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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
IIle BARS
CAN'T BEAR SUM-.
FORCED TO QUIT
Removal Of Curtains and Screens
Straw That l. Breaking Camefs
Back in Beotlcgville.

Three saloon keepers sat in one
OF the new style. open work peek
aboo barrooms last night and COM
pared notes.
There goes another street cal"
one OF them remarked in surpris-
cd way. Its been long time
since I've seen one OF them go by.
With curtains and partitions off the
window, my bartender won't be
able to keep his eyes on his bust
ness when the girls pass the
place.
"Yes," chimed in proprietor No.
2, this will drive the liquor trade
into the alleys, guess. All l know
is that my place is as dead as this
one, and nobody seems 10 come in
after pop and near beer"
Maybe the bulls will let down
on us soon," proprietor No. 3 hope
fully remarked. Then it'll be-
Here he was interrupted by No. /,
who spoke with dry" humor.
Listen, young fellow" said No
/, "if you can't read the signs any
better than that von're in for a
great discovery. | think the sa-
loon business here is done
Mayor Harry NJ. Schrive7's "ord-
nance with teeth in it" really be-
gan functioning last night, in bring
ing the saloons out into the opeI
by forcing proprietors to remove
curtains and screens which OBJ
structed interior view from the
street.
Secrecy Is Ended.
An epochal move on the part O
Rock Islands city administration
the removal OF these distractions
ends secrecy in bartenders' worl
back OF the bar. 1t takes the sa
loon out of its traditional cloister
and makes it open and above board
Saloon proprietors frankly admi
that what 1t means to them is prac
tical impossibility of selling stront
liquor.
The liquor dealers are abou
evenly divided in their attitude to
ward the present c!ty-wide reform
Many of them are confident tina
1.-The storm will blow over" befor'
many weeks pass, after which the.
may resume sales Of liquor.
Others believe Chief William H
Fitzsimmons Of the police depart
ment means what he says when b
promises daily and nightly raids 9
oil Of the so-called soft drink par
lors' and suspected disorderl
houses, and affirms that all intoxi
cant sellers will be searched GU
arrested and prosecuted.
These latter barkeepers are 70
the most part contemplating goin
out of business. At least three {
the larger saloon men have take
or are on the verge of taking sue
step, and numerous smaile
places are also finding it unprofi
able to run. The projectors all az
NIT that there Is no profit in til
sale of soft drinks and side lines {
candy and cigars.
Changing Business.
Some Of the proprietors are "sa,
ing the ship" by installing restaul
ants or billiard rooms In the
places Of business, and some other
are contemplating such procedur
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

utomise from eaeh-to remain SIM
lie untfl 3o-whsn o,0oo each
would b their reward.
Last week Josephine, who mad
signed contracts for European sp-
pesrances this winter with various
symphony orchestras. said Ahe had
an appointment with q dentist and
left the. Kryl residence. Her mes
sage from Boston was the hrst
word her father received since. He
told Marie IL she contemplated as
ISOLATION of the young men OF her
acquaintance. the rule governing
the Kryl parlor would be cancelled.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
RAILROAD LOSSES
BY FIRE ARE LESS

Washington, Oct. 18.-Fire losses
on railroads in this country de-
clined nearly 100000 in 1921 as
compared with 1920, G. L. Ball.
president, told the Railway Fire
Protection association, in .conven-
ton here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
Y. NJ. C. A. OPEN HOUSE.

The second open house of the
season will be held in the Y. M. c.
A. tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock. All boys between the ages
OF IL and Is are invited to be pres
ent. A two-reel comedy entitled
Hands Up" will be shown, after
which there will be songs and
talks.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13

called the fifth wheel" on wagons; vehicle on which the wagon turns around.
 Population in fS4S
 The population Of Plainville in 1S4S was estimated at about 500. There were lees than 40 houses. aside from the hotel and stations.
 Taken Over by Railroad.
 The life of the canal route was not very long. In lS45 the New York, New Haven X Hartford Railroad company bought the line and took over the charter, proposing to build a railroad over the same route. Work was started on building the road and two years later some of it was com peted. The main plan was to op- crate steam. train from New Haven to Plainville by rail and the rest of the distance, to Northampton, by the canal method. This plan could not break in the canal bed in the vicinity of Granby. The break caused a bad flood at that point and the expense of rebuilding the canal and filling it lip again was figured so great that the railroad company decided to con tinue with building the roadbed.
 Canal Boats Are Sold.
 The final day before the sale of the canal was made found two of the canal boats stranded in Writings Basin. The captains had no chance to run them to the water front at I>cw Haven and the result was that the boats remained in the basin until three years later when they were sold. Farmers purchased them and the cabins made excellent chicken coops while the fiat part of the deck was used in building pig pens.
 First Train Service.
 The first train passed over the new railroad in 1s4S and at stations the tracks were lined with cheering peo- pie. thrilled at having such an inn provement built through their land and confident that now their dreams would be realized. The trains were fired with wood. The wood itself was
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13
Feel Weak, Tired, "All Played Out?"

Does the least cxertion tire you out? Do you feel blue" and wor- ried, suffer dragging backache, head aches and dizziness? Too many wom- en blame so-called female trouble" for this unhappy state instead of weak kidneys, which so often are the cause. You must act quickly to prevent more serious trouble. Use Doan's Kidney Pills They have helped thousands of weak, tired women. They should hclp you. Ask your neighbor. A case in New Britain
 Mrs. D. Delay, Jr.. 321 Church street, says: After having the. flu my kidneys were weakened. To bend or twist my body a little would cause pains in my back. The least effort to work tired me out l was advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills and got box. Doan's soon had my back and kidneys strong. I am sure they per formed a lasting cure"
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13

The American Dog Derby will be held at Ashton, ldaho Feb 22 and teams of the hesrained dogs the northwest will participate The above shows the team of Charles Causey rest ing during training while fair musher plays with the
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13

pany in New Britain. Part Of the old Nelch house can be seen in the rear of the Miner home.
 Service of Boats.
 The service received from the canal boats was considered good for those days, each boat making the trip be- tween Northampton and New Haven in one day. One boat would leave New Haven at the same time the other would cast away from North ampton. This made schedule of two boats passing the towns in 24 hours. Some times the service was better, but not much. No regular time could be ascertained for their arrival in any town and when q person desired to travel to ncighboring city ho had to keep a close watch for the boat.
 However. in order to make 1t easier for those who travelled daily or shipped regularly, the arrival Of the boats were hailed with the footing of q horn. II was great moment when they did arrive as the people would throng the sides of the canal and eagerly watch for newcomers or get word of the outside world through the captain. Mail was also forwarded on the boats and that called out every citizen when they arrived.
 Stage Coach Helped.
 In addition to the canal service there was stage coach operating be- tween Hartford and Bristol with one trip day, more when pos sible Travel was heavy on that line Blossoms Corner, now known as East street and Pennington avenue, was the main station, on the roadway for the stagecoach where the Steele hotel was the meeting place for many peo- pie The Steele. hotel is now the home of F. T. Wheeler, having been moved back and modernized. Steele's hotel was the only place for the active citi- zen of those days of AS tc meet and there were also stables for horses, to accommodate the weary traveller. One of the largest repair shops in the dis trict was also located there. It was operated by George Smith. The ma in output of the shop was what was
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS
Common Council to Receive Recom-
 mcndatiuns Wednesday.

The common council at Wednesday legalizc transfers Of funds as follows: General fund 10 school department. s2S.60o; interest and discount to sal- aries, s5.0o0: incidcntals to taxes. $1.- $50: incidentals to municipal garage, s650; state highway account to char ities, s5,ooo; fire department to chari- ties. S2,Goo; sewer department to charities, s2,o0o; permanent pavement to charities. s4.5oO; permanent pave ment to municipal home service bureau, s1.000 Total. $4S.30o.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13

pany, New York, N '. Typewriter | cabinet.
 Walter M, Gilbert. East Hartford. | Electrical receptacle, | John A. lleany, New Haven. assig \ nor, by mcsne assignments to Rock | bestos Products Corporation. pistri- | buting devices for reeling mcchcn- i ism,
 Leverctt w, Tiffany. Winstcd, Dis pensinE device, lsadore Tornansky. Ellington. Com | bination toilet article. Aonzo A. Warner, New Britain, rs- signor to Landers, rrary X Clark. Toaster
 Richard l.. WiIcoN, Waterbury, as- i signor to the Waterbury Farrsl l Foundry and Machine company. 1 Header.
 James Wilson, Stratford. assignor 10 Johns Manvillc. Incorporated. Gauge for laying roofing. Harold Wyman. Plantsvile, Shim.
 Louis G. Larson Bridgeport, as- signor by mesne assignments 10 Col umbta Graphophone Mfg. Co. Auto | 11allC SlUn lIlttHllllSlll or .ulhlllE !llti- chimes.
 Tradc-Mark Registrations. Aetna Nut No., Southington, Morse shoe heel and toe calks. International Silver company, Mer- iden and Bridgeport. SilNerplated flat metal tableware.
 The Morrow Machine company, Hartford Sewing machines, over scanning and crochet sewing ma chimes. The Stanley Works, New Britain. Screw drivers.
 Label Registration. The Dexter Baking company. : Waterbury. "Dexter's Mother S l Bread" Cor Bread) Applications for Trade Mark Regis ration. | The Acme Shear company, Bridge ! port. Scissors and shears | Eagle Lock company, Terryyille, | Padlocks. | The Gaynor Manufacturing com
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13

sawed in the largest house on the line, that house being in Plainvillc where the depot now stands.
 The new railroad was called the Boston & Erie, but this was later changed to the Providence Hartford .& f'ishkill. It was originally planned to operate between Providence and Fishkill and after some new plans were made it was named the New England railroad.
 Depot Burns.
 The Plainville depot, then one of the finest in these parts, was built in 1S4o or some date thereabouts, and had two rooms, the ladies' and gen. tlemen's, The ladies room had pill lows and upholstered seats and benches inside and was otherwise elaborately finished. A few years later 1t burned and was rebuilt. That station also burned and then it was decided to change it's location and it was moved from West Main street to 1t present quarters at Railroad street.
 Remember Old Canal.
 Although the above history of the old canal is brief, it gives one an idea of the travel during those days and the great improvement to the present date. Today the new gas buses are being operated over the same line by the New York, New Haven X Hart- ford railroad.
 The data given above was compiled by Town Clerk Robert c. Usher of Plainville, who remembers the events taking place during the last few years of the canal line. In addition to M7. Usher there are about four other per sons in this vicinity who can recall the line. They are George Cook of New Britain road. A. N. Clark Mrs. Sarah Woodruff and Mrs. Jane Tillot- son of Plainvile.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13
History of Old Transporta- tion Method Between New Haven and North. ampton Reads Like Pio' neer Days.
lSnecial to The Heraldl

Pla,nville, Feb. 13.-Nery few peo- ple today can look back to the time when the old canal ran from New Ha- ven to Northampton through the town of Plainvile. There are not many who can remember the time when horses were seen dragging a boat through the channel with the captain at the rudder and travelling at the rate of about three miles an hour with cargo of merchandise piled as high as possible and on the deck an occasional passenger. .s
 It waa so during the years of 1925 to 1s4S, after which the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad took over the charter of the canal com- pany and abolished its use in favor of the present railroad which operates between those two stations.
 When Canal Was Built.
 The canal was started in 1925 and two years later the boats were started with a grand celebration taking place at every station. Plainville was then one of the main stations oh the line and was considered an important junction of all roads. The canal It. self was 50 feet wide and measured about five feet deep. When ship ment5 were to be made from New Britain to New Haven or Northamp- ton, the goods were taken to the sta ton in Plainville and placed on one of the boats to be delivered the fol- lowing day. There were no definite schedules for the arrivals of the boats, but when they did come into port the captain would blow his horn long and loud to announce the arrival of the most modern of Interpretations that was seen in this territory.
 The boats used were of the fiat bot tom type with the rudder in the rear, manipulated by the captain. There was q cabin near the back. fiat deck in the center and another small cabin in the foremost of the boat. A guard rail ran completely around it to safe guard passengers during their voyage.
 A heavy truck horse would draw the boat and the animal was geHer- ally managed by small boy who would ride its back during the entire trip. To drive one of the canal horses. was considered great honor in those days and this position was one envied by many boys and young men. The pay connected with it was too small for the average boy of today but the boy of that generation took into con- sideration the extensive travelling he got out of his work and the beautiful scenery he saw on the trip.
 Towns on Canal Line.
 One end of the canal was at North ampton and the water was furnished from the Congamond lakes. Town on the canal were Cheshire. Plantsvile, Southington, Plainvilte, Pennington, Avon, Simsbury, Granby, SouthWick, Westfield and others between the Massachusetts city and New Haven The streams from the hills along the canal route furnished water for the canal as we'll as did the lakes and at Avon a feeder connecting with ditch from Unionville aided with water iron, the Pennington river. A dam was built across the rive;~ and water secured from this was run InLo via duct to allow the boats to pass direct
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13

pany, Bridgeport. Record cardA
 Hatmaker X Place. Canaan. Hy- drated lime. Portland cement, and areclay.
 The ], NJ. Ney company. Hartford. C applications. Gold alloys for dental purposes
 Lester r. Scott, Southington. Fur niture polish.
 George E. Whitney. Bridgeport Bottle capping machine.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13
". C. I. U. ANNUAL MEETING
Reports Will Be Received and Of- ticcrs Elected At Session Which Will Be Held March :.

The next business meeting of tho w. C. T. II. will be held on March [, when the annual reports will be re- ceived and officers will be elected.
 On March 21 and P there will be a w. C. T. |. convention in Hart ford. which many local members plan to attend. There will not however. be an open meeting of the W. c. T. U. in this city the latter part of this month. as has been stated.
New Britain herald., 1922-02-13
CONN. PATENTS
Patents Issued by the L. S. Patent Office January 31. 1922, to Connec- ticut Inventors.
ticut Inventor.

Iist furnished by the office of liar
 old G. Manning. Walk-Over Store.
 o11 Main St, New Britain.)
 Edward II. Allen, Bridgeport, as signor to Tho Singer Manufacturing company. Thread cutting and nip ping mechanism for sewing ma chimes.
 Eugene L. Beecher New Haven. Internal combustion engine.
 Mirris H. Bennett, Waterbury, as- signor to Scovil Manufacturing com pany. Electric furnace.
 Benjamin F. Forth, Hartford, ns- signor to Underwood Typewriter com
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
RICHDIVORCEE
SUES BROKER
Mrs. Lillian Duke Asks to Re-
cover 100000.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Lillian N
Duke, divorced wife Of James B. Duke
wealthy tobacco man, has begun Law
suit to recover 1926, 900 in cash and $50. 00(
in jewelry which she alleges were fraudu-
lently obtained from her by Alfred E
Lindsay, a broker.
At the district attorneys office today
1t was said other women had complained
against Lindsay, who has disappeared.
Mrs. Duke, who is said to be in &c
clusion suffering from q nervous break
down, alleges Lindsay. who had repre-
sented himself as an associate of Percy
Rockefeller and George Baker, secured
more than $500, 1000 from her for invest
ments and then vanished after she had
discovered he was not acquainted with
the fnanciers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
Head of Civic Body
to Sit i'm Conference

John r. White was selected as repre-
sentative to attend the mayors confer
ence on the Indianapolis Street Railway
Company's financial condition at the city
hall Saturday afternoon by the Southeast
ern Improvement Association In the reg
ular meeting last evening. Mr.. White is
president of the association. A commit
tee to confer with the board of park
commissioners in an attempt to get deh-
mite action toward the erection OF
community house and playground at
Fletcher and State avenues, also was
named. Mr.. White is chairman OF this
committee, with Glen Scott, J. e. Burk,
A. E. Burk, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. McGlinchy,
Earl Heller. Ellsworth e. Heller, Charles
Hickman, E. B. Floyd, William Weigand,
Omar II. Newman, Edward ]. Sexton
Charles G. Duval. John F. Whitaker and
Robert F. Miller as members.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
CALLFOR STRIKE
VOTE SENT OUT
Miners Request for Wage Con
ference With Operators
Not Mentioned.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24-FormaI call for a
referendum vote of the coal miners Of
the Nation on the question of a strike
on April has been sent out from head
quarters of the United Mine Workers of
America, according to John L. Lewis,
president Each union local is expected
to- vote on the question by March 10.
President Lewis predicted that the men
will vote to strike II their demands are
not granted. Among these demands are
six-hour day and a five-day week in
the coal industry and continuance Of the
present wage scale.
The call fer a strike vote ignores the
request made by President Lewis for a
conference with the coal operators at
Cleveland to discuss a new wage con-
tract, indicating that the head of the
miners union has about abandoned hope
of bringing about a conference with the
operators.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
ANARCHY SAID
TO BE GAINING
HOLDIN INDIA
British Authority Threatened,
Declares Sir Michael
O'Dwyer.
ARRESTS ADVOCATED

LONDON, Feb. 24-British authority
in India is at stake and the nation is
threatened with complete anarchy, ac-
cording to Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former
lieutenant governor of Punjab, who was
responsible for the so-called "Amritsar
massacre"
Sir Michael advocated immediate arrest
of Mahatma Gandhl, leader Of the In
dian nationalists or on-cooperationists
as they call themselves.
1.-THE real danger of the Gandhi move
ment lies in its appeal to the Unedu
Gated, emotional and credulous masses, "
said Sir Michael There is no doubt
Mr.. Gandh1 ought to be in Jail with his
two principal iieutenants, the brothers
Ali, who were sentenced at Karachi re-
Gently for preaching sedition.
'"The Moplap rebellion Tin the Malabar
district of India) undoubtedly was due
to the Kilafat agitation which was ell
gineered by the Ali brothers.
WOULD DRIVE
BRITISH FROM INDIA.
"The aim of the agitators is to drive
the British out of India. Lately pro-
posals for a settlement were met with
the foreign counter demands by Mr..
Gsndhi:
British army to leave India at once.
british to leave Egypt and Mesopo-
tamia.
French to evacuate Syria.
"'Repeal of repressive legislation by
the British in India.
"'Release of all prisoners arrested in
the Punjab revolt
''Mr. Gandhi is not a British subject.
He belongs to the Bania or money lend
ing class and comes from the native State
of Gujerat.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
REJECT FORMER
CEMENT BIDS
Highway Commissioners to
Hold Reletting Feb. 28.

New bids for cement to be used in the
construction OF the National road will
be opened by the State highway commits
sion Feb %. The advert sements for
the bids went out today following the
rejection Of all previous bids for cement
yesterday afternoon.
The bids were rejected, the members Of
the commission announced, because the
prices were considered excessive. Atten-
ton was first called TO the bids by the
fact that those of five cement concerns
were identical. This fact started an
investigation which resulted in the re
lection of all the bids
The commission fully expects to obtain
better prices as a result of the new pro-
posals. This has been the experience in
other States where bids have been re-
jected.
The concerns which submitted identical
bids are the Universal Portland Cement
Company Of Chicago, the Indiana Port
land Cement Company of Greencastle,
the Lehigh Portland Cement Company Of
Chicago, the Atlas Portland Cement Com
rany of Chicago and the Wabash Port
land Cement Company Of Detroit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
HOME BREW CLOGS sEWERs.

LAWRENCE. Feb. 24.-The sewers In
this city are clogged by refuse from hons
brew. Alderman Patrick McNully, head
Of the Department of Public Engineering,
made the declaration. He has appealed
to Alderman Peter Carr, head Of the pc.
lice department. Acting upon the sug
gestion Of the engineering head the Pc
lice find 1t easy in following clues in
the dihtricts where the brew-clogged
sewers are. Raids in the affected sections
are planned.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24

I5o Pairs women,s and growing girls
Oxfords and strap slippers. Several now
spring shipments of kid and calfskin
In tan and black. Every size ca 90
and width; S3.0S and. 20
100 Pairs women's odds and ends
shoes, tan and black vamps with
light cloth Lace tops. Sizes 3, S5z and
only. While the 100 pairs En-
last, Saturdays choice. .JVC
2OTs Discount on all mons artics ana
felt boots during this sale.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-01-03

Paris, Enero 2-EI Consejo de Nj
nistros bajo Ia presideneia De u.
BRAND Sc rouni6 en- el Quay D'Orsay,
a in de tratar ofcialmente el asunto
De les Submarines Y plantear defniti-
vamente la politica del Gobierno On
10 que sc relaciona con los futures
prop6sitos de Ia Conferences sobue IL
mitaci0n de los armamentOs-
NJ BRAND expuso con sobrada ex-
tension el proyecto de Francia sObre
Ia no reduction del t0nelaje en- los
submarines y expreso su sincera es-
peranza de que el mundo comprende-
"a el aleance politieo que ertrana Ia
aetitud de Frsncia al hacer frente a
la proposition inglesa relativa q los
submarines.
Fl ConsejO fnalHnente aprob5 las
deelarsci0nes del ezperdo naval, alIn;-
rsnte lie Bon. quien cen NJ Albert
Sarralts jefe de Ia Delegation france
s., han llevado sobre SIS hombros To-
do el peso de Ia responsabilidad 3 de
Ia situaei0D ereada en- las Conferen-
ciak de Washington.