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New Britain herald., 1922-12-13
CAMERA TO TIGHTEN
GRIP OF THE LAW
Police Board FaVorS Buying One
to Reproduce Finger Prints

Chief William c. Hart was in
structed by the police board at the
regular monthly meeting last evening
at police headquarters, to investigate
the advisability of purchasing cam
era for the police department with
which finger prints may be photo
graphcd for use as possible evidence
in court cases, and for other pur-
poses.
The chief said that he already had
q camera which had been secured on
approval from the Dickinson Drug
Co. The camera was ,on display be-
fore the members of the board and
pictures of fingerprints which had
been snapped with the machine were
also shown. The board members did
not see fit to order the purchase of
the camera the chief had unless there
is none better to be found. 1t is not
expected that the cost would be over
500 and Chief Hart said that he be-
lieved it is something the local police
department needed.
Chairman David L. Dunn presided
at the meeting. Commissioners
Thomas F. Jackson, Edwin A. Par
ker. William LANCE, Clerk Joseph
McGrail and Chief Hart were in at
tendance.
Resigns For a Year.
Clerk McGrail read the resignation
OF Supernumerary Michael Nezdrysa
for a period of one year. The resig-
nation stated that the officer was
starting in business and he wanted
to have chance to save some of
the money he invested but he may
want to come back after years
time and for that reason he wants
his resignation effective but for one
year.
Chairman Dunn said that he did
not believe that the officer meant
exactly what he said in his resigna
ton. He felt that he would rather
grant the man a years leave of abb
sence. Commissioner Parker moved
that the resignation be referred back
to the officer SO that he may state
more definitely what he wants.
Police Suggest Charter Changes.
Patrol Driver Herbert c. Lyon and
Patrolmen Charles Johnson and Will
liam O'Mara Of the. patrolmen's COM
mittee on proposed charter changes
appeared before the board to urge the
recommendation of charter changes
favored by the members of the police
department. Patrol Driver Lyon
acted as spokesman.
He read petition from the mem
bers of the police department which
asks for two days off per month to
be taken as fixed by the chief of the
department in addition to the regular
vacation period which the men now
enjoy. He believed that it would
prove more beneficial to the men and
to the department as a whole.
To prove that other cities grant
their men a certain number of days
off each month, Driver Lyon pre-
scented figures from many Connecticut
New Britain herald., 1922-12-13

towns, In bridgeport he reported
the men have two days OF zach
month aud l5-day vacation period;
| Hartford gives two days oil each
month and a seSen-day vacation
period with nay. Norwich gives two
| days month oil and two weeks'
sacaIioni stamford gives 10 days of
during the year and two weeks ,aea-
tlon, Other cities give similar days
of with vacations,
Cost Of Extra Time.
| II Ii estimated that the cost OF
granting thc men two days off each
month would be abont s5,h00 year.
| Commissioners jackson asked Officer
Lyon II he thought the men would be
lin fayorof eliminating the sick leave
absence which is AT present granted
the New Britain men IL the new al
loWance were granted.
The officer stated that he did not
care to speak for all Of the men in
reference to that question but per-
sonally h. was in favor of doing away
with the sick leave absence and, IL
men are sick the time TO be taken
from the "a days they would receive
under the new ruling, If granted.
OnlcerO' Mara said that he believed
the men should be given the two
days Off In each month. He said that
in other cities charges have been
made which have benefited the po-
licemen and even The working man
hrt IN New Britain conditions are the
same now as they were some 40 years
ago.
Officer Johnson said that he was
used to having the days off when he
was serving as traffic policeman and
would like to have them again,
Members of the police department
also desire to have the word shall"
used instead of may, in the reading
OF the paragraph in reference to their
being retired for disability and to
have 'shall'' used instead of may" in
the paragraph which reads about their
being retired after having served 30
years. They also want the 80 changed
to 25 years.
The men also request that men,
Der Of the force serve on the pension
board. The police commissioners,
however, nau previously acLeu on tnlS
motion and were in favor of it.
The police also wanted change in |
the right of appeal clause. Officer |
Lyon said that the men felt that
they should have some say and |
should have an opportunity to make
IN appeal from any decision Of the
board Chairman Dunn said that he
believed the men had more right than
hey realized kt
A special meeting of the police COM
nissioners will probably be called to
discuss the charter changes
On motion of Commissioner Parker
t was voted to purchase the new
ems which has been placed on the
blinking light" in front of the South
Congregational church.
No Joy Ride in Police Auto.
The commissioner granted the
chairman of the ordinance committee
cave to withdraw his request for the
Use of the police department automo-
bile for a trip to Bridgeport to in
testigate and study the traffic regu-
ations in that city.
Clerk McGrai was ordered to pay
bills amounting to s706.71.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-13

It wasn't enough for Attorney
Raine Elwell of New York to win a
damage suit for his. client, May
Stamp. There's a little love suit
I'd like to take up with YOU" he
said. II expect an immediate de-
cision and If necessary shall APP
peal" So they marched back into
the courtroom and were married.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-13

These beautiful Ma
log any Finished
G an d. e $ t | cks as
shown, rubbed and
finished. are trc-
mendous values at
the special price Of
only
New Britain herald., 1922-12-13

For the table or sideboard
decoration the Polychrome set of
a pair Of Candlesticks and urn
is more appropriate. Only a
limited number of these sets are
available-so come early.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
FULL TICKET OF CANDIDATES
FOR CITY PRIMARY ELECTION

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
Eat Local SpudS; Hell the Farmer

grown every year will be a profitab.e
crop. Due to an unusually large crop
OF potatoes for the country as a
whole, however, this year is a poor
year for markets and those regions
situated farthest from the central
markets will suffer most Therefore
the towns and cities of those areas
should give particular attention 20
using the home grown potato"
1t is estimated that the average
consumption OF potatoes in the Unit
ed States is three and a half bushels
per man, woman and child. Multi
plying this by 10000, 900, the pres
ent population, it is seen that 385.
100000 bushels are needed. The
last estimate on the part of the L. S.
department of agriculture as this
years production is 43S.OO0, 900
bushels or a surplus of 53.00O,O0Q
bushels. Potatoes can not be car
ried over from year to year like
wheat. AS a result, many potatoes
will be left in the ground unpicked
According to the director of markets
of Idaho, southern Idaho tried to
ship potatoes to Chicago and after
paying the freight had three cents
per 100 pounds left If the farmers
OF the Palouse country are to have
markets for their potatoes, the COM
mercial clubs and the people living
in the towns and cities will have to
help not only by buying the home
grown potato but by eating more po-
tatoes than usual. There are many
lean people in this group" said Mr..
CONTINUED on page fiye)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
JOHNNIE, GET YOUR HOE
YOUR RAKE AND SPADE

Half a hundred members of the
chamber of commerce have volun-
teered in the general cleanup of the
newly reclaimed three-acre tract in
the city tourist park and viii as
semble at the park Tuesday after.
noon at o'clock to carry out an i'm
proyement program to be arranged
by the roads and parks committee
The work has been carefully
mapped out. Strawbosses will be
on hand to direct each separate op-
Grafton, and at 400 o'clock the last
section of the bank of the old river
channel will be blown out by an eX-
plOsiOn Of TINT. 1t will be a fine
demonstration of the power OF this
explosive. Besides cleaning off the
brush from the reclaimed three acres
u driveway it to be constructed to
this tract
\ Eundred men can be used on the
job and business men who can not
take part in the cleanup themselv es
are asked to send a substitute. armed
with tools. The weekly luncheon Of
the chamber will be held Tuesday
noon, as usual
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
OVER $4,000 PAID FOR
SMALL BUNCHES OF SHEEP

The benefit of diversified farming
was we'll illustrated this week when
James NJ. Davis paid over $4,000
10 farmers of the Pullman and Mos
COW districts for 24S0 sheep, which
made up trainload of 26 cars, con-
signed to Chicago OF the shipment
1900 head were assembled in Pull
man and $50 head in Moscow.
Most of the sheep were bought IN
small lots, from two to a dozen head
and the price paid represented far
better returns than can be secured
for wheat. The trainload started on
its Journey to Chicago Tuesday ana
Mr.. Davis rendered real service TO
the farmers by making it possible ror
them to reach an outside market.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
GUNPOWDER, MATCHES;
THREE BOYS BURNED
Little Sons of Charles SOdorff Severe
IN Burned ON Faces and Legs
Mother ENtinguisheS
Flames

Three small sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sodorff, residing on the But
ler Stephenson farm near Staley.
were severely burned Monday when
they ignited a quantity of gunpcw-
der. The clothing OF two ot the
boys caught fire from the explosion
and their screams attracted the at
tention of the mother. who rushed
to their rescue and succeeded in eX-
tinguishing the flames. All thee
of the boys suffered deep burns on
the face and two were burned on the
legs, but the condition OF none OF
them is considered serious by at
tending physicians.
The boys placed the gunpowder in
a pan and took it to an old unoccu-
pied house on the place. where they
applied a lighted match. But 1or
the quick thinking and acting Of Mrs
Sodorff it is believed that one CT
more of the youngsters would have
been fatally burned, as the flames
had almost completely envelOped the
children and had attacked the build
ing itself when she was attracted by
their screams. The boys are between
two and six years of age.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
PEPPY PROGRAM PLANNED
FOR C1TY-FACULTY SMOKER

Extensive arrangements are being
made by the Goodfellowship club for
the city-faculty smoker to be held
in the armory on the evening of
Thursday, October %, and q neppv
program is being arranged Other
organizations are cooperating with
the GOOdfellowship club and an eff
fort is being made to make the smok-
er one of the big successes of the
season. Invitations to attend are ex-
tended to all the members of the col
lege and high school faculty and the
business men of Pullman. The
smoker will be opened with a big
'get-together' stunt, to be followed
by wrestling and boxing bouts ar
ranged by Doc" Boiler Comedy
stunts Will be presented by the Amer
lean Legion post. the Kiwanis club
and the Goodfellowship club in com
petition for a prize. Bob Jenner
will lead the group in several snappv
songs and other features will add
variety to the program. There will
be smokers" in profusion and a typi-
cal smoker lunch will be served. The
affair is intended to create a closer
fellowship between the townspeople
and the faculty members and there
will be no admission charge.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13

For the first time since the days
when the wet and dry issue was the
bone Of contention in municipal cleo
tions, a full ticket will be in the field
for the city primaries of November
7, with competition for all the nom
nations save two. With the expira-
tion Saturday evening of the time for
filing notices of candidacy. all of the
candidates endorsed by the two mass
conventions, except the three who de
clined, last week, had qualified by
filing for a place on the Citizens
ticket.
An unusual feature of the situa-
tion is the fact that two Of the three
salaried offices attracted but a single
candidate, the incumbent in each
case, while the nomination for every
nOn-salaried office will be competed
for by two or more candidates.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
CONDUCTS FUNERAL
SERVICE IN MOSCOW

c. y. Curtis OF the Federated
church went to Moscow Idaho, Mon
day afternoon to conduct funeral
services over the remains of Mrs.
W. NJ. Dobson, a former resident OF
Albion. who died at Troy, Idaho. Oc-
tober at the age of II years. Mrs.
Dobson was born in North Carolina.
April 27, 1S45, and in 1866 was
united in marriage to Mr. Dobson,
who, with seven children. survive.
She is also survived by 81 grand
children and 20 great grandchildren.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
Dean Il. c. Johnson'S Suggestion ot
Potato Eating Campaign Meets
With Favor at Hands of
City Boosters

Let us eat home grown potatoes,
potatoes produced by the PaIbuse
farmer as a part of his efforts to
diversity his farming operations,
was the plea of Edward c. Johnson,
dean cf agriculture and director Of
the experiment station of the State
College md a member OF the agricI!
tural committee of the chamber Of
commerce, before the chamber Tues
day. Economic pressure" said Mr..
Johnson, lis compelling diversified
tion on the average Palouse farm
One seed house in an adjoining town
sold enough clover and alfalfa seed
to SOW 10000 acres last spring II
the amount of seed sold by the mer-
chants of Pullman and other small
towns in this section were ascer.
tanned it probably would be found
that enough more to sow another
O,OO0 acres was sold 10 farmers.
This mean diyersification of crops
on a rather large scale. In addition
to this, many farmers of the Pa
louise country this year have grown
potatoes for the first time and as a
result more Palouse land is in pota-
toes than at any time during the
last five years.
Potatoes are a good crop for a
small acreage on most farms and IL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
10 MARK ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY

v,n 'c'al markers for the Roose-
= highway are being distributed
m 'ne highway representatives in
so 'arlous communities and VIII
ton1, oe put in place to guide the
e.tatS S. over the highway which was
ID da'ilshed as a memorial to Theo-
orc "ooseYelt. Fifty of he mark
n,a.a oeing shipped to Pullman for
10 ius TI on the highway from { flax
70 uniontown.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
ENGINEERS ADD THREE
ACRES TO AUTO PARK
FIFTY r.. O. 7. c. Engineers, Directed
nv Lieutenant Twitchell, Divert
South Palouse River to Old
Channel

Three acres has been reclaimed
os an addition to the Pullman tour
jst park as the result of work done
lac, Saturday by so men of the en-
gineering unit of the State College
O. T. c., under the direction Of
Lieutenant H. Twitchell The work
included the diverting of the water
of the South PalOuse river from the
channel which it has followed for
the past eight years to the old chan
mel at the foot of the hill on the
south boundary of the park, an ac-
complishment which required con-
siderable engineering skill.
The old channel was Strengthened
and deepened for a distance of 700
feet and sturdy barrier placed
across the reclaimed channel to pre-
vent the water from again diverting
from its original course. Two hun
dred pounds of T. n. T. was used
to blast out huge boulders and other
distractions in the old channel.
The work was undertaken by Lieu
tenant Twitchell to provide practical
experience for his cadet engineers.
each of whom was required to sub
nit his own plan of procedure previ-
Gus to the starting of actual work on
the project. Details included in
many of these schemes were worked
into the program which was used
in the actual accomplishment of the
task, and modern methods were fol-
lowed, even to the eplOyment of cleo
tric time fuses in the blasting opera
lions. All of the work was done by
the students without cost to the city.
resulting in the saving Of a consider
able sum of money in reclaiming the
three acres of park space which was
cut off when an uprOoted tree forced
the water diagonally across the park.
where it cut a new channel, several
years ago
The students in mining engineer
ing, directed by Professor Hinton.
had charge of the rock work, while
Professor Griffith, with a group of
engineers, constructed the barrier
across the channel of the river. Pro-
iessor Welch directed the work with
the explosives and Sergeant Laidlaw
was tool boss.
The diverting of the water to its
Cd channel will not only add three
acres to the tourist park but will
relieve the danger of spring flooding
ol the baseball diamond.
10 complete the improvement half
hundred members OF the chamber
ol commerce will assemble at the
PARK Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
10 clear out the underbrush on the
reclaimed area and make it available
Tor use by tourists.
A report of the work was made
a Ihe chamber of commerce meet
i1s tuesday by Lieutenant Twitchell
Hd unanimous vote of apprecia-
'ion was accorded to him and the
o'her men who took a part in the
work
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
c. H. WATT DISCUSSES
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Three Constitutional Amendments TO
BE Submitted to the Voters at
General Election of Noy.

An interesting and unbiased dis
cussion OF the three proposed amend
ments to the state constitution was
given at the meeting of the chamber
of commerce Tuesday by George Il.
Watt, a member of the legislative
committee.
The first proposed amendment IS
designed to amend Section q OF
Article | of the constitution by pro
viding that the trial of a person &C
cused of a public offense committed
on any railway car, coach, tran, boat
or other public conveyance may be
had in any county through which
said CInyeyance may pass. This
amendment is intended to relieve the
difficulties which have previously
been experienced in ascertaining III
what county crime on i moving
conveyance was actually committed
and makes it possible to try the de-
fendant in any county through which
the conveyance passed on the trip
during which the crime was commit
ted, without actually defining the
specific county in the complaint.
The amendment would make the
route Travelled the criminal district
and the jurisdiction would include
the entire route.
The second proposed amendment
discussed by Mr.. Watt was that
amending Section Of Article VIII
of the state constitution by proyid-
ing that payments from state appro-
priations should be made withia on"
calendar month otter the ending Of
the next ensuing fiscal biennium
This amendment extends the time
during which state appropriations
may be expended The appropria-
tions become available April l fol-
lowing the legislative session at
which they were made and the fiscal
biennium begins April 1 and closes
March 30.
The third proposed amendment
would increase the compensation to
be paid members of the state legis-
lature from S. to $40 a day for each
days attendance during the session.
The mileage allowed, 10 cents per
mile each way. remains the same.
Continuing its educational pro
gram on proposed new state meas
ures 10 be submitted to vote OF the
people at the coming election, the
legislative committee will discuss
referendum measure No. 13 at the
CONTINUED on page fiyel
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
BARN AND CONTENTS
DESTROYED By FIRE

a large barn on the Frank Clark
NJ SIX miles east of Pullman on
'ue Moscow road, was burned to the
siouhd Tuesday, together with near
20 tons of hay, a large quantity
~, n, leed and several sets of harness.
| oarn was insured for $1,000,
win no insurance to cover the loss
- 'ne nay, feed and harness. The
N"uSe OF the fire is not known.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
ROOSTER FOR MOssY ROCK

VI all the delegates to the meet
rs oi Secretaries of Commercial Or
C''Na'lohs, r. held here last week, Tom
-, t,nilgham Of Messy Rock proved
oa ao most enthusiastic booster for his
immunity From morning to night
=. - proclaimed his slogan Come On
- ' 20 1o to Messy Rock, Wash, Oct.
- II 1922, and see some of the world s
uerS at our community fair"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
PULLMAN VS.. PALOUsE

The pullman high school football
team will go to Palouse tomorrow
to meet the Palouse team In one OIL
the games of the Whitman county
series The local team has had two
weeks of practice since the Charleston
contest and the men are expected
IN give a good account of themselves.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13

The regular yesper service on Sun
day afternoon, October %, will be
given by members Of Mu Phi Epsilon
honor music sorority
The general public is cordially in.
yited to hear both programs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-10-13
EXTRA PROGRAM IN
W. =. {. VESPER SERIES

An extra program in the yesper
series will be given at the college
auditorium Sunday. October Is, at
p. m, by Mr. Karel Haylicek, vi
olinist, and Miss Ruth Bradley, ac-
companist. The following program
will be given.