCO MEN ASK
 NO POTASH TARIFF
senator Mclean Introduces This AS Well As Other Measures From
 the Nutmeg State.

Senator George P. Mclean of Con- necticut has introduced the folow- ing petitions in the United States senate:
 Petitions from Connecticut League of Women Voters of Hartford: League of Women Voters of Pennington; League of Women Voters of Meriden; League of Women Voters of Stam- ford. League of Women Voters of Wallingford and Council of Jewish Women of Hartford, urging the Unit ed States government to take the lead toward promoting international under- standing and removing the economic causes of war throughout the world.
 Petitions from Connecticut Leaf To- bacco association of Hartford and New London County Farm and Home Bureau of Norwich, protesting against the proposed duty of $50 per ton on potash as contained in the pending tariff bill.
 Petition from members of Wad- hams post, No. 49, Department of Connecticut, c. A. R., of Waterbury, urging the passage of the Bursum pension bill at an early date.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
corps have been secured to play dur ing the festival at night.
 Rector Leaves For Month

corps have been secured to play dur ing the festival at night. Rector Leaves For Month Rev. George Hilton, rector of the Episcopal church of Our Saviour left today for months vacation He will join his family at Essex. Conn. Rev Mir. Hilton has arranged to hTe Dr. A. B. Forrest of West Main street New Britain, to fill the pulpit during his absence.
 During the next four Sundays which Rev. Mr. Hilton will be away, there will be no evensong services. The weekly o'clock celebration of the Holy communion will also be discon- tinued, On each of the Sundays, however, there will be the regular morning prayer at Il o'clock. C. of C. Meeting The regular meeting of the direc- tors of the Plainvile chamber of commerce will be held tomorrow night at the club rooms. The meet ing will begin at o'clock and several important business matters will be transacted.
 Plainville Briefs
 The regular meeting of the Knights of Washington will be held this eve ming at o'clock
 Charles Boyce, for the past several months. manager of the James Dry Goods store on West Main street, left his position Saturday night. Mir. l3oyce comes from Ansonia and work ed there during the absence of Hor- ace James, owner, who just returned from a trip across the continent. Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Allen and daughter of Vernon, Conn, have re- | turned to their home there after be, | ing the guests of l.. E. Blakesley al the home of his daughter. Mrs. Jos eph Fanion of this town. Mrs. c. Arthur Hadsell has return cd to her home on Church street after l months vacation at Grove Beach.
 B. F. Getchell and family of Eas Broad street, are enjoying a vacation tt Lake Congamond, Mass
 Ray Cunningham, Walter Haynes, George Cunningham and Paul Hayes are home from vacation, spent at Short Beach
 Mrs. Raymond Neff of West Main street and her daughters. Narga ret and Ethel Marie, are spending q vaca- ton at Crescent Beach.
 A son has been born at the New Britain hospital to Mir. and Mrs. Ed ward Hunt of Cedar street.
 < phonse Bordeau is spending sew eral days a S the guest of Henry Trum- bull at Sachem's Head.
 Gordon Hartson, carrier al the post o'fice is enjoying his annual vacation.
 Mrs Harry Propscn and daughters of Bridgeport are visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. Julia Hur- tado of Broad street.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
CANAL FOR OCEAN STEAMERS FEASIBLE Between Lakes Superior and
 Michigan, Report of Engineer

Chicago. Aug. ? (Ry Associated Press).-A two-way ship canal be- tween Lakes Superior and Michigan, deep enough for ocean steamers, could be built at a reasonable cost and would divert to this route and to Chicago at least 75 percent. of the tonnage which now goes through Saulte Ste. Marie, according to Dr. Chase Denison, a Chicago engineer
 After surveying the territory through which it was proposed to build such a canal, Mir. Denison said that the best place for the cutoff route would be from a point near Au Train, Mich, on Lake Superior to the headwaters of the bay north of Escanaba, Mich, on Lake Michigan
 Lake Michigan Shrinking.
 It was pointed out that any ship canal from Lake Michigan south to the Gulf of Mexico would require more water than Lake Michigan could at present supply. As an ex- ample the engineer showed that the Panama canal would be useless with out the artificial lake which keeps the canal full of water And Lake Mich
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
REPORT SIX CASES OF SCARLET FEVER Dr. R. M. GrisWold Warns Of
 Possible Epidemic
 As1 BERLIN POLITICS
Heidents Of That Town Would Name Clark or Benson As Representative -I. P. A. Inactive-Cartcr Re- ceives Lettcr-Bricfs.

That there is some danger of a carlet fever epidemic in Berlin is 4 he opinion of Health Officer Dr. R. NJ. Griswold of kensington, who re- ports that in a small section of the fever. All of the cases are mild.
 Despite the fact that they have been under close observation the doc tor reports that most of the patients had come in contact with a number of people before they were discovered and as result the danger of it's spreading is not past,
 Dr. Griswold asks all parents whose whose children show any sign of sud- den sickness. to notify their family physician immediately. This step is beingt aken as a measure of precau- ton. Berlin has been free from all kinds of epidemics during the past few years and Dr. Griswold is in hopes that there will be no epidemic of carlet fever.
 East Berlin Active.
 Eat Berlin is becoming active poli- ticalls and a great deal of talk among the nsidents of that town is center ed abut the possible candidate for the legislative seat in Hartford. Those living ln this section Of Berlin are in clined 10 believe that Berlin and Ken sington have both had their turn in sendinsa representative to the legis- lature md that it is about time East Berlin lad something to say.
 It hs already been stated that Francia Deming will not be candid ate foi reelection as representative from Ierlin. Immediately upon this annourement the politicians began the ditussion of possible candidate from kensington bcaieving that the choie should fall in that section of the own this year.
 Th East Berlin residents, al- thoHh they have said little in re- sare to the matter, have been think ingand thinking hard as to who they
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
KR|STIAN KRENNI IS
 DUPE 0F SWINDLERS
Former Local Man Loses $1,00O to "Partners' '--Poice Investigate

The old saying said to have been originated by P. T. Barnum seems to be brought out more strongly every day. The latest case of duping brought to the attention of the local police is that of kristian Krenn, . former resident of this city. now liv- ing at his brothers house at 1S7 Fer ry street, New Haven
 krstian is a baker and was in this city Thursday July 2, and was stand ing at Central Park when he was ap- preached by two strangers who en- gagged him in conversation, he says. When the conversation turned to business, he became interested. He casually remarked that he had $1,2o0 in bank in New Haven and the men immediately proposed that they go in business together.
 After a short conference it was de- cided that they should engage in , either the bakery or restaurant busi- ness. They then proceeded to the To- cal railroad station. where they hired a taxicab and took kristian to New Haven. On the way down they ex- plained that they would pool their interests and allow Kristian to be the treasurer. They bought a strong box and after Kristian had withdrawn his money from the bank they seeming ly put all their savings into the box. e<ristian. bubbling over with enthu- siasm, then left his newly made part ners and came to this city. When he arrived here he opened the strong box to gaze on the wealth of dollar bills it contained.
 The shock he received when he saw what the box contained, was enough to make any man feel blue, for Kris tian found only S200 in the box and a big bundle of paper cut to bill size.
 kristian then made a wild search in New Haven for the two men, but was unable to find them, as was also the case when he came back to this city. Today he placed the matter in the hands of the local police and an in- vestigation will be made.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
ONE DROWNED IN WRECK

Boston, Aug. 2.-The auxiliary fish ing schooner ElNa l.. Spurlng, carry ing crew of 16 men was sunk in a collision off Cape Cod yesterday by the 'collier Lake Flournoy with the loss of one life. The fact became known when survivors were brought here early today by the steamer which had sailed from this port yesterday for Norfolk The victim of the collision was Patrick Powers of Westboro, a doryman Fog was said to have caused the accident
 A federal investigation to fix the responsibility for the crash was begun here today. The Lake Flournoy a vessel of 2,5n0 tons was built in Du- luth two years ago. She carries a crew of 32 men. The schooner was of "A tons and sailed out of Boston.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
BEATTY RESIGNS

Alexander Beatty, mechanic at the municipal garage since it was opened has resigned the position. According to talk heard frequently, Beatty and drivers of the city automobiles have not been on good terms. The police board recently recommended an ad- vance of s10 a week in Beatty's pay. This was reduced recently, cutting it down to $40 week.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

for boats, they could go thence to the Mississippi river and down to the Gulf of Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02

hekah lodge are planning for holding a food sale and ice cream festival next Wednesday afternoon and eve
 ming on the lawn of Mrs Wallace Beach of Whiting street The food sale will be conducted in the after noon while the evening will be devot- ed to the lawn festival As an added feature, the Plainvi,le Fife and Drum
New Britain herald., 1922-08-02
NOTICE

NOTICE For the purpose of allowing voters to establish their political preference for caucuses, the registrars of voters will hold sessions in the board of attachments office. Town hall. Plain vile, Conn. on Friday, Aug. f. and Friday, Aug. II, 1922, from 12 to 2 D, m. standard time.
 J. x Nick ERNAN.
 PETER DUFFY,
 Registrars of Voters. Plainville. Conn.,, July 3l, 1922.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
DR., RICHARDSON At . ..
UNION SERVICE

The Union Service at the Presby-
terian church Sunday night was Of
more than usual interest, the con-
eregation having the pleasure OF
hearing a sermon by the Rev. D. W.
Richardson. Mr.. Richardson is pro-
fessor Of the chair Of New Testa-
ment Exegesis, Of Union Theologi.
cal Seminary, at Marking, China,
which seminary is supported by the
Presbyterian churches of the North
and South and by the Synod Of the
Christian church. Mr.. Richardson
graduated from Davidson with
high honors. He preached at Greers
before going to China.
His sermon Sunday night was 8
splendid effort and held the atten,
ton of the large congregation pres
ent.
Mr.. Richardson IS home for the
first time in ten years and is accom-
panied by his wife who Is well
known to our people as Miss Vir-
ginia McIlwaine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
ERSK|NE STUDENT
WINS FIRST PLACE
J. G. REID, JR., TAKES INITIAL
HONOR WITH "A NATIONS
TEMPTATION''- pRESBYTE-
RIAN AND NEWBERRY COL
LEGES SECOND AND THIRD

Greenwood, April z2.J. c. Reid,
Jr., of Charlotte representing Frs
kline won first place tonight in the
annual South Carolina intercollegi-
ate oratorical contest. His subject
was "A Nations Temptation"
Second place was won by Louis
C. LaMotte of Clinton, representing
the Presbyterian College of South
Carolina. His subject was "Wasted
Resources, Blighted Lives"
Karl Kinard of Johnston, repre-
senting Newberry college won third
place. His subject was "The Price of
Permanent Peace"
Nine colleges were represented in
the contest this year, which was held
in Lander college auditorium. In ad-
dition to the winners the following
spoke: R. L. Herbert, Wofford col
lege, "The Rights of All and Desire
Of One;" A. C. Phelps, the Citadel,
"The Place in the SUM-" C. ]. Camp
bell, Furman university, "Crowning
the Uncrowned;" Isadore Givner,
College of Charleston, americas
Need" FAINT Kelly, University of
South Carolina, "The Sovereignty
Of Good WILL" r. W. Coursey,
Clemson college, "An Ideal National
Character.
Mr.. Reid, winner Of first place, is
81 years of age. In 1920 he won
second place in the state oratorical
contest. He is a member Of the
baseball squad of Erskine college
and a member of The Erskinian
staff. Judges in the contest were DR..
William Way, Chester; Judge c. C.
Featherstone, Greenwood; A. c.
Todd, Laurens; ]. B. Park, Green
wood; DR.. F. Sheppardson, Chester.
The annual oratorfeal contest is
one Of the most important events
in the college year among South
Carolina colleges and annually at
tracts large numbers Of visitors
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
MISSISSIPPI WATERS
CUT THROUGHLEV
MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE
RESULTS FIRST DAY-THOU-
SAND OF ACRES OF SUGAR
CANE RUINED BY THE
FLOOD

New Orleans, April 23.-Hope of
closing the break in the Mississippi
levee which occurred at Myrtle
Grove, 80 miles south of this city,
was abandoned today after it had
widened to approximately 125 feet
despite the efforts Of the levee en-
gineers to close the gap and confne
the river to its regular channel.
Engineers hope to be able to "tie"
the ends Of the levee with tarpaulins
and let the water run through over
the already inundated land.
While it is impossible to estimate
the damage, done by the break at
Myrtle Grove, plantation me1 today
expressed the opinion that at least
100000 damage had already been
done. The Deer Range Plantation
company is the heaviest loser. This
company owns about 5000 acres OF
land in the inundated area, planted
mostly in sugar. Owners of the
plantation say it will require at
least three years Of harvesting be
fore enough seed can be raised to
proceed with the conduct of the
plantation on the scale maintained
before the flood.
Oyster and shrimp beds and trap
ping are other industries which will
suffer largely as a result Of the
break.
AS a protection to plantation set
Elements, back levees were cut in
several places but the flood waters
continue to spread over large areas
Of land with no appreeiable let up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
RUSSIA PAYING DEBTS
WITH PRECIOUS STONES

Warsaw, April 22.-Gold bars,
diamonds and other precious stones
valued at 10000, 900 gold rubles, or
approximately s5,ooo,ooo have been
received by the Polish government
from Soviet Russia in lieu Of rolling
stock due Poland by virtue Of the
Riga peace treaty Of 1921. This is
the second installment, the first pay
ment Of gold and precious stones
having been made last December.
The shipment came in special cars
conveyed by armed guards and upon
its arrival in Warsaw the gold and
stones were placed in vaults OF the
Polish government back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS MEET
Elect Committees and Delegates Ts
County Convention.

Club No. / met in the City Council
office Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
D. H. Hill was elected president; E.
C. Horton, secretary and T. P. Thorn
son, executive committeeman.
Delegates to the county convention
which meets at the Court House
salesday in May, being May the 1st
were elected as follows: Mrs. N. T.
Coleman, Mrs. W. F Nickles, D. H
Hill, J. M. Nickles, ]. F. Miller, E.
C. Horton and T. P. Thomson.
The enrolment committee is Mrs
M. T. Coleman, G. C. Douglass and
]. L. Perrin. Books of enrolment fol-
No. l will be located in the office OF
the City Council. Proper announce
ment will be made later when the
books will be open for enrolment.
Club No. 2 met Saturday at 4 p
m. in the Court House. j. Moore
Mars was elected president; R. B
Cheatham, secretary and DR.. G. A
Neuffer, executive committeeman.
Delegates to the county convention
were elected and are as follows: j
H. Moore, G. A. Neuffer, P. A. Cheat.
ham, Wallace Harris, E. H. Hughes
W. P. Beard, J. H. Cheatham, Paul
Mann, w. A. Stevenson, George
Mann, ]. Moore Mars, R. B. Cheat,
ham, F. B. Jones, J. L. Hill and w
A. Calvert.
The enrolment committee is com
posed of E. n. Hughes, Wallace Har
ris and R. B. Cheatham. Books Of
enrolment will be opened later ir
the office of the County Treasurer, R
B. Cheatham.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
FIGHT ON TARIFF
TO BEGIN MONDAY
DEMOCRATS INSIST THAT DIS
CUSSION WAIT FOR TIME
AND REPUBLICANS FINALLY
AGREE-MINORITY WILL BE
READY FOR ACTION

Washington, April 22.-Oficially
the tariff bill was before the senate
today, but it received such scant at
tention that Republican leaders
finally acquiesced in a request of
the Democrats that further consid-
Grafton of it be deferred until Mon
day. BY that time the minority ex-
poets to be ready to proceed with
general discussion of the measure.
When the bill was called up to-
day by Chairman McCumber of the
finance committee, Senator King
(Democrat) Of Utah took the floor
and after a reference to the tariff
launched into a nearly four hour
discussion of the Mexican situation.
After his address, Senator Harrison
(Democrat) of'Mississippi had the
senate clerk read a lengthy news
paper account of speech by Sem
ator Moses (Republican) of New
Hampshire in which the agricultural
bloc and many other thing were dis
cussed.
This cover, Senator Curtis of Kan
sas, the Republican whip, demanded
the. regular order, which was consid-
Grafton Of committee amendments
to the tariff bill. Senator King an
nounced that if the regular order
were insisted upon he would "have
to make speech on another sub
ject-"
Senator Harrison interposed to re-
quest that the tariff bill 60 over un-
til Monday, saying the Democrats
had not had time despite "diligent
work" to prepare themselves for the
tariff fight. He added there WAS no
disposition on the minority side un-
necessarily to delay the bill and
that time would be saved and con-
sideration Of the measure expedited
il it went over.
Senator McCumber said he was
glad to hear this declaratin as he
had been unable to connect up"
the speech Of Senator King with the
tariff. Senator King insisted that he
had discussed the bill for an hour
and remrked if Senator McCum-
Der had been present he would have
known it. The North Dakota senator
replied that he had been present
for two hours and in that time
heard little about the tariff.
Before getting to his Mexican
speech Senator King told the senate
that he supposed the Republicans
planned to put through the tariff by
"combination Of blocs, the agri-
cultural and manufacturing" with
out undertaking to explain it in de-
tail. added they had become so &C
customed to "using the big stick or
having it used" that they intended
to employ it in this case.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
J. o. PRUITT HERE

Mr.. J. o. Pruitt of Honea Path
was a business visitor in Abbeville
Saturday. He says the season has
been so wet that he has not been
able to get his ground plowed. He is
not worried over the outlook be-
cause he can make a crop Of corn il
it is planted in June and ne raises
his meat at home.
He reports his daughter, Mrs. u
C. Banister of Eonea Path as being
very sick.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-04-24
GENOA CONFERENCE
AGAIN HARMONIOUS
CRISIS FOLLOWS SIGNING OF
RUSSO-GERMAN PACT CLOS
ED AS ALLIED POWERS RE-
SERVE RIGHTS TO PASS ON
OBJECTIONABLE SECTIONS s.

Genoa, April 23.-Another- con-
ference was passed tonight when
the German delegation announced
after long session of it's delegates
and frequent communications with
the Russians and Italians, that the
Germans would not reply to the note.
of the ten powers Today stipulating
that the signatories expressly re-
serve for their governments the
right to declare null and void any,
clause in the Russo-German treaty
which may be recognized as con-
trary to existing treaties"
The Germans also decided to set
tie by negotiations the differences,
between M. Barthou, head Of the
French delegation, and the German
chancellor, DR.. Wirth, which arose
through M. Barthou's written
charge that the Germans had made
untruthful statements.
Premier Facta and Foreign Minis
ter Schanzer Of the Italian delega-
tion are believed to have been re-
sponsible for his peaceful settlement
of that threatened to be a hopeless
barrier to real progress in the con-
ference on economic and financial
work. 'tE8
"A member of the German dele
CATION said the allies had their
fanfare" in today's note to satisfy
the French and that the Germans
had decided they would not en-
courage battle Of notes but would
remain silent and let the confer
ence proceed with its useful work in
the hope that the economic situation
in Europe might be be&tered. -.
Sunday has been q rather had day
for the Genoa conference Easter
Sunday brought the signing Of the
Russo German treaty which created
much disruption, and today came the
note from the Big and Little En-
tentes and Portugal to Germany,
which for the moment reopened the
old wound that had partly healed.
This note was written to satisfy
the French demands for the more
definite exclusion of Germany from
all discussion relating to Russian,
problems. It also asserts specifically
that it had never been suggested
that the London proposals afforded
no basis for discussion in the confer
ence or that the German delegation
was about to conclude separate
treaty with Russia. After making
the reservation with respect to the
Russo German treaty. It declares:
''The incident may now be re-
garded as closed"